Stronghold
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- For other uses see Stronghold (location)
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| Design Team | Mike Elliott (lead) Bill Rose Mark Rosewater | |
| Development Team | Mike Elliott (lead) William Jockusch Bill Rose Mark Rosewater Henry Stern | |
| Release Date | March 1998 | |
| Mechanics | en-Kor, Flowstone, Licids, Slivers, Spikes | |
| Keywords/ Ability words | Buyback, Shadow | |
| Size | 143 (55 Common 44 Uncommon 44 Rare) | |
| Expansion Code | STH | |
| Development Codename | Rachimulot | |
| Sets in Tempest block | ||
| Tempest | Stronghold | Exodus |
| Magic: The Gathering Chronology | ||
| Tempest | Stronghold | Portal Second Age |
Stronghold is the thirteenth Magic expansion and was released in 1998 as the second set in the Tempest block.
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[edit] Mechanics and abilities
The block mechanics buyback and shadow are expanded upon in this set.
The ability associated with the en-Kor, based on the defunct ability banding, are introduced in this set. The abilities associated with Slivers, Licids, Flowstone, and especially Spikes are expanded upon in this set.
[edit] Cycles
Stronghold has three cycles:
- Allied-color Slivers: Each of these uncommon 2/2 Sliver creatures has a converted mana cost of
that requires two allied colors of mana to pay — Crystalline Sliver, Hibernation Sliver, Acidic Sliver, Spined Sliver, and Victual Sliver.
- Licids: Each of these uncommon 2/2 Licid creatures has a mana cost of
C and the ability to turn itself into an aura enchantment attaching itself to a creature or back to its normal state — Calming Licid, Gliding Licid, Corrupting Licid, Convulsing Licid, and Tempting Licid.
- Walls: Each of these uncommon Wall creatures has a mana cost of C, defender, and one other ability — Wall of Essence, Wall of Tears, Wall of Souls, Wall of Razors, and Wall of Blossoms[citation needed]. The designers tried to create walls good enough to be used by tournament players. Wall of Blossoms is the most popular of these 5 as it increases green's already considerable tempo.
[edit] Theme decks
The pre-constructed theme decks are:
| Theme deck name | |||||
| White | Blue | Black | Red | Green | |
| Call of the Kor | □ | ■ | |||
| Migraine | ■ | ||||
| The Sparkler | ■ | ■ | |||
| The Spikes | ■ | ■ | |||
[edit] Notable cards
- Mox Diamond - This rare artifact requires a land card to be discarded as an additional cost, thereafter it produces a mana of any color.
- Sliver Queen - The Queen is a 7/7 Sliver which produces sliver tokens. It's casting cost of 1 of each colored mana is often referred to as "WUBRG" {pronounced woo-berg}. Stronghold was the first set to feature a five-colored card.
[edit] Reprinted cards
The following cards have been reprinted from previous sets and included in Stronghold.
- Cloud Sprit — was last seen in Portal.
- Craven Giant — was last seen in Portal.
- Serpent Warrior — was last seen in Portal.
- Spined Wurm — was last seen in Portal.
- Tidal Surge — was last seen in Portal.
- Venerable Monk — was last seen in Portal.
[edit] External links
- Official Stronghold Information Product Page — Magic: The Gathering (old)
- Official Stronghold Information Product Page — Magic: The Gathering (new)
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