Exodus
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| Design Team | Mike Elliott (lead) Bill Rose Mark Rosewater | |
| Development Team | William Jockusch (lead) Mike Elliott Bill Rose Mark Rosewater Henry Stern | |
| Release Date | June 1998 | |
| Mechanics | Keepers, Licids, Oaths, Spikes | |
| Keywords/ Ability words | Buyback, Shadow | |
| Size | 143 (55 Common 44 Uncommon 44 Rare) | |
| Expansion Code | EXO | |
| Development Codename | Gorgonzola | |
| Sets in Tempest block | ||
| Tempest | Stronghold | Exodus |
| Magic: The Gathering Chronology | ||
| Portal Second Age | Exodus | Unglued |
Exodus is the fourteenth Magic expansion and was released in 1998 as the last set in the Tempest block.
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[edit] Set details
Two changes were made to Magic cards with the release of Exodus:
- Color-coding of the expansion symbol to indicate the rarity level of a card was added. In general, common cards use a black-filled expansion symbol. Uncommon cards use a solid silver-filled expansion symbol. Rare cards use a gold-filled expansion symbol.
- A collector number (the number of the card-and how many are in the set) was added along the bottom of a card.
[edit] Mechanics
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- Keepers
- Licids
- Oaths
- Spikes
[edit] Cycles
Exodus has two cycles:
- Keepers - Wizards with abilities related to the resources used in the Oaths, usable only when you're behind in that resource — Keeper of the Light, Keeper of the Mind, Keeper of the Dead, Keeper of the Flame, Keeper of the Beasts
- Oaths - Enchantments with upkeep effects which work to equalize their resource: if the active player has less of something than a target opponent, the player may take some action — Oath of Lieges, Oath of Scholars, Oath of Ghouls, Oath of Mages, Oath of Druids
[edit] Theme decks
Exodus theme decks are unique as they included a booklet describing the theme deck and an advanced version of the theme deck (cards not included).
| “ | Each of the four decks has a basic form, using only cards from the Tempest, Stronghold, and Exodus expansions. Each also has an advanced version that is more suited to the intense competition of tournaments. These make use of powerful cards from various in-print sets to make each deck even more effective. [1] | ” |
The pre-constructed theme decks are:
| Theme deck name | |||||
| White | Blue | Black | Red | Green | |
| Dominator | ■ | ||||
| Groundbreaker | ■ | ■ | |||
| White Heat | □ | ■ | |||
| Widowmaker | ■ | ■ | |||
[edit] Notable cards
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- Coat of Arms - This artifact benefitted tribal decks.
- Hatred - Because of this card, Summer 1998 was known as the Summer of Hate.
- Oath of Druids
- Recurring Nightmare
- Spike Cannibal - This is the first black spike printed. It was an anti-spike as sorts as it stole all other +1/+1 counters for itself when it came into play.
- Survival of the Fittest
[edit] Reprinted cards
The following cards have been reprinted from previous sets and included in Exodus.
- Angelic Blessing — was last seen in Portal Second Age.
- Charging Paladin — was last seen in Portal.
- Raging Goblin — was last seen in Portal Second Age.
- Theft of Dreams — was last seen in Portal Second Age.
- Wood Elves — was last seen in Portal.
[edit] External links
- Official Exodus Information Product Page — Magic: The Gathering (old)
- Official Exodus Information Product Page — Magic: The Gathering (new)
[edit] References
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