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   |logo = [[File:M15 logo.jpg|250px]]
   |image = M15 logo.jpg
   |symbol description ="M15"
   |symbol_description ="M15"
   |design team = [[Aaron Forsythe]] (lead)<br/>[[Max McCall]]<br/>[[Shawn Main]]<br/>[[Mike Gills]]<br/>[[Jenna Helland]]
   |design = [[Aaron Forsythe]] (lead)<br/>[[Max McCall]]<br/>[[Shawn Main]]<br/>[[Mike Gills]]<br/>[[Jenna Helland]]
   |development team = [[Billy Moreno]] (lead)<br/>Shawn Main<br/>[[Adam Lee]]<br/>[[Tom LaPille]]<br/>[[Sam Stoddard]]
   |development = [[Billy Moreno]] (lead)<br/>Shawn Main<br/>[[Adam Lee]]<br/>[[Tom LaPille]]<br/>[[Sam Stoddard]]
   |art director = [[Jeremy Jarvis]]
   |art = [[Jeremy Jarvis]]
   |date_release = July 18, 2014
   |release = July 18, 2014
   |mechanics =  
   |mechanics =  
   |keywords = [[Convoke]]
   |keywords = [[Convoke]]
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   |code_expansion_ref = <ref>Printed on the card frame.</ref>
   |code_expansion_ref = <ref>Printed on the card frame.</ref>
   |code_development = None
   |code_development = None
   |block name = [[Core sets|Core]]
   |series = [[Core set]]s
   |first set = [[Magic 2014]]
   |first = [[Magic 2014]]
   |second set = [[Magic 2015]]
   |second = [[Magic 2015]]
   |third set = [[Magic Origins]]
   |third = [[Magic Origins]]
   |previous set = [[Vintage Masters]]
   |previous = [[Vintage Masters]]
   |next set = [[From the Vault: Annihilation]]
   |next = [[From the Vault: Annihilation]]
}}
}}
'''''Magic: The Gathering 2015 Core Set''''', commonly referred to as '''''Magic 2015''''' or '''''M15''''' is the 16<sup>th</sup> ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic]]'' [[core set]]. It was released on July 18, 2014.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/announcing-magic-2015-2014-01-06|Announcing ''Magic 2015''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|January 6, 2014}}</ref>
'''''Magic: The Gathering 2015 Core Set''''', commonly referred to as '''''Magic 2015''''' or '''''M15''''' is the 16<sup>th</sup> ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic]]'' [[core set]]. It was released on July 18, 2014.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/announcing-magic-2015-2014-01-06|Announcing ''Magic 2015''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|January 6, 2014}}</ref>

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Magic 2015
[[File:{{#setmainimage:M15 logo.jpg}}|250px]]
Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description "M15"
Design Aaron Forsythe (lead)
Max McCall
Shawn Main
Mike Gills
Jenna Helland
Development Billy Moreno (lead)
Shawn Main
Adam Lee
Tom LaPille
Sam Stoddard
Art direction Jeremy Jarvis
Release date July 18, 2014
Keywords/​ability words Convoke
Set size 269 cards (101 Commons, 80 Uncommons, 53 Rares, 15 Mythic Rares, 20 Basic Land)
+ 15 cards in the sample decks (6 Commons, 4 Uncommons, 5 Rares)
Expansion code M15[2]
Development codename None
Core sets
[[Magic 2014]] [[Magic 2015]] [[Magic Origins]]
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
[[Vintage Masters]] Magic 2015 [[From the Vault: Annihilation]]

Magic: The Gathering 2015 Core Set, commonly referred to as Magic 2015 or M15 is the 16th Magic core set. It was released on July 18, 2014.[3]

Set details

Magic 2015 contains 269 cards (101 Commons, 80 Uncommons, 53 Rares, 15 Mythic Rares, 20 Basic Land). WotC changed the default from 60 uncommons to 80 uncommons for large sets as it makes limited play better. The default of large sets moving forward would be 269.[4] An additional 15 cards appear in the sample decks. Magic 2015 is strongly integrated with its digital counterpart, Duels of the Planeswalkers.[5][6] The set features a black / green version of the planeswalker Garruk[7] and the "You Make The Card"-card Waste Not.[8][9] The set also features a new card face with a special Magic font ("Beleren"), a holofoil stamp, revamped collector info and a decreased border size. The Magic logo for this set is colored black. The returning mechanic is convoke.[10][11]

Magic 2015 introduced a templating change to cards that set a creature's power and toughness to a specific value. The term "base power and toughness" makes it clearer that other continuous effects that modify power and toughness, such as the ones created by Titanic Growth or a +1/+1 counter, apply after the creature's power and toughness are changed.[12]

Magic Story

Main article: Magic Story
Title Author Release Date Setting (plane) Featuring
Beast Tom LaPille 2014-06-18 Innistrad Garruk
Nissa, Worldwaker Kelly Digges 2014-06-25 Zendikar Nissa Revane
Veil of Deceit James Wyatt 2014-07-02 Shandalar Liliana Vess, Kurkesh, Chain Veil
The Bard and the Biologist Matt Knicl 2014-07-09 Shandalar Jalira, Yisan, Sliver Hivelord
The Hunter Cannot Pity Jennifer Clarke Wilkes 2014-07-16 Innistrad, Esper Vronos, Avacyn, Garruk
Ajani's Vengeance Tom LaPille 2014-07-23 Theros Ajani
Comin' Through! Kelly Digges 2014-07-30 Unknown plane Hot Soup
Dreams of the Damned Nik Davidson 2014-08-06 Zendikar Ob Nixilis
The Lunarch's Journal Colin Kawakami 2014-08-13 Innistrad Dovid, Gryta, Avacyn
Monster Ken Troop 2014-08-20 Shandalar Garruk, Jace Beleren, 'Icy'

Designer credits

Multiple game world VIPs were invited to create cards for Magic 2015. Their credits appear below the usual flavor text, in smaller type.[13][14]

Credited Known for Card
George Fan Designer of Plants vs. Zombies Genesis Hydra
Penny Arcade Penny Arcade webcomic, creators of PAX Avarice Amulet
Markus Persson Creator of Minecraft, founder of Mojang Aggressive Mining
Richard Garriot Creator of the Ultima series Shield of the Avatar
David Sirlin Designer on Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Yomi Master of Predicaments
Rob Pardo Chief Creative Officer at Blizzard, lead designer of World of Warcraft Xathrid Slyblade
Isaiah Cartwright Lead game designer for Guild Wars 2 Warden of the Beyond
Justin Gary Designer of Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer and Solforge
Winner of Pro Tour Houston 2002, National Team Championship in Worlds 2003		 Spirit Bonds
Stone Librande Lead designer of Diablo 3, creative director of SimCity Goblin Kaboomist
Brian Fargo Founder of Interplay Entertainment and InXile Entertainment Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
Mike Neumann Gearbox Software, creative director on Borderlands Chasm Skulker
James Ernest Owner and lead designer for Cheapass Games Hot Soup
Edmund McMillen Indie designer of Super Meat Boy, featured in Indie Game: The Movie Cruel Sadist
Brad Muir Game designer at Double Fine Productions, project lead on Iron Brigade Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
The Magic community: Playing Magic Waste Not

Flavor

“  Hunt Bigger Game  ”

Marketing

Magic 2015 is sold in booster packs, Intro packs, a fat pack, the new clash pack (which is a 2-Player Starter Set)[15] and the M15 Deck Builder's Toolkit.[16] The boosters featured art work from Ajani Steadfast, Jace, the Living Guildpact, Nightfire Giant, Soul of Shandalar and Nissa, Worldwaker. The prerelease was July 12-13, 2014, the magic online release was on July 28, 2014 and the Game Day was August 9-10, 2014. The set was promoted at the website www.huntbiggergame.com

Prerelease

There are five prerelease packs, one for each color. Each comes with a seeded booster pack that corresponds with that color.[17] When registering for the Prerelease tournament, each player chooses one. The seeded booster pack will assist players in building a deck by providing a starting point in their chosen color. Each seeded booster pack contains a premium promo card, which players may include in their tournament decks. Each prerelease pack comes with a oversized challenge card, Garruk the Slayer, which is a key component of Magic 2015 's experience design (designed by Ethan Fleischer and Gavin Verhey). The prerelease pack further contains 5 regular booster packs, 1 activity insert, 1 Spindown life counter and 3 Wolf tokens. One player plays his or her Prerelease deck as normal. This player always goes first. The other player plays as Garruk. Garruk starts at 20 loyalty, and can activate one loyalty ability each turn. Garruk can be attacked and if his loyalty reaches 0, he loses. But if Garruk's horde of Wolves drops the player to 0, then Garruk wins. The oversized Garruk Planeswalker card can't be returned to its owner's hand or otherwise removed.[18]

Promotional cards

Tokens/Emblems

"Token" now appears on the type line as a pseudo-supertype. Emblems have also received a type line, which includes the Planeswalker subtype.[20]

  1. {C} 1/1 Sliver for Sliver Hive
  2. {W} 1/1 Soldier for First Response and Raise the Alarm
  3. {W} 1/1 Spirit with flying for Spirit Bonds and Triplicate Spirits
  4. {U} 1/1 Squid with islandwalk for Chasm Skulker and Coral Barrier
  5. {B} 3/3 Beast with deathtouch for Garruk, Apex Predator
  6. {B} 2/2 Zombie for Necromancer's Stockpile and Waste Not
  7. {R} 2/2 Dragon with flying and “{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn” for Brood Keeper
  8. {R} 1/1 Goblin for Goblin Rabblemaster
  9. {G} 3/3 Beast for Feral Incarnation and Soul of Zendikar
  10. {G} 1/1 Insect with flying and deathtouch for Hornet Nest and Hornet Queen
  11. {G} */* Treefolk Warrior with “This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control” for Kalonian Twingrove
  12. {C} artifact token named Land Mine with “{R}, Sacrifice this artifact: This artifact deals 2 danage to target attacking creature without flying” for Goblin Kaboomist
  13. Emblem for Ajani Steadfast
  14. Emblem for Garruk, Apex Predator

Sample decks

Main article: Magic 2015/Sample decks

The Magic 2015 Core Set comes with five thirty-card sample decks. Each sample deck has several cards numbered 270 and higher that do not appear in Magic 2015 booster packs. They include classics like Serra Angel, Sengir Vampire and Mahamoti Djinn. These 15 cards are legal for tournament play in any format that includes the Magic 2015 core set.[21] The Deck Builder's Toolkit 2015 contains a single copy of card numbers 270 and 272-284, and two copies of card number 271 Divine Verdict.

Cycles

Magic 2015 has ten cycles:

Functional reprints

Colorshifted

Strictly better

Strictly worse

Preconstructed decks

Intro packs

Main article: Magic 2015/Intro packs

The intro packs are:[25]

Intro pack name Colors Included Foil rare
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Price of Glory W B Resolute Archangel
Hit the Ground Running U G Mercurial Pretender
Infernal Intervention B R Indulgent Tormentor
Flames of the Dragon U R Siege Dragon
Will of the Masses W G Phytotitan

Clash pack

Main article: Magic 2015/Clash pack

Magic 2015 comes with a clash pack which contains two bicolored decks.[26]

Clash pack
deck name 		Colors Included
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Fate U G
Fury R G

Cards added to Magic 2015

Main article: Magic 2015/Changes#Cards added to Magic 2015

Cards removed from Magic 2014

Main article: Magic 2015/Changes#Cards removed from Magic 2014

References

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