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The '''Alara block''' is the fifteenth [[block]] consisting of the [[large expansion]] ''[[Shards of Alara]]'' ({{keyrune|ALA}}) and two [[small expansion]]s, ''[[Conflux]]'' ({{keyrune|CON}}) and ''[[Alara Reborn]]'' ({{keyrune|ARB}}). The block came out in 2008-2009. <ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/modern-tales-part-2-2013-06-24|Modern Tales, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 24, 2013}}</ref> | The '''Alara block''' is the fifteenth [[block]] consisting of the [[large expansion]] ''[[Shards of Alara]]'' ({{keyrune|ALA}}) and two [[small expansion]]s, ''[[Conflux]]'' ({{keyrune|CON}}) and ''[[Alara Reborn]]'' ({{keyrune|ARB}}). The block came out in 2008-2009.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/modern-tales-part-2-2013-06-24|Modern Tales, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 24, 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Mechanics== | ==Mechanics== | ||
[[Keyword]]s introduced in this block: [[devour]], [[exalted]], [[unearth]], [[cascade]]. | [[Keyword]]s introduced in this block: [[devour]], [[exalted]], [[unearth]], [[cascade]]. | ||
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==Products== | ==Products== | ||
A special Alara block all-[[foil]] booster pack, containing a selection of cards from all three sets (539 total), was released on January 8, 2010 for US$ 11.99 <ref>{{NewRef|arcana/all-foil-booster-2009-09-29|The All-Foil Booster|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 29, 2009}}</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|arcana/opening-foil-booster-2010-01-14|Opening the Foil Booster|[[Magic Arcana]]|January 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Prodpage|premium-foil-booster|PREMIUM FOIL BOOSTER}}</ref> | A special Alara block all-[[foil]] booster pack, containing a selection of cards from all three sets (539 total), was released on January 8, 2010 for US$ 11.99<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/all-foil-booster-2009-09-29|The All-Foil Booster|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|arcana/opening-foil-booster-2010-01-14|Opening the Foil Booster|[[Magic Arcana]]|January 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Prodpage|premium-foil-booster|PREMIUM FOIL BOOSTER}}</ref> | ||
==Theme decks== | ==Theme decks== |
Revision as of 16:43, 19 July 2018
The Alara block is the fifteenth block consisting of the large expansion Shards of Alara () and two small expansions, Conflux () and Alara Reborn (). The block came out in 2008-2009.[1]
Mechanics
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.[2]
Products
A special Alara block all-foil booster pack, containing a selection of cards from all three sets (539 total), was released on January 8, 2010 for US$ 11.99[3][4][5]