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== Set details ==
== Set details ==
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{{cquote|A battle 25,000 years in the making.}}
{{cquote|A battle 25,000 years in the making.}}
In ''Archenemy: Nicol Bolas'', one [[player]] takes on the role of the [[elder dragon]] [[Planeswalker]], [[Nicol Bolas]]. The opposing team plays as [[Gideon Jura]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], and [[Nissa Revane]]. Each character has a 60-card deck, containing a non-[[premium]] planeswalker card, and Nicol Bolas has an additional deck of 20 all-new [[oversized]] scheme cards. Each deck utilizes [[color]]s previously shown to be linked to their respective characters; notably, Nissa uses both [[blue]] and [[green]], while the entire Gatewatch team lacks any [[black]].<ref>{{NewRef|news/modern-masters-2017-edition-and-amonkhet-packaging-2017-02-20|''Modern Masters 2017 Edition'' and ''Amonkhet'' Packaging|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|2017-02-20}}</ref><ref name="Preview">{{NewRef|feature/archenemy-nicol-bolas-preview-2017-06-05|''Archenemy: Nicol Bolas'' Preview|[[Nicholas Wolfram]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref>
In ''Archenemy: Nicol Bolas'', one [[player]] takes on the role of the [[elder dragon]] [[Planeswalker]], [[Nicol Bolas]]. The opposing team plays as [[Gideon Jura]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], and [[Nissa Revane]]. Each character has a 60-card deck, containing a non-[[premium]] planeswalker card, and Nicol Bolas has an additional deck of 20 all-new [[oversized]] scheme cards. Each deck utilizes [[color]]s previously shown to be linked to their respective characters; notably, Nissa uses both [[blue]] and [[green]], while the entire Gatewatch team lacks any [[black]].<ref>{{NewRef|news/modern-masters-2017-edition-and-amonkhet-packaging-2017-02-20|''Modern Masters 2017 Edition'' and ''Amonkhet'' Packaging|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|2017-02-20}}</ref><ref name="Preview">{{NewRef|feature/archenemy-nicol-bolas-preview-2017-06-05|''Archenemy: Nicol Bolas'' Preview|[[Nicholas Wolfram]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref>

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Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics Scheme Cards
Set size 260 (Four 60 card theme decks + 20 schemes)
Expansion code E01

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas is the second Magic set designed for the multiplayer Archenemy format. Like Conspiracy and Planechase products, Archenemy sets take the "Innovation Product" slot in Wizards of the Coast's annual release schedule.[1]

Unlike the first Archenemy release, which offered four villain decks with varying themes, Nicol Bolas contains decks for the opposing team. In addition to the single villain deck for its namesake, it includes three further decks, focused on members of the Gatewatch, tuned specifically for play against that villain deck. It also includes new scheme cards to be paired with the villain deck.

Set details

“  A battle 25,000 years in the making.  ”

In Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, one player takes on the role of the elder dragon Planeswalker, Nicol Bolas. The opposing team plays as Gideon Jura, Chandra Nalaar, and Nissa Revane. Each character has a 60-card deck, containing a non-premium planeswalker card, and Nicol Bolas has an additional deck of 20 all-new oversized scheme cards. Each deck utilizes colors previously shown to be linked to their respective characters; notably, Nissa uses both blue and green, while the entire Gatewatch team lacks any black.[2][3]

The product also contains 10 double-sided tokens, 4 deck boxes, 1 life tracker, and 1 rules insert. The set will be sold in English only.[4]

The complete set comes in one box, as opposed to the original Archenemy, which was sold in four different game packs. It will be released on June 16, 2017 at an MSRP of $59.99 USD.[5]

The art of the packaging and within the product depicts scenes and themes from Amonkhet, suggesting a confrontation between the Gatewatch and Bolas in Hour of Devastation.

Theme decks

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas has four preconstructed decks, one for Nicol Bolas and three for the members of the Gatewatch.

Planeswalker
deck name
Colors Included Planeswalker
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Nicol Bolas U B R Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Gideon Jura W Gideon Jura
Chandra Nalaar R Chandra, Pyromaster
Nissa Revane U G Nissa, Worldwaker

Promotional cards

TBA

Tokens

The 10 double-faced tokens are: TBA

References

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