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==Allusions==
==Allusions==
===In General===
===In General===
*<c>Aeon Chronicler</c> refers to <c>Maro</c> and is the only [[Avatar]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
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*<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>.
!'''Card'''
*<c>Akroma, Angel of Fury</c> is the only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with [[protection]] from [[blue]] or that can't be countered. It refers to <c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c> and is the only rare creature in the set with [[morph]].
!'''Inspired by'''
*<c>Ana Battlemage</c> refers to <c>Anavolver</c> and <c>Thornscape Battlemage</c>.
!'''Notes'''
*<c>Auramancer's Guise</c> refers to <c>Rabid Wombat</c>.
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*<c>Battering Sliver</c> refers to <c>Horned Sliver</c>.
|<c>Aeon Chronicler</c>
*<c>Big Game Hunter</c> refers to <c>Reprisal</c>,<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/reprisal-rebel-2007-02-22|Reprisal Rebel|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref> and is the only [[assassin]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|<c>Maro</c>
*<c>Blightspeaker</c> refers to <c>Cackling Imp</c> and <c>Defiant Falcon</c>.
|The only [[Avatar]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
*<c>Body Double</c> refers to <c>Clone</c> and <c>Zombify</c>.
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*<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c> refers to <c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c>.
|<c>Aether Membrane</c>
*<c>Boom</c>//Bust refers to <c>Tremble</c> and <c>Armageddon</c>.
|<c>Whip Vine</c>, <c>Wall of Tears</c>
*<c>Cautery Sliver</c> refers to <c>Goblin Legionnaire</c>.
|Abilities. The only [[Wall]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
*<c>Circle of Affliction</c> refers to <c>Story Circle</c>.
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*<c>Cradle to Grave</c> refers to <c>Dark Banishing</c> and <c>Premature Burial</c>.
|<c>Akroma, Angel of Fury</c>
*<c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c> refers to <c>Ascendant Evincar</c>. Third ability refers to <c>Selenia, Dark Angel</c>.
|<c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c>
*<c>Darkheart Sliver</c> refers to <c>Dark Heart of the Wood</c>.
|The only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with [[protection]] from [[blue]] or that can't be countered. The only rare creature in the set with [[morph]].
*<c>Dash Hopes</c> refers to <c>Counterspell</c> and <c>Molten Influence</c>.
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*<c>Dawn Charm</c> refers to <c>Holy Day</c>, <c>Death Ward</c> and <c>Gilded Light</c>.
|<c>Ana Battlemage</c>
*<c>Dead</c>//Gone refers to <c>Shock</c> and <c>Unsummon</c>.
|<c>Anavolver</c> and <c>Thornscape Battlemage</c>
*<c>Deadly Grub</c> refers to <c>Deadly Insect</c>.
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*<c>Deadwood Treefolk</c> refers to <c>Gravedigger</c> and is the only [[treefolk]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
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*<c>Detritivore</c> refers to <c>Terravore</c> and <c>Skyshroud War Beast</c> , and is the only [[lhurgoyf]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|<c>Auramancer's Guise</c>
*<c>Dichotomancy</c> refers to <c>Mimeofacture</c>
|<c>Rabid Wombat</c>
*<c>Dismal Failure</c> refers to <c>Dismiss</c>.
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*<c>Dormant Sliver</c> refers to <c>Jungle Barrier</c>.
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*<c>Dreamscape Artist</c> refers to <c>Harrow</c>.
|<c>Battering Sliver</c>
*<c>Dust Corona</c> is a mirror of <c>Web</c>.
|<c>Horned Sliver</c>
*<c>Enslave</c> refers to <c>Control Magic</c>.
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*<c>Erratic Mutation</c> refers to <c>Erratic Explosion</c> and <c>Unstable Mutation</c>.
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*<c>Evolution Charm</c> refers to <c>Lay of the Land</c>, <c>Raise Dead</c> and <c>Flight</c>.
|<c>Big Game Hunter</c>
*<C>Extirpate</c> refers to <c>Eradicate</c> and <c>Word of Command</c> (art).<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/extirpate-sketches-2007-02-20|Extirpate Sketches|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 20, 2007}}</ref>
|<c>Reprisal</c><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/reprisal-rebel-2007-02-22|Reprisal Rebel|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref>  
*<c>Fatal Frenzy</c> refers to <c>Berserk</c>.
|The only [[assassin]] in ''Planar Chaos''
*<c>Firefright Mage</c> refers to <c>Shriek of Dread</c>.
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*<c>Frenetic Sliver</c> refers to <c>Frenetic Efreet</c>.
|<c>Blightspeaker</c>
*<c>Fury Charm</c> refers to <c>Shatter</c> and <c>Vitality Charm</c>.
|<c>Cackling Imp</c>, <c>Defiant Falcon</c>
*<c>Ghost Tactician</c> refers to <c>Scare Tactics</c>.
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*<c>Hammerheim Deadeye</c> refers to <c>Wing Snare</c>.
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*<c>Heroes Remembered</c> refers to <c>Blessed Wind</c>.
|<c>Body Double</c>
*<c>Hunting Wilds</c> refers to <c>Skyshroud Claim</c>  
|<c>Clone</c> and <c>Zombify</c>
*<c>Imp's Mischief</c> refers to <c>Deflection</c> and <c>Withering Boon</c>.
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*<c>Intet, the Dreamer</c> refers to <c>Dromar, the Banisher</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/rebirth-cool-2007-01-19|The Rebirth of Cool|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|January 19, 2007}}</ref>
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*<c>Jedit Ojanen of Efrava</c> refers to <c>Jedit Ojanen</c> and <c>Cat Warriors</c>. It is the only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature.
|<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c>
*<c>Jodah's Avenger</c> is the only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with Protection from [[Red]] in its [[text box]]. It refers to <c>Urza's Avenger</c> and is also the first card to refer to [[Jodah]].
|<c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c>
*<c>Kavu Predator</c> refers to <c>Kavu Titan</c> and is the only [[Kavu]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
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*<c>Life and Limb</c> refers to <c>Living Lands</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|limb-art-gets-new-life-2007-04-03|Limb Art Gets New Life|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 03, 2007}}</ref>
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*<c>Magus of the Arena</c> refers to <c>Arena</c>.
|<c>Boom</c>//<c>Bust</c>
*<c>Magus of the Bazaar</c> refers to <c>Bazaar of Baghdad</c>.
|<c>Tremble</c>, <c>Armageddon</c>
*<c>Magus of the Coffers</c> refers to <c>Cabal Coffers</c>.
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*<c>Magus of the Library</c> refers to <c>Library of Alexandria</c>.
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*<c>Magus of the Tabernacle</c> refers to <c>The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale</c>.
|<c>Cautery Sliver</c>
*<c>Mantle of Leadership</c> refers to <c>Herd Gnarr</c>.
|<c>Goblin Legionnaire</c>
*<c>Midnight Charm</c> refers to <c>Feast of Flesh</c>, <c>Hope Charm</c>, and <c>Ivory Charm</c>.
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*<c>Mire Boa</c> refers to <c>River Boa</c> and is the only [[Snake]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
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*<c>Mirri the Cursed</c> refers to <c>Mirri, Cat Warrior</c> and is the only [[Vampire]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|<c>Circle of Affliction</c>
*<c>Muck Drubb</c> refers to <c>Blood Pet</c> (art only).<ref>{{DailyRef|art-alternate-past-2007-02-01|Art of the Alternate Past|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 01, 2007}}</ref>
|<c>Story Circle</c>
*<c>Necrotic Sliver</c> refers to <c>Vindicate</c>.
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*<c>Needlepeak Spider</c> refers to <c>Giant Spider</c> and is the only [[Spider]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
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*<c>Numot, the Devastator</c> refers to <c>Darigaaz, the Igniter</c>.
|<c>Cradle to Grave</c>
*<c>Oros, the Avenger</c> refers to <c>Treva, the Renewer</c>.
|<c>Dark Banishing</c>, <c>Premature Burial</c>
*<c>Pallid Mycoderm</c> is the first [[white]] [[Fungus]].
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*<c>Pongify</c> refers to <c>Afterlife</c> and also depicts a <c>Torchling</c>-like barbarian as the subject of the spell.<ref>{{DailyRef|pongified-barbarian-2007-04-10|Pongified Barbarian|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 10, 2007}}</ref>
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*<c>Poultice Sliver</c> refers to <c>Crypt Sliver</c>.
|<c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c>
*<c>Pouncing Wurm</c> refers to <c>Pouncing Kavu</c>.
|<c>Ascendant Evincar</c>, <c>Selenia, Dark Angel</c>
*<c>Radha, Heir to Keld</c> is the only legendary creature in ''Planar Chaos'' to not be part of a cycle.
|Previous form; Third Ability
*<c>Rebuff the Wicked</c> refers to <c>Avoid Fate</c> and <c>Shelter</c>.
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*<c>Reflex Sliver</c> refers to <c>Heart Sliver</c>.
|<c>Darkheart Sliver</c>
*<c>Retether</c> refers to <c>Replenish</c>.
|<c>Dark Heart of the Wood</c>
*<c>Ridged Kusite</c>'s name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, <c>Guided Strike</c>, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original ''[[Weatherlight]]'' version of that card.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/whats-kusite-2008-11-20|What's a Kusite?|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|November 20, 2008}}</ref>
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*<c>Riftmarked Knight</c> is the only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with Protection from [[Black]] or [[flanking]]. It refers to <c>White Knight</c> and <c>Black Knight</c>.
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*<c>Roiling Horror</c> is the only black card with [[Suspend]] in ''Planar Chaos''. It refers to <c>Serra Avatar</c>.
|<c>Dash Hopes</c>  
*<c>Saltblast</c> refers to <c>Desert Twister</c>.
|<c>Counterspell</c>, <c>Molten Influence</c>
*<c>Saltfield Recluse</c> refers to <c>Sanctum Custodian</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|saltfield-time-wizard-2007-04-05|Saltfield Time Wizard|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 05, 2007}}</ref>  
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*<c>Serra's Boon</c> is a mirror of <c>Phyrexian Boon</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/double-boon-2007-03-28|Double Boon|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 28, 2007}}</ref>
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*<c>Shade of Trokair</c> refers to <c>Hoar Shade</c> and is the only [[Shade]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|<c>Dawn Charm</c>  
*<c>Sophic Centaur</c>'s ability is a colorshifted <c>Gerrard's Wisdom</c> and is the only [[Centaur]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|<c>Holy Day</c>, <c>Death Ward</c>, and <c>Gilded Light</c>
*<c>Spellshift</c> refers to <c>Polymorph</c>; whereas Polymorph affects creatures, Spellshift affects instant and sorcery spells.
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*<c>Spitting Sliver</c> refers to <c>Talon Sliver</c>.
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*<c>Stingscourger</c> refers to <c>Man-o'-War</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/stingscourgers-sting-2007-02-08|Stingscourger's Sting|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 08, 2007}}</ref>
|<c>Dead</c>//<c>Gone</c>  
*<c>Synchronous Sliver</c> is the only member of the common Sliver cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) to have an ability not appearing on a Sliver from a past expansion.
|<c>Shock</c>, <c>Unsummon</c>
*<c>Temporal Extortion</c> refers to <c>Time Walk</c>.
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*<c>Teneb, the Harvester</c> refers to <c>Crosis, the Purger</c>.
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*<c>Timbermare</c> refers to <c>Thundermare</c>. Timbermare was made as a tribute to the wife of longtime ''Magic'' writer Jamie Wakefield who had sadly passed away from cancer. Jamie always referred to her as his “lovely Mare”.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/140379306728/hi-maro-its-my-birthday-can-i-ask-for-sone|title=Can i ask for sone trivia on Timbermare? |March 03, 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/13483_Official_Planar_Chaos_Preview_Timbermare.html?mobile_site_continue=1 Jamie Wakefield (January 8, 2007). "Official Planar Chaos Preview - Timbermare!". StarCityGames.com]</ref>
|<c>Deadly Grub</c>
*<C>Torchling</c> refers to <c>Morphling</c>.
|<c>Deadly Insect</c>
*<c>Treacherous Urge</c> refers to <c>Threaten</c>.
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*<c>Truth or Tale</c> refers to <c>Fact or Fiction</c>.
|-
*<c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c> is the only colorless card and only land in ''Planar Chaos''.  Its ability is a reference to <c>Blanket of Night</c>.
|<c>Deadwood Treefolk</c>
*<c>Utopia Vow</c> refers to <c>Pacifism</c> and <c>Utopia Tree</c>.
|<c>Gravedigger</c>
*<c>Venarian Glimmer</c> refers to <c>Distress</c> and <c>Venarian Gold</c>.
|The only [[treefolk]] in ''Planar Chaos''
*<c>Voidstone Gargoyle</c> refers to <c>Meddling Mage</c> and <c>Pithing Needle</c>.
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*<c>Vorosh, the Hunter</c> refers to <c>Rith, the Awakener</c>.
|<c>Detritivore</c>  
|<c>Terravore</c>, <c>Skyshroud War Beast</c>  
|The only [[lhurgoyf]] in ''Planar Chaos''
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|<c>Dichotomancy</c>  
|<c>Mimeofacture</c>
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|<c>Dismal Failure</c>
|<c>Dismiss</c>
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|<c>Dormant Sliver</c>
|<c>Jungle Barrier</c>
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|<c>Dreamscape Artist</c>
|<c>Harrow</c>
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|<c>Dust Corona</c>
|<c>Web</c>
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|<c>Enslave</c>  
|<c>Control Magic</c>
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|<c>Erratic Mutation</c>
|<c>Erratic Explosion</c>, <c>Unstable Mutation</c>
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|<c>Evolution Charm</c>
|<c>Lay of the Land</c>, <c>Raise Dead</c>, and <c>Flight</c>
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|<c>Extirpate</c>  
|<c>Eradicate</c>, <c>Word of Command</c>  
|Art<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/extirpate-sketches-2007-02-20|Extirpate Sketches|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 20, 2007}}</ref>
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|<c>Fatal Frenzy</c>
|<c>Berserk</c>
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|<c>Firefright Mage</c>
|<c>Shriek of Dread</c>
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|<c>Frenetic Sliver</c>
|<c>Frenetic Efreet</c>
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|<c>Fury Charm</c>
|<c>Shatter</c>, <c>Vitality Charm</c>
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|<c>Ghost Tactician</c>
|<c>Scare Tactics</c>
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|<c>Hammerheim Deadeye</c>
|<c>Wing Snare</c>
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|<c>Heroes Remembered</c>
|<c>Blessed Wind</c>
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|<c>Hunting Wilds</c>
|<c>Skyshroud Claim</c>
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|<c>Imp's Mischief</c>
|<c>Deflection</c>, <c>Withering Boon</c>
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|<c>Intet, the Dreamer</c>
|<c>Dromar, the Banisher</c><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/rebirth-cool-2007-01-19|The Rebirth of Cool|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|January 19, 2007}}</ref>
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|-
|<c>Jedit Ojanen of Efrava</c>  
|<c>Jedit Ojanen</c>,<c>Cat Warriors</c>
|It is the only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature
|-
|<c>Jodah's Avenger</c>  
|<c>Urza's Avenger</c> and [[Jodah]]
|The only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with Protection from [[Red]] in its [[text box]]. The first card to refer to [[Jodah]].
|-
|<c>Kavu Predator</c>
|<c>Kavu Titan</c>  
|The only [[Kavu]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|-
|<c>Life and Limb</c>  
|<c>Living Lands</c><ref>{{DailyRef|limb-art-gets-new-life-2007-04-03|Limb Art Gets New Life|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 03, 2007}}</ref>
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|<c>Magus of the Arena</c>
|<c>Arena</c>
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|<c>Magus of the Bazaar</c>
|<c>Bazaar of Baghdad</c>
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|-
|<c>Magus of the Coffers</c>  
|<c>Cabal Coffers</c>
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|<c>Magus of the Library</c>
|<c>Library of Alexandria</c>
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|<c>Magus of the Tabernacle</c>
|<c>The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale</c>
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|<c>Mantle of Leadership</c>
|<c>Herd Gnarr</c>
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|<c>Midnight Charm</c>
|<c>Feast of Flesh</c>, <c>Hope Charm</c>, and <c>Ivory Charm</c>
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|<c>Mire Boa</c>
|<c>River Boa</c>
|The only [[Snake]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|<c>Mirri the Cursed</c>
|<c>Mirri, Cat Warrior</c>  
|The only [[Vampire]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|-
|<c>Muck Drubb</c>
|<c>Blood Pet</c>  
|Art<ref>{{DailyRef|art-alternate-past-2007-02-01|Art of the Alternate Past|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 01, 2007}}</ref>
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|<c>Necrotic Sliver</c>
|<c>Vindicate</c>
|
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|<c>Needlepeak Spider</c>
|<c>Giant Spider</c>
|The only [[Spider]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|
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|<c>Numot, the Devastator</c>
|<c>Darigaaz, the Igniter</c>
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|<c>Oros, the Avenger</c>
|<c>Treva, the Renewer</c>
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|<c>Pallid Mycoderm</c>
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|The first [[white]] [[Fungus]]
|-
|<c>Pongify</c>  
|<c>Afterlife</c>  
|Depicts a <c>Torchling</c>-like barbarian as the subject of the spell.<ref>{{DailyRef|pongified-barbarian-2007-04-10|Pongified Barbarian|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 10, 2007}}</ref>
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|<c>Poultice Sliver</c>
|<c>Crypt Sliver</c>
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|<c>Pouncing Wurm</c>
|<c>Pouncing Kavu</c>
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|<c>Radha, Heir to Keld</c>
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|The only legendary creature in ''Planar Chaos'' to not be part of a cycle.
|-
|<c>Rebuff the Wicked</c>  
|<c>Avoid Fate</c>, <c>Shelter</c>
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|<c>Reflex Sliver</c>
|<c>Heart Sliver</c>
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|<c>Retether</c>
|<c>Replenish</c>
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|<c>Ridged Kusite</c>
|<c>Guided Strike</c>
|Name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original ''[[Weatherlight]]'' version of that card.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/whats-kusite-2008-11-20|What's a Kusite?|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|November 20, 2008}}</ref>
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|<c>Riftmarked Knight</c>  
|<c>White Knight</c>, <c>Black Knight</c>
|The only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with Protection from [[Black]] or [[flanking]]
|-
|<c>Roiling Horror</c>
|<c>Serra Avatar</c>
|The only black card with [[Suspend]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|<c>Saltblast</c>
|<c>Desert Twister</c>
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|<c>Saltfield Recluse</c>
|<c>Sanctum Custodian</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|saltfield-time-wizard-2007-04-05|Saltfield Time Wizard|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 05, 2007}}</ref>
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|<c>Serra's Boon</c>
|<c>Phyrexian Boon</c><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/double-boon-2007-03-28|Double Boon|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 28, 2007}}</ref>
|Mirrors of each other
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|<c>Shade of Trokair</c>  
|<c>Hoar Shade</c>
|The only [[Shade]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|
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|<c>Sophic Centaur</c>
|<c>Gerrard's Wisdom</c>  
|Ability is a colorshifted version. The only [[Centaur]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|-
|<c>Spellshift</c>  
|<c>Polymorph</c>
|Whereas Polymorph affects creatures, Spellshift affects instant and sorcery spells.
|<c>Spitting Sliver</c>
|<c>Talon Sliver</c>
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|<c>Stingscourger</c>  
|<c>Man-o'-War</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/stingscourgers-sting-2007-02-08|Stingscourger's Sting|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 08, 2007}}</ref>
|A <c>Man-o'-War</c> is fastened to the end of the <c>Stingscourger</c>'s stick.
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|<c>Synchronous Sliver</c>
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|The only member of the common Sliver cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) to have an ability not appearing on a Sliver from a past expansion.
|<c>Temporal Extortion</c>
|<c>Time Walk</c>
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|<c>Teneb, the Harvester</c>
|<c>Crosis, the Purger</c>
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|<c>Timbermare</c>
|<c>Thundermare</c>
|Timbermare was made as a tribute to the wife of longtime ''Magic'' writer Jamie Wakefield who had sadly passed away from cancer. Jamie always referred to her as his “lovely Mare”.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/140379306728/hi-maro-its-my-birthday-can-i-ask-for-sone|title=Can i ask for sone trivia on Timbermare? |March 03, 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/13483_Official_Planar_Chaos_Preview_Timbermare.html?mobile_site_continue=1 Jamie Wakefield (January 8, 2007). "Official Planar Chaos Preview - Timbermare!". StarCityGames.com]</ref>
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|<c>Torchling</c>
|<c>Morphling</c>
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|<c>Treacherous Urge</c>
|<c>Threaten</c>
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|<c>Truth or Tale</c>
|<c>Fact or Fiction</c>
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|<c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c>  
|<c>Blanket of Night</c>
|The only colorless card and only land in ''Planar Chaos''
|-
|<c>Utopia Vow</c>  
|<c>Pacifism</c>, <c>Utopia Tree</c>
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|<c>Venarian Glimmer</c>
|<c>Distress</c>, <c>Venarian Gold</c>
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|<c>Voidstone Gargoyle</c>
|<c>Meddling Mage</c>, <c>Pithing Needle</c>
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|<c>Vorosh, the Hunter</c>
|<c>Rith, the Awakener</c>
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===On Planeshifted cards===
===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>Blood Knight</c> is a mirror of <c>Black Knight</c>; it also <c>White Knight</c>.  Blood Knight was the placeholder name for the [[Scourge]] set's <c>Silver Knight</c>.
*<c>Calciderm</c> is the only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|cycles]] section on the set page); it is a colorshifted <c>Blastoderm</c>.(with Vanishing 4 rather than Fading 3, usually producing about the same lifespan).
|<c>Calciderm</c> is the only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|cycles]] section on the set page); it is a colorshifted <c>Blastoderm</c>.(with Vanishing 4 rather than Fading 3, usually producing about the same lifespan).
*<c>Damnation</c> refers to <c>Wrath of God</c> in art, artist, and mechanics.
|<c>Damnation</c> <c>Wrath of God</c> in art, artist, and mechanics.
*<c>Essence Warden</c> refers to <c>Soul Warden</c> in art.
|<c>Essence Warden</c> <c>Soul Warden</c> in art.
*<c>Fa'adiyah Seer</c> refers to <c>Sindbad</c>. Its name refers to [[Fa'adiyah]] the forest on the plane of [[Rabiah]].
|<c>Fa'adiyah Seer</c> <c>Sindbad</c>. Its name [[Fa'adiyah]] the forest on the plane of [[Rabiah]].
*<c>Hedge Troll</c> is a mirror of <c>Sedge Troll</c>.
|<c>Hedge Troll</c> is a mirror of <c>Sedge Troll</c>.
*<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>Keen Sense</c> <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>Ovinize</c> <c>Humble</c>. The sheep art also <c>Ovinomancer</c>, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep.
*<c>Piracy Charm</c> is the only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) and refers to <c>Funeral Charm</c>.
|<c>Piracy Charm</c> is the only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) and <c>Funeral Charm</c>.
*<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>Porphyry Nodes</c> <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>Plasma Elemental</c> in art and <c>Primal Clay</c> in mechanics and is the only card timeshifted from an artifact.
|<c>Primal Plasma</c> <c>Plasma Elemental</c> in art and <c>Primal Clay</c> in mechanics and is the only card timeshifted from an artifact.
*<c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c> refers to <c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c> in ability and flavor text.
|<c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c> <c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c> in ability and flavor text.
*<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>Riptide Pilferer</c> <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>Seal of Primordium</c> <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>Vampiric Link</c> refers to <c>Spirit Link</c> in mechanic, artist, and art.
|<c>Vampiric Link</c> <c>Spirit Link</c> in mechanic, artist, and art.


==References==
==References==

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

Allusions

In General

Card Inspired by Notes
Aeon Chronicler Maro The only Avatar in Planar Chaos.
Aether Membrane Whip Vine, Wall of Tears Abilities. The only Wall in Planar Chaos.
Akroma, Angel of Fury Akroma, Angel of Wrath The only creature in Planar Chaos with protection from blue or that can't be countered. The only rare creature in the set with morph.
Ana Battlemage Anavolver and Thornscape Battlemage
Auramancer's Guise Rabid Wombat
Battering Sliver Horned Sliver
Big Game Hunter Reprisal[4] The only assassin in Planar Chaos
Blightspeaker Cackling Imp, Defiant Falcon
Body Double Clone and Zombify
Braids, Conjurer Adept Braids, Cabal Minion
Boom//Bust Tremble, Armageddon
Cautery Sliver Goblin Legionnaire
Circle of Affliction Story Circle
Cradle to Grave Dark Banishing, Premature Burial
Crovax, Ascendant Hero Ascendant Evincar, Selenia, Dark Angel Previous form; Third Ability
Darkheart Sliver Dark Heart of the Wood
Dash Hopes Counterspell, Molten Influence
Dawn Charm Holy Day, Death Ward, and Gilded Light
Dead//Gone Shock, Unsummon
Deadly Grub Deadly Insect
Deadwood Treefolk Gravedigger The only treefolk in Planar Chaos
Detritivore Terravore, Skyshroud War Beast The only lhurgoyf in Planar Chaos
Dichotomancy Mimeofacture
Dismal Failure Dismiss
Dormant Sliver Jungle Barrier
Dreamscape Artist Harrow
Dust Corona Web
Enslave Control Magic
Erratic Mutation Erratic Explosion, Unstable Mutation
Evolution Charm Lay of the Land, Raise Dead, and Flight
Extirpate Eradicate, Word of Command Art[5]
Fatal Frenzy Berserk
Firefright Mage Shriek of Dread
Frenetic Sliver Frenetic Efreet
Fury Charm Shatter, Vitality Charm
Ghost Tactician Scare Tactics
Hammerheim Deadeye Wing Snare
Heroes Remembered Blessed Wind
Hunting Wilds Skyshroud Claim
Imp's Mischief Deflection, Withering Boon
Intet, the Dreamer Dromar, the Banisher[6]
Jedit Ojanen of Efrava Jedit Ojanen,Cat Warriors It is the only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature
Jodah's Avenger Urza's Avenger and Jodah The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Red in its text box. The first card to refer to Jodah.
Kavu Predator Kavu Titan The only Kavu in Planar Chaos
Life and Limb Living Lands[7]
Magus of the Arena Arena
Magus of the Bazaar Bazaar of Baghdad
Magus of the Coffers Cabal Coffers
Magus of the Library Library of Alexandria
Magus of the Tabernacle The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Mantle of Leadership Herd Gnarr
Midnight Charm Feast of Flesh, Hope Charm, and Ivory Charm
Mire Boa River Boa The only Snake in Planar Chaos Mirri the Cursed Mirri, Cat Warrior The only Vampire in Planar Chaos.
Muck Drubb Blood Pet Art[8]
Necrotic Sliver Vindicate
Needlepeak Spider Giant Spider The only Spider in Planar Chaos.
Numot, the Devastator Darigaaz, the Igniter
Oros, the Avenger Treva, the Renewer
Pallid Mycoderm The first white Fungus
Pongify Afterlife Depicts a Torchling-like barbarian as the subject of the spell.[9]
Poultice Sliver Crypt Sliver
Pouncing Wurm Pouncing Kavu
Radha, Heir to Keld The only legendary creature in Planar Chaos to not be part of a cycle.
Rebuff the Wicked Avoid Fate, Shelter
Reflex Sliver Heart Sliver
Retether Replenish
Ridged Kusite Guided Strike Name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original Weatherlight version of that card.[10]
Riftmarked Knight White Knight, Black Knight The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Black or flanking
Roiling Horror Serra Avatar The only black card with Suspend in Planar Chaos Saltblast Desert Twister
Saltfield Recluse Sanctum Custodian.[11]
Serra's Boon Phyrexian Boon[12] Mirrors of each other
Shade of Trokair Hoar Shade The only Shade in Planar Chaos
Sophic Centaur Gerrard's Wisdom Ability is a colorshifted version. The only Centaur in Planar Chaos.
Spellshift Polymorph Whereas Polymorph affects creatures, Spellshift affects instant and sorcery spells. Spitting Sliver Talon Sliver
Stingscourger Man-o'-War.[13] A Man-o'-War is fastened to the end of the Stingscourger's stick.
Synchronous Sliver The only member of the common Sliver cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to have an ability not appearing on a Sliver from a past expansion. Temporal Extortion Time Walk
Teneb, the Harvester Crosis, the Purger
Timbermare Thundermare Timbermare was made as a tribute to the wife of longtime Magic writer Jamie Wakefield who had sadly passed away from cancer. Jamie always referred to her as his “lovely Mare”.[14][15]
Torchling Morphling
Treacherous Urge Threaten
Truth or Tale Fact or Fiction
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Blanket of Night The only colorless card and only land in Planar Chaos
Utopia Vow Pacifism, Utopia Tree
Venarian Glimmer Distress, Venarian Gold
Voidstone Gargoyle Meddling Mage, Pithing Needle
Vorosh, the Hunter Rith, the Awakener

On Planeshifted cards

|Blood Knight is a mirror of Black Knight; it also White Knight. Blood Knight was the placeholder name for the Scourge set's Silver Knight. |Calciderm is the only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see cycles section on the set page); it is a colorshifted Blastoderm.(with Vanishing 4 rather than Fading 3, usually producing about the same lifespan). |Damnation Wrath of God in art, artist, and mechanics. |Essence Warden Soul Warden in art. |Fa'adiyah Seer Sindbad. Its name Fa'adiyah the forest on the plane of Rabiah. |Hedge Troll is a mirror of Sedge Troll. |Keen Sense Curiosity. 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. |Ovinize Humble. The sheep art also Ovinomancer, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep. |Piracy Charm is the only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) and Funeral Charm. |Porphyry Nodes Drop of Honey. Porphyry Nodes is a near-anagram of "Drop of Honey." This hearkens back to a time when Magic names used near-anagrams more often. For example, "Onulet" is a near-anagram of "Soul Net," so named because of its life-gain ability. |Primal Plasma Plasma Elemental in art and Primal Clay in mechanics and is the only card timeshifted from an artifact. |Prodigal Pyromancer Prodigal Sorcerer in ability and flavor text. |Riptide Pilferer Headhunter. Riptide Pilferer depicts a merfolk spy lurking under the docks of the Riptide Project, the wizards' laboratory off the coast of Otaria where cephalid and human mages traded secrets and replicated slivers. |Seal of Primordium Seal of Cleansing (mechanic, artist, flavor text) and Gauntlet of Power (art).[16] |Vampiric Link Spirit Link in mechanic, artist, and art.

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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