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The Sengir vampires' plane
What this set is
Homelands is a 115-card expansion set on Ulgrotha, a gothic plane ruled in part by the Sengir vampire family. 25 of its cards were printed with two arts, which takes it to 140. It has no new keywords.
It is widely remembered as one of the weakest sets of its era for tournament play, and its prices reflect that. A few cards found homes anyway: Merchant Scroll fetches a blue instant, Memory Lapse is a counterspell that puts the spell back on top of the library, and Sengir Autocrat makes three Serfs.
Commander players come to it for its legends, all of them mono-colored except Daughter of Autumn. Baron Sengir, an eight-mana flier that grows as the creatures it damaged die, is the best known. 35 cards are on the Reserved List.
Where You Can Play It
Format legality
Homelands is a single code with almost nothing banned.
Not Standard-legal, and not Modern-legal as a set: Modern starts at Eighth Edition (July 2003). A card from here that was reprinted in a later Modern-legal set is Modern-legal in this printing too, because legality follows the card, not the printing. The only banned card is Timmerian Fiends, an ante card banned in every format, and Vintage restricts Merchant Scroll. Every set from Fourth Edition to Scourge is also legal in Premodern, the community format built on that window. Commons from any set are Pauper-legal; that isn't listed per set here.
Commanders
The most played commanders from Homelands
The legends this set is best known for. Tap one for its printings and what it costs.
Boosters, precons and singles from Homelands are on TCGplayer.
FAQ
Common questions
Where can I play Homelands cards?
In Legacy, Vintage and Commander, minus the cards each format bans. Homelands is too old for Standard, Pioneer or Modern as a set, though any card that was later reprinted in a Modern-legal set is Modern-legal in every printing. It is also legal in Premodern, a community format built on Fourth Edition through Scourge.
Which Homelands cards are still played?
Merchant Scroll, Memory Lapse and Sengir Autocrat are the ones that turn up most, and Merchant Scroll is restricted in Vintage.
How many legends are in Homelands?
14 legendary creatures, all mono-colored except Daughter of Autumn, which is green-white.
All card names, art, and mechanics belong to Wizards of the Coast. Homelands released on Oct 1, 1995; details reflect the set as published. Sources: Wizards of the Coast set pages and release notes, Draftsim, Untapped.gg.
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