Eventide
- For other uses, see Eventide (disambiguation).
Eventide, codenamed "Doughnut", is the forty-sixth Magic expansion and will be released July 25, 2008, as the second set, of two, in the Shadowmoor block. Prerelease Events will be held July 12-13, 2008.
Set details
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Mechanics
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- Chroma - an ability word associated with abilities that count mana symbols of a certain color.
- Retrace - a keyword meaning "You may play this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs."
Cycles
- Enemy-color demigods — Each of these Spirit Avatar creatures has a converted mana cost of
, made up entirely of hybrid mana symbols: Divinity of Pride, Nobilis of War, Dominus of Will, Overbeing of Myth, Deity of Scars. - Enemy-color demigod auras — Each of these auras grants +1/+1 and one of two bonuses to a creature if it matches one of its colors, or +2/+2 and both bonuses if it matches both: Edge of the Divinity, Scourge of the Nobilis, Clout of the Dominus, Favor of the Overbeing, Gift of the Deity.
- Hedge-mages: Gwyllion Hedge-Mage, Duergar Hedge-Mage, Noggle Hedge-Mage, Selkie Hedge-Mage, Hag Hedge-Mage.
- Enemy-color hybrid lands — Each of these rare lands can be tapped for
mana. They also have the ability "C/D, 
: Add CC, CD, or DD to your mana pool." where C and D are enemy colors: Murky Haven, Scorched Prairie, Ragged Bluffs, Flooded Grove, Twilight Mire. - Hatchlings — Voracious Hatchling, Belligerent Hatchling, Shrewd Hatchling, Sturdy Hatchling, Noxious Hatchling.
- Mimics — Nightsky Mimic, Battlegate Mimic, Riverfall Mimic, Shorecrasher Mimic, Woodfall Mimic.
Notable cards
Overbeing of Myth: The first Eventide card to be revealed as a preview, the Overbeing is a */* Spirit avatar which continues the cycle started in Shadowmoor. It allows you to draw an extra card in your draw step and its power/toughness is equal to the amount of cards in your hand.
Theme decks
Eventide is the first expansion set with 5 enemy-colored theme decks. The preconstructed theme decks are: Template:Theme decks