MTG ALARA REBORN REGULAR MOL FACTORY SET

Alara Reborn contains 145 black-bordered cards (60 commons, 40 uncommons, 35 rares, 10 mythic rares). It is the first and so far only set in the history of Magic that consists entirely of multicolored cards (much like Legions consisting entirely of creatures). There are no lands or colorless artifacts in the set. The all-multicolor gimmick was revealed when Wizards of the Coast showed off a textless Ardent Plea with collector number #1. So far this is the latest Standard-legal expansion release which doesn't include any planeswalker cards, with Iconic Masters being the latest overall. The expansion symbol of the set is a representation of the five converged shards.

 

Alara Reborn is the first set in which Hybrid mana appears alongside conventional mana symbols in costs, in this case, cards that have one centered color with a hybrid mana symbol of its two allied colors. Though only two colors are required to play these cards, they are always of three colors.

The Cascade mechanic is introduced. When a spell with Cascade is cast, its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they find a nonland card that costs less than the card with Cascade. They may then play it without paying its mana cost. If that card also has cascade, this process repeats itself. This mechanic has been regarded as highly powerful and very popular.

Cycling also returned with a twist in the Sojourner cycle: Five creatures that do the same when put into a graveyard from play or when cycled. Some other cards have a cycling cost consisting of a Hybrid mana. Landcycling, Exalted, Devour, Unearth, all used previously within the block, return as well.

 

Reprinted cards

• Meddling Mage — last seen in Planeshift.
• Terminate — last seen in Planeshift.

Notable cards

• Qasali Pridemage as a walking Naturalize on a 2/2 body was a popular mainboard and sideboard card in various Extended and Legacy decks.
• Thopter Foundry turns spare artifacts into 1/1 thopters. It formed half of the popular Extended, Legacy, and Modern combo with Sword of the Meek.
• Uril, the Miststalker, one of the first Hexproof legends, is a very popular EDH general.
• Mayael's Aria is an alternate-win card.
• Sphinx of the Steel Wind has a list of abilities in the image of Akroma, Angel of Wrath. A target for Reanimator decks, it is obsoleted by more efficient cards like Iona, Shield of Emeria and Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite and later Archon of Cruelty.
• Time Sieve is a repeatable extra turn spell that forms many infinite combos.
• Architects of Will, alongside some of its one-mana cycling cycle, is a heavily played card in Living End decks, as it can be cycled for a cheap and flexible cost and provides a disruptive effect when it returns to the battlefield.

Banned and restricted cards

• Bloodbraid Elf was the pillar of a Jund deck as a reasonable sized creature plus the cascade into an interactive piece. It was also used in various other decks (such as RG Elves, Cascade Swans, or Naya) and sometimes in Extended Zoo or even in Legacy. It was banned for five years between 2013 and 2018, between which the format sped up enough that the card's four mana cost was on par with other deck archetypes in the format.
• Violent Outburst is the cascade spell of choice for the cascade-based combo decks that have existed in Modern and Legacy. With a mana value of three, the cost to building a deck with no one- or two-mana spells could be minimized and then used to cast 0-mana Suspend spells like Living End and Crashing Footfalls at instant speed. Notably, this gameplay made it too strong for Modern in 2024 and it was banned in March of that year.

What is an MOL set?

The Magic Online Redemption Program is a feature on Magic Online that allows a player with a complete digital set on Magic Online to have those cards converted to a complete paper copy of the same set. The digital cards are deleted from the player's account and a the player is sent a corresponding full set of physical cards. A redemption set comes sealed in a shrink-wrapped box with a label on it indicating what set is inside and whether it is regular (non-foil) or premium (foil). As a general rule, Magic Online sets became available for redemption roughly one month after they were released. Each set would be available while supplies lasted or until its Cutoff Date, whichever came first. MOL SETS ARE CONSIDERED THE PROOF SETS OF MTG !

What is in the box?

Each MOL set includes one (1) copy of each card in that set, with the box indicating if either a regular set (non-foil) or premium (foil). The packaging is designed for the precise amount of cards included, leaving little room for movement which might scratch the surface, or any way for the edges to receive damage. That's why these are perfect for those looking to open cards in the best condition possible! THESE SETS ARE OF INVESTMENT GRADE QUALITY AND PROVIDE THE BEST  CHANCE FOR RECEIVING HIGH GRADES FROM BGS OR PSA