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Planar Chaos Preconstucted Starters
Starting with Time Spiral, there has been a change
in how premium cards are distributed. Previously, premium cards replaced a card of the
same rarity, so a premium rare would replace a standard rare, a premium uncommon would
replace a standard uncommon, and a premium common would replace a standard common. In Time
Spiral and in future sets, all rare, uncommon, and common premium cards will replace a
standard common instead. It is now possible for there to be two rares in one pack: the
standard rare card plus a premium rare (which replaces a standard common).
 Endless
March
For the creatures in the Endless March deck,
the battle never endsand they wouldnt have it any other way. This deck
revolves around the interaction of vanishing and rescue. Its an ideal
match: When a vanishing creature gets low on time counters, play a rescue creature and
return it to your hand. You can replay it fully restocked with time counters!
Your rescue creatures do more than return your Calciderms
to your hand. If you rescue Mogg War Marshal, youll get another Goblin token when
you replay it. If you rescue Icatian Javelineers, itll come back with a fresh
javelin counter. A rescue creature with flash can save a creature after combat damage has
been assigned, or after its been targeted by a spell that will destroy it.
Dont be afraid to rescue your own rescue creatures!
If you play Dust Elemental, you can return Dust Elemental itself plus two of your other
creatures to your hand. Now Dust Elemental is ready for more rescuing, and the other
creatures are ready to come back into play, good as new.
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 Ixidor's Legacy
Ixidor was the master illusionist who created morph
magic, and his legacy is one of trickery and deceit. While playing the Ixidors
Legacy deck, youll pick up right where he left off.
Shapeshifting is this decks specialty. Your
face-down creatures do it. Your Shapeshifters do it. Cards like Unstable Mutation or
Shaper Parasite do it. But the real fun is when you shift the shape of your
opponents creatures! Shaper Parasite can drop a small creatures toughness to
0, spelling its immediate doom. Even better, Serendib Sorcerer and Merfolk Thaumaturgist
can team up to turn any creature into a not-long-for-this-world 2/0.
After youve dealt with your opponents
threats, its time to finish the game with some threats of your own. Tidewalker
isnt very stable, but it can be gigantic. How big Aeon Chronicler is depends on your
hand size, which means it can also be hugeand if its getting too small, you
can play Ovinomancer or turn Fathom Seer face up to put a bunch of cards in your hand. As
Ixidors heir, youll always have another trick up your sleeve!
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 Rituals of Rebirth
Some view death as a door into another world. The
Rituals of Rebirth deck views death as a revolving door that leads right back
onto the battlefield!
Early in the game, drop giant creature cards into your
graveyard with cards like Icatian Crier, Faadiyah Seer, and Greenseeker. Then play
Resurrection or Dread Return to put a gargantuan attacker from your graveyard directly
into play. Teneb, the Harvester is your best bet: Not only is it a 6/6 flying Dragon, but
itll reanimate more of your creatures as it takes huge chunks out of your
opponents life total. If you havent gotten Teneb into your graveyard yet, you
have plenty of other options, like Phantasmagorian or Jedit Ojanen of Efrava. Your
opponent will have a hard time dealing them with on turn 4!
As the game goes along, youll accumulate so much
land that you can simply play any of your giant creatures from your hand, which means
Evolution Charm becomes useful as a resurrection spell as well. When your creatures
wont stay dead, who can stand in your way?
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 Unraveling Mind
Insanity gets a bad rap. The Unraveling Mind
deck is built to take advantage of the madness ability. When you discard a card with
madness, you can play itusually for a discount, and at a time your opponent
wont expect. Discard Reckless Wurm to pay for Lightning Axe, for example, and you
can take out almost any opposing creature and get a surprise blocker into play at the same
time.
Undertaker may be the most helpful card in the deck. It
lets you discard a card to return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Set it
up with two creature cards with madness and youve got a reanimation loop: Whenever
one of the creatures dies, discard the other one (and play it) to return the first one to
your hand!
Eventually youll be able to close out the game with
large creatures like Reckless Wurm or Phantasmagorian, with evasive attacks from Mirri the
Cursed or Trespasser il-Vec, or simply with a final Disintegrate. Drive your opponent
crazyas crazy as you!
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