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Lorwyn
The Lorwyn block is a ''Magic: The Gathering'' expert-level block consisting of two sets: ''Lorwyn'' (October 2007) and ''Morningtide'' (February 2008). A third set, codenamed "Jelly", was originally planned as part of the Lorwyn block, but partway into the design of ''Lorwyn'', it was split into a two-set block. Jelly was revealed as ''Shadowmoor'', the first set of the new two-set block. The two blocks were linked together and rotated through the official tournament formats as a single, four-expansion unit. The primary theme of the Lorwyn block is tribalism. Set details Lorwyn The designers of the set were Aaron Forsythe (lead designer), Mark Rosewater, Paul Sottosanti, Brady Dommermuth, Nate Heiss, and Andrew J. Finch, Andrew Finch; the developers of the set were Devin Low (lead developer), Bill Rose, Matt Place, Henry Stern, Mike Turian, and Doug Beyer. ''Lorwyn'' is set in a more traditional fantasy world, inspired by Welsh mythology, Welsh folklore. The plane is a pasto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadowmoor
Shadowmoor is a '' Magic: The Gathering'' block consisting of the expansion sets ''Shadowmoor'' (released May 2, 2008) and ''Eventide'' (released July 25, 2008). The block was originally conceived as a single set that was to be released as the third in the Lorwyn block, but it was ultimately released as a semi-independent two-set block. Shadowmoor was linked thematically to Lorwyn, and the four sets comprising the two blocks rotated through official tournament formats together. Shadowmoor Set details ''Shadowmoor'' is the first set of the Shadowmoor block, which started May 2008. ''Shadowmoor'' is the first large expansion to be released in a month other than October since ''Ice Age''’s June 1995 release. The designers of the set are Mark Rosewater (lead), Sean Fletcher, Mark Gottlieb, Devin Low, and Ken Troop; the developers of the set are Aaron Forsythe (lead), Devin Low, Alexis Janson (the winner of The Great Designer Search Contest), Matt Place, Jake Theis, Steve Warner, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Spiral
Time Spiral is a ''Magic: The Gathering'' expert-level block consisting of the expansion sets ''Time Spiral'' (October 6, 2006),Announcing Time Spiral by Magic Arcana, ''MTG.com'', March 9, 2006 (accessed June 6, 2007) ''Planar Chaos'' (February 2, 2007), and ''Future Sight'' (May 4, 2007). It is set on the plane of Dominaria, the first time that that plane had been visited since ''8th Edition.'' The theme of the block was time. ''Time Spiral'' focused on the past, and is laden with references to previous ''Magic: the Gathering'' sets. The references are reflected in the card design, which incorporates special rules from older sets, and in special "Time shifted" cards, which are cards reprinted from older sets using the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |