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|design = [[Mark Rosewater]] (lead),<br/>[[Mike Elliott]],<br/>[[Aaron Forsythe]],<br/>[[Tyler Bielman]],<br/>[[Richard Garfield]] | |design = [[Mark Rosewater]] (lead),<br/>[[Mike Elliott]],<br/>[[Aaron Forsythe]],<br/>[[Tyler Bielman]],<br/>[[Richard Garfield]] | ||
|development = [[Brian Schneider]] (lead)<ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/strike-chord-2005-09-09|Strike a Chord|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|September 09, 2005}}</ref> | |development = [[Brian Schneider]] (lead),<ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/strike-chord-2005-09-09|Strike a Chord|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|September 09, 2005}}</ref><br/>[[Randy Buehler]],<br/>[[Henry Stern]],<br/>[[Matt Place]],<br/>[[Mark Gottlieb]],<br/>Aaron Forsythe | ||
|art = [[Jeremy Cranford]] | |art = [[Jeremy Cranford]] | ||
|release = October 7, 2005 | |release = October 7, 2005 | ||
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|code_development = Control <ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/codename-game-2002-08-12-0|Codename of the Game|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 12, 2002}}</ref> | |code_development = Control <ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/codename-game-2002-08-12-0|Codename of the Game|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 12, 2002}}</ref> | ||
|series = [[Ravnica block]] | |series = [[Ravnica block]] | ||
|first = | |first = Ravnica: City of Guilds | ||
|second = [[Guildpact]] | |second = [[Guildpact]] | ||
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'''''Ravnica: City of Guilds''''', shortened as '''''Ravnica''''' (pronounced /'''''RAV'''-ni-kah''/, /''rav-'''nik ''-uh''/, or /'''''RAV'''-nih-kuh''/)<ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-september-2005-2005-09-01|Ask Wizards|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|September 15, 2005}}</ref> | '''''Ravnica: City of Guilds''''', shortened as '''''Ravnica''''' (pronounced /'''''RAV'''-ni-kah''/, /''rav-'''nik ''-uh''/, or /'''''RAV'''-nih-kuh''/),<ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-september-2005-2005-09-01|Ask Wizards|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|September 15, 2005}}</ref> is the first set in the [[Ravnica block]]. It is the 36th ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[expansion]] and was released on October 7, 2005. The [[prerelease]] was September 24–25, 2005.<ref name="Ravnica Revealed">{{NewRef|arcana/ravnica-revealed-2004-12-16|''Ravnica'' Revealed|Wizards of the Coast|December 16, 2004}}</ref> | ||
==Set details== | ==Set details== | ||
''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' contained 306 black-bordered cards (88 rare, 88 uncommon, 110 common, and 20 basic lands<ref>{{NewRef|essence-basic-land-2005-09-12|The Essence of Basic Land|[[Jeremy Cranford]]|September 12, 2005}}</ref>). "Ravnica" is a [[multicolor]] oriented set.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/city-planning-part-i-2005-09-05|City Planning, Part I|[[Mark Rosewater]]| September 05, 2005}}</ref> The design is based around four two-color pairs, including cards in which those pairs of colors work in concert.<ref>{{NewRef|getting-your-philosophy-2005-10-03|Getting Your Philosophy|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 03, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/city-planning-part-iii-2005-09-19|City Planning, Part III|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 12, 2005}}</ref> All the multicolor cards in the set Ravnica block are associated with one of the four guilds. The appearance of a guild symbol in the background of a card's text box identifies that card's guild affiliation.<ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/framing-ravnica-2005-10-14|Framing ''Ravnica''|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|October 14, 2005}}</ref> The guild symbols have no effect on game play. ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' also introduced the [[Mana#Colors of mana|hybrid]] mana system used throughout the Ravnica block. The [[expansion symbol]] of the set is a tower, which stands for the overdeveloped cityscape of the [[Ravnica|plane of Ravnica]].<ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-october-2006-2006-10-02|Ask Wizards|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|October 31, 2006}}</ref> | ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' contained 306 black-bordered cards (88 rare, 88 uncommon, 110 common, and 20 basic lands<ref>{{NewRef|essence-basic-land-2005-09-12|The Essence of Basic Land|[[Jeremy Cranford]]|September 12, 2005}}</ref>). "Ravnica" is a [[multicolor]] oriented set.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/city-planning-part-i-2005-09-05|City Planning, Part I|[[Mark Rosewater]]| September 05, 2005}}</ref> The design is based around four two-color pairs, including cards in which those pairs of colors work in concert.<ref>{{NewRef|getting-your-philosophy-2005-10-03|Getting Your Philosophy|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 03, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/city-planning-part-iii-2005-09-19|City Planning, Part III|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 12, 2005}}</ref> All the multicolor cards in the set Ravnica block are associated with one of the four guilds. The appearance of a guild symbol in the background of a card's text box identifies that card's guild affiliation.<ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/framing-ravnica-2005-10-14|Framing ''Ravnica''|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|October 14, 2005}}</ref> The guild symbols have no effect on game play. ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' also introduced the [[Mana#Colors of mana|hybrid]] mana system used throughout the Ravnica block. The [[expansion symbol]] of the set is a tower, which stands for the overdeveloped cityscape of the [[Ravnica|plane of Ravnica]].<ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-october-2006-2006-10-02|Ask Wizards|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|October 31, 2006}}</ref> | ||
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The expansion set was well-received, particularly because of its innovative "guild model",<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/city-planning-part-ii-2005-09-12|City Planning, Part II|[[Mark Rosewater]]| September 12, 2005}}</ref> and won the 2005 Origin Awards for Best Collectible Card Game or Expansion.<ref>Allan Sugarbaker. (July 1, 2006.) [http://ogrecave.com/2006/07/01/2005-origins-award-winners-announced/ "2005 Origins Award winners announced"], OgreCave.com.</ref> | The expansion set was well-received, particularly because of its innovative "guild model",<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/city-planning-part-ii-2005-09-12|City Planning, Part II|[[Mark Rosewater]]| September 12, 2005}}</ref> and won the 2005 Origin Awards for Best Collectible Card Game or Expansion.<ref>Allan Sugarbaker. (July 1, 2006.) [http://ogrecave.com/2006/07/01/2005-origins-award-winners-announced/ "2005 Origins Award winners announced"], OgreCave.com.</ref> | ||
===Marketing=== | ===Marketing=== | ||
''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' was sold in 75-card [[tournament deck]]s, 15-card [[boosters]], four [[preconstructed theme deck]]s and a [[fat pack]]<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/ravnica-fat-pack-2005-09-19|Ravnica Fat Pack|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 19, 2005}}</ref> | ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' was sold in 75-card [[tournament deck]]s, 15-card [[boosters]], four [[preconstructed theme deck]]s and a [[fat pack]].<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/ravnica-fat-pack-2005-09-19|Ravnica Fat Pack|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 19, 2005}}</ref> All products except the boosters contained a random [[Pro Tour Player Cards|Pro Tour Players Card]]. The booster packs featured artwork from <c>Savra, Queen of the Golgari</c>, <c>Moroii</c>, <c>Loxodon Hierarch</c>, <c>Helldozer</c> and <c>Circu, Dimir Lobotomist</c> The [[prerelease]] was held on September 24–25, 2005;<ref>{{NewRef|feature/choose-your-own-ravnica-adventure-2005-09-19-0|Choose Your Own Ravnica Adventure|[[Brian David-Marshall]]|September 19, 2005}}</ref> the [[prerelease card]] was a [[foil]] [[alternate art]] <c>Gleancrawler</c>. The [[release card]] a <c>Dimir Guildmage</c>.<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/ravnica-release-event-promo-card-2005-10-06|''Ravnica'' Release Event Promo Card|[[Magic Arcana]]|October 06, 2005}}</ref> The name of the set was changed from ''Ravnica'' to ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' at a late stage to convey that the guilds were central to the design.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/modern-tales-part-1-2013-06-17|Modern Tales, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 17, 2013}}</ref> It was accompanied by the [[Ravnica, City of Guilds (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Cory J. Herndon]]. | ||
===Flavor and storyline=== | ===Flavor and storyline=== | ||
{{Main|Ravnica, City of Guilds (novel)}} | {{Main|Ravnica, City of Guilds (novel)}} | ||
Following in the tradition of recent previous ''[[Magic]]'' blocks, ''Ravnica'' takes place in a plane of the [[multiverse]] that was previously unexplored in the game's backstory. The world of Ravnica is an ecumenopolis, a vast city that covers the entire surface of its planet<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/basics-setting-2005-08-29|The Basics of the Setting|[[Magic Arcana]]|August 29, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|arcana/basics-setting-part-ii-2005-08-31|The Basics of the Setting, Part II|[[Magic Arcana]]|August 31, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/wallpaper-week-ravnica-forest-2005-09-02|Wallpaper of the Week: ''Ravnica'' Forest|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 02, 2005}}</ref> | Following in the tradition of recent previous ''[[Magic]]'' blocks, ''Ravnica'' takes place in a plane of the [[multiverse]] that was previously unexplored in the game's backstory. The world of Ravnica is an ecumenopolis, a vast city that covers the entire surface of its planet,<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/basics-setting-2005-08-29|The Basics of the Setting|[[Magic Arcana]]|August 29, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|arcana/basics-setting-part-ii-2005-08-31|The Basics of the Setting, Part II|[[Magic Arcana]]|August 31, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/wallpaper-week-ravnica-forest-2005-09-02|Wallpaper of the Week: ''Ravnica'' Forest|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 02, 2005}}</ref> and is home to a diverse assortment of sentient races.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/life-big-city-2005-09-05|Life in the Big City|[[Rei Nakazawa]]|September 05, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|feature/urban-flavor-2005-10-10|Urban Flavor|[[Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar]]|October 10, 2005}}</ref> For ten thousand years, there has been a power struggle between the ten [[Ravnican guild]], political factions that each represent a combination of two of Magic's five colors.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/guild-symbols-art-2005-10-03|Guild Symbols in Art|[[Magic Arcana]]|October 03, 2005}}</ref> Ten millennia ago, the [[Guildpact (spell)|Guildpact]] was signed by the [[parun]]s, ending active warfare between them and ushering in an era of peace. But now, on the eve of the celebrations of the accord's ten thousandth anniversary, a sinister force threatens the survival of that peace. | ||
==Themes and mechanics== | ==Themes and mechanics== | ||
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''Ravnica'' also introduced a heavy "auras matter" theme, being the second block (after ''[[Urza's Saga]]'') to place any sort of mechanical focus on the enchantment subtype. Although there are no mechanics directly related to auras, cards like <c>Gatherer of Graces</c>, <c>Bramble Elemental</c>, and the Magemark cycle definitely encouraged the use of the local enchantments. | ''Ravnica'' also introduced a heavy "auras matter" theme, being the second block (after ''[[Urza's Saga]]'') to place any sort of mechanical focus on the enchantment subtype. Although there are no mechanics directly related to auras, cards like <c>Gatherer of Graces</c>, <c>Bramble Elemental</c>, and the Magemark cycle definitely encouraged the use of the local enchantments. | ||
''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' introduced four of the ten ''Ravnica'' block bicolored [[Ravnican | ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'' introduced four of the ten ''Ravnica'' block bicolored [[Ravnican guild|guilds]], each of which with its own [[keyword]] or [[ability word]]. | ||
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|[[Boros Legion]] | |[[Boros Legion]] | ||
| {{R/W}} | | {{R/W}} | ||
|[[Image:RAV Boros.jpg|left|75px|Ravnica block Boros Legion crest|link= ]] | |[[Image:RAV Boros.jpg|left|75px|Ravnica block Boros Legion crest|link=]] | ||
|<c>Razia, Boros Archangel</c><br/><c>Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran</c> | |<c>Razia, Boros Archangel</c><br/><c>Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran</c> | ||
|''[[Radiance]]'' | |''[[Radiance]]'' | ||
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|[[House Dimir]] | |[[House Dimir]] | ||
| {{U/B}} | | {{U/B}} | ||
|[[Image:RAV Dimir.jpg|left|75px|Ravnica block House Dimir crest|link= ]] | |[[Image:RAV Dimir.jpg|left|75px|Ravnica block House Dimir crest|link=]] | ||
|<c>Szadek, Lord of Secrets</c><br/><c>Circu, Dimir Lobotomist</c> | |<c>Szadek, Lord of Secrets</c><br/><c>Circu, Dimir Lobotomist</c> | ||
|[[Transmute]] | |[[Transmute]] | ||
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|[[Golgari Swarm]] | |[[Golgari Swarm]] | ||
| {{B/G}} | | {{B/G}} | ||
|[[Image:RAV Golgari.jpg|left|75px|Ravnica block Golgari Swarm crest|link= ]] | |[[Image:RAV Golgari.jpg|left|75px|Ravnica block Golgari Swarm crest|link=]] | ||
|<c>Sisters of Stone Death</c><br/><c>Savra, Queen of the Golgari</c> | |<c>Sisters of Stone Death</c><br/><c>Savra, Queen of the Golgari</c> | ||
|[[Dredge]] | |[[Dredge]] | ||
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|[[Selesnya Conclave]] | |[[Selesnya Conclave]] | ||
| {{G/W}} | | {{G/W}} | ||
|[[Image:RAV Selesnya.jpg|left|75px|Ravnica block Selesnya Conclave crest|link= ]] | |[[Image:RAV Selesnya.jpg|left|75px|Ravnica block Selesnya Conclave crest|link=]] | ||
|<c>Chorus of the Conclave</c><br/><c>Tolsimir Wolfblood</c> | |<c>Chorus of the Conclave</c><br/><c>Tolsimir Wolfblood</c> | ||
|[[Convoke]] | |[[Convoke]] | ||
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- For other uses, see Ravnica (disambiguation).
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| Set Information | |||||
| Set symbol | |||||
| Symbol description | A tower | ||||
| Design |
Mark Rosewater (lead), Mike Elliott, Aaron Forsythe, Tyler Bielman, Richard Garfield | ||||
| Development |
Brian Schneider (lead),[1] Randy Buehler, Henry Stern, Matt Place, Mark Gottlieb, Aaron Forsythe | ||||
| Art direction | Jeremy Cranford | ||||
| Release date | October 7, 2005 | ||||
| Plane | Ravnica | ||||
| Themes and mechanics |
Enchantments, Guilds, Hybrid mana | ||||
| Keywords/ability words |
Convoke, Dredge, Radiance, Transmute | ||||
| Set size |
306 (20 basic lands, 110 commons, 88 uncommons, 88 rares) | ||||
| Expansion code | RAV[3] | ||||
| Development codename | Control [4] | ||||
| Ravnica block | |||||
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Ravnica: City of Guilds, shortened as Ravnica (pronounced /RAV'-ni-kah/, /rav-nik -uh/, or /RAV-nih-kuh/),[5] is the first set in the Ravnica block. It is the 36th Magic: The Gathering expansion and was released on October 7, 2005. The prerelease was September 24–25, 2005.[6]
Set details
Ravnica: City of Guilds contained 306 black-bordered cards (88 rare, 88 uncommon, 110 common, and 20 basic lands[7]). "Ravnica" is a multicolor oriented set.[8] The design is based around four two-color pairs, including cards in which those pairs of colors work in concert.[9][10] All the multicolor cards in the set Ravnica block are associated with one of the four guilds. The appearance of a guild symbol in the background of a card's text box identifies that card's guild affiliation.[11] The guild symbols have no effect on game play. Ravnica: City of Guilds also introduced the hybrid mana system used throughout the Ravnica block. The expansion symbol of the set is a tower, which stands for the overdeveloped cityscape of the plane of Ravnica.[12]
"Ravnica" (ravnìca; равнѝца) is a Serbo-Croatian word for "plain".[13][14] The influence of Eastern Europe is not only reflected in this etymology of the expansion name but throughout the flavor of the set.[15]
The expansion set was well-received, particularly because of its innovative "guild model",[16] and won the 2005 Origin Awards for Best Collectible Card Game or Expansion.[17]
Marketing
Ravnica: City of Guilds was sold in 75-card tournament decks, 15-card boosters, four preconstructed theme decks and a fat pack.[18] All products except the boosters contained a random Pro Tour Players Card. The booster packs featured artwork from Savra, Queen of the Golgari, Moroii, Loxodon Hierarch, Helldozer and Circu, Dimir Lobotomist The prerelease was held on September 24–25, 2005;[19] the prerelease card was a foil alternate art Gleancrawler. The release card a Dimir Guildmage.[20] The name of the set was changed from Ravnica to Ravnica: City of Guilds at a late stage to convey that the guilds were central to the design.[21] It was accompanied by the novel of the same name by Cory J. Herndon.
Flavor and storyline
Following in the tradition of recent previous Magic blocks, Ravnica takes place in a plane of the multiverse that was previously unexplored in the game's backstory. The world of Ravnica is an ecumenopolis, a vast city that covers the entire surface of its planet,[22][23][24] and is home to a diverse assortment of sentient races.[25][26] For ten thousand years, there has been a power struggle between the ten Ravnican guild, political factions that each represent a combination of two of Magic's five colors.[27] Ten millennia ago, the Guildpact was signed by the paruns, ending active warfare between them and ushering in an era of peace. But now, on the eve of the celebrations of the accord's ten thousandth anniversary, a sinister force threatens the survival of that peace.
Themes and mechanics
Ravnica introduced hybrid cards with entirely new mana symbols ("Guild mana").[28] Each symbol is a circle halved diagonally, in which the top left half is one color and the bottom right half another. A smaller version of the color's icon (sun for white, skull for black, etc.) appears in the corresponding half. These mana symbols mean that mana of either color may be used to pay it. The cards with these mana symbols have a colored border that fades from left to right, out of one color and into the other.
Ravnica also introduced a heavy "auras matter" theme, being the second block (after Urza's Saga) to place any sort of mechanical focus on the enchantment subtype. Although there are no mechanics directly related to auras, cards like Gatherer of Graces, Bramble Elemental, and the Magemark cycle definitely encouraged the use of the local enchantments.
Ravnica: City of Guilds introduced four of the ten Ravnica block bicolored guilds, each of which with its own keyword or ability word.
| Guild | Colors | Guild symbol | Legendary guild members | Keyword or ability word | Notes |
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| Boros Legion | 
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Razia, Boros Archangel Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran |
Radiance | Radiance is an ability word that appears on spells and abilities that affect every creature that shares a color with the target creature. When played on multicolored cards, the effect spreads to all that card's colors.[29] |
| House Dimir | 
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Szadek, Lord of Secrets Circu, Dimir Lobotomist |
Transmute | A player may pay a certain amount of mana and discard a card with Transmute from his or her hand. Doing this allows the player to find a card with the same converted mana cost from that player's library and put it into his or her hand.[30][31] |
| Golgari Swarm | 
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Sisters of Stone Death Savra, Queen of the Golgari |
Dredge | Cards with dredge may be returned from the graveyard to their owner's hand, provided that player opts to skip drawing a card and instead puts a number of cards from the top of his or her library into the graveyard.[32] |
| Selesnya Conclave | 
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Chorus of the Conclave Tolsimir Wolfblood |
Convoke | A player playing a spell with Convoke may tap some of his or her creatures to pay part or all of the mana cost. Each creature tapped reduces the cost by one mana of that creature's color, or by one colorless mana.[33] |
Creature types
The creature types Archon and Lammasu were introduced in Ravnica: City of Guilds.
Cycles
- For cycles that are part of the guild mega cycles, see Ravnica block#Mega cycles.
Ravnica has two cycles:
- Come into play Auras: Each of these Enchant Creature - Auras do something when they enter the battlefield (e.g. when Strands of Undeath is resolved, target player discards two cards) — Faith's Fetters, Fists of Ironwood, Flight of Fancy, Galvanic Arc and Strands of Undeath.
- Hunted creatures: Each of these rare creatures' casting costs included two mana of the appropriate color. Each had greater-than-average power, toughness, and abilities for its cost, but caused one or more token creatures to enter the battlefield under an opponent's control to balance the cost — Hunted Lammasu, Hunted Phantasm, Hunted Horror, Hunted Dragon, and Hunted Troll.[34][35]
Reprinted cards
- Birds of Paradise, first printed in Alpha, last seen in 8th Edition
- Dark Heart of the Wood, first printed in The Dark
- Elves of Deep Shadow, first printed in The Dark
- Goblin Spelunkers, first printed in Urza's Saga, last seen in 7th Edition
- Smash, first printed in Apocalypse
- Snapping Drake, first printed in Portal, last seen in Starter 1999
Functional reprint
- Benevolent Ancestor, functional reprint of Alabaster Wall (Mercadian Masques) save for creature type
Colorshifted
- Char, red colorshifted version of Psionic Blast (Alpha)
- Rain of Embers, red colorshifted version of Dry Spell (Homelands)
Strictly better
- Clinging Darkness, upgrade from Torment (Stronghold)
- Convolute, upgrade from Flaccify (Unhinged)
- Courier Hawk, upgrade from Armored Pegasus (Portal)
- Elvish Skysweeper, upgrade from Willow Elf (Starter 1999)
- Frenzied Goblin and War-Torch Goblin, upgrades from Dwarven Trader (Homelands) and Mons's Goblin Raiders (Alpha)
- Grayscaled Gharial, upgrade from Fugitive Wizard (Legions), Merfolk of the Pearl Trident (Alpha), and Wondering Ones (Champions of Kamigawa)
- Roofstalker Wight, upgrade from Dakmor Scorpion (Portal Second Age), Krovikan Scoundrel (Coldsnap), Skeletal Snake (Portal), and Wei Infantry (Portal Three Kingdoms)
- Shred Memory, upgrade from Decompose (Odyssey)
- Surge of Zeal, conditional upgrade from Unnatural Speed (Champions of Kamigawa)
- Thoughtpicker Witch, upgrade from Muck Rats (Portal)
- Transluminant, upgrade from Balduvian Bears (Ice Age), Barbary Apes (Legends), Bear Cub (Portal Second Age), Forest Bear (Portal Three Kingdoms), and Grizzly Bears (Alpha)
- Veteran Armorer, upgrade from Fresh Volunteers (Mercadian Masques), Glory Seeker (Onslaught), and Knight Errant (Portal)
- Votary of the Conclave, upgrade from Eager Cadet (Starter 1999)
Notable cards
- Ravnica Dual lands which would be the beginning of the Ravnica dual lands mega cycle: Overgrown Tomb, Sacred Foundry, Temple Garden and Watery Grave.
- Dark Confidant - Draw engine in Extended, Modern, Legacy, and Vintage, as well as an aggressive creature. Bob Mahers's invitational card.
- Life from the Loam, Golgari Grave-Troll, Stinkweed Imp, Golgari Thug - The core of Dredge-based decks, including Legacy and Vintage Ichorid.
- Life from the Loam - A very powerful card drawing engine, particularly in combination with Fetchlands and Cycling lands.
- Lightning Helix - A very powerful removal spell, making it hard for aggressive decks to race.
- Chord of Calling - A creature tutor used in Modern after the ban of Birthing Pod.
- Flame Fusillade - Interaction with Time Vault was abused in Vintage.
- Loxodon Hierarch - An aggro-control staple providing a large creature for a decent price, offsetting lifeloss from aggressive decks and with a good, though seldom used, ability.
- Watchwolf - once common in Zoo decks of many formats, now somewhat obsoleted by more efficent cards like Wild Nacatl and Tarmogoyf
- Blazing Archon - A target for Reanimator decks, now obsoleted by more efficent cards like Iona, Shield of Emeria and Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite.
Preconstructed decks
The preconstructed theme decks are:
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| Charge of the Boros | W | R | |||
| Dimir Intrigues | U | B | |||
| Golgari Deathcreep | B | G | |||
| Selesnya United | W | G | |||
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- ↑ "ravnica" — Wiktionary
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- ↑ John Dale Beety. (August 8, 2012.) "Return to Ravnica (for Those Who've Never Been)", StarCityGames.com.
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- ↑ Allan Sugarbaker. (July 1, 2006.) "2005 Origins Award winners announced", OgreCave.com.
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External links
- Ravnica: City of Guilds product information page — Wizards of the Coast
- Ravnica Orb of Insight — Wizards of the Coast
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