Alara block
The Alara block is the fifteenth block consisting of the large expansion Shards of Alara (File:ALA symbol.png) and two small expansions, Conflux (File:CON symbol.png) and Alara Reborn (File:ARB symbol.png). The block came out in 2008-2009.
Keywords introduced in this block: devour, exalted, unearth, cascade.
Keywords/ability words reused from the past: cycling, domain (now an ability word with Conflux), typecycling (expanded upon with basic land cycling).
Mega cycle
- Planeswalkers: Each shard has a corresponding Planeswalker. Sarkhan Vol (Jund), Ajani Vengeant (Naya), Elspeth, Knight-Errant (Bant) and Tezzeret the Seeker (Esper) were introduced in Shards of Alara while the cycle was completed with Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker (Grixis) in Conflux.[1]
Products
A Shards of Alara block all-foil booster packs were released for US$11.99[2]
Theme decks
References
- ↑ Doug Beyer (April 8, 2009). "The One, the Only Nicol Bolas". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 14, 2010). "Opening the Foil Booster". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.