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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]] | ||
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>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-october-2002-2002-10-01|Ask Wizards - October 3, 2002|[[Randy Buehler]]|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 | 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>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-october-2002-2002-10-01|Ask Wizards - October 3, 2002|[[Randy Buehler]]|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 {{cardlink|Valor|Time Spiral|TSB}} and {{cardlink|Call of the Herd|Time Spiral|TSB}}. | ||
==History== | ==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,<ref>{{NewRef|grave-risen-2002-01-02-0|From the Grave Risen|[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|January 2, 2002}}</ref> as in the case of | 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,<ref>{{NewRef|grave-risen-2002-01-02-0|From the Grave Risen|[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|January 2, 2002}}</ref> as in the case of {{cardlink|Ichorid|Torment}}<ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-august-2002-2002-08-01|Ask Wizards - August 15, 2002|[[Mike Donais]]|August 15, 2002}}</ref> and the Incarnations of ''Judgment'' (e.g., {{cardlink|Anger|Judgment}}).<ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-february-2005-2005-02-01|Ask Wizards - February 15, 2005|[[Devin Low]]|February 15, 2005}}</ref> | ||
The original plan was to make it a permanent addition, but it couldn’t work with the new [[card frame]] (starting two blocks later in ''[[Mirrodin]]'') so [[R&D]] decided to just make it a block thing.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/158276735478/when-flashback-was-introduced-rd-introduced-the|title=Why didn't R&D stick with this?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> | The original plan was to make it a permanent addition, but it couldn’t work with the new [[card frame]] (starting two blocks later in ''[[Mirrodin]]'') so [[R&D]] decided to just make it a block thing.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/158276735478/when-flashback-was-introduced-rd-introduced-the|title=Why didn't R&D stick with this?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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==List of cards featuring the tombstone icon== | ==List of cards featuring the tombstone icon== | ||
*[ | *[https://scryfall.com/search?q=b%3Aody%20o%3Aflashback Odyssey block cards with flashback] | ||
*{{cardlink|Ichorid|Torment}} | *{{cardlink|Ichorid|Torment}} | ||
*''Judgment'' Incarnations | *''Judgment'' Incarnations | ||
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===FNM Promos=== | ===FNM Promos=== | ||
After technology changed it became possible to combine the Tombstone icon on [[card frame|modern bordered]] [[FNM cards|FNM Promos]].<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/158359063623/fyi-there-are-several-modern-bordered-fnm-promos|title=FYI, there are several modern bordered FNM Promos with the Tombstone icon|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> | After technology changed it became possible to combine the Tombstone icon on [[card frame|modern bordered]] [[FNM cards|FNM Promos]].<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/158359063623/fyi-there-are-several-modern-bordered-fnm-promos|title=FYI, there are several modern bordered FNM Promos with the Tombstone icon|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> | ||
*{{Cardlink|Cabal Therapy|Friday Night Magic}} | *{{Cardlink|Cabal Therapy|Friday Night Magic|F05}} | ||
*{{Cardlink|Chainer's Edict|Friday Night Magic}} | *{{Cardlink|Chainer's Edict|Friday Night Magic|F06}} | ||
*{{Cardlink|Deep Analysis|Friday Night Magic}} | *{{Cardlink|Deep Analysis|Friday Night Magic|F07}} | ||
*{{Cardlink|Roar of the Wurm|Friday Night Magic}} | *{{Cardlink|Roar of the Wurm|Friday Night Magic|F07}} | ||
*{{Cardlink|Wonder|Friday Night Magic}} | *{{Cardlink|Wonder|Friday Night Magic|F07}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 06:54, 24 August 2018
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.
Description
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 Template:Cardlink and Template:Cardlink.
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 Template:Cardlink[3] and the Incarnations of Judgment (e.g., Template:Cardlink).[4]
The original plan was to make it a permanent addition, but it couldn’t work with the new card frame (starting two blocks later in Mirrodin) so R&D decided to just make it a block thing.[5]
Comprehensive Rules
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 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
- Odyssey block cards with flashback
- Template:Cardlink
- Judgment Incarnations
- Template:Cardlink
- Template:Cardlink
FNM Promos
After technology changed it became possible to combine the Tombstone icon on modern bordered FNM Promos.[6]
See also
References
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