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Alien is used heavily in the [[Universes Beyond]] set ''[[Doctor Who]]'' due to its setting.<ref>{{DailyRef|announcements/a-first-look-at-magic-the-gathering-doctor-who|A First Look at ''Magic: The Gathering'' - ''Doctor Who''|[[Jubilee Finnegan]]|July 28, 2023}}</ref> It was used as a catch-all creature type for species that didn't warrant their own creature type or as a modifier for species that resembled existing types. The exceptions to this were the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Dalek]]s, and [[Time Lord]]s which were made into types. Spieces that used the alien type include the [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Adipose Adipose], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Atraxi Atraxi] (Alien [[Eye]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Auton Autons], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Boekind Boekind], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Ice_Warrior Ice Warriors], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Judoon Judoon] (Alien [[Rhino]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Kaled Khaled], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Creature_(Kill_the_Moon) Lunar Hatchling], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Lupar Lupar] (Alien [[Dog]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Memory_worm Memory Worm] (Alien [[Worm]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Menoptera Menoptera] (Alien [[Insect]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Reaper Reapers] (Alien [[Horror]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Sea_Devil Sea | Alien is used heavily in the [[Universes Beyond]] set ''[[Doctor Who]]'' due to its setting.<ref>{{DailyRef|announcements/a-first-look-at-magic-the-gathering-doctor-who|A First Look at ''Magic: The Gathering'' - ''Doctor Who''|[[Jubilee Finnegan]]|July 28, 2023}}</ref> It was used as a catch-all creature type for species that didn't warrant their own creature type or as a modifier for species that resembled existing types. The exceptions to this were the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Dalek]]s, and [[Time Lord]]s which were made into types. Spieces that used the alien type include the [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Adipose Adipose], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Atraxi Atraxi] (Alien [[Eye]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Auton Autons], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Boekind Boekind], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Ice_Warrior Ice Warriors], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Judoon Judoon] (Alien [[Rhino]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Kaled Khaled], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Creature_(Kill_the_Moon) Lunar Hatchling], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Lupar Lupar] (Alien [[Dog]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Memory_worm Memory Worm] (Alien [[Worm]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Menoptera Menoptera] (Alien [[Insect]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Reaper Reapers] (Alien [[Horror]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Sea_Devil Sea Devils] (Alien [[Salamander]]s), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Silent Silent], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Sontaran Sontarans], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Star_whale Star Whale] (Alien [[Whale]]), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Sycorax Sycorax], [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flood_(The_Waters_of_Mars) The Flood] (Alien [[Zombie]] Horrors), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Foretold The Foretold] (Alien Zombie), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Thijarian Thijarian]s, [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Time_Beetle Time Beetle] (Alien [[Insect]]), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Vashta_Nerada Vashta Nerada] (Alien Horrors), [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Weeping_Angel Weeping Angels] (Alien [[Angel]]s), and [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Zygon Zygons] (Alien [[Shapeshifter]]s). | ||
==Notable Aliens== | ==Notable Aliens== | ||
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Alien is a catch-all creature type that depicts a being from another world. It became an eternal legal type as of Unfinity.
History
Alien first appeared on the Mystery Booster test card Visitor from Planet Q.[2][3] The Visitor is an Instant Creature, which is an unknown concept in the known Multiverse. Unfinity would later formally introduce alien as an eternal type with the introduction of aliens at Myra the Magnificent's Intergalactic Astrotorium of Fun. Aliens will appear in a premiere set for the first time in 2025's Space Opera set.[4]
Universes Beyond
Alien is used heavily in the Universes Beyond set Doctor Who due to its setting.[5] It was used as a catch-all creature type for species that didn't warrant their own creature type or as a modifier for species that resembled existing types. The exceptions to this were the Cybermen, Daleks, and Time Lords which were made into types. Spieces that used the alien type include the Adipose, Atraxi (Alien Eyes), Autons, Boekind, Ice Warriors, Judoon (Alien Rhinos), Khaled, Lunar Hatchling, Lupar (Alien Dogs), Memory Worm (Alien Worms), Menoptera (Alien Insects), Reapers (Alien Horrors), Sea Devils (Alien Salamanders), Silent, Sontarans, Star Whale (Alien Whale), Sycorax, The Flood (Alien Zombie Horrors), The Foretold (Alien Zombie), Thijarians, Time Beetle (Alien Insect), Vashta Nerada (Alien Horrors), Weeping Angels (Alien Angels), and Zygons (Alien Shapeshifters).
Notable Aliens
Tokens
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
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| Alien | White | Creature — Alien | 2/2 | |||
| Blue | Creature — Alien | 0/0 | ||||
| Alien Angel | Black | Artifact Creature — Alien Angel | 2/2 | First strike, vigilance Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, this permanent isn’t a creature until end of turn. |
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| Alien Insect | Green/White | Creature — Alien Insect | 1/1 | Flying | ||
| Alien Rhino | White | Creature — Alien Rhino | 4/4 | |||
| Alien Salamander | Green | Creature — Alien Salamander | 2/2 | Islandwalk | ||
| Alien Warrior | Red | Creature — Alien Warrior | 2/2 | |||
| Osgood, Operation Double | Blue | Creature — Human Alien Shapeshifter | 2/2 |  : Add . Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell or activate an ability of an artifact.Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, investigate. (This token’s mana cost is  .)
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Gallery
Trivia
- The Sea Devils saga from Doctor Who creates Alien Salamander tokens to represent the species of the same name but they are technically from Earth and not aliens in the show.
Notes and references
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 30, 2023). "Where are aliens on the beeble scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Eli Shiffrin (November 11, 2019). "Mystery Booster Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ It is unclear if Planet Q represents either a separate plane or a planet within one of the known planes.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 5, 2023). "How much shared DNA is there between Unfinity and the unnamed outer space set?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Jubilee Finnegan (July 28, 2023). "A First Look at Magic: The Gathering - Doctor Who". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
