Magic 2014

Magic 2014

 

Changes

 

Card comparisons

 

Deck Builder's Toolkit

 

Event deck

 

Duels of the Planeswalkers

 

Intro packs

 

Sample decks

 

Magic 2014
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Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description	“M14”
Design	Mark Globus (lead), Tom LaPille, Adam Lee, Shawn Main, Ken Troop Monty Ashley
Development	Dave Guskin (lead) Kelly Digges Aaron Forsythe James Hata Zac Hill Max McCall With contributions from Matt Tabak
Art direction	Jeremy Jarvis
Release date	July 19, 2013
Plane	Multiversal
Themes and mechanics	Slivers
Set size	249 cards (101 commons, 60 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares, 20 basic lands)
Expansion code	M14
Development codename	None
Core sets
Magic 2013 Magic 2014 Magic 2015
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Modern Masters Magic 2014 From the Vault: Twenty

The Magic: The Gathering 2014 Core Set, commonly referred to as Magic 2014 or M14 is the 15th Magic core set. It was released on July 19, 2013.

Set details

“

Ignite your spark

”

Magic 2014 contains 249 cards (101 Common, 60 Uncommon, 53 Rare, 15 Mythic, 20 Basic Lands), including randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. The returning mechanic for this Core Set was Slivers.

Even more than the previous set, Magic 2014 is strongly integrated with its digital counterpart, Duels of the Planeswalkers. In celebration of Magic 's 20th anniversary, the logo of the set has the mythic orange/bronze color instead of the usual yellow or blue.

Design and development teams were officially referred to as "Initial Concept and Game Design" and "Final Game Design and Development" teams, respectively. Although these names had previously been internally in use at Wizards of the Coast, this announcement was the first to use them in an official capacity.

The set puts the spotlight on Chandra. This meant a new Planeswalker card aimed at making a splash in Constructed, many Chandra-themed support cards, and flavor throughout the set attached to her persona.

Magic Story

Title	Author	Release Date	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Prisoner of the Skep	Jennifer Clarke Wilkes	2013-06-26	Shandalar	Hastric
The Armor in the Crypt	Ari Levitch	2013-07-03	Shandalar	Borico, Gwaro, Kray
The Path of Bravery	Adam Lee	2013-07-10	Shandalar	Zaala, Alcinore
Pride Cometh	Adam Lee	2013-07-17	Shandalar	Skrikkle, Groggle, Snurkle, Grooble
A Blessed Life	Nik Davidson	2013-07-24	Shandalar	Brenalt, Tomas, Edrick, Stanton, Mattias, Elise
Zurbit's Day	Adam Lee	2013-07-31	Shandalar	Relno, Emina, Zurbit, Pip

Marketing

Magic 2014 fat pack

Magic 2014 was is sold in 16-card booster packs, five Intro packs, one event decks, Booster Battle Packs, a fat pack, the 2014 Deck Builder's Toolkit and a Land Station. The boosters feature art from Archangel of Thune, Chandra, Pyromaster, Garruk, Caller of Beasts, Syphon Sliver and Fiendslayer Paladin. With each copy of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 a six-card Magic 2013 sampler could be obtained; there were five different samplers, one for each platform. The 6-card boosters (the last to be released) featured art from Banisher Priest. Prerelease Events took place July 13–14, 2013. Game Day took place on August 10–11, 2013. The Magic Online release was on July 29, 2013.

Marketing cards

• Prerelease: Megantic Sliver
• Launch promo: Colossal Whale
• Game Day: full-art Hive Stirrings
• Game Day (Top 8): full-art Goblin Diplomats
• Core set league: alternate art 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token
• Buy-a-Box: Ratchet Bomb

Tokens/Emblems

Regular boosters of Magic 2014 come with a bonus sixteenth card that is either a "tips & tricks card", a creature token or an emblem with an advertisement on the reverse side:

1. 1/1 Sliver produced by Hive Stirrings.
2. 4/4 Angel with flying produced by Angelic Accord and Devout Invocation..
3. 2/2 Cat produced by Ajani, Caller of the Pride and Ajani's Chosen.
4. 0/1 Goat produced by Trading Post.
5. 2/2 Zombie produced by Liliana's Reaver, Vile Rebirth and Xathrid Necromancer
6. 2/2 Dragon produced by Dragon Egg.
7. 1/1 Elemental (two versions) produced by Molten Birth and Young Pyromancer.
8. 3/3 Beast produced by Primeval Bounty.
9. 1/1 Saproling produced by Sporemound.
10. 2/2 Wolf produced by Howl of the NIght Pack
11. Emblem for Garruk, Caller of Beasts
12. Emblem for Liliana of the Dark Realms

Sample decks

The Magic 2014 Core Set came with five thirty-card sample decks.

Rules changes

With the release of Magic 2014, several rule changes were implemented. The rules changes were subject to a specific article by Sam Stoddard to place them in the context.

• The 'Legend rule' was changed. Legendary permanents of the same name and Planeswalker cards of the same type were now only placed into the graveyard if they were controlled by the same player. For example, if player A controls a Jace Beleren and player B controls Jace, the Mind Sculptor, nothing happens before both cards are placed into the graveyard. However, if player A had control of both, that player would choose one of those cards and that card would be placed in the graveyard while the other remains.
• Sideboards in constructed play now could contain up to 15 cards, rather than the rule of either 15 or 0 cards before. Also, it is permitted to add/remove cards from the main deck to the sideboard (or vice versa) without swapping them for the same amount of cards, as long as the main deck contains more than 60 and the sideboard is less than 15.
• Indestructible became a keyword.
• "*this creature*is unblockable" was changed to "*this creature*can't be blocked".
• The rules for playing additional lands off of effects like Explore were streamlined.

Cycles

Magic 2014 has six cycles:

Cycle name
Planeswalkers	Ajani, Caller of the Pride	Jace, Memory Adept	Liliana of the Dark Realms	Chandra, Pyromaster	Garruk, Caller of Beasts
	There are five mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set.
Planeswalkers creatures	Ajani's Chosen	Jace's Mindseeker	Liliana's Reaver	Chandra's Phoenix	Garruk's Horde
	Each Planeswalker has a creature card named after them.
Wizard Staves	Staff of the Sun Magus	Staff of the Mind Magus	Staff of the Death Magus	Staff of the Flame Magus	Staff of the Wild Magus
	Each of these uncommon artifacts costs and has an ability that allows its controller to gain one life whenever a spell or land of the appropriate color is played.
Iconic mythics	Archangel of Thune	Windreader Sphinx	Shadowborn Demon	Scourge of Valkas	Kalonian Hydra
	There are five Iconic mythic cards in the set.
Rare color hate creatures	Fiendslayer Paladin	Tidebinder Mage	Lifebane Zombie	Mindsparker	Witchstalker
	Each of these rare creatures oppose its enemy color.
Rare slivers	Bonescythe Sliver	Galerider Sliver	Syphon Sliver	Thorncaster Sliver	Megantic Sliver
	Each color gets one rare sliver.

Pairs

Magic 2014 has one mirrored pair.

Mirrored Pairs		Description
Divine Favor ()	Dark Favor ()	Common Auras with enchant creature that gives a mirrored bonus to the enchanted creature's power/toughness, cause a change in life related to the toughness boost, and are illustrated by Allen Williams. The pairing is a call-back to the Alpha pair of Holy Strength and Unholy Strength.

Combo

M14 has one top-down designed combo.

Cycle name
Combo pieces	Festering Newt	Bubbling Cauldron	Bogbrew Witch
	The death trigger of Festering Newt gets stronger if you control Bogbrew Witch. Bubbling Cauldron gets stronger if you sacrifice Festering Newt to it. Bogbrew Witch can fetch either of the other two cards.

Notable cards

• Elvish Mystic was printed as a version of Llanowar Elves that could go on any plane, and has since been a staple in any green Standard and Pioneer deck
• Young Pyromancer sees tournament play in Modern and Legacy thanks to its ability to make a powerful board advantage.
• Shadowborn Apostle is a card that a deck can have any number of. At the time of printing, the only other card to have this text was Relentless Rats from Fifth Dawn.
• Archangel of Thune is a heavily sought-after card from the set thanks to seeing play in casual Commander decks built around life gain
• Banisher Priest lends its name to the colloquial term for cards that can exile creatures while they remain on the battlefield and was the first card to use the new templating that prevents it from being abused with flicker effects
• Tidebinder Mage was a staple in Devotion to Blue decks in Standard, where it contributed two blue mana symbols, and still sees play in Modern Merfolk decks

Preconstructed decks

Intro packs

The intro packs are:

Intro pack name	Colors Included					Foil rare
Lightforce	W				G	Ajani's Chosen
Psychic Labyrinth	W	U				Jace's Mindseeker
Death Reaper			B	R		Liliana's Reaver
Fire Surge		U		R		Chandra's Phoenix
Bestial Strength			B		G	Garruk's Horde

Each intro pack includes an appropriate card from the Wizard Stave cycle.

Event deck

Magic 2014 has one event deck.

Event deck name	Colors Included
Rush of the Wild				R	G

Core set changes

Notable changes

• Magic rings of Shandalar: — Ring of Thune, Ring of Evos Isle, Ring of Xathrid, Ring of Valkas, and Ring of Kalonia
• Sedge creatures: — Prized Elephant, Arctic Aven, Harbor Bandit, Crimson Muckwader, and Flinthoof Boar.
• Taplands: — Glacial Fortress, Drowned Catacomb, Dragonskull Summit, Rootbound Crag and Sunpetal Grove. This was the first core set since 4th Edition without a series of dual-type lands in it.

External links

• Magic: The Gathering 2014 Core Set product information page — Wizards of the Coast
• Trick Jarrett (March 27, 2013). "Magic 2014 Trailer". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.