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==Themes and mechanics==
==Themes and mechanics==
===Creature types===
''Ice Age'' featured the return of various familiar [[Creature type|creature types]] and also introduced numerous novel ones, some subtypes of which were exclusive to, and even shared the name of, the creature cards on which they were printed. This was not, by the standard practices of the time, unusual, as the design and development of ''Ice Age'' was prior to ''Magic: The Gathering<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' release to the general public. Since then, several of these unique creature types have been supplanted with other, more-appropriate or more-established creature types or been entirely removed in successive iterations of errata and the Grand Creature Type Update.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/420a|''Masters Edition'' Update Bulletin|[[Mark Gottlieb]]|August 29, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/424a3|The Grand Creature Type Update|[[Mark Gottlieb]]|September 26, 2007}}</ref> Not unusual for those times, creature types {{Em}} namely Barbarian, Bear, Fox, Dryad, Goblins, Insect, Knight, Mammoth (now Elephant), Mercenary, Orc, Soldier, Zombies, Wolf, Worm {{Em}} were printed with the plural number (or, informally, "form").
 
The following creature types were introduced in ''Ice Age'':
{{Div col|2}}
*Aurochs
*Barbarian
*<c title="Blinking Spirit">Blinking Spirit</c> <small>(superseded by Spirit)</small>
*<c title="Brownie">Fyndhorn Brownie</c> <small>(superseded by Ouphe)</small>
*Centaur
*<c title="Dead">Kjeldoran Dead</c> <small>(superseded by Zombie)</small>
*<c title="Dinosaur">Pygmy Allosaurus</c> <small>(superseded by Lizard)</small>
*<c title="Dog">Snow Hound</c> <small>(superseded by Hound)</small>
*Dryad
*<c title="Erne">Silver Erne</c> <small>(superseded by Bird)</small>
*<c title="Fiend">Moor Fiend</c> <small>(superseded by Horror)</small>
*Fox
*<c title="Frostbeast">Kjeldoran Frostbeast</c> <small>(superseded)</small>
*Goat
*<c title="Gorilla Pack">Gorilla Pack</c> <small>(superseded by Ape)</small>
*<c title="Hipparion">Hipparion</c> <small>(superseded by Horse)</small>
*Illusion
*<c title="Infernal Denizen">Infernal Denizen</c> <small>(superseded by Demon)</small>
*Insect
*Kraken
*<c title="Lemure">Hyalopterous Lemure</c> <small>(superseded by Spirit)</small>
*Lhurgoyf
*<c title="Mage">Musician</c> <small>(superseded by Wizard)</small>
*Mercenary
*<c title="Mistfolk">Mistfolk</c> <small>(superseded by Illusion)</small>
*Ouphe
*<c title="Pyknite">Pyknite</c> <small>(superseded by Ouphe)</small>
*<c title="Ranger">Kelsinko Ranger</c> <small>(deprecated)</small>
*<c title="Shyft">Shyft</c> <small>(superseded by Shapeshifter)</small>
*<c title="Tarpan">Tarpan</c> <small>(superseded by Horse)</small>
*<c title="Tiger">Sabretooth Tiger</c> <small>(superseded by Cat)</small>
*Titan
*<c title="Toad">Chub Toad</c> <small>(superseded by Frog)</small>
*<c title="Wight">Dread Wight</c> <small>(superseded by Zombie)</small>
*<c title="Wiitigo">Wiitigo</c> <small>(superseded by Yeti)</small>
*Wolverine
*Worm
{{Div col end}}
 
The following creature types that are not new to ''Magic'' are used in this expansion:
{{Div col|4}}
*Angel
*Ape <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Archer <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Artificer <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Barbarian
*Bear
*Bird <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Cat <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Centaur
*Cleric
*Druid <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Dryad
*Elemental <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Elephant <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Elf
*Fox
*Frog <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Giant
*Goat
*Goblin
*Golem <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Horror <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Horse <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Hound <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Human <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Hydra
*Illusion <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Insect
*Imp
*Knight
*Kraken
*Lhurgoyf
*Lizard <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Mercenary
*Minion
*Mutant <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Orc
*Ouphe
*Plant
*Rat
*Shade
*Shaman <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Shapeshifter <small>(retroactively)</small>
*Skeleton
*Soldier
*Specter
*Spider
*Spirit
*Unicorn
*Vampire
*Wall
*Wizard
*Wolf
*Wolverine
*Worm
*Wurm
*Yeti
*Zombie
{{Div col end}}
 
The following [[Creature type|creature types]] were used in this expansion at the time of printing but were later changed to other types or removed:
{{Div col|2}}
*Barbarians <small>(superceded by Barbarian)</small>
*<c title="Blinking Spirit">Blinking Spirit</c> <small>(superseded by Spirit)</small>
*<c title="Brownie">Fyndhorn Brownie</c> <small>(superseded by Ouphe)</small>
*<c title="Dead">Kjeldoran Dead</c> <small>(superseded by Zombie)</small>
*<c title="Dinosaur">Pygmy Allosaurus</c> <small>(superseded by Lizard)</small>
*<c title="Dog">Snow Hound</c> <small>(superseded by Hound)</small>
*<c title="Erne">Silver Erne</c> <small>(superseded by Bird)</small>
*<c title="Fiend">Moor Fiend</c> <small>(superseded by Horror)</small>
*<c title="Frostbeast">Kjeldoran Frostbeast</c> <small>(superseded)</small>
*<c title="Ghoul">Ashen Ghoul</c> <small>(superceded by Zombie)</small>
*<c title="Gorilla Pack">Gorilla Pack</c> <small>(superseded by Ape)</small>
*<c title="Hero">Kjeldoran Warrior</c> <small>(superceded by Warrior)</small>
*<c title="Hipparion">Hipparion</c> <small>(superseded by Horse)</small>
*<c title="Infernal Denizen">Infernal Denizen</c> <small>(superseded by Demon)</small>
*Legend <small>(superceded by the legendary supertype)</small>
*<c title="Lemure">Hyalopterous Lemure</c> <small>(superseded by Spirit)</small>
*<c title="Lord">Chaos Lord</c> <small>(deprecated)</small>
*<c title="Mage">Musician</c> <small>(superseded by Wizard)</small>
*<c title="Mammoth">Woolly Mammoths</c> <small>(superceded by Elephant)</small>
*<c title="Mistfolk">Mistfolk</c> <small>(superseded by Illusion)</small>
*<c title="Paladin">Order of the Sacred Torch</c> <small>(superceded by Knight)</small>
*<c title="Phantasm">Phantasmal Mount</c> <small>(superceded by Illusion)</small>
*<c title="Pyknite">Pyknite</c> <small>(superseded by Ouphe)</small>
*<c title="Ranger">Kelsinko Ranger</c> <small>(deprecated)</small>
*<c title="Shyft">Shyft</c> <small>(superseded by Shapeshifter)</small>
{{Div col end}}


==Cycles==
==Cycles==

Revision as of 11:51, 15 January 2013


For other uses, see Ice Age (disambiguation).
Ice Age
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics Allied colors,
Cantrips,
Snow
Keywords/​ability words Cumulative upkeep
Set size 383
(20 basic lands, 121 commons, 121 uncommons, 121 rares)
Expansion code ICE
Development codename ICE

Ice Age is the first set in the Ice Age block. It is the 6th Magic expansion and was released in early June, 2002.

Ice Age, containing 383 cards, including basic lands, is notable for being the first standalone Magic expansion set.

Set details

Flavor and storyline

Misprints

Themes and mechanics

Ice Age featured the return of various familiar creature types and also introduced numerous novel ones, some subtypes of which were exclusive to, and even shared the name of, the creature cards on which they were printed. This was not, by the standard practices of the time, unusual, as the design and development of Ice Age was prior to Magic: The Gathering's release to the general public. Since then, several of these unique creature types have been supplanted with other, more-appropriate or more-established creature types or been entirely removed in successive iterations of errata and the Grand Creature Type Update.[1][2] Not unusual for those times, creature types — namely Barbarian, Bear, Fox, Dryad, Goblins, Insect, Knight, Mammoth (now Elephant), Mercenary, Orc, Soldier, Zombies, Wolf, Worm — were printed with the plural number (or, informally, "form").

The following creature types were introduced in Ice Age:

Template:Div col end

The following creature types that are not new to Magic are used in this expansion:

  • Angel
  • Ape (retroactively)
  • Archer (retroactively)
  • Artificer (retroactively)
  • Barbarian
  • Bear
  • Bird (retroactively)
  • Cat (retroactively)
  • Centaur
  • Cleric
  • Druid (retroactively)
  • Dryad
  • Elemental (retroactively)
  • Elephant (retroactively)
  • Elf
  • Fox
  • Frog (retroactively)
  • Giant
  • Goat
  • Goblin
  • Golem (retroactively)
  • Horror (retroactively)
  • Horse (retroactively)
  • Hound (retroactively)
  • Human (retroactively)
  • Hydra
  • Illusion (retroactively)
  • Insect
  • Imp
  • Knight
  • Kraken
  • Lhurgoyf
  • Lizard (retroactively)
  • Mercenary
  • Minion
  • Mutant (retroactively)
  • Orc
  • Ouphe
  • Plant
  • Rat
  • Shade
  • Shaman (retroactively)
  • Shapeshifter (retroactively)
  • Skeleton
  • Soldier
  • Specter
  • Spider
  • Spirit
  • Unicorn
  • Vampire
  • Wall
  • Wizard
  • Wolf
  • Wolverine
  • Worm
  • Wurm
  • Yeti
  • Zombie

Template:Div col end

The following creature types were used in this expansion at the time of printing but were later changed to other types or removed:

Template:Div col end

Cycles

Pairs

Reprinted cards

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Mark Gottlieb (August 29, 2007). "Masters Edition Update Bulletin". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Gottlieb (September 26, 2007). "The Grand Creature Type Update". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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