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# {{G}} 3/3 [[Dinosaur]] with [[Trample]] for <c>Raptor Hatchling</c>, <c>Thundering Spineback</c>, <c>Huatli, Warrior Poet</c>, <c>Regisaur Alpha</c>
  
# {{G}} 3/3 [[Dinosaur]] with [[Trample]] for <c>Raptor Hatchling</c>, <c>Thundering Spineback</c>, <c>Huatli, Warrior Poet</c>, <c>Regisaur Alpha</c>
 
# {{G}} 0/2 [[Plant]] with [[Defender]] for <c>Dowsing Dagger</c>
  
# {{G}} 0/2 [[Plant]] with [[Defender]] for <c>Dowsing Dagger</c>
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# {{C}} [[Treasure]] Artifact (Sun Empire flavored) with "{{T}}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." for <c>Prosperous Pirates</c>, <c>Spell Swindle</c>, <c>Dire Fleet Hoarder</c>, <c>Revel in Riches</c>, <c>Ruthless Knave</c>, <c>Wanted Scroundrels</c>,<c>Captain Lannery Storm</c>, <c>Trobve of Tempation</c>, <c>Wily Goblin</c>, <c>Deadeye Plunderers</c>, <c>Vraska, Relic Seeker</c>, <c>Treasure Map</c>
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# {{C}} [[Treasure]] Artifact (Sun Empire flavored) with "{{T}}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." for <c>Prosperous Pirates</c>, <c>Spell Swindle</c>, <c>Dire Fleet Hoarder</c>, <c>Revel in Riches</c>, <c>Ruthless Knave</c>, <c>Wanted Scroundrels</c>, <c>Captain Lannery Storm</c>, <c>Trove of Tempation</c>, <c>Wily Goblin</c>, <c>Deadeye Plunderers</c>, <c>Vraska, Relic Seeker</c>, <c>Treasure Map</c>
 
# {{C}} Treasure Artifact (Legion of Dusk flavored)
  
# {{C}} Treasure Artifact (Legion of Dusk flavored)
 
# {{C}} Treasure Artifact (River Heralds flavored)
  
# {{C}} Treasure Artifact (River Heralds flavored)
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==Themes and mechanics==
  
==Themes and mechanics==
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A significant [[tribal (theme)|tribal]] component is present, with [[Pirate]]s ({{B}}{{U}}{{R}}), [[Dinosaur]]s ({{G}}{{W}}{{R}}), [[Merfolk]] ({{G}}{{U}}) and [[Vampire]]s ({{W}}{{B}}).<ref name="Just for X">{{NewRef|making-magic/just-ixalan-part-1-2017-09-04|Just for Ix(alan), Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164997840993/today-you-called-ixalan-a-tribal-set-to-what|title=To what extent is ''Ixalan'' tribal?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 05, 2017}}</ref> This is the first time ''Magic'' has an uneven color distribution of factions within a set. Though the tribes are asymmetrical, the colors are not. Each color has two tribes. The fact that Pirates and Dinosaurs both need more cards to become tribes properly (as compared to merfolk and vampires, who are already pretty established) was a factor in them becoming the two 3 color factions.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164771968868/i-know-this-may-need-to-wait-until-after-the|title=This seems like the first time ''Magic'' has had an uneven distribution of factions?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164813830908/was-the-fact-that-pirates-and-dinosaurs-both-need|title=Was the fact that Pirates and Dinosaurs both need more cards a factor?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 31, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164813688338/mark-i-will-hold-jusgment-until-we-have-rivals-of|title=Not a fan of the assymetric distribution of tribe colors.|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164907251788/mark-just-now-on-pax-panel-you-was-citedwe-must|title="We must do 4 factions block to prove that we can". Isn't that bad design?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 02, 2017}}</ref>
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''Ixalan'' is a [[tribal (theme)|tribal]] set, with [[Pirate]]s ({{B}}{{U}}{{R}}), [[Dinosaur]]s ({{G}}{{W}}{{R}}), [[Merfolk]] ({{G}}{{U}}) and [[Vampire]]s ({{W}}{{B}}).<ref name="Just for X">{{NewRef|making-magic/just-ixalan-part-1-2017-09-04|Just for Ix(alan), Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164997840993/today-you-called-ixalan-a-tribal-set-to-what|title=To what extent is ''Ixalan'' tribal?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 05, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|card-preview/developing-tribal-set-2017-09-12|Developing a Tribal Set|[[Sam Stoddard]]|September 12, 2017}}</ref> This is the first time ''Magic'' has an uneven color distribution of factions within a set. Though the tribes are asymmetrical, the colors are not. Each color has two tribes. The fact that Pirates and Dinosaurs both need more cards to become tribes properly (as compared to merfolk and vampires, who are already pretty established) was a factor in them becoming the two 3 color factions.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164771968868/i-know-this-may-need-to-wait-until-after-the|title=This seems like the first time ''Magic'' has had an uneven distribution of factions?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164813830908/was-the-fact-that-pirates-and-dinosaurs-both-need|title=Was the fact that Pirates and Dinosaurs both need more cards a factor?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 31, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164813688338/mark-i-will-hold-jusgment-until-we-have-rivals-of|title=Not a fan of the assymetric distribution of tribe colors.|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164907251788/mark-just-now-on-pax-panel-you-was-citedwe-must|title="We must do 4 factions block to prove that we can". Isn't that bad design?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 02, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/just-ixalan-part-2-2017-09-11|Just for Ix(alan), Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 11, 2017}}</ref> The two colour pairs that are not represented in this scheme - {{B}}{{G}} and {{U}}{{W}} - do not have multicoloured signpost uncommons, but have explore and fliers as a theme respectively.
   
 
[[Raid]] returns from ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' (now connected to Pirates), [[Crew]] from ''[[Kaladesh]]'' (connected to the ships from Torrezon), and [[Transform]] from ''[[Innistrad]]'' (the [[double-faced card]]s now highlighting the tales and tools of discovery).<ref name="Mechanics"/><ref>{{NewRef|card-preview/conquering-design-ixalan-2017-09-05|Conquering the Design of ''Ixalan''|[[Ken Nagle]]|September 5, 2017}}</ref> The [[DFC]]'s all have a [[ Land]] on the "back" face cards, which features a map-inspired [[card frame]]. The front face is recognized by the icon of a compass rose and the the back face is marked by the land icon last seen in ''[[Future Sight]]'' [[File:Land symbol.svg|25px]].
  
[[Raid]] returns from ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' (now connected to Pirates), [[Crew]] from ''[[Kaladesh]]'' (connected to the ships from Torrezon), and [[Transform]] from ''[[Innistrad]]'' (the [[double-faced card]]s now highlighting the tales and tools of discovery).<ref name="Mechanics"/><ref>{{NewRef|card-preview/conquering-design-ixalan-2017-09-05|Conquering the Design of ''Ixalan''|[[Ken Nagle]]|September 5, 2017}}</ref> The [[DFC]]'s all have a [[ Land]] on the "back" face cards, which features a map-inspired [[card frame]]. The front face is recognized by the icon of a compass rose and the the back face is marked by the land icon last seen in ''[[Future Sight]]'' [[File:Land symbol.svg|25px]].
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===Card types===
  
===Card types===
 
[[File:Treasure artifact token 1.png|thumb|right|Treasure]]
  
[[File:Treasure artifact token 1.png|thumb|right|Treasure]]
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''Ixalan'' introduces the [[treasure]] [[artifact]] [[subtype]] and the return of the dinosaur [[creature type]]<ref>{{NewRef|card-preview/royal-recipe-dinosaur-tribal-2017-09-06|A Royal Recipe for Dinosaur Tribal|[[Nicholas Wolfram]]|September 6, 2017}}</ref>.
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''Ixalan'' introduces the [[treasure]] [[artifact]] [[subtype]] and the return of the dinosaur [[creature type]].<ref>{{NewRef|card-preview/royal-recipe-dinosaur-tribal-2017-09-06|A Royal Recipe for Dinosaur Tribal|[[Nicholas Wolfram]]|September 6, 2017}}</ref> The [[trilobite]] creature type is new.
   
 
[[Vehicles]] are back from the [[Kaladesh block]] in the form of ships.
  
[[Vehicles]] are back from the [[Kaladesh block]] in the form of ships.
   
 
==Cycles==
  
==Cycles==
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*'''[[Allied color]] [[check lands]]''': Each of these [[rare]] [[dual land]]s comes into play tapped unless you control a land of one of the appropriate types {{-}} <c>Glacial Fortress</c>, <c>Drowned Catacomb</c>, <c>Dragonskull Summit</c>, <c>Rootbound Crag</c> and <c>Sunpetal Grove</c>.
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*'''[[Allied color]] [[check lands]]''': Each of these five [[rare]] [[dual land]]s comes into play tapped unless you control a land of one of the appropriate types {{-}} <c>Glacial Fortress</c>, <c>Drowned Catacomb</c>, <c>Dragonskull Summit</c>, <c>Rootbound Crag</c> and <c>Sunpetal Grove</c>.
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*'''[[Legendary]] transforming [[enchantment]]s''': Four legendary enchantments that [[transform]] into legendary lands that genrate colored mana and have an additional ability{{-}} <c>Legion's Landing</c> (<c>Adanto, the First Port</c>), <c>Search for Azcanta</c> (<c>Azcanta, The Sunken Ruin</c>), <c>Arguel's Blood Fast</c> (<c>Temple of Aclazotz</c>), <c>Vance's Blasting Cannons</c> (<c>Spitfire Bastion</c>) and <c>Growing Rites of Itlimoc</c> (<c>Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun</c>).
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*'''[[Legendary]] transforming [[enchantment]]s''': Five legendary enchantments that [[transform]] into legendary lands that genrate colored mana and have an additional ability{{-}} <c>Legion's Landing</c> (<c>Adanto, the First Port</c>), <c>Search for Azcanta</c> (<c>Azcanta, The Sunken Ruin</c>), <c>Arguel's Blood Fast</c> (<c>Temple of Aclazotz</c>), <c>Vance's Blasting Cannons</c> (<c>Spitfire Bastion</c>) and <c>Growing Rites of Itlimoc</c> (<c>Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun</c>).
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*'''Keepers''': Five small creatures with a larger ability for {{7}}C, tapping, and sacrificing; they function as late-game mana sinks, similar to the Invokers from ''[[Legions]]'' and ''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]'' {{-}} <c>Encampment Keeper</c>, <c>Shore Keeper</c>, <c>Blight Keeper</c>, <c>Fire Shrine Keeper</c>, <c>Ixalli's Keeper</c>.
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*'''Two-colored draft archetypes''': Ten uncommon cards which each represent a two-colored draft [[archetype]]. {{-}} ??? ({{W/U}}), <c>Deadeye Plunderers</c> ({{U/B}} treasure tokens), <c>Dire Fleet Captain</c> ({{B/R}} pirates), <c>Raging Swordtooth</c> ({{R/G}} enrage), <c>Belligerent Brontodon</c> ({{G/W}} dinosaurs), <c>Call to the Feast</c> ({{W/B}} vampires), ??? ({{B/G}}), <c>Shapers of Nature</c> ({{G/U}} +1/+1 counters), <c>Marauding Looter</c> ({{U/R}} raid), and <c>Sky Terror</c> ({{R/W}} aggro).
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*'''Two-colored draft archetypes''': Eight<ref>Unusually, this cycle is missing {{W/U}} and {{G/B}} cards. This is likely due to no tribes on Ixalan consisting of those color combinations.</ref> uncommon cards which each represent a two-colored draft [[archetype]]. {{-}} <c>Deadeye Plunderers</c> ({{U/B}} [[Pirate]]s - [[Treasure]]), <c>Dire Fleet Captain</c> ({{B/R}} [[Pirates]]), <c>Raging Swordtooth</c> ({{R/G}} [[Dinosaur]]s - [[Enrage]]), <c>Belligerent Brontodon</c> ({{G/W}} [[Dinosaur]]s), <c>Call to the Feast</c> ({{W/B}} [[Vampire]]s), <c>Shapers of Nature</c> ({{G/U}} [[Merfolk]]), <c>Marauding Looter</c> ({{U/R}} [[Pirates]] - [[Raid]]), and <c>Sky Terror</c> ({{R/W}} [[Dinosaur]]s).
   
 
==Reprinted cards==
  
==Reprinted cards==
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*<c>Air Elemental</c>, first printed in ''[[Alpha]]'' (last seen in ''[[Welcome Deck 2017]]'').
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*<c>Cancel</c>, first printed in ''[[Time Spiral]]'' (last seen in ''[[Amonkhet]]'').
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*<c>Cobbled Wings</c>, first printed in ''[[Innistrad]]''.
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*<c>Demolish</c>, first printed in ''[[Odyssey]]'' (last seen in ''[[Kaladesh]]'').
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*<c>Demystify</c>, first printed in ''[[Onslaught]]'' (last seen in ''[[Magic 2012]]'').
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*<c>Dual Shot</c>, first printed in ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''.
 
*<c>Duress</c>, first printed in ''[[Urza's Saga]]'' (last seen in ''[[Eternal Masters]]'').
  
*<c>Duress</c>, first printed in ''[[Urza's Saga]]'' (last seen in ''[[Eternal Masters]]'').
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* <c>Favorable Winds</c>, first printed in ''[[Avacyn Restored]]'' (last seen in ''[[Conspiracy]]'').
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*<c>Favorable Winds</c>, first printed in ''[[Avacyn Restored]]'' (last seen in ''[[Conspiracy]]'').
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*<c>Hijack</c>, first printed in ''Kaladesh''.
 
*<c>Opt</c>, first printed in ''[[Invasion]]''.
  
*<c>Opt</c>, first printed in ''[[Invasion]]''.
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*<c>Mark of the Vampire</c>, first printed in ''[[Magic 2013]]'' (last seen in ''[[Magic 2014]]'').
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*<c>Rummaging Goblin</c>, first printed in ''[[Magic 2013]]'' (last seen in ''[[Magic 2015]]'').
 
*<c>Slice in Twain</c>, first printed in ''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]'' (last seen in ''[[Commander 2013]]'').
  
*<c>Slice in Twain</c>, first printed in ''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]'' (last seen in ''[[Commander 2013]]'').
 
*<c>Spell Pierce</c>, first printed in ''[[Zendikar]]'' (last seen in ''[[Amonkhet Invocations]]'').
  
*<c>Spell Pierce</c>, first printed in ''[[Zendikar]]'' (last seen in ''[[Amonkhet Invocations]]'').
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*<c>Sure Strike</c>, first printed in ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]''.
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*<c>Unknown Shores</c>, first printed in ''[[Theros]]'' (last seen in ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'').
   
 
===Common to Uncommon===
  
===Common to Uncommon===
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===Functional Reprints===
  
===Functional Reprints===
 
* <c>Castaway's Despair</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Sleep Paralysis</c> from ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''.
  
* <c>Castaway's Despair</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Sleep Paralysis</c> from ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''.
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*<c>Grazing Whiptail</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Cloudcrown Oak</c> from ''[[Lorwyn]]'', except for creature types.
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* <c>Crash the Ramparts</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Awaken the Bear</c> from ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]''.
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* <c>Grazing Whiptail</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Cloudcrown Oak</c> from ''[[Lorwyn]]'', except for creature types.
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* <c>Looming Altisaur</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Kami Of Old Stone</c> from ''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]'', except for creature types.
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* <c>One with the Wind</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Spectral Flight</c> from ''[[Innistrad]]''.
 
* <c>Queen's Bay Soldier</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Walking Corpse</c> from ''[[Innistrad]]'', except for creature types.
  
* <c>Queen's Bay Soldier</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Walking Corpse</c> from ''[[Innistrad]]'', except for creature types.
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* <c>Raptor Companion</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Blade of the Sixth Pride</c> from ''[[Future Sight]]'', except for creature types.
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* <c>Shining Aerosaur</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Skyswirl Harrier</c> from ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'', except for creature types.
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* <c>Swashbuckling</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Goblin War Paint</c> from ''[[Zendikar]]''.
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* <c>Storm Sculpter</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Keymaster Rogue</c> from ''[[Return To Ravnica]]'', except for creature types.
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* <c>Wind Strider</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Faerie Invaders</c> from ''[[Magic 2013]]'', except for creature types.
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* <c>Watertrap Weaver</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Frost Lynx</c> from ''[[Magic 2015]]'', except for creature types.
   
 
==Card comparisons==
  
==Card comparisons==

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Ixalan
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics Tribal, Double-faced cards, Vehicles, Treasure tokens, +1/+1 counters, life as a resource
Keywords/​ability words Explore, Enrage, Raid, Crew, Transform
Set size 279 + 10
Expansion code XLN[2]
Development codename Ham

Ixalan (pronounced as "IXS-a-lon"[3][4][5][6]) is the 76th Magic expansion, and the first in the Ixalan block. It will be released on September 29, 2017,[7] and is a large expansion.

Set details

Ixalan contains 279 cards (15 more than Kaladesh and 10 more than Amonkhet) and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. Ten additional cards are found in the set's planeswalker decks (2 mythic planeswalkers, 2 rares, 2 uncommons, 2 commons, and 2 common dual lands). These are numbered #280/279 to #289/279.[8] A checklist card replaces the basic land in some boosters. Five of the basic lands depict a lost Jace Beleren.[8] The boosters feature artwork from TBA.

A complete Ixalan rare foil print sheet was leaked three months before prerelease, which caused Wizards of the Coast to re-evaluate their preview plan.[9][10]

Rules change

Starting with this set, all planeswalkers past, present, and future have the supertype legendary.[11] They will also be subject to the "legend rule", instead of to the "planeswalker uniqueness rule".

Storyline

“  Brave the Unknown  ”

This is a story about desire. It is desire for power, desire for companionship, desire for approval, desire for discovery, and everyone is racing to get what they want first.[12] For centuries, the untamed jungles of Ixalan have hidden a coveted secret: Orazca, the city of gold, which houses a mysterious artifact, the Immortal Sun. But no secret can remain undiscovered, and no treasure can be taken uncontested.[13] The dinosaur riding warriors of the Sun Empire and the merfolk shamans of the rival River Heralds are met by the vampire conquistadores of the Legion of Dusk and the pirates of the Brazen Coalition.[14][12]

Vraska poses as a pirate on the high seas, while Jace Beleren is stranded on the plane with loss of all his memories.

The cards that represent the Story Spotlights in Ixalan are: Ixalan's Binding, Vraska's Contempt, River's Rebuke, Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca, and Perilous Voyage.

Marketing

Ixalan is sold in 16-card boosters (one card being a marketing card), two planeswalker decks, the Ixalan bundle and a Deck Builder's Toolkit.[15][8]

There is no Masterpiece Series accompanying Ixalan.[16]

As part of the preview season, Wizards of the Coast distributed trackable game pieces to stores, fans, volunteers, and some well-known community folk. As game pieces travel, the distances they travel will influenced the release of preview cards and could actually influence how the story of Ixalan plays out.[14]

Events

  • Prerelease Events take place on September 23, 2017
  • Magic Online Launch: September 25, 2017

Promotional Cards

Tokens

Ixalan features 10 tokens.[18]

  1. {W} 1/1 Vampire with Lifelink for Legion's Landing, Adanto, the First Fort, Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle, Call to the Feast
  2. {U} 2/2 Illusion with "When this creature becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it." for Jace, Cunning Castaway
  3. {U} 1/1 Merfolk with Hexproof for Deeproot Waters
  4. {B} 2/2 Pirate with Menace for Fathom Fleet Captain, Vraska, Relic Seeker
  5. {G} 3/3 Dinosaur with Trample for Raptor Hatchling, Thundering Spineback, Huatli, Warrior Poet, Regisaur Alpha
  6. {G} 0/2 Plant with Defender for Dowsing Dagger
  7. {C} Treasure Artifact (Sun Empire flavored) with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." for Prosperous Pirates, Spell Swindle, Dire Fleet Hoarder, Revel in Riches, Ruthless Knave, Wanted Scroundrels, Captain Lannery Storm, Trove of Tempation, Wily Goblin, Deadeye Plunderers, Vraska, Relic Seeker, Treasure Map
  8. {C} Treasure Artifact (Legion of Dusk flavored)
  9. {C} Treasure Artifact (River Heralds flavored)
  10. {C} Treasure Artifact (Brazen Coalition flavored)

Themes and mechanics

Ixalan is a tribal set, with Pirates ({B}{U}{R}), Dinosaurs ({G}{W}{R}), Merfolk ({G}{U}) and Vampires ({W}{B}).[19][20][21] This is the first time Magic has an uneven color distribution of factions within a set. Though the tribes are asymmetrical, the colors are not. Each color has two tribes. The fact that Pirates and Dinosaurs both need more cards to become tribes properly (as compared to merfolk and vampires, who are already pretty established) was a factor in them becoming the two 3 color factions.[22][23][24][25][26] The two colour pairs that are not represented in this scheme - {B}{G} and {U}{W} - do not have multicoloured signpost uncommons, but have explore and fliers as a theme respectively.

Raid returns from Khans of Tarkir (now connected to Pirates), Crew from Kaladesh (connected to the ships from Torrezon), and Transform from Innistrad (the double-faced cards now highlighting the tales and tools of discovery).[11][27] The DFC's all have a Land on the "back" face cards, which features a map-inspired card frame. The front face is recognized by the icon of a compass rose and the the back face is marked by the land icon last seen in Future Sight Land symbol.

There are two new named mechanics:

  • Explore — Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back on top or into your graveyard.
  • Enrage — Whenever a creature with this ability word is dealt damage, it has some consequences. This is the signature mechanic of the Dinosaurs.[11]

The Merfolk make use strategy revolves around being very difficult to block and growing via +1/+1 counters, while Vampires use life as a resource.[11]

Card types

Treasure artifact token 1

Treasure

Ixalan introduces the treasure artifact subtype and the return of the dinosaur creature type.[28] The trilobite creature type is new.

Vehicles are back from the Kaladesh block in the form of ships.

Cycles

Reprinted cards

Common to Uncommon

Functional Reprints

Card comparisons

Main article: Ixalan/Card comparisons

Preconstructed decks

Main article: Ixalan/Planeswalker decks

Ixalan will have two planeswalker decks:

Planeswalker
deck name 		Colors Included Planeswalker
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Jace U G Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
Huatli W R Huatli, Dinosaur Knight

Notable cards

References

  1. ↑ Product information
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (April 23, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  4. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (July 07, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  5. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (July 18, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  6. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (July 19, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  7. ↑ Template:NewRef
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  9. ↑ Uhh I think wizards has a problem on their hand (Ixalan)
  10. ↑ Template:NewRef
  11. ↑ a b c d Template:NewRef
  12. ↑ a b Template:NewRef
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  15. ↑ Ixalan Product information for retailers
  16. ↑ Template:NewRef
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  19. ↑ Template:NewRef
  20. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (September 05, 2017). "". Tumblr.
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  22. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (August 29, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  23. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (August 31, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  24. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (August 31, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  25. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (September 02, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  26. ↑ Template:NewRef
  27. ↑ Template:NewRef
  28. ↑ Template:NewRef
  29. ↑ Unusually, this cycle is missing {W/U} and Template:G/B cards. This is likely due to no tribes on Ixalan consisting of those color combinations.
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