MTG LEGIONS REGULAR MOL FACTORY SET

Legions contains 145 black-bordered cards (45 rare, 45 uncommon, and 55 commons; 1 rare and 1 uncommon extra compared to earlier small sets). Its expansion symbol is a shield with two crossed spears, a sort of heraldic crest meant to evoke the themes of Legions. Like its preceding expansion, Onslaught, and following expansion, Scourge, the featured a theme that focused heavily on "tribal" cards, or cards that are concerned with creature types. Legions was notable for being the first creature-only set in Magic history and also marked the return of Slivers. In addition to this, Legions featured a creature with all creature types, Mistform Ultimus. This ability was the inspiration for the Lorwyn block Changeling ability.

Mechanics

Legions featured several mechanics, some of which were novel, including:

• Amplify: a keyword ability triggered when a creature with the ability enters the battlefield, it allows the controller of a creature with the ability to reveal creature cards from their hand that share a creature type with it to add several +1/+1 proportional to the number of creature cards revealed this way.
• Double strike: a keyword static ability inspired by a suggestion during a "You Make the Card" promotion, double strike allows a creature to deal both first-strike and regular combat damage.
• Morph triggers: any triggered ability featured on several creature cards with morph. These abilities were triggered when the face-down morphed creature was turned face-up and was designed, in part, to fill the void by the absence of non-creature spells in the expansion.
• Provoke: a keyword static ability inspired by Provoke from the Stronghold expansion, provoke allowed a creature with the ability, when attacking, to untap a creature that the defending player controls and force that creature to block it.
• Saboteurs: any creature card with a "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player" triggered ability.

Notable cards and tournament impact

• Akroma, Angel of Wrath — A 6/6 legendary Angel with seven keyword abilities, the most abilities of any creature in Magic, Akroma saw a fair amount of tournament play for her imperviousness against most red and black spells and her all-round durability, granted by her protection abilities and first strike. It has been reprinted as a timeshifted card in Time Spiral.

• Caller of the Claw — A 2/2 elf with flash, when Caller of the Claw comes into play, its controller puts a green 2/2 Bear creature token for every non-token creature put into its owner's graveyard that turn; used as an alternate-win card for Worldgorger decks, and a sideboard card against Wrath of God.

• Goblin Goon — An overused yet essential addition to the Goblin deck. His drawback is negated by his 6/6 frame and the fact that red is about quickly casting creature swarms, as well as slinging "burn" spells.

• White Knight — A creature first appearing in Alpha, White Knight made a triumphant return in "White Weenie" decks.

Other notable cards

• Krosan Cloudscraper — At 13/13, the Krosan Cloudscraper was considered the largest tournament legal non-token creature in Magic until Rise of the Eldrazi and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. Autochthon Wurm, printed in Ravnica once held the title of the largest-toughness creature, while Krosan Cloudscraper had the largest power and largest sum of power and toughness. Marit Lage, a token creature generated by the land Dark Depths of Coldsnap, is still the most powerful creature in the game, with 20 power and toughness.

• Mistform Ultimus — An enigmatic Mistform creature. It is of every creature type (even when it isn't in play). This characteristic leads to many devastating combos. In an average deck, it is just a legendary Giant Squid. WoTC often updates its creature types and has jokingly commented that the Ultimus is a mutant ninja turtle. According to the Card of the Day feature on Magic's online site, if all the creature types were listed on Mistform Ultimus, the text would be .40 point. It is one of the cards that got reprinted in Time Spiral, and is now a legendary creature (due to Legend being a creature type before Kamigawa legend rules change). This card was also the basis of the Changeling mechanic from Lorwyn.

• Phage the Untouchable — Jeska (Kamahl's sister) healed and corrupted with Cabal magic. She has developed a power almost similar to the First's: a touch so strong it can rapidly rot flesh of those living and those which lived (even planeswalker flesh, as is reflected with her ability). Oddly enough, in the context of a game of Magic, Phage can't kill indestructible creatures like Darksteel Colossus and the Myojin (if they have a divinity counter on them); however, from a flavor perspective, it makes sense that Phage can't destroy creatures made of Darksteel, because her rotting touch only affects organic material, except silk. Due to Phage's cost and drawback, she doesn't see much tournament play (though, she does make for devastating casual games), and has gained the nickname "Phage the Unplayable."

• Timberwatch Elf — A common elf creature that, when tapped for its ability, gives a creature a power/toughness boost equal to the number of elves in play. It is a staple of both competitive and casual elves decks, and its ability reflects the strong "linear" theme of the Onslaught block.