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A '''block''' is a group of three ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' expansion sets that are centered or focused on a common storyline cycle, or arc. Typically, the first set in a block is a [[large expansion]], and is followed by two [[small expansion]]s; but, this trend has been subverted a number of times (e.g., with [[Lorwyn block]] and [[Shadowmoor block]], which comprised two expansions each; [[Return to Ravnica block]], which comprises two large expansions and one small expansion).
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==History==
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Modern block design commenced in 1997, with [[Mirage block]].
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''[[Ice Age]]'' and ''[[Alliances]]'' were grouped together with ''[[Homelands]]'' as a block retroactively. As ''Homelands'' is thematically and mechanically unrelated to ''Ice Age'' and ''Alliances'', as well as being of a different storyline arc, it was later removed from the ''Ice Age'' block and replaced with ''[[Coldsnap]]'' in 2006.
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==List of blocks==
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The following list details all of the blocks in ''Magic: The Gathering'' in chronological order.
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The year given in parentheses is the year in which the first set in the block was released. Typically, with a notable exception being Lorwyn and Shadowmoor blocks, [[Wizards of the Coast]] has released the first set in October of the year in parentheses and subsequent sets in the block in February and April of the following year.
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*[[Ice Age block|Ice Age]] (1995)
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**''[[Ice Age]]'' ({{Set symbol|ICE symbol.gif}})
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**''[[Alliances]]'' ({{Set symbol|ALL symbol.gif}})
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**''[[Coldsnap]]'' ({{Set symbol|CSP symbol.png}})
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***''Coldsnap'' replaced ''[[Homelands]]'' ({{Set symbol|HML symbol.gif}})
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*[[Mirage block|Mirage]] (1996)
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**''[[Mirage]]'' ({{Set symbol|MIR symbol.gif}})
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**''[[Visions]]'' ({{Set symbol|VIS symbol.png}})
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**''[[Weatherlight]]'' ({{Set symbol|WTH symbol.png}})
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*[[Tempest block|Tempest]] (1997)
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**''[[Tempest]]'' ({{Set symbol|TMP symbol.png}})
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**''[[Stronghold]]'' ({{Set symbol|STH symbol.png}})
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**''[[Exodus]]'' ({{Set symbol|EXO symbol.png}})
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*[[Urza's block|Urza's]] (1998)
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**''[[Urza's Saga]]'' ({{Set symbol|Urza's Saga.gif}})
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**''[[Urza's Legacy]]'' ({{Set symbol|ULsym.gif}})
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**''[[Urza's Destiny]]'' ({{Set symbol|Urzasdestiny.gif}})
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*[[Masques block|Masques]] (1999)
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**''[[Mercadian Masques]]'' ({{Set symbol|masques.gif}})
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**''[[Nemesis]]'' ({{Set symbol|Nemesis.gif}})
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**''[[Prophecy]]'' ({{Set symbol|Prophecy.gif}})
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*[[Invasion block|Invasion]] (2000)
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**''[[Invasion]]'' ({{Set symbol|Invasion symbol.gif}})
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**''[[Planeshift]]'' ({{Set symbol|Planeshift symbol.gif}})
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**''[[Apocalypse]]'' ({{Set symbol|Apocalypse.gif}})
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*[[Odyssey block|Odyssey]] (2001)
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**''[[Odyssey]]'' ({{Set symbol|ODY symbol.png}})
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**''[[Torment]]'' ({{Set symbol|TOR symbol.png}})
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**''[[Judgment]]'' ({{Set symbol|JUD symbol.png}})
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*[[Onslaught block|Onslaught]] (2002)
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**''[[Onslaught]]'' ({{Set symbol|ONS symbol.png}})
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**''[[Legions]]'' ({{Set symbol|LGN symbol.gif}})
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**''[[Scourge]]'' ({{Set symbol|SCG symbol.gif}})
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*[[Mirrodin block|Mirrodin]] (2003)
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**''[[Mirrodin]]'' ({{Set symbol|Mirrodin.gif}})
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**''[[Darksteel]]'' ({{Set symbol|Darksteel.gif}})
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**''[[Fifth Dawn]]'' ({{Set symbol|Fifthdawn.gif}})
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*[[Kamigawa block|Kamigawa]] (2004)
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**''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]'' ({{Set symbol|CHK symbol.png}})
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**''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'' ({{Set symbol|BOK symbol.png}})
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**''[[Saviors of Kamigawa]]'' ({{Set symbol|SOK symbol.png}})
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*[[Ravnica block|Ravnica]] (2005)
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**''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]'' ({{Set symbol|Ravnica.gif}})
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**''[[Guildpact]]'' ({{Set symbol|Guildpact.gif}})
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**''[[Dissension]]'' ({{Set symbol|Dissension.gif}})
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*[[Time Spiral block|Time Spiral]] (2006)
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**''[[Time Spiral]]'' ({{Set symbol|Time Spiral symbol.gif}})
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**''[[Planar Chaos]]'' ({{Set symbol|Planar Chaos symbol.gif}})
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**''[[Future Sight]]'' ({{Set symbol|Future Sight symbol.png|100x20px}})
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*[[Lorwyn–Shadowmoor block|Lorwyn–Shadowmoor]] (2007)
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***''[[Lorwyn]]'' ({{Set symbol|LRW symbol.png}})
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***''[[Morningtide]]'' ({{Set symbol|MOR symbol.png}})
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**Shadowmoor (2008)
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***''[[Shadowmoor]]'' ({{Set symbol|SHM symbol.png}})
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***''[[Eventide]]'' ({{Set symbol|EVE symbol.png}})
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*[[Alara block|Alara]] (2008)
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**''[[Shards of Alara]]'' ({{Set symbol|ALA symbol.png}})
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**''[[Conflux]]'' ({{Set symbol|CON symbol.png}})
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**''[[Alara Reborn]]'' ({{Set symbol|ARB symbol.png}})
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*[[Zendikar block|Zendikar]] (2009)
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**''[[Zendikar]]'' ({{Set symbol|Zendikar symbol.png}})
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**''[[Worldwake]]'' ({{Set symbol|Worldwake symbol.png}})
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**''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]'' ({{Set symbol|Rise of the Eldrazi symbol.png}})
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*[[Scars of Mirrodin block|Scars of Mirrodin]] (2010)
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**''[[Scars of Mirrodin]]'' ({{Set symbol|SOM symbol.png}})
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**''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]'' ({{Set symbol|MBS symbol.jpg}})
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**''[[New Phyrexia]]'' ({{Set symbol|NPH symbol.jpg}})
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*[[Innistrad block|Innistrad]] (2011)
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**''[[Innistrad]]'' ({{Set symbol|ISD symbol.jpg}})
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**''[[Dark Ascension]]'' ({{Set symbol|DKA symbol.jpg}})
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**''[[Avacyn Restored]]'' ({{Set symbol|AVR symbol.jpg}})
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*[[Return to Ravnica block]] (2012)
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**''[[Return to Ravnica]]'' ({{Set symbol|RTR symbol.jpg}})
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**''[[Gatecrash]]'' ({{Set symbol|GTC symbol.jpg}})
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**''[[Dragon's Maze]]'' ({{Set symbol|DGM symbol.jpg}})
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