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'''Astral Ways ''' was a Magic: The Gathering expansion designed by then-player [[Mike Elliott]].  While the set itself never saw print, a number of mechanics from the set eventually made their way onto Magic cards when Elliott became a designer
:''For the Microprose set, see [[Astral]].''
 
'''Astral Ways ''' is an unpublished ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[expansion]] designed by then-player [[Mike Elliott]].  While the set itself never saw print, a number of [[mechanics]] from the set eventually made their way onto ''Magic'' cards when Elliott became a [[designer]].


==Storyline==
==Storyline==
The crux of the storyline of Astral Ways was two parallel universes separated by an astral doorway.  In the story, while trying to shut the astral door, the hero gets sliced into thousands of slivers.<ref name=SliverMeTimbers>{{cite web|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr114 |author=[[Mark Rosewater]] |title=Sliver Me Timbers}}</ref>
The crux of the storyline of ''Astral Way''s was two parallel universes separated by an astral doorway.  In the story, while trying to shut the astral door, the hero gets sliced into thousands of slivers. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr114|Sliver Me Timbers|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 8, 2004}}</ref>


==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
*'''[[Slivers]]:'''  Appearing in all five colors, each of these creatures grant abilities to all slivers.
*the ''Astral'' abilty, renamed [[Shadow]] was featured in the [[Tempest block]]
*[[Slivers]] also appearing in the Tempest block.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 05:41, 28 November 2014

For the Microprose set, see Astral.

Astral Ways is an unpublished Magic: The Gathering expansion designed by then-player Mike Elliott. While the set itself never saw print, a number of mechanics from the set eventually made their way onto Magic cards when Elliott became a designer.

Storyline

The crux of the storyline of Astral Ways was two parallel universes separated by an astral doorway. In the story, while trying to shut the astral door, the hero gets sliced into thousands of slivers. [1]

Mechanics

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (March 8, 2004). "Sliver Me Timbers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.