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Kaladesh
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics	Energy counters, Vehicle
Keywords/ability words	Crew, Fabricate
Set size	264
Expansion code	KLD
Development codename	Lock

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Kaladesh is the 72^nd Magic expansion, and the first in the Kaladesh block. It will be released on September 30, 2016,^[3] and is a large expansion. It is set on the plane of the same name.

Set details

Kaladesh contains 264 cards (presumably 15 basic lands, 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares) and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. The expansion symbol is a Far Eastern inspired floral motif.

Kaladesh premieres Planeswalker decks, which replace Intro packs. The Fat pack is reimagined as the Kaladesh Bundle.^[4]

Although Wizards of the Coast used the ligature Æ — the A and E combined into one letter — for aether since the beginning of the game, this was changed for Kaladesh, which features the stuff heavily. According to Blake Rasmussen, it caused way more issues than it was worth (particularly in translation).^[5] The set introduces create as a new vocabulary word. Create will be used when a card or effect puts a token onto the battlefield.^[6]

Storyline

“

Invent your Tomorrow

”

Kaladesh (first glimpsed in Magic Origins as the birthplane of Chandra Nalaar) is a plane where natural mages are rare.^[7] Work that would be done with magic on other planes is instead accomplished through devices.^[8] The automatons, thopters, and other artifact creatures of the plane are fueled by aether, which is heavily trafficked. Artifacts are built as much for beauty as for function. Fire magic is strictly banned, and pyromancy punishable with a death sentence.^[9]

Kaladesh is ruled by Consuls. Their forces and works are nearly omnipresent.

Pivotal story moments are now marked with Story Spotlight at the bottom of the card accompanied by an iterator and the total number of spotlight cards. The cards that represent the Story Spotlights in Kaladesh are: Inventors' Fair, Story Spotlight 2/5, Story Spotlight 3/5, Story Spotlight 4/5 and Story Spotlight 5/5.

Marketing

Kaladesh is sold in 16-card boosters (one card being a marketing card), two planeswalker decks, the Kaladesh bundle, a Deck Builder's Toolkit and a Gift Box.^[10]

Prerelease

Prerelease Events take place on September 24, 2016.

Promotional Cards

Prerelease: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare from the set.
Launch promo: TBA
Game Day: full-art Cultivator of Blades
Game Day (Top 8): full-art TBA
Buy-a-Box: TBA

Tokens and emblems

Kaladesh features 12 tokens.

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1/1 Servo for fabricate — Cultivator of Blades, Glint-Sleeve Artisan, Propeller Pioneer
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Themes and mechanics

Card types

Kaladesh introduces the Vehicle artifact subtype, the Aetherborn, Pilot, and Servo creature types, and the Saheeli planeswalker subtype.

Cycles

Mirrored pairs

Reprinted cards

Aether Tradewinds, first printed in Worldwake, last seen in Conspiracy.

Functional Reprints

Curio Vendor is a functional reprint of Coral Eel, Coral Merfolk, Jhessian Lookout, Wetland Sambar, and Wu Infantry .
Tasseled Dromedary is a functional reprint of Yoked Ox.
Terror of the Fairgrounds is a functional reprint of Cobblebrute and Hulking Devil.

Card comparisons

Main article: Kaladesh/Card comparisons

Preconstructed decks

Main article: Kaladesh/Planeswalker decks

Kaladesh will have two planeswalker decks:

Planeswalker deck name	Colors Included					Planeswalker
Planeswalker deck name						Planeswalker
Unknown						unknown
Unknown						unknown

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-   |design team = [[Mark Rosewater]] (co-lead) <br/> [[Shawn Main]] (co-lead) <br/> [[Doug Beyer]] <br/> [[Scott Van Essen]] <br/> [[Mark Gottlieb]] <br/> [[Adam Prosak]] <br/> [[Ben Hayes]] <br/> [[Drew Nolosco]] <br/> [[Jonathon Loucks]]
+   |design team = [[Mark Rosewater]] (co-lead)<br />[[Shawn Main]] (co-lead)<br />[[Doug Beyer]]<br />[[Scott Van Essen]]<br />[[Mark Gottlieb]]<br />[[Adam Prosak]]<br />[[Ben Hayes]]<br />[[Drew Nolosco]]<br />[[Jonathon Loucks]]
-   |development team = [[Erik Lauer]] (co-lead) <br/> [[Ian Duke]] (co-lead) <br/> Doug Beyer <br/> Ben Hayes <br/> [[Gavin Verhey]] <br/> [[Tim Aten]] <br/> [[Melissa DeTora]]
+   |development team = [[Erik Lauer]] (co-lead)<br />[[Ian Duke]] (co-lead)<br />Doug Beyer<br />Ben Hayes<br />[[Gavin Verhey]]<br />[[Tim Aten]]<br />[[Melissa DeTora]]
-with additional contributions<br/> by [[Matt Tabak]]<br/> and [[Eli Shiffrin]]
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    |previous set = [[Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis]]
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-'''''Kaladesh''''' is the 72<sup>nd</sup> ''[[Magic: the Gathering|Magic]]'' expansion, and the first in the [[Kaladesh block]]. It will be released on September 30, 2016,<ref name="SetAnnouncement">{{NewRef|news/announcement-day-2016-05-16|Announcement Day|Wizards of the Coast|2016-05-16}}</ref> and is a [[large expansion]].  It is set on the [[Kaladesh (plane)|plane of the same name]].
+'''''Kaladesh''''' is the 72<sup>nd</sup> ''[[Magic: the Gathering|Magic]]'' expansion, and the first in the [[Kaladesh block]]. It will be released on September 30, 2016,<ref name="SetAnnouncement">{{NewRef|news/announcement-day-2016-05-16|Announcement Day|Wizards of the Coast|2016-05-16}}</ref> and is a [[large expansion]]. It is set on the [[Kaladesh (plane)|plane of the same name]].
+== Set details ==
-==Set details==
 ''Kaladesh'' contains 264 cards (presumably 15 basic lands, 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares) and includes randomly inserted [[premium]] versions of all cards. The [[expansion symbol]] is a Far Eastern inspired floral motif.
-''Kaladesh'' premieres [[Planeswalker deck]]s, which replace [[Intro packs]]. The [[Fat pack]] is reimagined as the ''Kaladesh'' [[Bundle]]. <ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/ramp-approval-2016-05-16|Ramp of Approval|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 16, 2016}}</ref>
+''Kaladesh'' premieres [[Planeswalker deck]]s, which replace [[Intro packs]]. The [[Fat pack]] is reimagined as the ''Kaladesh'' [[Bundle]].<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/ramp-approval-2016-05-16|Ramp of Approval|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 16, 2016}}</ref>
-Although [[Wizards of the Coast]] used the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographic_ligature ligature] Æ — the A and E combined into one letter — for [[aether|æther (aether)]] since the beginning of the game, this was changed for ''Kaladesh'', which features the stuff heavily. According to [[Blake Rasmussen]], it caused way more issues than it was worth (particularly in translation). <ref>{{NewRef|daily-magic-update/update-2016-05-16|The May 16, 2016 Update|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 16, 2016}}</ref> The set introduces ''create'' as a new vocabulary word. Create will be used when a [[card]] or [[effect]] puts a [[token]] onto the [[battlefield]]. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/148004010748/can-you-talk-about-the-changed-wording-create-a|title=Can you talk about the changed wording ("Create a token...") on the recently revealed FNM promo?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>
+Although [[Wizards of the Coast]] used the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographic_ligature ligature] Æ — the A and E combined into one letter — for [[aether]] since the beginning of the game, this was changed for ''Kaladesh'', which features the stuff heavily. According to [[Blake Rasmussen]], it caused way more issues than it was worth (particularly in translation).<ref>{{NewRef|daily-magic-update/update-2016-05-16|The May 16, 2016 Update|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 16, 2016}}</ref> The set introduces ''create'' as a new vocabulary word. Create will be used when a [[card]] or [[effect]] puts a [[token]] onto the [[battlefield]].<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/148004010748/can-you-talk-about-the-changed-wording-create-a|title=Can you talk about the changed wording ("Create a token...") on the recently revealed FNM promo?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>
+=== Storyline ===
-===Storyline===
 {{cquote|Invent your Tomorrow}}
-[[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] (first glimpsed in ''[[Magic Origins]]'' as the birthplane of [[Chandra Nalaar]]) is a [[plane]] where natural [[mage]]s are rare. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Doug Beyer]]|URL=http://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/121321424934/|title=Many players have noticed...|tumblr-title=A Voice for Vorthos|date=June 11 2015}}</ref> Work that would be done with [[magic]] on other planes is instead accomplished through devices. <ref>{{NewRef|feature/worlds-magic-origins-2015-07-09|The Worlds of ''Magic Origins''|Magic Creative Team|July 9, 2015}}</ref> The automatons, [[thopters]] and other [[artifact creatures]] of the plane are fueled by [[aether]], which is heavily trafficked. Artifacts are built as much for beauty as for function. Fire magic is strictly banned, and pyromancy punishable with a death sentence. <ref>{{NewRef|uncharted-realms/chandras-origin-fire-logic-2015-06-10|Chandra's Origin: Fire Logic|[[Doug Beyer]]|June 10, 2015}}</ref>
+[[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] (first glimpsed in ''[[Magic Origins]]'' as the birthplane of [[Chandra Nalaar]]) is a [[plane]] where natural [[mage]]s are rare.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Doug Beyer]]|URL=http://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/121321424934/|title=Many players have noticed...|tumblr-title=A Voice for Vorthos|date=June 11 2015}}</ref> Work that would be done with [[magic]] on other planes is instead accomplished through devices.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/worlds-magic-origins-2015-07-09|The Worlds of ''Magic Origins''|Magic Creative Team|July 9, 2015}}</ref> The automatons, [[thopters]], and other [[artifact creatures]] of the plane are fueled by [[aether]], which is heavily trafficked. Artifacts are built as much for beauty as for function. Fire magic is strictly banned, and pyromancy punishable with a death sentence.<ref>{{NewRef|uncharted-realms/chandras-origin-fire-logic-2015-06-10|Chandra's Origin: Fire Logic|[[Doug Beyer]]|June 10, 2015}}</ref>
 Kaladesh is ruled by Consuls. Their forces and works are nearly omnipresent.
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 Pivotal story moments are now marked with ''Story Spotlight'' at the bottom of the card accompanied by an iterator and the total number of spotlight cards. The cards that represent the Story Spotlights in ''Kaladesh'' are: <c>Inventors' Fair</c>, <c>Story Spotlight 2/5</c>, <c>Story Spotlight 3/5</c>, <c>Story Spotlight 4/5</c> and <c>Story Spotlight 5/5</c>.
-===Marketing===
+=== Marketing ===
-''Kaladesh'' is sold in 16-card [[boosters]] (one card being a [[marketing card]]), two [[planeswalker deck]]s, the ''Kaladesh'' [[bundle]], a [[Kaladesh/Deck Builder's Toolkit|Deck Builder's Toolkit]] and a [[Gift Box]]. <ref>[http://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/kaladesh ''Kaladesh'' Product information for retailers]</ref>
-====Prerelease====
+''Kaladesh'' is sold in 16-card [[boosters]] (one card being a [[marketing card]]), two [[planeswalker deck]]s, the ''Kaladesh'' [[bundle]], a [[Kaladesh/Deck Builder's Toolkit|Deck Builder's Toolkit]] and a [[Gift Box]].<ref>[http://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/kaladesh ''Kaladesh'' Product information for retailers]</ref>
+==== Prerelease ====
 Prerelease Events take place on September 24, 2016.
-====Promotional Cards====
-*[[Prerelease cards|Prerelease]]: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare from the set.
-*[[Launch promo]]: TBA
-*[[Game Day]]: [[full-art]] TBA
-*Game Day (Top 8): full-art TBA
-*[[Booster box promo cards|Buy-a-Box]]: TBA
-====Tokens and emblems====
+==== Promotional Cards ====
+* [[Prerelease cards|Prerelease]]: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare from the set.
+* [[Launch promo]]: TBA
+* [[Game Day]]: [[full-art]] <c>Cultivator of Blades</c>
+* Game Day (Top 8): full-art TBA
+* [[Booster box promo cards|Buy-a-Box]]: TBA
+==== Tokens and emblems ====
-==Themes and mechanics==
+''Kaladesh'' features 12 [[token]]s.
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+# {{C}} 1/1 [[Servo]] for [[fabricate]] — <c>Cultivator of Blades</c>, <c>Glint-Sleeve Artisan</c>, <c>Propeller Pioneer</c>
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+# ''to be announced''
+== Themes and mechanics ==
+=== Card types ===
-===Card types===
 ''Kaladesh'' introduces the [[Vehicle]] artifact subtype, the [[Aetherborn]], [[Pilot]], and [[Servo]] creature types, and the [[Saheeli Rai|Saheeli]] planeswalker subtype.
-==Cycles==
+== Cycles ==
+== Mirrored pairs ==
-==Mirrored pairs==
+== Reprinted cards ==
-==Reprinted cards==
 * <c>Aether Tradewinds</c>, first printed in ''[[Worldwake]]'', last seen in ''[[Conspiracy]]''.
-===Functional Reprints===
+=== Functional Reprints ===
 * <c>Curio Vendor</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Coral Eel</c>, <c>Coral Merfolk</c>, <c>Jhessian Lookout</c>, <c>Wetland Sambar</c>, and <c>Wu Infantry</c> .
 * <c>Tasseled Dromedary</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Yoked Ox</c>.
 * <c>Terror of the Fairgrounds</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Cobblebrute</c> and <c>Hulking Devil</c>.
-==Card comparisons==
+== Card comparisons ==
 {{Main|Kaladesh/Card comparisons}}
-==Preconstructed decks==
+== Preconstructed decks ==
 {{Main|Kaladesh/Planeswalker decks}}
 Kaladesh will have two [[planeswalker deck]]s:
 {{Decks|planeswalker
    |unknown| |unknown
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-==References==
+== References ==
 {{reflist}}
 {{Kaladesh|block}}
 {{Sets}}

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