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66-537: The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering has released compilation sets, reprint sets, and box sets over its history. These are distinct from core sets and expansion sets, the most heavily marketed sources of new cards. With the exception of Chronicles , reprint sets generally do not affect tournament legality in supported formats; for example, cards reprinted in the Modern Masters reprint set, while legal for tournament play, did not necessarily cause

132-685: A comic book and somewhat lower than those of most magazines , paperback books , and similar items. In many games, there is a fixed distribution based on rarity, while others use truly random assortments. When the distribution is based on rarity, booster packs usually contain one or two rares, depending on the game, while the remainder are of lesser rarity. In the Magic: The Gathering expansions Legends, The Dark, Arabian Nights, Fallen Empires, and Antiquities, cards were sold in 8 card booster packs. In Limited Edition Alpha and Limited Edition Beta, as well as from Unlimited Edition onward,

198-526: A cheaper, alternate casting cost that can be paid if the spell was the first card drawn during the turn, then immediately cast after being drawn. Soulbond is a new keyword mechanic that is featured on creature cards. When a creature with Soulbond enters the battlefield, it can be paired up with another creature that player controls, granting bonus abilities to both creatures until one or both creatures leave play. Conversely, if another creature enters play, it can be paired with an unpaired creature with Soulbond. Of

264-522: A final binding spell to drive the archdemon into the Helvault and seal him away forever. However, at that moment, the demon revealed his endgame, to trap the archangel herself in her own prison. Using his spear, Griselbrand thrust the weapon through her, dealing her a mortal blow just as the binding spell was completed. The spell backfired, drawing in both angel and demon to the Helvault, with the ongoing spectators watching in horror as their beloved archangel

330-481: A minor focus on tribal themes. The tagline for the set is "Horror Lurks Within". It has 264 cards. Magic returned to the plane of Innistrad in 2016 with the Shadows Over Innistrad block, consisting of Shadows Over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon . This article deals with the original Innistrad block. According to Magic lead designer Mark Rosewater , "The number-one role of this set's design

396-407: A new enchantment subtype that enchants a player, causing negative effects (hence the name) of varying degrees. Fight is a new keyword that refers to two creatures dealing damage to each other equal to their power simultaneously (it had appeared on previous cards, but this is the first time it was keyworded). Morbid conditions occur if a creature has died earlier in the turn that the spell is cast or

462-537: A number of new tokens are included. The English booster pack in Modern Masters 2015 Edition used recyclable paper cardboard as packaging material instead of foil packs, the first set doing so in Magic history. It also raised some complaints of easier theft of the cards, however. Notable reprints in Modern Masters 2015 Edition included Bitterblossom, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, and Karn Liberated. Eternal Masters

528-466: A single set can be used instead of each player buying one separately. Innistrad The Innistrad block is a block of the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering , consisting of the expansion sets Innistrad (September 30, 2011), Dark Ascension (February 3, 2012) and Avacyn Restored (May 4, 2012). Innistrad is a "top-down" designed block based on Gothic horror . The set's mechanics and effects take mainly graveyard themes, with

594-405: A small number of randomly assorted items (8–15 for cards; 3–8 for figurines). Booster packs are the smaller, cheaper counterparts of starter decks, though many expansion sets are sold only as booster packs. While booster packs are cheaper than starter packs, the price per item is typically higher. Booster packs are generally priced to serve as good impulse purchases , with prices comparable to

660-462: A striking resemblance to those from 5th Edition and can be difficult to differentiate. They can be told apart by looking at the copyright line: 5th Edition cards have "© 1997", whereas the Anthologies reprints have "© 1993-1998", which became the new standard for the copyright line with the release of Exodus. The reviewer from the online second volume of Pyramid stated that "For latecomers to

726-757: Is a Magic compilation set released in June 2016. Similar to the Modern Masters sets, it reprints cards, but from all of Magic' s history rather than restricting itself to the Modern format, thus aiming itself at casual formats such as Cube as well as the Vintage and Legacy formats. Modern Masters 2017 Edition ("MM3") was released on March 17, 2017. It was also released in English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. The 2017 edition added Innistrad block, Return to Ravnica block, Magic 2013 , and Magic 2014 to

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792-721: Is a box of cards or figurines designed as an entry point into a CCG or collectible miniature game for beginners. Starter decks are typically pre-constructed though they can also be random. Non-random cards may sometimes be referred to as "fixed" cards. Typically they are intended as a launching point, with an encouragement for further purchases to modify and improve these decks or sets. Starter decks may contain any number of items, including rulebooks , playmats, counters , dice , storage boxes, and common cards such as "basic land" in Magic: The Gathering , and other items. Some starter decks are meant for two players, so that

858-472: Is a box set for Magic: The Gathering , and the fourth compilation set. It was not legal in Standard at the time of its release. Beatdown was released as a pair of preconstructed decks combined with accessories, unlike the normal distribution of Magic cards in randomized packs. Alternate art was done for four cards: Sengir Vampire, Erhnam Djinn, Ball Lightning, and Clockwork Beast. The set is white-bordered, and

924-511: Is a list of all the From the Vault sets: Premium Deck Series was a set of preconstructed 60-card Magic: The Gathering decks. All cards were foil and were reprints of cards first printed in other Magic sets. All of the cards are black bordered and tournament legal in their original formats. There have been three Premium Deck Series printed: In July 2012 at San Diego Comic-Con , Wizards of

990-479: Is a new keyword mechanic that is featured on creature cards. When a creature with Undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, it returns to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it, effectively allowing a creature to survive destruction at least once. Two new mechanics debuted in Avacyn Restored : miracle and soulbond Miracle is a new keyword found on instants and sorceries. Spells with Miracle have

1056-527: Is reflected in the symbol of the archangel herself, the Collar of Avacyn, shaped to bind any evil that would not be destroyed. With this new goal in mind, Avacyn used her divine magics to trap demons, one-by-one in the Helvault. She was so successful at doing this that after a time, only the plane's elder demons remained free of the Helvault's magical prison. It was then that the great demon Griselbrand decided to challenge Avacyn to single combat, boldly landing on

1122-570: Is the first Magic set to include a regular-sized "box topper" promotional card with each booster box. Wizards of the Coast announced that it would be the last Masters set for some time; however, Double Masters would be released less than two years later. Double Masters (2XM) was released on August 7, 2020. Due to the "double" theme of the set, each draft booster contains two rare or mythic cards and two foil cards of any rarity, and each booster box contains two "box topper" promotional cards. It

1188-533: Is the first Masters set to be released without an official list price . Anthologies was a box set and the second compilation set. It was printed in November 1998 to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Magic . It featured cards from Alpha through Urza's Saga . The print run was unknown. Unlike Chronicles , but like other box sets such as Battle Royale , the reprinted cards did not count as current product, and thus were only legal in formats which allowed

1254-558: The Fourth Edition base set. Chronicles reprinted cards from Arabian Nights , Antiquities , Legends , and The Dark . Wizards of the Coast released a similar set called Renaissance into the German, French and Italian markets. Masters is a series of Magic: The Gathering compilation sets. The "original" Masters Editions were Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) exclusive sets designed to put old cards created before

1320-513: The Masters brand are printed in randomized boosters; others have a fixed card set. Chronicles was the first compilation set of Magic: The Gathering , released in July 1995. Unlike many later compilation sets, Chronicles was treated like a normal expansion set, including renewing tournament legality for cards reprinted in it. For tournament play, Chronicles was designated as an extension of

1386-609: The Masters sets. Instead, a premium card (foil), which traditionally existed in a common card slot on random basis, is included in every pack. Modern Masters is a set that consists of reprints of cards which are legal in the Modern format. Modern includes all cards from Eighth Edition onwards, barring a small number of banned cards. The first Modern Masters ("MMA") was released on June 7, 2013. It has 229 cards (101 commons, 60 uncommons, 53 rares, and 15 mythic rares) ranging from Eighth Edition through Alara Reborn . The set

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1452-716: The Alara Block or Infect in the Scars of Mirrodin Block) or a token (which is of a type produced by a card in the set). Roughly one in every four booster packs contain a foil card, which can be of any rarity, including basic land. The Pokémon Trading Card Game originally had 11 cards per booster pack – 1 rare card, 3 uncommons, and 7 commons. With the release of the E-Series, it became 9 cards per booster – 5 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, and 1 rare. This became 10 cards after

1518-639: The Chain Veil, which greatly amplified the potential of her dark magics. Liliana used the power of the Veil to kill one of her four demonic masters, Kothophed, and she has tracked her next target, Griselbrand, to Innistrad. During her search for the demon, Liliana was beset by the Planeswalker Garruk Wildspeaker , on whom she had used the Chain Veil to bestow a curse in a previous encounter. However, she managed to fend him off due to

1584-651: The Coast announced that the Premium Deck Series would be discontinued after Graveborn . Duel Decks are a series of boxed sets for Magic: The Gathering , each consisting of a pair of 60-card decks built around a rivalry between two forces, often planeswalkers or creature type "tribes". Typically, each deck contains a mythic rare, several rares, and a number of cards with alternate art. Most cards are reprints of cards from previous sets ; however, some duel decks contain pre-release cards from unreleased future sets. Booster pack Booster packs contain

1650-402: The Helvault resided. Now charged with protecting the Helvault at all costs, the newly appointed Guardian of Thraben, Thalia faced off Liliana with a squad of elite cathars backing her up. Catching them completely off guard, Liliana paralyzed the squad of cathars with a wave of dark magic and gave Thalia this ultimatum: sunder the Helvault, or watch her comrades fall to the undead army. It only took

1716-499: The Planeswalker Liliana Vess had come to the plane of Innistrad to reclaim her soul, which she had traded to four demons in exchange for beauty and power. She believes that by killing her dark debtors, her own bargain would be negated, and she wouldn't have to continue being subservient to these demons. During her earlier days of serving her demonic masters she eventually found and claimed a dark artifact known as

1782-453: The ability is used. The transform mechanic allows certain creatures to turn into different creatures once certain conditions specified on the card are met. Each card that can transform is a double-faced card. The returning mechanic (from the Odyssey and Time Spiral blocks) was flashback. Spells with flashback can be played again from the graveyard, essentially getting a second use out of

1848-478: The aftereffects of the archangel's vanishing. Spells, wards and enchantments began to fail all over Innistrad. Prayers to the archangel went unanswered. Monsters and creatures of the night were no longer held at bay by Avacyn's holy might. Sensing weakness, Innistrad's werewolf howlpacks, vampire hordes and unstoppable waves of zombies began preying actively on the humans. At the onset of these events in Innistrad,

1914-399: The black mana would coalesce in another dark corner of the plane, and another demon would appear. Avacyn soon noted that no matter how many times a demon was defeated, there would always be another one to take its place. All that its destruction would buy was temporary peace to the afflicted towns and villages. Thus, she took an oath, saying "What cannot be destroyed, must be bound". This oath

1980-587: The box (which is replaced varies based on the set). Prior to the Avengers set, HeroClix typically used 4 figure boosters with a much more complicated six-tier rarity scheme, with a few exceptions such as the Fantastic Forces set, which had three figures boosters because of the larger size of many of the pieces, and the 1 or 2 figure boosters formerly marketed at retail stores. A starter deck (also known as an intro deck , battle box , and other terms)

2046-546: The boxed set also contains a 20-sided spin-down life counter die in addition to the cards. Because From the Vault releases are not normal expansion sets, the tournament-legality of the cards depends on the most recent normal expansion they were printed in. In February 2018, it was announced that the From the Vault series would be cancelled and spiritually succeeded by the Signature Spellbook series. The following

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2112-469: The card to be included in the "Standard" environment. (If a card happened to be in Standard due to a separate reprinting, though, all "versions" of the card automatically become legal, including ones from a reprint set.) These sets tend to be of two types: sets with a fixed deck buyers receive, and sets sold in randomized booster packs , similar to "normal" expansion sets, but only consisting of reprint cards. Chronicles , Premium Foil Booster , and sets of

2178-466: The cards were sold in 15 cards per booster: 11 commons, 1 rare, and 3 uncommons; Core Set boosters contain a basic land as one of the commons. Starting with the Alara block , booster packs for both Core Sets and expansions began to contain 1 land, 10 commons, 3 uncommons, either 1 rare (7/8 chance) or 1 mythic rare (1/8 chance), and either a tip card (which explains the new rules in the set, such as exalted in

2244-434: The commons in the pack. Much of the development had a top down approach. Dark Ascension develops the themes of Innistrad. The plane is still plagued by Werewolves , Zombies , Vampires , Spirits and other creatures of the night. The set puts a stronger emphasis on those creature types, giving each type of monster more support. Meanwhile, the humans are on the verge of extinction and have to take desperate measures to stem

2310-511: The curse (but loyal to her and the Church), fusing the warring aspects of human and wolf into a single creature; the "wolfir". In a powerful wave of spells that would become known as the Cursemute, Avacyn's magic reverberated throughout the plane, transforming not just many werewolves but undoing many of the world's foul curses. The wolfir emerged as a new race of great wolf-creatures dedicated to

2376-462: The dampening properties of the Veil's curse upon Garruk's nature magic. In the end, Garruk was overwhelmed by a small army of undead raised by Liliana and left for dead. Upon reaching the great city of Thraben, Liliana uncovers a plot by two rival sibling necromancers to besiege the holy city, the blue-oriented stitcher Geralf, and his black-oriented ghoulcaller sister Gisa. Despite the city receiving warning reports from cathars and inquisitors, not much

2442-401: The dead and interrogate the corpse of Griselbrand's whereabouts, instead learning of the epic battle between Avacyn and her demonic master and their current entrapment in the Helvault. Not possessing magic capable of sundering the great silver mass, Liliana approached the problem from a different angle. She reanimated a small army of ghouls and zombies and proceeded to attack the sanctuary where

2508-515: The expansion symbol is a mace . There are no White cards in the set. The set includes 122 special edition Magic cards divided into two theme decks, Aerodoom and Ground Pounder. The focus of the two decks in the Beatdown box set is to overwhelm your opponent with decks that included some of the more powerful creatures in the game, to that date, such as the aforementioned Erhnam Djinn, Sengir Vampire, Ball Lightning and Clockwork Beast. The Beatdown set

2574-556: The first place, leaving the humans of the plane defenseless against the gothic horrors of Innistrad. In the early days of Avacyn's presence in Innistrad, long before the block takes place, the archangel sought to rid the plane of its demonic influences. Accompanied by her fellow angels, she challenged each demon she encountered to single combat, defeating and dispatching them one-by-one. However, since demons are beings composed of pure mana, their defeat only meant that their physical forms were shattered, their dark essence living on. Eventually

2640-414: The front lines of battle. Only this time, instead of barely containing the monsters of the world, the angels and their human allies began pushing them back, away from the bastions of human civilization. For the first time, they were winning. Now that Griselbrand was also freed from the Helvault, Liliana continues her search for the demon, and her release from the fell contract she entered into. Meanwhile,

2706-587: The game, this is a great way to get a taste of some cards from supplements long ago out of print and snapped up by the collectors." Battle Royale was a Magic: The Gathering boxed set, the third compilation set, released in November 1999 as a collection of cards emphasizing the multiplayer aspect of the game. Most of the cards included are ones that can affect multiple opponents. This promotion included cards from all different sets that existed previous to it. The cards still retained their original expansion symbols although they were printed with white borders, which

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2772-477: The magic he had felt so strongly. There was a power on this plane that could cure curses. Maybe there was another way to rid him of his evil burden—a way that didn't involve the death-witch. In Innistrad, there are five tribes, major creature types that also play a role mechanically. Each tribe is linked to an allied color combination. Innistrad introduces four new mechanics (Curse, Fight, Morbid, Transform) and reintroduces one old mechanic (Flashback). Curses are

2838-544: The mechanics of Innistrad and Dark Ascension , only undying returns for Avacyn . In a review of Innistrad in Black Gate , Scott Taylor said "In all, I say bravo to Wizards of the Coast for recapturing the magic of what could have been. Innistrad makes a perfect addition to Magic the Gathering , both in playability and style. I highly recommend taking a look at it if given the chance." In 2012, Innistrad won

2904-538: The original cards being reprinted to be used, and were not automatically legal in Standard at the time the product was available. Anthologies had two decks: "Dark Alliance", a black/red "aggressive deck" with goblins; and "Defenders of the Cause", a green/white control deck. It was printed with and without expansion symbols. The cards had white borders and standard backs. The Anthologies cards with identical copies in 5th Edition (e.g. Armageddon, Nevinyrral's Disk, etc.) bear

2970-513: The plane's horrors continued to be driven back by the renewed power of the Church. In the process of purging the town of Gatstaf from the threat of werewolf howlpacks, the villagers appealed to Avacyn to remove the curse of lycanthropy upon their loved ones, whom they could not bear to see put to death because of a curse they could not control. Although she could not undo the werewolf curse, she revealed that she would instead transform those afflicted by

3036-464: The plane. When the Helvault shattered, Avacyn emerged at her full strength. Her presence reinfused the Avacynian protective wards with holy magic once again. Her angelic host was restored to its full powers, which gave the humans the chance to gain the upper hand in their fight against evil. The three flights of angels reformed in greater numbers than before. Once again, they became Avacyn's soldiers on

3102-500: The principles of the Church of Avacyn. The Cursemute had an unintended impact on a visitor to the plane: Garruk Wildspeaker. At the moment the Cursemute swept across the land, Garruk was knee-deep in swamp muck surrounded by the severed limbs of Liliana's ghouls. He had barely managed to defeat them, and burdened by the Veil's curse, was slowly descending into madness. Close to death and tormented by pain and fury, Garruk's mind slipped away from him. He wandered in blind circles, shouting at

3168-539: The ravens and imagined monsters. It might have been the end of the great hunter, but for the events unfolding in Gatstaf Spring. When Avacyn's thaumaturgy reached him, Garruk regained his senses. He stared down at his arms, watching the black veins receding from his skin. He was overcome with joy at the sudden absence of pain and sickness. But the relief was short-lived. Within seconds the veins reappeared, his blood seemed to thicken to tar, and his back bent under

3234-523: The release of Diamond and Pearl, with 3 uncommons instead of 2. Starting in the Sun & Moon expansion, there is also a basic Energy card in every booster pack. As of the Scarlet & Violet expansion, there are up to 2 reverse holo cards. HeroClix uses 5 figure boosters. A booster contains 2 or 3 commons, 1 or 2 uncommons, and 1 rare, but super-rare or chase figures may replace one of the other figures in

3300-454: The release of MTGO into circulation. Masters became an official printed series in 2013 with the release of Modern Masters . The paper Masters series consists of: Booster boxes of the Masters series generally contain only 24 booster packs, compared to a regular expansion containing 36 packs, with the intent that they be used for an 8-player Limited draft. Basic Lands, which are present in most expansion set booster packs, are absent in

3366-467: The set as well as the strange scheduling after receiving negative feedback about the set. Masters 25 (A25) was released on March 16, 2018. It was themed as a celebration of 25 years of the history of Magic , with cards from every printed set. Ultimate Masters (UMA) was released on December 7, 2018. In the set's official announcement, it was noted that it would have an unusually high price point, but would contain unusually high-value reprints. It

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3432-468: The sets eligible for a Modern Masters reprint. Notable reprints in Modern Masters 2017 Edition included Tarmogoyf, Damnation, Liliana of the Veil, Snapcaster Mage, Voice of Resurgence, and the enemy color "fetchlands" such as Scalding Tarn. Iconic Masters is a Magic compilation set; it was released at Hasbro 's HasCon's 25th anniversary celebration of Magic in September 2017, and released to

3498-699: The spell. However, using a Flashback ability removes the card from the game. All the major mechanics of Innistrad , including Double-faced cards, return for Dark Ascension . Many of the double-faced cards in Dark Ascension are humans on one side and werewolves on the other. Dark Ascension also has a number of cards involving the number 13 . Two new mechanics debuted in Dark Ascension: Fateful Hour and Undying. Cards with fateful hour abilities have an enhanced effect when their controller has 5 or fewer life points remaining. Undying

3564-419: The strangled cry of a single cathar as he fell prey to the ghouls that Thalia pointed toward the Helvault and cursed Liliana. With a great explosion, the silver prison that was the Helvault shattered, releasing demons and archangel alike. No one noticed the ribbons of black mana streaking away from the shattered remains. All eyes were fixed upon the golden helix streaking out into the sky. Avacyn had returned to

3630-465: The tide. Dark Ascension has several broken cycles (a cycle where one color is omitted) to show how humans are struggling. The events of the Innistrad block center on the events after the sundering of the Helvault, a giant chunk of silver metal that was used by the archangel Avacyn to imprison Innistrad's worst horrors, the demons. It is then revealed why the archangel Avacyn vanished from the plane in

3696-431: The top of the Helvault itself. For many days the battle raged on between archangel and archdemon, watched only by the church's highest officials (such as Mikaeus, the lunarch) and Avacyn's most powerful angelic compatriots (Gisela, leader of the angelic Flight of Goldnight, was the only one explicitly mentioned to have been a spectator). Seeing as she could not defeat Griselbrand, Avacyn used all her remaining power to cast

3762-403: The weight of the Veil's curse once again. The Cursemute was enough to bring him back from madness and death, but it was not enough to cure him. After slogging his way out of the swamp, he came upon Angel's Way, a well-traveled road between Kessig and Thraben. He knew Liliana was heading to Thraben, and he could doggedly continue his pursuit. Or he could strike out another way, toward the origin of

3828-416: The wider public in November 2017. It is a compilation set with reprinted cards originating throughout the history of Magic , similar to Eternal Masters . The set is generally perceived to have had poor sales due to the two month delayed nature of its wide release, which happened only a few weeks before the release of Unstable . Wizards of the Coast would later apologize for setting wrong expectations for

3894-461: Was capturing the feel of the horror genre." Monsters were one of the first tropes explored which led to the tribal component of the set. Dark Ascension was first revealed at the 2011 Comic-Con in San Diego , California . Just like Worldwake , Dark Ascension is a small set in between two large sets. Dark Ascension boosters always contain a double-faced card of any rarity to replace one of

3960-430: Was done to reinforce the city's walls and failing wards. Due to this lack of adequate preparation, the holy city was caught unawares by the massive army both siblings had amassed. In the end, only the quick thinking of the cathar Thalia spared the city from utter destruction. Thalia's plan was simple, to use the thatched straw roofs of Thraben's houses to create a ring of fire, burning down the entire army of undead. The plan

4026-401: Was impaled, then imprisoned within the magical chunk of moonsilver. Because of fears that reporting Avacyn's disappearance would incite mass hysteria and panic among the human denizens of the plane, Mikaeus and the other church officials decided to cover up any reports concerning the reason behind archangel's disappearance. Nevertheless, the archmages and clergy of the Church soon began to feel

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4092-492: Was released May 22, 2015. It has 249 cards (101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, and 15 mythic rares). In addition to the blocks in the original Modern Masters , the 2015 edition features cards from Zendikar block, Scars of Mirrodin block, Magic 2010 , Magic 2011 , and Magic 2012 . The set was released in Japanese and Simplified Chinese in addition to English. Twenty to thirty cards feature new artwork, and

4158-562: Was released in October 2000. Clockwork Avian was misprinted without flying in Beatdown . From the Vault is a series of limited-edition Magic: The Gathering boxed sets. Each set consists mostly of cards released in previous Magic: The Gathering expansions, but in foil and sometimes with new artwork. Some From the Vault decks contain a pre-release of a card due to be released in the next Magic: The Gathering expansion. Typically,

4224-504: Was released in the English language only. The original Modern Masters distribution was highly limited and Wizards of the Coast stated they would not like to release as much as they did with Chronicles . Wizards of the Coast eventually loosened this, and printed considerably more of the 2015 and 2017 editions of Modern Masters . Notable reprints in the original Modern Masters included Dark Confidant, Tarmogoyf, and Vendilion Clique. The second set, Modern Masters 2015 Edition ("MM2"),

4290-471: Was successful as most of the city was spared from the undead horde, albeit at the loss of many cathars and buildings because of the great fire. Despite this successful defence, during the siege, Geralf infiltrated the heart of the city and slew Mikaeus, the lunarch himself. Not wanting the news to demoralise the already downcast human citizens of the plane, the other church officials buried the lunarch in secret. Liliana used this opportunity to raise Mikaeus from

4356-650: Was the standard for reprinted Magic: The Gathering cards of "core sets" until the 2007 release of Tenth Edition . These are the only sets that are printed with white borders (which started with Unlimited .) Another interesting aspect is that colored expansions symbols were added to the cards that didn’t have them previously (namely cards from Tempest , Portal: Second Age , Stronghold and Ice Age .) The set included 160 cards built into four different two-color theme decks which are 40 cards each: Spirit Gale (blue / white), Chargoyf (green / red), The Deluge (green / white), and Cinder Heart (black / red). Beatdown

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