Planar Chaos/Trivia

Planar Chaos/Trivia

 

Planeshifted

 

Card comparisons

 

Theme decks

 

Trivia

 

Most of the cards in Planar Chaos were inspired by cards from Magic's past.

Allusions

On planeshifted cards

Card	Inspired by	Notes
Akroma, Angel of Fury	Akroma, Angel of Wrath	Red Akroma, Angel of Wrath with her abilities except flying and trample replaced with something else. The only creature in Planar Chaos with protection from blue or that can't be countered. The only rare creature in the set with morph.
Auramancer's Guise	Rabid Wombat	Rabid Wombat as a blue aura.
Blightspeaker	Cackling Imp, Defiant Falcon	Black Defiant Falcon that trades flying for Cackling Imp's activated ability.
Body Double	Clone, Zombify	Zombify as a blue Clone-like creature.
Braids, Conjurer Adept	Braids, Cabal Minion	Blue Braids, Cabal Minion that does the opposite of what the original did.
Cautery Sliver	Goblin Legionnaire	Cautery Sliver turns slivers into Goblin Legionnaires.
Circle of Affliction	Story Circle	Black Story Circle that causes life drain rather than damage prevention.
Cradle to Grave	Premature Burial	A Premature Burial for the current turn rather than the last turn.
Crovax, Ascendant Hero	Ascendant Evincar, Selenia, Dark Angel	White Ascendant Evincar that can return himself similar to Selenia, Dark Angel.
Darkheart Sliver	Dark Heart of the Wood	Darkheart Sliver is Dark Heart of the Wood for slivers.
Dash Hopes	Counterspell, Molten Influence	Black Counterspell with the black version of Molten Influence's condition.
Deadly Grub	Deadly Insect	Deadly Grub creates Deadly Insect upon dying by vanishing.
Dismal Failure	Dismiss	A reversed Dismiss.
Dormant Sliver	Jungle Barrier	Dormant Sliver turns slivers into Jungle Barriers.
Dreamscape Artist	Harrow	A blue spellshaper that casts Harrow.
Dust Corona	Web	A red Web on reverse.
Erratic Mutation	Erratic Explosion, Unstable Mutation	Unstable Mutation's take on Erratic Explosion.
Fatal Frenzy	Berserk	Red's version of Berserk.
Firefright Mage	Shriek of Dread	A red spellshaper that casts Shriek of Dread that's colorshifted to red.
Frenetic Sliver	Frenetic Efreet	Frenetic Sliver turns slivers into Frenetic Efreets that flicker instead of phasing out.
Ghost Tactician	Scare Tactics	A white spellshaper that casts Scare Tactics.
Jedit Ojanen of Efrava	Jedit Ojanen, Cat Warriors	The only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature
Jodah's Avenger	Urza's Avenger	Blue's version of Urza's Avenger. The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Red in its text box. The first card to refer to Jodah.
Life and Limb	Living Lands	Living Lands that do the opposite for Saprolings.
Magus of the Arena	Arena	Arena on legs.
Magus of the Bazaar	Bazaar of Baghdad	Bazaar of Baghdad on legs.
Magus of the Coffers	Cabal Coffers	Cabal Coffers on legs.
Magus of the Library	Library of Alexandria	Library of Alexandria on legs.
Magus of the Tabernacle	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale on legs. Uses the more common "sacrifice" template rather than the Oracle text of Tabernacle's "destroy".
Mire Boa	River Boa	A River Boa that hates on black instead of blue. The only Snake in Planar Chaos
Mirri the Cursed	Mirri, Cat Warrior	Black Mirri, Cat Warrior with changed abilities and an additional ability. The only Vampire in Planar Chaos. Being a black vampire creature with flying, she is similar to Ascendant Evincar, whose place she took in the storyline (see Crovax, Ascendant Hero).
Muck Drubb	Blood Pet	Both art show similar creatures.
Necrotic Sliver	Vindicate	Necrotic Sliver gives slivers Vindicate as an activated ability.
Needlepeak Spider	Giant Spider	A Giant Spider with reversed stats. The only Spider in Planar Chaos.
Pouncing Wurm	Pouncing Kavu	Green Pouncing Kavu that trades first strike with bigger stats and an extra +1/+1 counter upon being kicked.
Retether	Replenish	Replenish that focuses only on auras.
Ridged Kusite	Guided Strike	A black spellshaper that casts Guided Strike minus the card drawing ability. Name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original Weatherlight version of that card.
Riftmarked Knight	White Knight, Black Knight	A White Knight with flanking that can create a Black Knight with flanking via its suspend ability. The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Black or flanking
Saltfield Recluse	Sanctum Custodian.	A Sanctum Custodian that reduces power rather than preventing damage.
Serra's Boon	Phyrexian Boon	Mirrors of each other
Shade of Trokair	Hoar Shade	A white Hoar Shade with suspend. The only Shade in Planar Chaos
Sophic Centaur	Gerrard's Wisdom	A green spellshaper that casts Gerrard's Wisdom. The only Centaur in Planar Chaos.
Spellshift	Polymorph	Whereas Polymorph affects creatures, Spellshift affects instant and sorcery spells.
Stingscourger	Man-o'-War.	A Man-o'-War is fastened to the end of the Stingscourger's stick, thus explaining Stingscourger being a red Man-o'-War.
Timbermare	Thundermare	A cheaper green Thundermare with echo. Timbermare was made as a tribute to the wife of longtime Magic writer Jamie Wakefield who had sadly passed away from cancer. Jamie always referred to her as his “lovely Mare”.
Torchling	Morphling	Red's version of Morphling.
Utopia Vow	Pacifism, Utopia Tree	A green Pacifism that turns enchanted creature into a Utopia Tree.

Card	Inspired by	Notes
Blood Knight	Black Knight, White Knight.	Mirrors. Blood Knight was the placeholder name for the Scourge set's Silver Knight.
Calciderm	Blastoderm	The only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see cycles section on the set page)(with Vanishing 4 rather than Fading 3, usually producing about the same lifespan).
Damnation	Wrath of God	Art, artist, and mechanics.
Essence Warden	Soul Warden	Art.
Fa'adiyah Seer	Sindbad	Its name, Fa'adiyah, refers to the forest on the plane of Rabiah.
Hedge Troll	Sedge Troll	Mirrors.
Keen Sense	Curiosity	Keen Sense represents a moment in the Exodus storyline that could only have occurred had things transpired between Mirri, Crovax, and the dark angel Selenia very differently.
Ovinize	Humble, Ovinomancer	The sheep art also refers to Ovinomancer, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep.
Piracy Charm	Funeral Charm	The only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see Cycles section on set's page).
Porphyry Nodes	Drop of Honey.	Porphyry Nodes is a near-anagram of "Drop of Honey." This hearkens back to a time when Magic names used near-anagrams more often. For example, "Onulet" is a near-anagram of "Soul Net," so named because of its life-gain ability.
Primal Plasma	Plasma Elemental, Primal Clay	Mechanics and Art. The only card timeshifted from an artifact.
Prodigal Pyromancer	Prodigal Sorcerer	Ability and flavor text.
Riptide Pilferer	Headhunter	Riptide Pilferer depicts a merfolk spy lurking under the docks of the Riptide Project, the wizards' laboratory off the coast of Otaria where cephalid and human mages traded secrets and replicated slivers.
Seal of Primordium	Seal of Cleansing, Gauntlet of Power	Mechanics, artist, flavor text; Art
Shivan Wumpus	Argothian Wurm	Mechanics.
Vampiric Link	Spirit Link	Art, artist, and mechanics.