Planechase

Template:Expansion Nonblock Planechase is a set of four "game packs", each consisting of ten oversized plane cards, a 60-card deck, a six-sided planar die and a strategy insert with multiplayer rules. The MSRP for an individual pack is $19.99. The set was released on September 4th, 2009, with release events held September 4-6.

The plane cards represent specific locations on planes in the Magic storyline, introducing "a groundbreaking new way to experience planeswalking". The theme decks are tournament legal and will each contain eight rares. Additionally, there will be a different preview card from the upcoming set Zendikar in each of the four decks.

Planar Magic

Planechase introduces a new casual format named Planar Magic, which simulates traveling between different planes using the new plane cards. The set comes with a six-sided planar dice, that features the planeswalker symbol File:Planeswalker symbol bw.png on one face, the chaos symbol File:Chaos symbol.png on another and four blank faces.

Each player enters the game with a regular deck and a planar deck, which features ten or more of the new plane cards. The first player to start puts the first card in his planar deck face-up in the command zone. A plane card usually has two abilities. The first one applies as long as the card is revealed, the second one is the so called chaos ability.

During each player's turn, that player may roll the planar dice, whenever he or she could cast a sorcery. While the first roll each turn is free, all subsequent rolls in that turn cost more than the last. If the File:Planeswalker symbol bw.png is rolled, the owner of the current face-up plane card puts it on the bottom of his planar deck and the current player reveals the top card of his or her planar deck. If File:Chaos symbol.png is rolled the chaos ability of the plane card triggers. With blank faces, nothing happens.

Plane cards

Each of the four Planechase' decks contains ten unique Plane cards only available in that deck. Additionally, a special Plane card entitled Tazeem from the Plane Zendikar was given out at the release event.

Metallic Dreams Planechase cards include:

The Maelstrom - Alara

When you planeswalk to The Maelstrom or at the beginning of your upkeep, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's a permanent card, you may put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put that card on the bottom of your library.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, return target permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Sanctum of Serra - Serra's Realm

When you planeswalk away from Sanctum of Serra, destroy all nonland permanents.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, you may have your life total become 20.

Panopticon - Mirrodin

When you planeswalk to Panopticon, draw a card. At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, draw a card.

Undercity Reaches

Whenever a creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may draw a card.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, you have a no maximum hand size for the rest of the game.

The Hippodrome

All creatures get -5/-0.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, you may destroy target creature if its power is 0 or less.

The Eon Fog

Players skip their untap steps.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, untap all permanents you control.

Krosa

All creatures get +2/+2.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, you may add WUBRG to your mana pool.

Minamo

Whenever a players casts a spell, that player may draw a card.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, each player may return a blue card from his or her graveyard to his or her hand.

Goldmeadow

Whenever a land enters the battlefield, that land's controller puts three 0/1 white Goat creature tokens onto the battlefield.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, put a 0/1 Goat creature token onto the battlefield.

Bant

All creatures have exalted. (Whenever a creature attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each instance of exalted among creatures its controller controls.

Whenever you roll the chaos symbol, put a divinity counter on target green, white, or blue creature. That creature is indestructible as long as it has a divinity counter on it.

External links

• Planechase product information page — Wizards of the Coast
• magicthegathering.com staff (Monday, August 10, 2009). "Planechase Rules Revealed". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• "Magic Arcana" (Thursday, July 16, 2009). "Images of Planechase". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• "Magic Arcana" (Tuesday, May 12, 2009). "Announcing Planechase". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.