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The second Zendikar set
What this set is
Worldwake is the small second set of the Zendikar block, drafted with Zendikar and built on the same idea: lands matter. Landfall is back on sixteen cards, and the set's own addition, multikicker, lets you pay a kicker cost as many times as you like.
The manlands are what Constructed players remember. Celestial Colonnade, Creeping Tar Pit, Lavaclaw Reaches, Raging Ravine and Stirring Wildwood are enemy-colored dual lands that turn into creatures, and they are still played in Modern.
It is also the set of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic, two cards that shaped Standard enough to be banned there in 2011. Both are legal in Modern today. Commander players know it for Bojuka Bog, Avenger of Zendikar and Everflowing Chalice.
Themes
Every mechanic in Worldwake
Multikicker
An optional additional cost you can pay any number of times, with the effect scaling per payment. Comet Storm picks one more target for each kick, so it grows with all the mana Zendikar gives you.
Landfall
Triggers whenever a land enters under your control. Back from Zendikar on sixteen cards, including Avenger of Zendikar.
Manlands
Not a keyword: a cycle of five enemy-colored dual lands that can become creatures until end of turn. They are hard to remove at sorcery speed, which is why they lasted in Constructed.
Allies
The Ally creature type and its enters triggers return from Zendikar, with more Allies for the decks the first set started.
Where You Can Play It
Format legality
Worldwake shipped under a single code. It predates Pioneer, so the set is legal in Modern and the eternal formats, with one Modern ban.
Not Standard-legal; Standard only ever holds the last few years of sets. Worldwake cards are playable in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander. Eye of Ugin is banned in Modern, and Lodestone Golem is restricted in Vintage. Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic are both Modern-legal. Commons from any set are Pauper-legal; that isn't listed per set here.
Limited
The draft format
Drafted as Worldwake, Zendikar, Zendikar. It kept the first set's speed and added multikicker as a way to use the extra lands late.
Landfall and multikicker
Aggro with a late game
The Zendikar plan of playing a land and attacking, now with multikicker spells that scale with every land you kept drawing.
Commanders
The most played commanders from Worldwake
The legends this set is best known for. Tap one for its printings and what it costs.
Boosters, precons and singles from Worldwake are on TCGplayer.
FAQ
Common questions
Is Jace, the Mind Sculptor legal in Modern?
Yes. Jace was banned in Standard in 2011 and was on the Modern banned list until 2018, when it was released. It is Modern, Legacy and Commander legal, and legal in Vintage.
What is multikicker?
An optional additional cost you can pay any number of times as you cast the spell. Each payment adds to the effect. It debuted in Worldwake.
Which manlands are in Worldwake?
Celestial Colonnade, Creeping Tar Pit, Lavaclaw Reaches, Raging Ravine and Stirring Wildwood, one for each enemy color pair.
Is Worldwake legal in Pioneer?
No. Pioneer begins at Return to Ravnica (October 2012). Worldwake is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander.
All card names, art, and mechanics belong to Wizards of the Coast. Worldwake released on Feb 5, 2010; details reflect the set as published. Sources: Wizards of the Coast set pages and release notes, Draftsim, Untapped.gg.
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