Ninth Edition

Template:Expansion Nonblock Ninth Edition (9th Edition) is the ninth Core Set. Ninth Edition was released on July 29, 2005.

Cycles

• "Lucky Charms" artifacts — Each costing {2} (two generic mana) and hosting an ability that allows its controller to gain life whenever a spell of the appropriate color is played: Angel's Feather, Demon's Horn, Dragon's Claw, Kraken's Eye and Wurm's Tooth (Reprinted from Darksteel).
• Allied colored painlands: Adarkar Wastes, Brushland, Underground River, Sulfurous Springs, and Karplusan Forest are each rare lands with "T: add 1 to your mana pool. T: Add C or D to your mana pool. [This] deals 1 damage to you." C and D are allied colors of mana. These lands are called painlands because their use for colored mana is "painful," referring to the damage they do to you.
• Enemy colored painlands: Battlefield Forge, Caves of Kilios, Llanowar Wastes, Shivan Reef, and Yavimaya Coast are each rare lands with "T: add 1 to your mana pool. T: Add E or F to your mana pool. [This] deals 1 damage to you." E and F are enemy colors of mana.

Cards added to 9th Edition

• "Lucky Charms" artifacts (see Cycles listing above).
• Sengir Vampire returns after taking a hiatus.

Theme decks

The preconstructed theme decks are:

Theme Deck Name	Colors included
	Red	Green	White	Blue	Black
Army of Justice
Custom Creatures
Dead Again
Lofty Heights
World Aflame

Changes in rarity

The following cards changed rarity from their last printing to 9th Edition.

• Anarchist was a common in Odyssey and is now a uncommon.
• Cruel Edict was a common in Portal Second Age and is now a uncommon.
• Dancing Scimitar was a rare in 6th Edition and is now a uncommon.
• Dream Prowler was a common in Stronghold and is now a uncommon.
• Flowstone Crusher was a common in Nemesis and is now a uncommon.
• Foul Imp was a uncommon in 7th Edition and is now a common.
• Hypnotic Specter was a uncommon in 4th Edition and is now a rare.
• Jade Statue was a uncommon in Unlimited and is now a rare.
• King Cheetah was a common in Visions and is now a uncommon.
• Kird Ape was a common in Revised and is now a uncommon.
• Ley Druid was a common in 5th Edition and is now a uncommon.
• Loxodon Warhammer was a uncommon in Mirrodin and is now a rare.
• Regeneration was a common in 8th Edition and is now a uncommon.
• Rootbreaker Wurm was a common in Tempest and is now a uncommon.
• Summer Bloom was a rare in Starter 1999 and is now a uncommon.
• Tanglebloom was a common in Mirrodin and is now a uncommon.
• Thought Courier was a common in Fifth Dawn and is now a uncommon.
• Ur-Golem's Eye was a common in Darksteel and is now a uncommon.
• Vulshok Morningstar was a common in Darksteel and is now a uncommon.
• Web was a rare in 4th Edition and is now a uncommon.
• Zealous Inquisitor was a common in Scourge and is now a uncommon.

External links

• Official Core Set product page
• Wikipedia's 9th Edition Article