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| | I just wanted to stop by and say that Richards DVDs are great. I own the enrite set and yesterday I just got in the new dvd 35 yrs of cheatin, fighting and fun and 2 decks of Mandolin cards. I have only had it for a day I have already watch the whole dvd 3 times. Your book is awsome, your gambling demos/routines are awsome and the cards. I look foward to your next endevor. A fan,Mike |
| Expansion Name = [[Image:Urzasdestiny logo.png]]|
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| Symbol = Urzas_Destiny_symbol.png|
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| Symbol Description = "Flask"|
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| Design Team = [[Mark Rosewater]] (lead)|
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| Development Team = [[Mike Elliott]] (lead)<br>[[William Jockusch]]<br>[[Charlie Catino|Charlie Keldono]]<br>[[Paul Peterson]]<br>[[Bill Rose]]<br>[[Henry Stern]] |
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| Release Date = June 23, 1999|
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| Mechanics = [[Cycling]] from play creatures, [[Growing permanents|Growing creature enchantments]], Leaves play creatures, Reveal spells|
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| Size = 143 (55 Common 44 Uncommon 44 Rare)|
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| Expansion Code = UDS |
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| Development Code = Chimichanga |
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| Block Name = [[Urza block]]|
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| First Set = [[Urza's Saga]]|
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| Second Set = [[Urza's Legacy]]|
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| Third Set = [[Urza's Destiny]]|
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| Previous Set = '''''[[Portal Three Kingdoms]]'''''|
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| This Set = '''''Urza's Destiny''''' |
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| Next Set = '''''[[Starter 1999]]''''' |
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| }}
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| '''Urza's Destiny''' is the seventeenth [[Magic]] expansion and was released in 1999 as the third set and second [[small expansion]] in the [[Urza block]].
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| ==Set details==
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| ''Urza's Destiny'' was the first tournament legal set to use the word "Creature" on the [[type line]] as opposed to "Summon", following the footsteps of ''[[Portal Second Age]]''.
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| ==Themes==
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| The "reveal" cards come in two types: creatures (Seers) and spells (Scents). When you use a Seer ability or a Scent spell, you show your opponents any number of cards of the specified color that are currently in your hand. The number of cards revealed determines the power of the effect.
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| ''Urza's Destiny'' also has a strong theme of graveyard effects. Many creatures and a few enchantments have special abilities that trigger when the permanent is put into a graveyard (e.g. When <c>Aura Thief</c> goes to the graveyard, you gain control of all enchantments).
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| The set also further develops the [[cycling]] theme introduced in the previous two sets with "cycling from play" creatures. These creatures, such as <c>Brass Secretary</c> and <c>Yavimaya Elder</c>, do not have cycling as a keyword, but instead have the activated ability "{{2}}, sacrifice this creature: Draw a card." This ability is similar to cycling, but is used while the creature is in play rather than in your hand.
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| ==Creature types==
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| The following [[Creature type|creature types]] are introduced in this expansion: [[Golem]].
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| The following creature types are used in this expansion but also appear in previous sets: [[Angel]], [[Ape]], [[Barbarian]], [[Beast]], [[Beeble]], [[Bird]], [[Cleric]], [[Crocodile]], [[Dragon]], [[Drake]], [[Druid]], [[Elemental]], [[Elf]], [[Giant]], [[Goblin]], [[Griffin]], [[Horror]], [[Hound]], [[Illusion]], [[Imp]], [[Insect]], [[Knight]], [[Minion]], [[Ogre]], [[Rat]], [[Skeleton]], [[Soldier]], [[Spider]], Townsfolk (later changed to [[Human]]), [[Wall]], [[Wizard]].
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| ==Cycles==
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| ''Urza's Destiny'' has four [[cycles]] and a [[vertical cycle]]:
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| *'''Growing creature enchantments''': Each of these [[uncommon]] [[Aura]] [[enchantment]]s gains a counter at the beginning of each of your [[upkeep]]s, making it more powerful the longer it stays in play {{-}} <c>Archery Training</c>, <c>Private Research</c>, <c>Festering Wound</c>, <c>Incendiary</c>, and <c>Momentum</c>. These cards were inspired by the ''[[Tempest]]'' card <c>Legacy's Allure</c>.<ref>{{Arcref|77|Inspired enchantments|Friday, April 19, 2002}}</ref>
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| *'''Lobotomy spells''': Each of these uncommon [[instant]]s or [[sorcery|sorceries]] removes a permanent of a certain type from the game, then also removes all other copies of the card in its controller's [[graveyard]], [[hand]], and [[library]] from the game {{-}} <c>Scour</c>, <c>Quash</c>, <c>Eradicate</c>, <c>Sowing Salt</c>, and <c>Splinter</c>. This cycle was based on the ''[[Tempest]]'' card <c>Lobotomy</c>. Each of these cards were reprinted in ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]''.
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| *'''Scents''': Each of these [[common]] instants or sorceries have effects that are proportional to the number of cards of their color you reveal from your hand {{-}} <c>Scent of Jasmine</c>, <c>Scent of Brine</c>, <c>Scent of Nightshade</c>, <c>Scent of Cinder</c>, and <c>Scent of Ivy</c>.
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| *'''Seers''': Each of these uncommon 1/1 [[Classes#Wizards|Wizard]] [[creature]]s have an activated ability costing {{2}}C that mimics the Scent cycle {{-}} <c>Jasmine Seer</c>, <c>Brine Seer</c>, <c>Nightshade Seer</c>, <c>Cinder Seer</c>, and <c>Ivy Seer</c>.
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| ===Vertical cycle===
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| *'''Enchanted bonus creatures''': These [[blue]] creatures gain an ability as long as they are enchanted: (in order of rarity){{-}} <c>Fledgling Osprey</c>, <c>Metathran Elite</c> and <c>Rayne, Academy Chancellor</c>. <c>Thran Golem</c> is similar to this cycle, but is an [[artifact]].
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| ==Famous cards==
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| *<c>Academy Rector</c> {{-}} Played a large part in Replenish-decks.
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| *<c>Carnival of Souls</c> {{-}} Notable as being one of the worst cards ever.
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| *<c>Donate</c> {{-}} This card and <c>Illusions of Grandeur</c> were integral pieces of the [[Combo deck#later combo decks|Trix]] decks.
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| *<c>Elvish Piper</c> {{-}} Became one of the games most well-known "[[Timmy]]"-cards.
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| *<c>Metalworker</c> {{-}} Produced tons of mana in the many artifact-decks of the day.
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| *<c>Masticore</c> {{-}} A 4/4 artifact creature for {{4}} with a drawback of discarding a card each upkeep is a very strong creature, especially with the "{{2}}: Masticore deals 1 damage to target creature" ability.
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| *<c>Opalescence</c> {{-}} A finisher for the Replenish-deck.
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| *<c>Opposition</c> {{-}} Spawned multiple prison-decks most notably "[[Squirrel-prison]]".
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| *<c>Phyrexian Negator</c> {{-}} An essential part to many black suicide-decks.
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| *<c>Plow Under</c> {{-}} Used in green control decks.
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| *<c>Powder Keg</c> {{-}} With <c>Nevinyrral's Disk</c> leaving standard after ''[[5th Edition]]'', this became the board-sweeper of choice.
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| *<c>Replenish</c> {{-}} Is an integral part to a combodeck with the same name.
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| *<c>Treachery</c> {{-}} Was used in many blue control decks like Draw-Go.
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| *<c>Yawgmoth's Bargain</c> {{-}} A strong variation on <c>Necropotence</c>
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| ==Reprinted cards==
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| The following cards have been [[Reprint|reprinted]] from previous sets and included in ''Urza's Destiny''.
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| *<c>Ravenous Rats</c> {{-}} was last seen in ''[[Portal Second Age]]''.
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| ==Functional reprints==
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| ''Urza's Destiny'' has one [[functional reprint]]:
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| *<c>Wild Colos</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Raging Cougar</c> from ''[[Portal]]'', save for creature type.
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| ==Theme decks==
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| The pre-constructed [[Theme deck (preconstructed)|theme decks]] are:
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| {{Theme decks
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| |deck1=[[Assassin (deck)|Assassin]]|||b||
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| |deck2=[[Battle Surge]]||u||r|
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| |deck3=[[Enchanter]]|w|u|||
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| |deck4=[[Fiendish Nature]]|||b||g}}
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| *{{Prodpage|urzasdestiny|Urza's Destiny}}
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| [[Category:Expansions and sets]]
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| {{sets}}
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