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The '''Alara block''' is the fifteenth [[block]] consisting of the [[large expansion]] ''[[Shards of Alara]]'' ([[image:Shards of Alara symbol.png|21px]]) and two [[small expansion]]s, ''[[Conflux]]'' ([[image:Conflux symbol.png]]) and ''[[Alara Reborn]]'' ([[image:Alara Reborn symbol.png|21px]]).  The block came out in 2008-2009.
 
[[Keyword]]s introduced in this block: [[devour]], [[exalted]], [[unearth]], [[cascade]].
 
Keywords/[[ability word]]s reused from the past: [[cycling]], [[domain]] (now an ability word with ''Conflux''), [[typecycling]] (expanded upon with [[basic land]] cycling).
 
==Mega cycle==
* '''Planeswalkers''': Each shard has a corresponding [[Planeswalker]]. <c>Sarkhan Vol</c> ([[Jund]]), <c>Ajani Vengeant</c> ([[Naya]]), <c>Elspeth, Knight-Errant</c> ([[Bant]]) and <c>Tezzeret the Seeker</c> ([[Esper]]) were introduced in ''Shards of Alara'' while the cycle was completed with <c>Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker</c> ([[Grixis]]) in ''Conflux''.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/stf/33|The One, The Only, Nicol Bolas|[[Doug Beyer]]|Wednesday, April 08, 2009}}</ref>
 
==Products==
A Shards of Alara block all-foil booster packs were released for US$11.99<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/364|Opening the Foil Booster|"[[Magic Arcana]]"|Thursday, January 14, 2010}}</ref>
 
==Theme decks==
{{Main|Alara block/Preconstructed theme decks}}
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==Sets==
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Revision as of 18:47, 13 February 2013

The Alara block is the fifteenth block consisting of the large expansion Shards of Alara (File:Shards of Alara symbol.png) and two small expansions, Conflux (File:Conflux symbol.png) and Alara Reborn (File:Alara Reborn symbol.png). The block came out in 2008-2009.

Keywords introduced in this block: devour, exalted, unearth, cascade.

Keywords/ability words reused from the past: cycling, domain (now an ability word with Conflux), typecycling (expanded upon with basic land cycling).

Mega cycle

Products

A Shards of Alara block all-foil booster packs were released for US$11.99[2]

Theme decks

References

  1. Doug Beyer (Wednesday, April 08, 2009). "The One, The Only, Nicol Bolas". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. "Magic Arcana" (Thursday, January 14, 2010). "Opening the Foil Booster". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

Sets

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