Iconic Masters

Iconic Masters
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics	tribal
Keywords/​ability words	Landfall, Outlast, Rebound, Renown, Storm, Suspend, Unleash
Set size	249
Expansion code	IMA

Iconic Masters is a booster-based compilation set that will be released on November 17, 2017. It is designed to be drafted.

Set details

The name of the set was inadvertently revealed in a WPN-mail send to retailers in April 2017. Iconic Masters offers players a tour through some of the most powerful cards in over 23 years of Magic history. Featuring new artwork on many cards, the set brings an array of massive Angels, Sphinxes, Demons, Dragons and Hydras alongside some favorite and most memorable spells. Every box of Iconic Masters contains 24 booster packs — each with fifteen randomly inserted game cards, including one premium card in every pack. The 16-card boosters (the sixteenth card is a marketing card) feature artwork from Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, Heroes' Bane and ?.

Iconic Masters promised to deliver some of the most high-powered drafts ever to hit the play tables. Like for its predecessors, the MSRP of one booster is set to $9.99.

Marketing

Remarkably, Iconic Masters is the second Masters series-set to be released in 2017. Its release is connected to the celebration of Magic's 25th Anniversary. The cards of the set were revealed at the HASCON prerelease on September 8–10, 2017. There were no previews.

Magic Online

Iconic Masters releases on Magic Online on November 17, 2017, the same day as the paper set.

Themes and mechanics

TBA

Changes in rarity

Mythic Rare to Rare

• Abyssal Persecutor, first printed in Worldwake (last seen in Commander 2014).
• Blood Baron of Vizkopa, first printed in Dragon's Maze (last seen in Commander 2017).
• Lotus Cobra, first printed in Zendikar.
• Malfegor, first printed in Conflux (last seen in Commander (2011)).
• Rampaging Baloths, first printed in Zendikar (last seen in Archenemy: Nicol Bolas).
• Savageborn Hydra, first printed in Dragon's Maze.

Rare to Uncommon

• Assault Formation, first printed in Dragons of Tarkir.
• Bladewing the Risen, first printed in Scourge (last seen in Commander 2017).
• Bogbrew Witch, first printed in Magic 2014.
• Charmbreaker Devils, first printed in Innistrad (last seen in Conspiracy: Take the Crown).
• Corpsejack Menace, first printed in Return to Ravnica (last seen in Commander 2016).
• Dragon Tempest, first printed in Dragons of Tarkir (last seen in Commander 2017).
• Heroes' Bane, first printed in Journey into Nyx.
• Hoarding Dragon, first printed in Magic 2011 (last seen in Magic 2015).
• Indulgent Tormentor, first printed in Magic 2015 (last seen in Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis).
• Mahamoti Djinn, first printed in Limited Edition Alpha (last seen in Magic Origins).
• Rosheen Meanderer, first printed in Shadowmoor.
• Sanguine Bond, first printed in Magic 2010 (last seen in Commander 2017).

Rare to Common

• Ivy Elemental, first printed in Odyssey (last seen in Planechase).

Uncommon to Mythic Rare

• Channel, first printed in Limited Edition Alpha (last seen in From the Vault: Exiled).
• Mana Drain, first printed in Legends.

Uncommon to Rare

• Curse of Predation, first printed in Commander 2013.

Uncommon to Common

• Abzan Battle Priest, first printed in Khans of Tarkir.
• Angel of Mercy, first printed in Invasion (last seen in Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic).
• Crowned Ceratok, first printed in Fate Reforged.
• Darksteel Axe, first printed in Scars of Mirrodin.
• Dissolve, first printed in Theros.
• Draconic Roar, first printed in Dragons of Tarkir.
• Dragonlord's Servant, first printed in Dragons of Tarkir (last seen in Commander 2017).
• Duskdale Wurm, first printed in Eventide (last seen in Magic 2013).
• Foul-Tongue Invocation, first printed in Dragons of Tarkir.
• Guardian Idol, first printed in Fifth Dawn.
• Jace's Phantasm, first printed in Magic 2013 (last seen in Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska).
• Jaddi Offshoot, first printed in Battle for Zendikar.
• Jhessian Thief, first printed in Magic Origins.
• Mark of Mutiny, first printed in Zendikar (last seen in Magic 2013).
• Mind Stone, first printed in Weatherlight (last seen in Commander 2015).
• Prey's Vengeance, first printed in Rise of the Eldrazi.
• Riverwheel Aerialists, first printed in Khans of Tarkir.
• Runed Servitor, first printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (last seen in Conspiracy: Take the Crown).
• Seeker of the Way, first printed in Khans of Tarkir.
• Star Compass, first printed in Planeshift (last seen in 9th Edition).
• Survival Cache, first printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (last seen in Commander 2013).
• Sustainer of the Realm, first printed in Urza's Legacy (last seen in Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic).
• Thrill-Kill Assassin, first printed in Return to Ravnica.
• Virulent Swipe, first printed in Rise of the Eldrazi.

Common to Uncommon

• Condescend, first printed in Fifth Dawn (last seen in Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra).
• Overgrown Battlement, first printed in Rise of the Eldrazi.
• Pristine Talisman, first printed in New Phyrexia (last seen in Commander 2014).
• Topan Freeblade, first printed in Magic Origins.

Cycles

• Bounce lands: When each of these uncommon nonbasic dual lands enters the battlefield tapped, its controller returns a land he or she controls to its owner's hand. Each of these lands can tap to produce two mana, one of each of the its associate guild's colors. — Azorius Chancery, Dimir Aqueduct, Rakdos Carnarium, Gruul Turf, Selesnya Sanctuary, Orzhov Basilica, Izzet Boilerworks, Golgari Rot Farm, Boros Garrison, Simic Growth Chamber.
• Futureshifted dual lands: Rare lands that are able to add two colors of mana to their controller's mana pool — Nimbus Maze, River of Tears, Graven Cairns, Grove of the Burnwillows, and Horizon Canopy.
• Praetors: Five mythic rare legendary creatures, one per color, representing the Phyrexian's rulers and a different philosophy among the Phyrexian army what exactly New Phyrexia should look like. They give a positive effect to the player controlling them, and an inverse effect to his or her opponents. — Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur, Sheoldred, Whispering One, Urabrask the Hidden, and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• Spirit Dragons: Each of these rare legendary Dragon Spirit creatures costs six mana, has flying in addition to an ability when the creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield: Yosei, the Morning Star, Keiga, the Tide Star, Kokusho, the Evening Star, Ryusei, the Falling Star and Jugan, the Rising Star.
• Draft Archetypes: Ten uncommon multicolored cards that represent the draft archetypes of the set: Azorius Charm(), Blizzard Specter(), Bladewing the Risen(), Rosheen Meanderer(), Chronicler of Heroes(), Vizkopa Guildmage(), Electrolyze(), Corpsejack Menace(), Lightning Helix(), and Jungle Barrier()

Token cards

The set comes with at least five tokens.

1. 1/1 Bird with flying for Emeria Angel.
2. 1/1 Spirit with flying for Doomed Traveler.
3. 2/2 Dragon with flying and ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn" for Dragon Egg.
4. 5/5 Dragon with flying for Day of the Dragons.
5. 4/4 Beast for Hunting Pack and Rampaging Baloths.

Notable cards

TBA

External links

• Iconic Masters product information page — Wizards of the Coast