Theros

Tier 1

Greek-myth pantheon — devotion, gods, enchantment creatures, and underworld journeys.

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Card pool

821

distinct cards legal on Theros

Shared with other planes

158

19% of pool also legal elsewhere

Banned cards

per-plane + universal bans

Mechanical themes

enchantmentsdevotiongodsconstellationescape

Anchor sets

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

Therosths· 2013 Born of the Godsbng· 2014 Journey into Nyxjou· 2014 Theros Beyond Deaththb· 2020

Signature cards

A sample of cards anchored to Theros, ordered by rarity then most-recent printing. The card pool is 821 cards in total.

Stormbreath Dragon

Athreos, Shroud-Veiled

Mogis, God of Slaughter

Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Thassa, God of the Sea

Xenagos, God of Revels

Calix, Destiny's Hand

Erebos, Bleak-Hearted

Heliod, God of the Sun

Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Purphoros, God of the Forge

Chromanticore

Banlist

17 cards banned on Theros. 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 17 bans for Theros

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