Planeshift (Magic: The Gathering)
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| Planeshift | ||
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| Expansion symbol |  |
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| Release date | February 2001 | |
| Mechanics | Multicolored Cards, Domain, Gating |
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| Keywords | Kicker | |
| Size | 143 cards | |
| Expansion code | PLS | |
| Development codename | Hong Kong | |
| Sets in Invasion Block | ||
| Invasion | Planeshift | Apocalypse |
| Magic: The Gathering Chronology |
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| Beatdown Set | Planeshift | 7th Edition |
Planeshift is the name of the second set in the Invasion block of cards of Magic: The Gathering, along with the expansions Invasion and Apocalypse. It contained 143 cards.
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[edit] Set history
Planeshift continued Invasion's theme of multi-colored "gold" cards. Its major themes revolved around multicolor decks and strategies.
[edit] Mechanics
The following mechanics first appeared in Planeshift:
- Gating - When a creature with gating comes into play, its controller must return a creature he or she controls to its owner's hand. Cards with this disability cost less to make up for it. Many combos were created with gating creatures where cards had an ability played when they came into play.
- Familiars - A cycle of creatures that reduced the cost of allied-colored spells you play.
[edit] Notable Cards and Tournament Impact
- Orim’s Chant - A card that became very powerful when Mirrodin was released. In Mirrodin, the card Isochron Scepter lets the player use this card repeatedly, preventing opponents from doing anything meaningful on their turns (such as playing spells or attacking). This card, and the Scepter, are the centerpieces of the archetype "Scepter-Chant".
- Flametongue Kavu - A very powerful, under-costed red creature, Flametongue Kavu dealt 4 damage to the creature of the controlling player's choice upon entering play.
- Meddling Mage - The mage in the picture is Chris Pikula, winner of the Invitational before this card was printed. The winner of a Magic Invitational is allowed to design their own card for print, with their likeness featured in it. This card could actually prevent any card that the controlling player name from being played. It was very powerful in tournaments, where multiples of the same cards were used in decks.
- Terminate - One of the most efficient creature removal spells created, Terminate made it possible for black players to remove opposing black creatures for a cheap cost.
- Quirion Dryad* - This inoccuous 1/1 dryad is played in several Legacy tournament decks packing large amounts of efficient red creatures such as Kird Ape or Goblins, and red burn spells. It has seen more play in the form of "Gro" decks, using lots of cheap blue card drawing spells to "grow" the Dryad to a huge size.
- Questing Phelddagrif - The prerelease card, unusual in that Wizards chose to print the prerelease version in ancient Greek. The card was preceded by Invasion's Raging Kavu in Latin and followed by Apocalypse's Fungal Shambler in Sanskrit.
[edit] External links
- http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/expansion/planeshift - Official Planeshift Page
