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Emrakul was in the moon
What this set is
Eldritch Moon answers Shadows over Innistrad's mystery: the Eldrazi titan Emrakul was behind the madness, hidden in the moon. The Gatewatch fights her, and the plane is changed by her corruption.
Meld is the set's most unusual mechanic: three pairs of cards, such as Gisela, the Broken Blade and Bruna, the Fading Light, combine into one oversized creature on the battlefield. Emerge lets you cast a creature cheaper by sacrificing another, and escalate adds modes for an extra cost each.
Selfless Spirit, Eldritch Evolution and Geier Reach Sanitarium are from here, and so is Emrakul, the Promised End, which is Commander-legal unlike Emrakul, the Aeons Torn.
Themes
Every mechanic in Eldritch Moon
Meld
Two specific cards exile and return as one creature, printed across the backs of both. If the melded creature leaves, both cards go there separately.
Emerge
You may cast the creature by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by the sacrificed creature's mana value.
Escalate
A modal spell where you pay the escalate cost for each mode beyond the first.
Delirium, madness and investigate
The Shadows over Innistrad mechanics continue.
Where You Can Play It
Format legality
Eldritch Moon shipped under a single code and is legal in Pioneer, Modern and the eternal formats.
Not Standard-legal. Standard only ever holds the last few years of sets, so everything this old has long since left it. These cards are still playable in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander. Commons from any set are Pauper-legal; that isn't listed per set here.
Limited
The draft format
Drafted as Eldritch Moon, Eldritch Moon, Shadows over Innistrad. Emerge gave sacrifice decks a payoff.
Emerge
Ramp-like
Sacrifice small creatures to cast large emerge creatures early.
Zombies and self-mill
Graveyard
Gisa and Geralf's Zombies and delirium.
Commanders
The most played commanders from Eldritch Moon
The legends this set is best known for. Tap one for its printings and what it costs.
Boosters, precons and singles from Eldritch Moon are on TCGplayer.
FAQ
Common questions
Is Emrakul, the Promised End legal in Commander?
Yes. Emrakul, the Promised End is Commander-legal. Emrakul, the Aeons Torn from Rise of the Eldrazi is the one on the banned list.
How does meld work?
When the condition on a meld card is met, you exile it and its partner card and return them as one combined creature. If it leaves the battlefield, both cards go to that zone separately.
All card names, art, and mechanics belong to Wizards of the Coast. Eldritch Moon released on Jul 22, 2016; details reflect the set as published. Sources: Wizards of the Coast set pages and release notes, Draftsim, Untapped.gg.
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