it. Additionally, the Magic balance team of the time de-powered much of the set, helping lead to the reputed low power level of the cards. When the first Pro Tour was held shortly after the release of the set, Wizards included a rule mandating that each deck had to have five cards from each legal expansion. This was widely perceived as forcing decks to include at least a few Homelands cards to be showcased in the top decks. Andy Butcher reviewed Homelands for Arcane magazine, rating it an 8 out of 10 overall. Butcher comments that "players who want cheap 'killer cards' are going to be disappointed. Those who genuinely enjoy the game, though, will find Homelands a valuable addition to their card collection." In an analysis of the quality of every set, Craig Jones described Homelands as "the worst set in Magic's history." Notable cards – A green legend, its untargetability made it a staple in many early green decks. It was the first creature printed to be untargetable as a static ability. – A black legend that was considered the first "lord" for vampires in Magic. – A blue sorcery that allows a player to search his or her library for a blue instant card and put it directly into his or her hand. This card has been restricted to one per deck in the Vintage format because it can search one of the many other extremely powerful blue cards in that format, such as and . – An artifact that was considered one of the more powerful cards in the set, as it allowed any color to remove creatures from play. It was reprinted as part of the "timeshifted" subset in Time Spiral.''' – A delaying counterspell that saw reasonably wide play and several reprints, although not in the modern era of Magic where the effect is considered slightly undercosted at 2 mana. ReviewsRollespilsmagasinet Fønix'' (Danish) (Issue 11 - Dec/Jan 1995) References Further reading External links Official set sites at Wizards of the Coast Arabian Nights Antiquities Legends The Dark Fallen Empires Chronicles and Renaissance Homelands Magic: The Gathering sets Works based on One Thousand and One Nights Card games introduced in 1993 Card games introduced in 1994 Card games introduced in 1995