Magic 2014

The Magic: The Gathering 2014 Core Set, commonly referred to as Magic 2014 or M14 is the 15th Magic core set. It was released on July 19, 2013. 
==Set details==
Magic 2014 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 Slivers.
Even more than the previous set, Magic 2014 is strongly integrated with its digital counterpart, Duels of the Planeswalkers. In celebration of Magic 's 20th anniversary, the logo of the set has the mythic orange/bronze color instead of the usual yellow or blue.
Design and development teams were officially referred to as "Initial Concept and Game Design" and "Final Game Design and Development" teams, respectively. Although these names had previously been internally in use at Wizards of the Coast, this announcement was the first to use them in an official capacity.
The set puts the spotlight on Chandra. This meant a new Planeswalker card aimed at making a splash in Constructed, many Chandra-themed support cards, and flavor throughout the set attached to her persona.
===Magic Story===
Title 	Author 	Release Date	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Prisoner of the Skep 	Jennifer Clarke Wilkes	2013-06-26 	Shandalar 	Hastric
The Armor in the Crypt	Ari Levitch 	2013-07-03 	Shandalar 	Borico Gavish, Gwaro, Leore, Kray
The Path of Bravery 	Adam Lee 	2013-07-10 	Shandalar 	Zaala, Alcinore
Pride Cometh 	Adam Lee 	2013-07-17 	Shandalar 	Skrikkle, Groggle, Snurkle, Grooble
 	Nik Davidson 	2013-07-24 	Shandalar 	Brenalt, Tomas, Edrick, Stanton, Mattias, Elise
Zurbit's Day 	Adam Lee 	2013-07-31 	Shandalar 	Relno, Emina, Zurbit, Pip
===Marketing===
Magic 2014 was is sold in 16-card booster packs, five Intro packs, one event decks, Booster Battle Packs, a fat pack, the 2014 Deck Builder's Toolkit and a Land Station. The boosters feature art from <c>Archangel of Thune</c>, <c>Chandra, Pyromaster</c>, <c>Garruk, Caller of Beasts</c>, <c>Syphon Sliver</c> and <c>Fiendslayer Paladin</c>. With each copy of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 a six-card Magic 2013 sampler could be obtained; there were five different samplers, one for each platform. The 6-card boosters (the last to be released) featured art from <c>Banisher Priest</c>. Prerelease Events took place July 13–14, 2013. Game Day took place on August 10–11, 2013. The Magic Online release was on July 29, 2013.
====Marketing cards====
*Prerelease: <c>Megantic Sliver</c>
*Launch promo: <c>Colossal Whale</c>
*Game Day: full-art <c>Hive Stirrings</c>
*Game Day (Top 8): full-art <c>Goblin Diplomats</c>
*Core set league: alternate art 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token
*Buy-a-Box: <c>Ratchet Bomb</c>
====Tokens/Emblems====
Regular boosters of Magic 2014 come with a bonus sixteenth card that is either a "tips & tricks card", a creature token or an emblem with an advertisement on the reverse side:
# 1/1 Sliver produced by <c>Hive Stirrings</c>.
# 4/4 Angel with flying produced by <c>Angelic Accord</c> and <c>Devout Invocation</c>..
# 2/2 Cat produced by <c>Ajani, Caller of the Pride</c> and <c>Ajani's Chosen</c>.
# 0/1 Goat produced by <c>Trading Post</c>.
# 2/2 Zombie produced by <c>Liliana's Reaver</c>, <c>Vile Rebirth</c> and <c>Xathrid Necromancer</c>
# 2/2 Dragon produced by <c>Dragon Egg</c>.
# 1/1 Elemental (two versions) produced by <c>Molten Birth</c> and <c>Young Pyromancer</c>.
# 3/3 Beast produced by <c>Primeval Bounty</c>. 
# 1/1 Saproling produced by <c>Sporemound</c>.
# 2/2 Wolf produced by <c>Howl of the NIght Pack</c> 
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====Sample decks====
The Magic 2014 Core Set came with five thirty-card sample decks.
==Rules changes==
With the release of Magic 2014, several rule changes were implemented. The rules changes were subject to a specific article by Sam Stoddard to place them in the context.
*The 'Legend rule' was changed. Legendary permanents of the same name and Planeswalker cards of the same type were now only placed into the graveyard if they were controlled by the same player. For example, if player A controls a <c>Jace Beleren</c> and player B controls <c>Jace, the Mind Sculptor</c>, nothing happens before both cards are placed into the graveyard. However, if player A had control of both, that player would choose one of those cards and that card would be placed in the graveyard while the other remains.
*Sideboards in constructed play now could contain up to 15 cards, rather than the rule of either 15 or 0 cards before. Also, it is permitted to add/remove cards from the main deck to the sideboard (or vice versa) without swapping them for the same amount of cards, as long as the main deck contains more than 60 and the sideboard is less than 15.
*Indestructible became a keyword.
*"*this creature*is unblockable" was changed to "*this creature*can't be blocked".
*The rules for playing additional lands off of effects like <c>Explore</c> were streamlined.
==Cycles==
Magic 2014 has six cycles:
Cycle name 	 	 	 	 	
Planeswalkers 	 	 	 	 	
Planeswalkers 	There are five mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	There are five mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	There are five mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	There are five mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set. 	There are five mythic rare Planeswalker cards in the set.
Planeswalkers creatures 	 	 	 	 	
Planeswalkers creatures 	Each Planeswalker has a creature card named after them. 	Each Planeswalker has a creature card named after them. 	Each Planeswalker has a creature card named after them. 	Each Planeswalker has a creature card named after them. 	Each Planeswalker has a creature card named after them.
Wizard Staves 	 	 	 	 	
Wizard Staves 	Each of these uncommon artifacts costs and has an ability that allows its controller to gain one life whenever a spell or land of the appropriate color is played.	Each of these uncommon artifacts costs and has an ability that allows its controller to gain one life whenever a spell or land of the appropriate color is played.	Each of these uncommon artifacts costs and has an ability that allows its controller to gain one life whenever a spell or land of the appropriate color is played.	Each of these uncommon artifacts costs and has an ability that allows its controller to gain one life whenever a spell or land of the appropriate color is played.	Each of these uncommon artifacts costs and has an ability that allows its controller to gain one life whenever a spell or land of the appropriate color is played.
Iconic mythics 	 	 	 	 	
Iconic mythics 	There are five Iconic mythic cards in the set. 	There are five Iconic mythic cards in the set. 	There are five Iconic mythic cards in the set. 	There are five Iconic mythic cards in the set. 	There are five Iconic mythic cards in the set.
Rare color hate creatures	 	 	 	 	
Rare color hate creatures	Each of these rare creatures oppose its enemy color. 	Each of these rare creatures oppose its enemy color. 	Each of these rare creatures oppose its enemy color. 	Each of these rare creatures oppose its enemy color. 	Each of these rare creatures oppose its enemy color.
Rare slivers 	 	 	 	 	
Rare slivers 	Each color gets one rare sliver. 	Each color gets one rare sliver. 	Each color gets one rare sliver. 	Each color gets one rare sliver. 	Each color gets one rare sliver.
===Pairs===
Magic 2014 has one mirrored pair.
Mirrored Pairs	Mirrored Pairs	Description
 	 	Common Auras with enchant creature that gives a mirrored bonus to the enchanted creature's power/toughness, cause a change in life related to the toughness boost, and are illustrated by Allen Williams. The pairing is a call-back to the Alpha pair of <c>Holy Strength</c> and <c>Unholy Strength</c>.
===Combo===
M14 has one top-down designed combo.
Cycle name 	 	 	 	
Combo pieces	 	 	 	
Combo pieces	The death trigger of Festering Newt gets stronger if you control Bogbrew Witch. Bubbling Cauldron gets stronger if you sacrifice Festering Newt to it. Bogbrew Witch can fetch either of the other two cards.	The death trigger of Festering Newt gets stronger if you control Bogbrew Witch. Bubbling Cauldron gets stronger if you sacrifice Festering Newt to it. Bogbrew Witch can fetch either of the other two cards.	The death trigger of Festering Newt gets stronger if you control Bogbrew Witch. Bubbling Cauldron gets stronger if you sacrifice Festering Newt to it. Bogbrew Witch can fetch either of the other two cards.	The death trigger of Festering Newt gets stronger if you control Bogbrew Witch. Bubbling Cauldron gets stronger if you sacrifice Festering Newt to it. Bogbrew Witch can fetch either of the other two cards.
==Card comparisons==
==Notable cards==
*<c>Elvish Mystic</c> was printed as a version of <c>Llanowar Elves</c> that could go on any plane, and has since been a staple in any green Standard and Pioneer deck
*<c>Young Pyromancer</c> sees tournament play in Modern and Legacy thanks to its ability to make a powerful board advantage.
*<c>Shadowborn Apostle</c> is a card that a deck can have any number of. At the time of printing, the only other card to have this text was <c>Relentless Rats</c> from Fifth Dawn.
*<c>Archangel of Thune</c> is a heavily sought-after card from the set thanks to seeing play in casual Commander decks built around life gain
*<c>Banisher Priest</c> lends its name to the colloquial term for cards that can exile creatures while they remain on the battlefield and was the first card to use the new templating that prevents it from being abused with flicker effects
*<c>Tidebinder Mage</c> was a staple in Devotion to Blue decks in Standard, where it contributed two blue mana symbols, and still sees play in Modern Merfolk decks
== Preconstructed decks ==
=== Intro packs ===
The intro packs are:
Each intro pack includes an appropriate card from the Wizard Stave cycle.
===Event deck===
Magic 2014 has one event deck.
==Core set changes==
;Notable changes
*Magic rings of Shandalar: <c>Ring of Thune</c>, <c>Ring of Evos Isle</c>, <c>Ring of Xathrid</c>, <c>Ring of Valkas</c>, and <c>Ring of Kalonia</c>
*Sedge creatures: <c>Prized Elephant</c>, <c>Arctic Aven</c>, <c>Harbor Bandit</c>, <c>Crimson Muckwader</c>, and <c>Flinthoof Boar</c>.
*Taplands: <c>Glacial Fortress</c>, <c>Drowned Catacomb</c>, <c>Dragonskull Summit</c>, <c>Rootbound Crag</c> and <c>Sunpetal Grove</c>. This was the first core set since 4th Edition without a series of dual-type lands in it.
==References==
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