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| Expansion Name = ''Saviors of Kamigawa'' |
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| Expansion Symbol = [[File:SaviorsKamigawa expsym.svg|96px|common expansion symbol]] |
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| Symbol Description = [[lantern]] |
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| Release Date = June 3, 2005 |
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| Mechanics = Channel, Sweep, Hand size (wisdom) |
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| Keywords = Epic |
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| Size = 165 (55 rares, 55 uncommons, 55 commons) |
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| Designers = Brian Tinsman (lead), Brandon Bozzi, Devin Low, and Brian Schneider |
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| Developers = Randy Buehler Jr. (lead), Mons Johnson, Brian Schneider, Justin Webb, and Worth Wollpert |
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| Development Code = [[Earth, Wind & Fire|Fire]] |
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| Expansion Code = SOK |
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| Block Name = Kamigawa |
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| First Set = ''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]'' |
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| Second Set = ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'' |
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| Third Set = ''Saviors of Kamigawa'' |
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| Last Set = ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'' |
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| Previous Set = ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'' |
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| Next Set = ''[[9th Edition (Magic: The Gathering)|9th Edition]]'' |
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'''Saviors of Kamigawa''' (also ''Saviors'' or SoK) is a [[Magic: The Gathering]] set, third and last in the [[Kamigawa]] block. Saviors of Kamigawa was released on June 3, 2005 (prerelease on May 21, 2005). Its expansion symbol is a [[Japanese culture|Japanese]] [[lantern]]. |
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[[Category:Card games introduced in 2005]] |
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==Mechanics== |
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''Saviors of Kamigawa'' introduces several new mechanics to the game. |
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*'''Epic''' spells are powerful cards that prevent their controller from playing spells for the rest of the game. In exchange, that player gets a copy of the spell again for free during each of his or her upkeeps. |
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*'''Channel''' represents the fading barrier between the spirit world and reality. Spirits now have the ability to concentrate their physical form into a one-shot instant-effect. Channel is an activated ability not unlike cycling; a cost is played and the card is discarded, producing an effect. |
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*'''Sweep''' spells, allow players to determine how powerful they want the spell to be, in exchange for returning lands of a required type to their owner's hand. |
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*Five new '''flip''' cards introduced in ''Saviors'' are different from previous flips. Once their conditions are met, these cards change into Legendary enchantments, symbolizing that creature's Essence. |
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* '''Wisdom''' isn't a keyword mechanic, but a ''Saviors of Kamigawa'' theme. Cards with wisdom get better depending on the number of cards in players' hands. Typically, the magic number is seven. |
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''Saviors'' also features the first intentionally (see [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=11 Alpha's Cyclopean Tomb]) uncastable spell, [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&name=Evermind Evermind], which has no mana cost. Its effect can only be achieved through the use of the Splice mechanic introduced in ''Champions of Kamigawa''. However, new rules from ''Time Spiral'' now allow cards without mana costs to be cast, as long as the player can bypass paying the non-existent mana cost. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.wizards.com/magic/displayexpansion.asp?set=sok Wizards' Official page for ''Saviors of Kamigawa''] |
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* [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?output=spoiler&method=visual&action=advanced&set=%5B%22Saviors+of+Kamigawa%22%5D Visual card list] at gatherer.wizards.com |
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