Alara
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Alara is a plane present in the Magic the Gathering.
Originally, it was split up into 5 separate "Shards", which eventually merged through the plot of the block. Each of these shards were centered on a mana color and lacked the two "enemy" colors of the main one. Each shard had an associated Planeswalker and game mechanic.
The Shards of Alara
Bant
Land of knightly virtue. Centered on White with Blue and Green. Associated with the planeswalker Elspeth and the Exalted mechanic, which encouraged you to only attack with one creature at a time while powering up that creature.
Naya
Land of cat people and elves who worship enormous beasts. Centered on Green with Red and White. Associated with Ajani and a quirky mechanic referred to as "power 5 matters" by the creators. Basically, there were different things that activated on creatures with over 5 power.
Jund
Land of might makes right, ruled by dragons. Centered on Red with Green and Black. Associated with Sarkhan Vol and the Devour mechanic that let you sacrifice creatures when you summon some creatures to power them up.
Grixis
Land of death, zombies and demons. Centered on Black with Blue and Red. Associated with Nicol Bolas and the Unearth mechanic that let you bring back creatures with haste from your graveyard for a single turn, then exiling them.
Esper
Land of artificers and replacing body parts with metal. Centered on Blue with Black and White. Associated with the planeswalker Tezzeret and focused on colored artifacts.
Conflux
Alara Reborn
| Settings of Magic: The Gathering | |
|---|---|
| Pre-revisionist: | First Magic Sets - First Urza Block - Arabian Nights Legends - Homelands - Ice Age - Mirage |
| Weatherlight Saga: | Portal Starter Sets - Second Urza Block Tempest Block - Masques Block - Invasion Block |
| Post-Weatherlight: | Otaria Block - Mirrodin - Kamigawa - Ravnica - Time Spiral |
| After the Mending: | Lorwyn - Alara - Zendikar - New Phyrexia Innistrad - Return to Ravnica - Theros - Tarkir - Eldraine - Ikoria |
| Two-Block Paradigm: | Kaladesh - Amonkhet - Ixalan |
| Post Two-Block Paradigm: | Eldraine - Ikoria - Kaldheim - Strixhaven |
| Never in a standard set: | Fiora (Where the Conspiracy sets take place) - Kylem (Battlebond) |