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For the plane, see Kaladesh (plane).
Kaladesh
[[File:{{#setmainimage:KLD set logo.png}}|250px]]
Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description Swirling aether
Design Mark Rosewater (co-lead)
Shawn Main (co-lead)
Doug Beyer
Scott Van Essen
Mark Gottlieb
Adam Prosak
Ben Hayes
Drew Nolosco
Jonathon Loucks
Development

Erik Lauer (co-lead)
Ian Duke (co-lead)
Doug Beyer
Ben Hayes
Gavin Verhey
Tim Aten
Melissa DeTora

with additional contributions
by Matt Tabak
and Eli Shiffrin
Art direction Jeremy Jarvis
Release date September 30, 2016
Plane Kaladesh
Themes and mechanics Energy counters, Vehicle, Colored artifacts
Keywords/​ability words Crew, Fabricate
Set size 264 (+ 10)
101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares, 15 basic lands plus 10 additional cards - 2 mythic planeswalkers, 2 rares, 2 uncommons, 2 commons and 2 common dual lands
Expansion code KLD[2]
Development codename Lock
Kaladesh block
'''Kaladesh''' [[Aether Revolt]] N/A
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
[[Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis]] Kaladesh [[Kaladesh Inventions]]

Kaladesh is the 72nd Magic expansion, and the first in the Kaladesh block. It was 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 (15 basic lands,[4] 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares) and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards.[5] The expansion symbol is a Far Eastern inspired floral motif, representing the aether of the plane. Kaladesh premieres Planeswalker decks, which replace Intro packs. These contain 10 additional cards that are considered to be part of the set (2 mythic planeswalkers, 2 rares, 2 uncommons, 2 commons and 2 common dual lands). These are numbered #265/264 to #274/264). The Fat pack for this set was reimagined as the Kaladesh Bundle.[6]

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).[7] The set introduces create as a new vocabulary word. Create is used when a card or effect puts a token onto the battlefield.[8][9][10]

Storyline

“  Invent your Tomorrow  ”

Kaladesh (first glimpsed in Magic Origins as the birthplane of Chandra Nalaar) is a plane where natural mages are rare.[11] Work that would be done with magic on other planes is instead accomplished through devices.[12] 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.[13] Chandra returns to Kaladesh and saves her mother from her nemesis Baral. The Gatewatch unexpectedly is confronted by the scheming Tezzeret.[14]

Kaladesh is ruled by the Consulate. Their forces and works are nearly omnipresent.[15]

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. They all have a planeswalker watermark to help signify that they are Story Spotlight cards.[16] The cards that represent the Story Spotlights in Kaladesh are: Inventors' Fair, Captured by the Consulate, Deadlock Trap, Fateful Showdown and Confiscation Coup.[17] They also refer to the new storyline url mtgstory.com.

Magic Story

Main article: Magic Story
Title Author Release Date Setting (plane) Featuring
Homesick Chris L'Etoile 2016-08-29 Ravnica The Gatewatch, Lavinia, Dovin Baan
A Time for Innovation Kimberly J. Kreines 2016-08-31 Kaladesh Rashmi, Mitul, Saheeli Rai, Judge Padeem
Torch of Defiance Doug Beyer 2016-09-05 Kaladesh Chandra, Liliana, Tezzeret, Pia Nalaar
Renegade Prime Mel Li 2016-09-14 Kaladesh Pia Nalaar, Baral, Chandra, Liliana, Tezzeret, Oviya Pashiri
Born of Aether Alison Luhrs 2016-09-21 Kaladesh Yahenni, Depala, Oviya Pashiri, Chandra, Nissa
Bottled Up James Wyatt 2016-09-28 Kaladesh Oviya Pashiri, Chandra, Nissa, Baral
Release Chris L'Etoile 2016-10-05 Kamigawa, Kaladesh Ajani, Tamiyo, Vatti/Shadowblayde, Oviya Pashiri, Chandra, Nissa
In This Very Arena Doug Beyer 2016-10-12 Ravnica, Kaladesh Tezzeret, Pia Nalaar, the Gatewatch, Ajani
A Grateful Consulat James Wyatt 2016-10-19 Kaladesh Tezzeret, Dovin Baan

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, Booster Battle Packs and a Gift Box.[18] The boosters feature artwork from Saheeli Rai, Dovin Baan, Demon of Dark Schemes, Chandra, Torch of Defiance and Angel of Invention. Prerelease Events took place on September 24, 2016.[19] In addition to the normal spindown life counter and stamped premium foil promo card, Prerelease Packs contain a little make-your-own-thopter insert.[20]

Kaladesh Inventions

Building on the success of the Zendikar Expeditions, Wizards of the Coast expanded the product in the Masterpiece Series.[21] For the Kaladesh Block they are called Kaladesh Inventions.[22] These are all premium foil cards with a special Kaladeshi card frame and a separate expansion symbol. Thus, they are not part of the set. Kaladesh Inventions are all artifacts, include all new art and flavor text set on Kaladesh and appear slightly more often than premium mythic rares. These cards are playable in limited and formats where they're already legal. There are 30 Invention cards appearing with Kaladesh and 24 more cards appear in Aether Revolt.

Main article: Kaladesh Inventions

Promotional Cards

Holiday Buy-a-Box Promotion

As a holiday promotion, starting November 26, purchasers of a booster display box of Kaladesh received two bonus holiday packs.[23] These boosters contain:

This content is the same as that of the previously announced Standard Showdown packs.

Tokens and emblems

Kaladesh features 9 tokens and 3 emblems.[24]

  1. {C} 6/6 Beast for Architect of the Untamed
  2. {C} */* Construct for Metallurgic Summonings and Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter
  3. {C} */* Construct
  4. {C} 1/1 Servo for any card with fabricate as well as Animation Module, Cogworker's Puzzleknot, Master Trinketeer and Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter
  5. {C} 1/1 Servo
  6. {C} 1/1 Servo
  7. {C} 1/1 Thopter with flying for Experimental Aviator, Pia Nalaar, Whirlermaker, Whirler Virtuoso
  8. {C} 1/1 Thopter with flying
  9. {C} 1/1 Thopter with flying
  10. Emblem for Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  11. Emblem for Nissa, Vital Force
  12. Emblem for Dovin Baan

Energy counter token cards were inadvertently omitted from the initial print run of Kaladesh. They do appear in subsequent print runs,[25] such as Kaladesh boosters included in Aether Revolt prerelease packs.[26]

Misprints

Two cards exclusive to the Nissa Planeswalker Deck had their illustration credit swapped.

Themes and mechanics

Kaladesh is a set with with less complexity than some of its recent predecessors.,[27][28][29] as there are only two new named mechanics:

There are no returning named mechanics (save evergreen ones).[31] However Inventors' Fair notably utilizes Metalcraft,[32] and Gearseeker Serpent has Affinity for artifacts.

Energy counters (marked with an {E}) are a new resource, placed on players in form of a counter.[33] They are used to pay the cost to activate abilities. Energy counters represent aether, a magical energy that is found throughout the Multiverse, and is an integral part of the ecosystem on Kaladesh. Most cards that give you energy counters also give you a way to spend them. Energy counters that you get from one card can be saved up and spent on abilities of other cards. Energy counters don't go away as phases or steps end, or as the turn ends. The only way for you to lose them is to spend them.

Card types

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

The set also reintroduces the Monkey creature type, which had been erased in the Ninth Edition.

Card frame

Vehicle cards have a special bronze and grey blocked card frame.[34]

Cycles

Kaladesh has six cycles:

Triplet

  • Modules: Three artifacts that all have triggered abilities that lead into the next, in a very valuable (but not infinite) loop. The three artifacts, when all on the battlefield, are capable to produce a servo, one energy and a +1/+1 counter for one mana, as long as the player can cause one of the modules to trigger in the first place; for example playing a creature to trigger Decoction Module or activating Consulate Turret to trigger Fabrication Module. Note that having multiple Decoction Modules multiplies the output of energy and +1/+1 counters per mana, as does Fabrication Module, except only with +1/+1 counters. (Having multiple Animation Modules does not provide any benefit.) The modules have activated abilities that can get the cycle started by themselves, but they are relatively expensive to activate. After the cycle has started, however, any amount of mana can be paid to get that many of each resource. The art is continous and the flavor texts refer to each other. — Animation Module, Fabrication Module, Decoction Module [36]

Mirrored pairs

Kaladesh has two mirrored pairs:

  • Live Fast and Die Young: Two black cards which names form a famous unofficial slogan of rock&roll and punk subcultures. These cards also represent a short life of aetherborn and have a synergy between them
  • Built to Last and Built to Smash: A white and a red combat trick respectively, each giving a boost to target creature and indestructible or trample respectively if it's an artifact. The art and flavour text both appear to be in sequence as well.

Reprinted cards

Uncommon to Common

Functional Reprints

Card comparisons

Notable cards

2017-2018 Bannings

  • Smuggler's Copter is an artifact vehicle which allowed for blisteringly fast attacks on turn 3 while providing card selection at a low cost. It was banned alongside Emrakul, the Promised End (from Eldritch Moon) and Reflector Mage (from Oath of the Gatewatch) on January 9, 2017 in an attempt to fix and increase the variety of standard decks. The success of this was questionable, due to the events described below.
  • Saheeli Rai was seen originally as a below-par, Johnny-centric planeswalker that was the face of the set. However, with the release of a complementary card in Felidar Guardian in Aether Revolt, a two-card instant-kill combo known as Copy Cat was now present in Standard, and one that R&D had not foreseen. A perfected decklist, formed in the later stages of Aether Revolt standard, was powerful enough that only one realistic counter-deck of Mardu Vehicles could stand against the combo. Adding to this the fact that R&D did not have the deck in playtesting, and it would take eighteen months to rotate, meant that Felidar Guardian needed to be banned.
  • Aetherworks Marvel was the centrepiece of Marvel, a standard deck based on collecting large reserves of energy and using them to freecast high-impact, expensive spells on turn 4. Thought to be the premiere combo deck in Pro Tour Kaladesh, the all-in version proved to be unreliable and easily disrupted. An aggro-hybrid version emerged in the later stages of the Kaladesh standard, but due to the bannings of Emrakul, the Promised End and the superior combo of Copy Cat, the Marvel strategy was suppressed until the banning of Felidar Guardian after the release of Amonkhet. While the deck was not overwhelming unlike Copy Cat, the experience of occasionally losing on the fourth turn through Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger proved to be damaging to Standard, leading to the ban of Marvel on June 14, 2017.
  • Following rotation and the release of Ixalan, the new Tribal set did not instil any amount of creativity into the meta-game, with the disruptable synergies not coming close to base-rate cards in the Energy or mono-Red decks. Analysis from the Magic Online results showed that the Red deck had absurdly good matchups against anything in the format that was not Energy-based, resulting in a similar field to the Mardu vs Saheeli duality after Aether Revolt. These results were cited for the bannings in January 2018; Attune with Aether was chosen alongside Rogue Refiner to be banned to weaken the Energy deck, while Ramunap Ruins and Rampaging Ferocidon were banned from the Ramunap Red deck.

Preconstructed decks

Kaladesh has two planeswalker decks:

Planeswalker
deck name
Colors Included Planeswalker
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Chandra W R Chandra, Pyrogenius
Nissa U G Nissa, Nature's Artisan

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