Conflux

Template:Expansion Conflux is the second set in the Alara block. The prerelease events for this set will be held January 31-February 1, 2009. Launch parties will be held February 6-8, 2009.

Set details

On September 29, 2008, the entire Conflux card list was leaked on MTG Salvation, thanks to mjmj.info.

Mechanics

In Conflux, Domain became an ability word.

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All the shard keywords are back. Colored artifact creatures are still here. Naya's "power 5 or greater" theme continues. In many ways, Conflux is a big continuation of Shards of Alara.

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Marketing cards

Tokens

The Conflux tokens are:

• 4/4 Angel with flying, produced by Sigil of the Empty Throne
• 3/1 Elemental produced by Rakka Mar

Flavor

A powerful and infinitely sinister force is conspiring to reunite the Shards of Alara. This reunification will come with a deadly price – sheer chaos, as realities begin to overlap. Thus begins the Conflux.

Cycles

Conflux has 7 cycles:

• Basic Landcyclers: These common instants and sorceries have one effect that is relatively overcosted, and basic landcycling for C — Absorb Vis, Fiery Fall, Gleam of Resistance, Sylvan Bounty, and Traumatic Visions.
• Common allied-colored spells: Each of these common spells has a mana cost that includes two allied-colored mana — Esper Cormorants, Vectis Agents, Suicidal Charge, Exploding Borders, and Rhox Bodyguard.
• Enemy-color hosers: Each of these uncommon spells hampers both of their enemy colors at a low mana cost — Celestial Purge, Controlled Instincts, Corrupted Roots, Ignite Disorder, and Filigree Fracture.
• Outlanders: These common 2/2 allied-colored scout creatures each have protection from their enemy color — Goblin Outlander (red/black), Nacatl Outlander (green/red), Valeron Outlander (white/green), Vedalken Outlander (blue/white), and Zombie Outlander (black/blue).
• Rare shard-colored creatures: Each of these rare creatures has a mana cost that includes CDE — Giltspire Avenger, Magister Sphinx, Blood Tyrant, Charnelhoard Wurm, and Meglonoth.
• Uncommon allied-colored spells: Each of these uncommon spells has a mana cost that includes two allied-colored mana — Jhessian Balmgiver, Countersquall, Shambling Remains, Hellkite Hatchling, and Vagrant Plowbeasts.
• Uncommon shard-colored spells: Each of these uncommon spells has a mana cost that includes CDE — Skyward Eye Prophets, Sludge Strider, Elder Mastery, Scarland Thrinax, and Knotvine Mystic.

Reprinted cards

• Mana Cylix — last seen in Planeshift.
• Maniacal Rage — last seen in Invasion.
• Unsummon — last seen in 10th Edition.
• Worldly Counsel — last seen in Invasion.

Functional reprints

Conflux has 7 functional reprints:

• Canyon Minotaur is a functional reprint of Hill Giant from 10th Edition, Ogre Warrior from Starter 1999 and Barbarian Horde from Portal Three Kingdoms, save for creature type.
• Might of Alara is a functional reprint of Gaea's Might from Planeshift.
• Nacatl Savage is a functional reprint of Tel-Jilad Chosen from Mirrodin, save for creature type.
• The Multicolor Protection Bears cycle is a functional reprint of a cycle in Invasion, save for Vedalken Outlander, which is an artifact, while Galina's Knight is not, the others only differ in creature types. They are:
  • Zombie Outlander is a functional reprint of Vodalian Zombie.
  • Goblin Outlander is a functional reprint of Shivan Zombie.
  • Nacatl Outlander is a functional reprint of Yavimaya Barbarian.
  • Valeron Outlander is a functional reprint of Llanowar Knight.

Intro packs

The intro packs are: Template:Intro packs

External links

• Conflux product information page — Wizards of the Coast
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