Mechanics
This set continues the Shards of Alara set's multicolor theme, expanding on it by introducing five-colored cards to the Alara block. Actually Conflux is the set with the highest number of five-colored cards of all Magic sets. Aside from the multicolor theme the set makes use of the mechanics introduced in Shards of Alara, Exalted, Unearth, and Devour. Finally Conflux introduces two mechanics on its own.
Domain — A mechanic first introduced in Invasion this is an ability word which refers to an effect involving the number of basic land types among lands the player controls (Anywhere from 0–5). One such example is Matca Rioters, whose power and toughness are defined by the number of different basic land types you control.
Basic Landcycling — Domain is accompanied by Basic Landcycling, an ability allowing the player to discard the card with basic land cycling to search his library for any kind of basic land.
Protection from Everything — In addition to the above mechanics, Conflux released a creature with the mechanic "Protection from everything" which is a form of the "Protection" mechanic. The creature, named Progenitus, is a five-color creature with power and toughness both equal to 10. Currently, Progenitus is the only creature in Magic: The Gathering that has "protection from everything" as an actual card effect. Additionally, Progenitus has a second ability, which allows him to be revealed to its owner's opponent(s) if it were to be sent to the graveyard from anywhere, and then shuffled back into its owner's library.
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