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{{Infobox set | {{Infobox set | ||
| | |symbol_description = An hourglass made of a shape also used in the expansion symbols of ''[[Modern Masters]]'' and ''[[Modern Masters 2015]]'' | ||
| | |image = Eternal_Masters.png | ||
|design | |image_bgcolor = black | ||
|development | |design = [[Tom LaPille]] (lead)<br />[[Ethan Fleischer]]<br />[[Aaron Forsythe]]<br />[[Bryan Hawley]] | ||
|art | |development = [[Adam Prosak]] (lead)<br />[[Sam Stoddard]]<br />Bryan Hawley | ||
| | |art = [[Jeremy Jarvis]] | ||
| | |release = June 10, 2016 | ||
|plane = [[Multiverse|Multiversal]] | |||
|code_development = Jitterbug<ref>{{ | |code_development = Jitterbug<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/144790533488/just-a-bit-of-constructed-criticism-having|title=For most of their life in R&D they were Fears and Jitterbug.|May 23, 2016}}</ref> | ||
|size = 249 cards<br/> | |size = 249 cards<br/>{{curmb|101|80|53|15|}} | ||
|code_expansion = EMA | |code_expansion = EMA | ||
|code_expansion_ref = | |code_expansion_ref = [[Information below the text box]] | ||
| | |series = Physical [[Masters series]] | ||
|first | |first = Modern Masters 2015 | ||
|second | |second = Eternal Masters | ||
|third | |third = Modern Masters 2017 | ||
|previous | |previous = Shadows over Innistrad | ||
|next | |next = Eldritch Moon | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Eternal Masters''''' is a [[booster]]-based [[compilation set]] containing cards legal in, and intended for, the [[Legacy]], [[Commander (format)|Commander]], and [[Vintage]] formats. It | '''''Eternal Masters''''' is a [[booster]]-based [[compilation set]] containing cards legal in, and intended for, the [[Legacy]], [[Commander (format)|Commander]], and [[Vintage]] formats. It was released on June 10, 2016.<ref name="Announcing">{{DailyRef|news/announcing-eternal-masters-2016-02-15|Announcing Eternal Masters|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/eternal-masters-release-notes-2016-06-02|Eternal Masters Release Notes|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 2, 2016}}</ref> | ||
== Set details == | == Set details == | ||
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{{cquote|Draft Through Eternity}} | {{cquote|Draft Through Eternity}} | ||
''Eternal Masters'' is a 249 reprint set<ref>{{ | ''Eternal Masters'' is a 249 reprint set<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/139467899043/will-eternal-masters-contain-any-cards-that-are|title=Will Eternal Masters contain any cards that are NOT reprints?|February 17, 2016}}</ref> containing some of the most sought-after cards from throughout the history of ''Magic'' — some with new [[art]]work. ''Eternal Masters'' is designed to be a unique and enjoyable [[Draft]] experience, much like ''[[Modern Masters]]''. It does not contain cards from the [[Reserved List]], but it features many [[Eternal]] staples. It is aimed at a more advanced player.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/eternal-formats-spotless-mind-2016-05-23|Eternal Formats of the Spotless Mind|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 23, 2016}}</ref> ''Eternal Masters'' was inspired by the [[Magic Online-only]] set ''[[Vintage Masters]]'', but adds some [[Modern]]-legal cards to make the archetypes work.<ref name="Learning">{{DailyRef|latest-developments/learning-masters-2016-05-27|Learning from the Masters|[[Sam Stoddard]]|May 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Learning"/> | ||
''Eternal Masters'' is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as Preconstructed decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 [[ | ''Eternal Masters'' is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as Preconstructed decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 [[common]]s, 3 [[uncommon]]s and one [[rare]] or [[mythic rare]], and one [[foil]] card of any rarity replacing the basic land which would normally be found in a booster as ''Eternal Masters'' does not contain a run of basic lands.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/139467738798/will-there-be-a-foil-in-every-pack-of-eternal|title=Will there be a foil in every pack of eternal masters like modern masters?|February 17, 2016}}</ref> The 16-card boosters (the sixteenth card is a [[marketing card]]) feature artwork from <c>Deathrite Shaman</c>, <c>Bloodbraid Elf</c> and <c>Goblin Charbelcher</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/eternal-masters-packaging-2016-05-23|Eternal Masters Packaging|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 23, 2016}}</ref> Due to the higher expected average value of the cards contained in a booster and the lower print run, the MSRP of one booster of Eternal Masters was set to $9.99 (with the MSRP of a booster of the current draft set being $3.49). Due to the higher MSRP booster displays only contain 24 packs, which is also the number required for a regular [[draft]] (three boosters for each of eight players), as the set was designed specifically for draft. A number of cards also change [[rarity]] to create a better drafting environment. | ||
The set is printed in English, Japanese and Chinese Simplified. Because of the popularity and the limited print run, the distribution is [[WPN]] exclusive and partially allocation based. | The set is printed in English, Japanese and Chinese Simplified. Because of the popularity and the limited print run, the distribution is [[WPN]] exclusive and partially allocation based. | ||
===Magic Story=== | |||
{{main|Magic Story}} | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |||
! Title !! Author !! Release Date !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring | |||
|- | |||
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/prodigal-sorcerers-2016-05-25|The Prodigal Sorcerers}} || [[Mark Price]] || 2016-05-25 || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] || [[Kellan Boldt]], [[Enthril]], Ghavos | |||
|- | |||
|{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604025500/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/all-came-2016-06-01|title=All That Came Before}} || [[Leah Potyondy]] || 2016-06-01 ||[[Mercadia]] || [[Cho-Akhan]], Cho-Fihad, Cho-Shadi, Cho-Hanni, Cho-Ran, Cho-Annu, Cho-Biaal, Cho-Tunni, Sia-am-Erh | |||
|} | |||
=== Controversy === | === Controversy === | ||
On February 16, 2016, the Twitter account MTGDeepthroat@Vendorleak accused 2-3 unnamed vendors of possession of the card list for ''Eternal Masters'' and insider trading. [[WotC]] started an investigation, stating that they didn't provide preferential treatment to any card vendor, distributor, or retailer; nor disclosed detailed card set information prior to preview season.<ref>{{ | On February 16, 2016, the Twitter account MTGDeepthroat@Vendorleak accused 2-3 unnamed vendors of possession of the card list for ''Eternal Masters'' and insider trading. [[WotC]] started an investigation, stating that they didn't provide preferential treatment to any card vendor, distributor, or retailer; nor disclosed detailed card set information prior to preview season.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/statement-about-eternal-masters-card-list-2016-02-16|A Statement about the Eternal Masters Card List|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 16, 2016}}</ref> The account @Vendorleak later apologised and said they had been mislead and the evidence they had was fabricated. Their Twitter account is currently suspended. | ||
== Magic Online == | == Magic Online == | ||
''Eternal Masters'' | ''Eternal Masters'' was released on [[Magic Online]] on June 17 and was available until July 6. The digital MSRP was $6.99. It was not available for redemption. | ||
== Themes and mechanics == | == Themes and mechanics == | ||
''Eternal Masters'' features the following limited archetypes:<ref>{{ | ''Eternal Masters'' features the following limited archetypes:<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/developing-eternal-masters-2016-05-24|Developing Eternal Masters|[[Adam Prosak]]|May 24, 2016}}</ref> | ||
* {{W}}{{U}}: | * {{W}}{{U}}: [[Flying|Skies]] (<c>Thunderclap Wyvern</c>) | ||
* {{U}}{{B}}: [[Reanimator]] | * {{U}}{{B}}: [[Reanimator]] (<c>Extract from Darkness</c>) | ||
* {{B}}{{R}}: | * {{B}}{{R}}: [[Sacrifice]]/[[Morbid]] (<c>Torrent of Souls</c>) | ||
* {{R}}{{G}}: Fast [[Aggro]] | * {{R}}{{G}}: [[Haste|Fast]] [[Aggro]] (<c>Bloodbraid Elf</c>) | ||
* {{G}}{{W}}: [[Enchantments]] | * {{G}}{{W}}: [[Enchantments]] (<c>Armadillo Cloak</c>) | ||
* {{W}}{{B}}: [[Recursion]] with [[enters the battlefield effect]]s <ref name="Learning"/> | * {{W}}{{B}}: [[Recursion]] with [[enters the battlefield effect|ETB effect]]s<ref name="Learning"/> (<c>Gravedigger</c>) | ||
* {{U}}{{R}}: Spells from the graveyard | * {{U}}{{R}}: [[Spells#Casual|Spells]] from the [[graveyard]]/[[Flashback]]/[[Retrace]]) (<c>Wee Dragonauts</c>) | ||
* {{B}}{{G}}: [[Elves]]<ref>{{ | * {{B}}{{G}}: [[Elves]] (<c>Shaman of the Pack</c>) <ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/what-elf-wants-what-elf-needs-2016-05-24|What an Elf Wants (What an Elf Needs)|[[Meghan Wolff]]|May 24, 2016}}</ref> | ||
* {{R}}{{W}}: | * {{R}}{{W}}: [[Token]]s/[[Go wide]] (<c>Flame-Kin Zealot</c>) | ||
* {{G}}{{U}}: [[Threshold]] | * {{G}}{{U}}: [[Threshold]] (<c>Werebear</c>) | ||
== Changes in rarity == | == Changes in rarity == | ||
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* <c>Elephant Guide</c> | * <c>Elephant Guide</c> | ||
* <c>Elite Vanguard</c> | * <c>Elite Vanguard</c> | ||
* <c>Glacial Wall</c> | |||
* <c>Humble</c> | * <c>Humble</c> | ||
* <c>Kird Ape</c> (reverted) | * <c>Kird Ape</c> (reverted) | ||
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== Cycles == | == Cycles == | ||
There are | There are four [[cycle]]s in ''Eternal Masters'', one of which is a double cycle. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Cycle name | |||
! {{W}} | |||
! {{U}} | |||
! {{B}} | |||
=== | ! {{R}} | ||
! {{G}} | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"|'''Legendary pit-fighter champions''' | |||
|{{card|Jareth, Leonine Titan||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Arcanis the Omnipotent||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Visara the Dreadful||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Rorix Bladewing||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Silvos, Rogue Elemental||EMA}} | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="5"|Each of these powerful rare legendary creature cards costs {{3}}MMM. Reprinted from ''[[Onslaught]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"|'''Honden''' | |||
|{{card|Honden of Cleansing Fire||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Honden of Seeing Winds||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Honden of Night's Reach||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Honden of Infinite Rage||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Honden of Life's Web||EMA}} | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="5"|Each of these uncommon [[legendary]] [[Shrine]] [[Enchantment]]s grants their owner something depending on the number of shrines they control. Reprinted from ''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]''<ref name="Learning"/> | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Tutor]]s''' | |||
|{{card|Enlightened Tutor||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Mystical Tutor||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Vampiric Tutor||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Gamble||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Green Sun's Zenith||EMA}} | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="5"|Each of these (mythic) rares allows its controller to search their library for a card, albeit with certain conditions. Four of them were part of a [[mega cycle]] printed in ''[[Mirage]]'', ''Visions'' and ''[[Urza's Saga]]''. The <c>Worldly Tutor</c> is replaced by {{card|Green Sun's Zenith||EMA}} from ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]''. | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Cycle name | |||
! {{W}}{{U}} | |||
! {{U}}{{B}} | |||
! {{B}}{{R}} | |||
! {{R}}{{G}} | |||
! {{G}}{{W}} | |||
! {{W}}{{B}} | |||
! {{U}}{{R}} | |||
! {{B}}{{G}} | |||
! {{R}}{{W}} | |||
! {{G}}{{U}} | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="2"|'''Life-gain [[Tapland]]s''' | |||
|{{card|Tranquil Cove||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Dismal Backwater||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Bloodfell Caves||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Rugged Highlands||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Blossoming Sands||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Scoured Barrens||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Swiftwater Cliffs||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Jungle Hollow||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Wind-Scarred Crag||EMA}} | |||
|{{card|Thornwood Falls||EMA}} | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="10"|Ten multi color common lands that enter the battlefield tapped, gain the controller one life and can tap for 2 different colors of mana. Reprinted from ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' and ''[[Fate Reforged]]'' | |||
|} | |||
===Pairs=== | |||
There is one [[mirrored pair]] in ''Eternal Masters''. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2"|Mirrored Pairs | |||
!Description | |||
|- | |||
|{{card|Hydroblast||EMA}} <br/> {{nowrap|({{U}})}} | |||
|{{card|Pyroblast||EMA}} <br/> {{nowrap|({{R}})}} | |||
|These uncommon [[modal]] instants, one blue and one red, both have a casting cost of M and can be cast to either counter a spell of the other's color or to destroy a permanent of the other's color | |||
|} | |||
== Token cards == | == Token cards == | ||
The set comes with 15 [[ | The set comes with 15 [[token]]s and one emblem, some of which are printed for the first time.<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/tokens-eternal-masters-2016-05-27|The Tokens of Eternal Masters|Blake Rasmussen|May 27, 2016}}</ref> | ||
# {{C}} 1/1 [[Spirit]] for <c>Honden of | # {{C}} 1/1 [[Spirit]] for <c>Honden of Life's Web</c>, printed for the first time. | ||
# {{W}} 1/1 [[Soldier]] for <c>Raise the Alarm</c> | # {{W}} 1/1 [[Soldier]] for <c>Raise the Alarm</c> | ||
# {{W}} 1/1 [[Spirit]] with [[Flying]] for <c>Field of Souls</c> | # {{W}} 1/1 [[Spirit]] with [[Flying]] for <c>Field of Souls</c> | ||
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# {{B}} 2/2 [[Zombie]] for <c>Wakedancer</c> | # {{B}} 2/2 [[Zombie]] for <c>Wakedancer</c> | ||
# {{R}} 3/1 [[Beast]] named '''Carnivore''' for <c>Tooth and Claw</c>, printed for the first time. | # {{R}} 3/1 [[Beast]] named '''Carnivore''' for <c>Tooth and Claw</c>, printed for the first time. | ||
# {{R}} 2/2 [[Dragon]] with Flying and "{{R}}: This creature gets +1/+ | # {{R}} 2/2 [[Dragon]] with Flying and "{{R}}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn" for <c>Dragon Egg</c> | ||
# {{R}} 1/1 [[Elemental]] for <c>Young Pyromancer</c> | # {{R}} 1/1 [[Elemental]] for <c>Young Pyromancer</c> | ||
# {{R}} 1/1 [[Goblin]] for <c>Beetleback Chief</c>, <c>Mogg War Marshal</c> and <c>Siege-Gang Commander</c> | # {{R}} 1/1 [[Goblin]] for <c>Beetleback Chief</c>, <c>Mogg War Marshal</c> and <c>Siege-Gang Commander</c> | ||
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# {{G}} 1/1 [[Elf]] [[Warrior]] for <c>Imperious Perfect</c> and <c>Lys Alana Huntmaster</c> | # {{G}} 1/1 [[Elf]] [[Warrior]] for <c>Imperious Perfect</c> and <c>Lys Alana Huntmaster</c> | ||
# {{G}} 6/6 [[Wurm]] for <c>Roar of the Wurm</c> | # {{G}} 6/6 [[Wurm]] for <c>Roar of the Wurm</c> | ||
# {{ | # {{U/R}} 5/5 [[Elemental]] with Flying for <c>Call the Skybreaker</c> | ||
# {{ | # {{R/W}} 1/1 [[Goblin]] [[Soldier]] for <c>Goblin Trenches</c> | ||
# Emblem | # {{Emblem|Dack Fayden|EMA}} | ||
On the back of these tokens appear [[Conspiracy: Take the Crown#Hidden message|segments of text hinting to ''Conspiracy: Take the Crown'']]. | |||
== Notable cards == | == Notable cards == | ||
* <c>Jace, the Mind Sculptor</c>, considered to be the best [[planeswalker]] ever printed | * <c>Force of Will</c> | ||
* <c>Jace, the Mind Sculptor</c>, considered to be the best [[planeswalker]] ever printed. | |||
* <c>Mana Crypt</c>, which was previously one of only four Vintage-legal cards that had only been printed as promos and not in a ''Magic'' set, the others being <c>Sewers of Estark</c>, <c>Windseeker Centaur</c>, and <c>Nalathni Dragon</c>. | * <c>Mana Crypt</c>, which was previously one of only four Vintage-legal cards that had only been printed as promos and not in a ''Magic'' set, the others being <c>Sewers of Estark</c>, <c>Windseeker Centaur</c>, and <c>Nalathni Dragon</c>. | ||
* <c>Necropotence</c>, the dominating card in the [[Black Summer]] of [[1996]] ([[From the Vault: Exiled|FTV]] art).<ref>{{ | * <c>Necropotence</c>, the dominating card in the [[Black Summer]] of [[1996]] ([[From the Vault: Exiled|FTV]] art).<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/podcast-mad-genius-and-skull-2016-05-23|Podcast: The Mad Genius and the Skull|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 23, 2016}}</ref> | ||
=== Cards with new art === | === Cards with new art === | ||
* <c>Ancestral Mask</c> | |||
* <c>Animate Dead</c> | * <c>Animate Dead</c> | ||
* <c>Ashnod's Altar</c> | |||
* <c>Bloodbraid Elf</c> | * <c>Bloodbraid Elf</c> | ||
* <c>Chrome Mox</c>, the last [[mox]] outside of [[un- | * <c>Carbonize</c> | ||
* <c>Chrome Mox</c>, the last [[mox]] outside of [[un-set]]s to receive new art by [[Volkan Baga]]. | |||
* <c>Control Magic</c> | * <c>Control Magic</c> | ||
* <c>Counterspell</c> | * <c>Counterspell</c> | ||
* <c>Daze</c> | * <c>Daze</c> | ||
* <c>Diminishing Returns</c> | * <c>Diminishing Returns</c> | ||
* <c>Elvish Vanguard</c> | |||
* <c>Emmessi Tome</c> | |||
* <c>Enlightened Tutor</c>, with a reference to <c>Idyllic Tutor</c> | * <c>Enlightened Tutor</c>, with a reference to <c>Idyllic Tutor</c> | ||
* <c>Entomb</c> | * <c>Entomb</c> | ||
* <c>Firebolt</c> | |||
* <c>Force of Will</c> | * <c>Force of Will</c> | ||
* <c>Gamble</c> | * <c>Gamble</c> | ||
* <c> | * <c>Ghitu Slinger</c> | ||
* <c>Giant Solifuge</c> | |||
* <c>Giant Tortoise</c> | * <c>Giant Tortoise</c> | ||
* <c>Glacial Wall</c> | |||
* <c>Goblin Charbelcher</c>, with references to <c>Black Lotus</c>, <c>Ratchet Bomb</c>, and <c>Storm Crow</c> | * <c>Goblin Charbelcher</c>, with references to <c>Black Lotus</c>, <c>Ratchet Bomb</c>, and <c>Storm Crow</c> | ||
* <c>Goblin Trenches</c> | |||
* <c>Havoc Demon</c> | |||
* <c>Humble</c> | |||
* <c>Hydroblast</c> | |||
* <c>Invigorate</c> | |||
* <c>Maelstrom Wanderer</c> | |||
* <c>Memory Lapse</c> | |||
* <c>Mogg War Marshal</c> | |||
* <c>Mystical Tutor</c> | |||
* <c>Nausea</c> | |||
* <c>Nimble Mongoose</c> | * <c>Nimble Mongoose</c> | ||
* <c>Peregrine Drake</c> | |||
* <c>Phantom Monster</c> | |||
* <c>Price of Progress</c> | |||
* <c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c> | |||
* <c>Prowling Pangolin</c> | |||
* <c>Pyroblast</c> | * <c>Pyroblast</c> | ||
* <c>Sensei's Divining Top</c><ref>{{ | * <c>Roots</c> | ||
* <c>Rorix Bladewing</c> | |||
* <c>Seal of Cleansing</c> | |||
* <c>Seal of Strength</c> | |||
* <c>Sengir Autocrat</c> | |||
* <c>Sensei's Divining Top</c><ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/spinning-top-2016-05-24|Spinning the Top|[[Jacob Van Lunen]]|May 24, 2016}}</ref> | |||
* <c>Sinkhole</c> | |||
* <c>Stupefying Touch</c> | |||
* <c>Ticking Gnomes</c> | |||
* <c>Timberwatch Elf</c> | * <c>Timberwatch Elf</c> | ||
* <c>Tooth and Claw</c> | |||
* <c>Vampiric Tutor</c> | * <c>Vampiric Tutor</c> | ||
* <c>Void</c> | |||
* <c>Wasteland</c>, with a reference to <c>City of Brass</c> | * <c>Wasteland</c>, with a reference to <c>City of Brass</c> | ||
* <c>Werebear</c> | * <c>Werebear</c> | ||
* <c>Winter Orb</c> | |||
* <c>Wirewood Symbiote</c> | * <c>Wirewood Symbiote</c> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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| Set Information | |||||
| Set symbol | |||||
| Symbol description | An hourglass made of a shape also used in the expansion symbols of Modern Masters and Modern Masters 2015 | ||||
| Design |
Tom LaPille (lead) Ethan Fleischer Aaron Forsythe Bryan Hawley | ||||
| Development |
Adam Prosak (lead) Sam Stoddard Bryan Hawley | ||||
| Art direction | Jeremy Jarvis | ||||
| Release date | June 10, 2016 | ||||
| Plane | Multiversal | ||||
| Set size |
249 cards (101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares) | ||||
| Expansion code | EMA[1] | ||||
| Development codename | Jitterbug[2] | ||||
| Physical Masters series | |||||
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Eternal Masters is a booster-based compilation set containing cards legal in, and intended for, the Legacy, Commander, and Vintage formats. It was released on June 10, 2016.[3][4]
Set details
| “ | Draft Through Eternity | ” |
Eternal Masters is a 249 reprint set[5] containing some of the most sought-after cards from throughout the history of Magic — some with new artwork. Eternal Masters is designed to be a unique and enjoyable Draft experience, much like Modern Masters. It does not contain cards from the Reserved List, but it features many Eternal staples. It is aimed at a more advanced player.[6] Eternal Masters was inspired by the Magic Online-only set Vintage Masters, but adds some Modern-legal cards to make the archetypes work.[7][7]
Eternal Masters is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as Preconstructed decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 commons, 3 uncommons and one rare or mythic rare, and one foil card of any rarity replacing the basic land which would normally be found in a booster as Eternal Masters does not contain a run of basic lands.[8] The 16-card boosters (the sixteenth card is a marketing card) feature artwork from Deathrite Shaman, Bloodbraid Elf and Goblin Charbelcher.[9] Due to the higher expected average value of the cards contained in a booster and the lower print run, the MSRP of one booster of Eternal Masters was set to $9.99 (with the MSRP of a booster of the current draft set being $3.49). Due to the higher MSRP booster displays only contain 24 packs, which is also the number required for a regular draft (three boosters for each of eight players), as the set was designed specifically for draft. A number of cards also change rarity to create a better drafting environment.
The set is printed in English, Japanese and Chinese Simplified. Because of the popularity and the limited print run, the distribution is WPN exclusive and partially allocation based.
Magic Story
| Title | Author | Release Date | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Prodigal Sorcerers | Mark Price | 2016-05-25 | Dominaria | Kellan Boldt, Enthril, Ghavos |
| All That Came Before | Leah Potyondy | 2016-06-01 | Mercadia | Cho-Akhan, Cho-Fihad, Cho-Shadi, Cho-Hanni, Cho-Ran, Cho-Annu, Cho-Biaal, Cho-Tunni, Sia-am-Erh |
Controversy
On February 16, 2016, the Twitter account MTGDeepthroat@Vendorleak accused 2-3 unnamed vendors of possession of the card list for Eternal Masters and insider trading. WotC started an investigation, stating that they didn't provide preferential treatment to any card vendor, distributor, or retailer; nor disclosed detailed card set information prior to preview season.[10] The account @Vendorleak later apologised and said they had been mislead and the evidence they had was fabricated. Their Twitter account is currently suspended.
Magic Online
Eternal Masters was released on Magic Online on June 17 and was available until July 6. The digital MSRP was $6.99. It was not available for redemption.
Themes and mechanics
Eternal Masters features the following limited archetypes:[11]
: Skies (Thunderclap Wyvern)
: Reanimator (Extract from Darkness)
: Sacrifice/Morbid (Torrent of Souls)
: Fast Aggro (Bloodbraid Elf)- : Enchantments (Armadillo Cloak)
- : Recursion with ETB effects[7] (Gravedigger)
- : Spells from the graveyard/Flashback/Retrace) (Wee Dragonauts)
- : Elves (Shaman of the Pack) [12]
- : Tokens/Go wide (Flame-Kin Zealot)
- : Threshold (Werebear)
Changes in rarity
Common to Uncommon
- Ancestral Mask
- Armadillo Cloak
- Brainstorm
- Chain Lightning
- Daze
- Faith's Fetters
- Flame Jab
- Ghitu Slinger
- Hymn To Tourach
- Invigorate
- Merfolk Looter
- Prismatic Lens
- Prodigal Sorcerer
- Timberwatch Elf
- Wee Dragonauts
Common to Rare
Uncommon to Common
- Avarax
- Carbonize
- Cephalid Sage
- Desperate Ravings
- Dragon Egg
- Elephant Guide
- Elite Vanguard
- Glacial Wall
- Humble
- Kird Ape (reverted)
- Mistral Charger
- Monk Idealist
- Night's Whisper
- Nimble Mongoose
- Orcish Oriflamme
- Peregrine Drake
- Phantom Monster
- Prowling Pangolin
- Rally the Peasants
- Roots
- Stupefying Touch
- Sylvan Might
- Tidal Wave
- Undying Rage
- Warden of Evos Isle
- Wildfire Emissary
- Yavimaya Enchantress
Uncommon to Rare
- Baleful Strix
- Control Magic
- Enlightened Tutor
- Heritage Druid
- Imperious Perfect
- Isochron Scepter
- Mother of Runes
- Pyrokinesis
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Shardless Agent
- Wasteland
Uncommon to Mythic
Rare to Common
Rare to Uncommon
- Battle Squadron
- Emmessi Tome
- Field of Souls
- Havoc Demon
- Mesa Enchantress
- Mindless Automaton
- Phyrexian Ingester
- Sengir Autocrat
- Sprite Noble
- Tooth and Claw
Rare to Mythic
- Argothian Enchantress
- Chrome Mox
- Natural Order
- Necropotence
- Sneak Attack
- Vampiric Tutor
- Worldgorger Dragon
Cycles
There are four cycles in Eternal Masters, one of which is a double cycle.
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| Legendary pit-fighter champions | Jareth, Leonine Titan | Arcanis the Omnipotent | Visara the Dreadful | Rorix Bladewing | Silvos, Rogue Elemental |
Each of these powerful rare legendary creature cards costs  MMM. Reprinted from Onslaught
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| Honden | Honden of Cleansing Fire | Honden of Seeing Winds | Honden of Night's Reach | Honden of Infinite Rage | Honden of Life's Web |
| Each of these uncommon legendary Shrine Enchantments grants their owner something depending on the number of shrines they control. Reprinted from Champions of Kamigawa[7] | |||||
| Tutors | Enlightened Tutor | Mystical Tutor | Vampiric Tutor | Gamble | Green Sun's Zenith |
| Each of these (mythic) rares allows its controller to search their library for a card, albeit with certain conditions. Four of them were part of a mega cycle printed in Mirage, Visions and Urza's Saga. The Worldly Tutor is replaced by Green Sun's Zenith from Mirrodin Besieged. | |||||
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| Life-gain Taplands | Tranquil Cove | Dismal Backwater | Bloodfell Caves | Rugged Highlands | Blossoming Sands | Scoured Barrens | Swiftwater Cliffs | Jungle Hollow | Wind-Scarred Crag | Thornwood Falls |
| Ten multi color common lands that enter the battlefield tapped, gain the controller one life and can tap for 2 different colors of mana. Reprinted from Khans of Tarkir and Fate Reforged | ||||||||||
Pairs
There is one mirrored pair in Eternal Masters.
| Mirrored Pairs | Description | |
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| Hydroblast ( )
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Pyroblast ( )
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These uncommon modal instants, one blue and one red, both have a casting cost of M and can be cast to either counter a spell of the other's color or to destroy a permanent of the other's color |
Token cards
The set comes with 15 tokens and one emblem, some of which are printed for the first time.[13]
1/1 Spirit for Honden of Life's Web, printed for the first time.- 1/1 Soldier for Raise the Alarm
- 1/1 Spirit with Flying for Field of Souls
- 5/5 Wall with Defender for Tidal Wave, printed for the first time.
- 0/1 Serf for Sengir Autocrat, printed for the first time.
- 2/2 Zombie for Wakedancer
- 3/1 Beast named Carnivore for Tooth and Claw, printed for the first time.
- 2/2 Dragon with Flying and ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn" for Dragon Egg
- 1/1 Elemental for Young Pyromancer
- 1/1 Goblin for Beetleback Chief, Mogg War Marshal and Siege-Gang Commander
- 3/3 Elephant for Elephant Guide
- 1/1 Elf Warrior for Imperious Perfect and Lys Alana Huntmaster
- 6/6 Wurm for Roar of the Wurm
5/5 Elemental with Flying for Call the Skybreaker
1/1 Goblin Soldier for Goblin Trenches- Emblem for Dack Fayden
On the back of these tokens appear segments of text hinting to Conspiracy: Take the Crown.
Notable cards
- Force of Will
- Jace, the Mind Sculptor, considered to be the best planeswalker ever printed.
- Mana Crypt, which was previously one of only four Vintage-legal cards that had only been printed as promos and not in a Magic set, the others being Sewers of Estark, Windseeker Centaur, and Nalathni Dragon.
- Necropotence, the dominating card in the Black Summer of 1996 (FTV art).[14]
Cards with new art
- Ancestral Mask
- Animate Dead
- Ashnod's Altar
- Bloodbraid Elf
- Carbonize
- Chrome Mox, the last mox outside of un-sets to receive new art by Volkan Baga.
- Control Magic
- Counterspell
- Daze
- Diminishing Returns
- Elvish Vanguard
- Emmessi Tome
- Enlightened Tutor, with a reference to Idyllic Tutor
- Entomb
- Firebolt
- Force of Will
- Gamble
- Ghitu Slinger
- Giant Solifuge
- Giant Tortoise
- Glacial Wall
- Goblin Charbelcher, with references to Black Lotus, Ratchet Bomb, and Storm Crow
- Goblin Trenches
- Havoc Demon
- Humble
- Hydroblast
- Invigorate
- Maelstrom Wanderer
- Memory Lapse
- Mogg War Marshal
- Mystical Tutor
- Nausea
- Nimble Mongoose
- Peregrine Drake
- Phantom Monster
- Price of Progress
- Prodigal Sorcerer
- Prowling Pangolin
- Pyroblast
- Roots
- Rorix Bladewing
- Seal of Cleansing
- Seal of Strength
- Sengir Autocrat
- Sensei's Divining Top[15]
- Sinkhole
- Stupefying Touch
- Ticking Gnomes
- Timberwatch Elf
- Tooth and Claw
- Vampiric Tutor
- Void
- Wasteland, with a reference to City of Brass
- Werebear
- Winter Orb
- Wirewood Symbiote
References
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 23, 2016). "For most of their life in R&D they were Fears and Jitterbug.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 15, 2016). "Announcing Eternal Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 2, 2016). "Eternal Masters Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 17, 2016). "Will Eternal Masters contain any cards that are NOT reprints?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 23, 2016). "Eternal Formats of the Spotless Mind". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d Sam Stoddard (May 27, 2016). "Learning from the Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 17, 2016). "Will there be a foil in every pack of eternal masters like modern masters?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (May 23, 2016). "Eternal Masters Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 16, 2016). "A Statement about the Eternal Masters Card List". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Adam Prosak (May 24, 2016). "Developing Eternal Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Meghan Wolff (May 24, 2016). "What an Elf Wants (What an Elf Needs)". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (May 27, 2016). "The Tokens of Eternal Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (May 23, 2016). "Podcast: The Mad Genius and the Skull". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jacob Van Lunen (May 24, 2016). "Spinning the Top". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.