Magic 2014

Magic 2014
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics	Slivers
Set size	249 cards (101 Commons, 60 Uncommons, 53 Rares, 15 Mythic Rares, 20 Basic Land)
Expansion code	M14
Development codename	None

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

Set details

“

Ignite your spark

”

Magic 2013 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.

Marketing

Magic 2013 was is sold in 16-card booster packs, five Intro packs, one event decks, Booster Battle Pack's and a fat pack. 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 ech platform. 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 colorless 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 rules 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 are controlled by the same player. For example, if player A controls a Jace Beleren and player B controls Jace, the Mind Sculptor, nothing happens when before both cards would be placed into the graveyard. However, if player A had control of both, that player will choose one of those cards and that card will be placed in the graveyard will 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 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:

• Planeswalkers: There are five mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set — Ajani, Caller of the Pride, Jace, Memory Adept, Liliana of the Dark Realms, Chandra, Pyromaster and Garruk, Caller of Beasts.
• Planeswalkers creatures: Each Planeswalker has at creature card named after them. — Ajani's Chosen, Jace's Mindseeker, Liliana's Reaver, Chandra's Phoenix, Garruk's Horde
• Wizard Staves: 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. — Staff of the Sun Magus, Staff of the Mind Magus, Staff of the Death Magus, Staff of the Flame Magus and Staff of the Wild Magus.
• Iconic mythics — Archangel of Thune, Windreader Sphinx, Shadowborn Demon, Scourge of Valkas and Kalonian Hydra
• Rare color hate creatures — Fiendslayer Paladin, Tidebinder Mage, Lifebane Zombie, Mindsparker and Witchstalker,
• Rare slivers: Each color gets one rare sliver. — Bonescythe Sliver, Galerider Sliver, Megantic Sliver, Syphon Sliver, Thorncaster Sliver:

Combo

M14 has one top-down designed combo.

• Festering Newt (Common), Bubbling Cauldron (Uncommon) and Bogbrew Witch (Rare)

Mirrored pairs

• Dark Favor and Divine Favor are both common Auras with enchant creature that give a mirrored bonus to the enchanted creature's power/toughness and are illustrated by Allen Williams.

Functional reprints

• Elvish Mystic is a functional reprint of Llanowar Elves from Alpha and Fyndhorn Elves from Ice Age .

Preconstructed decks

Intro Packs

The intro packs are: Template:Intro packs Each intro pack includes an appropriate card from the Wizard Stave cycle.

Event deck

Magic 2014 has one event deck. Template:Event decks

Cards removed from Magic 2013

• 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 will be 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