Apocalypse (Magic: The Gathering)

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Apocalypse
Expansion Symbol

Release Date June 2001
Mechanics Multicolored cards
Keywords N/A
Size 143 cards
Sets in Invasion Block

Chronology

Apocalypse is the name of a expansion set, released in June 2001. It is the third set of the Invasion Block.

Mechanics

Multicolored Cards - The Invasion Block prominently featured multicolored cards (cards with more than one of the five colors), which had not been frequent in Magic since . Unlike and , Apocalypse focused on cards with "enemy" color pairings (colors opposite one another on the color wheel) as opposed to "friendly" color pairings (adjacent colors).

Apocalypse reprised many cycles found in , including enemy-colored "Bears" and "split cards." Apocalypse's single most important cycle of cards were the enemy-colored "painlands," which promoted the set's theme, power level, and popularity.

Notable Cards

[Spiritmonger] - A large multicolored creature, it was the first card designed by the players outside of cards made by Magic Invitational winners, a contest which would be echoed in later sets.
[Pernicious Deed] - A powerful multicolored enchantment which has seen considerable play.
[Fire/Ice]- The most powerful split card, Fire/Ice exemplifies versatility, interacting well with many cards including [Force of Will], [Merchant Scroll], and [Isochron Scepter].
[Gerrard Capashen] - He is the last of the Weatherlight crew to be portrayed in his own card.
[Vindicate] - Arguably the most elegant card ever, Vindicate destroys any permanent in play for just three mana.
[Pain Lands] - The Five Enemy-Colored Lands that dealt one damage to the controller of the land when tapped for colored mana.
[Fungal Shambler] - The prerelease card, unusual in that Wizards chose to print the prerelease version in Sanskrit. The card was preceded by 's [Raging Kavu] in Latin and 's [Questing Phelddagrif] in ancient Greek.

External links

[Wizards of the Coast's official page for Apocalypse]


Core sets: , , , , , , , , , ,
Expansion Sets
Early sets: , , , , Fallen Empires, , Ice Age Block: , , Coldsnap Mirage Block: , , Rath Cycle: , ,	Urza Block: Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy, Urza's Destiny Masques Block: Mercadian Masques, , Invasion Block: , , Odyssey Block: , , Onslaught Block: , ,	Mirrodin Block: Mirrodin, Darksteel, Fifth Dawn Kamigawa Block: Champions of Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa, Saviors of Kamigawa Ravnica Block: , Guildpact, Time Spiral Block: Time Spiral, Planar Chaos, Future Sight
Parody Sets	Beginner Sets	Compilations/reprint sets
Unglued, Unhinged	, , Portal: Three Kingdoms	Deckmasters 2001, Beatdown Set, Battle Royale Set, ,

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*Apocalypse*
Expansion Symbol
Release Date	June 2001
Mechanics	Multicolored cards
Keywords	N/A
Size	143 cards
Sets in Invasion Block

Chronology