Planar Chaos/Trivia

Most of the cards in Planar Chaos were inspired by cards from Magic's past.
==Allusions==
===In general===
Card 	Inspired by 	Notes
<c>Aeon Chronicler</c> 	<c>Maro</c> 	Blue Maro with suspend that draws cards. The only Avatar in Planar Chaos.
<c>Aether Membrane</c> 	<c>Whip Vine</c>, <c>Wall of Tears</c> 	Red mix of Whip Vine and Wall of Tears. The only Wall in Planar Chaos.
<c>Akroma, Angel of Fury</c> 	<c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c> 	Red Akroma, Angel of Wrath with her abilities except flying and trample replaced with something else. The only creature in Planar Chaos with protection from blue or that can't be countered. The only rare creature in the set with morph.
<c>Ana Battlemage</c> 	<c>Anavolver</c>, <c>Thornscape Battlemage</c> 	Thornscape Battlemage under the influence of Anavolver instead.
<c>Auramancer's Guise</c> 	<c>Rabid Wombat</c> 	Rabid Wombat as a blue aura.
<c>Battering Sliver</c> 	<c>Horned Sliver</c> 	Red Horned Sliver.
<c>Big Game Hunter</c> 	<c>Reprisal</c> 	Reprisal on a black stick. The only assassin in Planar Chaos
<c>Blightspeaker</c> 	<c>Cackling Imp</c>, <c>Defiant Falcon</c> 	Black Defiant Falcon that trades flying for Cackling Imp's activated ability.
<c>Body Double</c> 	<c>Clone</c>, <c>Zombify</c> 	Zombify as a blue Clone-like creature.
<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c> 	<c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c> 	Blue Braids, Cabal Minion that does the opposite of what the original did.
<c>Boom</c>//<c>Bust</c> 	<c>Tremble</c>, <c>Armageddon</c> 	A modified Tremble and a red Armageddon mixed into one.
<c>Cautery Sliver</c> 	<c>Goblin Legionnaire</c> 	Cautery Sliver turns slivers into Goblin Legionnaires.
<c>Circle of Affliction</c> 	<c>Story Circle</c> 	Black Story Circle that causes life drain rather than damage prevention.
<c>Cradle to Grave</c> 	<c>Dark Banishing</c>, <c>Premature Burial</c> 	A Premature Burial for the current turn rather than the last turn.
<c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c> 	<c>Ascendant Evincar</c>, <c>Selenia, Dark Angel</c> 	White Ascendant Evincar that can return himself similar to Selenia, Dark Angel.
<c>Darkheart Sliver</c> 	<c>Dark Heart of the Wood</c> 	Darkheart Sliver is Dark Heart of the Wood for Slivers.
<c>Dash Hopes</c> 	<c>Counterspell</c>, <c>Molten Influence</c> 	Black Counterspell with the black version of Molten Influence's condition.
<c>Dawn Charm</c> 	<c>Holy Day</c>, <c>Death Ward</c>, <c>Gilded Light</c> 	Holy Day, Death Ward, and a single instance of Gilded Light mixed into a charm.
<c>Dead</c>//<c>Gone</c> 	<c>Shock</c>, <c>Unsummon</c> 	A creature-focused Shock and red Unsummon mixed into one.
<c>Deadly Grub</c> 	<c>Deadly Insect</c> 	Deadly Grub creates Deadly Insect upon dying by vanishing.
<c>Deadwood Treefolk</c> 	<c>Gravedigger</c> 	A green Gravedigger that triggers its ability upon leaving as well. The only treefolk in Planar Chaos
<c>Detritivore</c> 	<c>Terravore</c>, <c>Skyshroud War Beast</c> 	Red Terravore with Skyshroud War Beast's condition and suspend that guarantees higher stats for Dertritivore. The only lhurgoyf in Planar Chaos
<c>Dichotomancy</c> 	<c>Mimeofacture</c> 	A Mimeofacture that affects each creature an opponent controls rather than just one. Because of that, it trades replicate for suspend.
<c>Dismal Failure</c> 	<c>Dismiss</c> 	A reversed Dismiss.
<c>Dormant Sliver</c> 	<c>Jungle Barrier</c> 	Dormant Sliver turns slivers into Jungle Barriers.
<c>Dreamscape Artist</c> 	<c>Harrow</c> 	A blue spellshaper that casts Harrow.
<c>Dust Corona</c> 	<c>Web</c> 	A red Web on reverse.
<c>Enslave</c> 	<c>Control Magic</c> 	A black Control Magic that damages its owner.
<c>Erratic Mutation</c> 	<c>Erratic Explosion</c>, <c>Unstable Mutation</c> 	Unstable Mutation's take on Erratic Explosion.
<c>Evolution Charm</c> 	<c>Lay of the Land</c>, <c>Raise Dead</c>, <c>Flight</c> 	Lay of the Land, Raise Dead, and Flight mixed into a single green charm.
<c>Extirpate</c> 	<c>Eradicate</c> 	Black spells that exile a permanent alongside every other card that shares its name from its owner's deck. Art and original design refer to <c>Word of Command</c>.
<c>Fatal Frenzy</c> 	<c>Berserk</c> 	Red's version of Berserk.
<c>Firefright Mage</c> 	<c>Shriek of Dread</c> 	A red spellshaper that casts Shriek of Dread that's colorshifted to red.
<c>Frenetic Sliver</c> 	<c>Frenetic Efreet</c> 	Frenetic Sliver turns slivers into Frenetic Efreets that flicker instead of phasing out.
<c>Fury Charm</c> 	<c>Shatter</c>, <c>Vitality Charm</c> 	Shatter and the second option of Vitality Charm mixed into a red charm that has an ability which interacts with suspend.
<c>Ghost Tactician</c> 	<c>Scare Tactics</c> 	A white spellshaper that casts Scare Tactics.
<c>Hammerheim Deadeye</c> 	<c>Wing Snare</c> 	Hammerheim Deadeye casts Wing Snare upon entry.
<c>Heroes Remembered</c> 	<c>Blessed Wind</c> 	Spells connected with life that have the number 20 on them.
<c>Hunting Wilds</c> 	<c>Skyshroud Claim</c> 	A Skyshroud Claim that can untap and animate Forests in exchange for them entering the battlefield tapped.
<c>Imp's Mischief</c> 	<c>Deflection</c>, <c>Withering Boon</c> 	Black Deflection with Withering Boon's penalty.
<c>Intet, the Dreamer</c> 	<c>Dromar, the Banisher</c> 	Legendary dragons with blue as their primary color.
<c>Jedit Ojanen of Efrava</c> 	<c>Jedit Ojanen</c>, <c>Cat Warriors</c> 	The only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature
<c>Jodah's Avenger</c> 	<c>Urza's Avenger</c> 	Blue's version of Urza's Avenger. The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Red in its text box. The first card to refer to Jodah.
<c>Kavu Predator</c> 	<c>Kavu Titan</c> 	Kavus with trample that can pump themselves. The only Kavu in Planar Chaos
<c>Life and Limb</c> 	<c>Living Lands</c> 	Living Lands that do the opposite for Saprolings.
<c>Magus of the Arena</c> 	<c>Arena</c> 	Arena on legs.
<c>Magus of the Bazaar</c> 	<c>Bazaar of Baghdad</c> 	Bazaar of Baghdad on legs.
<c>Magus of the Coffers</c> 	<c>Cabal Coffers</c> 	Cabal Coffers on legs.
<c>Magus of the Library</c> 	<c>Library of Alexandria</c> 	Library of Alexandria on legs.
<c>Magus of the Tabernacle</c> 	<c>The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale</c> 	The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale on legs. It uses the more common "sacrifice" template rather than the Oracle text of Tabernacle's "destroy".
<c>Mantle of Leadership</c> 	<c>Herd Gnarr</c> 	Herd Gnarr as a white aura.
<c>Midnight Charm</c> 	<c>Feast of Flesh</c>, <c>Hope Charm</c>, <c>Ivory Charm</c>	An unscaling Feast of Flesh, the first option of Hope Charm, and the second option of Ivory Charm mixed into a black charm.
<c>Mire Boa</c> 	<c>River Boa</c> 	A River Boa that hates black instead of blue. The only Snake in Planar Chaos
<c>Mirri the Cursed</c> 	<c>Mirri, Cat Warrior</c> 	Black Mirri, Cat Warrior with changed abilities and an additional ability. The only Vampire in Planar Chaos. Being a black vampire creature with flying, she is similar to , whose place she took in the storyline (see <c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c>).
<c>Muck Drubb</c> 	<c>Blood Pet</c> 	Both art show similar creatures.
<c>Necrotic Sliver</c> 	<c>Vindicate</c> 	Necrotic Sliver gives slivers Vindicate as an activated ability.
<c>Needlepeak Spider</c> 	<c>Giant Spider</c> 	A Giant Spider with reversed stats. The only Spider in Planar Chaos.
<c>Numot, the Devastator</c> 	<c>Darigaaz, the Igniter</c> 	Legendary dragons with red as their primary color.
<c>Oros, the Avenger</c> 	<c>Treva, the Renewer</c> 	Legendary dragons with white as their primary color.
<c>Pallid Mycoderm</c> 	 	The first white Fungus
<c>Pongify</c> 	<c>Afterlife</c> 	Creature destruction spells that replace target creature with a different creature. Depicts a <c>Torchling</c>-like barbarian as the spell's subject.
<c>Poultice Sliver</c> 	<c>Crypt Sliver</c> 	White Crypt Sliver with bigger stats.
<c>Pouncing Wurm</c> 	<c>Pouncing Kavu</c> 	Green Pouncing Kavu that trades first strike with bigger stats and an extra +1/+1 counter upon being kicked.
<c>Radha, Heir to Keld</c> 	 	The only legendary creature in Planar Chaos to not be part of a cycle.
<c>Rebuff the Wicked</c> 	<c>Avoid Fate</c>, <c>Shelter</c> 	A stronger white Avoid Fate with a flavor similar to Shelter.
<c>Reflex Sliver</c> 	<c>Heart Sliver</c> 	Green Heart Sliver with bigger stats.
<c>Retether</c> 	<c>Replenish</c> 	Replenish that focuses only on auras.
<c>Ridged Kusite</c> 	<c>Guided Strike</c> 	A black spellshaper that casts Guided Strike minus the card-drawing ability. Name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original Weatherlight version of that card.
<c>Riftmarked Knight</c> 	<c>White Knight</c>, <c>Black Knight</c> 	A White Knight with flanking that can create a Black Knight with flanking via its suspend ability. The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Black or flanking
<c>Roiling Horror</c> 	<c>Serra Avatar</c> 	A weaker black Serra Avatar with the ability to help itself. The only black card with Suspend in Planar Chaos
<c>Saltblast</c> 	<c>Desert Twister</c> 	A white Desert Twister that can't destroy white permanents.
<c>Saltfield Recluse</c> 	<c>Sanctum Custodian</c>. 	A Sanctum Custodian that reduces power rather than preventing damage.
<c>Serra's Boon</c> 	<c>Phyrexian Boon</c> 	Mirrors of each other
<c>Shade of Trokair</c> 	<c>Hoar Shade</c> 	A white Hoar Shade with suspend. The only Shade in Planar Chaos
<c>Sophic Centaur</c> 	<c>Gerrard's Wisdom</c> 	A green spellshaper that casts Gerrard's Wisdom. The only Centaur in Planar Chaos.
<c>Spellshift</c> 	<c>Polymorph</c> 	Whereas <c>Polymorph</c> affects creatures, <c>Spellshift</c> affects instant and sorcery spells.
<c>Spitting Sliver</c> 	<c>Talon Sliver</c> 	A bigger black Talon Sliver.
<c>Stingscourger</c> 	<c>Man-o'-War</c>. 	A <c>Man-o'-War</c> is fastened to the end of the <c>Stingscourger</c>'s stick, thus explaining Stingscourger being a red Man-o'-War.
<c>Synchronous Sliver</c> 	 	The only member of the common Sliver cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to have an ability not to appear on a Sliver from a past expansion.
<c>Temporal Extortion</c> 	<c>Time Walk</c> 	Black's version of Time Walk.
<c>Teneb, the Harvester</c> 	<c>Crosis, the Purger</c> 	Legendary dragons with black as their primary color.
<c>Timbermare</c> 	<c>Thundermare</c> 	A cheaper green Thundermare with echo. <c>Timbermare</c> was made as a tribute to the wife of longtime Magic writer Jamie Wakefield who had sadly passed away from cancer. Jamie always referred to her as his “lovely Mare”.Jamie Wakefield (January 8, 2007). "Official Planar Chaos Preview - Timbermare!". StarCityGames.com
<c>Torchling</c> 	<c>Morphling</c> 	Red's version of Morphling.
<c>Treacherous Urge</c> 	<c>Threaten</c> 	Black's version of Threaten that takes creatures right from the hand.
<c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c>	<c>Blanket of Night</c> 	Blanket of Night, but as a legendary land. The only colorless card and only land in Planar Chaos
<c>Utopia Vow</c> 	<c>Pacifism</c>, <c>Utopia Tree</c> 	A green Pacifism that turns enchanted creature into a Utopia Tree.
<c>Venarian Glimmer</c> 	<c>Distress</c>, <c>Venarian Gold</c> 	A blue Distress with an X mana cost, much like Venarian Gold.
<c>Voidstone Gargoyle</c> 	<c>Meddling Mage</c>, <c>Pithing Needle</c> 	Voidstone Gargoyle has both Meddling Mage and Pithing Needle's abilities.
<c>Vorosh, the Hunter</c> 	<c>Rith, the Awakener</c> 	Legendary dragons with green as their primary color.
===On planeshifted cards===
Card 	Inspired by 	Notes
<c>Blood Knight</c> 	<c>Black Knight</c>, <c>White Knight</c>. 	Mirrors. <c>Blood Knight</c> was the placeholder name for the Scourge set's <c>Silver Knight</c>.
<c>Calciderm</c> 	<c>Blastoderm</c> 	The only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see cycles section on the set page)(with Vanishing 4 rather than Fading 3, usually producing about the same lifespan).
<c>Damnation</c> 	<c>Wrath of God</c> 	Art, artist, and mechanics.
<c>Essence Warden</c> 	<c>Soul Warden</c> 	Art.
<c>Fa'adiyah Seer</c> 	<c>Sindbad</c> 	Its name, Fa'adiyah, refers to the forest on the plane of Rabiah.
<c>Hedge Troll</c> 	<c>Sedge Troll</c> 	Mirrors.
<c>Keen Sense</c> 	<c>Curiosity</c> 	<c>Keen Sense</c> represents a moment in the Exodus storyline that could only have occurred had things transpired between Mirri, Crovax, and the dark angel Selenia very differently.
<c>Ovinize</c> 	<c>Humble</c>, <c>Ovinomancer</c> 	The sheep art also refers to <c>Ovinomancer</c>, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep.
<c>Piracy Charm</c> 	<c>Funeral Charm</c> 	The only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see Cycles section on set's page).
<c>Porphyry Nodes</c> 	<c>Drop of Honey</c>. 	Porphyry Nodes is a near-anagram of "<c>Drop of Honey</c>." This hearkens back to a time when Magic names used near-anagrams more often. For example, "<c>Onulet</c>" is a near-anagram of "<c>Soul Net</c>," so named because of its life-gain ability.
<c>Primal Plasma</c> 	<c>Plasma Elemental</c>, <c>Primal Clay</c> 	Mechanics and Art. The only card timeshifted from an artifact.
<c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c>	<c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c> 	Ability and flavor text.
<c>Riptide Pilferer</c> 	<c>Headhunter</c> 	Riptide Pilferer depicts a merfolk spy lurking under the docks of the Riptide Project, the wizards' laboratory off the coast of Otaria where cephalid and human mages traded secrets and replicated slivers.
<c>Seal of Primordium</c> 	<c>Seal of Cleansing</c>, <c>Gauntlet of Power</c>	Mechanics, artist, flavor text; Art
<c>Shivan Wumpus</c> 	<c>Argothian Wurm</c> 	Mechanics.
<c>Vampiric Link</c> 	<c>Spirit Link</c> 	Art, artist, and mechanics.
==References==
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