Editing Kaldheim

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{{Infobox set
  |image = Kaldheim logo.png
  |image_bgcolor = black
  |symbol_description = Double-headed axe
  |design =[[Ethan Fleischer]] (lead)<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/629536623483322369/mark-who-were-the-lead-designers-of-kaldheim|title=Who were the lead designers of Kaldheim, Strixhaven and Forgotten Realms|September 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/kaldheim|title=Kaldheim Credits|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|publisher=[[Magicthegathering.com]]}}</ref><br>[[Mark Globus]]<br>[[Jenna Helland]]<br>[[Noah Millrod]]<br>[[Dave Humpherys]]<br>[[Ari Nieh]]<br>[[Mark Rosewater]]<br>[[Yoni Skolnik]]
  |development = Dave Humphries (lead)<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/kaldheim-limited-preview-2021-01-14|''Kaldheim'' Limited Preview|[[Melissa DeTora]]|January 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/leading-kaldheim-set-design-2021-01-19|Leading ''Kaldheim'' Set Design|[[Dave Humpherys]]|January 19, 2021}}</ref><br>[[Corey Bowen]]<br>[[Melissa DeTora]]<br>[[Mark Gottlieb]]<br>[[Bryan Hawley]]<br>[[Michael Majors]]<br>[[Donald Smith]]<br>Jenna Helland<br>Yoni Skolnik
  |art = [[Cynthia Sheppard]]
  |release = February 5, 2021
  |mechanics = [[Modal double-faced card]]s, [[Tribal (theme)|tribal]], [[Saga]]s, [[snow]]
  |keywords = [[Boast]], [[changeling]], [[foretell]]
  |size = 285 + 120
  |code_expansion = KHM
  |code_expansion_ref = {{WebRef|url=https://www.magic.gg/standings|title=Standings 2020-21|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|publisher=[[Magic.gg]]}}
  |plane=[[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]]
  |code_expansion_explain = 
  |code_development = Equestrian
  |standard0 = Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms{{!}}Forgotten Realms
  |standard1 = Zendikar Rising
  |standard2 = Kaldheim
  |standard3 = Strixhaven: School of Mages
  |previous = Commander Collection: Green
  |next = {{noslash|Kaldheim/Commander decks}}
}}
{{For|the plane|Kaldheim (plane)}}
'''''Kaldheim''''' is the 86th ''[[Magic: the Gathering|Magic]]'' expansion. It is set on the plane of [[Kaldheim (plane)|the same name]]. It was released on February 5, 2021.<ref name="Dates">{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/kaldheim-all-dates-scheduling-info-you-need|title=Kaldheim: All the Dates & Scheduling Info You Need|author=[[WPN]]|date=October 29, 2020|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/welcome-face-melting-world-kaldheim-2020-12-14|Welcome to the Face-Melting World of Kaldheim|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|December 14, 2020}}</ref> 

==Set details==
{{cquote|Raise Your Axe}}
[[File:KHM_Viking_showcase - Magda_Brazen_Outlaw.png|thumb|right|200px|Viking showcase treatment.]]
This set is a [[top-down]] [[Wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]]-[[Wikipedia:Norse mythology in popular culture|inspired]] set; ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic's]]'' take on what a world inspired by [[Wikipedia:Vikings|Vikings]] might look like.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/zendikar-debut-and-announcement-day-recap-2020-09-01|Zendikar Debut and Announcement Day Recap|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|September 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/628704605890576385/is-kaldheim-a-top-down-norse-mythology-inspired|title=Is Kaldheim a top-down Norse Mythology inspired plane?|September 8, 2020}}</ref> This set contains 285 regular cards {{curmb|121|80|64|20|10}} and includes randomly inserted [[premium]] versions of all cards.<ref name="Release Notes">{{DailyRef|feature/kaldheim-release-notes-2021-01-22|''Kaldheim'' Release Notes|[[Matt Tabak]]|January 22, 2021}}</ref> The number of regular cards include [[snow]] [[basic land]]s (#276-285). Each type has two different pieces of art. 
Alternate card frames have another card number than the original version. [[Borderless]] planeswalkers are numbered #286-289, borderless [[pathway]]s are #290-293, borderless Foretell mythics are #294-298, Viking [[showcase card]]s are numbered #299-332, the showcase [[Vorinclex]] with [[Phyrexian (language)|Phyrexian text]] is #333 and [[extended artwork]] cards are numbered #334-373. Unique cards in Set- and Theme Boosters are numbered #374–393 {{curmb||15|5||}}.<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/set-and-theme-booster-additional-cards-kaldheim-2020-12-16|Set and Theme Booster Additions|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|December 16, 2020}}</ref> The basic land cards from the [[Bundle]] are numbered #394-398. The [[Buy-a-Box]] card is #399 and the [[Bundle promo]] is #400. The FNM-treatment cards from the [[Universal promo pack]] are numbered #401-405. The "Concept Praetor" art of Vorinclex, released with ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'', is #406.<ref>{{DailyRef|announcements/a-first-look-at-phyrexia-all-will-be-one|A First Look at ''Phyrexia: All Will Be One''|[[Clayton Kroh]] and [[Adam Styborski]]|December 13, 2022}}</ref>

The [[Showcase card]]s are all [[Legendary]] Vikings. Their [[card frame]] features geometric patterns reminiscent of chiseled stone [[Wikipedia:Viking art|Viking art]] with "[[Wikipedia:Viking metal|metal]]" artwork.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/collecting-kaldheim-2020-12-17|Collecting ''Kaldheim''|[[Mike Turian]]|December 17, 2020}}</ref> 

===Storyline===
[[File:KHM Bundle.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bundle]] featuring [[Kaya]] [[key art]]]]
The [[planeswalker]] [[Kaya]] visits a world of prophecy and legend, mortals and [[monster]]s.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/jsgw64/bored_so_enhancing_bad_photos_of_rubbish_seems/|title=Bored so enhancing bad photos of rubbish seems fine.. oh and, Bearded Axe|author=Procoretech|date=November 12, 2020|publisher=Reddit}}</ref> A world of many realms, epic [[saga]]s, bound by one truth. [[Viking]] or [[Valkyrie]], [[Elf]] or [[Dwarf]], all belong to the [[World Tree]], all are supplicant to the [[god]]s. Gods who travel between [[Ten Realms|the realms]] to do their bidding for peace, for bloodshed, or for their own amusement. But what if there was a way to harness this power? [[Sword of the Realms|A weapon with the ability to protect all]]. A weapon of pure strength. Forged for a god. Or... in more [[Tibalt|creative hands]], a weapon of unimaginable chaos.

The [[World Tree]] is the origin of all life on [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]], and you can see the branches in the sky in all ten realms. However, they look different in each realm. The [[Ten Realms]] are constantly shifting and moving around the World Tree and can even collide. Such an epic event is called a "[[doomskar]]" and causes earthquakes, destabilization, and total chaos.<ref name="Norsing 1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/norsing-around-part-1-2021-01-11|Norsing Around, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 11, 2021}}</ref> 

The cards that represent the [[Story Spotlight]]s in ''Kaldheim'' are:
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* <c>Battle for Bretagard</c>
* <c>Dogged Pursuit</c>
* <c>Doomskar</c>
* <c>Fall of the Impostor</c>
* <c>Forging the Tyrite Sword</c>
* <c>Invasion of the Giants</c>
* <c>Kaya's Onslaught</c>
* <c>King Harald's Revenge</c>
* <c>Open the Omenpaths</c>
* <c>Rise of the Dread Marn</c>
* <c>Starnheim Unleashed</c>
* <c>Struggle for Skemfar</c>
* <c>The Trickster-God's Heist</c>
* {{card|The World Tree||KHM}}
}}

====''Magic'' Story====
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! Title !! Author !! Release Date !! Setting !! Featuring
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| {{ArticleArchive|/magic-story/episode-1-travelers-2021-01-07|Episode 1: Travelers}} || [[Roy Graham]] with contributions by [[Jenna Helland]] || 2021-01-07 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Kaya]], [[Inga]], [[Alrund]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|/magic-story/know-which-way-wind-blowing-2021-01-08|Know Which Way the Wind is Blowing}} || [[Setsu Uzumé]]|| 2021-01-08 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Niko Aris]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|/magic-story/episode-2-awaken-trolls-2021-01-13|Episode 2: Awaken the Trolls}} || [[Roy Graham]], [[Jenna Helland]]|| 2021-01-13 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Kaya]], [[Tibalt]], [[Tyvar Kell]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/aim-through-target-2021-01-15|Aim Through the Target}} || [[Setsu Uzumé]]|| 2021-01-15 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Niko Aris]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-3-saga-tibalt-2021-01-20|Episode 3: The Saga of Tibalt}}|| [[Roy Graham]] || 2021-01-20 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Tibalt]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/brokenbrow-2021-01-22|Brokenbrow}}|| [[Roy Graham]] || 2021-01-22 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Arni]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-4-demons-realm-2021-01-27|Episode 4: Into the Demons' Realm}} || [[Roy Graham]] || 2021-01-27 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Kaya]], [[Tibalt]], [[Tyvar Kell]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/direction-purpose-honor-glory-2021-01-29|Direction. Purpose. Honor. Glory.}} || [[Miguel Lopez]] || 2021-01-29 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Ranar]], [[Egon]], [[Firja]]
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-5-battle-kaldheim-2021-02-03|Episode 5: The Battle for Kaldheim}} || [[Roy Graham]] with contributions by [[Jenna Helland]] || 2021-02-03 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || Kaya, [[Inga Rune-Eyes|Inga]], [[Vorinclex]], [[Niko Aris]], [[Tibalt]], [[Tyvar Kell]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/saga-lathril-2021-02-05|The Saga of Lathril}} || [[Elsa Sjunneson]] || 2021-02-05 || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Lathril]],  Lukya, Kit, [[Sarulf]]
|}

===Marketing===
[[File:KHM Collector Booster.jpg|thumb|right|''Kaldheim'' [[Collector Booster]] with "metal" logo]]
[[File:KHM Set Boosters.jpg|thumb|right|''Kaldheim'' [[Set Booster]]s packaging]]
[[File:KHM Bundle Dice.png|thumb|right|''Kaldheim'' [[Bundle]] [[Spindown life counter]]]]
''Kaldheim'' is sold in regular 16-card [[Draft Booster]]s (one card being a [[marketing card]]), [[Theme Booster]]s, [[Collector Booster]]s, [[Set Booster]]s, the ''Kaldheim'' [[Bundle]], and two [[Commander (format)|Commander]] decks.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/first-kaldheim-previews-buy-box-packaging-product-mix-more|title=First Kaldheim Previews: Buy-a-Box, Packaging, Product Mix & More|author=[[WPN]]|date=December 17, 2020|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/kaldheim-product-overview-2021-01-07|''Kaldheim'' Product Overview|Ari Zirulnik|January 7, 2021}}</ref> For ''Kaldheim'', the production of [[Welcome Booster]]s was put on hold for North America and Europe.<ref name="Dates"/> The Draft Boosters feature artwork from [[Niko]], [[Kaya]], [[Tibalt]] and [[Tyvar]]. The Theme Boosters feature art from <c>Fynn, The Fangbearer</c> ([[Viking]]s), <c>Starnheim Aspirant</c> {{nowrap|({{W}})}}, <c>Littjara Kinseekers</c> {{nowrap|({{U}})}}, <c>Thornmantle Striker</c> {{nowrap|({{B}})}}, <c>Surtland Flinger</c> {{nowrap|({{R}})}}, and <c>Canopy Tactician</c> {{nowrap|({{G}})}}. The Collector Boosters feature art of {{card|Toralf's Hammer||KHM|#=313}}. The Set Boosters feature unique art.

The marketing had a "[[Wikipedia:Viking metal|Viking metal]]" theme, with cards spoiled by [[Wikipedia:Heavy metal music|Heavy metal bands]], and the [[Collector Booster]] sporting a metal inspired logo.

With the release of ''Kaldheim'', 48 cards were rotated into [[The List]], many of which were thematically or mechanically linked to the set.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/updating-list-kaldheim-2020-12-16|Updating The List for Kaldheim|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|December 16, 2020}}</ref>

====Events====
* [[Magic Online]] and [[MTG Arena]] release: January 28, 2021
* [[Tabletop]] [[Prerelease]]: January 29–February 4<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/kaldheim-prerelease-primer-2021-01-26|''Kaldheim'' Prerelease Trailer|[[Gavin Verhey]]|January 26, 2021}}</ref> 
* [[Launch party]]: February 6–February 7
* [[Friday Night Magic]]: February 5–April 9
* Commander Nights (a weekly [[Commander (format)|Commander]] [[league]] with rotating rules and achievement-based prizes): February 8–April 15

====Promotional cards====
*[[Prerelease card|Prerelease]]: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare of ''Kaldheim''.
*Other events: cards from the ''Kaldheim'' [[universal promo pack]].
**The seasonal dark-frame promos are: {{card|Usher of the Fallen||KHM|#=401}}, {{card|Strategic Planning||KHM|#=402}}, {{card|Poison the Cup||KHM|#=403}}, {{card|Frost Bite||KHM|#=404}}, and {{card|Masked Vandal||KHM|#=405}}.
*[[Buy-a-Box]]: [[foil]] [[alternate art]] {{card|Realmwalker||KHM|#=399}}
*[[Bundle promo]]: foil alternate art {{card|Reflections of Littjara||KHM|#=400}}
* [[Bring-a-Friend]]: {{card|Reliquary Tower||PLG20}} <ref name="Dates"/>

====Tokens, emblems and markers==== 
The sixteenth card in the boosters is a [[token]] creature card, an [[emblem]] or a [[marker]], with advertisements on the back side. It can also be a [[substitute card|helper card]] with a standard card back. There are a total of 23 tokens and emblems:<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/tokens-kaldheim-2021-01-20|The Tokens of ''Kaldheim''|[[Kendall Pepple]]|January 20, 2021}}</ref> 
#{{C}} [[Shard (subtype)|Shard]], for <c>Niko Aris</c>.
#{{W}} 4/4 [[Angel]] [[Warrior]] creature with flying and vigilance, for <c>Great Hall of Starnheim</c>, <c>Firja's Retribution</c>, <c>Starnheim Unleashed</c>, and <c>Valkyrie's Sword</c>.
#{{W}} 1/1 [[Human]] Warrior creature, for <c>Battle for Bretagard</c>, <c>Beskir Shieldmate</c>, <c>Maja, Bretagard Protector</c>, and <c>Usher of the Fallen</c>.
#{{W}} 1/1 [[Spirit]] creature with flying, for <c>Clarion Spirit</c>, <c>Kaya the Inexorable</c>, and <c>Valor of the Worthy</c>.
#{{U}} 1/1 [[Bird]] creature with flying, for <c>Alrund's Epiphany</c>, <c>Ravenform</c> and <c>The Raven's Warning</c>.
#{{U}} 4/4 [[Giant]] [[Wizard]] creature, for <c>Giant's Amulet</c>.
#{{U}} {{card|Koma's Coil}}, a 3/3 [[Serpent]] creature, for <c>Koma, Cosmos Serpent</c>.
#{{U}} 2/2 [[Shapeshifter]] creature with [[changeling]], for <c>Maskwood Nexus</c> and <c>The Bears of Littjara</c>.
#{{B}} 2/2 [[Zombie]] [[Berserker]] creature, for <c>Deathknell Berserker</c>, <c>Draugr's Helm</c>, and <c>Rise of the Dread Marn</c>.
#{{R}} 2/3 [[Demon]] Berserker creature with [[menace]], for <c>The Bloodsky Massacre</c>.
#{{R}} 5/5 [[Dragon]] creature with flying, for <c>Dragonkin Berserker</c>.
#{{R}} 2/1 [[Dwarf]] Berserker creature, for <c>Dwarven Hammer</c>, <c>Dwarven Reinforcements</c>, <c>Fearless Liberator</c>, <c>Reckless Crew</c> and <c>Warchanter Skald</c>.
#{{G}} 2/2 [[Bear]] creature, for <c>Path to the World Tree</c>.
#{{G}} 2/2 [[Cat]] creature, for <c>Esika's Chariot</c>.
#{{G}} 1/1 [[Elf]] Warrior creature, for <c>Battle for Bretagard</c>, <c>Elderleaf Mentor</c>, <c>Elven Ambush</c>, <c>Elven Bow</c>, <c>Elvish Warmaster</c>, <c>Return Upon the Tide</c>, <c>Skemfar Elderhall</c>, and <c>Tyvar Kell</c>.
#{{G}} 4/4 [[Troll]] Warrior creature with [[trample]], for <c>Gnottvold Slumbermound</c>, <c>Old-Growth Troll</c>, and <c>Waking the Trolls</c>.
#{{C}} {{card|Icy Manalith}}, a [[snow]] [[artifact]] with "{{T}}: Add one mana of any color.", for <c>Svella, Ice Shaper</c>.
#{{C}} {{card|Replicated Ring}}, a [[snow]] [[artifact]] with "{{T}}: Add one mana of any color.", for <c>Replicating Ring</c>.
#{{C}} [[Treasure]], for <c>Forging the Tyrite Sword</c>, <c>Goldspan Dragon</c>, <c>Magda, Brazen Outlaw</c>, <c>Seize the Spoils</c>, <c>Smashing Success</c>, and <c>Vault Robber</c>.
#{{Emblem|Kaya the Inexorable}}.
#{{Emblem|Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor}}.
#{{Emblem|Tyvar Kell}}.
#[[Foretell]] marker.

==Themes and mechanics==
[[File:Foretell helper card.jpg|right|thumb|Foretell helper card]]
''Kaldheim'' has a '''[[Tribal (theme)|tribal]]''' theme. Each [[Ten Realms|Realm]] is associated with two colors of magic and one creature type,<ref name="Norsing 1"/> with a particular strategy associated: 

*{{W}}{{U}}: [[Spirit]]s, [[foretell]] control 
*{{U}}{{B}}: [[Zombie]]s, [[snow]] midrange
*{{B}}{{R}}: [[Demon]]s and [[Berserker|Berserkers]], [[boast]] aggro
*{{R}}{{G}}: [[Troll]]s, [[ramp]]
*{{G}}{{W}}: [[Human]]s, [[token]]s
*{{W}}{{B}}: [[Angel]]s, "pseudo-[[surge]]"
*{{U}}{{R}}: [[Giant]]s, "spells matter" and Giant [[Tribal (theme)|tribal]]
*{{B}}{{G}}: [[Elves]], self-[[mill]] and Elf tribal
*{{R}}{{W}}: [[Dwarves]], [[Vehicles]] and [[Equipment]]
*{{G}}{{U}}: [[Shapeshifter]]s, [[changeling]] / "choose a creature type" tribal

In lieu of the abandoned [[block]] model, [[R&D]] has found a new way to tie together the three non-core premier sets in a single ''Magic'' "year" (aka the fall, winter, and spring sets—using northern hemisphere seasons): they share a common mechanic. For ''[[Zendikar Rising]]'', ''Kaldheim'' and ''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages]]'' that is '''[[modal double-faced card]]s'''.<ref name="Challenge 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/zendikar-rising-challenge-part-2-2020-09-07|''Zendikar Rising'' to the Challenge, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://mashable.com/article/magic-the-gathering-zendikar-rising-reveal-shatterskull|title=New 'Magic: The Gathering' ''Zendikar Rising'' card makes rocks fall, everyone dies|author=Amanda Yeo|date=September 4, 2020|publisher=Mashable.com}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/628355870144741376/so-theres-an-article-around-on-mashable-that|title= Just want to confirm that this is accurate information?|September 4, 2020}}</ref> Modal double-faced cards have two faces, one on each side. When you play a modal double-faced card, you choose the face you're playing. The nonland MDFC's of ''Kaldheim'' all feature a legendary [[God]] creature on one side and a legendary permanent on the other.

A returning mechanic is '''[[changeling]]''', which is used to make a cohesive set (like it was used in ''[[Lorwyn]]'' and ''[[Modern Horizons]]'' previously). Changeling is a characteristic-defining ability that grants the object it’s on every creature type. The mechanic is again tied to [[shapeshifter]]s.

A new mechanic is '''[[foretell]]'''. During your turn, you may pay {{2}} and [[exile]] a card with foretell from your hand [[face down]]. You may [[cast]] it on a later [[turn]] for its foretell cost.<ref name="KHM mechanics">{{DailyRef|feature/kaldheim-mechanics-2021-01-07|''Kaldheim'' Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|December 7, 2020}}</ref> Each card with foretell has a raven [[watermark]], alluding to [[Alrund|Hakka]].

Another new mechanic is '''[[boast]]'''. Boast adds a [[drawback]] to an [[activated ability]] which is referred as the '''boast ability'''. The drawback is as follows: a player can only activate the boast ability after the creature with the ability [[attack]]s and at most once each turn.

'''[[Poison|Poison counters]]''' appear for the first time since the [[Scars of Mirrodin block]] as a one-off, on <c>Fynn, the Fangbearer</c>. Similarly, '''[[keyword counter]]s''' reappear since their introduction in ''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'', specifically flying counters (<c>Ascendant Spirit</c>, <c>Ascent of the Worthy</c>) and indestructible counters (<c>Tyrite Sanctum</c>).

An unnamed mechanic, dubbed "'''[[Cremate]]'''", uses [[creature]] [[card]]s in the [[graveyard]] as a [[resource]]. Another theme is that several cards have triggered abilities that trigger whenever you cast your second spell in a turn.<ref name="Release Notes"/>

===Card types===
''Kaldheim'' sees the second return of the '''[[Saga]]''' [[enchantment]] [[subtype]], after appearances in ''[[Dominaria]]'' and ''[[Theros Beyond Death]]''. They are [[multicolored]] for the first time.<ref name="Kaldheim Fest">{{YouTubeRef|kPuibfU7Xjc|Kaldheim Fest|channel=Magic: The Gathering|December 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Norsing 1"/> 

The [[supertype]] '''[[Snow]]''' also returns, and this time on non-permanents.<ref name="Kaldheim Fest"/> Snow doesn't really do anything by itself, but it can be referred to by other cards in various ways. Snow cards now have their own recognizable snow [[Card frame|frame]]. Each Draft Booster will include a Snow basic land slot and has a chance to be foil. There is a chance for one of the [[dual snow land]]s to take the Snow land slot.

The set introduces the '''[[Rune]]''' and '''[[Shard (subtype)|Shard]]'''<ref name="Kaldheim Fest"/> enchantment types.

Additionally, the set introduces the '''[[Niko]]''' and '''[[Tyvar]]''' [[planeswalker type]]s, and the '''[[Phyrexian]]''' [[creature type]] on a surprise appearance of [[Vorinclex]].<ref name="Kaldheim Fest"/> 

'''[[Coward]]''' finally appears as a Creature type on the card, <c>Craven Hulk</c>.

[[Wikipedia:Viking|Viking]] was considered as a creature type, but [[R&D]] decided against it.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/638081307473248256/was-viking-too-real-world-to-be-a-creature-type|title=Was viking too real world to be a creature type?|December 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/638160785001086976/hey-mark-just-a-little-confused-by-one-of-your|title=But.... it is a job title.|December 21, 2020}}</ref> Instead, Viking-esque creatures have the creature type [[Warrior]] or [[Berserker]]. Supporting [[party]] from the previous set, classes represented are either Berserker or one of the party, and appear more on usually classless races like Angels, Demons, Zombies and Trolls.

==Cycles==
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!Cycle name
!{{W}}
!{{U}}
!{{B}}
!{{R}}
!{{G}}
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|rowspan="2"|'''[[Foretell]] mythics'''
|{{card|Starnheim Unleashed||KHM}}
|{{card|Alrund's Epiphany||KHM}}
|{{card|Haunting Voyage||KHM}}
|{{card|Quakebringer||KHM}}
|{{card|Battle Mammoth||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five mythic rare monocolor spells with [[foretell]]. Each one has an alternate borderless treatment.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''"Snow scalers"'''
|{{card|Search for Glory||KHM}}
|{{card|Graven Lore||KHM}}
|{{card|Blood on the Snow||KHM}}
|{{card|Tundra Fumarole||KHM}}
|{{card|Blessing of Frost||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five [[rare]] [[snow]] [[instant]]s or [[sorceries]] that get better the more {{S}} you pay to cast them.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Clan leaders'''
|{{card|Sigrid, God-Favored||KHM}}
|{{card|Inga Rune-Eyes||KHM}}
|{{card|Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire||KHM}}
|{{card|Arni Brokenbrow||KHM}}
|{{card|Fynn, the Fangbearer||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five [[monocolored]] legends across rarities, each one a leader of one of the five clans of [[Bretagard]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Tribal equipment'''
|{{card|Valkyrie’s Sword||KHM}}
|{{card|Giant's Amulet||KHM}}
|{{card|Draugr’s Helm||KHM}}
|{{card|Dwarven Hammer||KHM}}
|{{card|Elven Bow||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five [[uncommon]] [[equipment]]s that, for an additional cost, create a creature token of a relevant type.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Runes'''
|{{card|Rune of Sustenance||KHM}}
|{{card|Rune of Flight||KHM}}
|{{card|Rune of Mortality||KHM}}
|{{card|Rune of Speed||KHM}}
|{{card|Rune of Might||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five uncommon [[rune]]s that give an evergreen ability to an enchanted [[creature]], or allows an enchanted [[equipment]] to grant the same ability.<ref name="Norsing 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/norsing-around-part-2-2021-01-18|Norsing Around, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 18, 2021}}</ref> They all cost {{1}}M, have the [[enters the battlefield]] effect "draw a card", and are illustrated by Yeong-Hao Han.
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Theme Booster exclusive rares'''
|{{Card|Valkyrie Harbinger|3=KHM}}
|{{Card|Surtland Elementalist|3=KHM}}
|{{Card|Cleaving Reaper|3=KHM}}
|{{Card|Surtland Flinger|3=KHM}}
|{{Card|Canopy Tactician}}
|-
| colspan="5" |Five rare creature cards that are exclusive in Theme Boosters.
|}

===Modal double-faced cycles===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
!Cycle name
!Side
!{{W}}
!{{U}}
!colspan=2|{{B}}
!{{R}}
!colspan=2|{{G}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''Mythic gods'''
|align="center"| {{dfc|front}}
|{{card|Halvar, God of Battle||KHM}}
|{{card|Alrund, God of the Cosmos||KHM}}
|colspan=2|{{card|Valki, God of Lies||KHM}}
|{{card|Toralf, God of Fury||KHM}}
|colspan=2|{{card|Esika, God of the Tree||KHM}}
|-
|align="center"| {{dfc|back}}
|{{card|Sword of the Realms||KHM}}
|{{card|Hakka, Whispering Raven||KHM}}
|colspan=2|{{card|Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{B/R}})}}
|{{card|Toralf's Hammer||KHM}}
|colspan=2|{{card|The Prismatic Bridge||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{M}})}}
|-
|colspan="8"|Five [[mythic rare]] [[MDFC]]s, the front of each being a [[monocolor]] [[God]] creature and the back a [[legendary]] [[permanent]] spell. These include two [[Equipment]]s, a [[creature]], a [[planeswalker]], and an [[enchantment]].
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Rare gods'''
|align="center"|{{dfc|front}}
|{{card|Reidane, God of the Worthy||KHM}}
|{{card|Cosima, God of the Voyage||KHM}}
|{{card|Egon, God of Death||KHM}}
|{{card|Tergrid, God of Fright||KHM}}
|{{card|Birgi, God of Storytelling||KHM}}
|{{card|Kolvori, God of Kinship||KHM}}
|{{card|Jorn, God of Winter||KHM}}
|-
|align="center"|{{dfc|back}}
|{{card|Valkmira, Protector's Shield||KHM}}
|{{card|The Omenkeel||KHM}}
|{{card|Throne of Death||KHM}}
|{{card|Tergrid's Lantern||KHM}}
|{{card|Harnfel, Horn of Bounty||KHM}}
|{{card|The Ringhart Crest||KHM}}
|{{card|Kaldring, the Rimestaff||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{U/B}})}}
|-
| colspan="8" |Seven [[rare]] [[Double-faced card|MDFCs]], the front of each being a [[Monocolored|monocolor]] [[God]] and the back a [[legendary]] [[artifact]] spell. Odd cycle due to there being 12 gods present on Kaldheim.
|}

===Double cycles===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
!Cycle name
!{{W/U}}
!{{U/B}}
!{{B/R}}
!{{R/G}}
!{{G/W}}
!{{W/B}}
!{{U/R}}
!{{B/G}}
!{{R/W}}
!{{G/U}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Rare Sagas'''
|{{card|The Raven's Warning||KHM}}
|{{card|King Narfi's Betrayal||KHM}}
|{{card|The Bloodsky Massacre||KHM}}
|{{card|Waking the Trolls||KHM}}
|{{card|Battle for Bretagard||KHM}}
|{{card|Firja's Retribution||KHM}}
|{{card|Battle of Frost and Fire||KHM}}
|{{card|Harald Unites the Elves||KHM}}
|{{card|Showdown of the Skalds||KHM}}
|{{card|The Bears of Littjara||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten [[rare]] dual-colored [[Saga]]s.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Uncommon Sagas'''
|{{card|Niko Defies Destiny||KHM}}
|{{card|The Trickster-God's Heist||KHM}}
|{{card|Kardur's Vicious Return||KHM}}
|{{card|Arni Slays the Troll||KHM}}
|{{card|Fall of the Impostor||KHM}}
|{{card|Ascent of the Worthy||KHM}}
|{{card|Invasion of the Giants||KHM}}
|{{card|Binding the Old Gods||KHM}}
|{{card|Forging the Tyrite Sword||KHM}}
|{{card|The Three Seasons||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten [[uncommon]] dual-colored Sagas.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Draft legends'''
|{{card|Vega, the Watcher||KHM}}
|{{card|Narfi, Betrayer King||KHM}}
|{{card|Kardur, Doomscourge||KHM}}
|{{card|Svella, Ice Shaper||KHM}}
|{{card|Maja, Bretagard Protector||KHM}}
|{{card|Firja, Judge of Valor||KHM}}
|{{card|Aegar, the Freezing Flame||KHM}}
|{{card|Harald, King of Skemfar||KHM}}
|{{card|Koll, the Forgemaster||KHM}}
|{{card|Moritte of the Frost||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten uncommon [[legendary]] [[creature]]s, each loosely supporting a draft archetype and hailing from the realm associated with their color pair.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Realm locales'''
|{{card|Gates of Istfell||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{W}})}}
|{{card|Port of Karfell||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{U}})}}
|{{card|Immersturm Skullcairn||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{B}})}}
|{{card|Gnottvold Slumbermound||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{R}})}}
|{{card|Bretagard Stronghold||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{G}})}}
|{{card|Great Hall of Starnheim||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{B}})}}
|{{card|Surtland Frostpyre||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{R}})}} 
|{{card|Skemfar Elderhall||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{G}})}}
|{{card|Axgard Armory||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{W}})}}
|{{card|Littjara Mirrorlake||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{U}})}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten [[uncommon]] [[tapland]]s that each tap for M and have a powerful onetime effect that costs XMNN. There is one for each of Kaldheim's ten realms. M is the realm's primary color, while N is the secondary color.<ref name="Norsing 1"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Snow duals'''
|{{card|Glacial Floodplain||KHM}}
|{{card|Ice Tunnel||KHM}}
|{{card|Sulfurous Mire||KHM}}
|{{card|Highland Forest||KHM}}
|{{card|Arctic Treeline||KHM}}
|{{card|Snowfield Sinkhole||KHM}}
|{{card|Volatile Fjord||KHM}}
|{{card|Woodland Chasm||KHM}}
|{{card|Alpine Meadow||KHM}}
|{{card|Rimewood Falls||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="10"|Ten [[common]] [[snow]] [[tapland]]s with [[basic land]] subtypes.<ref name="Storytime 1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/kaldheim-storytime-part-1-2021-01-25|''Kaldheim'' Storytime, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 25, 2021}}</ref>
|}

===Mega cycles===
{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
!Cycle name
!Side
!{{W/U}}
!{{U/B}}
!{{B/R}}
!{{R/G}}
!{{G/W}}
!{{W/B}}
!{{U/R}}
!{{B/G}}
!{{R/W}}
!{{G/U}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Pathway]]s'''
|align="center"| {{dfc|front}}
|{{card|Hengegate Pathway||KHM}}
|{{-}}
|{{card|Blightstep Pathway||KHM}}
|{{-}}
|{{-}}
|{{-}}
|{{-}}
|{{card|Darkbore Pathway||KHM}}
|{{-}}
|{{card|Barkchannel Pathway||KHM}}
|-
|align="center"| {{dfc|back}}
|{{card|Mistgate Pathway||KHM}}
|{{-}}
|{{card|Searstep Pathway||KHM}}
|{{-}}
|{{-}}
|{{-}}
|{{-}}
|{{card|Slitherbore Pathway||KHM}}
|{{-}}
|{{card|Tidechannel Pathway||KHM}}
|-
|colspan="11" |Four [[rare]] modal double-faced lands, each side of which enters untapped and taps for a single color of mana. The other six were featured in ''[[Zendikar Rising]]''.<ref name="Challenge 2"/><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/628976492124258304/just-to-confirm-the-other-4-mdfc-dual-lands-are|title=Will they still be "X Pathway // Y Pathway"?|September 11, 2020}}</ref>
|}

===Pairs===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2" width="30%"|Functional pair
!Description
|-
|{{card|Giant Ox||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{W}})}}
|{{card|Colossal Plow||KHM}} {{nowrap|({{C}})}}
|A creature with a crew value of 6 and a vehicle with crew 6, representing giant variations of entities that work in concert on farms in real life.
|}

==Reprinted cards==
*<c>Annul</c>, first printed in ''[[Urza's Saga]]'', last seen in ''[[Theros]]''.
*<c>Broken Wings</c>, first printed in ''[[Zendikar Rising]]''.
*<c>Disdainful Stroke</c>, first printed in ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'', last seen in ''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]''.
*<c>Invoke the Divine</c>, first printed in ''[[Dominaria]]'', last seen in ''[[Core Set 2019]]''.
*<c>Revitalize</c>, first printed in ''[[Core Set 2019]]'', last seen in ''[[Core Set 2021]]''.
*<c>Run Amok</c>, first printed in ''[[Dominaria]]'', last seen in ''[[Mystery Booster]]''.
*<c>Strategic Planning</c>, first printed in ''[[Portal Three Kingdoms]]'', last seen in ''[[Commander Legends]]''.
*<c>Village Rites</c>, first printed in ''[[Core Set 2021]]''.
*The [[snow]] [[basic land]]s (e.g. <c>Snow-Covered Plains</c>), first printed in ''[[Ice Age]]'', last seen in ''[[Modern Horizons]]''.

===Functional reprints===
*<c>Elderfang Disciple</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Burglar Rat</c>, except for creature types.
*<c>Grizzled Outrider</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Colossapede</c>, except for creature types.
*<c>Immersturm Raider</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Fissure Wizard</c>, except for creature types.
*<c>Ravenous Lindwurm</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Honey Mammoth</c>, except for creature types.
*<c>Story Seeker</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Bishop's Soldier</c> and <c>Mesa Unicorn</c>, except for creature types.

==Misprints==
* <c>Alrund, God of the Cosmos</c> was accidentally printed without the words "revealed this way."<ref>{{DailyRef|news/oracle-changes-2021-02-02|''Kaldheim'' Oracle Changes|[[Matt Tabak]]|February 2, 2021}}</ref>
* <c>Rampage of the Valkyries</c> was missing the word "creature" in its first ability.
* Both <c>Valkyrie Harbinger</c> and <c>Rampage of the Valkyries</c> create regular non-Warrior Angel tokens. This was described as an "oversight", but their functionality remains as printed.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/644938525562814464/i-just-noticed-that-four-cards-in-kaldheim-create|title=Four cards in Kaldheim create Angel Warrior tokens, but two cards create otherwise identical Angel tokens that aren't Warriors.|March 6, 2021}}</ref>

==Preconstructed decks==
{{main|Kaldheim/Commander decks}}
''Kaldheim'' features two [[Commander (format)|Commander]] decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line.

{{Decks|commander
  |type=brawl
  |page name=Kaldheim
  |Elven Empire|BG|Lathril, Blade of the Elves
  |Phantom Premonition|WU|Ranar the Ever-Watchful
}}

==Notable cards==
===Banned and restricted cards===
*<c>Tibalt's Trickery</c>, while intended as a high-risk high-reward counterspell for red, proved highly exploitable — players would counter their own spells in order to cheat expensive cards into play. Modern was the most vulnerable format for this exploit, thanks to [[cascade]] guaranteeing a hit, and thus a ban quickly ensued.<ref name="February 2021">{{DailyRef|news/february-15-2021-banned-and-restricted-announcement|February 15, 2021 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Ian Duke]]|February 15, 2021}}</ref> The impact on Historic was minimal at first, but with the introduction of cascade to Arena via ''[[Jumpstart: Historic Horizons]]'', Tibalt's Trickery decks came to dominate the Historic metagame. After several months, the card was banned from Historic.<ref name="BR2021013">{{DailyRef|news/october-13-2021-banned-and-restricted-announcement|October 13, 2021 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|October 13, 2021}}</ref> Months later, [[Explorer]] banned the card within weeks of the format's introduction;<ref name="BR20220511">{{DailyRef|magic-digital/may-11-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement|May 11, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|May 11, 2022}}</ref> it proved powerful enough that [[Timeless]] restricted the card from the very start of the format.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg-arena/introducing-timeless-a-new-mtg-arena-format|Introducing Timeless, a new MTG Arena format|[[Dave Finseth]]|December 4, 2023}}</ref>
*<c>Alrund's Epiphany</c> is similar to <c>Nexus of Fate</c> as an extra-turn spell that impacted [[Standard]]. It released to moderate success, due to the highly aggressive, tempo-based meta of the time that made a 6-7 mana spell a risky investment. This changed with the fall 2021 rotation knocking the tempo decks out of the meta, followed by the release of <c>Galvanic Iteration</c> in ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]''. The second half of 2021 saw a large share of blue/red control decks that sought to outlast the opponent long enough to cast and copy many Epiphanies, then kill them with the bird tokens. Despite similar decks comprising a majority of contenders at the [[2021 World Championship]], Wizards of the Coast declined to take action to diversify the metagame, stating that they would wait to see ''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]'''s impact on the meta.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/october-13-2021-banned-and-restricted-announcement|October 13, 2021 Banned and Restricted Announcement|Jay Parker & Donald Smith|October 13, 2021}}</ref> Unfortunately, ''Crimson Vow'' only made things worse, augmenting extra-turns decks with <c>Alchemist's Gambit</c> and <c>Hullbreaker Horror</c>. With the creation of [[Alchemy]], the card was nerfed in that format to <c>A-Alrund's Epiphany</c>, but the original card's tyranny over Standard remained until its ban on January 25, 2022.<ref name="January252022BannedAndRestricted">{{DailyRef|news/january-25-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement|January 25, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Ian Duke]] & Jay Parker|January 25, 2022}}</ref>
*<c>Faceless Haven</c> was well-received for the first half of ''Kaldheim'''s lifetime in Standard. In the Standard 2022 preview queue, it combined with <c>The Book of Exalted Deeds</c> to allow players to control a land that prevented them from losing, resulting in that card's temporary ban until rotation. As Alrund's Epiphany decks came to dominate the meta, monocolored aggro decks rose to oppose them, decks in which Faceless Haven proved problematic as a creature resistant to removal with a low opportunity cost. Faceless Haven was banned alongside Alrund's Epiphany in January 2022.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:KHM metal logo.jpg|"Metal" logo
File:KHM Helper cards.jpg|''[[Kaldheim]]'' [[helper card]]s forming a picture of <c>Barkchannel Pathway</c> in the background
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{YouTubeRef|2MI2XA-qgpk|Kaldheim Teaser – |channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=December 17, 2020}}
*{{YouTubeRef|D-0bhsZ6nLE|Kaldheim Cinematic Trailer – |channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=December 27, 2020}}
*{{DailyRef|making-magic/odds-ends-kaldheim-part-1-2021-02-08|Odds & Ends ''Kaldheim'', Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 8, 2021}} 
*{{DailyRef|making-magic/odds-ends-kaldheim-part-2-2021-02-15|Odds & Ends ''Kaldheim'', Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 15, 2021}} 

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