Editing Otaria Block

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'''Otaria''' was actually the site of two different [[Magic the Gathering]] blocks in the early 2000s. In lore/[[fluff]], it is a smallish, remote continent on Dominaria which was less affected by the [[Phyrexia|Phyrexian Invasion]] than other places. This remoteness also means that it has a rather different style of cultures, including plains nomads and a decadent, corrupt Cabal that dabbles in creating [[Chaos Spawn|abominations]], and some different creature types that you don't usually see in other black-bordered sets. Actual support for Squirrels as a tribe? It's more likely than you think!

==Odyssey==

Odyssey, Torment, and Judgment were sets with graveyard-based mechanical themes. The obligatory keywords were ''threshold'', where a card gains more abilities once you have seven cards in your graveyard; ''madness'', where you can cast a card for an alternate cost if you would discard it for any reason; and ''flashback'', where you can cast a card from your graveyard for an alternate cost.

Torment and Judgment were the only sets so far that had an intentional color imbalance. Torment had more black cards and fewer in green and white, and this was reversed for Judgment.

==Onslaught==

Onslaught, Legions, and Scourge were sets with a tribal (creature types matter) mechanical theme. After Odyssey's sojourn into oddities like squirrels and cephalids, this block saw the return of more traditional tribes such as [[goblins]], [[elves]], [[slivers]], and [[dragons]]. ([[Merfolk]], though, would have to wait for [[Lorwyn]].)

Onslaught introduced a couple of keywords of its own, most notably ''morph'', which allows you to play a card face-down as a 2/2 creature for three generic mana instead of its usual manner and possibly later flip it into its usual mode for another cost.

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