Time Spiral/Trivia
General trivia
- Consecrate Land, like many of the first Magic cards, did not have at least a copy of the original artwork retained by Wizards of the Coast. Instead, the original artist, Jeff A. Menges painted what could be considered a forgery of his own artwork from images of the original card for use in Time Spiral.[1]
- Dementia Sliver is the only member of the multicolored sliver cycle that does not mimic an enchantment.
- Paradox Haze is the first Aura with Enchant player printed in black border. It was inspired by a submission to the You Make the Card event.
- Prismatic Lens is strictly better than Mana Prism and Celestial Prism.
- Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII is the first card to have an entirely italicized name.
- Thunder Totem is the only card in the Totem cycle whose artist is not the same as the card it refers to.
- Voidmage Prodigy is the only Timeshifted card not to feature the artwork used in its original printing. The artwork from a promotional version was used here instead.
Allusions
Most of the cards in Time Spiral were inspired by cards from Magic's past.[2][3][4] The following Points of Interest attempt to identify these inspirations for the non-Timeshifted cards.
Card | Inspired by | Notes |
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Academy Ruins | Tolarian Academy, Volrath's Stronghold | Academy Ruins shows what happened to the Tolarian Academy years later. Its activated ability is the blue version of Volrath's Stronghold. |
Aether Web | Web | Aether Web is a 2-mana Web that grants an equal pump to both power and toughness than just toughness and also grants the enchanted creature the ability to block creatures with shadow. |
Aetherflame Wall | Wall of Diffusion, Wall of Fire | Aetherflame Wall has 1 less toughness in exchange for being able to do both what Wall of Diffusion and Wall of Fire can do. |
Amrou Scout | Amrou Kithkin, Ramosian Lieutenant | Amrou Scout's activated tutor ability has the number 3 on it similar to the power of creatures who can't block Amrou Kithkin and the mana value of the creatures Ramosian Lieutenant can tutor. Its ability refers to other Rebel creatures from the Masques block. |
Amrou Seekers | Amrou Kithkin, Seeker | Kithkins who can't be blocked by certain creatures. Amrou Seekers' evasion ability is similar to Seeker as if a Kithkin was already enchanted by said aura. |
Ancestral Vision | Ancestral Recall | An Ancestral Recall that has you wait for four turns to get its ability. |
Ancient Grudge | Shatter, Ray of Revelation | Ancient Grudge is Shatter with Ray of Revelation's flashback cost. Flavor text refers to Fires of Yavimaya. |
Angel's Grace | Worship, Platinum Angel | Angel's Grace grants one turn worth of Worship and Platinum Angel's abilities. Its artwork is similar to Worship's. |
Ashcoat Bear | Grizzly Bears | Ashcoat Bear is Grizzly Bears with Flash. |
Aspect of Mongoose | Blurred Mongoose, Nimble Mongoose, Aspect of Wolf | Aspect of Mongoose gives the enchanted shroud similar to the two mongeese. Its name is similar to Aspect of Wolf |
Assassinate | Royal Assassin | Assassinate is Royal Assassin's activated ability in instant form. |
Assembly-Worker | Mishra's Factory, Mishra's Workshop | Assembly-Worker is Mishra's Factory already being a creature with its mana cost being equal to the mana produced by Mishra's Workshop. |
Barbed Shocker | Shocker | A bigger Shocker with trample and haste. |
Basal Sliver | Basal Thrull | Basal Sliver grants other Slivers Basal Thrull's ability without having to tap itself. |
Basalt Gargoyle | Granite Gargoyle | A 3/2 Granite Gargoyle with echo. |
Benalish Cavalry | Name refers to Benalia. | |
Blazing Blade Askari | Burning Shield Askari, Searing Spear Askari, Raging Spirit | 2/2 human knights with flanking. Blazing Blade Askari can become colorless similar to Raging Spirit. |
Bogardan Hellkite | Name refers to Bogardan and the hellkite Dragons. | |
Bogardan Rager | Name refers to Bogardan and flavor text refers to Beasts of Bogardan. | |
Bonesplitter Sliver | Bonesplitter | Bonesplitter Sliver pumps other alivers equal to Bonesplitter's pump ability |
Brass Gnat | Brass Man | Cheap 1-mana artifact creatures made of brass who need to be paid to be untapped. |
Brine Elemental | Water Elemental | Brine Elemental has Water Elemental's stats with morph and an extra ability connected to its morph ability. |
Calciform Pools, Dreadship Reef, Molten Slagheap, Fungal Reaches, Saltcrusted Steppe | Ability refers to storage land cycles. | |
Call to the Netherworld | Raise Dead | Reanimation spells. Call to the Netherworld's free madness cost makes up for its narrower list of creatures to choose from than Raise Dead's. Flavor text refers to horrors and Pit Spawn. |
Cancel | Counterspell | Basic counterspells, where Cancel is slightly more expensive due to 2-mana counterspells already being too strong. Cancel would be a counterspell replacement in Core Sets. |
Candles of Leng | Library of Leng, Jayemdae Tome | Candles of Leng's ability is the reverse of Library of Leng's. Its activated ability is Jayemdae Tome's on a condition. Flavor text refers to Tolaria and Archivist. |
Careful Consideration | Flavor text refers to Jhoira and Teferi. | |
Castle Raptors | Castle | Castle Raptors increases its own toughness when untapped similar to how Castle would do to untapped creatures. Artwork refers to the Aven. |
Celestial Crusader | Crusade | Crusade on a stick. |
Chameleon Blur | Flavor text refers to Freyalise. | |
Children of Korlis | Martyrs of Korlis | Children of Korlis's name and flavor text refer to Martyrs of Korlis. Its ability refers to the bodyguard ability of the Martyrs.[5] |
Chromatic Star | Chromatic Sphere | Chromatic Star does the same thing as Chromatic Sphere except its drawing ability is a triggered ability than an activated one. |
Chronatog Totem | Chronatog | An artifact that becomes a Chronatog. |
Chronosavant | Necrosavant[6], Chronatog | Chronosavant's name, mana value, artwork, ability, and power/toughness refers to Necrosavant. Its turn-skipping ability brings to mind Chronatog. |
Clockwork Hydra | Spitting Hydra | Hydras who enter the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it and can remove one of them at a time to deal 1 damage to any target. |
Cloudchaser Kestrel | Cloudchaser Eagle, Aven Cloudchaser, Aurora Griffin | Birds who destroy target enchantment upon entering the battlefield. The kestrel can change any permanent into white similar to the griffin. |
Coal Stoker | Priest of Gix, Coal Golem | In design, Coal Stoker adds similar to how Priest of Gix does it, but that proved to be powerful. Upon being printed, its name and the amount of it produces refers to Coal Golem. |
Conflagrate | Meteor Shower, Firecat Blitz | Conflagrate deals damage with a cost similar to Meteor Shower's. Its flashback cost is similar to Firecat Blitz's. |
Coral Trickster | Coral Merfolk, Twiddle | A Coral Merfolk with morph that causes Twiddle. The first letter of each word of Coral Trickster's flavor text spells out Twiddle. |
Corpulent Corpse | Gluttonous Zombie | A Gluttonous Zombie with suspend. |
Crookclaw Transmuter | Crookclaw Elder, Transmutation | Crookclaw Trasmuter is less tougher than Crookclaw Elder and can cast Transmutation upon entering the battlefield. |
Curse of the Cabal | Braids, Cabal Minion | Curse of the Cabal's sacrificing ability is similar to Braids, Cabal Minion's. Its name refers to the Cabal. Its artwork refers to the Grand Coliseum. |
Cyclopean Giant | Cyclopean Tomb, Cyclopean Mummy | Cyclopean Giant is twice of Cyclopean Mummy's mana cost and stats and can turn a land into a Swamp upon dying similar to Cyclopean Tomb. |
Dark Withering | Dark Banishing | Dark Withering is twice the cost of Dark Banishing that can be cast for much cheaper via madness. |
D'Avenant Healer | D'Avenant Archer | D'Avenant Healer is a D'Avenant Archer who can heal similar to healers such as Samite Healer. |
Deathspore Thallid | Its name and abilities refer to the thallids. | |
Deep-Sea Kraken | Tidal Kraken | Deep-Sea Kraken is a Tidal Kraken that can be cast faster and more efficiently via suspend. |
Dementia Sliver | Nebuchadnezzar | Dementia Sliver grants other Slivers Nebuchadnezzar's ability. |
Demonic Collusion | Demonic Tutor | Demonic Collusion is a more expensive Demonic Tutor that can be bought back via buyback. |
Divine Congregation | Congregate | Divine Congregation is a self-inflicting Congregation that can give its controller some time for a build-up for its effect. |
Draining Whelk | Mana Drain | Draining Whelk is Mana Drain as a creature that pumps itself rather than adding mana. |
Dralnu, Lich Lord | Lord of the Undead, Lich | Dralnu, Lich Lord gives cards from the graveyard a second chance of usage similar to Lord of the Undead and trades off damage upon itself with sacrifice permanents equal to that amount similar to Lich. Refers to Dralnu, Lord of the Undead, from the Planeshift expansion. |
Dread Return | Zombify | Basic reanimation spells, with Dread Return being able to be cast twice. Mindslicer appears in the artwork. |
Dream Stalker | Dream Prowler | A cheaper Dream Prowler that bounces rather than becoming unblockable. |
Drifter il-Dal | Spindrift Drake | Drifter il-Dal is Spindrift Drake that exchanges flying with shadow. Name refers to the il-Dal. |
Drudge Reavers | Drudge Skeletons | Drudge Reavers are stronger Drudge Skeletons with flash. Flavor text refers to Lim-Dûl. |
Durkwood Baloth | Name refers to Durkwood. Name and artwork refer to the baloth beasts. | |
Durkwood Tracker | Tracker | Similar activated abilities causing two creatures to deal damage to each other equal to their respective powers. In Durkwood Tracker's case, target creature must be attacking. |
Duskrider Peregrine | Duskrider Falcon | A larger Duskrider Falcon with suspend. |
Empty the Warrens | Goblin Warrens | Similar names and have abilities that escalate the number of goblins on the battlefield. |
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | Name and abilities from flavor text of Endrek Sahr from the Fallen Empires expansion.[7] | |
Errant Doomsayers | Aysen Bureaucrats | Aysen Bureaucrats that checks on toughness than power. |
Errant Ephemeron | Ephemeron | An Ephemeron that replaces its self-bounce ability with suspend. |
Eternity Snare | Dehydration | Eternity Snare is a Dehydration that draws a card. |
Evangelize | Preacher | Similar names with abilities involving taking control of target creatures. |
Evil Eye of Urborg | Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore | Evil Eye of Urborg swaps Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore's stats and destroys creatures blocking it than simply being unblockable except by walls. |
Faceless Devourer | Faceless Butcher | A Faceless Butcher that specializes only in creatures with shadow. |
Fallen Ideal | Fallen Angel, Rancor cycle | Fallen Ideal turns a creature into Fallen Angel and is perpetual similar to the perpetual aura cycle from Urza's Legacy like Rancor. |
Fathom Seer | Dream Cache, Gush | Fathom Seer's scenario is connected to Dream Cache while its abilities mimic Gush. |
Feebleness | Weakness | Feebleness is Weakness with flash. |
Firemaw Kavu | Flametongue Kavu | Similarly named kavus. Firemaw Kavu's two abilities mimic Flametongue Kavu's ability. |
Firewake Sliver | Fires of Yavimaya | Firewake Sliver grants Fires of Yavimaya's abilities to other slivers, Flavor text refers to Yavimaya and Skyshroud |
Flagstones of Trokair | Ruins of Trokair, Tithe | Flagstones of Trokair shows the further erosion of Ruins of Trokair while its second ability imitates Tithe upon leaving the battlefield. |
Flamecore Elemental | Fire Elemental | A cheaper Fire Elemental with echo. |
Fledgling Mawcor | Mawcor | A young Mawcor with morph. |
Flickering Spirit | Blinking Spirit, Flicker | A Blinking Spirit that casts Flicker upon itself. |
Flowstone Channeler | Flowstone Strike | A spellshaper that casts Flowstone Strike. |
Fool's Demise | False Demise, Rancor cycle | Auras that can return enchanted creature to the battlefield under the aura's controller. Fool's Demise returns itself to its owner's hand similar to Rancor. |
Foriysian Interceptor | Foriysian Brigade | Foriysian soldiers who can block an additional creature. Both cards depict two-headed giants. |
Foriysian Totem | Two-Headed Giant of Foriys | An artifact that turns into a Two-Headed Giant of Foriys |
Fortify | Army of Allah, Shield Wall | Fortify is a modal spell that has its controller choose between Army of Allah or Shield Wall. Flavor text refers to Korlis |
Fortune Thief | Ali from Cairo | Similar art[8]. Fortune Thief is Ali from Cairo with morph. |
Fungus Sliver | Fungusaur | Fungus Sliver gives other slivers' Fungusaur's ability. |
Fury Sliver | Benalish Hero | Flavor text refers to the Capashen family |
Gauntlet of Power | Gauntlet of Might | A Gauntlet of Might that can work with any color. |
Gaze of Justice | Hand of Justice, Reiver Demon | Gaze of Justice is Hand of Justice's activated ability in sorcery form and powered up to exile than just destroying creatures. Its artwork shows Reiver Demon.[9] |
Gemhide Sliver | Gemstone Mine | Gemhide Sliver makes other slivers add one mana of any color similar to Gemstone Mine. Flavor text refers to Freyalise |
Gemstone Caverns | Gemstone Mine | An update Gemstone Mine that uses randomness for its ability. |
Ghitu Firebreathing | Ghitu Fire, Firebreathing | Ghitu Fire and Firebreathing combined into one. |
Ghostflame Sliver | Ghostly Flame | Ghostflame Sliver turns other Slivers colorless similar to Ghostly Flame with red and black cards. Flavor text refers to Freyalise and Sliver Queen |
Glass Asp | Nafs Asp | Glass Asp's ability is a stronger version of Nafs Asp's. |
Goblin Skycutter | Earthbind, Vertigo | Cards that hate on flying. |
Gorgon Recluse | Infernal Medusa | Gorgons that destroy creatures whenever they block or become blocked by them. Gorgon Recluse has madness to make up for its inability to destroy black creatures. |
Grapeshot | Scattershot ,Grapeshot Catapult | Grapeshoft is Scattershot as a sorcery and its name references Grapeshot Catapult. Flavor text refers to Grapeshot Catapult |
Greater Gargadon | Lesser Gargadon | Greater Gargadon is bigger than Lesser Gargadon in every way. |
Greenseeker | Lay of the Land | A spellshaper that casts Lay of the Land. |
Griffin Guide | Elephant Guide | White's Elephant Guide. |
Ground Rift | Falter | Groundrift is a single-targeting Falter with Storm. |
Gustcloak Cavalier | Alaborn Cavalier, Gustcloak Sentinel | Gustcloak Cavalier mixes Alaborn Cavalier and Gustcloak Sentinel's abilities. |
Harmonic Sliver | Aura Shards | Harmonic Sliver is a mandatory Aura Shards for Slivers.. Flavor text refers to Skyshroud Ranger |
Haunting Hymn | Hymn to Tourach | Hymns that discard cards. Haunting Hymn is more expensive in exchange for a more powerful effect under a certain condition. |
Havenwood Wurm | Name refers to Havenwood | |
Herd Gnarr | Glade Gnarr, Bog Gnarr | Gnarrs that pump itself by +2/+2. Herd Gnarr promotes creatures over playing multicolored unlike Glade Gnarr and Bog Gnarr. |
Hypergenesis | Eureka | An Eureka that has you wait for three turns to get its ability. |
Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician | Mogg Alarm | Ib Halfheart's second ability is Mogg Alarm's alternate cost and ability. Represents Ib Halfheart from Ice Age block flavor text.[10] |
Icatian Crier | Icatian Town; Raise the Alarm | A spellshaper from Icatian that casts Raise the Alarm. |
Ignite Memories | Planeswalker's Fury | Planeswalker's Fury in sorcery form. It has storm for repeated effect in exchange for being a single-use card. |
Ironclaw Buzzardiers | Ironclaw Orcs; Goblin Balloon Brigade | Ironclaw Orcs with Goblin Balloon Brigade's activated ability. |
Ith, High Arcanist | Maze of Ith | Ith is his maze on legs. Represents Ith from The Dark expansion.[11] |
Ivory Giant | Blinding Light | Ivory Giant casts Blinding Light upon entry. |
Ixidron | Ixidor, Reality Sculptor | Creatures that utilizes face-down creatures. |
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage | Pyroblast, Incinerate, and Inferno | Jaya Ballard's three abilities cast Pyroblast, Incinerate, and Inferno respectively. Name refers to Jaya Ballard from (mostly) the Ice Age block. Abilities; each card used a Jaya Ballard quote as flavor text in Fifth Edition |
Jedit's Dragoons | Jedit Ojanen, Radiant's Dragoons | Followers of Jedit's example[12], who are dragoons that grant life gain upon entry. |
Jhoira's Timebug | Jhoira's Toolbox | A version of Jhoira's Toolbox with an ability that relates to suspend. |
Kaervek the Merciless | Kaervek's Purge | Kaervek's ability is similar to the second part of his purge. Name represents to Kaervek from the Mirage block[10]. Flavor text refers to Mangara |
Keldon Halberdier | Halberdier | A Halberdier with suspend. Name refers to Keld. |
Kher Keep | Kobolds of Kher Keep | A legendary land that creates Kobolds of Kher Keep. Flavor text refers to Teferi |
Knight of the Holy Nimbus | Clergy of the Holy Nimbus | Members of the Holy Nimbus that automatically regenerate themselves unless an opponent prevents them from doing so. |
Krosan Grip | Naturalize | Naturalize with split second. Name refers to Krosa. Flavor text refers to Kamahl. Like Return to Dust, features the sword of Jacques le Vert.[13][14] |
Liege of the Pit | Lord of the Pit | A Lord of the Pit with morph. |
Lightning Axe | Lava Axe, Lightning Bolt | Lightning Axe is Lava Axe's damage and Lightning Bolt's cost mixed into one, though it has an additional cost of either paying mana equal to Lava Axe's mana value or discarding a card. Flavor text refers to Granite Gargoyle |
Lim-Dûl the Necromancer | Animate Dead and Boneknitter | Lim-Dûl is Boneknitter on legs that can cast Animate Dead on an opponent's creature. Name refers to Lim-Dûl from the Ice Age block. |
Living End | Living Death | A Living Death that has you wait for three turns to get its ability.[15] |
Locket of Yesterdays | Stone Calendar | Artifacts that reduce cost. |
Looter il-Kor | Merfolk Looter | Rogues that have the ability to draw a card, then discard a card. Looter il-Kor is Merfolk Looter as a kor instead of a merfolk and has shadow. Name refers to the il-Kor. |
Lotus Bloom | Black Lotus | A Black Lotus that has you wait for three turns to get it. |
Magus of the Candelabra | Candelabra of Tawnos | Candelabra of Tawnos on legs. Flavor text refers to Urza, Tawnos, Teferi and Jhoira |
Magus of the Disk | Nevinyrral's Disk | Nevinyrral's Disk on legs. |
Magus of the Jar | Memory Jar | Memory Jar on legs.[16] |
Magus of the Mirror | Mirror Universe | Mirror Universe on legs. |
Magus of the Scroll | Cursed Scroll | Cursed Scroll on legs. |
Mana Skimmer | Mana Leech | Name, artwork, creature type and ability |
Mangara of Corondor | Vindicate | 3-mana permanent removal. Name refers to Mangara from the Mirage block. Flavor text refers to the Amber Prison |
Might of Old Krosa | Might of Oaks, Giant Growth | Creature-pumping spells. Might of Old Krosa's art is similar to Giant Growth's Alpha art and name is similar to Might of Oaks. Name refers to Krosa. |
Might Sliver | Muscle Sliver | Slivers that pump other slivers. Flavor text refers to Skyshroud Ranger. |
Mindlash Sliver | Mindslicer, Mind Slash | Similar-named cards with abilities that cause card discard. Flavor text to Sliver Queen. |
Mindstab | Mindstab Thrull | Mindstab Thrull's ability in sorcery form with suspend. |
Mishra, Artificer Prodigy | Name refers to Mishra from (mostly) the Antiquities expansion | |
Mogg War Marshal | Goblin Marshal | Goblin warriors with echo that create goblin creature tokens upon entry or dying. Name refers to the Mogg race of goblins. |
Molder | Creeping Mold | Mold spells that destroy target artifact or enchantment. |
Momentary Blink | Flicker | Flicker spells. Momentary Blink has flashback and is an instant to make up for only being able to target creatures. |
Moonlace | Pale Moon | Moon-related instants that turn something colorless. Name and ability also refer to the Lace cycle from the original Alpha set. |
Mwonvuli Acid-Moss | Acid Rain, Creeping Mold, Nature's Lore | Mwonvuli Acid-Moss's name involves acid similar to Acid Rain, destroys land with microorganisms similar to Creeping Mold, and tutors a forest to the battlefield similar to Nature's Lore. Name refers to Mwonvuli. |
Mystical Teachings | Mystical Tutor | A more expensive Mystical Tutor with flashback that focuses exclusively on instant-speed cards. |
Nantuko Shaman | Name refers to the Nantuko insects from the Odyssey and Onslaught blocks | |
Nether Traitor | Nether Shadow | A Nether Shadow with shadow and returns to the battlefield by paying whenever another creature is put into the graveyard from the battlefield. |
Nightshade Assassin | Nekrataal, Nightshade Seer, Scent of Nightshade | A Nekrataal that casts Scent of Nightshade upon entry. Nightshade Assassin's madness cost is Scent of Nightshade's mana cost and its ability is Nightshade Seer's activated ability in ETB triggered form. |
Norin the Wary | Name and flavor text refer to Norin the Wary from various flavor texts | |
Opal Guardian | Opal Gargoyle, Abbey Gargoyles | An Opal Gargoyle that turns into Abbey Gargoyles. |
Opaline Sliver | Reparations | Opaline Slivers grant Reparations for slivers. |
Ophidian Eye | Ophidian | An Aura that grants enchanted creature an updated version of Ophidian's ability. |
Orcish Cannonade | Orcish Cannoneers, Orcish Captain | Orcish Cannonade is Orcish Cannoneers's activated ability as an instant. Flavor text refers to Orcish Captain. |
Outrider en-Kor | Other en-Kor creatures, such as Warrior en-Kor | An en-Kor with flanking. Name and ability refer to the en-Kor. |
Paradise Plume | Birds of Paradise, Sol Grail | A feather from the Birds of Paradise that can add one mana of any color. The ability to choose a color refers to Sol Grail. Ability refers to the new Lucky Charms from the Darksteel set |
Paradox Haze | Flavor text refers to Teferi | |
Pardic Dragon | Shivan Dragon | A Shivan Dragon with suspend. Name refers to the Pardic Mountains |
Pendelhaven Elder | Pendelhaven | Pendelhaven on a stick. Flavor text refers to Jacques le Vert. |
Pentarch Paladin | Northern Paladin and Southern Paladin | Human knights that can destroy permanents of the chosen color. Pentarch Paladin increases versatility by having the player choose a color for it to destroy first. |
Pentarch Ward | Flickering Ward, as well as other wards | Wards that grant enchanted creature protection from the chosen color. Name and ability refer to the Ward cycle in the original Alpha set |
Penumbra Spider | Giant Spider; Apocalypse penumbra creatures, such as Penumbra Bobcat | A Giant Spider that reanimates itself similar to the penumbra creatures from Apocalypse. |
Phantom Wurm | Craw Wurm; Phantom Centaur | A Craw Wurm with Phantom Centaur's +1/+1 counter abilities. |
Phthisis | Agonizing Demise | A stronger Agonizing Demise with suspend. |
Phyrexian Totem | Phyrexian Negator | An artifact that turns into Phyrexian Negator. |
Pit Keeper | Oversold Cemetery | Pit Keeper's enters-the-battlefield ability is Oversold Cemetery's upkeep ability. |
Plague Sliver | Juzám Djinn | Plague Sliver gives other slivers Juzám Djinn's upkeep ability. |
Plated Pegasus | Armored Pegasus, Benevolent Unicorn | Plated Pegasus combines Armored Pegasus and Benevolent Unicorn's abilities. |
Plunder | Pillage | Pillage with suspend. |
Premature Burial | Terror, Dark Banishing | Black creature-destroying spells. Premature Burial destroys target creature that entered the battlefield last turn, or in the past. |
Primal Forcemage | Tribal Forcemage | Elves who pump creatures. |
Prismatic Lens | Mana Prism | Prism-related artifacts that filter mana. |
Psionic Sliver | Psionic Entity | Psionic Sliver gives slivers Psionic Entity's ability. |
Psychotic Episode | Coercion | A variant of Coercion with suspend. |
Pull from Eternity | Flavor text refers to Femeref | |
Pulmonic Sliver | Avenging Angel | Pulmonic Sliver gives slivers Avenging Angel's abilities. |
Quilled Sliver | Crossbow Infantry | Quilled Sliver gives slivers Crossbow Infantry's ability. |
Reiterate | Fork | Instants that copy target instant or sorcery spell. Flavor text refers to the Mirari and Kamahl |
Restore Balance | Balance | A Balance that has you wait for six turns to get its ability. |
Return to Dust | Altar's Light | Altar's Light with a main phase bonus. |
Rift Bolt | Lightning Bolt | A Lightning Bolt with suspend. |
Riftwing Cloudskate | Man-o'-War, Cloudskate | A Cloudskate with Man-o'-War's ability. Instead of disappearing in three turns, it can wait for three turns to enter the battlefield. |
Saffi Eriksdotter | Angelic Renewal | Saffi Eriksdotter is Angelic Renewal on multicolored legs. Name refers to Saffi Eriksdotter from the flavor text of Lhurgoyf |
Sage of Epityr | Sage Owl | Creatures that rearrange the top four cards of your library. Name refers to Epityr. |
Sangrophage | Carnophage | A bigger Carnophage. |
Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII | Name refers to flavor text found in the Fallen Empires expansion. Artwork and ability refer to creature types featured in the Fallen Empires expansion | |
Savage Thallid | Feral Thallid | A smaller Feral Thallid that creates Saproling tokens which can regenerate the thallid. |
Scarwood Treefolk | Name refers to Scarwood | |
Scion of the Ur-Dragon | The Cycle of legendary dragons from the Invasion expansion | Flavor text refers to how the legendary dragons from the Invasion expansion each represent a characteristic of the Ur-Dragon. |
Screeching Sliver | Hair-Strung Koto | Screeching Sliver is a Hair-Strung Koto for slivers. Flavor text refers to Benalia |
Scryb Ranger | Scryb Sprites; Quirion Ranger | Scryb Ranger's abilities are a mix of both Scryb Sprites and Quirion Ranger. |
Search for Tomorrow | Untamed Wilds | Untamed Wilds with suspend. |
Sedge Sliver | Sedge Troll | Sedge Sliver gives slivers Sedge Troll's abilities. |
Sengir Nosferatu | Sengir Vampire | A Sengir Vampire that turns itself into a bat rather than increasing its stats. Name refers to Sengir. |
Serra Avenger | Serra Angel | A cheaper, smaller Serra Angel that needs to wait until the fourth turn to be cast. Name refers to Serra. Flavor text refers to flavor text found on white cards in the Urza's block |
Shadow Sliver | Sliver Queen | Flavor text refers to the Sliver Queen. Flavor text also refers to the Rathi Overlay |
Sidewinder Sliver | Mtenda Herder | A Mtenda Herder as a sliver that grants flanking to slivers. |
Skittering Monstrosity | Skittering Skirge, Skittering Horror | Creatures that sacrifice themselves when a creature spell is cast. Flavor text refers to the Phyrexian Invasion |
Skulking Knight | Skulking Ghost, Shadow Rider | A cheaper Shadow Rider with Skulking Ghost's ability. |
Slipstream Serpent | Sea Monster, Slipstream Eel | Blue creatures that require the defending player to control an Island to attack. |
Smallpox | Pox | Just like its name, a smaller Pox. |
Snapback | Snap, Misdirection, and other pitch spells | Snap's ability with Misdirection's alternate mana cost. Flavor text refers to Tolarian Sentinel. |
Spectral Force | Force of Nature, Spectral Bears | A cheaper Force of Nature with Spectral Bears' drawback instead. Flavor text refers to Pendelhaven Elder. |
Spell Burst | Spell Blast | A Spell Blast with buyback. |
Spike Tiller | Other Spike creatures such as Spike Colony, Verdant Touch | A Spike with Verdant Touch. |
Spiketail Drakeling | Spiketail Hatchling, Spiketail Drake | Name and Abilities |
Spinneret Sliver | Other Spider creatures such as Giant Spider | Ability |
Spirit Loop | Spirit Link | Name, artwork and ability |
Sporesower Thallid | Thallid | Name, creature type and abilities |
Sprite Noble | Faerie Noble | Name, converted mana cost, abilities and toughness |
Sprout | Chatter of the Squirrel | Ability |
Squall Line | Fault Line and Hurricane | Name, mana cost and ability |
Stonebrow, Krosan Hero | Fervent Charge | Ability. Represents General Stonebrow[10]. Flavor text refers to Krosa |
Stonewood Invocation | Stonewood Invoker | Name and ability |
Stormcloud Djinn | Cloud Djinn; Electric Eel | Name, creature type and abilities; Ability and flavor text |
Strangling Soot | Smother | Name and ability |
Strength in Numbers | Mob Mentality; Pendelhaven Elder | Name and ability; Flavor text |
Stuffy Doll | Artwork of Black Vise, The Rack, etc. | Name and artwork |
Subterranean Shambler | Subterranean Spirit | Name, artwork, creature type and ability |
Sudden Death | Death Pulse | Name and ability |
Sudden Shock | Shock | Name and ability |
Sudden Spoiling | Sorceress Queen; Humility | Mana cost and ability; Ability |
Sulfurous Blast | Steam Blast | Ability. Flavor text refers to Keld |
Swarmyard | Elephant Graveyard | Abilities and artwork[17] |
Tectonic Fiend | Flavor text refers to Pardia | |
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir | Flash and City of Solitude | Abilities. Name refers to Teferi originally from the Mirage block and Zhalfir. |
Telekinetic Sliver | Opposition | Mana cost, ability and flavor text. Flavor text refers to Freyalise |
Temporal Eddy | Temporal Spring | Name and ability |
Temporal Isolation | Muzzle and Pacifism | Ability |
Tendrils of Corruption | Tendrils of Agony; Corrupt | Name; Ability |
Terramorphic Expanse | Terminal Moraine | Ability |
Thallid Germinator | Thallid Devourer | Name, converted mana cost, creature type, abilities and power/toughness |
Thallid Shell-Dweller | Thallid | Name, creature type and abilities |
Thelon of Havenwood | Night Soil; Thallid | Mana cost and ability; Abilities and flavor text. Name refers to Thelon and Havenwood from the Fallen Empires expansion. |
Thelonite Hermit | Deranged Hermit | Name, creature type, abilities and power/toughness. Name refers to Thelon. |
Thick-Skinned Goblin | Keeper of Kookus | Name, creature type, ability, flavor text and toughness[18] |
Think Twice | Inspiration; Archivist | Ability and artwork; Flavor text. Flavor text also refers to Tolaria |
Thrill of the Hunt | Holy Strength | Ability |
Thunder Totem | Thunder Spirit | Name, converted mana cost, artwork and ability |
Tivadar of Thorn | Knights of Thorn; Tivadar's Crusade | Name, artwork, ability and power/toughness; Name, mana cost, ability and flavor text. Name refers to Tivadar and Thorn. |
Tolarian Sentinel | Rescue | Ability. Name refers to Tolaria. |
Traitor's Clutch | Breach | Ability |
Trespasser il-Vec | City of Traitors; Thalakos Drifters; Dauthi Marauder; | Name and flavor text; Ability; Power/toughness; Flavor text also refers to the Rathi Overlay |
Trickbind | Interdict and Stifle; Bind | Ability; Name |
Triskelavus | Triskelion; Tetravus | Name, mana cost, abilities and power/toughness; Name, mana cost, artwork, abilities and power/toughness |
Tromp the Domains | Overrun; Domain mechanic from the Invasion block | Name and ability; Ability. Flavor text refers to Benalia, Llanowar, Hurloon and Urborg, all of which are located in The Domains |
Truth or Tale | Fact or Fiction | Name and ability |
Two-Headed Sliver | Two-Headed Dragon | Name and ability |
Undying Rage | Maniacal Rage | Name and ability. Flavor text refers to Skyshroud and Keld |
Unyaro Bees | Killer Bees; Unyaro Bee Sting | Name, converted mana cost, abilities and power/toughness; Name, artwork and ability |
Urborg Syphon-Mage | Syphon Soul | Name and ability |
Urza's Factory | Urza's Mine, Urza's Power Plant and Urza's Tower; Mishra's Factory | Name, artwork, land type and ability; Name and ability. Flavor text refers to Urza and Mishra |
Vampiric Sliver | Sengir Vampire | Name and ability |
Venser's Sliver | Metallic Sliver | Card type and creature type |
Verdant Embrace | Verdant Force; Urza's Saga "Embrace" cycle of Auras | Name, artwork and ability; Name and ability |
Vesuva | Vesuvan Doppelganger | Name and ability |
Vesuvan Shapeshifter | Vesuvan Doppelganger | Name, mana cost, artwork, ability and power/toughness |
Viashino Bladescout | Viashino Sandscout; Viashino Bey | Name and power/toughness; Flavor text |
Viscerid Deepwalker | The Homarids from the Fallen Empires and Alliances expansions; Sea Spirit | Name and creature type; Mana cost, ability and power/toughness |
Viscid Lemures | Hyalopterous Lemure | Name, mana cost, ability, flavor text and power/toughness. Flavor text refers to Norin the Wary |
Voidmage Husher | Voidmage Apprentice | Name and ability |
Volcanic Awakening | Volcanic Eruption | Name, artwork and ability |
Walk the Aeons | Time Walk | Name, artwork and ability |
Watcher Sliver | Castle; Amrou Kithkin | Mana cost and ability; Flavor text |
Weathered Bodyguards | Veteran Bodyguard | Name, ability and power/toughness |
Weatherseed Totem | Weatherseed Treefolk | Name, artwork, abilities and artist |
Wheel of Fate | Wheel of Fortune | Name, artwork and ability |
Wipe Away | Boomerang | Ability |
Word of Seizing | Threaten | Ability. Flavor text ties into the old tradition of having a card with a single, four-letter word as its flavor text (Ray of Command, Cannibalize, Magma Mine, etc.) |
Wormwood Dryad | Wormwood Treefolk | Name and abilities |
Wurmcalling | Ivy Elemental | Ability |
Yavimaya Dryad | Yavimaya Elder | Name, mana cost, ability and power/toughness refer to |
Zealot il-Vec | Farrel's Zealot | Name and ability |
References
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- ↑ Matt Cavotta (October 26, 2006). "The Time Spiral Magic Museum". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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- ↑ Magic Arcana (December 11, 2006). "The Living End". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (November 02, 2006). "Visions in a Mage’s Jar". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (November 09, 2006). ""Swarmyardables" in Standard". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 13, 2007). "Thick Skin". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.