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On the development codenames for the Onslaught block, MTG.com columnist [[Mark Rosewater]] writes: | On the development codenames for the Onslaught block, MTG.com columnist [[Mark Rosewater]] writes: | ||
{{cquote|For Onslaught block, [[Bill Rose]] (the head of [[R&D]]) selected the three spokescharacters from an auto parts store named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Boys Pep Boys]: Manny, Moe, and Jack. While this fit the set order, it proved to have one huge flaw: Half of R&D didn't grow up near a Pep Boys, so they didn't know what order the three went in.<ref>{{ | {{cquote|For Onslaught block, [[Bill Rose]] (the head of [[R&D]]) selected the three spokescharacters from an auto parts store named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Boys Pep Boys]: Manny, Moe, and Jack. While this fit the set order, it proved to have one huge flaw: Half of R&D didn't grow up near a Pep Boys, so they didn't know what order the three went in.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr33|Codename of the Game|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 12, 2002}}</ref>}} | ||
==Theme decks== | ==Theme decks== | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 31 October 2012
The Onslaught block is the eighth block, consisting of the large expansion Onslaught (File:Onslaught symbol.gif) and the two small expansions Legions (File:Exp sym legions.gif) and Template:Scourge Set. The block came out in 2002-2003.
The theme of the Onslaught block is creature types, "tribal".
The Onslaught block was the first to introduce at least one new keyword in each set, a trend which all blocks since have followed.
Keywords introduced in this block: Amplify, Morph, Provoke, Storm, Typecycling
Evergreen keywords introduced: Double strike, Fear.
Keywords reused from the past: Cycling.
Development codes
On the development codenames for the Onslaught block, MTG.com columnist Mark Rosewater writes:
| “ | For Onslaught block, Bill Rose (the head of R&D) selected the three spokescharacters from an auto parts store named Pep Boys: Manny, Moe, and Jack. While this fit the set order, it proved to have one huge flaw: Half of R&D didn't grow up near a Pep Boys, so they didn't know what order the three went in.[1] | ” |
Theme decks
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 12, 2002). "Codename of the Game". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
Sets
Pages in category "Onslaught block"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.