Alchemy: New Capenna

Alchemy: New Capenna

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***Alchemy: New Capenna*** is a *MTG Arena*-exclusive card set that was released on June 2, 2022. It is the third set in the Alchemy-series.

## Description

*Alchemy: New Capenna* is a digital only release adjacent to the release of *Streets of New Capenna*. There are 30 new designed-for-digital cards included in the set (10 uncommons, 15 rares, 5 mythic rares). All of the cards are set on New Capenna. The distribution of rarities in *Alchemy: New Capenna* has changed from previous Alchemy sets with more uncommons and fewer rares. Players can also collect the set for the first time through Alchemy Premier Draft, where a common is replaced with an Alchemy card. Alchemy cards also received a fresh look to make the "A" "foil stamp" for Alchemy at the central bottom of the card visually distinct from the MTG Arena "A" logo. The set features the A22 expansion symbol.

## Mechanics

The digital-only mechanics **Conjure**, **Perpetually**, **Seek** and **Spellbook** are all reused.

### List of exclusive digital-only cards

White
* Celestial Vault
* Herald of Vengeance
* Skyline Savior

Blue
* Agent of Raffine
* Choice of Fortunes
* Nightclub Bouncer

Black
* Graven Archfiend
* Shattering Finale
* Xander's Wake

Red
* Big Spender
* Pass the Torch
* Traumatic Prank

Green
* Giant Regrowth
* Loose in the Park
* Menagerie Curator

Multicolor
* Arming Gala
* Back-Alley Garderner
* Bank Job
* Bind to Secrecy
* Brokers' Safeguard
* Cabaretti Revels
* Diviner of Fates
* Effluence Devourer
* Obscura Polymorphist
* Racketeer Boss
* Riveteers Provocateur
* Rope Line Attendant
* Spara's Bodyguard
* Spelldrain Assassin
* Syndicate Recruiter

### List of cards that can be conjured

* () Graven Archfiend conjures Demonic Pact
* () Syndicate Recruiter conjures Dig Up the Body

### List of cards in Spellbooks

#### Loose in the Park

* Exuberant Wolfbear
* Master Symmetrist
* Thrashing Brontodon
* Ornery Dilophosaur
* Prized Unicorn
* Sabertooth Mauler
* Spike-Tailed Ceratops
* Bristling Boar
* Enraged Ceratok
* Spore Crawler
* Predatory Wurm
* Gaea's Protector
* Wardscale Crocodile
* Overgrown Armasaur
* World Shaper

#### Big Spender

* Stuffed Bear
* Daredevil Dragster
* Honored Heirloom
* Treasure Vault
* Gilded Lotus
* Heraldic Banner
* Key to the City
* Prophetic Prism
* Filigree Familiar
* Golden Egg
* Fountain of Renewal
* Guild Globe
* Zephyr Boots
* Arcane Encyclopedia
* Diamond Mare

#### Bind to Secrecy

* Reassembling Skeleton
* Unmarked Grave
* Strategic Planning
* Corpse Churn
* Corpse Hauler
* Durable Coilbug
* Necrotic Wound
* Obsessive Stitcher
* Gorging Vulture
* Liliana’s Elite
* Courier Bat
* Locked in the Cemetery
* Fear of Death
* Naga Oracle
* Wonder

#### Xander's Wake

* Thieves' Guild Enforcer
* Slaughter Specialist
* Acquisitions Expert
* Malakir Blood-Priest
* Boneclad Necromancer
* Tavern Swindler
* Blade Juggler
* Hoard Robber
* Morbid Opportunist
* Bloodthirsty Aerialist
* Asylum Visitor
* Yuan-Ti Fang-Blade
* Tithebearer Giant
* Malakir Cullblade
* Vengeful Warchief

#### Celestial Vault

* Angel of Destiny
* Resplendent Angel
* Angel of Vitality
* Righteous Valkyrie
* Angel of Invention
* Angel of Sanctions
* Valkyrie Harbinger
* Emancipation Angel
* Youthful Valkyrie
* Resplendent Marshal
* Enduring Angel
* Sigardian Savior
* Serra Angel
* Stalwart Valkyrie
* Segovian Angel

## Trivia

* The printing of Racketeer Boss in *Alchemy: New Capenna* lead to the banning of Grinning Ignus in Alchemy; the only card to ever be banned in that format. Racketeer Boss could combo with Grinning Ingus to generate an infinite storm count, an infinite number of cast and enters the battlefield triggers for creatures and an infinite number of enters the battlefield triggers for artifacts. Due to Grinning Ingus having a mana ability that returned it to its owners hand, the combo was extremely difficult to disrupt and subsequently warped the Alchemy format. Digital play deign assessed rebalancing Grinning Ingus but found that any change would eliminate the combo in the same way as banning Grinning Ingus and thus banning was the correct option. Racketeer Boss was subsequently rebalanced itself to remove the repeateable Treasure creation.

## References

1. ↑ Expansion symbol
2. ↑ Scryfall set list
3. ↑ JiveJunkie (June, 2022). "What are the set abbreviations for the different Alchemy sets on MTG Arena? Are they all Y22?". Reddit.
4. ↑ ***a*** ***b*** Wizards of the Coast (May 25, 2022). "MTG Arena Announcements, May 25, 2022". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
5. ↑ Donald Smith (July 5, 2022). "Alchemy Rebalancing for July 7, 2022". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022.
6. ↑ Most Busted Combo Ever - Ignus & Boss - Bans Incoming- Standard Alchemy & Historic MTG Arena (Video). *PsyHye*. YouTube (July 2, 2022).
7. ↑ Sean Murray (July 5, 2022). "Magic: The Gathering Arena Hits Grinning Ignus In Alchemy's First Ban". TheGamer.
8. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 10, 2022). "Alchemy Rebalancing for August 11, 2022". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022.