Theme Decks
Four theme decks were released for Coldsnap. The theme decks were unusual in that they contained selected reprints of older cards from both Ice Age and Alliances. The reprints kept the original artwork but used the new borders, updated Oracle wording and the original expansion symbols were given rarity colors. Collector numbers were also added to the bottom of the cards to show where they would be in the original sets if they were printed today.
The Ice Age and Alliances reprints were not legal in Standard tournament play however, and the reprints have not been added to the official card database. The theme decks are important to the on-line version of the game because the Ice Age and Alliances expansions have never been released, meaning purchasing the theme decks is the only way to acquire these cards.
- The theme deck titled Aurochs Stampede, a red and green colored deck, featured a theme based on the Auroch creature type with past and present Aurochs.
- Beyond the Grave is a 3 color theme deck composed of red, green and black that heavily features cards that benefit from the graveyard.
- The theme deck titled Kjeldoran Cunning is a white and blue theme deck based on the popular Kjeldoran nation that thrived during the Ice Age.
- Snowscape is a blue and black deck that features cards that use the snow supertype.
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