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'''Astral Ways ''' is an unpublished ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[expansion]] designed by then-player [[Mike Elliott]].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 [[mechanic]]s from the set eventually made their way onto ''Magic'' cards when Elliott became a [[designer]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/kings-things-2015-02-16|Kings & Things|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/twenty-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-tempest-2015-04-27|Twenty Things You Might Not Have Known About Tempest|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 27, 2015}}</ref> | '''Astral Ways ''' is an unpublished ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[expansion]] designed by then-player [[Mike Elliott]].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 [[mechanic]]s from the set eventually made their way onto ''Magic'' cards when Elliott became a [[R&D#Design|designer]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/kings-things-2015-02-16|Kings & Things|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/twenty-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-tempest-2015-04-27|Twenty Things You Might Not Have Known About Tempest|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 27, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, 28 March 2021
- For other uses, 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Astral Ways is an unpublished Magic: The Gathering expansion designed by then-player Mike Elliott.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.[1][2]
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.[3]
Mechanics
- The Astral ability, renamed Shadow was featured in the Tempest block [4]
- Slivers, also appearing in the Tempest block.
- "Planeshift", renamed echo, featured in Urza's Saga.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 16, 2015). "Kings & Things". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 27, 2015). "Twenty Things You Might Not Have Known About Tempest". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 8, 2004). "Sliver Me Timbers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Brady Dommermuth (June 01, 2009). "Mechanically Inclined". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.