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The '''tombstone icon''', or '''tombstone symbol''', is a graphic in the upper-left-hand corner of a number of [[Odyssey block]] cards with graveyard-active or -relevant abilities. | The '''tombstone icon''', or '''tombstone symbol''', is a graphic in the upper-left-hand corner of a number of [[Odyssey block]] cards with graveyard-active or -relevant abilities. | ||
Due to the mechanical and thematic focus on the [[graveyard]] in Odyssey block, the tombstone icon was designed to be featured on cards from the block's sets {{Em}} ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Torment]]'', and ''[[Judgment]]'' {{Em}} so as to "make players' lives easier".<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/askwizards/1002 | Due to the mechanical and thematic focus on the [[graveyard]] in Odyssey block, the tombstone icon was designed to be featured on cards from the block's sets {{Em}} ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Torment]]'', and ''[[Judgment]]'' {{Em}} so as to "make players' lives easier".<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/askwizards/1002|Ask Wizards - October 3, 2002|[[Randy Buehler]]|October 3, 2002}}</ref> The practice of placing a tombstone icon was not carried over to future expansions or blocks, but the tombstone icon has since been seen on the ''[[Time Spiral/Timeshifted|Time Spiral]]'' "timeshifted" reprints of <c title="Valor">Valor|Time Spiral</c> and <c title="Call of the Herd">Call of the Herd|Time Spiral</c>. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Introduced in ''Odyssey'', the tombstone icon was featured on cards with the [[Flashback]] ability. In ''Torment'' and ''Judgment'', the tombstone icon was used indicator of cards with graveyard-active abilities,<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/bb1|[[Ben Bleiweiss]] | Introduced in ''Odyssey'', the tombstone icon was featured on cards with the [[Flashback]] ability. In ''Torment'' and ''Judgment'', the tombstone icon was used indicator of cards with graveyard-active abilities,<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/bb1|From the Grave Risen|[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|January 2, 2002}}</ref> as in the case of <card title="Ichorid">Ichorid|Torment</card><ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/askwizards/0802|Ask Wizards - August 15, 2002|[[Mike Donais]]|August 15, 2002}}</ref> and the Incarnations of ''Judgment'' (e.g., <card title="Anger">Anger|Judgment</card>).<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/askwizards/0205|Ask Wizards - February 15, 2005|[[Devin Low]]|February 15, 2005}}</ref> | ||
==Comprehensive Rules== | ==Comprehensive Rules== | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 5 October 2012
The tombstone icon, or tombstone symbol, is a graphic in the upper-left-hand corner of a number of Odyssey block cards with graveyard-active or -relevant abilities.
Due to the mechanical and thematic focus on the graveyard in Odyssey block, the tombstone icon was designed to be featured on cards from the block's sets — Odyssey, Torment, and Judgment — so as to "make players' lives easier".[1] The practice of placing a tombstone icon was not carried over to future expansions or blocks, but the tombstone icon has since been seen on the Time Spiral "timeshifted" reprints of Valor and Call of the Herd.
History
Introduced in Odyssey, the tombstone icon was featured on cards with the Flashback ability. In Torment and Judgment, the tombstone icon was used indicator of cards with graveyard-active abilities,[2] as in the case of Ichorid[3] and the Incarnations of Judgment (e.g., Anger).[4]
Comprehensive Rules
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List of cards featuring the tombstone icon
- Odyssey block cards with flashback
- Ichorid
- Judgment Incarnations
- Riftstone Portal
- Blast from the Past
See also
References
- ↑ Randy Buehler (October 3, 2002). "Ask Wizards - October 3, 2002". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ben Bleiweiss (January 2, 2002). "From the Grave Risen". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mike Donais (August 15, 2002). "Ask Wizards - August 15, 2002". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Devin Low (February 15, 2005). "Ask Wizards - February 15, 2005". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.