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==Maro's Brother's War Teaser==
==Maro's Brother's War Teaser==
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===First up, here are some things you can expect:===
===First up, here are some things you can expect:===
*over ten legendary Human Artificers {{-}} <c>Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist</c>, <c>Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam</c>, <c>Feldon, Ronom Excavator</c>, <c>Loran, Disciple of History</c>, <c>Loran of the Third Path</c>, <c>Mishra, Excavation Prodigy</c>, <c>Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa</c>, <c>Mishra, Claimed by Gix</c>, <c>Tawnos, the Toymaker</c>, <c>Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor</c>, <c>Urza, Powerstone Prodigy</c>, <c>Urza, Prince of Kroog</c> and <c>Urza, Lord Protector</c>
*over ten legendary Human Artificers {{-}} <c>Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist</c>, <c>Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam</c>, <c>Feldon, Ronom Excavator</c>, <c>Loran, Disciple of History</c>, <c>Loran of the Third Path</c>, <c>Mishra, Excavation Prodigy</c>, <c>Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa</c>, <c>Mishra, Claimed by Gix</c>, <c>Tawnos, the Toymaker</c>, <c>Tocasia, Dig Site Mentor</c>, <c>Urza, Powerstone Prodigy</c>, <c>Urza, Prince of Kroog</c> and <c>Urza, Lord Protector</c> (13)
*another card with “end the turn” {{-}} <c>Hurkyl's Final Meditation</c>
*another card with “end the turn” {{-}} <c>Hurkyl's Final Meditation</c>
*a command with X in its mana cost {{-}} <c>Mishra’s Command</c>
*a command with X in its mana cost {{-}} <c>Mishra’s Command</c>
*a spell that mimics the effect of a creature that was originally printed with the picture of a World Champion on it {{-}} <c>Soul Partition</c> (mimics <c>Elite Spellbinder</c>, [[Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa]]'s [[player spotlight]] card)
*a spell that mimics the effect of a creature that was originally printed with the picture of a World Champion on it {{-}} <c>Soul Partition</c> (mimics <c>Elite Spellbinder</c>, [[Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa]]'s [[player spotlight]] card)
*a Teferi with a new way to gain loyalty counters {{-}} <c>Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim</c> (when you draw a card)
*a Teferi with a new way to gain loyalty counters {{-}} <c>Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim</c> (when you draw a card)
*equipment with “Equip Soldier” {{-}}  
*equipment with “Equip Soldier” {{-}} <c>Veteran's Powerblade</c>
*a new Onulet {{-}} <c>Tocasia's Onulet</c>
*a new Onulet {{-}} <c>Tocasia's Onulet</c>
*protection from everything returns {{-}} <c>The Stasis Coffin</c>
*protection from everything returns {{-}} <c>The Stasis Coffin</c>
*a white creature that taps to let you and an opponent draw a card {{-}} <c>Loran of the Third Path</c>
*a white creature that taps to let you and an opponent draw a card {{-}} <c>Loran of the Third Path</c>
*one colored artifact {{-}} <c>The Temporal Anchor</c> (other artifacts have [[Prototype]])
*one colored artifact {{-}} <c>The Temporal Anchor</c> (other artifacts have [[Prototype]] or colored activated abilities)


===Here are snippets of rules text, you’ll see:===
===Here are snippets of rules text, you’ll see:===
*“create a tapped Powerstone token for each other creature you control.” {{-}}  
*“create a tapped Powerstone token for each other creature you control.” {{-}} <c>Great Desert Prospector</c>
*“Put a +1/+1 counter on target Assembly-Worker you control.” {{-}}  
*“Put a +1/+1 counter on target Assembly-Worker you control.” {{-}} <c>Autonomous Assembler</c>
*“Whenever one or more creatures with mana value 3 or less enter the battlefield under your control,” {{-}} <c>Tocasia’s Welcome</c>
*“Whenever one or more creatures with mana value 3 or less enter the battlefield under your control,” {{-}} <c>Tocasia’s Welcome</c>
*“Permanents you control have ‘Ward – Sacrifice a permanent.’” {{-}} <c>Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa</c>
*“Permanents you control have ‘Ward – Sacrifice a permanent.’” {{-}} <c>Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa</c>
*“Whenever you cast an artifact spell with mana value 6 or greater,” {{-}}  
*“Whenever you cast an artifact spell with mana value 6 or greater,” {{-}} <c>Battery Bearer</c>
*“For each card type among noncreature spells you’ve cast this turn,” {{-}} <c>Hurkyl, Master Wizard</c>  
*“For each card type among noncreature spells you’ve cast this turn,” {{-}} <c>Hurkyl, Master Wizard</c>  
*“Create a tapped 3/3 colorless Zombie artifact creature token.” {{-}} <c>Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist</c>
*“Create a tapped 3/3 colorless Zombie artifact creature token.” {{-}} <c>Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist</c>
*“Look at the cards in each pile, then turn a pile of your choice face up.” {{-}}  
*“Look at the cards in each pile, then turn a pile of your choice face up.” {{-}} <c>Hostile Negotiations</c>
*“gains your choice of flying, vigilance, deathtouch, or haste.” {{-}}  
*“gains your choice of flying, vigilance, deathtouch, or haste.” {{-}} <c>Argivian Avenger</c>
*“Whenever you cast a Beast or Bird creature spell,” {{-}} <c>Tawnos, the Toymaker</c>
*“Whenever you cast a Beast or Bird creature spell,” {{-}} <c>Tawnos, the Toymaker</c>


===And finally, here are some creature type lines you’ll see:===
===And finally, here are some creature type lines you’ll see:===
*Artifact Creature – Ape {{-}} <c>Simian Simulacrum<?c>
*Artifact Creature – Ape {{-}} <c>Simian Simulacrum</c>
*Creature – Mole Horror {{-}}  
*Creature – Mole Horror {{-}} <c>Ravenous Gigamole</c>
*Artifact Creature – Phyrexian Wurm {{-}} <c>Phyrexian Fleshgorger</c>
*Artifact Creature – Phyrexian Wurm {{-}} <c>Phyrexian Fleshgorger</c>
*Creature – Phyrexian Human Assassin {{-}}  
*Creature – Phyrexian Human Assassin {{-}} <c>Gixian Skullflayer</c>
*Creature – Minotaur Barbarian {{-}} <c>Sardian Cliffstomper</c>
*Creature – Minotaur Barbarian {{-}} <c>Sardian Cliffstomper</c>
*Creature – Elf Druid Soldier {{-}}  
*Creature – Elf Druid Soldier {{-}} <c>Citanul Stalwart</c>
*Creature – Human Artificer Scout {{-}}  
*Creature – Human Artificer Scout {{-}} <c>Sarinth Steelseeker</c>
*Legendary Creature – Human Wizard Advisor {{-}} <c>Hurkyl, Master Wizard</c>
*Legendary Creature – Human Wizard Advisor {{-}} <c>Hurkyl, Master Wizard</c>
*Legendary Creature – Elf Druid Scout {{-}}  
*Legendary Creature – Elf Druid Scout {{-}} <c>Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea</c> 
*Legendary Creature – Human Artificer Advisor {{-}} <c>Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam</c>
*Legendary Creature – Human Artificer Advisor {{-}} <c>Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam</c>


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{| class="wikitable sortable"  
! Card
! Card
! Referenced cards
! Antiquities reference
! Referenced storyline
! Wiki page
! Notes
! Notes
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|<c>Argivian Avenger</c>
|{{card|Urza's Avenger||ATQ}}
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|{{Card|Audacity}}
|{{Card|Rancor||ULG}}
|Rancor does not come from [[Antiquities]], but rather [[Urza's Legacy]]. That said, the two sets are closely related.
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|<c>Clay Champion</c>
|{{card|Clay Statue||ATQ}}
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|<c>Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam</c>
|{{card|Drafna's Restoration||ATQ}}
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|{{Card|Draconic Destiny}}
|{{Card|Angelic Destiny}}
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|<c>Fallaji Dragon Engine</c>, <c>Phyrexian Dragon Engine</c>
|{{card|Dragon Engine||ATQ}}
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|<c>Feldon, Ronom Excavator</c>
|{{card|Feldon's Cane||ATQ}}
|[[Feldon]] is holding his cane in his hand.
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|{{Card|Hexavus}}
|{{Card|Pentavus}}, {{Card|Tetravus}}
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|<c>Hurkyl, Master Wizard</c>
|{{card|Hurkyl's Recall||ATQ}}
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|<c>Lat-Nam Adept</c>
|{{card|Sage of Lat-Nam||ATQ}}
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|<c>The Mightstone and Weakstone</c>
|{{card|Mightstone||ATQ}}, {{card|Weakstone||ATQ}}
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|<c>Mine Worker</c>
|{{card|Urza's Mine||ATQ}}
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|<c>Mishra's Foundry</c>
|{{card|Mishra's Factory||ATQ}}
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|<c>Powerplant Worker</c>
|{{card|Urza's Powerplant||ATQ}}
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|<c>Portal to Phyrexia</c>
|{{card|Gate to Phyrexia||ATQ}}
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|<c>Razorlash Transmogrant</c>
|{{card|Ashnod's Transmogrant||ATQ}}
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|<c>Reconstructed Thopter</c>
|{{card|Ornithopter||ATQ}}
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|<c>Su-Chi Cave Guard</c>
|{{card|Su-Chi||ATQ}}
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|{{Card|The Archimandrite}}
|{{Card|Ivory Tower}}
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|<c>The Stasis Coffin</c>
|{{card|Tawnos's Coffin||ATQ}}
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|<c>Thraxodemon</c>
|{{card|Artifact Possession||ATQ}}
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|<c>Titania, Voice of Gaea</c>, {{Card|Sardian Avenger}}
|{{card|Gaea's Avenger||ATQ}}
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|{{Card|Titania, Nature's Force}}
|{{Card|Titania, Protector of Argoth}}
|Although Titania, Protector of Argoth does not originate from Antiquities, it does depict Titania and shares a definite mechanical similarity to Titania, Nature's Force
|-
|<c>Tocasia's Onulet</c>
|{{card|Onulet||ATQ}}
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|-
|<c>Tower Worker</c>
|{{card|Urza's Tower||ATQ}}
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|<c>Transmogrant Altar</c>
|{{card|Ashnod's Altar||ATQ}}
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|<c>Urza's Sylex</c>
|{{card|Golgothian Sylex||ATQ}}
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|<c>Urza's Workshop</c>
|{{card|Mishra's Workshop||ATQ}}
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|<c>Yotian Frontliner</c>
|{{card|Yotian Soldier||ATQ}}
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==Other==
==Other==  
*<c>Feldon, Ronom Excavator</c> is holding <c>Feldon's Cane</c>.
*This set has a new way of numbering artifacts with a [[color identity]], where they are placed after the spells of that color. {{Card|Coastal Bulwark}} is unusual in that while it is clearly most effective if played with Islands, it does not actually have a color identity, yet it is placed in the blue category of artifacts all the same.
*[[Urza]]'s and [[Mishra]]'s three card cycles are the first time since ''[[Core Set 2020]]'' that multiple cards of the same character are featured within set.
*Part of the set's "retro" identity is that all artifact cards have colorless mana costs, as they did in the early years of ''Magic'' design before ''[[Shards of Alara]]'' debuted colored artifacts on a wide scale. In keeping with this, {{Card|The Temporal Anchor}} is the only artifact in the set that costs colored mana to cast, as it narratively exists in the present, not during the war.
**It is not the only colored artifact, however, as {{Card|Mishra, Lost to Phyrexia}}, an artifact creature, keeps the black and red colors of its constituent [[Meld card|meld cards]].
*{{Card|Farid, Enterprising Salvager}} is the first [[Eternal_(format)#Eternal_cards|eternal]] legal card to make tokens with no [[subtype]]s or abilities.
*[[Urza]]'s, [[Mishra]]'s, and [[Loran]]'s multi-card cycles are the first time since ''[[Core Set 2020]]'' that multiple cards of the same character are featured within a set.
*{{Card|Levitating Statue}} is the first non-creature, non-Vehicle artifact to have a keyword ability (Flying) that is only relevant when animated, as opposed to gaining it with its activated ability. It is the second artifact of such after {{Card|Darksteel Brute}} to have a keyword ability, who has the still-functional [[Indestructible]].
*''The Brothers' War'' was the first [[premier set]] to be [[Design|designed]] during the [[Wikipedia:COVID-19_pandemic|pandemic]].<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/718774153022488576|title=How long has the Lord of the Rings set been in the works?|May 30, 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 19 March 2024

The Brothers' War/Trivia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Maro's Brother's War Teaser

Mark Rosewater gave his traditional teaser with the following hints.[1]

First up, here are some things you can expect:

Here are snippets of rules text, you’ll see:

And finally, here are some creature type lines you’ll see:

Callbacks

Card Antiquities reference Notes
Argivian Avenger Urza's Avenger
Audacity Rancor Rancor does not come from Antiquities, but rather Urza's Legacy. That said, the two sets are closely related.
Clay Champion Clay Statue
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam Drafna's Restoration
Draconic Destiny Angelic Destiny
Fallaji Dragon Engine, Phyrexian Dragon Engine Dragon Engine
Feldon, Ronom Excavator Feldon's Cane Feldon is holding his cane in his hand.
Hexavus Pentavus, Tetravus
Hurkyl, Master Wizard Hurkyl's Recall
Lat-Nam Adept Sage of Lat-Nam
The Mightstone and Weakstone Mightstone, Weakstone
Mine Worker Urza's Mine
Mishra's Foundry Mishra's Factory
Powerplant Worker Urza's Powerplant
Portal to Phyrexia Gate to Phyrexia
Razorlash Transmogrant Ashnod's Transmogrant
Reconstructed Thopter Ornithopter
Su-Chi Cave Guard Su-Chi
The Archimandrite Ivory Tower
The Stasis Coffin Tawnos's Coffin
Thraxodemon Artifact Possession
Titania, Voice of Gaea, Sardian Avenger Gaea's Avenger
Titania, Nature's Force Titania, Protector of Argoth Although Titania, Protector of Argoth does not originate from Antiquities, it does depict Titania and shares a definite mechanical similarity to Titania, Nature's Force
Tocasia's Onulet Onulet
Tower Worker Urza's Tower
Transmogrant Altar Ashnod's Altar
Urza's Sylex Golgothian Sylex
Urza's Workshop Mishra's Workshop
Yotian Frontliner Yotian Soldier

Other

  • This set has a new way of numbering artifacts with a color identity, where they are placed after the spells of that color. Coastal Bulwark is unusual in that while it is clearly most effective if played with Islands, it does not actually have a color identity, yet it is placed in the blue category of artifacts all the same.
  • Part of the set's "retro" identity is that all artifact cards have colorless mana costs, as they did in the early years of Magic design before Shards of Alara debuted colored artifacts on a wide scale. In keeping with this, The Temporal Anchor is the only artifact in the set that costs colored mana to cast, as it narratively exists in the present, not during the war.
  • Farid, Enterprising Salvager is the first eternal legal card to make tokens with no subtypes or abilities.
  • Urza's, Mishra's, and Loran's multi-card cycles are the first time since Core Set 2020 that multiple cards of the same character are featured within a set.
  • Levitating Statue is the first non-creature, non-Vehicle artifact to have a keyword ability (Flying) that is only relevant when animated, as opposed to gaining it with its activated ability. It is the second artifact of such after Darksteel Brute to have a keyword ability, who has the still-functional Indestructible.
  • The Brothers' War was the first premier set to be designed during the pandemic.[2]

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (October 24, 2022). "Maro’s The Brothers’ War Teaser". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. Mark Rosewater (May 30, 2023). "How long has the Lord of the Rings set been in the works?". Blogatog. Tumblr.