Lorwyn

Infobox mtgset
Expansion Name = "Lorwyn"
Expansion Symbol =
Symbol Description = Elf Ear/Leaf
Release Date = October 12, 2007
Keywords = Champion, Evoke, Clash, Changeling, Hideaway
Mechanics = Planeswalker cardtype, Tribal by Race
Size = 301 Cards
Designers = Aaron Forsythe (lead), Mark Rosewater, Paul Sottosanti, Brady Dommermuth, Nate Heiss, Andrew Finch
Developers = Devin Low (lead), Bill Rose, Matt Place, Henry Stern, Mike Turian, Doug Beyer
Development Code = Peanut
Expansion Code = LRW
Last Set =""
Next Set ="Masters Edition"
Block Name = Lorwyn
First Set = "Lorwyn"
Second Set = "Morningtide"
Third Set =

"Lorwyn" is the 66th set, 43rd expert level set, and the first set in the Lorwyn Block, released in October 2007. It is codenamed "Peanut". The pre-release events for this set were held on September 29 – September 30, 2007.cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/1256 |title=Announcing Lorwyn |work=Magic Arcana |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |date=2007-01-25 |accessdate=2007-09-04]

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The designers of the set were Aaron Forsythe (lead designer), Mark Rosewater, Paul Sottosanti, Brady Dommermuth, Nate Heiss, and Andrew Finch; the developers of the set were Devin Low (lead developer), Bill Rose, Matt Place, Henry Stern, Mike Turian, and Doug Beyer.

"Lorwyn" is set in a more traditional fantasy world, evoking traditional European fairy tales. The plane is a pastoral world inhabited by several major races: boggarts (goblins), faeries, elves, giants, treefolk, merfolk, elementals (including the flamekin) and kithkin.

"Lorwyn" saw the release of an entirely new card type,cite web | author= | year=2007 | title=Lorwyn to Introduce New Card Type | work= | url=http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=7438 |publisher=TCGPlayer.com |date=2007-04-25 | accessdate=2007-05-06] the Planeswalker.cite web |url=http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=7721 |title=It's Official - Planeswalker |publisher=TCGplayer.com |date=2007-08-15 |accessdate=2007-09-04] This marks the first time that Wizards has added a new card type to the current game, as "" introduced all current card types, other than the type "Tribal". A single tribal card, mtgcard|Bound in Silence, was printed as a timeshifted card in "Future Sight".

The set has a tribal theme, focusing heavily on creature subtypes, revolving around primarily the eight creature types listed below.cite web
last = Rosewater
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title = A Lorwyn / Lorwyn Situation
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last = Nakazawa
first = Rei
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title = Lorwyn Lore
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accessdate = 2007-09-10 ] Each of these eight creature types appear in two (or more) colors. One color is the primary color and the other(s) are secondary colors. The breakdown can be seen in this table:cite web
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first = Mark
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title = Lorwyn at all Costs
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Another significant creature type is the shapeshifter type, all of which have the ability "changeling." Creatures with changeling have all creature types. This plays into the tribal mechanics which grant bonuses to creatures of certain types. Though these changelings counts as humans for the purposes of the rules, no humans are found in the world of Lorwyn, or are printed on the cards. cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/af185 |title=Looking Back to the Future |last=Forsythe |first=Aaron |work=Latest Developments |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |date=2007-08-24 |accessdate=2007-09-04] This marks yet another fundamental change of the game, as this will be the first set to have no humans since their introduction as a creature subtype in "Mirrodin". (Although humans had been in all sets since the beginning of the game, they did not have their own subtype until "Mirrodin", instead only having subtypes based on their classes.) However, several of the planeswalkers, although they have no creature type, are physically humans.

The second set of the "Lorwyn" block is called "Morningtide". A third set, codenamed "Jelly", was originally planned as part of Lorwyn block, but partway into the design of Lorwyn, that block was changed to a two-set block. Jelly was revealed as Shadowmoor, the first set of a second two-set block. The two blocks will be linked through synergy and will rotate through the official tournament formats as a single, four-expansion unit.cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/mr288 |title=Two plus Two |last=Rosewater |first=Mark |authorlink=Mark Rosewater |work=Making Magic |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |date=2007-07-16 |accessdate=2007-09-04]

The "Lorwyn" block features a new known as "clash".cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/424a1 |title=Lorwyn Comprehensive Rules Changes |first=Mark |last=Gottlieb |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |date= 2007-09-26 |accessdate=2007-09-26] cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/af171 |title=Scry and Keyword Actions |first=Aaron |last=Forsythe |work=Latest Developments |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |date=2007-05-18 |accessdate=2007-09-04] Clash involves two players revealing the top cards of the libraries. The person who reveals the card with the highest mana cost, wins the clash, and gets a bonus on the card played. Old keyword actions include attach, counter, regenerate, sacrifice, and tap, and are a fundamental part of the game.

The "" Starter games include basic land cards printed in "Lorwyn".cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/1355 |title=Tenth Edition Starter Game |work=Magic Arcana |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |date=2007-06-14 |accessdate=2007-09-04] Also, certain "Tenth Edition" booster packs feature art from "Lorwyn" on the back of a rules card or token card.

Five theme decks have been released as part of the set, one more than the standard four-per-expansion, which has been a long-time trend. The preconstructed theme decks are:cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/1402 |title=Lorwyn Theme Decks |work=Magic Arcana |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |date=2007-08-21 |accessdate=2007-09-04] "Kithkin Militia" (White), "Merrow Riverways" (White/Blue), "Boggarts' Feast" (Black/Red), "Elvish Predation" (Black/Green), and "Elementals' Path" (White/Blue/Black/Red/Green).

References

External links

* [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/expansion/lorwyn Official Lorwyn Product Information Page]
* [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/index.aspx?term=&Field_Name=on&Field_Rules=on&Field_Type=on&setfilter=Lorwyn&output=Text%20Spoiler&sort=Color Official Lorwyn Spoiler List]