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Shards of Alara

Shards of Alara is a Magic: The Gathering set containing 234 cards, released on October 3, 2008.

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Release date
Card count
234
Set type
Expansion
Set code
ALA
Block
Alara

About Shards of Alara

Shards of Alara is a Magic: The Gathering set featuring 234 cards, released on October 3, 2008. Collectors and players can track every card from this set in their MTGVault collection.

Shards of Alara composition

  • Mythic156%
  • Rare5323%
  • Uncommon6026%
  • Common10645%

234 unique cards — 224 new, 10 reprints.

Notable mechanics in Shards of Alara

  • Flying25
  • Cycling13
  • Unearth12
  • Exalted12
  • Devour7
  • Haste6
  • First strike5
  • Regenerate5

Colour distribution

  • 13%White
  • 13%Blue
  • 13%Black
  • 13%Red
  • 13%Green
  • 11%Colorless
  • 24%

Most played cards in Shards of Alara

Ranked by popularity across decks (EDHREC data).

Most expensive cards in Shards of Alara

Featured artists: Wayne Reynolds, Raymond Swanland, Jesper Ejsing, Steve Prescott, Karl Kopinski

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