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*'''Allied color lieges:''' Each of these two-color rare Knights gave other creatures of their colors +1/+1: <c>Thistledown Liege</c>, <c>Glen Elendra Liege</c>, <c>Ashenmoor Liege</c>, <c>Boartusk Liege</c>, <c>Wilt-Leaf Liege</c>. These combined with the five enemy-colored lieges of ''Eventide'' to form a ten-card [[mega cycle]] | |||
*'''Enemy color lieges:''' Each of these two-color rare Horrors gave other creatures of their colors +1/+1: <c>Deathbringer Liege</c>, <c>Mindwrack Liege</c>, <c>Creakwood Liege</c>, <c>Balefire Liege</c>, <c>Murkfiend Liege</c>. These combined with the five enemy-colored lieges of ''Shadowmoor'' to form a ten-card [[mega cycle]] | |||
===Color mega cycles=== | ===Color mega cycles=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" cellpadding="3" style="background-color:#F0F0F0;" | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;"|'''Cycle name''' | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Description and notes''' | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''White card(s)''' | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Blue card(s)''' | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Black card(s)''' | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Red card(s)''' | |||
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Green card(s)''' | |||
|} | |||
====[[Shadowmoor]]/[[Eventide]] mega cycles==== | |||
Several cycles feature five allied-color hybrid cards in ''Shadowmoor'' and five enemy-colored hybrid cards in ''Eventide'' | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" cellpadding="3" style="background-color:#F0F0F0;" | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" cellpadding="3" style="background-color:#F0F0F0;" | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;"|'''Cycle name''' | ! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;"|'''Cycle name''' | ||
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! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Green card(s)''' | ! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Green card(s)''' | ||
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| '''Lieges''' | |||
|<div style="font-size: 90%;">Each of these rare two-color creatures gave other creatures of their colors +1/+1</div> | |||
|<c>Thistledown Liege</c><BR>(''[[Shadowmoor]]'', {{wu}})<br><c>Deathbringer Liege</c> (''[[Eventide]]'', {{wb}}) | |||
|<c>Glen Elendra Liege</c><BR>(''[[Shadowmoor]]'', {{ub}})<br><c>Mindwrack Liege</c> (''[[Eventide]]'', {{ur}}) | |||
|<c>Ashenmoor Liege</c><BR>(''[[Shadowmoor]]'', {{br}})<br><c>Creakwood Liege</c> (''[[Eventide]]'', {{bg}}) | |||
|<c>Boartusk Liege</c><BR>(''[[Shadowmoor]]'', {{rg}})<br><c>Balefire Liege</c> (''[[Eventide]]'', {{rw}}) | |||
|<c>Wilt-Leaf Liege</c><BR>(''[[Shadowmoor]]'', {{gw}})<br><c>Murkfiend Liege</c> (''[[Eventide]]'', {{gu}}) | |||
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|'''''[[Innistrad block|Innistrad]]'' utility lands''' | |'''''[[Innistrad block|Innistrad]]'' utility lands''' | ||
|<div style="font-size: 90%;">Each of these rare lands could add {{1}} to the mana pool, or provide a non-land ability for an activation cost of two colors of mana | |<div style="font-size: 90%;">Each of these rare lands could add {{1}} to the mana pool, or provide a non-land ability for an activation cost of two colors of mana</div> | ||
|<c>Moorland Haunt</c><BR>(''[[Innistrad]]'', {{W}}{{U}})<br><c>Vault of the Archangel</c> (''[[Dark Ascension]]'', {{W}}{{B}}) | |<c>Moorland Haunt</c><BR>(''[[Innistrad]]'', {{W}}{{U}})<br><c>Vault of the Archangel</c> (''[[Dark Ascension]]'', {{W}}{{B}}) | ||
|<c>Nephalia Drownyard</c><BR>(''[[Innistrad]]'', {{U}}{{B}})<br><c>Desolate Lighthouse</c> (''[[Avacyn Restored]]'', {{U}}{{R}}) | |<c>Nephalia Drownyard</c><BR>(''[[Innistrad]]'', {{U}}{{B}})<br><c>Desolate Lighthouse</c> (''[[Avacyn Restored]]'', {{U}}{{R}}) | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 29 August 2013
A mega cycle is a cycle with its member cards distributed across separate sets. When these sets are spread across multiple blocks, this is sometimes referred to as a mega-mega cycle.
List of mega cycles
Three-card mega cycles
| Cycle name | Description and notes | Card(s) 1 | Card(s) 2 | Card(s) 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaldra | Each of these rare legendary Equipment are constituents required to put the legendary Kaldra creature token onto the battlefield.Each of these cards was its set's prerelease promotional card.
|
Sword of Kaldra (Mirrodin) |
Shield of Kaldra (Darksteel) |
Helm of Kaldra (Fifth Dawn) |
- Allied color lieges: Each of these two-color rare Knights gave other creatures of their colors +1/+1: Thistledown Liege, Glen Elendra Liege, Ashenmoor Liege, Boartusk Liege, Wilt-Leaf Liege. These combined with the five enemy-colored lieges of Eventide to form a ten-card mega cycle
- Enemy color lieges: Each of these two-color rare Horrors gave other creatures of their colors +1/+1: Deathbringer Liege, Mindwrack Liege, Creakwood Liege, Balefire Liege, Murkfiend Liege. These combined with the five enemy-colored lieges of Shadowmoor to form a ten-card mega cycle
Color mega cycles
| Cycle name | Description and notes | White card(s) | Blue card(s) | Black card(s) | Red card(s) | Green card(s) |
|---|
Shadowmoor/Eventide mega cycles
Several cycles feature five allied-color hybrid cards in Shadowmoor and five enemy-colored hybrid cards in Eventide
| Cycle name | Description and notes | White card(s) | Blue card(s) | Black card(s) | Red card(s) | Green card(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieges | Each of these rare two-color creatures gave other creatures of their colors +1/+1
|
Thistledown Liege (Shadowmoor, Template:Wu) Deathbringer Liege (Eventide, Template:Wb) |
Glen Elendra Liege (Shadowmoor, Template:Ub) Mindwrack Liege (Eventide, Template:Ur) |
Ashenmoor Liege (Shadowmoor, Template:Br) Creakwood Liege (Eventide, Template:Bg) |
Boartusk Liege (Shadowmoor, Template:Rg) Balefire Liege (Eventide, Template:Rw) |
Wilt-Leaf Liege (Shadowmoor, Template:Gw) Murkfiend Liege (Eventide, Template:Gu) |
Guild mega cycles
Guild mega cycles are 10-card mega cycles in Ravnica and Return to Ravnica blocks, with one card per guild.
Land mega cycles
| Cycle name | Description and notes | Card(s) 1 | Card(s) 2 | Card(s) 3 | Card(s) 4 | Card(s) 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innistrad utility lands | Each of these rare lands could add
 to the mana pool, or provide a non-land ability for an activation cost of two colors of mana |
Moorland Haunt (Innistrad,   )Vault of the Archangel (Dark Ascension,  )
|
Nephalia Drownyard (Innistrad, )Desolate Lighthouse (Avacyn Restored,  )
|
Stensia Bloodhall (Innistrad, )Grim Backwoods (Dark Ascension,  )
|
Kessig Wolf Run (Innistrad, )Slayers' Stronghold (Avacyn Restored, )
|
Gavony Township (Innistrad, )Alchemist's Refuge (Avacyn Restored, )
|
Mega-mega cycle
A mega-mega cycle is a cycle with its member cards distributed across separate sets; unlike a mega cycle, however, these sets are not all within a single block but are from multiple blocks.[1]
List of mega-mega cycles
| Cycle name | Description and notes | White card(s) | Blue card(s) | Black card(s) | Red card(s) | Green card(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atogs | Auratog (Tempest) |
Chronatog (Visions) |
Necratog (Weatherlight) |
Atog (Antiquities) |
Foratog (Mirage) | |
| Lords | Each of these rare confers other creatures of an iconic creature subtype associated with that card's color and relevant to its name +1/+1 and, more often than not, an additional ability. The original three from Limited Edition Alpha, Lord of Atlantis, Zombie Master, and Goblin King were printed with the Lord creature subtype, but this creature subtype was removed following the Grand Creature Type Update.Following a shift in focus on, and the success of, "creature subtypes matter", or "tribal", various iterations of Lords have been printed.
|
Field Marshal (Coldsnap),Captain of the Watch (Magic 2010) |
Lord of Atlantis (Limited Edition),Merfolk Sovereign (Magic 2010) |
Zombie Master (Limited Edition),Lord of the Undead (Planeshift),Death Baron (Shards of Alara),Cemetery Reaper (Magic 2010) |
Goblin King (Limited Edition),Goblin Chieftain (Magic 2010) |
Elvish Champion (Invasion),Elvish Archdruid (Magic 2010) |
| Protection Angels | Each of these 2/2 white Angel creatures costing
 with flying and protection from a specific color.The flavor text of each of these cards are from "The Song of All", a fictitious sacred text from the Serra religion.Voice of All, a rare Angel costing  with flying and protection from a color chosen as it enters the battlefield, was released in Planeshift, as an homage to the mega-mega cycle. |
Voice of Truth (Nemesis) |
Voice of Reason (Urza's Destiny) |
Voice of Grace (Urza's Saga) |
Voice of Law (Urza's Saga) |
Voice of Duty (Urza's Destiny) |
| Tutors | Each of these rare allows its controller to search his or her library for a card, albeit with certain conditions.The joke card Goblin Tutor from Unglued pays homage to this mega-mega cycle.
|
Enlightened Tutor (Mirage) |
Mystical Tutor (Mirage) |
Vampiric Tutor (Visions) |
Gamble (Urza's Saga) |
Worldly Tutor (Mirage) |
| Mirran Swords | Each of these rare/mythic rare Equipment costing
has an equip cost of and "Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from [color 1] and from [color 2].", where [color 1] and [color 2] are an enemy-colored pairing, and an ability with two effects, one associated with each color, that is triggered whenever the equipped creature deals combat damage to a player.The colors associated with the Swords are nominally and visually alluded to.[2] |
Sword of Light and Shadow () (Darksteel) |
Sword of Fire and Ice () (Darksteel) |
Sword of Feast and Famine () (Mirrodin Besieged) |
Sword of War and Peace () (New Phyrexia) |
Sword of Body and Mind () (Scars of Mirrodin) |
| Towers[3] | Each of these rare noncreature artifacts costing
 has an activated ability costing  and  .Tower of Calamities was introduced in Scars of Mirrodin after Design and Development realized that players associated, or might associate, the released four Towers' effects with a color each, and its amount of damage was decided by extrapolating the established pattern of an effect increasing by two (2).[4] |
Tower of Eons | Tower of Fortune | Tower of Murmurs | Tower of Calamities | Tower of Champions |
| Legendary lands | Each of these rare legendary lands has at least two abilities, one of which is a mana ability.These lands represent notable locations from the Weatherlight Saga of the Magic storyline.
|
Kor Haven (Nemesis) |
Teferi's Isle (Mirage) |
Volrath's Stronghold (Stronghold) |
Keldon Necropolis (Invasion) |
Yavimaya Hollow (Urza's Destiny) |
See also
Reference
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 1, 2002). "Mega-Mega Cycle". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (January 24, 2011). "A History of Swords". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (September 22, 2010). "The Fifth Tower". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 3, 2011). "That's Going to Leave Scars, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.