Future Sight
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Future Sight is an expansion set, codenamed "Pop", for the trading card game Magic: The Gathering
. The set was released worldwide on May 4, 2007. The pre-release events for this set were held on April 21 and April 22, 2007.
, Jhoira, and Venser continue their battle to heal the time rifts that plague Dominaria. The rift in Tolaria is so severe that it cannot be healed in the present day. In order to remedy it, Karn travels back in time. He manages to close the time rift, but in the process is lost.
The planeswalker Jeska returns to Dominaria. Finding her friend Karn gone, she becomes angry and is manipulated by the planeswalker Leshrac into using Radha as a kind of mana focuser to close the time rifts without using up her planeswalker spark. She sets out to continue her mentor's work, and seals both the Zhalfirin and Yavimayan rifts, respectively losing Zhalfir proper and Multani in the process. It is revealed later on that Leshrac was using Jeska to gain the dark power of one of her former selves, Phage. Having gained that power, Leshrac then challenges the powerful planeswalker Nicol Bolas to a duel, only to be defeated by him. Bolas then uses what remains of Leshrac to seal the Madaran rift.
Once again in charge of her own actions, Jeska enters the Otarian rift to try and seal it with the help of both Venser and Radha. During their efforts, they merge to form an alternate version of Karona. At the final stage, Jeska teleports both Venser and Radha to a safe location, sacrificing herself to seal the final rift.
(lead), Matt Cavotta
, Devin Low, Mark Gottlieb, Ryan Miller, and Zvi Mowshowitz
. The developers of the set are Mike Turian (lead), Matt Cavotta, Matt Place, and Brian Schneider.
The set has "Timeshifted" cards, as first confirmed by Mark Rosewater. Unlike Time Spiral, the Timeshifted cards are not direct reprints of older Magic cards but rather are cards that may appear in future sets. These cards have normal rarity symbols as opposed to purple, and are considered a part of the expansion, not a separate sub-set. Also, the Timeshifted cards in Future Sight have been given a new frame. Another difference is that Future Sight has many mechanics spread among many cards, instead of several focused mechanics in many cards.
Another Magus cycle—creature cards that refer to cards from the past—made its appearance as well; the cycle in Future Sight echoes enchantments from past sets. For example, the card has the same ability as the enchantment .
Future Sight also introduced a new card type, Tribal. The Tribal card type must always appear with another card type. Tribal cards have a set of subtypes that are shared with creature types; Tribal cards give creature types to noncreature cards. The Tribal type had been planned for the Lorwyn
set, and was "preprinted" on the card , a "Tribal Enchantment - Rebel Aura".
Future Sight also had to include the Planeswalker cards, but the design was not ready on time, so they were included in the Lorwyn
expansion.
In addition, the following recurring mechanics were given keywords for the first time:
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
. The set was released worldwide on May 4, 2007. The pre-release events for this set were held on April 21 and April 22, 2007.
Storyline
TeferiTeferi
Teferi is one of the planeswalkers in the fictional multiverse of Magic: The Gathering-Tolaria:Teferi was a talented human apprentice wizard drafted by Urza to work in the Tolarian Academy, and a notable troublemaker. When a time travel experiment failed, Teferi was caught in the midst of an...
, Jhoira, and Venser continue their battle to heal the time rifts that plague Dominaria. The rift in Tolaria is so severe that it cannot be healed in the present day. In order to remedy it, Karn travels back in time. He manages to close the time rift, but in the process is lost.
The planeswalker Jeska returns to Dominaria. Finding her friend Karn gone, she becomes angry and is manipulated by the planeswalker Leshrac into using Radha as a kind of mana focuser to close the time rifts without using up her planeswalker spark. She sets out to continue her mentor's work, and seals both the Zhalfirin and Yavimayan rifts, respectively losing Zhalfir proper and Multani in the process. It is revealed later on that Leshrac was using Jeska to gain the dark power of one of her former selves, Phage. Having gained that power, Leshrac then challenges the powerful planeswalker Nicol Bolas to a duel, only to be defeated by him. Bolas then uses what remains of Leshrac to seal the Madaran rift.
Once again in charge of her own actions, Jeska enters the Otarian rift to try and seal it with the help of both Venser and Radha. During their efforts, they merge to form an alternate version of Karona. At the final stage, Jeska teleports both Venser and Radha to a safe location, sacrificing herself to seal the final rift.
Set Details
Future Sight contains 180 cards. The expansion symbol is an eye looking through a rift portal. The designers of the set are Mark RosewaterMark Rosewater
Mark Rosewater is a Magic: The Gathering card designer. He is currently Magics head designer.-Biography:Rosewater grew up in Pepper Pike, Ohio, where he attended the Orange High School. Rosewater has a Jewish background. Rosewater has described himself in his youth as a "social outcast", who did...
(lead), Matt Cavotta
Matt Cavotta
Matt Cavotta is an American artist and writer. His artwork is currently focused on the fantasy genre, with notable contributions to popular games such as Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons.-Career:...
, Devin Low, Mark Gottlieb, Ryan Miller, and Zvi Mowshowitz
Zvi Mowshowitz
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. The developers of the set are Mike Turian (lead), Matt Cavotta, Matt Place, and Brian Schneider.
The set has "Timeshifted" cards, as first confirmed by Mark Rosewater. Unlike Time Spiral, the Timeshifted cards are not direct reprints of older Magic cards but rather are cards that may appear in future sets. These cards have normal rarity symbols as opposed to purple, and are considered a part of the expansion, not a separate sub-set. Also, the Timeshifted cards in Future Sight have been given a new frame. Another difference is that Future Sight has many mechanics spread among many cards, instead of several focused mechanics in many cards.
Another Magus cycle—creature cards that refer to cards from the past—made its appearance as well; the cycle in Future Sight echoes enchantments from past sets. For example, the card has the same ability as the enchantment .
Future Sight also introduced a new card type, Tribal. The Tribal card type must always appear with another card type. Tribal cards have a set of subtypes that are shared with creature types; Tribal cards give creature types to noncreature cards. The Tribal type had been planned for the Lorwyn
Lorwyn
Lorwyn is the 66th Magic: The Gathering set, 43rd expert level set, and the first set in the Lorwyn Block, released in October 2007. It is codenamed "Peanut"...
set, and was "preprinted" on the card , a "Tribal Enchantment - Rebel Aura".
Future Sight also had to include the Planeswalker cards, but the design was not ready on time, so they were included in the Lorwyn
Lorwyn
Lorwyn is the 66th Magic: The Gathering set, 43rd expert level set, and the first set in the Lorwyn Block, released in October 2007. It is codenamed "Peanut"...
expansion.
Mechanics
The following are mechanics released in this set:- Absorb - This ability has a number, such as Absorb 2. A creature with absorb has the listed number of damage prevented if it would take damage from a given source.
- Delve - A spell with Delve costs 1 colorless mana less for every card in your graveyard that you exile as you play it.
- Frenzy - Frenzy appears in the form of Frenzy X. If a creature with Frenzy attacks and isn't blocked, it gets +X/+0, where X is the frenzy number.
- Grandeur - Grandeur is an ability word that appears on legendary creatures. If a creature with Grandeur is in play, its controller may play its Grandeur ability by discarding a card with the same name.
- Gravestorm - A twist on the Storm ability also seen in many cards from the Time SpiralTime SpiralTime Spiral is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set, released October 6, 2006. The set is laden with references to previous Magic: the Gathering sets and is the first to take place in Dominaria since the May 2003 set Scourge...
block, when a spell with Gravestorm is played, its controller copies it for each permanent put into a graveyard this turn. - Lifelink - Whenever a creature with lifelink deals damage, its controller gains that much life.
- Poisonous - Whenever a creature with Poisonous X deals combat damage to an opponent, that opponent gets X poison counters. Ten poison counters will cause a player to lose the game. Poison counters have been used in past sets, but this is the first time it has been assigned a keyword.
- Aura Swap - Aura Swap appears on Auras, and has a cost associated with it. Paying the Aura Swap cost of an Aura in play allows you to exchange that card for another Aura card in your hand.
- Transfigure - Somewhat similar to the Transmute ability from Ravnica: City of GuildsRavnica: City of GuildsThis article is about the Magic: The Gathering set known as Ravnica: City of Guilds. For an article about the plane and the guilds mentioned below, see Ravnica ....
, a creature in play with Transfigure can be sacrificed with a cost to let its controller search his or her library for another creature with the same converted mana cost and put it into play. - Fateseal - Similar to the Scry ability from Fifth DawnFifth DawnFifth Dawn is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set which was released in May 2004. It is the third and final set of the Mirrodin block. There are 165 cards overall, and like the rest of Mirrodin, an unusually large number of them are artifacts...
, Fateseal X lets you look at the top X cards of your opponent's library (as opposed to your own, as with Scry) and place the cards either at the bottom or the top of your opponent's library in any order you choose. - Assemble & Contraption - An ability and related new type that are hinted at on the card , but do not actually appear on any of the set's cards.
- Fortification & Fortify - Fortifications are a new subtype of artifact. They can be attached to land by paying a "fortify" cost, much as equipment can be attached to creatures by paying an equip cost.
In addition, the following recurring mechanics were given keywords for the first time:
- Reach - Creatures with Reach can block creatures with Flying.
- Deathtouch - Whenever a creature that has Deathtouch deals damage to another creature, that other creature is destroyed.
- Shroud - Permanents or players with shroud cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
Reprints
Also reprinted in the set are the following previously used keyword abilities:- Flanking
- Buyback
- Shadow
- Echo - now with cards that have different echo costs instead that of the original casting cost of the card; While Planar ChaosPlanar ChaosPlanar Chaos is an expansion set, codenamed "Crackle," from the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. The set was released on February 2, 2007. The pre-release events took place on January 20 and 21, 2007. It is the second set in the Time Spiral block...
has started this, the echo costs of cards now can include off-colored mana costs or non-mana costs - Cycling - now with cards which can cycle for creature type cards like wizards and slivers.
- Kicker
- Madness
- Morph - now with cards that have off-color morph costs, as well as non-creature cards with Morph
- Typecycling
- Scry - now with cards that have different Scry numbers as well as cards which require a player to Scry before an ability takes place
- Bloodthirst
- Convoke
- Dredge
- Forecast
- Graft
- Hellbent
- Transmute
- Suspend - now with cards that can re-suspend themselves
- Split Second - now with sorceries and enchantments that have split second
- Vanishing
- Flash
Notable Cards
- The Pact cycle: , , , , and - Instants with a mana cost of 0 but a cost that must be paid during the caster's next upkeep to avoid a game loss. Interestingly, the UnhingedUnhingedUnhinged is the name of one of the few English-only expansions to the game Magic: The Gathering. It is a humorous parody set, and is far less serious than traditional Magic expansions...
set featured a very similar card in the Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug. - is among the game's most sought after creature cards for its prolific use in competitive Magic.