Planar Chaos: Difference between revisions
Added rarity explanation for timeshifted cards |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 41: | Line 41: | ||
that the word Sliver is found 24 times in card names and text boxes in ''Planar Chaos'', indicating that there will be yet another wave of Sliver creatures to complement those found in previous sets. |
that the word Sliver is found 24 times in card names and text boxes in ''Planar Chaos'', indicating that there will be yet another wave of Sliver creatures to complement those found in previous sets. |
||
A French promotional poster of the ''Planar Chaos'' prerelease featured art of a female angel with similar armor to [[Akroma#Akroma|Akroma]] and the caption "What if you went to a prerelease and everything had changed?" Because of this red "Akroma", many have dubbed her "Akroma, Angel of Fury", in reference to red being a destructive color. |
A French promotional poster of the ''Planar Chaos'' prerelease featured art of a female angel with similar armor to [[Akroma#Akroma|Akroma]] and the caption "What if you went to a prerelease and everything had changed?" Because of this red "Akroma", many have dubbed her "Akroma, Angel of Fury", in reference to red being a destructive color. The speculated card turned out to be true according to an article on the Magic: The Gathering website. <ref>[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/382]</ref> |
||
The Unraveling Mind preconstructed deck features an image of a cat warrior dressed identically to the character Mirri in the artwork for the card Mirri, Cat Warrior. This could be an implication regarding the new Timeshifted cards, and could also tie into an off-color theme as the deck's colors are red and black, not green. |
The Unraveling Mind preconstructed deck features an image of a cat warrior dressed identically to the character Mirri in the artwork for the card Mirri, Cat Warrior. This could be an implication regarding the new Timeshifted cards, and could also tie into an off-color theme as the deck's colors are red and black, not green. |
||
Revision as of 14:15, 8 January 2007
Planar Chaos is an expansion set, codenamed "Crackle," from the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. It is scheduled for release on February 2, 2007. The pre-release events will take place on January 20th and 21st, 2007.
| File:Planar Chaos expansion symbol.jpg | ||||
| Released | February 2 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | 165 cards | |||
| Keywords | To be announced | |||
| Mechanics | To be announced | |||
| Development code | Crackle | |||
| Expansion code | Unknown | |||
| Second set in the Time Spiral Block block | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
Storyline
The temporal stresses being applied to Dominaria have expanded, causing multiple parallel universes (versions of Dominaria where history played out differently) to merge into the already colliding past-present-future of current events.
Set details
Planar Chaos contains 165 cards. The designers of this set are Bill Rose (lead designer), Matt Place, Mark Rosewater, and Paul Sottosanti. [1]
The set will have 45 "Timeshifted" cards as confirmed by Mark Rosewater. Unlike Time Spiral, the Timeshifted cards will not be reprints of older Magic cards, will have normal rarity symbols as opposed to purple, and will be considered a part of the expansion, not a separate sub-set. In each pack, three common cards will be of the Timeshifted variaty, and an uncommon will be replaced with either a rare or uncommon Timeshifted. In the boosters, foil cards, instead of replacing a card of the same rarity, will replace a common card. So it is possible that you will receive a booster with up to three rare cards (similar to Time Spiral) - one normal, one foil, and one timeshifted. [2]. The uncommon timeshifted cards show up in a 3:1 ratio to the rare timeshifted cards, so the average out of 4 boosters is 3 uncommon and 1 rare timeshifted card. [3]
In a magicthegathering.com Arcana update for Thursday, October 26th, the set symbol for Planar Chaos, along with a new card art and logo banner, was revealed. [4]
In another magicthegathering.com Arcana update on Thursday, December 14th, the 4 theme deck boxes along with the booster box art were revealed. [5] The booster packaging was revealed on Thursday, January 4th. [6]
Speculation
There will be at least 5 dragons in Planar Chaos, which, according to Matt Cavotta, might have the best dragon art of any Magic card. [7]
The Orb of Insight confirms that the word Sliver is found 24 times in card names and text boxes in Planar Chaos, indicating that there will be yet another wave of Sliver creatures to complement those found in previous sets.
A French promotional poster of the Planar Chaos prerelease featured art of a female angel with similar armor to Akroma and the caption "What if you went to a prerelease and everything had changed?" Because of this red "Akroma", many have dubbed her "Akroma, Angel of Fury", in reference to red being a destructive color. The speculated card turned out to be true according to an article on the Magic: The Gathering website. [8]
The Unraveling Mind preconstructed deck features an image of a cat warrior dressed identically to the character Mirri in the artwork for the card Mirri, Cat Warrior. This could be an implication regarding the new Timeshifted cards, and could also tie into an off-color theme as the deck's colors are red and black, not green.
On January 1, 2007, a preview card was posted on magicthegathering.com. It started off as showing the 9th Edition version of Wrath of God, then fading into the preview card, Damnation, which is exactly the same as Wrath of God except for color; Damnation is black, Wrath is white. This has furthered the speculation that the theme of Planar Chaos will be shifting cards into different colors.
Mechanics
The strong blue morph mechanic-theme present in Time Spiral was originally intended for Planar Chaos. Looking for blue's primary identity in the set, Time Spiral's head designer, Brian Schneider, moved the majority of the Planar Chaos morph cards to Time Spiral. [9] The presence of a theme deck named "Ixidor's Legacy" suggests that morph may still have a reasonable presence in blue in Planar Chaos. A card released by Wizards, for stores to give to their players as a preview, shows that there will be Split cards in the set, but a new kind; Same Color Split cards.[10]
Theme decks
Four theme decks for Planar Chaos were revealed in the December 14th Magic Arcana post on magicthegathering.com. [11]
- Rituals of Rebirth (Green/White/Black)
- Unraveling Mind (Red/Black)
- Ixidor's Legacy (Blue)
- Endless March (Red/White)
Notable cards
- Damnation - A "colorshifted" version of Wrath of God. Speculations go that this is what the Planar Chaos timeshifted cards will be like, shifted from one color to another, with grey name- and type-boxes and white text.
- Dead//Gone - The promo common card is a split card with only one color.
- Utopia Vow - A green card that acts like Pacifism
- Benalish Commnader - A white Soldier with a variation of suspend.
- Crovax, Ascendant Hero
References
- ^ Announcing Planar Chaos by 'Magic Arcana', MTG.com, May 8, 2006
- ^ Purple Reign, by Mark Rosewater, MTG.com, September 25, 2006
- ^ Chaos Theory, by Mark Rosewater, MTG.com, January 7, 2006
- ^ Planar Chaos Logo & symbol, by 'Magic Arcana', MTG.com, October 26, 2006
- ^ Unwrap the Planar Chaos Theme Decks by 'Magic Arcana', MTG.com. December 14, 2006
- ^ Planar Chaos Booster Packaging, by 'Magic Arcana', MTG.com. January 4, 2006
- ^ Ravica Guild Bake-Off by Matt Cavotta, wizards.com/magic, July 12, 2006. Accessed 27 September 2006.
- ^ [1]
- ^ The Themes of Time Spiral, by Aaron Forsythe, MTG.com, October 27, 2006
- ^ mtgsalvation.com Planar Chaos compiled information. Retrieved December 24 2006
- ^ Unwrap the Planar Chaos Theme Decks, Magic Arcana, MTG.com, December 14, 2006
External links
- Planar Chaos Minisite' Magic: The Gathering Official Planar Chaos Minisite
- First famous Planar Chaos Card announced : http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/expansion/planarchaos