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|<c>Aeon Chronicler</c> | |<c>Aeon Chronicler</c> | ||
|<c>Maro</c> | |<c>Maro</c> | ||
|The only [[Avatar]] in ''Planar Chaos''. | |Blue Maro with suspend that draws cards. The only [[Avatar]] in ''Planar Chaos''. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Aether Membrane</c> | |<c>Aether Membrane</c> | ||
|<c>Whip Vine</c>, <c>Wall of Tears</c> | |<c>Whip Vine</c>, <c>Wall of Tears</c> | ||
| | |Red mix of Whip Vine and Wall of Tears. The only [[Wall]] in ''Planar Chaos''. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Akroma, Angel of Fury</c> | |<c>Akroma, Angel of Fury</c> | ||
|<c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c> | |<c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</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]]. | |Red Akroma, Angel of Wrath with her abilities except flying and trample replaced with something else. 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]]. | ||
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|<c>Ana Battlemage</c> | |<c>Ana Battlemage</c> | ||
|<c>Anavolver</c>, <c>Thornscape Battlemage</c> | |<c>Anavolver</c>, <c>Thornscape Battlemage</c> | ||
| | |Thornscape Battlemage under the influence of Anavolver instead. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Auramancer's Guise</c> | |<c>Auramancer's Guise</c> | ||
|<c>Rabid Wombat</c> | |<c>Rabid Wombat</c> | ||
| | |Rabid Wombat as a blue aura. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Battering Sliver</c> | |<c>Battering Sliver</c> | ||
|<c>Horned Sliver</c> | |<c>Horned Sliver</c> | ||
| | |Red Horned Sliver. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Big Game Hunter</c> | |<c>Big Game Hunter</c> | ||
|<c>Reprisal</c><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/reprisal-rebel-2007-02-22|Reprisal Rebel|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref> | |<c>Reprisal</c><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/reprisal-rebel-2007-02-22|Reprisal Rebel|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref> | ||
|The only [[assassin]] in ''Planar Chaos'' | |Reprisal [[List of Magic slang|on a black stick]]. The only [[assassin]] in ''Planar Chaos'' | ||
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|<c>Blightspeaker</c> | |<c>Blightspeaker</c> | ||
|<c>Cackling Imp</c>, <c>Defiant Falcon</c> | |<c>Cackling Imp</c>, <c>Defiant Falcon</c> | ||
| | |Black Defiant Falcon that trades flying for Cackling Imp's activated ability. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Body Double</c> | |<c>Body Double</c> | ||
|<c>Clone</c>, <c>Zombify</c> | |<c>Clone</c>, <c>Zombify</c> | ||
| | |Zombify as a blue Clone-like creature. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c> | |<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c> | ||
|<c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c> | |<c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c> | ||
| | |Blue Braids, Cabal Minion that does the opposite of what the original did. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Boom</c>//<c>Bust</c> | |<c>Boom</c>//<c>Bust</c> | ||
|<c>Tremble</c>, <c>Armageddon</c> | |<c>Tremble</c>, <c>Armageddon</c> | ||
| | |A modified Tremble and a red Armageddon mixed into one. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Cautery Sliver</c> | |<c>Cautery Sliver</c> | ||
|<c>Goblin Legionnaire</c> | |<c>Goblin Legionnaire</c> | ||
| | |Cautery Sliver turns slivers into Goblin Legionnaires. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Circle of Affliction</c> | |<c>Circle of Affliction</c> | ||
|<c>Story Circle</c> | |<c>Story Circle</c> | ||
| | |Black Story Circle that causes life drain rather than damage prevention. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Cradle to Grave</c> | |<c>Cradle to Grave</c> | ||
|<c>Dark Banishing</c>, <c>Premature Burial</c> | |<c>Dark Banishing</c>, <c>Premature Burial</c> | ||
| | |A Premature Burial for the current turn rather than the last turn. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c> | |<c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c> | ||
|<c>Ascendant Evincar</c>, <c>Selenia, Dark Angel</c> | |<c>Ascendant Evincar</c>, <c>Selenia, Dark Angel</c> | ||
| | |White Ascendant Evincar that can return himself similar to Selenia, Dark Angel. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Darkheart Sliver</c> | |<c>Darkheart Sliver</c> | ||
|<c>Dark Heart of the Wood</c> | |<c>Dark Heart of the Wood</c> | ||
| | |Darkheart Sliver is Dark Heart of the Wood for slivers. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Dash Hopes</c> | |<c>Dash Hopes</c> | ||
|<c>Counterspell</c>, <c>Molten Influence</c> | |<c>Counterspell</c>, <c>Molten Influence</c> | ||
| | |Black Counterspell with the black version of Molten Influence's condition. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Dawn Charm</c> | |<c>Dawn Charm</c> | ||
|<c>Holy Day</c>, <c>Death Ward</c>, <c>Gilded Light</c> | |<c>Holy Day</c>, <c>Death Ward</c>, <c>Gilded Light</c> | ||
| | |Holy Day, Death Ward, and a single instance of Gilded Light mixed into a charm. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Dead</c>//<c>Gone</c> | |<c>Dead</c>//<c>Gone</c> | ||
|<c>Shock</c>, <c>Unsummon</c> | |<c>Shock</c>, <c>Unsummon</c> | ||
| | |A creature-focused Shock and red Unsummon mixed into one. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Deadly Grub</c> | |<c>Deadly Grub</c> | ||
|<c>Deadly Insect</c> | |<c>Deadly Insect</c> | ||
| | |Deadly Grub creates Deadly Insect upon dying by vanishing. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Deadwood Treefolk</c> | |<c>Deadwood Treefolk</c> | ||
|<c>Gravedigger</c> | |<c>Gravedigger</c> | ||
|The only [[treefolk]] in ''Planar Chaos'' | |A green Gravedigger that triggers its ability upon leaving as well. The only [[treefolk]] in ''Planar Chaos'' | ||
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|<c>Detritivore</c> | |<c>Detritivore</c> | ||
|<c>Terravore</c>, <c>Skyshroud War Beast</c> | |<c>Terravore</c>, <c>Skyshroud War Beast</c> | ||
|The only [[lhurgoyf]] in ''Planar Chaos'' | |Red Terravore with Skyshroud War Beast's condition and suspend that guarantees higher stats for Dertritivore. The only [[lhurgoyf]] in ''Planar Chaos'' | ||
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|<c>Dichotomancy</c> | |<c>Dichotomancy</c> | ||
|<c>Mimeofacture</c> | |<c>Mimeofacture</c> | ||
| | |A Mimeofacture that affects each creature an opponent controls than just one. Because of that, it trades replicate for suspend. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Dismal Failure</c> | |<c>Dismal Failure</c> | ||
|<c>Dismiss</c> | |<c>Dismiss</c> | ||
| | |A reversed Dismiss. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Dormant Sliver</c> | |<c>Dormant Sliver</c> | ||
|<c>Jungle Barrier</c> | |<c>Jungle Barrier</c> | ||
| | |Dormant Sliver turns slivers into Jungle Barriers. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Dreamscape Artist</c> | |<c>Dreamscape Artist</c> | ||
|<c>Harrow</c> | |<c>Harrow</c> | ||
| | |A blue spellshaper that casts Harrow. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Dust Corona</c> | |<c>Dust Corona</c> | ||
|<c>Web</c> | |<c>Web</c> | ||
| | |A red Web on reverse. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|<c>Enslave</c> | |<c>Enslave</c> | ||
Revision as of 10:41, 10 October 2021
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 | Blue Maro with suspend that draws cards. The only Avatar in Planar Chaos. |
| Aether Membrane | Whip Vine, Wall of Tears | Red mix of Whip Vine and Wall of Tears. The only Wall in Planar Chaos. |
| Akroma, Angel of Fury | Akroma, Angel of Wrath | Red Akroma, Angel of Wrath with her abilities except flying and trample replaced with something else. 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, Thornscape Battlemage | Thornscape Battlemage under the influence of Anavolver instead. |
| Auramancer's Guise | Rabid Wombat | Rabid Wombat as a blue aura. |
| Battering Sliver | Horned Sliver | Red Horned Sliver. |
| Big Game Hunter | Reprisal[4] | Reprisal on a black stick. The only assassin in Planar Chaos |
| Blightspeaker | Cackling Imp, Defiant Falcon | Black Defiant Falcon that trades flying for Cackling Imp's activated ability. |
| Body Double | Clone, Zombify | Zombify as a blue Clone-like creature. |
| Braids, Conjurer Adept | Braids, Cabal Minion | Blue Braids, Cabal Minion that does the opposite of what the original did. |
| Boom//Bust | Tremble, Armageddon | A modified Tremble and a red Armageddon mixed into one. |
| Cautery Sliver | Goblin Legionnaire | Cautery Sliver turns slivers into Goblin Legionnaires. |
| Circle of Affliction | Story Circle | Black Story Circle that causes life drain rather than damage prevention. |
| Cradle to Grave | Dark Banishing, Premature Burial | A Premature Burial for the current turn rather than the last turn. |
| Crovax, Ascendant Hero | Ascendant Evincar, Selenia, Dark Angel | White Ascendant Evincar that can return himself similar to Selenia, Dark Angel. |
| Darkheart Sliver | Dark Heart of the Wood | Darkheart Sliver is Dark Heart of the Wood for slivers. |
| Dash Hopes | Counterspell, Molten Influence | Black Counterspell with the black version of Molten Influence's condition. |
| Dawn Charm | Holy Day, Death Ward, Gilded Light | Holy Day, Death Ward, and a single instance of Gilded Light mixed into a charm. |
| Dead//Gone | Shock, Unsummon | A creature-focused Shock and red Unsummon mixed into one. |
| Deadly Grub | Deadly Insect | Deadly Grub creates Deadly Insect upon dying by vanishing. |
| Deadwood Treefolk | Gravedigger | A green Gravedigger that triggers its ability upon leaving as well. The only treefolk in Planar Chaos |
| Detritivore | Terravore, Skyshroud War Beast | Red Terravore with Skyshroud War Beast's condition and suspend that guarantees higher stats for Dertritivore. The only lhurgoyf in Planar Chaos |
| Dichotomancy | Mimeofacture | A Mimeofacture that affects each creature an opponent controls than just one. Because of that, it trades replicate for suspend. |
| Dismal Failure | Dismiss | A reversed Dismiss. |
| Dormant Sliver | Jungle Barrier | Dormant Sliver turns slivers into Jungle Barriers. |
| Dreamscape Artist | Harrow | A blue spellshaper that casts Harrow. |
| Dust Corona | Web | A red Web on reverse. |
| Enslave | Control Magic | |
| Erratic Mutation | Erratic Explosion, Unstable Mutation | |
| Evolution Charm | Lay of the Land, Raise Dead, 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 | 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 | 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, 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
| Card | Inspired by | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Knight | Black Knight, White Knight. | Mirrors. Blood Knight was the placeholder name for the Scourge set's Silver Knight. |
| Calciderm | Blastoderm | The only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see cycles section on the set page)(with Vanishing 4 rather than Fading 3, usually producing about the same lifespan). |
| Damnation | Wrath of God | Art, artist, and mechanics. |
| Essence Warden | Soul Warden | Art |
| Fa'adiyah Seer | Sindbad | Its' name, Fa'adiyah, refers to the forest on the plane of Rabiah. |
| Hedge Troll | Sedge Troll | Mirrors |
| 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, Ovinomancer | The sheep art also refers to Ovinomancer, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep. |
| Piracy Charm | Funeral Charm | The only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) |
| 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, Primal Clay | Mechanics and Art. The only card timeshifted from an artifact. |
| Prodigal Pyromancer | Prodigal Sorcerer | 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, Gauntlet of Power | Mechanics, artist, flavor text; Art[16] |
| Vampiric Link | Spirit Link | Mechanics, artist, and art |
References
- ↑ Matt Cavotta (February 22, 2007). "Time Spiral Magic Museum - Planar Chaos Exhibit". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 22, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part I". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 05, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part II". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 22, 2007). "Reprisal Rebel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 20, 2007). "Extirpate Sketches". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (January 19, 2007). "The Rebirth of Cool". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 03, 2007). "Limb Art Gets New Life". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 01, 2007). "Art of the Alternate Past". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 10, 2007). "Pongified Barbarian". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 20, 2008). "What's a Kusite?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 05, 2007). "Saltfield Time Wizard". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 28, 2007). "Double Boon". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 08, 2007). "Stingscourger's Sting". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 03, 2016). "Can i ask for sone trivia on Timbermare?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Jamie Wakefield (January 8, 2007). "Official Planar Chaos Preview - Timbermare!". StarCityGames.com
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 21, 2007). "Seal of Primordium". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.