RAISE YOUR BANNER Become a warlord and embody the power of the infamous dragons.
General Information
The expansion code is KTK.
It is a standard large set containing 269 cards.
Spoiler season is expected to start on September 1st.
Prerelease is on September 20-21.
Release day is on September 26, 2014.
Game Day is on October 18-19, 2014.
Mark Rosewater is the lead designer of the set.
Erik Lauer is the lead developer of the set.
The foil rares in the Intro Packs will have alternate arts.
Prerelease
Players choose one of the five clans and get a box based on their choice.
There are a total of 40 promo cards, 8 per clan.
The seeded pack's card distribution is similar to the one for the RTR seeded packs.
The boxes come with a pin of the clan's symbol.
There is an activity where you fight for your clan.
Rest of the Block
While Khans of Tarkir is a wedge set, the other sets of the block aren't.
When the second set is released, it will be drafted Set2-KTK-KTK
When the third set is released, it will be drafted Set3-Set3-Set2
The second set releases in January and the third set releases in March.
This is significantly earlier than usual where the second set is released in February, and the third in May.
Design
Tarkir is home to five clans of warriors each led by a khan.
There used to be dragons on the Tarkir, but they are now extinct.
The clans each worship a different aspect of the now extinct dragon.
Tarkir is the home plane of Sarkhan Vol.
He left his home plane in order to encounter dragons on other planes.
The story takes place after the last time we saw Sarkhan.
Time travel is involved in the story.
Mechanics
Sarkhan is in the set.
The set is based on wedges.
There are 6 mechanics in the set.
Morph is coming back and is available for every clan.
Each clan has a mechanic.
One of those mechanic is a returning one.
Cards associated with a clan will have a watermark of the clan's symbol.
WBGThe Abzan HousesGBW
Design
They worship the endurance of the dragon and their symbol is the scale of the dragon.
They are desert warriors who fight like a family. They have scavenged dragon scales that they use for their armour.
They have humans, orcs, avens and einoch (a new race of canine humanoids) among their ranks.
Their khan is Anafenza, a human woman seen riding a chariot pulled by two ibexes. She fights in the forefront and epitomizes the unstopability of the Abzan.
Mechanics
They are centered around white.
They intend to win by outlasting their opponents. Their mechanic helps you win the long game.
It is the slow and controlling clan.
URWThe Jeskai WayWRU
Design
They worship the cunning of the dragon and their symbol is the eye of the dragon.
They live in remote monasteries in misty mountains. A delicate touch can prove powerful in the hands of a Jeskai monk.
They have human monks, avens, djinns and efreet among their ranks.
Their khan is Narset, a human woman martial artist and sage with a great destiny on Tarkir.
Mechanics
They are centered around blue.
They intend to win by outsmarting their opponents.
They are the tricky clan.
Their mechanic is the keyword "Prowess". (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
BGUThe Sultai BroodUGB
Design
They worship the ruthlessness of the dragon and their symbol is the fang of the dragon.
They live in grand palaces built in the jungles of Tarkir. They practice necromancy and
zombies serve many roles, from warriors to furniture.
They have humans, zombies, nagas and rakshasas (demon cats who grant powers through dark deals) among their ranks.
Their khan is Sidisi, a female naga who obtained great powers through the rakshasas and wishes to rule over all of Tarkir.
Mechanics
They are centered around black.
They intend to win by doing what it takes. Their mechanic allows them to manipulate ressources.
They are the sneaky clan.
RWBThe Mardu HordeBRW
Design
They worship the speed of the dragon and their symbol is the wing of the dragon.
They live in the rocky wastes of Tarkir. They are warriors who perform raids and masters of archery that they combine with lightning magic.
They have humans, orcs and goblins among their ranks.
Their khan is Zurgo Helmsmasher, a male orc with a grudge against Sarkhan who used to be part of the Mardu horde.
Mechanics
They are centered around red.
They intend to win by outspeeding their opponents.
They are the aggro clan.
Their mechanic is the ability word "Raid". Cards with this ability have an effect when entering the battlefield if you attacked with a creature this turn.
GURThe Temur FrontierRUG
Design
They worship the savagery of the dragon and their symbol is the claw of the dragon.
They live in the icy wilderness of Tarkir. They are fearsome warriors who survive by fighting like animals themselves.
They have humans and einochs among their ranks.
Their khan is Surrak Dragonclaw, a man who once punched a bear in the face.
Mechanics
They are centered around green.
They intend to win by being the strongest. Their mechanic wants them to have the biggest creature.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
The announcement also confirmed that two highly requested elements will be included in the set. One is coming back after a long absence, the other is brand new.
coming back that people have been wanting; snow? please!
edit: what hasnt been done yet? another color? also sarkhan doesnt appear to be RG in that art which is nice
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
So it'll probably be Khans of Tarkir - Warlords of Khanar - Dragons of Khanar then?
I wonder what the twist will be. Maybe the block unfolds in reverse? Tarkir could be present day Khanar, which is devoid of dragons, then we could jump back X amount of years and see in it a state of Humans v Dragons warfare, and then jump back again and see when Dragons ruled the plane?
On a side note, it's interesting that if our speculation about the third set is correct, Dragons of Khanar will be the second final set that focuses specifically on a color's iconic creature (after Avacyn Restored's angel theme). People will start clamoring for Wizards to finish the "cycle", I guarantee it.
YES! Finally, something to look forward to in Magic. I don't care if the first set has no dragons as long as Dragons of Tarkir brings the pain. Sarkhan Vol versus the world. I would love to see some faction stuff going on again. Sarkhan versus Warlord versus a different Warlord free for all would be nice. Maro was crazy excited too. Any ideas on when we will get more info?
Returning requested feature might be the Orc tribe. The gray humanoid holding a banner definitely looked Orcish to me. As for the new feature, I have no clue.
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Something people have been asking for is a Wedge-focused block (at least on this site). Could be a possibility, though Wedges have made an appearance before. It could be the thing they haven't done before (even though it's a bit of a stretch)
People have been asking Maro on his tumblr about this. They called it "BlizzAlara".
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Become a warlord and embody the power of the infamous dragons.
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If so, it's just a set-up for the most Dragon-heavy set (sets?) we've ever seen.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Older Magic as a Board Game: Panglacial Wurm , Mill
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
"WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS?"
edit: what hasnt been done yet? another color? also sarkhan doesnt appear to be RG in that art which is nice
Could the new one be... Enchantment Academy Ruins?
What other unprinted stuff is repeatedly asked for?
Maybe Ramaz?
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Also, I will laugh if the new Sarkhan is RG.
Did someone catch it?
Fetchlands maybe? Fetchlands have been gone for a kind of long time. Meh. I'll wait and see.
Currently Playing:
Retired
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
I wonder what the twist will be. Maybe the block unfolds in reverse? Tarkir could be present day Khanar, which is devoid of dragons, then we could jump back X amount of years and see in it a state of Humans v Dragons warfare, and then jump back again and see when Dragons ruled the plane?
On a side note, it's interesting that if our speculation about the third set is correct, Dragons of Khanar will be the second final set that focuses specifically on a color's iconic creature (after Avacyn Restored's angel theme). People will start clamoring for Wizards to finish the "cycle", I guarantee it.
You don't even know.
Modern - WU Solar Flare
Modern - U Merfolk
Modern - WB Castigation
EDIT: Welp, just had to go to YouTube. Any other info besides this?
Real Men Play Aggro
EDH:
R Heartless Hidetsugu
R Godo, Bandit Warlord
G Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
B Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
RG Thromok the Insatiable
WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon
People have been asking Maro on his tumblr about this. They called it "BlizzAlara".