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[[File:TOR Ichorid.jpg|thumb|alt=Ichorid|Ichorid (''Torment''), with its recursion/self-reanimating ability, is one such card that features the tombstone icon.|right|200 px]] | [[File:TOR Ichorid.jpg|thumb|alt=Ichorid|Ichorid (''Torment''), with its recursion/self-reanimating ability, is one such card that features the tombstone icon.|right|200 px]] | ||
The '''tombstone icon''', or '''tombstone symbol''', is a graphic in the | The '''tombstone icon''', or '''tombstone symbol''', is a graphic in the upper-left-hand corner of a number of [[Odyssey block]] cards with graveyard-active or -relevant abilities. | ||
Due to the mechanical and thematic focus on the [[graveyard]] in Odyssey block, the tombstone icon was designed to be featured on cards from the block's sets {{Em}} ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Torment]]'', and ''[[Judgment]]'' {{Em}} so as to "make players' lives easier".<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/askwizards/1002|[[Randy Buehler]]|Ask Wizards - October 3, 2002|October 3, 2002}}</ref> The practice of placing a tombstone icon was not carried over to future expansions or blocks, but the tombstone icon has since been seen on the ''[[Time Spiral/Timeshifted|Time Spiral]]'' "timeshifted" reprints of <c title="Valor">Valor|Time Spiral</c> and <c title="Call of the Herd">Call of the Herd|Time Spiral</c>. | Due to the mechanical and thematic focus on the [[graveyard]] in Odyssey block, the tombstone icon was designed to be featured on cards from the block's sets {{Em}} ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Torment]]'', and ''[[Judgment]]'' {{Em}} so as to "make players' lives easier".<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/askwizards/1002|[[Randy Buehler]]|Ask Wizards - October 3, 2002|October 3, 2002}}</ref> The practice of placing a tombstone icon was not carried over to future expansions or blocks, but the tombstone icon has since been seen on the ''[[Time Spiral/Timeshifted|Time Spiral]]'' "timeshifted" reprints of <c title="Valor">Valor|Time Spiral</c> and <c title="Call of the Herd">Call of the Herd|Time Spiral</c>. | ||
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{{CR|Return to Ravnica|* '''107.''' [[Numbers and symbols|Numbers and Symbols]] | {{CR|Return to Ravnica|* '''107.''' [[Numbers and symbols|Numbers and Symbols]] | ||
**'''107.9.''' A '''tombstone icon''' appears to the left of the name of many [[Odyssey block]] cards with abilities that are relevant in a player’s [[graveyard]]. The purpose of the icon is to make those cards stand out when | **'''107.9.''' A '''tombstone icon''' appears to the left of the name of many [[Odyssey block]] cards with abilities that are relevant in a player’s [[graveyard]]. The purpose of the icon is to make those cards stand out when they're in a graveyard. This icon has no effect on game play.}} | ||
==List of cards featuring the tombstone icon== | ==List of cards featuring the tombstone icon== | ||
Revision as of 09:09, 4 October 2012
The tombstone icon, or tombstone symbol, is a graphic in the upper-left-hand corner of a number of Odyssey block cards with graveyard-active or -relevant abilities.
Due to the mechanical and thematic focus on the graveyard in Odyssey block, the tombstone icon was designed to be featured on cards from the block's sets — Odyssey, Torment, and Judgment — so as to "make players' lives easier".[1] The practice of placing a tombstone icon was not carried over to future expansions or blocks, but the tombstone icon has since been seen on the Time Spiral "timeshifted" reprints of Valor and Call of the Herd.
History
Introduced in Odyssey, the tombstone icon was featured on cards with the Flashback ability. In Torment and Judgment, the tombstone icon was used indicator of cards with graveyard-active abilities,[2] as in the case of Ichorid[3] and the Incarnations of Judgment (e.g., Anger).[4]
Comprehensive Rules
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List of cards featuring the tombstone icon
- Odyssey block cards with flashback
- Ichorid
- Judgment Incarnations
- Riftstone Portal
- Blast from the Past
See also
References
- ↑ Ask Wizards - October 3, 2002 (October 3, 2002). "[[Randy Buehler]]". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ From the Grave Risen (January 2, 2002). "[[Ben Bleiweiss]]". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ask Wizards - August 15, 2002 (August 15, 2002). "[[Mike Donais]]". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ask Wizards - February 15, 2005 (February 15, 2005). "Devin Low". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.