Odyssey block

The Odyssey block is the seventh block, comprising the large expansion Odyssey and the two small expansions Torment  and Judgment. The block came out in 2001–2002.

Development codes
On the development codenames for the Odyssey block, MTG.com columnist Mark Rosewater writes: The Odyssey block was the Magic Brand team's reaction to our hard-to-spell theme. They wanted simple-sounding names that were also easy to spell. In addition, they came up with the second big codename innovation: picking names that had a set order. Thus, the names began with "A" [for argon], "B" [for boron], and "C" [for carbon]—in alphabetical order. Why elements? I have no idea. But, hey, who says science never sees use later in life?

Themes and mechanics
The primary theme of Odyssey block was the graveyard, or "graveyard matters".

The block introduced keywords Flashback, Madness, and Threshold.

Mega cycle
Odyssey block has two mega cycles.

Tokens
Magic Player Rewards provided some cardboard tokens for the block. However, because Magic Online needs to represent all the tokens in the game, art needs to be created for even the most insignificant tokens. For those, Magic Online is the only place it appears.