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Expansion Name = '''''Weatherlight''''' | |
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Expansion Symbol = |
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Symbol Description = [[Thran]] Tome, an open [[book]] | |
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Release Date = June 1997<br/>12 December 2007 ([[Magic: The Gathering Online|MTGO]]) | |
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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 (62 commons, 55 uncommons, 50 rares)| |
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Expansion Code = WTH| |
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Development Code = Mochalette| |
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Block Name = Mirage | |
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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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[[Category:Card games introduced in 1997]] |
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'''''Weatherlight''''' is the nineteenth ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' set and eleventh expert level set, third and last in the [[Mirage (Magic: The Gathering)|Mirage Block]]. Its expansion symbol is a book (the [[Thran]] Tome). It was released in June 1997 and later released for ''[[Magic: The Gathering Online]]'' on 12 December 2007. |
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''Weatherlight'' marks a turning point in design and marketing philosophy for the ''Magic'' game & brand. While previous sets included allusions to an overarching story, ''Weatherlight'' was the first set to explicitly tell an ordered narrative focused on developed, archetypical characters.<ref>{{cite web | title = Weather(light) Report | publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]] | last = Rosewater | first = Mark | authorlink = [[Mark Rosewater]] | date = March 3, 2007 | accessdate = January 8, 2012 | url = http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr308}}</ref> |
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The new approach to designing and marketing ''Magic'' proved to be a huge success both popularly and commercially.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} |
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== Weatherlight Saga== |
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The ''Weatherlight'' set was accompanied by a series of fictional works collectively known as the Weatherlight Saga. The saga was intended to be a "[[hero's journey]]"-style story, in which the characters were classic archetypes. Each was also assigned to represent a color in ''Magic'''s color wheel, so that the narrative and mechanical elements of the project would be more closely joined. |
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Then-developer Mark Rosewater chose the skyship Weatherlight and its captain, Sisay, as the germ of the new story. Rosewater has stated that basing the story around a ship allowed for narrative flexibility in setting. After developing story and character ideas with Michael Ryan, Rosewater pitched the Saga idea to his bosses. |
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The story introduces the Weatherlight and her crew, who travel the planes of the multiverse in search of ancient artifacts known collectively as the Legacy. The captain of the ship, Sisay, is abducted to the shadowy world of Rath. Her old friend and crewmate, a former soldier named Gerrard, is pressed into taking command of the ship to rescue her. The story is continued in ''Magic'''s ''Tempest'' set. |
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The Saga was released as a series of novels and was also heavily referenced in the flavor text and card names of the set. Weatherlight marks the first use of a metaplot tied to a ''Magic'' set. The first novel, ''Rath and Storm'', covers events shown in the ''Weatherlight'' set, while later novels tell stories for later game sets. |
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The Weatherlight Saga ended with the release of ''Apocalypse'', although the aftermath of Saga events continued to be explored thereafter. |
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== Mechanics == |
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The ''Weatherlight'' set, as an expansion for the ''Magic: The Gathering'' game, has several mechanical distinctions: |
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* It is the last set to use the banding mechanic, which was deemed too confusing.<ref>{{cite web | title = Absurd or Ridiculous? You Decide | publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]] | last = Gottlieb | first = Mark | date = March 6, 2002 | accessdate = January 8, 2012 | url = http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/feature/21}}</ref> |
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* It had many "cantrips" - cards which replace themselves once spent. ''Weatherlight'' pioneered cantrips in their modern form, which alleviates tempo problems by immediately replacing a spent card with a freshly drawn one. |
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* It had a strong theme of graveyard-related abilities (that is, effects which interact with a player's discard pile). Many ''Weatherlight'' cards allowed retrieving discarded cards for reuse. Others allowed the player to pay for effects by removing discarded cards from the game. This changed the graveyard's role in the game from a mostly static zone to one that can be actively used as a resource. |
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* ''Weatherlight'' provided a new twist on cumulative upkeep by introducing cards whose effects scaled as their cumulative upkeep costs increased. (Cumulative upkeep would not be used again until 2006's ''[[Coldsnap]]''.) |
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Although ''Weatherlight'' is considered the third set in the Mirage block, it is mechanically distinct and does not prominently feature the keywords introduced in ''Mirage''. Phasing appears on only three cards in ''Weatherlight'', and flanking on only two. |
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== References == |
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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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