Amonkhet

Amonkhet
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics	Graveyard matters, brick counters, -1/-1 counters
Keywords/​ability words	Cycling, Embalm, Exert
Set size	269 (+ 10)
Expansion code	AKH
Development codename	Barrel

Amonkhet is the 74^th Magic expansion, and the first in the Amonkhet block. It will be released on April 28, 2017, and is a large expansion. It is set on the plane of the same name.

Set details

Amonkhet is a top-down-designed Magic set, meaning that it was designed and developed with flavor in mind first. The set is inspired by Ancient Egypt mixed with imagery referencing Nicol Bolas.

Amonkhet contains 269 cards (presumably 20 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 pyramid. The Planeswalker decks 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 #270/269 to #279/269). Full-art basic lands appear in approximately one out of every four boosters and will be available in other products as well. The set introduces punch cards with markers and counters to the game.

Storyline

“

Rise Among the Worthy

”

Amonkhet is a plane ruled by Nicol Bolas. The desert oasis forges warriors. They train their entire life for a chance to face the Trials of the Five Gods and join the elite ranks of the Worthy and to claim an honored place in the Afterlife. They prepare for the great God-Pharaoh's return. When The Gatewatch arrives to take uot Bolas, they meet with fierce resistance.

The cards that represent the Story Spotlights in Amonkhet are: TBA

Marketing

Amonkhet is sold in 16-card boosters (one card being a marketing card), two planeswalker decks, the Amonkhet bundle, a Deck Builder's Toolkit and a Gift Box. The boosters feature artwork from TBA.

Amonkhet Invocations

The Masterpiece Series for Amonkhet block are called Amonkhet Invocations. These are all premium foil cards with a special Amonkhet card frame and a separate expansion symbol. Thus, they are not part of the sets. Amonkhet Invocations are all about the Amonkhet gods, their magic and their servants. They include all new art, a card frame inspired by Egyptian [[Wikipedia:Stele|Steles) without flavor text. They appear slightly more often than premium mythic rares. These cards are playable in limited and formats where they're already legal. There are 30 Invocation cards appearing with Amonkhet and 24 more cards appear in Hour of Devastation.

Magic Open House

The Magic Open House on April 15, 2017 is an event-filled day where players can stop by their local store for fun, casual play that includes learn-to-play Magic events, free 2017 Welcome Decks for new players, and premium foil full-art lands for interacting on digital.

Events

• Prerelease Events take place on April 22, 2017.
• Standard Showdown starts May 6, 2017.
  • Prize boosters contain four cards: 2 rares or mythic rares from a currently legal Standard set, 1 Amonkhet full-art land, 1 premium card of any rarity from a currently legal Standard set.

Promotional Cards

• Prerelease: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare from the set.
• Launch promo: Oracle's Vault
• Game Day: full-art Trueheart Duelist
• Game Day (Top 8): full-art Glorybringer
• Buy-a-Box: Archfiend of Ifnir

Tokens and emblems

There are 25 tokens for Amonkhet. Every Embalm card has its own token.

Punch card

In addition some boosters feature a punch card with markers for exerted and embalmed, brick counters and -1/-1 counters.

Themes and mechanics

Amonkhet has at least two new named mechanics.

• Embalm — this embalm ability can only be activated if the creature is in the graveyard. When activated, the card is exiled and creates a token copy of itself. This creature token is a zombie in addition to its other creature types and is monocolored white.
• Exert — When you declare an attacker with this ability, you make the decision whether to exert it. If you choose to exert, the creature gains a bonus. If you did, the creature won't untap during the next turn.

Cycling is a returning mechanic.

The set makes use of brick counters and -1/-1 counters.

Card types

• Amonkhet reintroduces Jackal as a creature type.
• Some tokens created by the embalm mechanic feature the type line human zombie, which is a first in Magic history.

Reprinted cards

• Ancient Crab, first printed in Oath of the Gatewatch.
• Aven Mindcensor, first printed in Future Sight.
• Fling, first printed in Stronghold, last seen in Planechase Anthology.
• Giant Spider, first printed in Alpha, last seen in Magic 2014.
• Gravedigger, first printed in Portal, last seen in Eternal Masters.
• Impeccable Timing, first printed in Kaladesh.
• Mighty Leap, first printed in Magic 2011, last seen in Oath of the Gatewatch.
• Renewed Faith, first printed in Onslaught.
• Spidery Grasp, first printed in Innistrad.

Functional Reprints

• Graceful Cat (Planeswalker Deck) is a functional reprint of Benalish Veteran (except for creature type).
• Hyena Pack is a functional reprint of Highland Giant (except for creature type).

Preconstructed decks

Amonkhet will have two planeswalker decks:

Planeswalker deck name	Colors Included					Planeswalker
Gideon	W					Gideon, Martial Paragon
Liliana			B			Liliana, Death's Manipulator

Trivia

Cards from Amonkhet heavily reference Egyptian mythology. The following is a list of specific analogues and references in concepts and cards within the set.

• The Serpopard (Prowling Serpopard) is a mythical animal known from Ancient Egyptian art.