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Most of the cards in ''Planar Chaos'' were inspired by cards from ''Magic'''s past.<ref>{{DailyRef|time-spiral-magic-museum-–-planar-chaos-exhibit-2007-02-22|''Time Spiral'' Magic Museum - ''Planar Chaos'' Exhibit|[[Matt Cavotta]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/great-mix-part-i-2007-01-22|The Great Mix-Up, Part I|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 22, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/great-mix-part-ii-2007-02-05|The Great Mix-Up, Part II|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 05, 2007}}</ref>
Most of the cards in ''Planar Chaos'' were inspired by cards from ''Magic'''s past.<ref>{{DailyRef|time-spiral-magic-museum-–-planar-chaos-exhibit-2007-02-22|''Time Spiral'' Magic Museum - ''Planar Chaos'' Exhibit|[[Matt Cavotta]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/great-mix-part-i-2007-01-22|The Great Mix-Up, Part I|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 22, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/great-mix-part-ii-2007-02-05|The Great Mix-Up, Part II|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 05, 2007}}</ref>


==General allusions==
==Allusions==
===General===
*<c>Aeon Chronicler</c> refers to <c>Maro</c> and is the only [[Avatar]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
*<c>Aeon Chronicler</c> refers to <c>Maro</c> and is the only [[Avatar]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
*<c>Aether Membrane</c> is the only [[Wall]] in ''Planar Chaos''. Its abilities refer to <c>Whip Vine</c> and <c>Wall of Tears</c>.
*<c>Aether Membrane</c> is the only [[Wall]] in ''Planar Chaos''. Its abilities refer to <c>Whip Vine</c> and <c>Wall of Tears</c>.
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*<c>Voidstone Gargoyle</c> refers to <c>Meddling Mage</c> and <c>Pithing Needle</c>.
*<c>Voidstone Gargoyle</c> refers to <c>Meddling Mage</c> and <c>Pithing Needle</c>.
*<c>Vorosh, the Hunter</c> refers to <c>Rith, the Awakener</c>.
*<c>Vorosh, the Hunter</c> refers to <c>Rith, the Awakener</c>.
===On Planeshifted cards===
*<c>Blood Knight</c> is a mirror of <c>Black Knight</c>; it also refers to <c>White Knight</c>.  Blood Knight was the placeholder name for the [[Scourge]] set's <c>Silver Knight</c>.
*<c>Fa'adiyah Seer</c> refers to <c>Sindbad</c>. Its name refers to [[Fa'adiyah]] the forest on the plane of [[Rabiah]].
*<c>Keen Sense</c> refers to <c>Curiosity</c>.  Keen Sense represents a moment in the [[Exodus]] storyline that could only have occurred had things transpired between Mirri, Crovax, and the dark [[angel]] [[Selenia]] very differently.
*<c>Ovinize</c> refers to <c>Humble</c>. The sheep art also refers to <c>Ovinomancer</c>, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep.
*<c>Porphyry Nodes</c> refers to <c>Drop of Honey</c>.  Porphyry Nodes is a near-anagram of "<c>Drop of Honey</c>." This hearkens back to a time when Magic names used near-anagrams more often. For example, "<c>Onulet</c>" is a near-anagram of "<c>Soul Net</c>," so named because of its [[life]]-gain ability.
*<c>Primal Plasma</c> refers to <c>Primal Clay</c> and is the only card timeshifted from an artifact.
*<c>Riptide Pilferer</c> refers to <c>Headhunter</c>.  Riptide Pilferer depicts a [[merfolk]] spy lurking under the docks of the [[Riptide Project]], the [[wizard]]s' laboratory off the coast of [[Otaria]] where [[cephalid]] and [[human]] mages traded secrets and replicated slivers.
*<c>Seal of Primordium</c> refers to <c>Seal of Cleansing</c> (mechanic, artist, flavor text) and <c>Gauntlet of Power</c> (art).<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/seal-primordium-2007-03-21|Seal of Primordium|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 21, 2007}}</ref>
*<c>Stingscourger</c> has a jellyfish on the end of his staff. This is an allusion to the classic <c>Man-o'-war</c>, which has the same enter-the-battlefield ability as the goblin.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:01, 11 September 2020

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Most of the cards in Planar Chaos were inspired by cards from Magic's past.[1][2][3]

Allusions

General

On Planeshifted cards

References

  1. ↑ Matt Cavotta (February 22, 2007). "Time Spiral Magic Museum - Planar Chaos Exhibit". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 22, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part I". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 05, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part II". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 22, 2007). "Reprisal Rebel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 20, 2007). "Extirpate Sketches". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (January 19, 2007). "The Rebirth of Cool". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 03, 2007). "Limb Art Gets New Life". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 01, 2007). "Art of the Alternate Past". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 10, 2007). "Pongified Barbarian". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 20, 2008). "What's a Kusite?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 05, 2007). "Saltfield Time Wizard". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 28, 2007). "Double Boon". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 08, 2007). "Stingscourger's Sting". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 03, 2016). "Can i ask for sone trivia on Timbermare?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  15. ↑ Jamie Wakefield (January 8, 2007). "Official Planar Chaos Preview - Timbermare!". StarCityGames.com
  16. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 21, 2007). "Seal of Primordium". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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