Mechanics
Planeswalkers
Alpha and Beta
Phyrexians
Silver Linings
200
An evergreen mechanic that gives creatures the ability to block creatures with flying.

Reach

200

The name for the group of Planeswalkers including Ajani, Jace, Liliana, Chandra, and Garruk.

The Lorwyn Five
200

Dan Frazier is the artist of this iconic artifact cycle.

The Moxen

200

This sacrifice outlet produces mana for the Phyrexian horde

Phyrexian Altar

200

This silver bordered sub-type requires you to crank them in three turn intervals.

Contraptions

400

Five Sorceries from Kamigawa are the only cards to have this named mechanic.

Epic

400

This card heralded the coming of the Planeswalker card type in its rule text.

Tarmogoyf

400

When playing for Ante, this card is sometimes considered the most powerful in the game of Magic.

Contract from Below

400

Often called one of Magic’s biggest design mistakes, Phyrexian Mana has led to the banning of these cards.

Gitaxian Probe, Birthing Pod, Mental Misstep

400

This card was made with art made by Magic: The Gathering Head designer Mark Rosewater.

Look at me, I’m the DCI
600

The scale with which Mechanics likelihood of being reprinted to a future standard-legal set.

Storm Scale
600

At seventeen different cards this Planeswalker is featured on the most card. 

Chandra Nalaar

600
Missing from the Alpha Printing, these two cards were printed for the first time in the Beta version of Magic.

Volcanic Island and Circle of Protection:Black


600

The creature class for the leaders of New Phyrexia

Praetor

600

This two card combo was the inspiration for the meld mechanic from Eldritch Moon.

B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster)

800

Most mechanics are joked to be variations on these two mechanics.

Kicker and Split Cards

800

The event in the multiverse that weakened Planeswalkers from god-like beings to the strength they are currently. 

The Great Mending

The Mending

800

Due to its combo potential with land destruction effects like Armageddon and Balance, this innocuous card was placed on the original restricted list.

Dingus Egg

800

This cycle of creatures create golem tokens and were errata’d to have the Phyrexian creature type.

Splicer Cycle

800

A creature from Unhinged which required you to say its flavor text and trigger every card with “Gotcha!”.

Carnivorous Death-Parrot

1000

A card with the ability "Aura Swap"

Arcanum Wings

1000
With the printing of this card this Planeswalker was able to claim identity with only 4 of Magic’s colors not all 5.

Sarkhan Unbroken

1000
If printed today, these two cards from Alpha would have the same templating as they did in their initial printings.
Time walk and Stream of Life
1000

To create ambiguity to the victor of the war Wizards of the Coast used this as a potential name for the third set of the Scars of Mirrodin block along side New Phyrexia.

Mirrodin Pure

1000

These incredibly rare cards are given out as gifts Wizards of the Coast employees as tokens of appreciation. 

Heroes of the Realm cards

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