Shards of Alara
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Shards of Alara is an expansion set from the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. It is scheduled for release on October 3, 2008.[1]
| Shards of Alara | ||
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| Expansion symbol |  |
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| Release date | October 3, 2008 | |
| Mechanics | To be announced | |
| Keywords | To be announced | |
| Size | 249 cards (15 Mythic Rare, 53 Rare, 60 Uncommon, 101 Common, 20 Basic Lands) | |
| Expansion code | To be announced | |
| Development codename | Rock | |
| Designer | Bill Rose (lead) | |
| Developer | Devin Low (lead) | |
| Sets in Alara Block | ||
| Shards of Alara | Paper | Scissors |
| Magic: The Gathering Chronology |
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| Eventide | Shards of Alara | Paper |
[edit] Set Details
Shards of Alara is the first set of the Alara block. Bill Rose is its Design lead, and Devin Low is its development lead. Its tagline is, "five worlds share one fate."
Shards of Alara will be the first set to feature several changes in WOTC's design and publishing approach. Sets from Shards forward will have a smaller number of cards, to reduce the size of the constructed cardpool for Block and Standard, but will add the new "Mythic Rare" level of rarity, which will appear in place of the pack's rare in 1 out of every 8 packs. Also, as part of their move to make products more friendly to beginners, booster packs will include a basic land in place of one of the commons, and pre-constructed decks will be rebranded as "Intro Packs" and include a 41-card preconstructed deck and one Booster Pack.[2]
Shards of Alara will also introduce new multicolor Planeswalker cards to the game.
[edit] References
- ^ Announcing Shards of Alara. Magic Arcana. Wizards of the Coast (2008-03-18). Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
- ^ The Year of Living Changerously. Making Magic. Wizards of the Coast (2008-06-02). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
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