Historic Anthology
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Historic Anthology is a series of releases exclusive to Magic Arena. Cards released via a Historic Anthology become legal in the Historic format.
I
The first Historic Anthology added 20 new cards to MTG Arena on November 21, 2019. The cards were meant to expand the format in interesting ways.[1] Some were nostalgia plays, some were fun build-arounds to enable new archetypes, and some were powerful new tools.[2]
- Kinsbaile Cavalier
- Serra Ascendant
- Soul Warden
- Distant Melody
- Treasure Hunt
- Cryptbreaker
- Hypnotic Specter
- Phyrexian Arena
- Tendrils of Corruption
- Goblin Matron
- Hidetsugu's Second Rite
- Kiln Fiend
- Elvish Visionary
- Fauna Shaman
- Imperious Perfect
- Burning-Tree Emissary
- Captain Sisay
- Darksteel Reactor
- Mind Stone
- Ornithopter
Later addition
- Rhys the Redeemed was added for play in both Brawl and Historic on December 12, 2019 in celebration of the Brawlidays event.[3]
II
Historic Anthology II added 25 new cards to MTG Arena on March 12, 2020.[4] Among those 25 new cards was the powerful two-drop Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. On the same day that Thalia joined Historic, players could order the special Secret Lair Drop Series: Thalia - Beyond the Helvault.
- Nyx-Fleece Ram
- Ranger of Eos
- Sigil of the Empty Throne
- Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- Inexorable Tide
- Merrow Reejerey
- Brain Maggot
- Pack Rat
- Virulent Plague
- Waste Not
- Dragonmaster Outcast
- Goblin Ruinblaster
- Ancestral Mask
- Terravore
- Knight of the Reliquary
- Maelstrom Pulse
- Meddling Mage
- Platinum Angel
- Barren Moor
- Bojuka Bog
- Forgotten Cave
- Ghost Quarter
- Lonely Sandbar
- Secluded Steppe
- Tranquil Thicket
III
Historic Anthology III added 27 new cards to MTG Arena on May 21, 2020.[5][6]
- Honden of Cleansing Fire
- Momentary Blink
- Tempered Steel
- Timely Reinforcements
- Body Double
- Honden of Seeing Winds
- Silent Departure
- Swan Song
- Chainer's Edict
- Gempalm Polluter
- Honden of Night's Reach
- Phyrexian Obliterator
- Unburial Rites
- Devil's Play
- Gempalm Incinerator
- Honden of Infinite Rage
- Tectonic Reformation
- Enchantress's Presence
- Honden of Life's Web
- Krosan Tusker
- Roar of the Wurm
- Mirari's Wake
- Akroma's Memorial
- Ratchet Bomb
- Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
- Ancient Ziggurat
- Maze's End
IV
Historic Anthology IV added 25 new cards to MTG Arena on March 11, 2021.[7][8] This was some weeks before the Kaldheim Championship, in which the players would compete with the updated Historic format.
- Adorned Pouncer
- Declaration in Stone
- Thraben Inspector
- Triumphant Reckoning
- Iceberg Cancrix
- Marit Lage's Slumber
- Think Twice
- Ammit Eternal
- Death's Shadow
- Faith of the Devoted
- Torment of Scarabs
- Flameblade Adept
- Goblin Gaveleer
- Harmless Offering
- Lys Alana Huntmaster
- Sawtusk Demolisher
- Spider Spawning
- Abomination of Llanowar
- Collected Conjuring
- Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
- Bonesplitter
- Coldsteel Heart
- Inspiring Statuary
- Sword of Body and Mind
- Blinkmoth Nexus
V
Historic Anthology V added 25 new cards to MTG Arena on May 27, 2021.[9][10]
- Court Homunculus
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- Intangible Virtue
- Ray Of Revelation
- Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- Merfolk Looter
- Reverse Engineer
- Stifle
- Whirler Rogue
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Vault Skirge
- Ancient Grudge
- Dragonstorm
- Trash For Treasure
- Urabrask the Hidden
- Into the North
- Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
- Ojutai's Command
- Silumgar's Command
- Kolaghan's Command
- Atarka's Command
- Dromoka's Command
- Grisly Salvage
- Ichor Wellspring
- Relic of Progenitus
VI
Historic Anthology 6 will be released in Summer 2022 and will add 20 new cards to MTG Arena.[11]
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 13, 2019). "MTG Arena Historic Rollout". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ MTG Arena Development Team (November 6, 2019). "Introducing Historic Anthology". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 10, 2019). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – December 2019". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 28, 2020). "Secret Lair: Thalia To Tie-In With MTG Arena". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 13, 2020). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – April 2020". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ MTG Arena (January 19, 2020). "Are you ready?! Historic Anthology 3 is coming to MTG Arena on May 21!". Twitter.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 5, 2021). "Get Ready for Historic Anthology IV". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 10, 2021). "Updates and Events Coming with Historic Anthology IV". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Adam Styborski (May 6, 2021). "Welcome to the Summer of Legend". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Adam Styborski (May 17, 2021). "Get Ready for Historic Anthology 5". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 6, 2022). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.