SAVIORS OF KAMIGAWA REGULAR MOL FACTORY SET

Saviors of Kamigawa contains 165 black-bordered cards (55 rare, 55 uncommon, and 55 commons). Its expansion symbol is a "toro". A toro is a lamp of stone, bronze, iron, wood, or another heavy material. These illuminate the grounds of Japanese temples, shrines, gardens, and other places that include tradition in their decor. It's also a symbol of hope. Saviors of Kamigawa expands on the Kamigawa block themes, featuring cards with spiritcraft, Soulshift, Spirits, Arcane instants and sorceries, cards with Splice onto Arcane, and a high number of legendary creatures. It introduced flip cards that change their permanent type when flipped. With Evermind, it featured the first spell in Magic without a casting cost (its effect can only be achieved through the use of the Splice mechanic).

Mechanics

Saviors of Kamigawa introduced the ability words Sweep and Channel, and the keyword Epic. It also introduced the wisdom mechanic, cards that get better depending on your and sometimes your opponents' hand size. Several cards altered your or your opponent's maximum hand size.

• Sweeps — some powerful spells can uproot the land itself. When you play a spell with the sweep ability, you can return to your hand any number of your lands of the right type. The more lands you return, the more devastating the spell is.
• Channel — near the final days of the war, the veil between worlds became increasingly volatile. Kami with the channel ability could focus their life essence into a one-shot blast of energy instead of solidifying into a creature. Since this is an ability instead of a spell, regular countering spells can't stop it.
• Epic — Spells with the epic ability are so extraordinary that once you play one, you can't play any more spells for the rest of the game. However, each time your upkeep starts, you get another free copy of the epic spell.
• Wisdom — the set is filled with creatures and spells that get better the more cards you have in your hand

Notable cards

• Pithing Needle became a popular counter against combo decks and other strategies relying on a specific card, and was reprinted several times.
• Erayo, Soratami Ascendant was so effective in Commander format control decks that she was banned from use as a commander, and later banned altogether in the format.
• Ebony Owl Netsuke, along with Howling Mine, became the namesake of a popular deck in "Owling Mine," which sought to kill an opponent by filling their hand with cards.