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− | *'''Common colored [[hidden agenda]]s''': <c> |
+ | *'''Common colored [[hidden agenda]]s''': <c>Adriana's Valor</c> ({{W}}), <c>Hired Heist</c> ({{U}}), <c>Assemble the Rank and Vile</c> ({{B}}), <c>Incendiary Dissent</c> ({{R}}), <c>Natural Unity</c> ({{G}}) |
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+ | *'''Common Draft Matters cycle''': With three creatures: <c>Custodi Peacekeeper</c> ({{W}}), <c>Illusionary Informant</c> ({{U}}), and <c>Natural Unity</c> ({{G}}); and two instants <c>Regicide</c> ({{B}}) and <c>Garbage Fire</c> ({{R}}) |
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+ | *'''Uncommon Draft Matters Creatures''': <c>Noble Banneret</c> ({{W}}), <c>Spire Phantasm</c> ({{U}}), <c>Smuggler Captain</c> ({{B}}), <c>Pyretic Hunter</c> ({{R}}), <c>Animus of Predation</c> ({{G}}) |
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+ | *'''Rare Draft Matters Creatures''': <c>Paliano Vanguard</c> ({{W}}), <c>Arcane Savant</c> ({{U}}), <c>Archdemon of Paliano</c> ({{B}}), <c>Volatile Chimera</c> ({{R}}), <c>Caller of the Untamed</c> ({{G}}) |
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*'''Rare [[Monarch|monarchy]] creatures''': These rare creatures make their controller the [[monarch]] upon [[Enters the battlefield effect|entering the battlefield]] and either provde a bonus if the player is the monarch or help their controller retain their status as monarch: <c>Protector of the Crown</c> ({{W}}), <c>Keeper of Keys</c> ({{U}}), <c>Custodi Lich</c> ({{B}}), <c>Skyline Despot</c> ({{R}}), <c>Regal Behemoth</c> ({{G}}) |
*'''Rare [[Monarch|monarchy]] creatures''': These rare creatures make their controller the [[monarch]] upon [[Enters the battlefield effect|entering the battlefield]] and either provde a bonus if the player is the monarch or help their controller retain their status as monarch: <c>Protector of the Crown</c> ({{W}}), <c>Keeper of Keys</c> ({{U}}), <c>Custodi Lich</c> ({{B}}), <c>Skyline Despot</c> ({{R}}), <c>Regal Behemoth</c> ({{G}}) |
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Set Information | |
Set symbol | |
Themes and mechanics | Conspiracies, Draft ability cards, the Monarch |
Keywords/ability words | Hidden agenda, Double agenda, Melee, Goad, Council's dilemma, Monstrous |
Set size | 221 cards (80 new) |
Expansion code | CN2[2] |
Conspiracy: Take the Crown is a booster-based set designed for Conspiracy Draft.[3] It is the second of three supplemental sets that are released in the summer of 2016.[4]
Set details
“ | You Stab My Back And I'll Stab Yours | ” |
Conspiracy: Take the Crown followed up on the original Conspiracy set from 2014 and introduced new cards that affect the draft itself as well as new Conspiracies. It is designed for eight-player drafts followed by free-for-all games of three to five players each. The set contains 221 cards (90 common, 67 uncommon, 50 rare, and 14 mythic rare). Eighty cards (including 12 Conspiracies) are new cards with mechanics that enhance multiplayer play, and the other part features reprints. The new cards are not legal for play in the Standard or Modern formats.[5]
The set is printed in English, Japanese and Chinese Simplified. It will not be released on Magic Online. North American mass-market stores sell new Draft Packs for this set. The Draft Pack features three Booster Packs. [6]
Flavor
Brago, the King Eternal ruled the High City of Paliano on the plane of Fiora. When he died, the priesthood — the Custodi — kept his spirit as a figurehead and were able to retain their command for a while. However, The Black Rose confiscated the throne after Brago's spirit was eliminated by the planeswalker Kaya. Nobody knows how long she will last.
Marketing
The set was initially announced as Conspiracy: The Reign of Brago.[7][8] However, the day immediately after the initial set announcement, official twitter announced The Reign of Brago would not be the set name, along with a picture showing the apparent assassination of Brago's spirit.[9] The set was renamed on February 24 to The Empty Throne to reflect this plot twist.[10][11] Also the number of cards was reduced from 221 to 220 (Brago's spirit was eliminated, so clearly there would be one less card) and the quote was changed from “Long May He Reign” to “The King Is Dead, Long Live the King”.
Two days later the title was changed one final time, along with the reveal of the set symbol. The card count for Conspiracy: Take the Crown was now up to 221 again with the new queen added. The slogan was also changed, this time to “You Stab My Back And I'll Stab Yours”.[12][13][3]
Like its predecessor CN2 features horizontal art on the booster packs. They have artwork from Queen Marchesa, Kaya, Ghost Assassin and Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast.
Hidden message
On the back frame of every token of Eternal Masters, the previous booster set, appeared some seemingly random and mysterious lines of text. These were part of a teaser puzzle. If the tokens were lined up in the right order, the text on the top and bottom of the tokens provided a proclamation by her majesty Queen Marchesa, the Black Rose, first of her name. The text on the sides of tokens provided a revolutionary speech by Captain Adriana.[14] Marchesa's proclamation was later published on the Magic website, as was Adriana's response.[15][16]
Tokens
Conspiracy: Take the Crown features one marker and eleven tokens.
- The Monarch
- 1/1 Soldier for Lieutenants of the Guard
- 1/2 Soldier with defender for Hold the Perimeter
- 1/1 Assassin with deathtouch and haste for Queen Marchesa
- 2/2 Zombie for Assemble the Rank and Vile
- 1/1 Goblin with "This creature can't block" for Hold the Perimeter
- 5/5 Dragon with flying for Skyline Despot
- 8/8 Lizard for Subterranean Tremors
- 1/1 Insect for Dragonlair Spider
- 1/1 Construct artifact with defender for Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
Themes and mechanics
Like in Conspiracy, some cards have draft abilities.
The monarch is a new designation that a player may have during the game. Only one player at a time can be the monarch and has the following ability: "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card." Secondly, several cards in the set get better if you're the monarch.[17]
Hidden agenda is carried over from Conspiracy. Conspiracies with hidden agenda have you secretly name a card before the game begins. Any time you have priority during the game, you can turn the conspiracy face up and reveal the chosen name and what bonus the conspiracy provides.
Creatures with Monstrosity earlier appeared in the Theros block and Commander 2015.[18] Upon paying the activation cost, if the creature isn't "monstrous" already, a certain number of +1/+1 counters is put on the creature and it becomes "monstrous". Usually this is accompanied by a triggered ability when the creature becomes "monstrous".
There are four new named mechanics:[19]
- Double agenda, a keyword ability that works much like hidden agenda, but allows you to name two cards instead of one.
- Melee, a keyword ability that gives a creature +1/+1 whenever it attacks until end of turn for each opponent you attacked with a creature this combat.
- Goad, a keyword action that forces creatures to attack a player other than you if able.
- Council's dilemma, an ability word that allows you to vote, which is similar to will of the council. Every vote will add to the overall effect (not only the majority).
Card types
- The conspiracy card type is carried over from Conspiracy. Conspiracies are put into the command zone before the game begins. Unlike the earlier conspiracies, some conspiracies from CN2 are colored.[20]
- Kaya is a new planeswalker type.
Card borders
Conspiracies and draft ability cards have a special circular pattern at their border.
Cycles
Conspiracy: Take the Crown has several cycles:
- Common colored hidden agendas: Adriana's Valor (), Hired Heist (), Assemble the Rank and Vile (), Incendiary Dissent (), Natural Unity ()
- Common Draft Matters cycle: With three creatures: Custodi Peacekeeper (), Illusionary Informant (), and Natural Unity (); and two instants Regicide () and Garbage Fire ()
- Uncommon Draft Matters Creatures: Noble Banneret (), Spire Phantasm (), Smuggler Captain (), Pyretic Hunter (), Animus of Predation ()
- Rare Draft Matters Creatures: Paliano Vanguard (), Arcane Savant (), Archdemon of Paliano (), Volatile Chimera (), Caller of the Untamed ()
- Rare monarchy creatures: These rare creatures make their controller the monarch upon entering the battlefield and either provde a bonus if the player is the monarch or help their controller retain their status as monarch: Protector of the Crown (), Keeper of Keys (), Custodi Lich (), Skyline Despot (), Regal Behemoth ()
Changes in rarity
Common to Uncommon
Uncommon to Rare
Uncommon to Mythic
Rare to Uncommon
Rare to Mythic
Mythic to Rare
Notable cards
- Show and Tell, with the recent reprints of Sneak Attack, fetch lands, and Force of Will, the reprint of this card helps to increase the ability for people to build the Legacy Deck "Sneak Show".
- Burning Wish
- Berserk
- Recruiter of the Guard is noteworthy for being a powerful creature tutor very similar to Imperial Recruiter from Portal Three Kingdoms.
- Kaya, Ghost Assassin, the first planeswalker to not have an ability that adds loyalty counters but is still able to reset her counters by blinking herself
References
- ↑ Product info
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- ↑ Wizards of the Coast. (February 22, 2016.) Announcing CONSPIRACY: REIGN OF BRAGO. Return to Paliano in this multiplayer draft set! Official Magic: the Gathering twitter account.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast. (February 23, 2016.) BREAKING NEWS: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Brago will not be making an appearance in our new Conspiracy set. Official Magic: the Gathering twitter account.
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- ↑ Wizards of the Coast. (February 24, 2016.) Paliano is in chaos after Brago's death. Announcing CONSPIRACY: THE EMPTY THRONE Official Magic: the Gathering twitter account.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast. (February 25, 2016.) Powers within Paliano have set their sights on the vacant Paliano throne. More updates to follow tomorrow. Official Magic: the Gathering twitter account.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast. (February 26, 2016.) This time we’re 100% serious. Announcing CONSPIRACY: TAKE THE CROWN. Official Magic: the Gathering twitter account.
- ↑ News on the Net. (July 14, 2016.) "Someone Just Solved The Eternal Masters Conspiracy 2 Token Mystery (And That’s A Lot Of Tokens)", manaleak.com
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