Stronghold is the second set in the Tempest block of expansions, including Tempest and Exodus . It contained 143 cards and was released in February 1998. Its expansion symbol is a closed Portcullis.

Set history

Stronghold was the last set in which Multicolored cards appeared until the 1999 expansion Invasion (Magic: The Gathering).

Notable Cards and Tournament Impact

• Dream Halls - Blue enchantment that allowed spells to be played for free, Dream Halls was banned in various formats.
• Ensnaring Bridge - With it's ability to prevent opponents from attacking, this artifact was used often in combo and sligh decks.
• Hermit Druid - With its ability to put large amounts of it's controller's deck into the graveyard, Hermit Druid became a key component of some Reanimator decks. Hermit Druid is currently banned in Extended formats.
• Megrim - An enchantment that damaged opponents whenever they discarded, Megrim became an alternate win condition for discard decks.
• Mox Diamond - At the cost of discarding a land card when played, the versatile Mox Diamond gave a powerful mana boost to most decks.
• Wall of Blossoms - A 0/4 Wall for 2, it had the added ability of letting it's owner draw a card when it came into play. Wall of Blossoms was used in Enchantress decks.

Other interesting cards:

• Sliver Queen - The 7/7 Legendary Sliver matriarch, Sliver Queen was the first five-colored card. With the ability to creature more slivers, She was a powerful addition to Sliver decks.

External Links

• http://www.wizards.com/magic/expert/Stronghold/Stronghold.asp - Official Stronghold Page