Conflux
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- For the event in the storyline, see Conflux (event)
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| Design Team | Bill Rose (lead), Mark Globus, Mark Gottlieb, Kenneth Nagle | |
| Development Team | Mike Turian (lead), Graeme Hopkins, Erik Lauer, Devin Low | |
| Release Date | February 6, 2009 | |
| Mechanics | ||
| Keywords/ Ability words | Cycling, Devour, Domain, Exalted, Unearth | |
| Size | 145 (60 Common 40 Uncommon 35 Rare 10 Mythic) | |
| Expansion Code | CON | |
| Development Codename | Paper | |
| Sets in Alara block | ||
| Shards of Alara | Conflux | Alara Reborn |
| Magic: The Gathering Chronology | ||
| Jace vs. Chandra | Conflux | Divine vs. Demonic |
Conflux is the second set in the Alara block and is the forty-ninth Magic expansion. The prerelease events for this set were held January 31-February 1, 2009. Launch parties were held February 6-8, 2009.[1] The set went on sale February 6, 2009.
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[edit] Set details
Conflux was the first set to be sold in 6-card booster packs containing a tips/token card, 1 land, 3 commons, 1 uncommon, and 1 slot that has an equal chance of being rare/mythic, uncommon, or common. These packs are exclusively available from Gravity Feeds at large mass-market stores.
On September 29, 2008, the entire Conflux card list was leaked on MTG Salvation, thanks to mjmj.info.[2]
[edit] Mechanics
In Conflux, Domain became an ability word, also introduced basic land cycling for which there is a cycle of common cards (also regular cycling appears on two cards).
| “ | All the shard keywords are back. Colored artifact creatures are still here. Bant still have their exalted ability. Jund still devour. Grixis raise their dead by unearth and Naya's "power 5 or greater" theme continues. In many ways, Conflux is a big continuation of Shards of Alara. | ” |
[edit] Marketing cards
Boosters of Conflux come with a bonus sixteenth card that is either a "tips & tricks card" or a creature token from Conflux. One face of the Conflux bonus card has one of four different rules tips or is one of 2 different creature tokens. The other face has one of 13 advertisements for organized play programs, Alara Reborn, Duel of the Planeswalker (Xbox game) fox Xbox Live, Magic Online, fat packs, A Planeswalkers Guide to Alara and Ultra Pro products for Magic.
[edit] Tips & Tricks
The tips & tricks cards are
- Theme:
Cards
- Rules Tip: Domain
- A Threat to Alara: Nicol Bolas
- Fun Format: Pack Wars
[edit] Tokens
The Conflux tokens are:[4]
- 4/4 Angel with flying produced by Sigil of the Empty Throne
- 3/1 Elemental produced by Rakka Mar
- 1/1 Saproling produced by Spore Burst (Shards_of_Alara set token)
[edit] Flavor
A powerful and infinitely sinister force is conspiring to reunite the Shards of Alara. This reunification will come with a deadly price – sheer chaos, as realities begin to overlap. Thus begins the Conflux.
[edit] Cycles
Conflux has 8 cycles:
- Basic landcyclers: These common instants and sorceries have one effect that is relatively overcosted, and basic landcycling for
C — Absorb Vis, Fiery Fall, Gleam of Resistance, Sylvan Bounty, and Traumatic Visions.
- Common allied-colored spells: Each of these common spells has a mana cost that includes two allied-colored mana — Esper Cormorants, Vectis Agents, Suicidal Charge, Exploding Borders, and Rhox Bodyguard.
- Creatures with shard-colored activated abilities: Each of these uncommon creatures has an activated ability which costs both allied-colored mana — Aerie Mystics, Scornful Æther-Lich, Dreadwing, Viashino Slaughtermaster, and Sacellum Archers.
- Enemy-color hosers: Each of these uncommon spells hampers both of their enemy colors at a low mana cost — Celestial Purge, Controlled Instincts, Corrupted Roots, Ignite Disorder, and Filigree Fracture.
- Outlanders: These common 2/2 allied-colored scout creatures each have protection from their enemy color — Goblin Outlander (red/black), Nacatl Outlander (green/red), Valeron Outlander (white/green), Vedalken Outlander (blue/white), and Zombie Outlander (black/blue).
- Rare shard-colored creatures: Each of these rare creatures has a mana cost that includes CDE — Giltspire Avenger, Magister Sphinx, Blood Tyrant, Charnelhoard Wurm, and Meglonoth.
- Uncommon allied-colored spells: Each of these uncommon spells has a mana cost that includes two allied-colored mana — Jhessian Balmgiver, Countersquall, Shambling Remains, Hellkite Hatchling, and Vagrant Plowbeasts.
- Uncommon shard-colored spells: Each of these uncommon spells has a mana cost that includes CDE — Skyward Eye Prophets, Sludge Strider, Elder Mastery, Scarland Thrinax, and Knotvine Mystic.
[edit] Mini-cycles
Conflux has three cycles of three cards:
- Esper artifact-enhanced creatures: Each of these common artifact creatures gets better the more artifacts you play — Court Homunculus, Faerie Mechanist, Salvage Slasher.
- Esper scepters: Each of these rare artifacts is a colored version of an artifact from alpha — Scepter of Dominance, Scepter of Insight, Scepter of Fugue.
- Uncommon creature: Each of these uncommon 2/2 creatures has a mana cost of
C and an ability that gives them bonuses for — Dragonsoul Knight, Fleshformer, Paragon of the Amesha.
[edit] Reprinted cards
- Mana Cylix — last seen in Planeshift.
- Maniacal Rage — last seen in Invasion.
- Unsummon — last seen in 10th Edition.
- Worldly Counsel — last seen in Invasion.
[edit] Functional reprints
Conflux has 7 functional reprints:
- Canyon Minotaur is a functional reprint of Hill Giant from 10th Edition, Ogre Warrior from Starter 1999, Barbarian Horde from Portal Three Kingdoms and Wild Jhovall from Mercadian Masques, save for creature type.
- Might of Alara is a functional reprint of Gaea's Might from Planeshift.
- Nacatl Savage is a functional reprint of Tel-Jilad Chosen from Mirrodin, save for creature type.
- The multicolored protection Bears cycle is a functional reprint of a cycle in Invasion, save for Vedalken Outlander, which is an artifact, while Galina's Knight is not, the others only differ in creature types. They are:
- Zombie Outlander is a functional reprint of Vodalian Zombie.
- Goblin Outlander is a functional reprint of Shivan Zombie.
- Nacatl Outlander is a functional reprint of Yavimaya Barbarian.
- Valeron Outlander is a functional reprint of Llanowar Knight.
[edit] Intro packs
The intro packs are:[5]
| Intro pack name | Foil rare | |||||
| White | Blue | Black | Red | Green | ||
| Bant on the March | □ | ■ | ■ | Giltspire Avenger | ||
| Esper Air Assault | □ | ■ | ■ | Magister Sphinx | ||
| Grixis Shambling Army | ■ | ■ | ■ | Blood Tyrant | ||
| Jund Appetite for War | ■ | ■ | ■ | Charnelhoard Wurm | ||
| Naya Domain | □ | ■ | ■ | Paleoloth | ||
[edit] References
- ↑ "Announcing Conflux", by "Magic Arcana", DailyMTG.com, Wednesday, July 30, 2008
- ↑ "[CON] Complete Conflux Card Names (List)" — MTG Salvation
- ↑ "When Worlds Collide, Part I", by Mark Rosewater, DailyMTG.com, Monday, January 19, 2009
- ↑ "Conflux Tokens", by "Magic Arcana", DailyMTG.com, Monday, January 19, 2009
- ↑ "Conflux Intro Packs", by "Magic Arcana", DailyMTG.com, Thursday December 18, 2008
[edit] External links
- Official Conflux Information Product Page — Magic: The Gathering
- "Announcing Conflux", by "Magic Arcana", DailyMTG.com, Wednesday, July 30, 2008
