Shandalar Enemy Decks (Genies)
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| Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse) | |||||
| Event Details | |||||
| Event date | September 19, 1996 | ||||
| Format | Type 1 | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Decks belonging to mid-strength enemies in the game. (Tier 7 of 12) | ||||
| Deck size | 60 - 64 card decks | ||||
| Shandalar Preconstructed Decks | |||||
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There are four computer-controlled Genie enemies in the Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse) game (also known as Shandalar). Each has a different wedge-colored preconstructed deck, starts with 19 life, and can be bribed for 80 gold[1]. The white, red, and black color combination is missing.
The game's first expansion, Spells of the Ancients, included a lot of new cards from Arabian Nights and Legends. The decks the enemies played were also changed. All four Genie decks had most of their creature packages replaced, appropriately, with powerful Djinns and Efreets. They could also cast their spells more reliably with four of each on-colour Limited Edition Dual land and City of Brass.
The second expansion, Duels of the Planeswalkers, could be installed separately from Spells. Consequently, it restored the decklists from the base game, with the main variation being that the expansions didn't use the sideboarding function.
Aga Galneer
A black, green, and white deck.
Original
A 64-card deck.
Creatures (14)
- Modifications
- Against white decks Aga Galneer substitutes three copies of Drain Life for three copies of Disenchant.
- Against green decks Aga Galneer substitutes two copies of Drain Life for two copies of Deathgrip.
Spells of the Ancients
Aga Galneer's deck from Spells gained a copy of the three on-color Moxen, as well as the classic Pestilence and Circle of Protection: Black combo.
Duels of the Planeswalkers
The deck in the Duels expansion was renamed "Aga Galneer - Black Djinn", but the only difference from the original list was not having a sideboard.
Alt-a-Kesh
A green, blue, and black deck.
Original
The original Alt-a-Kesh deck included all three of the blue Power Nine cards. Other than those three, all other non-land cards consisted of two copies. It didn't use a sideboard.
Spells of the Ancients
In the first expansion, Alt-A-Kesh's deck became predominantly Green.
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Duels of the Planeswalkers
The deck in the Duels expansion was renamed "Alt-A-Kesh - Blue Djinn" but was otherwise identical to the one in the original game.
Queltosh
A red, white, and blue deck.
Original
Queltosh's deck in the base game was singleton other than for its Basic lands. It is also notable for playing some of the most powerful cards in the game such as Black Vise, Candelabra of Tawnos, Land Tax, and even Ancestral Recall.
- Modifications
- Queltosh removes both Divine Transformation and Pearled Unicorn when playing decks of any color. Reverse Damage is only kept in against green opponents. These three cards are, in effect, placeholders.
- Against white decks Queltosh adds one copy each of Disenchant, Flashfires and Ivory Cup.
- Against blue decks Queltosh adds one copy each of Crystal Rod, Magnetic Mountain and Red Elemental Blast.
- Against black decks Queltosh adds one copy each of Angry Mob, Karma and Northern Paladin.
- Against red decks Queltosh adds one copy each of Blue Elemental Blast, Burrowing and Circle of Protection: Red.
- Against green decks Queltosh adds one copy each of Life Tap and Wooden Sphere. It retains the copy of Reverse Damage.
Spells of the Ancients
Queltosh's deck in the Spells expansion was no longer Singleton. It was base Red and included two Circles of Protection to mitigate damage from its spells and permanents.
Duels of the Planeswalkers
The Duels version of Queltosh's deck, now suffixed "Red Djinn", was one card different from the original version. Keldon Warlord was included in place of Righteousness.
Saltrem Tor
A blue, red, and green deck.
Original
This deck was centred on green with a focus on playing creatures and enchanting them with Auras.
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (2)
2 Fireball
Spells of the Ancients
The Spells version of Saltrem Tor's deck had Blue as its primary color instead of Green as in the original game. In addition to the Djinns, Efreets, and improved Mana that all decks in this tier received, it added Stealing and Land destruction subthemes. This replaced the Auras of the original deck.
Creatures (22)
4 Aladdin
Duels of the Planeswalkers
Saltrem Tor's deck in the second expansion was subtitled "Green Djinn" and returned to the Green focus and enchantments of the original list. Compared to the first decklist, it had an extra copy of both Birds of Paradise and Web instead of two Fireball.
Creatures (20)
References
- ↑ Erik. "Magic the Gathering - Microprose Shandalar (website)". dos486.com. Retrieved on February 14, 2025.