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Most of the cards in Planar Chaos were inspired by cards from Magic's past.[1][2][3]

Allusions[ | ]

In general[ | ]

Card Inspired by Notes
Aeon Chronicler Maro Blue Maro with suspend that draws cards. The only Avatar in Planar Chaos.
Aether Membrane Whip Vine, Wall of Tears Red mix of Whip Vine and Wall of Tears. The only Wall in Planar Chaos.
Akroma, Angel of Fury Akroma, Angel of Wrath Red Akroma, Angel of Wrath with her abilities except flying and trample replaced with something else. The only creature in Planar Chaos with protection from blue or that can't be countered. The only rare creature in the set with morph.
Ana Battlemage Anavolver, Thornscape Battlemage Thornscape Battlemage under the influence of Anavolver instead.
Auramancer's Guise Rabid Wombat Rabid Wombat as a blue aura.
Battering Sliver Horned Sliver Red Horned Sliver.
Big Game Hunter Reprisal[4] Reprisal on a black stick. The only assassin in Planar Chaos
Blightspeaker Cackling Imp, Defiant Falcon Black Defiant Falcon that trades flying for Cackling Imp's activated ability.
Body Double Clone, Zombify Zombify as a blue Clone-like creature.
Braids, Conjurer Adept Braids, Cabal Minion Blue Braids, Cabal Minion that does the opposite of what the original did.
Boom//Bust Tremble, Armageddon A modified Tremble and a red Armageddon mixed into one.
Cautery Sliver Goblin Legionnaire Cautery Sliver turns slivers into Goblin Legionnaires.
Circle of Affliction Story Circle Black Story Circle that causes life drain rather than damage prevention.
Cradle to Grave Dark Banishing, Premature Burial A Premature Burial for the current turn rather than the last turn.
Crovax, Ascendant Hero Ascendant Evincar, Selenia, Dark Angel White Ascendant Evincar that can return himself similar to Selenia, Dark Angel.
Darkheart Sliver Dark Heart of the Wood Darkheart Sliver is Dark Heart of the Wood for Slivers.
Dash Hopes Counterspell, Molten Influence Black Counterspell with the black version of Molten Influence's condition.
Dawn Charm Holy Day, Death Ward, Gilded Light Holy Day, Death Ward, and a single instance of Gilded Light mixed into a charm.
Dead//Gone Shock, Unsummon A creature-focused Shock and red Unsummon mixed into one.
Deadly Grub Deadly Insect Deadly Grub creates Deadly Insect upon dying by vanishing.
Deadwood Treefolk Gravedigger A green Gravedigger that triggers its ability upon leaving as well. The only treefolk in Planar Chaos
Detritivore Terravore, Skyshroud War Beast Red Terravore with Skyshroud War Beast's condition and suspend that guarantees higher stats for Dertritivore. The only lhurgoyf in Planar Chaos
Dichotomancy Mimeofacture A Mimeofacture that affects each creature an opponent controls rather than just one. Because of that, it trades replicate for suspend.
Dismal Failure Dismiss A reversed Dismiss.
Dormant Sliver Jungle Barrier Dormant Sliver turns slivers into Jungle Barriers.
Dreamscape Artist Harrow A blue spellshaper that casts Harrow.
Dust Corona Web A red Web on reverse.
Enslave Control Magic A black Control Magic that damages its owner.
Erratic Mutation Erratic Explosion, Unstable Mutation Unstable Mutation's take on Erratic Explosion.
Evolution Charm Lay of the Land, Raise Dead, Flight Lay of the Land, Raise Dead, and Flight mixed into a single green charm.
Extirpate Eradicate Black spells that exile a permanent alongside every other card that shares its name from its owner's deck. Art and original design refer to Word of Command.[5]
Fatal Frenzy Berserk Red's version of Berserk.
Firefright Mage Shriek of Dread A red spellshaper that casts Shriek of Dread that's colorshifted to red.
Frenetic Sliver Frenetic Efreet Frenetic Sliver turns slivers into Frenetic Efreets that flicker instead of phasing out.
Fury Charm Shatter, Vitality Charm Shatter and the second option of Vitality Charm mixed into a red charm that has an ability which interacts with suspend.
Ghost Tactician Scare Tactics A white spellshaper that casts Scare Tactics.
Hammerheim Deadeye Wing Snare Hammerheim Deadeye casts Wing Snare upon entry.
Heroes Remembered Blessed Wind Spells connected with life that have the number 20 on them.
Hunting Wilds Skyshroud Claim A Skyshroud Claim that can untap and animate Forests in exchange for them entering the battlefield tapped.
Imp's Mischief Deflection, Withering Boon Black Deflection with Withering Boon's penalty.
Intet, the Dreamer Dromar, the Banisher[6] Legendary dragons with blue as their primary color.
Jedit Ojanen of Efrava Jedit Ojanen, Cat Warriors The only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature
Jodah's Avenger Urza's Avenger Blue's version of Urza's Avenger. The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Red in its text box. The first card to refer to Jodah.
Kavu Predator Kavu Titan Kavus with trample that can pump themselves. The only Kavu in Planar Chaos
Life and Limb Living Lands[7] Living Lands that do the opposite for Saprolings.
Magus of the Arena Arena Arena on legs.
Magus of the Bazaar Bazaar of Baghdad Bazaar of Baghdad on legs.
Magus of the Coffers Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers on legs.
Magus of the Library Library of Alexandria Library of Alexandria on legs.
Magus of the Tabernacle The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale on legs. It uses the more common "sacrifice" template rather than the Oracle text of Tabernacle's "destroy".
Mantle of Leadership Herd Gnarr Herd Gnarr as a white aura.
Midnight Charm Feast of Flesh, Hope Charm, Ivory Charm An unscaling Feast of Flesh, the first option of Hope Charm, and the second option of Ivory Charm mixed into a black charm.
Mire Boa River Boa A River Boa that hates black instead of blue. The only Snake in Planar Chaos
Mirri the Cursed Mirri, Cat Warrior Black Mirri, Cat Warrior with changed abilities and an additional ability. The only Vampire in Planar Chaos. Being a black vampire creature with flying, she is similar to Ascendant Evincar, whose place she took in the storyline (see Crovax, Ascendant Hero).
Muck Drubb Blood Pet Both art show similar creatures.[8]
Necrotic Sliver Vindicate Necrotic Sliver gives slivers Vindicate as an activated ability.
Needlepeak Spider Giant Spider A Giant Spider with reversed stats. The only Spider in Planar Chaos.
Numot, the Devastator Darigaaz, the Igniter Legendary dragons with red as their primary color.
Oros, the Avenger Treva, the Renewer Legendary dragons with white as their primary color.
Pallid Mycoderm The first white Fungus
Pongify Afterlife Creature destruction spells that replace target creature with a different creature. Depicts a Torchling-like barbarian as the spell's subject.[9]
Poultice Sliver Crypt Sliver White Crypt Sliver with bigger stats.
Pouncing Wurm Pouncing Kavu Green Pouncing Kavu that trades first strike with bigger stats and an extra +1/+1 counter upon being kicked.
Radha, Heir to Keld The only legendary creature in Planar Chaos to not be part of a cycle.
Rebuff the Wicked Avoid Fate, Shelter A stronger white Avoid Fate with a flavor similar to Shelter.
Reflex Sliver Heart Sliver Green Heart Sliver with bigger stats.
Retether Replenish Replenish that focuses only on auras.
Ridged Kusite Guided Strike A black spellshaper that casts Guided Strike minus the card-drawing ability. Name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original Weatherlight version of that card.[10]
Riftmarked Knight White Knight, Black Knight A White Knight with flanking that can create a Black Knight with flanking via its suspend ability. The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Black or flanking
Roiling Horror Serra Avatar A weaker black Serra Avatar with the ability to help itself. The only black card with Suspend in Planar Chaos
Saltblast Desert Twister A white Desert Twister that can't destroy white permanents.
Saltfield Recluse Sanctum Custodian.[11] A Sanctum Custodian that reduces power rather than preventing damage.
Serra's Boon Phyrexian Boon[12] Mirrors of each other
Shade of Trokair Hoar Shade A white Hoar Shade with suspend. The only Shade in Planar Chaos
Sophic Centaur Gerrard's Wisdom A green spellshaper that casts Gerrard's Wisdom. The only Centaur in Planar Chaos.
Spellshift Polymorph Whereas Polymorph affects creatures, Spellshift affects instant and sorcery spells.
Spitting Sliver Talon Sliver A bigger black Talon Sliver.
Stingscourger Man-o'-War.[13] A Man-o'-War is fastened to the end of the Stingscourger's stick, thus explaining Stingscourger being a red Man-o'-War.
Synchronous Sliver The only member of the common Sliver cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to have an ability not to appear on a Sliver from a past expansion.
Temporal Extortion Time Walk Black's version of Time Walk.
Teneb, the Harvester Crosis, the Purger Legendary dragons with black as their primary color.
Timbermare Thundermare A cheaper green Thundermare with echo. Timbermare was made as a tribute to the wife of longtime Magic writer Jamie Wakefield who had sadly passed away from cancer. Jamie always referred to her as his “lovely Mare”.[14][15]
Torchling Morphling Red's version of Morphling.
Treacherous Urge Threaten Black's version of Threaten that takes creatures right from the hand.
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Blanket of Night Blanket of Night, but as a legendary land. The only colorless card and only land in Planar Chaos
Utopia Vow Pacifism, Utopia Tree A green Pacifism that turns enchanted creature into a Utopia Tree.
Venarian Glimmer Distress, Venarian Gold A blue Distress with an X mana cost, much like Venarian Gold.
Voidstone Gargoyle Meddling Mage, Pithing Needle Voidstone Gargoyle has both Meddling Mage and Pithing Needle's abilities.
Vorosh, the Hunter Rith, the Awakener Legendary dragons with green as their primary color.

On planeshifted cards[ | ]

Card Inspired by Notes
Blood Knight Black Knight, White Knight. Mirrors. Blood Knight was the placeholder name for the Scourge set's Silver Knight.
Calciderm Blastoderm The only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see cycles section on the set page)(with Vanishing 4 rather than Fading 3, usually producing about the same lifespan).
Damnation Wrath of God Art, artist, and mechanics.
Essence Warden Soul Warden Art.
Fa'adiyah Seer Sindbad Its name, Fa'adiyah, refers to the forest on the plane of Rabiah.
Hedge Troll Sedge Troll Mirrors.
Keen Sense Curiosity Keen Sense represents a moment in the Exodus storyline that could only have occurred had things transpired between Mirri, Crovax, and the dark angel Selenia very differently.[16]
Ovinize Humble, Ovinomancer The sheep art also refers to Ovinomancer, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep.
Piracy Charm Funeral Charm The only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see Cycles section on set's page).
Porphyry Nodes Drop of Honey. Porphyry Nodes is a near-anagram of "Drop of Honey." This hearkens back to a time when Magic names used near-anagrams more often. For example, "Onulet" is a near-anagram of "Soul Net," so named because of its life-gain ability.
Primal Plasma Plasma Elemental, Primal Clay Mechanics and Art. The only card timeshifted from an artifact.
Prodigal Pyromancer Prodigal Sorcerer Ability and flavor text.
Riptide Pilferer Headhunter Riptide Pilferer depicts a merfolk spy lurking under the docks of the Riptide Project, the wizards' laboratory off the coast of Otaria where cephalid and human mages traded secrets and replicated slivers.
Seal of Primordium Seal of Cleansing, Gauntlet of Power Mechanics, artist, flavor text; Art[17]
Shivan Wumpus Argothian Wurm Mechanics.
Vampiric Link Spirit Link Art, artist, and mechanics.

References[ | ]

  1. Matt Cavotta (February 22, 2007). "Time Spiral Magic Museum - Planar Chaos Exhibit". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Mark Rosewater (January 22, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part I". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Mark Rosewater (February 05, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part II". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Wizards of the Coast (February 22, 2007). "Reprisal Rebel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Wizards of the Coast (February 20, 2007). "Extirpate Sketches". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Aaron Forsythe (January 19, 2007). "The Rebirth of Cool". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. Wizards of the Coast (April 03, 2007). "Limb Art Gets New Life". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. Wizards of the Coast (February 01, 2007). "Art of the Alternate Past". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. Wizards of the Coast (April 10, 2007). "Pongified Barbarian". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. Wizards of the Coast (November 20, 2008). "What's a Kusite?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. Wizards of the Coast (April 05, 2007). "Saltfield Time Wizard". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. Wizards of the Coast (March 28, 2007). "Double Boon". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. Wizards of the Coast (February 08, 2007). "Stingscourger's Sting". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. Mark Rosewater (March 03, 2016). "Can i ask for sone trivia on Timbermare?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  15. Jamie Wakefield (January 8, 2007). "Official Planar Chaos Preview - Timbermare!". StarCityGames.com
  16. Mark Rosewater (July 18, 2022). "Magic Design from A to Z, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  17. Wizards of the Coast (March 21, 2007). "Seal of Primordium". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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