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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. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
[[File:TOR Ichorid.jpg|thumb|alt=Ichorid|Ichorid (''Torment''), with its recursion/self-reanimating ability, is one such card that features the tombstone icon.|right|200 px]] | [[File:TOR Ichorid.jpg|thumb|alt=Ichorid|Ichorid (''Torment''), with its recursion/self-reanimating ability, is one such card that features the tombstone icon.|right|200 px]] | ||
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>{{ | 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>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-october-2002-2002-10-01|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>{{ | 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>{{NewRef|grave-risen-2002-01-02-0|From the Grave Risen|[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|January 2, 2002}}</ref> as in the case of <card title="Ichorid">Ichorid|Torment</card><ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-august-2002-2002-08-01|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>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-february-2005-2005-02-01|Ask Wizards - February 15, 2005|[[Devin Low]]|February 15, 2005}}</ref> | ||
The original plan was to make it a permanent addition, but it couldn’t work with the new [[card frame]] (starting two blocks later in ''[[Mirrodin]]'') so [[R&D]] decided to just make it a block thing.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/158276735478/when-flashback-was-introduced-rd-introduced-the|title=Why didn't R&D stick with this?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> | The original plan was to make it a permanent addition, but it couldn’t work with the new [[card frame]] (starting two blocks later in ''[[Mirrodin]]'') so [[R&D]] decided to just make it a block thing.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/158276735478/when-flashback-was-introduced-rd-introduced-the|title=Why didn't R&D stick with this?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 20 August 2017
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.
Description
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]
The original plan was to make it a permanent addition, but it couldn’t work with the new card frame (starting two blocks later in Mirrodin) so R&D decided to just make it a block thing.[5]
Comprehensive Rules
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 107.9. A tombstone icon appears to the left of the name of many Odyssey™ block cards with abilities that are relevant in a player’s graveyard. The purpose of the icon is to make those cards stand out when they’re in a graveyard. This icon has no effect on game play.
List of cards featuring the tombstone icon
- Odyssey block cards with flashback
- Ichorid
- Judgment Incarnations
- Riftstone Portal
- Blast from the Past
See also
References
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