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''Magic Origins'' has at least one [[cycle]]. | ''Magic Origins'' has at least one [[cycle]]. | ||
* '''Transforming Planeswalkers''': five double-faced [[mythic]] [[creatures]] that [[transform]] into a [[planeswalker]] when a certain condition is met that represents the event that caused that character's [[planeswalker spark]] to ignite. {{-}} <!--<c>Gideon</c>, <c>Jace</c>,--> <c>Liliana, Heretical Healer</c>,<!-- <c>Chandra</c>, and <c>Nissa</c>--> | * '''Transforming Planeswalkers''': five double-faced [[mythic]] [[creatures]] that [[transform]] into a [[planeswalker]] when a certain condition is met that represents the event that caused that character's [[planeswalker's spark]] to ignite. {{-}} <!--<c>Gideon</c>, <c>Jace</c>,--> <c>Liliana, Heretical Healer</c>,<!-- <c>Chandra</c>, and <c>Nissa</c>--> | ||
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Revision as of 09:49, 7 March 2015
| Magic Origins | |
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| Set Information | |
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| Set size | 272 cards |
| Expansion code | ORI |
| Development codename | n.a. |
Magic Origins will be the 17th and last Magic core set. It will be grouped as a two-set block with Dragons of Tarkir for the purposes of Standard rotation under the new regime.[1] It will be released in July 17, 2015. The is stronly integrated with its digital counterpart Magic Duels: Origins.
Set details
Magic Origins was announced February 8th, 2015 during Pro Tour Fate Reforged. [2] The set contains 272 cards, which is 3 more than the current default for large sets. As a first since Alpha, this Core Set features two new mechanics. R&D considers Magic Origins not to be the "last core set", but a "new beginning" relating to the start of the Two-Block Paradigm and a new treatment of the storyline. The latter involves telling coherent, in-depth stories about the characters and carrying those out over story arcs across multiple sets. To enable this storytelling, there are more new cards in this set than in previous Core Sets. We see the main characters depicted before and after their planeswalker's spark ignites. The design of the cards and mechanics mirrors this for the players, as a kind of "leveling up" to their full potential. This will be achieved by double-faced cards with one side featuring a legendary creature, and the other side featuring its planeswalker incarnation. [3]
Storyline
| “ | Ignite your Spark | ” |
The set tells the origin stories of several planeswalkers - Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren, Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess and Nissa Revane - who are going to be playing a big role in up-coming story arcs. According to Doug Beyer "we'll see these characters' home worlds, learn about the joys and crises of their early lives, and discover how they became the Multiverse-traveling Planeswalkers we know today." [4]
Marketing
Magic Origins is sold in booster packs, Intro packs, a fat pack and a clash pack.
Prerelease
Prerelease events will be held on July 11–12, 2015.
Launch Weekend
Launch Weekend will be July 17–19, 2015.
Game Day
Game Day will be held on August 8–9, 2015.
Promotional cards
Tokens / Emblem / Checklist
The sixteenth card in the boosters is a token creature card, an emblem or a checklist card, with advertisements on the back side:
Themes and mechanics
Card types
Cycles
Magic Origins has at least one cycle.
- Transforming Planeswalkers: five double-faced mythic creatures that transform into a planeswalker when a certain condition is met that represents the event that caused that character's planeswalker's spark to ignite. — Liliana, Heretical Healer,