Scars of Mirrodin

Scars of Mirrodin
common expansion symbol
A hexplate beginning to corrode
ReleasedOctober 1, 2010
Size249 cards (101 Common, 60 Uncommon, 53 Rare, 15 Mythic Rare, and 20 Basic Land)
KeywordsMetalcraft, Imprint, Infect, Proliferate
MechanicsMetalcraft, infect, proliferate [1]
DesignersMark Rosewater (lead), Mark Gottlieb, Alexis Janson, Erik Lauer, Matt Place, Mark Globus, Nate Heiss
DevelopersMike Turian (lead), Aaron Forsythe, Erik Lauer, Mark Purvis, Matt Place
Development codeLights
Expansion codeSOM
First set in the
Scars of Mirrodin block
Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia
← Magic 2011 Mirrodin Besieged →
← Zendikar Block Innistrad Block →
Mirrodin Besieged
common expansion symbol
Mirran/Phyrexian symbols combined
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2011
Size155 cards (10 Mythic Rare, 35 Rare, 40 Uncommon, 60 Common, 10 Basic Land)
KeywordsBattle Cry, Infect, Proliferate
MechanicsLiving Weapon
DesignersMark Gottlieb (lead), Gregory Marques, Ken Nagle, Mark Rosewater, Mike Turian
DevelopersErik Lauer (lead), Ryan Dhuse, Tom LaPille, Zac Hill, Mike Turian
Development codeCamera
Expansion codeMBS
Second set in the
Scars of Mirrodin block
Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia
← Scars of Mirrodin New Phyrexia →
← Zendikar Block Innistrad Block →
New Phyrexia
common expansion symbol
Phyrexian Symbol
ReleasedMay 13, 2011
Size175 cards (10 Mythic Rare, 35 Rare, 60 Uncommon, 60 Common, 10 Basic Land)
KeywordsInfect, Metalcraft, Proliferate, Imprint
MechanicsPhyrexian Mana, Living Weapon
DesignersKen Nagle (lead), Dave Guskin, Joe Huber, Matt Place, Mark Rosewater[2]
DevelopersAaron Forsythe (lead), Dave Guskin, Zac Hill, Tom LaPille, Erik Lauer[2]
Development codeAction
Expansion codeNPH
Third set in the Scars of Mirrodin block
Scars of Mirrodin Mirrodin Besieged New Phyrexia
← Mirrodin Besieged Magic 2012 →
← Zendikar Block Innistrad Block →

Scars of Mirrodin is a Magic: The Gathering block, consisting of the expansion sets Scars of Mirrodin (October 1, 2010), Mirrodin Besieged (February 4, 2011) and New Phyrexia.[3][4] This block marked the return to the plane of Mirrodin. This plane was last visited in the Mirrodin block that concluded in 2004.[5] The interim tagline for the set was "The Corrosion Begins October 1, 2010." The plans for this set were first made public by mananation.com when it was discovered that "Scars of Mirrodin", as well as "Mirrodin Pure" and "New Phyrexia" had been registered as trademarks with the US Patent and Trademark Office by Wizards of the Coast.[6] As with the original Mirrodin block, artifacts make up the overarching theme of Scars of Mirrodin; Nearly half of all cards in the set are artifacts. In his May 24 column, Mark Rosewater confirmed that the "Infect" game mechanic in Scars of Mirrodin would bring poison counters back to Magic. All cards (other than basic lands) in the Scars of Mirrodin block carried a watermark, either Mirran or Phyrexian.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Scars of Mirrodin Visual Spoiler". Archived from the original on September 11, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Ashley, Monty. "Announcing Action". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "Announcing Scars of Mirrodin". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "Announcing Mirrodin Besieged". Wizards of the Coast. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "Announcing Scars of Mirrodin". Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "Next block: New Phyrexia, Scars of Mirrodin and Mirrodin Pure?". Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  7. ^ ertaislament (January 3, 2012), Scars Block, retrieved October 4, 2013
  8. ^ Morgan, Matt (April 19, 2011), New Phyrexia Shakes Up Magic: The Gathering, archived from the original on April 24, 2011, retrieved October 6, 2013