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Khans of Tarkir block

The Khans of Tarkir block consists of the large expansion Khans of Tarkir (), the small expansion Fate Reforged () and a final large set Dragons of Tarkir (). It is the 21st block in Magic: The Gathering history. The block was released over 2014–2015.^[1] Khans of Tarkir block is the last of the three-set blocks.^[2]

Sets

Description

On September 9, 2013, Wizards of the Coast filed for a trademark for "Warlords of Khanar". For licensing reasons, this turned out to be renamed as Khans of Tarkir.^[3] Each of the clans in the block is loosely based on a different Asian culture (architecture, clothing and so on).^[4] The Mardu are based on the Mongol hordes, the Jeskai are based on the Chinese Shaolin Monks, the Abzan are based on the Ottoman Turks, the Sultai are based on the Khmer Empire and the Temur are based on shamanistic Siberian culture.

The Khans of Tarkir block has a unique draft structure: the second (small) set is drafted with both large sets, but the large sets are never drafted together.^[5]^[6] The draft structure is the first thing from which the first set was built.^[7] All three sets feature Morph or Morph-like mechanic.

There will be a change in rotation structure in view of Standard too, once Theros block and Magic 2015 are being rotated out in September 2015. The Khans of Tarkir and Fate Reforged will be treated as an independent block in the new 3-block rotation, while the second large set in this block and Magic Origins will be treated as another. As a result of that, the prior two sets will be rotated out in Spring 2016, while the latter two will be rotated out in Autumn 2016.

Although Khans of Tarkir is a wedge set, it was explicitly denied that the whole block would be wedge oriented. Instead, the block was to be all about change, and contained a time traveling element.^[8]</ref> As Sarkhan Vol traveled from the present Khans of Tarkir to the past (Fate Reforged) he changed the time stream by rescuing Ugin. He returned in an alternate present (Dragons of Tarkir).^[9] The second does not contain three-color gold cards. The color identity of the cards is instead marked by the use of hybrid ability activation cost. The last set focused on Two-Color Dragon Broods.

It was said that there are elements in the storyline that may play out over a long time in other blocks.^[4]

Mega cycles

The Khans of Tarkir block has two mega cycles.

Cycle name
Dragons
	Wardscale Dragon (Fate Reforged)	Mindscour Dragon (Fate Reforged)	Noxious Dragon (Fate Reforged)	Shockmaw Dragon (Fate Reforged)	Destructor Dragon (Fate Reforged)

	Cunning Breezedancer (Dragons of Tarkir)	Ruthless Deathfang (Dragons of Tarkir)	Swift Warkite (Dragons of Tarkir)	Savage Ventmaw (Dragons of Tarkir)	Enduring Scalelord (Dragons of Tarkir)
	Uncommon 4/4 Dragons with flying for 6 mana

Cycle name
Golems
	Witness of the Ages (Khans of Tarkir)	Pilgrim of the Fires (Fate Reforged)	Custodian of the Trove (Dragons of Tarkir)
	Three golem artifact creatures that can be found across the three sets of the Tarkir block, probably corresponding to the same character among the different timelines.

Intra block references

The block features several cards that reference cards from the other sets.

The basic lands from each set depict the same place at different point in the timeline
The Khans/Fate Reforged life-gain taplands depict the same place at different points in the timeline.
The Khans fetch lands depict the corpses of the Dragonlords featured in Fate Reforged and Dragons of Tarkir.
The Khans from Khans of Tarkir have alternates in Dragons of Tarkir

Pairs

Combo

Renowned Weaponsmith from Fate Reforged combos with either Heart-Piercer Bow from Khans or Vial of Dragonfire from Dragons.

Theme decks

Main article: Khans of Tarkir block/Preconstructed theme decks

References

↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 19, 2014). "Announcing Khans of Tarkir". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Mark Rosewater (August 25, 2014). "Metamorphosis". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Doug Beyer on Twitter
↑ ^a ^b Wizards of the Coast (November 7, 2014). "PAX Australia Magic Panel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Mark Rosewater (July 26, 2014). "What do you mean by "small set is drafted with both large sets"?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
↑ Sam Stoddard (January 30, 2015). "Time Travel Ain't Easy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Mark Rosewater (July 26, 2014). "How early in Tarkir Block design was the unique Large-Small-Large draft format set in stone?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
↑ Mark Rosewater (January 12, 2015). "Fate-Ful Stories, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ The Magic Creative Team (April 29, 2015). "The Story of Tarkir Block". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links

Sam Stoddard (June 12, 2015). "Tarkir Retrospective". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
Mark Rosewater (June 15, 2015). "Board of Education: Khans of Tarkir". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
Mark Rosewater (February 29, 2016). "Storm Scale: Khans of Tarkir Block". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[Announcing_KTK-1] Wizards of the Coast (May 19, 2014). "Announcing Khans of Tarkir". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[2] Mark Rosewater (August 25, 2014). "Metamorphosis". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[3] Doug Beyer on Twitter

[PAX-4] Wizards of the Coast (November 7, 2014). "PAX Australia Magic Panel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[5] Mark Rosewater (July 26, 2014). "What do you mean by "small set is drafted with both large sets"?". Blogatog. Tumblr.

[6] Sam Stoddard (January 30, 2015). "Time Travel Ain't Easy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[7] Mark Rosewater (July 26, 2014). "How early in Tarkir Block design was the unique Large-Small-Large draft format set in stone?". Blogatog. Tumblr.

[8] Mark Rosewater (January 12, 2015). "Fate-Ful Stories, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[9] The Magic Creative Team (April 29, 2015). "The Story of Tarkir Block". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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-[[File:KoT block not about wedges.jpeg|right|thumb|Warning!]]
+The '''Khans of Tarkir block''' consists of the [[large expansion]] ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' ({{keyrune|KTK}}), the [[small expansion]] ''[[Fate Reforged]]'' ({{keyrune|FRF}}) and a final large set ''[[Dragons of Tarkir]]'' ({{keyrune|DTK}}). It is the 21st [[block]] in ''Magic: The Gathering'' history. The block was released over 2014{{En}}2015.<ref name="Announcing KTK">{{DailyRef|arcana/announcing-khans-tarkir-2014-05-19|Announcing ''Khans of Tarkir''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|May 19, 2014}}</ref> Khans of Tarkir block is the last of the three-set blocks.<ref>{{DailyRef|mm/metamorphosis|Metamorphosis|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 25, 2014}}</ref>
-Each of the [[clans]] in the block is loosely based on a different Asian culture (architecture, clothing and so on). <ref name="PAX">{{NewRef|feature/pax-australia-magic-panel-2014-11-07|PAX Australia Magic Panel|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|November 7, 2014}}</ref> The [[Mardu]] are based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols Mongol hordes], the [[Jeskai]] are based on the Chinese [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Monastery Shaolin Monks], the [[Abzan]] are based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Turks], the [[Sultai]] are based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Empire Cambodian steamy jungle pleasure palaces] and the [[Temur]] are based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism_in_Siberia shamanistic Siberian culture].
-The Khans of Tarkir block has a unique draft structure: the second (small) set is drafted with both large sets, but the large sets are never drafted together. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/92957516773/what-do-you-mean-by-small-set-is-drafted-with-both|title=What do you mean by "small set is drafted with both large sets"?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=July 26, 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/time-travel-aint-easy-2015-01-30|Time Travel Ain't Easy|[[Sam Stoddard]]|January 30, 2015 }}</ref> The draft structure is the first thing from which the first set was built. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/92958601513/how-early-in-tarkir-block-design-was-the-unique|title=How early in Tarkir Block design was the unique Large-Small-Large draft format set in stone?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=July 26, 2014}}</ref> All three sets feature [[Morph]] or Morph-like mechanic.
-There will be a change in rotation structure in view of [[Standard]] too, once [[Theros block]] and ''[[Magic 2015]]'' are being rotated out in September 2015. The ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' and ''[[Fate Reforged]]'' will be treated as an independent block in the new 3-block rotation, while the second large set in this block and ''[[Magic Origins]]'' will be treated as another. As a result of that, the prior two sets will be rotated out in Spring 2016, while the latter two will be rotated out in Autumn 2016.
-Although ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' is a [[wedge]] set, it was explicitly denied that the whole block would be wedge oriented. Instead, the block was to be all about change, and contained a time traveling element. <ref>{{NewRef|/making-magic/fate-ful-stories-part-1-2015-01-12|Fate-Ful Stories, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 12, 2015}}</ref> </ref> As [[Sarkhan Vol]] traveled from the present ''Khans of Tarkir'' to the past (''Fate Reforged'') he changed the [[timestream]] by rescuing [[Ugin]]. He returned in an alternate present (''Dragons of Trakir''). <ref>{{NewRef|uncharted-realms/story-tarkir-block-2015-04-29|The Story of Tarkir Block|[[Creative|The Magic Creative Team]]|April 29, 2015}}</ref>   The second does not contain three-color [[gold]] cards. The [[color identity]] of the cards is instead marked by the use of [[hybrid]] [[ability]] [[activation cost]]. The last set focused on Two-Color Dragon Broods.
-It was said that there are elements in the storyline that may play out over a long time in other blocks. <ref name="PAX"/>
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+===Description===
+[[File:KoT block not about wedges.jpeg|right|thumb|Warning!]]
+On September 9, 2013, [[Wizards of the Coast]] filed for a trademark for "''Warlords of Khanar''". For licensing reasons, this turned out to be renamed as ''Khans of Tarkir''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/omnidoug/status/1107807917976109056 Doug Beyer on Twitter]</ref> Each of the [[clans]] in the block is loosely based on a different Asian culture (architecture, clothing and so on).<ref name="PAX">{{DailyRef|feature/pax-australia-magic-panel-2014-11-07|PAX Australia Magic Panel|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|November 7, 2014}}</ref> The [[Mardu]] are based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols Mongol hordes], the [[Jeskai]] are based on the Chinese [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Monastery Shaolin Monks], the [[Abzan]] are based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Turks], the [[Sultai]] are based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Empire Khmer Empire] and the [[Temur]] are based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism_in_Siberia shamanistic Siberian culture].
+The Khans of Tarkir block has a unique draft structure: the second (small) set is drafted with both large sets, but the large sets are never drafted together.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/92957516773/what-do-you-mean-by-small-set-is-drafted-with-both|title=What do you mean by "small set is drafted with both large sets"?|July 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/time-travel-aint-easy-2015-01-30|Time Travel Ain't Easy|[[Sam Stoddard]]|January 30, 2015 }}</ref> The draft structure is the first thing from which the first set was built.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/92958601513/how-early-in-tarkir-block-design-was-the-unique|title=How early in Tarkir Block design was the unique Large-Small-Large draft format set in stone?|July 26, 2014}}</ref> All three sets feature [[Morph]] or Morph-like mechanic.
+There will be a change in rotation structure in view of [[Standard]] too, once [[Theros block]] and ''[[Magic 2015]]'' are being rotated out in September 2015. The ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' and ''[[Fate Reforged]]'' will be treated as an independent block in the new 3-block rotation, while the second large set in this block and ''[[Magic Origins]]'' will be treated as another. As a result of that, the prior two sets will be rotated out in Spring 2016, while the latter two will be rotated out in Autumn 2016.
+Although ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' is a [[wedge]] set, it was explicitly denied that the whole block would be wedge oriented. Instead, the block was to be all about change, and contained a time traveling element.<ref>{{DailyRef|/making-magic/fate-ful-stories-part-1-2015-01-12|Fate-Ful Stories, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 12, 2015}}</ref></ref> As [[Sarkhan Vol]] traveled from the present ''Khans of Tarkir'' to the past (''Fate Reforged'') he changed the [[time stream]] by rescuing [[Ugin]]. He returned in an alternate present (''Dragons of Tarkir'').<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/story-tarkir-block-2015-04-29|The Story of Tarkir Block|[[Creative|The Magic Creative Team]]|April 29, 2015}}</ref>   The second does not contain three-color [[gold]] cards. The [[color identity]] of the cards is instead marked by the use of [[hybrid]] [[ability]] [[activation cost]]. The last set focused on Two-Color Dragon Broods.
+It was said that there are elements in the storyline that may play out over a long time in other blocks.<ref name="PAX"/>
 ==Mega cycles==
-The ''Khans of Tarkir block'' has one [[mega cycle]].
+The ''Khans of Tarkir block'' has two [[mega cycle]]s.
-{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" cellpadding="3" style="background-color:#F0F0F0;"
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Cycle name
-! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;"|'''Cycle name'''
+! {{W}}
-! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Description and notes'''
+! {{U}}
-! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''White card(s)'''
+! {{B}}
-! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Blue card(s)'''
+! {{R}}
-! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Black card(s)'''
+! {{G}}
-! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Red card(s)'''
+|-
-! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Green card(s)'''
+|rowspan="5"|'''Dragons'''
-|-style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+|-
-| rowspan="2" | '''Uncommon 6-drop 4/4 flying dragons'''
+|{{card|Wardscale Dragon|Fate Reforged}}
-| rowspan="2" | ''[[Fate Reforged]]''<BR><BR>''[[Dragons of Tarkir]]''
-|<c>Wardscale Dragon</c><BR>
+|{{card|Mindscour Dragon|Fate Reforged}}
-|<c>Mindscour Dragon</c><BR>
+|{{card|Noxious Dragon|Fate Reforged}}
-|<c>Noxious Dragon</c><BR>
+|{{card|Shockmaw Dragon|Fate Reforged}}
+|{{card|Destructor Dragon|Fate Reforged}}
-|<c>Shockmaw Dragon</c><BR>
+|-
-|<c>Destructor Dragon</c>
+! {{W}}{{U}}
-|-style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+! {{U}}{{B}}
-|<c>Enduring Scalelord</c><BR>
+! {{B}}{{R}}
-|<c>Cunning Breezedancer</c><BR>
+! {{R}}{{G}}
-|<c>Ruthless Deathfang</c><BR>
+! {{G}}{{W}}
-|<c>Swift Warkite</c><BR>
+|-
-|<c>Savage Ventmaw</c>
+|{{card|Cunning Breezedancer|Dragons of Tarkir}}
+|{{card|Ruthless Deathfang|Dragons of Tarkir}}
+|{{card|Swift Warkite|Dragons of Tarkir}}
+|{{card|Savage Ventmaw|Dragons of Tarkir}}
+|{{card|Enduring Scalelord|Dragons of Tarkir}}
+|-
+| colspan="5" | [[Uncommon]] 4/4 [[Dragon]]s with  [[flying]] for 6 mana
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Cycle name
+! {{keyrune|KTK}}
+! {{keyrune|FRF}}
+! {{keyrune|DTK}}
+|-
+|rowspan="3"|'''Golems'''
+|-
+|{{card|Witness of the Ages|Khans of Tarkir}}
+|{{card|Pilgrim of the Fires|Fate Reforged}}
+|{{card|Custodian of the Trove|Dragons of Tarkir}}
+|-
+|colspan="5"|Three golem artifact creatures that can be found across the three sets of the Tarkir block, probably corresponding to the same character among the different timelines.
 |}
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 The block features several cards that reference cards from the other sets.
 *The [[basic land]]s from each set depict the same place at different point in the timeline
-*The ''Khans''/''Fate Reforged'' [[Tapland|Life-gain Taplands]] depict the same place at different points in the timeline.
+*The ''Khans''/''Fate Reforged'' life-gain [[tapland]]s depict the same place at different points in the timeline.
-*The ''Khans'' [[fetchlands]] depict the corpses of the Dragonlords featured in ''Fate Reforged'' and ''Dragons of Tarkir''.
+*The ''Khans'' [[fetch land]]s depict the corpses of the Dragonlords featured in ''Fate Reforged'' and ''Dragons of Tarkir''.
-*The [[Khans]] from ''Khans of Tarkir'' have alternates in ''Dragons of Tarkir''
+*The [[Khan]]s from ''Khans of Tarkir'' have alternates in ''Dragons of Tarkir''
-===Mirrored cards===
+===Pairs===
 * <c>Meandering Towershell</c> / <c>Wandering Tombshell</c>
 * <c>Marang River Prowler</c> / <c>Marang River Skeleton</c>
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 ==Theme decks==
-===Khans of Tarkir===
+{{Main|Khans of Tarkir block/Preconstructed theme decks}}
-{{Intro packs
-|deck1=[[Khans of Tarkir/Intro packs#Abzan Siege|Abzan Siege]]    |w||b||g|card1=<c>Ivorytusk Fortress</c>
-|deck2=[[Khans of Tarkir/Intro packs#Jeskai Monks|Jeskai Monks]]  |w|u||r||card2=<c>Sage of the Inward Eye</c>
-|deck3=[[Khans of Tarkir/Intro packs#Sultai Schemers|Sultai Schemers]]  ||u|b||g|card3=<c>Rakshasa Vizier</c>
-|deck4=[[Khans of Tarkir/Intro packs#Mardu Raiders|Mardu Raiders]]  |w||b|r||card4=<c>Ankle Shanker</c>
-|deck5=[[Khans of Tarkir/Intro packs#Temur Avalanche|Temur Avalanche]] ||u||r|g|card5=<c>Avalanche Tusker</c>
-}}
-{{Event deck
-|deck1=[[Khans of Tarkir/Event deck|Conquering Hordes]]|w||b||
-|}}
-===Fate Reforged===
-{{Intro packs
-|deck1=[[Fate Reforged/Intro packs#Unflinching Assault|Unflinching Assault]]    |w||b|||card1=<c>Dragonscale General</c>
-|deck2=[[Fate Reforged/Intro packs#Cunning Plan|Cunning Plan]]  ||u||r||card2=<c>Sage-Eye Avengers</c>
-|deck3=[[Fate Reforged/Intro packs#Grave Advantage|Grave Advantage]]  |||b||g|card3=<c>Archfiend of Depravity</c>
-|deck4=[[Fate Reforged/Intro packs#Stampeding Hordes|Stampeding Hordes]]  |w|||r||card4=<c>Flamerush Rider</c>
-|deck5=[[Fate Reforged/Intro packs#Surprise Attack|Surprise Attack]] ||u|||g|card5=<c>Temur War Shaman</c>
-}}
-{{Clash pack
-|deck1=[[Fate Reforged/Clash pack#Power|Power]]||u|b||g
-|deck2=[[Fate Reforged/Clash pack#Profit|Profit]]|||b||g|
-}}
-===Dragons of Tarkir===
-{{Intro packs
-|deck1=[[Dragons of Tarkir/Intro packs#Massed Ranks|Massed Ranks]]    |w||||g|card1=<c>Arashin Sovereign</c>
-|deck2=[[Dragons of Tarkir/Intro packs#Enlightened Mastery|Enlightened Mastery]]  |w|u||||card2=<c>Pristine Skywise</c>
-|deck3=[[Dragons of Tarkir/Intro packs#Cruel Plots|Cruel Plots]]  ||u|b|||card3=<c>Necromaster Dragon</c>
-|deck4=[[Dragons of Tarkir/Intro packs#Relentless Rush|Relentless Rush]]  |||b|r||card4=<c>Boltwing Marauder</c>
-|deck5=[[Dragons of Tarkir/Intro packs#Furious Forces|Furious Forces]] ||||r|g|card5=<c>Harbinger of the Hunt</c>
-}}
-{{Event deck
-|deck1=[[Dragons of Tarkir/Event deck|Landslide Charge]]||u||r|g
-|}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External link==
+==External links==
-* {{NewRef|latest-developments/tarkir-retrospective-2015-06-12|Tarkir Retrospective|[[Sam Stoddard]]|June 12, 2015}}
+* {{DailyRef|latest-developments/tarkir-retrospective-2015-06-12|Tarkir Retrospective|[[Sam Stoddard]]|June 12, 2015}}
+* {{DailyRef|making-magic/board-education-khans-tarkir-2015-06-15|Board of Education: Khans of Tarkir|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 15, 2015}}
+*{{DailyRef|making-magic/storm-scale-khans-tarkir-block-2016-02-29|Storm Scale: Khans of Tarkir Block|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 29, 2016}}
-{{sets}}
+{{Block|state=collapsed}}
-[[Category:Magic sets]]
+{{Tarkir|block{{!}} |Khans of}}