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The '''Tempest block''' | The '''Tempest block''' is the third [[Block (sets)|block]], consisting of the [[large expansion]] ''[[Tempest]]'' ([[Image:Tempest.gif]]) in October 1997 and the two [[small expansion]]s ''[[Stronghold]]'' ([[Image:Stronghold.gif]]) and ''[[Exodus]]'' ([[Image:Exodus.gif]]). Its official name is the Rath Cycle. The block came out in 1997-1998. | ||
[[Keywords]] introduced in this block: [[Buyback]], [[Shadow]]. | [[Keywords]] introduced in this block: [[Buyback]], [[Shadow]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 7 February 2012
The Tempest block is the third block, consisting of the large expansion Tempest (File:Tempest.gif) in October 1997 and the two small expansions Stronghold (File:Stronghold.gif) and Exodus (File:Exodus.gif). Its official name is the Rath Cycle. The block came out in 1997-1998.
Keywords introduced in this block: Buyback, Shadow.
Licids, Slivers and Spikes first appeared in this block.
Mega cycles
One mega cycle exists across the block's three sets:
- Retrievers: Each of these 2/2 creatures returns a card of a certain type to your hand when it comes into play — Treasure Hunter (artifact), Scrivener (instant), Gravedigger (creature), Anarchist (sorcery), and Cartographer (land). Four out of the five were reprinted in Odyssey; Treasure Hunter was replaced by Auramancer.
Theme decks
Theme decks from this block have 3 rares. After this block, theme decks contain 2 rares each.