Time Spiral

For other uses, see Time Spiral (disambiguation).
Time Spiral
common expansion symbol
An hourglass
ReleasedOctober 6, 2006
Size301 cards (121 commons, 80 uncommons, 80 rares, 20 basic lands)+ 121 timeshifted
KeywordsBuyback, Echo, Flanking, Flash, Flashback, Kicker, Madness, Morph, Shadow, Split Second, Storm, Suspend, Threshold
MechanicsTimeshifted cards, Slivers, Thallids, Kavu, Nightmares, Spellshapers, Rebels
DesignersBrian Tinsman (lead), Aaron Forsythe, Devin Low, Mark Rosewater
DevelopersBrian Schneider (lead), Michael Donais, Aaron Forsythe, Devin Low, Matt Place
Development codeSnap
Expansion codeTSP
First set in the Time Spiral block
Time Spiral Planar Chaos Future Sight
← Coldsnap Planar Chaos →
← Ravnica Block Lorwyn Block →
Planar Chaos
common expansion symbol
tilted hourglass, merging planes, stylized letters "PC", or Möbius strip
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2007
Size165 cards (60 common, 55 uncommon, 50 rare)
KeywordsEcho, Flanking, Flash, Kicker, Madness, Morph, Shadow, Split Second, Suspend, Vanishing
MechanicsSpellshapers, Rebels, Split Cards
DesignersBill Rose (lead), Matt Place, Mark Rosewater, Paul Sottosanti
DevelopersDevin Low, Zvi Mowshowitz, Brian Schneider, Henry Stern, Mike Turian
Development codeCrackle
Expansion codePLC
Second set in the Time Spiral block
Time Spiral Planar Chaos Future Sight
← Time Spiral Future Sight →
← Ravnica Block Lorwyn Block →
Future Sight
common expansion symbol
An eye gazing through a rift portal[1]
ReleasedMay 4, 2007
Size180 (60 rares, 60 uncommons, 60 commons)
KeywordsPoisonous,[2] Delve,[2] Suspend,[2] Vanishing,[2] Transfigure,[3] Gravestorm
MechanicsScry[4]
DesignersMark Rosewater (lead), Matt Cavotta, Devin Low, Mark Gottlieb, Ryan Miller, Zvi Mowshowitz
DevelopersMike Turian (lead), Matt Cavotta, Matt Place, Brian Schneider
Development codePop
Expansion codeFUT
Third set in the Time Spiral block
Time Spiral Planar Chaos Future Sight
← Planar Chaos 10th Edition →
← Ravnica Block Lorwyn Block →

Time Spiral is a Magic: The Gathering expert-level block consisting of the expansion sets Time Spiral (October 6, 2006),[5] Planar Chaos (February 2, 2007), and Future Sight (May 4, 2007).[4] It is set on the plane of Dominaria, the first time that that plane had been visited since 8th Edition.

The theme of the block was time. Time Spiral focused on the past, and is laden with references to previous Magic: the Gathering sets. The references are reflected in the card design, which incorporates special rules from older sets, and in special "Time shifted" cards, which are cards reprinted from older sets using the older card design (abandoned three years previous with the 2003 release of Core Set 8th Edition.) Planar Chaos focused on the present, referencing previous Magic: The Gathering cards, but changing them in some way, such as changing their color or shifting their permanent type. Future Sight focused on the future, both in that it includes cards from settings not yet explored in previous sets as well as including game mechanics that did not exist until later sets.

Time Spiral is typical among the first sets of a Magic: the Gathering block in that the cards are sold in four different forms. Four different theme decks, 60 card decks with themed, fixed composition were released, each featuring a different aspect of the set. The cards were sold in randomized packs, both as the typical 15-card booster packs and in larger 75-card tournament packs.[6][7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference future-sight-logo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d McGee, Thorin (2007-04-05). "More 'Future Sight'". InQuest Gamer. Wizard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Future is Now was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Announcing Future Sight". Magic Arcana. Wizards of the Coast. 2006-06-12. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-27.
  5. ^ Announcing Time Spiral by Magic Arcana, MTG.com, March 9, 2006 (accessed June 6, 2007)
  6. ^ Greenholdt, Joyce (March 2008), Scrye, The Guide to Collectible Games, p. 106.
  7. ^ ertaislament (2011-12-29), Time Spiral Block, retrieved 2013-10-04