Magic: The Gathering Conspiracy

Conspiracy
ReleasedJune 6, 2014[1]
Size210 Cards
MechanicsWill of the Council,[2] Dethrone,[3] Parley,[3] Morbid,[4] Multikicker,[4] Hidden Agenda[4]
DesignersShawn Main (lead), Dan Helland, David Humpherys, Kenneth Nagle, Matt Tabak[1]
DevelopersDavid Humpherys (lead), Dan Emmons, K. Joseph Huber, Sam Stoddard, and Gavin Verhey, Matt Tabak[1]
Development codeHydra[5]
Expansion codeCNS
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Conspiracy is a Magic: The Gathering set and format released on June 6, 2014,[1] cryptically announced through a strange card at the Born of the Gods prerelease events at a game store in the Philippines.[6] It was designed as the first ever multiplayer draft format and is released as boosters, each with 10 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 rare or mythic rare, 1 "draft matters" card of any rarity, and 1 token or marketing card.[4][7] The tagline for the set is "Pick. Plot. Play.".[1] Many cards from past expansions show up in Conspiracy, but there are also 65 new cards. Excluding the 13 "Conspiracy"-type cards, which can be only used in Conspiracy or Cube drafts, all of the new cards are legal in the Vintage, Legacy, and Commander formats.[8]

Unlike all sets that released after 2002 (other than parody set Unhinged), Conspiracy was not released in Magic Online. A subset of the new cards that are neither "Conspiracy"-type nor have draft-related ability were featured as a part of the Magic Online exclusive set Vintage Masters, including cards with the Conspiracy-themed mechanics Will of the Council, Parley, and Dethrone. Nineteen cards that are not of the "Conspiracy"-type nor having draft-related ability are still not available in any form on Magic Online.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Adam Styborski (February 13, 2014). "Conspiracy Announced!". CoolStuff LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Greg Haenig (January 31, 2014). "A Conspiracy is Afoot!". CoolStuff LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Vintage Masters Spoiler". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Conspiracy". Magic Spoiler. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Shawn Main (May 20, 2014). "Conspiring a Conspiracy". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Rich Stein (February 3, 2014). "What We Learned—MTG Conspiracy". Hipsters of the Coast. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Magic: The Gathering Conspiracy Booster Pack". Webhallen Dandmark Aps. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "No Conspiracies Allowed". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.