Urza's Destiny
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Urza's Destiny is a Magic: The Gathering
set, third in the Urza Block. Urza's Destiny was released on June 23, 1999. It was released in digital form on Magic Online on April 13, 2011.
program to create a perfect crew for it, as well as engineering a race of soldiers to fight the Phyrexian invasion. One of his genetic
ists, Gatha, defects, and uses his knowledge to improve the Keldon race. Meanwhile, the Phyrexians create the plane of Rath as a staging ground for the invasion.
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Several creatures and enchant creatures trigger various abilities when put into a graveyard from play. Famous examples of this mechanic include , , and .
Some permanents have the ability to be sacrificed for 2 mana to draw a card, like a cycling ability for cards in play that are no longer useful. Three creatures have this ability in addition to a "graveyard from play" ability. is the most popular, a small green creature that can put three cards in its controller's hand.
There is a class of spells that become more effective as a result of the number of cards of a certain color the caster reveals from his/her hand, as well as a cycle of creatures with abilities that emulate those spells.
Yet another noteworthy aspect is that Urza's Destiny was the first Expert-level set to be printed under the then-new 6th Edition rules changes; the most notable change seen on cards is the text of creatures. Whereas a card like would be given "Summon Elf" in previous sets, it would now be given "Creature - Elf".
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set, third in the Urza Block. Urza's Destiny was released on June 23, 1999. It was released in digital form on Magic Online on April 13, 2011.
Storyline
With the skyship Weatherlight completed, Urza now works on a eugenicsEugenics
Eugenics is the "applied science or the bio-social movement which advocates the use of practices aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population", usually referring to human populations. The origins of the concept of eugenics began with certain interpretations of Mendelian inheritance,...
program to create a perfect crew for it, as well as engineering a race of soldiers to fight the Phyrexian invasion. One of his genetic
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
ists, Gatha, defects, and uses his knowledge to improve the Keldon race. Meanwhile, the Phyrexians create the plane of Rath as a staging ground for the invasion.
Mechanics
Urza's Destiny expanded further on some of the mechanics introduced in Urza's SagaUrza's Saga
Urza's Saga is the 15th expert level set, a 350-card Magic: The Gathering expansion set that debuted in October 1998. Some employees of Wizards consider it one of the most powerful sets ever released, with many cards now banned in tournament formats...
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Several creatures and enchant creatures trigger various abilities when put into a graveyard from play. Famous examples of this mechanic include , , and .
Some permanents have the ability to be sacrificed for 2 mana to draw a card, like a cycling ability for cards in play that are no longer useful. Three creatures have this ability in addition to a "graveyard from play" ability. is the most popular, a small green creature that can put three cards in its controller's hand.
There is a class of spells that become more effective as a result of the number of cards of a certain color the caster reveals from his/her hand, as well as a cycle of creatures with abilities that emulate those spells.
Yet another noteworthy aspect is that Urza's Destiny was the first Expert-level set to be printed under the then-new 6th Edition rules changes; the most notable change seen on cards is the text of creatures. Whereas a card like would be given "Summon Elf" in previous sets, it would now be given "Creature - Elf".
Notable Cards
- - Yawgmoth's Bargain was intended to be a somewhat weaker version of the notoriously overpowered , costing six mana rather than three. It proved potent in its own right for drawing cards immediately at any time, rather than the during the upcoming end step. Both are banned and restricted in Legacy and Vintage formats respectively.