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Keywords/[[ability word]]s reused from the past: [[cycling]], [[domain]] (now an ability word with ''Conflux''), [[typecycling]] (expanded upon with [[basic land]] cycling). | Keywords/[[ability word]]s reused from the past: [[cycling]], [[domain]] (now an ability word with ''Conflux''), [[typecycling]] (expanded upon with [[basic land]] cycling). | ||
==Sets== | |||
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==Mega cycle== | ==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> | * '''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> |
Revision as of 18:49, 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).
Sets
Mega cycle
- Planeswalkers: Each shard has a corresponding Planeswalker. Sarkhan Vol (Jund), Ajani Vengeant (Naya), Elspeth, Knight-Errant (Bant) and Tezzeret the Seeker (Esper) were introduced in Shards of Alara while the cycle was completed with Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker (Grixis) in Conflux.[1]
Products
A Shards of Alara block all-foil booster packs were released for US$11.99[2]
Theme decks
References
- ↑ Doug Beyer (Wednesday, April 08, 2009). "The One, The Only, Nicol Bolas". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ "Magic Arcana" (Thursday, January 14, 2010). "Opening the Foil Booster". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.