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==Set details== | ==Set details== | ||
{{cquote|Draft Like a Master}} | {{cquote|Draft Like a Master}} | ||
''Modern Masters 2015'' is a 249 card set consisting of reprints of cards originally printed between ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' and ''[[New Phyrexia]]''. ''Modern Masters 2015'' is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as preconstructed theme decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 [[ | ''Modern Masters 2015'' is a 249 card set consisting of reprints of cards originally printed between ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' and ''[[New Phyrexia]]''. ''Modern Masters 2015'' is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as preconstructed theme decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 [[common]]s, 3 [[uncommon]]s, one [[rare]] or [[mythic rare]], and one [[foil]] card of any rarity replacing the basic land which would normally be found in a booster as ''Modern Masters 2015'' does not contain a run of basic lands. Due to the higher expected average value of the cards contained in a booster and the lower print run, the MSRP of one booster of ''Modern'' Masters was set to $9.99 ($3 higher than [[Modern Masters|the first ''Modern Masters'' set]]). Due to the higher MSRP booster displays only contain 24 packs, which is also the number required for a regular [[draft]] (three boosters for each of eight players), as the set was designed specifically for draft. As an experiment, the packaging for english language boosters was made of recyclable paperboard.<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/recyclable-modern-masters-packaging-2015-02-24|Recyclable Modern Masters Packaging|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|February 24, 2015}}</ref> This gave cause for concern about the possibilty of resealing the packages with other content and also about printing and collation issues.<ref>{{NewRef|news/modern-masters-packaging-concerns-2015-05-21|''Modern Masters'' Packaging Concerns|Wizards of the Coast|May 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|news/modern-masters-2015-edition-booster-packs-2015-05-26|Concerns with ''Modern Masters 2015 Edition'' Booster Packs|Wizards of the Coast|May 26, 2015 }}</ref> The packaging material features the word ''Magic'', without '': The Gathering'', a first in ''Magic'' history. The 16-card boosters (the sixteenth card is a [[marketing card]]) feature artwork from <c>Noble Hierarch</c>, <c>Karn Liberated</c> and <c>Vendilion Clique</c>.<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/modern-masters-2015-edition-packaging-2015-05-04|Modern Masters 2015 Edition Packaging|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 4, 2015 }}</ref> A number of cards changed [[rarity]] from their original printing to create a better [[draft]]ing environment<ref>{{NewRef|archive/making-magic/mining-past-2015-05-04|Mining the Past|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 4, 2015 }}</ref> or because [[mythic rare]] wasn't introduced until the [[Alara block]]. Some cards receive new [[art]]work.<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/new-coat-paint-modern-masters-2015-edition-2015-05-20|A New Coat of Paint for ''Modern Masters 2015 Edition''|Michael Yichao|May 20, 2015}}</ref> | ||
The set was printed in English, Japanese and Chinese Simplified. | The set was printed in English, Japanese and Chinese Simplified. | ||
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* {{B}}{{R}}: [[Bloodthirst]] [[aggro]] (<c>Ashenmoor Gouger</c>) | * {{B}}{{R}}: [[Bloodthirst]] [[aggro]] (<c>Ashenmoor Gouger</c>) | ||
* {{R}}{{G}}: [[Domain]] [[ramp]] (<c>Rampant Growth</c>) | * {{R}}{{G}}: [[Domain]] [[ramp]] (<c>Rampant Growth</c>) | ||
* {{G}}{{W}}: [[Convoke]] [[ | * {{G}}{{W}}: [[Convoke]] [[token]]s (<c>Selesnya Guildmage</c>, <c>Sigil Blessing</c>) | ||
* {{W}}{{B}}: [[Spiritcraft]]/[[Soulshift]])<ref>{{NewRef|limited-information/modern-masters-2015-edition-previews-2015-05-06|''Modern Masters 2015 Edition'' Previews|[[Marshall Sutcliffe]]|May 6, 2015}}</ref> (<c>Restless Apparition</c>) | * {{W}}{{B}}: [[Spiritcraft]]/[[Soulshift]])<ref>{{NewRef|limited-information/modern-masters-2015-edition-previews-2015-05-06|''Modern Masters 2015 Edition'' Previews|[[Marshall Sutcliffe]]|May 6, 2015}}</ref> (<c>Restless Apparition</c>) | ||
* {{U}}{{R}}: [[Elementals]] (<c>Shrewd Hatchling</c>) | * {{U}}{{R}}: [[Elementals]] (<c>Shrewd Hatchling</c>) | ||
* {{B}}{{G}}: [[Sacrifice]]/[[ | * {{B}}{{G}}: [[Sacrifice]]/[[token]]s (<c>Drooling Groodion</c>, <c>Necrogenesis</c>) | ||
* {{R}}{{W}}: [[Double strike]]/[[Equipment]] (<c>Boros Swiftblade</c>, <c>Hearthfire Hobgoblin</c>) | * {{R}}{{W}}: [[Double strike]]/[[Equipment]] (<c>Boros Swiftblade</c>, <c>Hearthfire Hobgoblin</c>) | ||
* {{G}}{{U}}: [[Graft]] (<c>Plaxcaster Frogling</c>) | * {{G}}{{U}}: [[Graft]] (<c>Plaxcaster Frogling</c>) | ||
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==Token cards== | ==Token cards== | ||
The set comes with 16 [[ | The set comes with 16 [[token]]s.<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/tokens-modern-masters-2015-edition-2015-05-07|Tokens of ''Modern Masters 2015 Edition''|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 7, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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*<c>Tarmogoyf</c>, the most expensive card in the Modern format. Like in the first ''Modern Masters'', it is printed as a mythic rare. | *<c>Tarmogoyf</c>, the most expensive card in the Modern format. Like in the first ''Modern Masters'', it is printed as a mythic rare. | ||
*<c>Splinter Twin</c>, a critical part of an [[Modern Splinter Twin deck|infinite combo deck]], was eventually banned in modern for reducing competitive diversity.<ref>{{NewRef|news/january-18-2016-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2016-01-18|January 18, 2016 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|January 18, 2016}}</ref> | *<c>Splinter Twin</c>, a critical part of an [[Modern Splinter Twin deck|infinite combo deck]], was eventually banned in modern for reducing competitive diversity.<ref>{{NewRef|news/january-18-2016-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2016-01-18|January 18, 2016 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|January 18, 2016}}</ref> | ||
*<c>Eye of Ugin</c>, was eventually banned in modern for it's role in causing the [[ | *<c>Eye of Ugin</c>, was eventually banned in modern for it's role in causing the [[Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch#.22Eldrazi Winter.22|"Eldrazi Winter"]].<ref>{{NewRef|news/banned-and-restricted-announcement-2016-04-04|April 4, 2016 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 4, 2016}}</ref> | ||
* Cards with new art: | * Cards with new art: | ||
**<c>Daybreak Coronet</c> | **<c>Daybreak Coronet</c> | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 17 February 2019
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| Set Information | |||||
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| Design |
Erik Lauer (lead) Ben Hayes Ken Nagle | ||||
| Development |
Tom LaPille (lead) Ben Hayes Max McCall Adam Prosak | ||||
| Art direction | Jeremy Jarvis | ||||
| Release date | May 22, 2015 | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Arcane, Eldrazi and Drones, Elementals, Spiritcraft, Hybrid mana, Phyrexian mana | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Annihilator, Affinity, Landcycling, Bloodthirst, Changeling, Convoke, Evoke, Domain, Exalted, Graft, (Multi)kicker, Landcycling, Living weapon, Metalcraft, Proliferate, Soulshift, Sunburst, Wither | ||||
| Set size |
249 cards (101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares) | ||||
| Expansion code | MM2[2] | ||||
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Modern Masters 2015, officially styled as Modern Masters (2015 Edition), is the second set in the Modern Masters series. It is a booster-based compilation set containing cards legal in, and intended for, the Modern format. It was released on May 22, 2015.[3][4]
Set details
| “ | Draft Like a Master | ” |
Modern Masters 2015 is a 249 card set consisting of reprints of cards originally printed between Eighth Edition and New Phyrexia. Modern Masters 2015 is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as preconstructed theme decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 commons, 3 uncommons, one rare or mythic rare, and one foil card of any rarity replacing the basic land which would normally be found in a booster as Modern Masters 2015 does not contain a run of basic lands. Due to the higher expected average value of the cards contained in a booster and the lower print run, the MSRP of one booster of Modern Masters was set to $9.99 ($3 higher than the first Modern Masters set). Due to the higher MSRP booster displays only contain 24 packs, which is also the number required for a regular draft (three boosters for each of eight players), as the set was designed specifically for draft. As an experiment, the packaging for english language boosters was made of recyclable paperboard.[5] This gave cause for concern about the possibilty of resealing the packages with other content and also about printing and collation issues.[6][7] The packaging material features the word Magic, without : The Gathering, a first in Magic history. The 16-card boosters (the sixteenth card is a marketing card) feature artwork from Noble Hierarch, Karn Liberated and Vendilion Clique.[8] A number of cards changed rarity from their original printing to create a better drafting environment[9] or because mythic rare wasn't introduced until the Alara block. Some cards receive new artwork.[10]
The set was printed in English, Japanese and Chinese Simplified.
Magic Story
| Title | Author | Release Date | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dragon's Errand | Alexander Smith | 2015-05-06 | Kamigawa | Kiki-Jiki, Meloku |
Magic Online
Modern Masters 2015 released on Magic Online on May 29, 2015. It was not available for redemption.[11]
Themes and mechanics
Some mechanics were dictated by cards that were wanted for constructed reasons. Other mechanics were chosen because they were synergistic with those mechanics and each other. As the two new blocks entering were Zendikar and Scars of Mirrodin blocks, R&D leaned slightly on choosing themes from those two blocks.[12] During the coverage of GP Utrecht (Modern Masters Weekend) the following limited archetypes were presented on one of the official Twitch channels:
: Metalcraft/Affinity (Ethercaste Knight, Glassdust Hulk)
: Proliferate[13] (Tezzeret's Gambit, Spread the Sickness)
: Bloodthirst aggro (Ashenmoor Gouger)
: Domain ramp (Rampant Growth)- : Convoke tokens (Selesnya Guildmage, Sigil Blessing)
- : Spiritcraft/Soulshift)[14] (Restless Apparition)
- : Elementals (Shrewd Hatchling)
- : Sacrifice/tokens (Drooling Groodion, Necrogenesis)
- : Double strike/Equipment (Boros Swiftblade, Hearthfire Hobgoblin)
- : Graft (Plaxcaster Frogling)
Changes in rarity
Common to Uncommon
- Devouring Greed
- Spread the Sickness
- Lightning Bolt
- Mutagenic Growth
- Agony Warp
- Ethercaste Knight
- Glassdust Hulk
- Pillory of the Sleepless
- Sigil Blessing
- Wrecking Ball
- Cranial Plating
- Expedition Map
- Ravnica block bounce lands
Uncommon to Common
- Conclave Phalanx
- Skyhunter Skirmisher
- Telling Time
- Tribal Flames
- Thrummingbird
- Vigean Graftmage
- Ghostly Changeling
- Plagued Rusalka
- Thief of Hope
- Dragonsoul Knight
- Gut Shot
- Inner-Flame Igniter
- Viashino Slaughtermaster
- Alloy Myr
- Cathodion
- Runed Servitor
- Rusted Relic
- Sickleslicer
- Sphere of the Suns
Rare to Common
Rare to Uncommon
- Hikari, Twilight Guardian
- Novijen Sages
- Incandescent Soulstoke
- Skarrgan Firebird
- Worldheart Phoenix
- Cytoplast Root-Kin
- Eldrazi Temple
Rare to Mythic
Mythic to Rare
Cycles
There are two cycles in Modern Masters 2015, one of which is a double cycle:
- Enemy color hate: five uncommon cards that specifically go against the color's two enemy colors. — Celestial Purge, Flashfreeze, Deathmark, Combust, Karplusan Strider.
- Bounce lands: ten uncommon lands that enter the battlefield tapped, provided its controller returns a land he or she controls to its owner's hand. Each of these lands can tap to produce two mana, one of each of the its associate guild's colors. — Azorius Chancery, Boros Garrison, Dimir Aqueduct, Golgari Rot Farm, Gruul Turf, Izzet Boilerworks, Orzhov Basilica, Rakdos Carnarium, Selesnya Sanctuary, and Simic Growth Chamber.
Token cards
The set comes with 16 tokens.[15]
| Token | Last featured in | Produced by | Notes |
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| 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn | Rise of the Eldrazi | Ulamog spawn | |
| 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn | Rise of the Eldrazi | Emrakul spawn | |
| 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn | Rise of the Eldrazi | Kozilek spawn | |
| 1/1 white Soldier | Commander 2014 | ||
| 1/1 white Spirit with flying | Fate Reforged | ||
| 1/1 black Faerie Rogue with flying | Shadowmoor | New art | |
| 0/0 black Germ | Commander 2014 | ||
| 1/1 black Thrull | Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic | Art from Magic Online | |
| 3/3 green Elephant | Conspiracy | ||
| 1/1 green Insect | Magic 2015 | ||
| 1/1 green Saproling | Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas | ||
| 1/1 green Snake | Khans of Tarkir | ||
| 2/2 green Wolf | Magic 2015 | ||
| 1/1 green/black Worm | Modern Masters | ||
| 3/3 colorless Golem | Theros | ||
| 1/1 colorless Myr | New Phyrexia |
Notable cards
- Tarmogoyf, the most expensive card in the Modern format. Like in the first Modern Masters, it is printed as a mythic rare.
- Splinter Twin, a critical part of an infinite combo deck, was eventually banned in modern for reducing competitive diversity.[16]
- Eye of Ugin, was eventually banned in modern for it's role in causing the "Eldrazi Winter".[17]
- Cards with new art:
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