Magic 2013

The Magic: The Gathering 2013 Core Set, commonly referred to as Magic 2013 or M13, is a core set released July 13, 2012. 
==Set details==
Magic 2013 contains 249 cards (101 Common, 60 Uncommon, 53 Rare, 15 Mythic, 20 Basic Lands), including randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. The returning mechanic for this Core Set was Exalted. Magic 2013 was the first Core Set to contain zero cards that had appeared in every core set from Alpha on (excluding the basic lands). It was also the first Core Set after Alpha to feature original art on (some of) the basic lands.
Magic 2013 is largely built around <c>Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker</c>, which became the first multicolored card to be included in a core set. The set also includes a cycle of Legendary creatures (only the second time a core set included Legendary creatures (the first was Tenth Edition) and a cycle of Planeswalkers. Ajani Goldmane and Liliana Vess received new cards. Magic 2013 is tightly incorporated into the digital Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 which contains a theme deck for each Planeswalker and Legendary creature, and featured those characters as opponents and Nicol Bolas as the final boss. Due to the close prospective release dates, "Duels 2013" was pushed as the introductory set, while Magic 2013 itself was to be the Magic "showcase", having many high-end, high-impact spells.
===Flavor===
The set's flavor is an amalgamation of several different planes in the universe. Krenko and Yeva hail from Ravnica, Odric from Innistrad, Nefarox from the Grixis portion of a reunited Alara, while Talrand, <c>Xathrid Gorgon</c>, <c>War Priest of Thune</c> and the equipment cycle of Rings refer to the plane of Shandalar. 
Bolas, like the other planeswalkers, is supplemented with several cards capturing his flavor, including <c>Gem of Becoming</c> and his minions <c>Augur of Bolas</c>, <c>Disciple of Bolas</c> and <c>Mindclaw Shaman</c>.
====Magic Story====
Title	Author 	Release Date	Setting (plane)	Featuring
 	Jenna Helland	2012-06-27 	Innistrad 	Odric, Grete, Garruk
 	Jenna Helland	2012-07-04 	Shandalar 	Sentos, Xathrid <c title=Gorgon>Xathrid Gorgon</c>
 	Ryan Miller 	2012-07-11 	Innistrad 	Bazzle, <c>Chronomaton</c>
 	Jenna Helland	2012-07-18 	Ravnica 	Krenko, Taz, Feather
 	Jenna Helland	2012-07-23 	Dominaria 	Stuffy
 	Ken Troop 	2012-07-30 	Shandalar 	Kalyntri, Talrand
 	Jenna Helland	2012-08-08 	Alara 	Lia, Nira
 	Jenna Helland	2012-08-15 	Alara 	Lia, Nira, Nefarox
===Marketing===
Magic 2013 was is sold in 16-card and 6-card booster packs, five Intro packs, two event decks, Booster Battle Pack"s, a fat pack and a Deck Builder's Toolkit. The packaging of the set is centered around Bolas' iconic feature, his warped horns. The regular boosters feature art from <c>Liliana of the Dark Realms</c>, <c>Augur of Bolas</c>, <c>Spiked Baloth</c>, <c>Mindclaw Shaman</c> and <c>Ajani, Caller of the Pride</c>. The 6-card booster features <c>Diabolic Revelation</c>. With each copy of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 a six-card Magic 2013 sampler could be obtained.
Prerelease Events took place July 7–8, 2012 and Launch Parties took place July 13–15, 2012 (conflicting with an earlier report of "no more Launch Parties"). Game Day took place on August 4–5, 2012. The Prerelease card was <c>Xathrid Gorgon</c>, the Launch promo was <c>Staff of Nin</c> and the Game Day card was a full-art <c>Mwonvuli Beast Tracker</c> (the Top 8 received a full-art foil <c>Magmaquake</c>). A new promo card was introduced for Core set league participants: received an alternate art Goblin creature token. The Buy-a-Box card was <c>Cathedral of War</c>.
Regular boosters of Magic 2013 come with a bonus sixteenth card that is either a creature token or an emblem with an advertisement on the reverse side. "tips & tricks cards" were discontinued.
====Tokens/Emblem====
*2/2 Cat produced by <c>Ajani, Caller of the Pride</c>.
*0/1 Goat produced by <c>Trading Post</c>.
*1/1 Soldier produced by <c>Attended Knight</c>, <c>Captain of the Watch</c> and <c>Captain's Call</c>.
*2/2 Drake with flying produced by <c>Talrand, Sky Summoner</c> and <c>Talrand's Invocation</c>.
*2/2 Zombie produced by <c>Vile Rebirth</c>.
*1/1 Goblin produced by <c>Krenko, Mob Boss</c> and <c>Krenko's Command</c>.
*4/4 Hellion produced by <c>Hellion Crucible</c>.
*3/3 Beast produced by <c>Garruk, Primal Hunter</c> and <c>Thragtusk</c>.
*1/1 Saproling produced by <c>Fungal Sprouting</c>.
*6/6 Wurm produced by <c>Garruk, Primal Hunter</c>.
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====Sample decks====
The Magic 2013 Core Set came with five thirty-card sample decks.
==Cycles==
Magic 2013 has eight cycles:
Cycle name 	Ajani 	Jace 	Liliana 	Chandra 	Garruk 	Bolas
Planeswalkers 	 	 	 	 	 	
Planeswalkers 	There are six mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	There are six mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	There are six mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	There are six mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	There are six mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	
Planeswalkers cards 	 	 	 	 	 	
Planeswalkers cards 	Each Planeswalker has one card named after them. Nicol Bolas received two such cards. 	Each Planeswalker has one card named after them. Nicol Bolas received two such cards. 	Each Planeswalker has one card named after them. Nicol Bolas received two such cards. 	Each Planeswalker has one card named after them. Nicol Bolas received two such cards. 	Each Planeswalker has one card named after them. Nicol Bolas received two such cards. 	
Planeswalkers hallmarks	 	 	 	 	 	
Planeswalkers hallmarks	Each Planeswalker has one card related to its personality and actions. Nicol Bolas also received two such cards.	Each Planeswalker has one card related to its personality and actions. Nicol Bolas also received two such cards.	Each Planeswalker has one card related to its personality and actions. Nicol Bolas also received two such cards.	Each Planeswalker has one card related to its personality and actions. Nicol Bolas also received two such cards.	Each Planeswalker has one card related to its personality and actions. Nicol Bolas also received two such cards.	
Cycle name 	 	 	 	 	
Legendary creatures 	 	 	 	 	
Legendary creatures 	Five Legendary creatures. 	Five Legendary creatures. 	Five Legendary creatures. 	Five Legendary creatures. 	Five Legendary creatures.
Cards related to the legendary creatures	 	 	 	 	
Cards related to the legendary creatures	Five cards related to Legendary creatures. 	Five cards related to Legendary creatures. 	Five cards related to Legendary creatures. 	Five cards related to Legendary creatures. 	Five cards related to Legendary creatures.
Magic rings of Shandalar 	 	 	 	 	
Magic rings of Shandalar 	Uncommon Equipment that work best for a given color. 	Uncommon Equipment that work best for a given color. 	Uncommon Equipment that work best for a given color. 	Uncommon Equipment that work best for a given color. 	Uncommon Equipment that work best for a given color.
Sedge creatures 	 	 	 	 	
Sedge creatures 	These five uncommon creatures, calling back to <c>Sedge Troll</c> (<c>Crimson Muckwader</c> is a Sedge Troll with slightly different costs and 1 less toughness), get +1/+1 if you control a basic land of the appropriate allied color and can gain an ability for payment in that allied color.	These five uncommon creatures, calling back to <c>Sedge Troll</c> (<c>Crimson Muckwader</c> is a Sedge Troll with slightly different costs and 1 less toughness), get +1/+1 if you control a basic land of the appropriate allied color and can gain an ability for payment in that allied color.	These five uncommon creatures, calling back to <c>Sedge Troll</c> (<c>Crimson Muckwader</c> is a Sedge Troll with slightly different costs and 1 less toughness), get +1/+1 if you control a basic land of the appropriate allied color and can gain an ability for payment in that allied color.	These five uncommon creatures, calling back to <c>Sedge Troll</c> (<c>Crimson Muckwader</c> is a Sedge Troll with slightly different costs and 1 less toughness), get +1/+1 if you control a basic land of the appropriate allied color and can gain an ability for payment in that allied color.	These five uncommon creatures, calling back to <c>Sedge Troll</c> (<c>Crimson Muckwader</c> is a Sedge Troll with slightly different costs and 1 less toughness), get +1/+1 if you control a basic land of the appropriate allied color and can gain an ability for payment in that allied color.
Cycle name 	 	 	 	 	
Allied color check lands 	 	 	 	 	
Allied color check lands 	Each of these rare dual lands comes into play tapped unless you control land with one of the appropriate types.(Reprinted from Magic 2010.) 	Each of these rare dual lands comes into play tapped unless you control land with one of the appropriate types.(Reprinted from Magic 2010.) 	Each of these rare dual lands comes into play tapped unless you control land with one of the appropriate types.(Reprinted from Magic 2010.) 	Each of these rare dual lands comes into play tapped unless you control land with one of the appropriate types.(Reprinted from Magic 2010.) 	Each of these rare dual lands comes into play tapped unless you control land with one of the appropriate types.(Reprinted from Magic 2010.)
===Pairs===
Magic 2013 has two mirrored pairs.
Mirrored Pairs	Mirrored Pairs	Description
 	 	Common Auras with enchant creature that give a mirrored bonus to the enchanted creature's power/toughness and are illustrated by Allen Williams.
 	 	Uncommon Human Knights with with a mana cost of M, power/toughness of 2/1, exalted and protection from the opposite color.
==Functional reprints==
*<c>Battleflight Eagle</c>, functional reprint of <c>Welkin Guide</c> from Shards of Alara, save for creature type
*<c>Faerie Invaders</c>, functional reprint of <c>Spire Monitor</c> from New Phyrexia, save for creature type
*<c>Flames of the Firebrand</c>, functional reprint of <c>Arc Lightning</c> from Urza's Saga
*<c>Guardian Lions</c>, functional reprint of <c>Border Patrol</c> from Judgment, save for creature type
*<c>Krenko's Command</c>, functional reprint of <c>Dragon Fodder</c> from Shards of Alara
*<c>Warclamp Mastiff</c>, functional reprint of <c>Tundra Wolves</c> from Legends and <c>Serra Zealot</c> from Urza's Saga, save for creature type
==Notable cards==
*<c>Thragtusk</c> and <c>Thundermaw Hellkite</c> are two powerful creatures that saw some tournament play printed for the first time in Magic 2013.
*<c>Master of the Pearl Trident</c> is a fixed version of <c>Lord of Atlantis</c> that affects only its controllers Merfolk, and would go on to see play in Modern Merfolk decks.
*<c>Omniscience</c> is one of the most powerful Enchantments in the game in a vacuum and a combo enabler, sometimes combined cards such as <c>Enter the Infinite</c> from Gatecrash.
*<c>Murder</c> is a simple yet strong removal spell that would go on to be reprinted in numerous Standard sets as the perfect generic black removal spell for Limited.
*<c>Talrand, Sky Summoner</c> and <c>Krenko, Mob Boss</c> would see some play in competitive formats but are best known for being among the most popular Commanders in their color identity.
*<c>Archaeomancer</c> sees heavy play in Pauper, as it can be combined effectively with blink effects such as <c>Ephemerate</c> and the recently printed <c>Ghostly Flicker</c> to generate more card advantage that is usually available with commons.
*<c>Wild Guess</c> introduced a new design space for red cards that would go on to become a core part of the color's identity with future cards such as <c>Tormenting Voice</c>, and <c>Rummaging Goblin</c> would introduce the colloquial name for the ability
*<c>Augur of Bolas</c> is an unexpectedly powerful creature for spell-based aggro and control decks, seeing play in Standard and Pauper.
===Banned and restricted cards===
*<c>Worldfire</c> was banned in the casual Commander format in 2012 for various reasons, such as ease of combo with floating mana and the commander that can always be cast (ignoring the removal of hands) as well as problems with resetting the game entirely leading to unsatisfying endings. It would later be unbanned in 2021 when it was decided that the level of setup required to win with the card was sufficient to unban it, especially as other similar cards also existed.
== Preconstructed decks ==
=== Intro packs ===
The intro packs now came with two boosters. They are:
=== Event decks ===
The event decks are:
==Core set changes==
;Notable changes
*Magic 2013 is the first core set to have a spell that specifically destroys an equipment - <c>Turn to Slag</c>.
*Cycle of Titans: <c>Sun Titan</c>, <c>Frost Titan</c>, <c>Grave Titan</c>, <c>Inferno Titan</c> and <c>Primeval Titan</c>.
*This is the first core set without a cycle of "Lucky charms" artifacts (or the original cycle): <c>Angel's Feather</c>, <c>Demon's Horn</c>, <c>Dragon's Claw</c>, <c>Kraken's Eye</c> and <c>Wurm's Tooth</c>.
*Due to the impending return of a multicolor block, the hoser cycle of <c>Celestial Purge</c>, <c>Flashfreeze</c>, <c>Deathmark</c>, <c>Combust</c> and <c>Autumn's Veil</c> is absent as to not make such an impact on allied-multicolor decks.
*Notably, this set does not include <c>Giant Spider</c>, before this was the only card that had been in every core set (excluding basic lands). The card did reappear in Magic 2014 and Core Set 2019.
==Gallery==
File:M13 Fat Pack.jpg|Magic 2013 Fat Pack
File:M13 Event decks.jpg|Magic 2013 Event Decks
==References==
==External links==
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