Shandalar Enemy Decks (Dragons)
| Shandalar Enemy Decks (Dragons) | |||||
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| Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse) | |||||
| Event Details | |||||
| Event date | September 19, 1996 | ||||
| Format | Type 1 | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Decks belonging to higher strength enemies in the game. (Tier 4 of 12) | ||||
| Deck size | 60 card decks | ||||
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There are five computer-controlled enemies in the fourth highest tier of the Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse) game (also known as Shandalar). Each enemy is a Dragon with a different three-colored (Shard) deck that included Black Lotus and the three on-color Moxen. They started with 24 life, and could be bribed for 110 gold[1].
The two expansions, Spells of the Ancients and Duels of the Planeswalkers each had variations of each enemy decklist. Since they could be installed separately, cards added for Spells were removed for Duels. The expansion decks didn't use the game's sideboarding mechanic.
Kiska-Ra
A 
deck.
Original
Creatures (20)
2 Pikemen
Spells of the Ancients
Creatures (20)
2 Pikemen
Duels of the Planeswalkers
In the Duels expansion, the deck name gained a suffix: "Kiska-Ra - White Dragon". It was otherwise identical to the original.
Whim
A 
deck.
Original
Creatures (16)
Spells of the Ancients
Sorceries (1)
1 Whimsy
Duels of the Planeswalkers
In Duels the deck was renamed "Whim - Blue Dragon", but it was otherwise identical to the base game version.
Mandurang
A 
deck.
Original
- Modifications
Cursed Land is a placeholder that is removed in all matchups.
- Against white decks Mandurang adds two copies of Flashfires and one copy of Gloom.
- Against blue decks Mandurang adds three copies of Red Elemental Blast.
- Against black decks Mandurang adds three copies of Bog Wraith.
- Against red decks Mandurang adds three copies of Blue Elemental Blast.
- Against green decks Mandurang adds two copies of Deathgrip and one copy of Lifetap.
Spells of the Ancients
Creatures (21)
Duels of the Planeswalkers
Duels returned to the original decklist, with a third copy of Jayemdae Tome and one each of Deathgrip and Lifetap in place of the previous sideboard configurations.
Instants (1)
Sorceries (1)
Dracur
A deck.
Original
- Modifications
- Against white decks Dracur substitutes two copies of Earthquake for a Gloom and Tranquillity.
- Against blue decks Dracur substitutes two copies of Earthquake for a Tsunami and Tranquillity.
- Against black decks Dracur substitutes one copy of Earthquake for one copy of Tranquillity.
- Against red decks Dracur substitutes two copies of Earthquake for two Stream of Life.
Spells of the Ancients
In the Spells expansion, Dracur significantly increased its Land destruction theme.
Duels of the Planeswalkers
The Dracur deck in Duels exchanged two Earthquake for one extra Desert Twister.
Prismat
A deck.
Original
Spells of the Ancients
Artifacts (12)
1 Mox Ruby
Duels of the Planeswalkers
The Duels version of the deck was identical to the original, other than a name change to "Prismat - Green Dragon".
References
- ↑ Erik. "Magic the Gathering - Microprose Shandalar (website)". dos486.com. Retrieved on February 14, 2025.