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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).
this block also introduces the mythic rare rarity wich was after this set implemented in every other later set
Sets
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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]
Theme decks
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 24, 2013). "Modern Tales, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (Wednesday, April 08, 2009). "The One, The Only, Nicol Bolas". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 29, 2009). "The All-Foil Booster". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (January 14, 2010). "Opening the Foil Booster". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ PREMIUM FOIL BOOSTER product information page — Wizards of the Coast
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