Innistrad

Tier 1

Gothic horror — vampires, zombies, werewolves, and the church holding the dark at bay.

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Card pool

1,969

distinct cards legal on Innistrad

Shared with other planes

435

22% of pool also legal elsewhere

Banned cards

per-plane + universal bans

Mechanical themes

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Anchor sets

Magic expansions whose cards are canonically from Innistrad, listed in release order.

Innistradisd· 2011 Dark Ascensiondka· 2012 Avacyn Restoredavr· 2012 Shadows over Innistradsoi· 2016 Eldritch Moonemn· 2016 Innistrad: Midnight Huntmid· 2021 Innistrad: Crimson Vowvow· 2021

Signature cards

A sample of cards anchored to Innistrad, ordered by rarity then most-recent printing. The card pool is 1,969 cards in total.

Manaform Hellkite

Mirrorwing Dragon

Tree of Perdition

The Gitrog Monster

Craterhoof Behemoth

Kaya, Geist Hunter

Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

Lord of the Forsaken

Tree of Redemption

Archangel Avacyn

Arlinn Kord

Avacyn, Angel of Hope

Banlist

18 cards banned on Innistrad. Bans include the universal baseline (Power Nine, Sol Ring, etc.) plus any plane-specific additions.

Black Lotus

Power Nine — format-warping fast mana.

Ancestral Recall

Power Nine — degenerate draw.

Time Walk

Power Nine — extra-turn engine.

Timetwister

Power Nine — hand-reset combo enabler.

Mox Pearl

Power Nine — zero-cost mana.

Mox Sapphire

Power Nine — zero-cost mana.

Mox Jet

Power Nine — zero-cost mana.

Mox Ruby

Power Nine — zero-cost mana.

See all 18 bans for Innistrad

Card-pool sizes update weekly from the latest Scryfall bulk via the card_planes derivation job.