The Onslaught block was the eighth block, consisting of the large expansion Onslaught (File:Onslaught symbol.gif) and the two small expansions Legions (File:Exp sym legions.gif) and Template:Scourge Set. The theme of the Onslaught block is creature types, "tribal".
Keywords introduced in this block: Amplify, Morph, Provoke, Storm, Typecycling
Evergreen keywords introduced: Double strike, Fear.
Keywords reused from the past: Cycling.
Development codes
On the development codenames for the Onslaught block, MTG.com columnist Mark Rosewater writes:
| “ | For Onslaught block, Bill Rose (the head of R&D) selected the three spokescharacters from an auto parts store named Pep Boys: Manny, Moe, and Jack. While this fit the set order, it proved to have one huge flaw: Half of R&D didn't grow up near a Pep Boys, so they didn't know what order the three went in.[1] | ” |
Theme decks
Template:Onslaught block
References
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