

You get a cost reduction up to the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost. If you are familiar with the Alien films, you will appreciate the concept of the Eldrazi emerging out of random hosts left and right.Įmerge allows you to cast some giant Eldrazi creatures for a reduced amount of mana, if you sacrifice another creature instead. If seeing two of your favorite angels meld into a tentacled giant monstrosity wasn't enough to convince you that Emrakul isn't kidding, there is another gut-wrenching mechanic for you – Emerge. These cards also can't be turned face down by any effects. Like double-faced cards, meld cards only have the characteristics of their front faces in every zone except the battlefield when they actually have melded together. You can not just transform these cards, you need to own and control the front sides of two different corresponding cards and meet the condition to meld these cards into a single monstrosity. Meld cards are similar to traditional double-faced cards, but the back of these cards only shows one half of a bigger entity. Innistrad was already famous for its transforming creatures, but turning into a Werewolf is harmless and unimpressive compared to the reality altering effects of Emrakul. Can Tamiyo help the growing team of planeswalkers to imprison Emrakul in Innistrad's silver moon? Mechanics Double-faced cards with a twist: Meld Liliana finally takes her oath and joins the Gatewatch, who desperately need her, as her zombies are some of the few creatures unaffected by the mind altering effects of the Eldrazi titan. Now Emrakul has arrived and we can witness the complete transformation of Innistrad's inhabitants. Emrakul specializes in twisting all living beings into smaller variants of herself and her arrival on Innistrad was already foreshadowed by the madness and delirium various inhabitants of Innistrad have been struck with in the last set. By now Sorin and Nahiri are estranged, and Nahiri has decided to punish Sorin for not helping her to protect Zendikar by calling Emrakul, the last remaining Eldrazi titan to Innistrad.

Ugin, Sorin and Nahiri built the original Hedron network to trap the overwhelming Eldrazi in Zendikar thousands of years ago. This balance has been put in jeopardy after Avacyn became inflicted with madness and a growing disgust for Humans. Innistrad had historically been stabilized by Sorin's creation of Archangel Avacyn, who was meant to keep the plane in a delicate balance by protecting the Humans from extinction. Eldritch Moon continues the story arc on Innistrad.
