Invasion block

The Invasion block is the sixth block, consisting of the large expansion Invasion () and the two small expansions Planeshift () and Apocalypse (). The block came out in 2000–2001.
This block was centered around the idea of multiple colors working in synergy, with an inordinately large amount of gold cards. Many mono-colored cards in the block also played to the multicolor theme, either in bonuses granted by other colors or off-color activation costs. In this way, Invasion was a precursor of the later Ravnica block.
Keywords introduced in this block: Kicker.
Themes present throughout the block included multicolor strategy, tribal themes, Domain cards, Gating cards, and Kavu creatures.
==Mega cycles==
There are two four-card mega-cycles in the Invasion block, each started in Invasion with two allied colors cards and finished in Apocalypse with two enemy colors cards.
Cycle name 	 	 	 	 	
Gold counterspells	(<c>Healing Salve</c>) 	(<c>Bump in the Night</c>) 	(<c>Lightning Strike</c>) 	(<c>Grizzly Bears</c>) 	
Gold counterspells	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost and includes a <c>Counterspell</c> attached to a color appropriate effect. 	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost and includes a <c>Counterspell</c> attached to a color appropriate effect. 	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost and includes a <c>Counterspell</c> attached to a color appropriate effect. 	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost and includes a <c>Counterspell</c> attached to a color appropriate effect. 	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost and includes a <c>Counterspell</c> attached to a color appropriate effect.
Cycle name 	 	 	 	 	
Mutations 	(Enchantments) 	(Creatures - bounce) 	(Creatures - destroy) 	(Artifacts) 	
Mutations 	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost, destroys or disrupts resources, and creates a number of 1/1 Saproling creature tokens equal to the resource's converted mana cost.	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost, destroys or disrupts resources, and creates a number of 1/1 Saproling creature tokens equal to the resource's converted mana cost.	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost, destroys or disrupts resources, and creates a number of 1/1 Saproling creature tokens equal to the resource's converted mana cost.	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost, destroys or disrupts resources, and creates a number of 1/1 Saproling creature tokens equal to the resource's converted mana cost.	Each of these multicolored spells has in its casting cost, destroys or disrupts resources, and creates a number of 1/1 Saproling creature tokens equal to the resource's converted mana cost.
There is an additional three-card mega-cycle in the Invasion block, where one card was printed in each set.
Cycle name	 	 	 	
Land Kavus	(Swamp) 	(Forest) 	(Plains or Island) 	
Land Kavus	Each of these Kavu is a red 2/2 creature with a mana cost of and an activated ability requiring to tap to change a land's type into another. The first two change the land into the allies of red, while the last one changes it into the color's enemies.	Each of these Kavu is a red 2/2 creature with a mana cost of and an activated ability requiring to tap to change a land's type into another. The first two change the land into the allies of red, while the last one changes it into the color's enemies.	Each of these Kavu is a red 2/2 creature with a mana cost of and an activated ability requiring to tap to change a land's type into another. The first two change the land into the allies of red, while the last one changes it into the color's enemies.	Each of these Kavu is a red 2/2 creature with a mana cost of and an activated ability requiring to tap to change a land's type into another. The first two change the land into the allies of red, while the last one changes it into the color's enemies.
==Tokens==
Magic Player Rewards provided some cardboard tokens for the block. However, because Magic Online needs to represent all the tokens in the game, art needs to be created for even the most insignificant tokens. For those, Magic Online is the only place it appears.
==Development codes==
On the development codenames for the Invasion block, MTG.com columnist Mark Rosewater writes:
==Theme decks==
==Sets==
 
 
 
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==References==