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''Ixalan'' is a '' Magic: The Gathering'' expansion block consisting of the sets ''Ixalan'' and ''Rivals of Ixalan''. The first set of the block was released on September 29, 2017 and Rivals of Ixalan was released on January 19, 2018. Plot The golden city of Orazca, buried deep in the jungle, houses a great secret. The immortal sun, an artifact of immense power, is hidden there. Now, that secret has become known. The great forces of the plane gather to combat one another in a contest to see who will claim the mighty prize. The plane is home to four primary tribes, each with distinct synergies and advantages that draw off of one another. The merfolk River Heralds, the vampiric Legion of Dusk, the Brazen Coalition of pirates, and the Sun Empire's dinosaur riders all meet in open conflict to decide the fate of their world. Main Factions * Sun Empire: the Empire "controls the eastern coast of Ixalan, called the Sun Coast, as well as their three major cities along the coastal r ...
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''Ixalan'' is a ''Magic: The Gathering'' expansion block consisting of the sets ''Ixalan'' and ''Rivals of Ixalan''. The first set of the block was released on September 29, 2017 and Rivals of Ixalan was released on January 19, 2018. Plot The golden city of Orazca, buried deep in the jungle, houses a great secret. The immortal sun, an artifact of immense power, is hidden there. Now, that secret has become known. The great forces of the plane gather to combat one another in a contest to see who will claim the mighty prize. The plane is home to four primary tribes, each with distinct synergies and advantages that draw off of one another. The merfolk River Heralds, the vampiric Legion of Dusk, the Brazen Coalition of pirates, and the Sun Empire's dinosaur riders all meet in open conflict to decide the fate of their world. Main Factions * Sun Empire: the Empire "controls the eastern coast of Ixalan, called the Sun Coast, as well as their three major cities along the coastal re ...
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Dominaria
''Dominaria'' is a ''Magic: The Gathering'' expansion set. It is not part of a block. In celebration of ''Magic: The Gatherings 25th anniversary, the story returned to the plane of Dominaria. The expansion was released on April 27, 2018. Martha Wells was the head writer for the expansion. Themes History Dominaria is the plane where much of the past ''Magic: The Gathering'' story was set. Thus, for this expansion, the designers wished to reference that history and make it a relevant part of the gameplay. James Whitbrook, for ''Io9'', highlighted that the ''Dominaria'' set brings "players back to the original setting that kicked off ''Magic’s'' official storyline in 1998, for the first time players have returned to the plane since 2006's ''Time Spiral.'' Although ''Magic: The Gathering'' is now set in a shared multiverse of elemental planes—full of the powerful spellcasters known as 'Planeswalkers' who could travel between them—the world of Dominaria itself is one of the m ...
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Amonkhet
''Amonkhet'' is a ''Magic: The Gathering'' expansion block consisting of the sets ''Amonkhet'' and ''Hour of Devastation''. ''Amonkhet'' was released on April 28, 2017, and ''Hour of Devastation'' was released on July 14, 2017. The eponymous new plane has an ancient Egyptian theme, and features concepts like mummies and embalming. Plot The block's setting is inspired by ancient Egypt, with themes of social hierarchy and contrast between life and death. In ''Amonkhet'', Gatewatch set out to destroy the evil dragon planeswalker Nicol Bolas after learning of his dominion over the titular desert plane Amonkhet. In the desert, they find a city (Naktamun) teeming with food, water, and life, ruled by five gods, with Bolas seemingly absent altogether. The people of Naktamun train their entire lives to die in ritual combat, hoping to experience pure bliss in the afterlife when the God-Pharaoh (Bolas) returns to Amonkhet. In ''Hour of Devastation'', Bolas returns as prophesied, only t ...
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