Conflux
Template:Expansion Conflux is the second set in the Alara block. The prerelease events for this set will be held January 31-February 1, 2009. Launch parties will be held February 6-8, 2009.[1]
Set details
On September 29, 2008, the entire Conflux card list was leaked on MTG Salvation, thanks to mjmj.info.[2]
Mechanics
| “ | All the shard keywords are back. Colored artifact creatures are still here. Naya's "power 5 or greater" theme continues. In many ways, Conflux is a big continuation of Shards of Alara. | ” |
Marketing cards
Tokens
The Conflux tokens are: [4]
Flavor
A powerful and infinitely sinister force is conspiring to reunite the Shards of Alara. This reunification will come with a deadly price – sheer chaos, as realities begin to overlap. Thus begins the Conflux.
Cycles
- Multicolored Protection Bears These 2/2 (bear) ally-colored creatures each have protection from their enemy color — Goblin Outlander (red/green), Nacatl Outlander (green/white), Valeron Outlander (white/blue), Vedalken Outlander (blue/black) and Zombie Outlander (black/red).
Reprinted cards
- Mana Cylix — last seen in Planeshift.
- Maniacal Rage — last seen in Invasion.
- Unsummon — last seen in 10th Edition.
- Worldly Counsel — last seen in Invasion.
Functional reprints
The Multicolor Protection Bears cycle is a functional reprint of the Multicolor Protection Bears cycle in Invasion.
Intro packs
The intro packs are:[5] Template:Intro packs