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'''Tempest block''', officially called '''Rath Cycle''', is the third ''[[Magic: the Gathering|Magic]]'' [[block]], spanning | '''Tempest block''', officially called the '''Rath Cycle''', is the third ''[[Magic: the Gathering|Magic]]'' [[block]], spanning 1997–1998. It encompasses three sets: the [[large expansion]] ''[[Tempest]]'' ({{keyrune|TMP}}) and the two [[small expansion]]s ''[[Stronghold]]'' ({{keyrune|STH}}) and ''[[Exodus]]'' ({{keyrune|EXO}}). It is part of the [[Weatherlight Saga]]. | ||
The [[keywords]] introduced in this block were [[ | The [[keywords]] introduced in this block were [[buyback]] and [[shadow]]. Three [[creature type]]s ([[Licid]]s, [[Sliver]]s, and [[Spikes]]) also debuted here. | ||
==Mega cycle== | ==Mega cycle== | ||
One [[mega cycle]] exists across the block's three sets: | One [[mega cycle]] exists across the block's three sets: | ||
* '''Retrievers''' | * '''Retrievers''' — Each of these 2/2 creatures returns a card of a certain type from your graveyard to your hand when it comes into play. There were four from ''[[Exodus]]'': <c>Treasure Hunter</c> ([[artifact]]), <c>Scrivener</c> ([[instant]]), <c>Anarchist</c> ([[sorcery]]), <c>Cartographer</c> ([[land]]), and one from ''[[Tempest]]'': <c>Gravedigger</c> ([[creature]]). Four out of the five were reprinted in ''[[Odyssey]]''; <c>Treasure Hunter</c> was replaced by <c>Auramancer</c>. | ||
==Theme decks== | ==Theme decks== | ||
{{Main|Tempest block/Preconstructed theme decks}} | {{Main|Tempest block/Preconstructed theme decks}} | ||
Theme decks from this block have | Theme decks from this block have three rares. After this block, theme decks contain two rares each. | ||
==Tempest Remastered== | ==Tempest Remastered== | ||
''[[Tempest Remastered]]'' is a [[Magic Online-only]] [[Reprint sets|reprint set]] that | ''[[Tempest Remastered]]'' is a [[Magic Online-only]] [[Reprint sets|reprint set]] that was released on May 6, 2015. It was available until May 27, 2015, but is planned to return on a later date. ''Tempest Remastered''<nowiki/>'s purpose was to support the [[Legacy]] format by allowing sought-after cards to get into the hands of players.<ref>{{NewRef|magic-online/announcing-tempest-remastered-2015-02-23|Announcing Tempest Remastered|David Whitfield|2015-02-23}}</ref> | ||
For this set, the 621 cards from the block were reduced to the best 269 and the best playing [[archetype]]s. It contains 101 [[common]]s, 80 [[uncommon]]s, 53 [[rare]]s, 15 [[mythic rare]]s, and 20 [[basic lands]]. There's no new [[art]], but the cards have received new [[card frame]]s. Several issues with the original block were solved to make it [[draft]]able in a modern environment.<ref>{{NewRef |feature/adam-prosak-and-ian-duke-tempest-remastered-interview-2015-03-30 |Adam Prosak and Ian Duke Tempest Remastered Interview|David Whitfield|2015 March 30}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef |arcana/tempest-pre-mastered-2015-03-31 |Tempest Pre-mastered|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|2015 March 31}}</ref> | For this set, the 621 cards from the block were reduced to the best 269 and the best playing [[archetype]]s. It contains 101 [[common]]s, 80 [[uncommon]]s, 53 [[rare]]s, 15 [[mythic rare]]s, and 20 [[basic lands]]. There's no new [[art]], but the cards have received new [[card frame]]s. Several issues with the original block were solved to make it [[draft]]able in a modern environment.<ref>{{NewRef |feature/adam-prosak-and-ian-duke-tempest-remastered-interview-2015-03-30 |Adam Prosak and Ian Duke Tempest Remastered Interview|David Whitfield|2015 March 30}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef |arcana/tempest-pre-mastered-2015-03-31 |Tempest Pre-mastered|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|2015 March 31}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 13 October 2018
Tempest block, officially called the Rath Cycle, is the third Magic block, spanning 1997–1998. It encompasses three sets: the large expansion Tempest () and the two small expansions Stronghold () and Exodus (). It is part of the Weatherlight Saga.
The keywords introduced in this block were buyback and shadow. Three creature types (Licids, Slivers, and Spikes) also debuted here.
Mega cycle
One mega cycle exists across the block's three sets:
- Retrievers — Each of these 2/2 creatures returns a card of a certain type from your graveyard to your hand when it comes into play. There were four from Exodus: Treasure Hunter (artifact), Scrivener (instant), Anarchist (sorcery), Cartographer (land), and one from Tempest: Gravedigger (creature). Four out of the five were reprinted in Odyssey; Treasure Hunter was replaced by Auramancer.
Theme decks
Theme decks from this block have three rares. After this block, theme decks contain two rares each.
Tempest Remastered
Tempest Remastered is a Magic Online-only reprint set that was released on May 6, 2015. It was available until May 27, 2015, but is planned to return on a later date. Tempest Remastered's purpose was to support the Legacy format by allowing sought-after cards to get into the hands of players.[1]
For this set, the 621 cards from the block were reduced to the best 269 and the best playing archetypes. It contains 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares, and 20 basic lands. There's no new art, but the cards have received new card frames. Several issues with the original block were solved to make it draftable in a modern environment.[2][3]
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