If they can't, they must sacrifice it.īecause the cards with the ability only remained in play for a few turns, they were typically heavily discounted as a result. During each of a permanent with fading's controller's upkeeps, that player must remove one fade counter from that permanent. This keyword ability limits the number of turns a permanent can be on the battlefield for. Nemesis introduced the only keyword mechanic of the Masques block, Fading. Several cards from the set have made marks on the tournament scene, including Blastoderm, Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero, Parallax Wave, Accumulated Knowledge, Daze, Submerge, Tangle Wire and the five seals (for example, Seal of Fire). Meanwhile, Rath's rebels have united in the name of Eladamri, Lord of Leaves, in order to break free of Phyrexia's tyranny once and for all. Crovax must still prove his worth, however, before he can claim the position. Phyrexia has chosen Crovax to take Volrath's place, bestowing terrible new powers on the bloodthirsty noble. Rath's Evincar Volrath has abandoned his post, sparking a brutal contest among his would-be successors. Only the Planeswalker Urza stands in his way. The Phyrexian invasion of Dominaria is nearing the Dark Lord's plans are almost complete. The set was accompanied by the novel of the same name. At these events the prerelease card, a foil Rathi Assassin, was handed out. Nemesis prerelease events were held on February 5, 2000. The cards were sold in 15-card boosters which had artwork from Sliptide Serpent, in four preconstructed theme decks and a fat pack. Nemesis was the final booster set to feature premium foil cards with the original, larger version of the foil shooting star, with a new smaller design debuting on several promos including Starter 2000's Rhox, and in boosters with the release of Prophecy four months later. The set featured Rootwater Thief, Mike Long's invitational card. This policy was later dropped with the printing of Ertai, the Corrupted in Planeshift. The card was not named 'Crovax, Ascendant Evincar', in order to avoid confusion over whether the ' legend rule' came into effect when the Evincar and Crovax The Cursed were both in play. It was the first card to represent the same legendary permanent as a previous card following a major change in the character's storyline. Nemesis is generally considered to be the most powerful set of the Masques block. The set continued Mercadian Masques's themes of spellshapers, rebels and mercenaries, and cards with alternative casting costs. Nemesis's expansion symbol is the axe of Crovax, the main antagonist of the story’s Rath component. Nemesis featured 143 cards (55 commons, 44 uncommons and 44 rares).

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