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2014 World Championship

The **2014 World Championship**, the 21st *Magic* World Championship, was held on 2–7 December 2014 in Nice, France. The event was held concurrently with the 2014 World Magic Cup. 24 players participated, and the event was won by Israel's Shahar Shenhar, who by defeating Patrick Chapin in the final became both the first player to win two World Championship events, and the first player to successfully defend a World Championship title.

## Invitations

The following 24 players were invited to the event:

\*Although Jared Boettcher finished with more Pro Points than Raymond Perez, Jr. in 2013–14 season, subsequent investigations by DCI confirmed that Boettcher was cheating in multiple events that involved Pro Points, which resulted in a suspension and the revoking of his Rookie of the Year title.

## Schedule

**Tuesday, 2 December**

* 3 rounds of *Vintage Masters* draft
* 4 rounds of Modern

**Wednesday, 3 December**

* 3 rounds of *Khans of Tarkir* draft
* 4 rounds of Standard

**Sunday, 7 December**

* Semifinals and final, featuring Standard

## External links

* 2014 World Championship coverage
* 2014 World Championship final standings
* Modern decklists
* Standard decklists
* Video coverage playlist

## References

1. ↑ Helene Bergeot (October 30, 2014). "2013-2014 Rookie of the Year Title Revoked". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
Adun Oakenshield

**Adun Oakenshield** was a famous warrior whose coming on Dominaria is foreseen in the Anvilonian Grimoire. It is told that, with his passage, the bodies of the greatest warriors of Dominaria shall rise once again from their graves to follow Adun in battle.

Around 4070 AR, an unnamed mage on Aerona claimed to be the "Son of Adun Oakenshield". He fought with the archdruid Greensleeves. After losing the battle he committed suicide.

## In-game references

**Represented in:**

* Adun Oakenshield

## References

1. ↑ Clayton Emery (1995). Magic: The Gathering - Final Sacrifice. Harper Prism.
2-Player Starter Set

A **2-Player Starter Set** is a special *Magic* package from Wizards of the Coast, aimed at Starter-level players. It is designed as a ready-to-play gift box and is suitable to be bought by non-Magic-playing people who want to surprise their playing relatives. 2-Player Starter Sets have had different names through the times: **Quick Start Set**, **Starter Set**, **Core Game**, Clash Pack, **Booster Battle Pack**, **Spellslinger Starter Kit**, **Arena Starter Kit**, and lately just **Starter Kit**.

## References

1. ↑ Magic Arcana (June 14, 2007). "*Tenth Edition* Starter Game". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2. ↑ Monty Ashley (June 23, 2011). "Announcing Booster Battle Packs". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
3. ↑ Monty Ashley (September 13, 2011). "Inside the Booster Battle Pack". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
4. ↑ Monty Ashley (September 12, 2012). "*Return to Ravnica* Booster Battle Pack". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
5. ↑ Trick Jarrett (January 10, 2013). "*Gatecrash* Booster Battle Packs". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
6. ↑ Init Games M14 Booster Battle Pack review
7. ↑ Trick Jarrett (March 05, 2014). "Introducing M15's Clash Pack". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
8. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (July 7, 2014). "*Fate Reforged* Clash Pack". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
9. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (July 9, 2015). "*Magic Origins* Clash Pack and Intro Pack Decklists". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
10. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (March 25, 2016). "The March 25, 2016 Update". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.

## Gallery

* *Fourth Edition* Gift Box
* *Fourth Edition* Gift Box (advertisement)
* Rivals Quick Start Set
* *Portal* Starter Set
* *Portal Three Kingdoms* Starter Set
* Contents of *Starter 1999* game box
* *Starter 2000* game box
* Contents of *Seventh Edition* Starter Set
* *Eighth Edition* Core Game
* Contents of *Ninth Edition* Core Game
* *Tenth Edition* Starter Game
* *Tenth Edition* Starter Game
* *15th Anniversary* Starter Game
* *15th Anniversary* Starter Game
* *Magic 2012* Booster Battle Pack
* *Magic 2013* Booster Battle Pack
* *Return to Ravnica* Booster Battle Pack
* *Gatecrash* Booster Battle Pack
* *Magic 2014* Booster Battle Pack
* *Magic 2015* Clash Pack
* *Fate Reforged* Clash Pack
* *Magic Origins* Clash Pack
* *Shadows over Innistrad* Booster Battle Pack
* *Kaladesh* Booster Battle Pack
* *Amonkhet* Booster Battle Pack
* 2017 Starter set
* Spellslinger Starter Kit
* Magic Arena Starter Kit (M21)
* 2021 Arena Starter Kit
* 2022 Starter Kit
A Planeswalker Novel

The **A Planeswalker Novel** series was a short lived publication system of *Magic: the Gathering* storylines that started with the Alara block. The series was described as follows:

The following planeswalker novels have been published or announced:

* *Agents of Artifice* published on January 25, 2009.
* *The Purifying Fire* published in July 2009.
* *The Curse of the Chain Veil* has been postponed indefinitely.
* *Test of Metal* published in September 2010.

## References

1. ↑ Doug Beyer (June 04, 2008). "Planeswalkers and the Written Page". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2. ↑ Wizards of the Coast product page
3. ↑ Brady Dommermuth, Wizards Community forums
2009

The year **2009** was the seventeenth year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* Agents of Artifice (February)
* Alara Unbroken (May)
* The Purifying Fire (July)

## First involved

### R&D

* Peter Knudson
* Dave Marsee
* Scott Larabee
* Tom LaPille

### Artists

*Conflux*
* Ariel Olivetti

*Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic*

* Scott Chou

*Magic 2010*

* Austin Hsu
* Kieran Yanner
* Mike Bierek
* Ryan Pancoast
* Ted Galaday
* Véronique Meignaud

*Planechase*

* Charles Urbach
* Daniel Ljunggren
* James Paick
* Jason A. Engle
* Jung Park
* Vincent Proce

*Zendikar*

* Adi Granov
* Goran Josic
* Igor Kieryluk
* Jason Felix
* Kekai Kotaki
* Nic Klein
Adam Styborski

**Adam Styborski** is a Esports Content Specialist for *Magic: The Gathering* at Wizards of the Coast.

Styborski became full time employee for Wizards in August 2019, but before that, he had been freelancing as Content and Event Consultant since November, 2019. As such, he was part of the *Magic* event coverage team, and wrote many articles on Magicthegathering.com.

Styborski is also the creator of the Pauper Cube, frequently cited as one of the more iconic pauper cubes for *Magic the Gathering*.

## References

1. ↑ Adam Styborski Profile. LinkedIn.com.
2. ↑ Adam Styborski (ovember 10, 2009). "Journey to Somewhere". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
Advanced Strategy Guide

The *Magic: The Gathering* ***Advanced Strategy Guide*** was published in 1998.

The guide was designed with the serious, avid player in mind. The guide, written by Tim Dedopulos and Mark Justice. Justice, winner of the 1995 World Championships, provides players with the necessary information to successfully play and win one of the fastest growing games in the world.
Aaron Sorrells

**Aaron Sorrells** was a Summer Intern who joined *Magic: The Gathering* R&D for a ten-week internship in the summer of 2022, when *Murders at Karlov Manor* was in the tail end of its set design phase. During that time, he served as a full member of the *Murders at Karlov Manor* Set Design team, where he helped design around encountered problems, redesign cards to iterate and refine Limited, and design new cards to fill out and upgrade the rares.

## References

1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 16, 2024). "Getting Away with *Murders at Karlov Manor*, Part 1". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
Blobfish

The **Blobfish** (in game ID: *blobfish*) is one of the six Tier 1 Animals a player can choose to start as in Deeeep.io. The **Blobfish** (*Psychrolutes marcidus*) is a deep-sea fish, discovered in 2003. It has no skeleton, no swim bladder and has minimum muscles. Blobfish rely on their high pressure surroundings to keep their shape, and once removed from their habitat, they will collapse into a gooey, messy pink blob.

## Mechanics

Here is the list of mechanics that apply to the **Blobfish** intentionally in the game (As of the FFA gamemode).

* **Blobfish** are Tier 1 Animals, meaning that there are no animals that evolve into them.
* King Crabs evolve from **Blobfish**. 4,000XP is required for the later to evolve into a King Crab.
* Like other Tier 1 to Tier 8 Animals, the **Blobfish** is not able to damage or be damaged by their own kind. [Post Version 4]
* Like most Tier 1 Animals, the **Blobfish** is not able to damage or be damaged by the Oarfish and tier 10 Animals. [Post Version 4]
* **Blobfish** do not drop meat upon death, like other animals of its tier. Instead, they grant XP to the animal who killed them.

## Abilities

Each animal has its own unique abilities, and even the small **Blobfish** has a few tricks of its own.

### Active Abilities

* Like most animals, the **Blobfish** is able to dash boost. Left clicking [Mouse] , clicking on the spacebar [PC and laptop] or interacting with the ‘Boost’ button [Mobile] will cause it to impulse itself forward. This will deal 25% more damage to animals (in this case: 20DPS + [25/100 x 20 = 5]DPS = 25DPS).

### Passive Abilities

* When losing pressure, Blobfish's image changes to a pink, distended version. This doesn't affect gameplay, but acts as a warning that you're in the wrong habitat!

## Suitable Biomes

Each animal will at least have a habitat that is suitable for them to live in. Suitable habitats for the **Blobfish** are Cold/Warm, Salt and Deep Waters.

* If an **Blobfish** enters a Fresh habitat, it will lose salinity.
* If an **Blobfish** enters a Shallow habitat, it will lose pressure.
* If an **Blobfish** gets out of the water, it will lose oxygen.

## Diet

Foods are essential for an animal to evolve, heal and regenerate boosts. The table below shows the Diet of a **Blobfish**.

## Skins

Skins are cosmetics used to change an animal's looks. The table below shows the list of approved non-seasonal skins that can be used for the **Blobfish**.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=blobfish&rlz=1C1GCEA\_enMY941MY941&hl=en&sxsrf=AOaemvKpKrWNqzJGx54A78KG5jNOahiRJw:1642481097612&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwgf7yvrr1AhWJTGwGHSu9COUQ\_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1536&bih=722&dpr=1.25
2021 Arena Starter Kit

*Not to be confused with Core Set 2021/Arena Starter Kit.*

The ***2021 Arena Starter Kit*** is a 2-Player Starter Set for *Magic: The Gathering* that was released on August 6, 2021.

## Description

The Arena Starter Kit (in previous editions known as the Spellslinger Starter Kit) is a learn-to-play product aimed at new players, including instructional materials that guide two players through their first game. It is sold in local game stores and mass market stores for about $8,--. The two face cards are given the foil treatment. The decks feature cards from *Adventures in the Forgotten Realms*, *Strixhaven: School of Mages*, *Kaldheim* and *Zendikar Rising*. Unlike its predecessor, this is is not connected to a core set, leading to a confusing name compared to the starter kit connected to *Core Set 2021*.

### Contents

* 2 60-card preconstructed decks, including a foil card each
* 2 First game walk-through cards
* 1 Play Guide booklet
* 2 deck boxes
* 1 MTG Arena code card (unlocks both decks for 2 players)

### Versions

The Amazon exclusive version of the Starter Kit (blue box) features Oran-Rief Ooze and Mind Flayer as its face cards. The version available at local game stores and big-box stores (orange box) features Cyclone Summoner and Dragonsguard Elite as its face cards. There are no other differences. The decklists still are the same.

## Decklists

### Blue/Red

Sneak AttackDownload/Export* Text
* MTGO
* Apprentice
* OCTGN
* decklist.org

#### Creatures (24)

1 Cyclone Summoner

1 Mind Flayer

1 Arni Brokenbrow

1 Calamity Bearer

1 Archmage Emeritus

2 Vortex Runner

4 Frost Trickster

2 Wormhole Serpent

4 Teeterpeak Ambusher

4 Axgard Cavalry

3 Red Dragon

#### Sorceries (5)

2 Field Research

3 Thundering Rebuke

#### Lands (27)

4 Evolving Wilds

11 Island

12 Mountain

Foil face card
* Cyclone Summoner or Mind Flayer

Additional rares
* Arni Brokenbrow
* Calamity Bearer
* Archmage Emeritus

### Black/Green

Rough and TumbleDownload/Export* Text
* MTGO
* Apprentice
* OCTGN
* decklist.org

#### Creatures (24)

1 Dragonsguard Elite

1 Oran-Rief Ooze

1 Cragplate Baloth

1 Cleaving Reaper

1 Asmodeus the Archfiend

3 Vampire Spawn

2 Specter of the Fens

2 Karfell Kennel-Master

2 Black Dragon

3 Scurrid Colony

4 Dauntless Survivor

3 Murasa Brute

#### Instants (6)

2 Oblivion's Hunger

4 Might of Murasa

#### Lands (27)

4 Evolving Wilds

11 Swamp

12 Forest

Foil face card
* Dragonsguard Elite or Oran-Rief Ooze

Additional rares
* Cragplate Baloth
* Cleaving Reaper
* Asmodeus the Archfiend

## References

1. ↑ 2021 Arena Starter Kit. Wizards Play Network.
Dolphin

The **Dolphin** is a tier 9 animal. It is based on its real life counterpart, the Common Bottlenose

## Mechanics

* Mahi-mahi evolve into dolphins.
	+ 42,000 XP is required for a mahi-mahi to evolve into a dolphin.
* Dolphins evolve into orcas and marlins, (player-determined).
	+ 48,001 XP is required for a dolphin to evolve into any of those animals.
* Dolphins drop meat upon death.
* As a dolphin, friendly fire is turned off for other dolphins: meaning you cannot damage them nor be damaged by them.

## Suitable Biomes

* The suitable biomes for the dolphin are the ocean and the ocean surface.
	+ If a dolphin enters the ocean, it will lose oxygen; however it can swim and its oxygen time is long enough for this to not matter.
	+ If a dolphin enters the arctic, it will lose oxygen and temperature.
	+ If a dolphin enters the arctic surface, it will lose temperature.
	+ If a dolphin enters the deeeep, it will lose oxygen and pressure.
	+ If a dolphin enters the swamp, it will lose oxygen and salinity.
	+ If a dolphin enters the swamp surface, it will not regenerate salinity.

## Diet

This is a complete list of food that dolphins can eat.

## Hiding Places

This is a complete list of terrain that dolphins can hide in.

## History

This section highlights all the changes made to the dolphin in documented updates so far. A full changelog can be found here.

 January 21st, 2017 | Dolphin has a new passive skill: Jumping on water increases its speed for 4 seconds, stackable 3 times.
Olm

Credits

The Olm is a tier 3 animal.

## Mechanics

* Lampreys, crayfish, Climbing Cavefish, crabs, and king crabs evolve into olm
	+ 7000 XP is required to any of those animals to evolve into the olm.
* Olm evolve into squid, catfish, axolotl, giant isopod, Hermit Crab and little auks.
	+ 10000 XP is required for a olm to evolve into squid, catfish, axolotl, giant isopod, Hermit Crab and little auks.
* Olm drops meat upon death.
	+ As a Olm, friendly fire is turned off for other Olms, oarfish, and whales: meaning you cannot damage them nor be damaged by them.

## Abilities

### Passive Abilities

* You Can Walk On Land.
* You slowly regenerate boosts while standing Still.
* Detect Nearby Players.
* Severely lowered vision.

### Active Abilities

* Holding the boost will give the olm 50% speed, however this gradually drains its boosts
	+ You're immune to grabs while boosting

## Suitable Biomes

* The suitable biome for the olm is the swamp.
	+ If a olmr enters the ocean, it will lose salinity.
	+ If a olm enters the ocean surface, it will not regenerate salinity.
	+ If a olm enters the arctic, it will lose salinity.
	+ If a olm enters the arctic surface, it will not regenerate salinity.
	+ If a olm enters the deeeep, it will lose salinity.

## Note

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1996

The year **1996** was the fourth year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* Arabian Nights (comic) - January
* Antiquities War - January, February
* Wayfarer - January, February, March
* Homelands (comic) - February
* Ashes of the Sun - March
* Legend of Jedit Ojanen - March, April
* Shandalar (comic) - March, April
* Elder Dragons (comic) - April, May
* Fallen Angel (comic) - May
* Dakkon Blackblade (comic) - June
* Distant Planes - June
* Song of Time - June
* And Peace Shall Sleep - July
* Serra Angel (comic) - August
* Urza–Mishra War - September, October
* Fallen Empires (comic) - September, October
* Dark Legacy - December
* Magic: The Gathering Official Encyclopedia
* Magic: The Puzzling

## First involved

#### Design and Development

* Michael Elliott
* Howard Kahlenberg
* Paul Peterson
* Henry Stern

### Artists

*Alliances*
* Bill Sienkiewicz
* Carol Heyer
* D. Alexander Gregory
* Diana Vick
* Greg Simanson
* John Matson
* Lawrence Snelly
* Rebecca Guay
* Terese Nielsen
* Zak Plucinsky

*Mirage*

* Adam Rex
* Adrian Smith
* Al Davidson
* Andrew Robinson
* Bob Eggleton
* Charles Gillespie
* Chippy
* Cliff Nielsen
* David O'Connor
* David Ho
* Dermot Power
* Donato Giancola
* Gary Leach
* Geofrey Darrow
* Gerry Grace
* Hannibal King
* Ian Miller
* Janine Johnston
* Jeff Miracola
* Jennifer Law
* John Avon
* John Bolton
* John Coulthart
* John Malloy
* Junior Tomlin
* Kari Johnson
* Kathryn Rathke
* Kev Walker
* Martin McKenna
* Mike Dringenberg
* Mike Kerr
* Robert Bliss
* Roger Raupp
* Scott M. Fischer
* Steve Luke
* Steve White
* Stuart Beel
* Stuart Griffin
* Thomas Gianni
* Tom Kyffin
* Tony Roberts
* Una Fricker
* William Donohoe
* Zina Saunders

Arena League promo

* Kevin McCann
2015 World Championship

The **2015 World Championship**, the 22nd *Magic* World Championship, was held on 27–30 August 2015 in Seattle, United States, at the Penny Arcade Expo. 24 players participated, and the event was won by American Seth Manfield, who defeated Owen Turtenwald in the final.

## Invitations

The following 24 players were invited to the event:

Players who just missed out included Andrew Cuneo, who with 54 Pro Points in the previous season was only narrowly edged out by Jacob Wilson on tiebreakers. Josh Utter-Leyton, on 53 points, almost made it to his fourth straight World Championship, and New Zealand's Jason Chung was only denied a spot in the tournament thanks to Kentaro Yamamoto's top eight performance at the very last Pro Tour in 2014–15. In the Grand Prix Player of the Year race, Pascal Maynard was in contention until the very last tournament, but Alexander Hayne won the race, with 42 points to Maynard's 39.

## Schedule

**Thursday, 27 August**

* 3 rounds of Modern Masters 2015 draft
* 4 rounds of Modern

**Friday, 28 August**

* 3 rounds of Magic Origins draft
* 4 rounds of Standard

**Sunday, 30 August**

* Semifinals and final, featuring Standard

## External links

* 2015 World Championship coverage
* 2015 World Championship final standings
* Modern decklists
* Standard decklists
* Video coverage playlist
2008

The year **2008** was the sixteenth year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* Morningtide (January)
* Shadowmoor (April)
* Eventide (June)
* A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara (September)

## First involved

### R&D

* Sean Fletcher
* Mark Globus
* Graeme Hopkins
* Alexis Janson
* Jeremy Jarvis
* Tom LaPille
* Erik Lauer
* Michael Mikaelian
* Kenneth Nagle
* Mark Purvis
* Andrew Smith
* Jake Theis
* Ken Troop

### Artists

*Morningtide*
* Shelly Wan

*Shadowmoor*

* Ian Edward Ameling
* Izzy
* Jeremy Enecio
* Richard Whitters
* Ron Brown

*Eventide*

* Cole Eastburn
* Dan Seagrave
* Fred Harper
* Jaime Jones
* Joshua Hagler
* Paul Bonner

*From the Vault: Dragons*

* Chris Rahn

*Shards of Alara*

* Andrew Murray
* Ash Wood
* David Palumbo
* Jarreau Wimberly
* Karl Kopinski
* Mark Hyzer
* Michael Ryan
* Sal Villagran
* Steve Argyle
* Trevor Claxton

*Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra*

* Yoshino Himori
Skin

Skins are cosmetic purchasables in Deeeep.io. They can be purchased using coins that you can obtain from playing the game.

## Use in-game

Skins have almost nothing special about them in-game; they simply exist to change your animal's appearance. However, with some specific skins, they change attributes of your animal. Sometimes the change is feeble, but other times it is more noticeable. Some examples are:

* False killer whale (Orca)
* Saw shark (Sawfish)
* Daggernose Shark (Goblin shark)
* African fish eagle (Eagle)

Other skins can change visual appearances *depending on* biome. The most major example is the firefly squid (Squid) that changes appearance depending on if it's in the deeeep or not. However, skins that change appearance depending on biome have to be coded by the developer himself.

## Seasonal skins

During specific seasons (namely Christmas/Winter and Halloween), skins not normally found will be purchasable in the store at normally low prices. These skins are **only** usable during their respective seasons, and will disappear from the store once said season ends, unless the user swaps assets to return them (can be done in the desktop client or through other means).
2011

The year **2011** was the nineteenth year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* Scars of Mirrodin: The Quest for Karn (April)
* Path of the Planeswalker II (June)

## First involved

### Wizards of the Coast

* Trick Jarrett
* Mike McArtor

#### R&D

* Ryan Dhuse
* Jenna Helland
* Joe Huber
* Adam Lee
* Peter Schaefer
* Lee Sharpe

### Artists

*Mirrodin Besieged*
* Cos Koniotis

*New Phyrexia*

* Brad Rigney
* Clint Cearly
* Min Yum

*Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012*

* Sam Burley

*Commander*

* Ironbrush
* Michael C. Hayes
* Peter Mohrbacher
* Slawowir Maniak
* Yeong-Hao Min

*Magic 2012*

* Cliff Childs

*Innistrad*

* Anthony Jones
* Cynthia Sheppard
* Eytan Zana
* Mark Evans
* Winona Nelson
Climbing Cavefish

Credits

The **climbing cavefish** is a tier 2 animal.

## Mechanics

* blind cavefish evolve into climbing cavefish.
	+ 4,000 XP is required for a blind cavefish to evolve into a climbing cavefish.
* Climbing cavefish evolve into jellyfish, flying fish, horseshoe crabs, giant isopods and frogs (player determined).
	+ 7,000 XP is required for a climbing cavefish to evolve into a jellyfish, horseshoe crab, flying fish, giant isopod or frog.
* Climbing cavefish drop 1 piece of meat upon death.
* As a climbing cavefish, friendly fire is turned off for other climbing cavefish and tier 10s meaning you cannot damage them nor be damaged by them.

## Abilities

### Active Abilities

* Charge boost to activate a terrain grab (this does not consume a boost). Then boost into a vertical or upside down surface to grab it and start walking on it.

## Suitable Biomes

* The suitable biome for the climbing cavefish is the swamp.
	+ If a climbing cavefish enters the swamp surface, it will lose oxygen.
	+ If a climbing cavefish enters the ocean, it will lose salinity.
	+ If a climbing cavefish enters the ocean surface, it will lose oxygen and not regenerate salinity.
	+ If a climbing cavefish enters the arctic, it will lose salinity and temperature.
	+ If a climbing cavefish enters the arctic surface, it will lose oxygen, temperature and not regenerate salinity.
	+ If a climbing cavefish enters the deeeep, it will lose pressure and salinity.

## Diet

This is a complete list of food that climbing cavefish can eat.

## Hiding Places

This is an incomplete list of terrain that climbing cavefish can hide in [Add stalagmite].
Aerona

**Aerona** is the main continent of the Domains in Dominaria's northern hemisphere. It was the site of many prerevisionist stories and featured prominently in the *Weatherlight* Saga as well. It derives its name from an ancient goddess of fertility who, according to legend, sacrificed herself to let people take crops from her body.

Aerona contains three landmasses: Icehaven in the north, split from the other two by a small sea called the Rip; and North and South Aerona, which are connected by a small piece of land on which Hurloon is located.

# Locations on Aerona

## Icehaven

**Ícehaven** is the northernmost subcontinent of Aerona, split from the other parts by a small sea called *the Rip*. Icehaven is home to many small states, separated by this barren land's indigenous tribes of stone giants. The only two larger nations, Keld and Parma, are divided by a desolate waste. As implied by the name, Icehaven is notorious for its cold climate.

* Keld, in the northern and western part of the continent
* Parma, in the eastern part (much smaller than Keld)
* Gurdurngs, in the south

## North Aerona

The landmass south of the Rip and north of Hurloon. The climate in the northern part almost equals that of the subcontinent of Icehaven.

* Cape Tempest
	+ Coraleon
* Smoke Mountains
* Bade Mountains
	+ Hammerheim
* Wrenna
	+ Jenges
* Muronia
* Whispering Woods
	+ White Ridge
* Wild Woods
* Ice Rime Hills
* Badlands

## South Aerona

* Hurloon
* Kb'Brian Highlands
* Ironclaw Mountains
* Red Iron Mountains
* Benalia (Located where once the Sheoltun Empire stood)
* Avenant
* Llanowar
* Durkwood
* Fors Basin
* Tonga Mountains
* Erg Mirab
* Sursi
* Rundvelt
* Kush
	+ Estark
	+ Tantium
* Barbar
* Green Lands
* Verdura
* La

## South-East Aerona

* Foriys
* Varnalca
* Shanodin
* Savaea
* Oneah
* Amjad
* Kish

## The seas around Aerona

* Visceral Sea
* Honeyed Sea
* Voda Sea
* Sea of Whales
* Sea of Fire

# Maps of the continent Aerona

* Aerona during the Phyrexian Invasion ©2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Aerona (4204 AR) ©1993-1999 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* Domains and Orvada Empire, interpreted map
* Aerona in *Magic: The Gathering - Tactics*.

## References

1. ↑ Martha Wells (March 21, 2018). "Return to Dominaria, Episode 1". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2. ↑ Clayton Emery (1995). Magic: The Gathering - Final Sacrifice. Harper Prism.
3. ↑ Ethan Fleischer (May 27, 2020). "I created a highly-detailed version of the Dominaria map for internal reference use.". Twitter.
Accounting of Hours

The **Accounting of Hours** is a series of prophecies given to the people of Amonkhet by Nicol Bolas and featured in the flavor text of the Amonkhet block.

The text prophesies the coming of the God-Pharaoh. According to the first prophecy, the Gate to the Afterlife would open when the Second Sun sat entirely between the horns on the horizon, revealing the promise of the God-Pharaoh.

Notably absent in the texts is the Hour of Devastation.

When the Hours began, the events came to pass as foretold, but steeped heavily in irony, rather than what was expected by the citizens of Amonkhet.

* In the Hour of Revelation, the Gate to the Afterlife opens, revealing the demon Razaketh, who turns the Luxa River to blood. Beyond the Gate was only the desert - representing that their entire way of life was founded on empty promises.
* In the Hour of Glory, The Scorpion God fights and kills Rhonas, and a swarm of locusts descends on Naktamun. Rhonas, the strongest of the gods, was effectively deemed unworthy - and by extension, all the citizens are unworthy of the God-Pharaoh.
* In the Hour of Promise, The Locust God's swarm destroys the Hekma, while The Scorpion God kills Oketra and Kefnet. The Hekma's protection is no longer needed, as the God-Pharaoh has no need for the remaining living citizens of Naktamun.
* In the Hour of Eternity, Bolas' army of Eternals is revealed and unleashed. The only Worthy are the Eternals, and their only purpose at the God-Pharaoh's side was as an army of living weapons.
* In the Hour of Devastation, Naktamun is destroyed and the Gatewatch is defeated.

## War of the Spark

* In War of the Spark, the Hours were re-created in the Finales cycle, although the colors were different:
	+ Finale of Revelation was blue instead of white
	+ Finale of Glory was white instead of black
	+ Finale of Promise was red instead of green
	+ Finale of Eternity was black instead of blue
	+ Finale of Devastation was green instead of red

## References

1. ↑ Jay Annelli (2022). *Magic: The Gathering - The Visual Guide*, DK. ISBN-13 978-0744061055.
2. ↑ Doug Beyer and Alison Luhrs (May 17, 2017). "Judgment". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
3. ↑ Flavor text for Seer of the Last Tomorrow
4. ↑ Alison Luhrs (June 7, 2017). "The Hour of Revelation". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
5. ↑ Michael Yichao (June 21, 2017). "The Hour of Glory". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
6. ↑ Alison Luhrs (June 28, 2017). "The Hour of Promise". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
7. ↑ Ken Troop (July 12, 2017). "Hour of Eternity". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
8. ↑ Ken Troop (July 26, 2017). "Hour of Devastation". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2021

The year **2021** is the twenty-ninth year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* *Magic* BOOM! comic (ongoing)
* *D&D Unearthed Arcana: Mages of Strixhaven* (June 8).
* *Magic: The Gathering - Planes of the Multiverse* visual guide (July 24).
* *Magic: Master of Metal* (November 17).
* *D&D Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos* (December 7)
Aeve

**Aeve**, *Progenitor Ooze*, is an ancient ooze from an unknown plane.

## History

At first there was nothing, just a bubbling primordial stew until lightning struck. That jolt of energy was exactly what was needed to jump-start the existence of Aeve, this plane's first living being. Some even believe that all other life on the plane came originally from this first oozing life form.

Billions of years have passed since that first lightning strike, and life has diversified and flourished in all sorts of forms. And still, Aeve persists, changeless and unbelievably ancient.

## In-game references

Represented in:

* Aeve, Progenitor Ooze

## References

1. ↑ Emily Teng (June 11, 2021). "The New Legends of *Modern Horizons 2*". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2013 World Championship

The **2013 World Championship**, the 20th *Magic* World Championship, was held on 31 July–4 August 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The event was held concurrently with the 2013 World Magic Cup. 16 players participated, and the event was won by Israel's Shahar Shenhar, who by defeating Reid Duke in the final became the second Israeli World Champion, after Uri Peleg claimed the title in 2007.

## Invitations

The following 16 players were invited to the event:

## Schedule

**Wednesday, 31 July**

* 3 rounds of *Modern Masters* draft
* 3 rounds of Standard

**Thursday, 1 August**

* 3 rounds of *Magic 2014* draft
* 3 rounds of Modern

**Sunday, 4 August**

* Semifinals and final, featuring Modern

## External links

* 2013 World Championship coverage
* 2013 World Championship final standings
* Top 4 Modern decklists
* Video coverage playlist
2001 World Championships

The **2001 World Championship** was held from August 8–12 2001 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada; Tom van de Logt from the Netherlands came out as the new world champion, garnering a prize of US$35,000 for his victory (as well as another US$1,000 for the success of the Dutch team he was part of).

## Finishing order

 (3) Andrea Santin
 (6) Michael Turian

1. Tom Van de Logt (Netherlands) $36,000
2. Alex Borteh (USA) $23,000
3. Antoine Ruel (France) $15,000
4. Andrea Santin (Italy) $13,000
5. Michael Turian (USA) $9,500
6. Jan Tomcani (Slovak Republic) $9,500
7. Tommi Hovi (Finland) $7,500
8. John Ormerod (England) $6,500 1

1 David Williams was disqualified in the quarter-finals of the Top 8 elimination, so John Ormerod from England became the official 8th-place finisher of record.

## Winning deck

Tom van de Logt - 2001 World ChampionshipDownload/Export* Text
* MTGO
* Apprentice
* OCTGN
* decklist.org

#### Creatures (18)

4 Plague Spitter

3 Phyrexian Scuta

3 Skizzik

2 Flametongue Kavu

2 Crypt Angel

4 Blazing Specter

#### Instants (14)

4 Dark Ritual

4 Terminate

3 Vendetta

3 Urza's Rage

#### Lands (24)

6 Swamp

6 Mountain

4 Rishadan Port

4 Urborg Volcano

4 Sulfurous Springs

#### Sideboard (15)

4 Scoria Cat

3 Addle

2 Persecute

1 Pyroclasm

3 Phyrexian Arena

1 Flametongue Kavu

1 Crypt Angel
2004

The year **2004** was the twelfth year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* The Darksteel Eye (January)
* The Fifth Dawn (May)
* Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa (September)

## First involved

### Wizards of the Coast

* Matt Cavotta (Creative)
* John Carter (Rules Developer and Technical Writer)

#### R&D

* Aaron Forsythe
* Devin Low
* Gregory Marques
* Matt Place

### Artists

*Darksteel*
* Ittoku
* Jim Murray
* Nottsuo
* Vance Kovacs

*Fifth Dawn*

* Cyril van der Haegen
* Francis Tsai
* Tomas Giorello

*Champions of Kamigawa*

* Aleksi Briclot
* Chris Appelhans
* Dan Scott
* Dave Alssop
* Hideaki Takamura
* Hiro Izawa
* Jim Pavelec
* Joel Thomas
* Kensuke Okabayashi
* Khang Le
* Mitch Cotie
* Pat Lee
* Ralph Horsley
* Shishizaru
* Tsutomu Kawade
* Wayne Reynolds

*Unhinged*

* Eric Deschamps
* Ron Lemen
* Thomas Manning
Abbey Matrons

**Abbey Matrons** are red-robed women of the city of Onella on Ulgrotha who enforce Aysen laws, sometimes using harsh punishments to ensure that children obey and grow up well behaved. They are only accountable to the Abbot of Onella, and, obviously, Serra.

These women are responsible for the daily affairs of Onella. While a central council delegates responsibilities, matrons of all ages settle disputes, attend to the sick and injured of all Aysen, and work out agreements with traders and merchants. In particular, they hold the deciding votes in the trice-yearly bureaucratic councils attended by representatives from every community of Aysen, decide peacetime military issues, and oversee the operation of the Serra Aviary, in order to make sure that the young caretakers of the birds get strong doses of common sense and wisdom.

With the disappearance of Serra, the matrons have their hand full quashing rumors that Serra has died or abandoned Aysen, but even some of them are starting to have second thoughts on whether Serra is ever going to return to the Homelands.

## In-game references

Represented in:

* Abbey Matron

Quoted or referred to:

* Abbey Gargoyles (*Homelands*)
* Daughter of Autumn
* Hazduhr the Abbot
* Mesa Falcon (*Sixth Edition*)
* Spectral Bears
* Willow Faerie

## References

1. ↑ D. G. Chichester. (February 1996.) "Homelands".
2. ↑ Backstory for Magic the Gathering: Homelands
5-Color (Format)

**5-Color** is a constructed format, similar to Commander and a spiritual predecessor to it, though unlike Commander it was not primarily a multiplayer format. It was supported on Magic Online for a substantial period, under the name "Prismatic".

Unlike most formats, even casual formats, playing with ante was explicitly supported and encouraged by the rules committee. This did not apply in the Magic Online version.

## Deck construction

A 5-Color deck has a minimum size of 300 cards, and every deck must contain at least 25 cards of each color. Each multicolored card counts as any one of its colors.

## Mulligans

Due to the large deck size, additional mulligan rules were added (supplementing the standard Paris mulligan). A player could use the 'original' DCI mulligan rule and claim a free mulligan by revealing a hand containing 0 or 7 lands, and additionally if it contained exactly 1 land; after those were completed, they could use the Paris mulligan. However, each of those three conditions was usable once only, and if the free mulligan was taken, the other player was permitted to take a free mulligan as well. The land-count mulligan was not usable after taking Paris mulligans.

## References

1. ↑ ***a*** ***b*** ***c*** [5-Color rules https://web.archive.org/web/20221204105550/http://5-color.com/]
Sea Turtle

Credits

The **Sea Turtle** is a tier 9 animal.

## buffs

* You have **20% poison damage reduction** ***(reduce all 20% poison damage)***.
* You have **50% of armour**, but it works only **sides** and **back**.
* **Immune** to ***ocean corals***.

## Mechanics

* Mahi-mahi evolve into sea turtles.
	+ 42,000 XP is required for a mahi-mahi to evolve into a sea turtle.
* Sea turtles evolve into leatherback turtles
	+ 48,000 XP is required for a sea turtle to evolve into a leatherback turtle.
* Sea turtles drop meat upon death.
* As a sea turtle, friendly fire is turned off for other sea turtles: meaning you cannot damage them nor be damaged by them.

## Abilities

### Passive Abilities

* You have no armor on your head, only your sides and back.
* You're immune to poison.
	+ Elephant seals can still reflect poison onto you.
* You move in short bursts.

## Suitable Biomes

* The suitable biomes for the sea turtle are the ocean.
	+ If a sea turtle enters the ocean, it will lose oxygen; however it can swim and its oxygen time is long enough for this to not matter.
	+ If a sea turtle enters the arctic, it will lose oxygen and temperature.
	+ If a sea turtle enters the arctic surface, it will lose temperature.
	+ If a sea turtle enters the deeeep, it will lose oxygen and pressure.
	+ If a sea turtle enters the swamp, it will lose oxygen and salinity.
	+ If a sea turtle enters the swamp surface, it will not regenerate salinity.

## Diet

This is a complete list of food that sea turtles can eat.

## Hiding Places

This is a complete list of terrain that sea turtles can hide in.

## History

This section highlights all the changes made to the beaver in documented updates so far. A full changelog can be found here.

 May 14th, 2017 | Sea Turtle armor now protects its head too, and its health has been increased.
Addendum

***Addendum*** is an ability word introduced in *Ravnica Allegiance* for the Azorius Senate.

## Description

Spells with Addendum have additional or alternative effects if you cast the spell during your main phase. Addendum is found mostly on instants. The exception is Sentinel's Mark, which is an enchantment with flash.

Addendum designs were made in two forms: instants with main phase upside, and functional sorceries with weaker instant versions.

### History

A similar cycle of "main phase matters" instants had previously been featured in *Time Spiral*. These were designed without the difference in mind, as they have a numerical value (one more card, one more damage) increased if cast in the main phase. A callback to this, Tail Swipe, plays closer to Addendum. The cycle of instants with Landfall from *Worldwake* have a similar function, though not literally; fetchlands had already been printed, allowing out-of-turn landfall, but as a general rule, they were stronger during their owners' turn as that is the time most likely when they would have had a land enter.

Addendum appeared as a one-off in the *Streets of New Capenna Commander decks*. Contractual Safeguard is unique amongst Addendum spells as the main phase effect occurs before the standard effect.

## Examples

**Example**

Sphinx's Insight
Instant
Draw two cards.
*Addendum* — If you cast this spell during your main phase, you gain 2 life.

## Rulings

* Addendum abilities of instant spells apply while the spell is resolving, not immediately after casting it. If the spell is countered, you don't get the addendum bonus. For example, if you cast Sphinx's Insight during your main phase, you gain 2 life during its resolution, after you draw two cards.
* If a spell with an addendum ability is copied, the copy won't give you the addendum bonus. This is because the copy wasn't cast at all.

## References

1. ↑ Matt Tabak (December 17, 2018). "*Ravnica Allegiance* Mechanics". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 7, 2019). "Building Allegiances, Part 2". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 21, 2018). "Isnt the azorius mechanic the returning one from...". *Blogatog*. Tumblr.
A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar

***A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar*** is the second installment in the Planeswalker's Guide series.

## Digital only

In contrast to its predecessor it is not a printed book; instead it is comprised of a web series of articles on DailyMTG.com. The first article went online September 9, 2009.

## Contents

### Part I

The first article presented the plane of Zendikar with its unique mana and the peculiar phenomenon called the Roil. The seven continents of Zendikar (Akoum, Bala Ged, Guul Draz, Murasa, Ondu, Sejiri, and Tazeem) are detailed, as are the main races on this world (elves, goblins, kor, merfolk, and vampires)

### Part II: Bala Ged and Elves

The second article provides more information on the continent Bala Ged and the elves of Zendikar.

### Part III: Guul Draz

The third article provides information on the continent of Guul Draz and its vampiric inhabitants.

### Part IV: Ondu

The fourth article tells of Ondu, where traveling feels like going up and down instead of forward and back.

### Part VIII: Murasa and Sejiri

About the Walled Continent and the polar cap.

## References

1. ↑ Magic Creative Team (September 09, 2009). "A Planeswalker's Guide to Zendikar". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2024 World Championship

The *Magic: the Gathering* **2024 World Championship**, or **Magic World Championship 30**, is the 30th *Magic* World Championship and will be held at the end of the 2023–24 Pro Tour Season, on October 25-27, 2024 at MagicCon Las Vegas, USA.

## Description

The formats for World Championship 30 are *Duskmourn: House of Horror* Booster Draft and Standard Constructed. TBA players compete for a prize pool of $TBA

### Qualification

* The Top 4 finishers from the 2023 World Championship.
	+ Jean-Emmanuel Depraz, Kazune Kosaka, Simon Nielsen, Anthony Lee
* The Top 2 finishers from the three MTG Arena Championships.
	+ Shinya Saito and Bassel Nasri
* The Top 2 finishers from the three Magic Online Championship Series.
	+ Lukas Jaklovsky and Sebastian Pozzo

## References

1. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 17, 2023). "The 2024 MagicCon Schedule". Magic.gg.
2013

The year **2013** was the twentyfirst year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* Gatecrash: The Secretist, Part Two (February)
* Magic: The Gathering - Path of Vengeance (May)
* Dragon's Maze: The Secretist, Part Three (May)

## First involved

### R&D

* James Hata
* Masami Ibamoto
* Ari Levitch

### Artists

*Gatecrash*
* Maciej Kuciara
* Mark Winters

*Dragon's Maze*

* John Severin Brassell
* Karla Ortiz
* *Modern Masters*
* Jasper Sandner
* Zack Stella

*Magic 2014*

* Andreas Rocha
* James Zapata

*Theros*

* Aaron Miller
* Christopher Burdett
* Dallas Williams
* Magali Villeneuve
* Phill Simmer
* Robbie Trevino

*Commander 2013*

* Brynn Metheny
* Jonas De Ro
* William Wu
2005

The year **2005** was the thirteenth year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* Heretic: Betrayers of Kamigawa (January)
* Guardian: Saviors of Kamigawa (May)
* Ravnica (September)

## First involved

#### R&D

* John Carter
* Mark Gottlieb
* Mons Johnson
* Paul Sottosanti
* Jonathan Tweet
* Justin Webb

### Artists

*Betrayers of Kamigawa*
* Cara Mitten

*Saviors of Kamigawa*

* Eric Polak

*Ninth Edition*

* Nick Percival
* Simon Bisley

*Salvat 2005*

* James Kei

*Ravnica: City of Guilds*

* Brandon Kitkouski
* Chengo McFlingers
* Chris Dien
* Gabor Szikszai
* Glenn Fabry
* Jen Page
* Michael Phillippi
* Stephan Martiniere
* Zoltan Boros

Arena League promos

* Don Thompson
1995

The year **1995** was the third year of existence for *Magic: The Gathering*.

## Publications

* Final Sacrifice - March
* Shattered Chains - March
* The Pocket Players' Guide for Magic: The Gathering - Fourth Edition - April
* Tapestries - July
* The Shadow Mage - July till October
* Ice Age (comic) - July till October
* The Cursed Land - September
* The Prodigal Sorcerer - October
* Nightmare (comic) - November
* Wayfarer - November, December
* Antiquities War - November, December
* Arabian Nights (comic) - December

## First involved

### Wizards of the Coast

* Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes, writer
* Joe Hauck, brand
* Hélène Bergeot, organized play

#### Design and Development

* Kyle Namvar
* Mons Johnson
* Scott "Scooter" Hungerford
* William Jockusch
* Bill Rose
* Mark Rosewater

#### Artists

* *Ice Age*
	+ Catherine Buck
	+ James Ernest
	+ L.A. Williams (ak.k.a. Allen Williams)
	+ Mike Raabe
	+ Philip Mosness
	+ Randy Gallegos
	+ Rick Emond
	+ Ruth Thompson
* *Homelands*
	+ Alan Rabinowitz
	+ David A. Cherry
* DCI promos
	+ Dom!
	+ Jock

## References

1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 10, 2014) "Drive to Work #87 - 1995"
2021–22 Magic Pro League

The **2021–22 Magic Pro League season** is the fourth and final season for the Magic Pro League. It is part of the 2021–22 Players Tour Season.

## Final season

In May 2021, Magic Esports announced a return to in-person play post COVID-19 for the 2022–23 Players Tour Season. Although digital play was considered a remaining feature it is supposed to be only part of the equation going forward. As a result, the 2021–22 Players Tour Season is the last season featuring the MPL and the Rivals League. Players are not competing for another League season. Instead, they are competing for a place in the 2022 World Championship.

The existing Split Championship structure remained in place, but Wizards of the Coast increased the prize pool and updated the prize structure compared to the Strixhaven Championship. Set Championships feature prize pools of $450,000 per event, over three events. On the other hand, League Weekends and the Gauntlets are not run in 2021–2022. This actually means that the players will be paid what they are due, but that the required playing is vastly reduced.

World Championship Qualifying Points (WCQPs) are earned directly from performance in Championship events. Each match point earned in Championship event is a WCQP, with four (4) additional points awarded to the two Top 8 players that lose out in the playoff and finish outside of the Top 6 in each Championship.

Players that earn invitation through a Top 6 finish in a Championship do not create passdown invitations by finishing in the Top 6 in multiple events, and do not factor into at-large invitations based on WQCPs. Any player with multiple qualifications for the World Championship creates an at-large invitation—and if no player secures multiple qualifications, then there will be no at-large invitations.

## Roster

The 2021-2022 Magic Pro League consists of 24 players:

* Top 4 MPL players from final standings for the 2020–2021 season.
* Top 4 Rivals League players from final standings for the 2020–2021 season.
* Top 8 from the MPL Gauntlet.
* Top 4 from the Rivals Gauntlet.
* Top 4 from the Challenger Gauntlet.

#### Notes

**^†** Removed from the official overall leaderboard because of their qualification for Worlds.

## References

1. ↑ ***a*** ***b*** ***c*** ***d*** Wizards of the Coast (May 13, 2021). "Esports: Transistions And Getting Back To The Gathering". Magic.gg.
2. ↑ The new ORGANIZED PLAY announcement and how it affects competitive players (Video). *Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa*. YouTube (May 14, 2021).
3. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 15, 2021). "World Championship XXVIII And The 2021-22 Sesson Leagues". Magic.gg.
4. ↑ Ben Drago and Bear Watson (August 27, 2020). "Esports Update: Changes to 2020-2021 Magic Pro League Play". Magic.gg.