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Background = Orange | |
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Expansion Name = '''''Weatherlight''''' | |
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Expansion Symbol = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:exp sym wl.gif|''Weatherlight'' expansion symbol]] -->| |
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Symbol Description = [[Thran]] Tome, an open [[book]] | |
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Release Date = June 1997 | |
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Mechanics = Graveyard matters | |
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Keywords = Flanking, Phasing, Cumulative Upkeep| |
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Cycles = Sacrifice Auras| |
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Size = 167 cards| |
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Expansion Code = WTH| |
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Development Code = Mochalette| |
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Block Name = Mirage Block| |
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First Set = '''''[[Mirage (Magic: The Gathering)|Mirage]]''''' | |
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Second Set = '''''[[Visions (Magic: The Gathering)|Visions]]''''' | |
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Third Set = '''''Weatherlight''''' | |
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Previous Set = '''''[[Portal (Magic: The Gathering)|Portal]]''''' | |
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This Set = '''''Weatherlight''''' | |
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Next Set = '''''[[Tempest (Magic: The Gathering)|Tempest]]''''' | |
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'''''Weatherlight''''' was the nineteenth [[Magic: The Gathering]] set and eleventh expert level set, third and last in the [[Mirage (Magic: The Gathering)|Mirage Block]]. It was released in June 1997. Its expansion symbol is the [[Thran]] Tome. |
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[[Category:Card games introduced in 1997]] |
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==Storyline== |
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''Weatherlight'' began the longest story arc in Magic's history, which would last continuously until the release of ''[[Apocalypse (Magic: The Gathering)|Apocalypse]]'' four years later (the aftermath of the story was explored for two years afterward). The story introduces the crew of the flying ship ''Weatherlight'', which traverses the planes of the [[Parallel universe (fiction)|multiverse]] in search of the scattered group of ancient artifacts known collectively as the Legacy. The captain of the ship, [[List of characters in Magic: The Gathering: S#Sisay|Sisay]], is abducted to the shadowy world of [[Rath (Magic plane)|Rath]], and her old friend and crewmate, a former Benalish soldier named [[Gerrard Capashen|Gerrard]], is pressed into taking command of the ship to rescue her. |
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==Set history== |
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Even though ''Weatherlight'' was the last expansion in the Mirage block it does not continue the story set in ''[[Mirage (Magic: The Gathering)|Mirage]]'' and ''[[Visions (Magic: The Gathering)|Visions]]''. Instead, this expansion begins a new story with new characters. It should be noted that Sisay and the flying ship ''Weatherlight'' had been mentioned in and played a relatively minor role in ''Mirage'' and ''Visions''. Mechanics from the other expansions in this block do appear as well as some new ones. |
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==Mechanics== |
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* ''Weatherlight'' was based largely around the use of the graveyard. The set boasted more ways to retrieve cards from the graveyard than ever before, and other spells used the graveyard as a resource by removing cards in it from the game. |
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* ''Weatherlight'' was the last set, until [[Coldsnap]], to use cumulative upkeep which had been introduced in ''[[Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering)|Ice Age]]'', but the set provided a new twist: cards with effects which became larger as their cumulative upkeep costs increased. |
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* ''Weatherlight'' was also the last set to use banding, a mechanic created in ''[[Alpha (Magic: The Gathering)|Alpha]]'', because it was deemed too confusing. |
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* ''Weatherlight'' had many so-called "cantrips", another idea that was created for ''[[Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering)|Ice Age]]'' - spells that let you draw a card in addition to their normal effect. ''Weatherlight's'' innovation was to draw the card as soon as the spell resolved, rather than next turn, a change which is still used on cantrips to this day. |
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* Though the third set in the Mirage block, ''Weatherlight'' does not prominently feature the keyword mechanics introduced in ''Mirage'', phasing and flanking, which appear on only three and two cards, respectively, in this set. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.wizards.com/magic/expert/Weatherlight/Weatherlight.asp Wizard's official page for ''Weatherlight''] |
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* [http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Skyship_Weatherlight For information on the Skyship ''Weatherlight''] |
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