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Battles From the Ages

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Battles From the Ages (BfA) is a Legacy PvE event introduced in February 2022.

Battles From the Ages (BFA)
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Type PvE Legacy PvE Legacy
Rewards Progression rewards Progression
Entry fee 100 Mana Crystals
Nodes 1
Charges 3 initial charges
Introduced Puzzle Masters PMA · Feb 2022 · v5.4.0
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)

BfA allows playing against different old Legacy PvE Event bosses, the more difficult of the Story mode bosses, and a previously unreleased boss based on Legacy content.

This event is the most efficient way to convert Mana Crystals Mana Crystals into Mana Jewels Mana Jewels (55 Mana Crystals for 55 Mana Jewels at Platinum). Mastery levels below Platinum will see significantly reduced Resource rewards, but the non-duplicate Mythic "Exclusive Card Booster" rewards remain the same at all Tiers.

Players who can play enough games to acquire duplicate cards can also use the event the same way that the old Rising Tensions events were used: to acquire large amounts of Orbs to Craft with, effectively converting Crystals into Orbs.

The list of Mythics has been updated each set since release; hypothetically, the list may simply expand, but one card, Angelic Enforcer, may have already been dropped from the list; see rewards.

After reaching 70 ribbons or three losses, the event finishes, and the event can be started again for the entry fee of 100 Mana Crystals. One can win the first 6 matches and concede the last 2 to save some time.

Story

"Hallowed be this assortment of diverse things."
"Do you have what it takes to face the unknown? Then, come! Join the battles of the ages! Literally. You never know which character you’ll run into. Might be a recent story rival, or a long forgotten boss, sometimes even that much forgotten that you never even heard of! You’ll need to be prepared for anything, so: grab your gear, your mana, your library - maybe even a companion - and face this challenge!"

Rules

Face randomly chosen opponents in sequence. You can lose up to 3 matches per entry and play up to 7 matches. Each victory grants you 10 points, and each defeat grants you 5. Your rewards will be based upon your score.

Each battle features a different enemy. Event supports may be spawned according to the opponent.

Objectives

All nodes have the same objectives:

Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
10Ribbons · 200 Mana Runes

Contents

Battles From the Ages Premier

This boss may be new to this event. They may also be from an event not currently covered by this wiki.

Their deck list will be included here. This list may be added to.

It seems likely that it was conceived earlier, or is cut content. Nissa, Vital Force was, like Tezzeret the Schemer, released with the Aether Revolt set, and Tezzeret is a boss in the AER event, Revolt against the Consulate. AER and the NVF Planeswalker featured Energize, and BfA event boss opponent NVF has an Energize objective.

Nissa, Vital Force

Nissa, Vital Force
 
Level HP            
195 482 +6 +6 +5 +4 +10 +0
Abilities   Effect
Inspire  9  Convert 4 gem to Green and Energize 4.
Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set 
Aetherflux Reservoir   (3) 8       KLD   
Aetherworks Marvel   (3) 16       KLD   
Dubious Challenge   11       KLD   
Multiform Wonder   (6/6) 12       KLD   
Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter   (2/2) 7       KLD   
Panharmonicon   (5) 13       KLD   
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter   (3/3) 17        KLD   
Servant of the Conduit   (6/6) 14       KLD   
Verdurous Gearhulk   (8/8) 22       KLD   
Wildest Dreams   24       KLD  

Previous Events

Section headings are links to the Events in which these opponents first appeared (directly to their sections in those articles)

Ancient Hydra Showdown

  Ancient Hydra Showdown
 
Level HP            
100 221 +3 +1 +1 +0 +6 +0
Abilities   Effect
Grown From the Stump  9  Fetch the first 2 different Hydra cards from your Library. Those cards gain half their mana.
Nessian Rage 15 Destroy all non-Hydra creatures. Gain 18 life.
Objectives Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.
10  · 200  
Researcher:  Draw 15 or more cards during a single fight.
3 
Spellsmith:  Cast 5 or more enchantments during a single fight.
2 

A History Rewritten

  A History Rewritten
 
Level HP            
110 260 -2 +3 +4 +3 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Legendary Distortion  6  Read the current chapter of each Saga you control.
Over 9,000 Lies 12 Create a copy of your opponent's last card in hand. Gain 10 mana.

A Thawing World

  A Thawing World
  
Level HP            
90 180 +2 +0 +0 +2 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
World Spell 12 Fetch the first Land support from your library to your hand. Then, increase your Green mana bonus by 1 and convert all Blue gems to Green.

Barrage Tyrant

Barrage Tyrant
 
Level HP            
97 252 +3 +1 +1 +4 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
Barrage  9  Deal 10 damage to target creature your opponent controls.

Breaker of Armies

Breaker of Armies
     
Level HP            
160 360 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
Swarm  6  Give each creature in hand Haste  and Berserker .

Brood Monitor

Brood Monitor
 
Level HP            
112 302 +4 +1 +1 +4 +4 +0
Abilities   Effect
Spawn  6  Summon 4 1/1 Eldrazi Scions with "When this creature is Destroyed, gain mana equal to this creature's Power times 3".

Crystal Slipper

  Crystal Slipper
   
Level HP            
80 173 +4 +4 -1 +2 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
Close to Midnight  9  Destroy a support with 11 or more shield. Then, draw 3 cards and each card in your hand gains full mana.
A Ride to the Prom 15 Fetch the first 3 different Artifact cards from your library. Move those cards to the board under your control

Dust Stalker

Dust Stalker
  
Level HP            
105 272 +1 +2 +4 +4 +2 +0
Abilities   Effect
Stalk the Void  6  Give each creature in hand Haste  and Devoid .

Elder Hydra Catastrophe

  Elder Hydra Catastrophe
 
Level HP            
140 285 +4 +1 +1 +4 +6 +0
Abilities   Effect
Grown From the Stump  9  Fetch the first 3 different Hydra cards from your library. Thos cards gain half of their mana.
Coordinated Bite 15 Reinforce your first Hydra creature. Your creatures gain Berserker and Double Strike until end of turn.
Nessian Rage 21 Destroy all non-Hydra creatures. Gain 18 life.

Elenda, the Dusk Rose

  Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  
Level HP            
160 360 +6 +1 +6 +4 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Legion of Dusk  9  Create 4 1/1 White Vampire Tokens  with Lifelink .
Bloodletting 12 Your opponent's creatures get -4/-4.
Eternal Devotion 15 Reinforce all your creatures. They gain Lifelink .

Endless One

Endless One
     
Level HP            
+2 +3 +3 + + +0
Abilities   Effect
Expand 15 Give a creature +10/+10.

Exquisite Archangel

  Exquisite Archangel
 
Level HP            
150 392 +4 +6 +2 +4 +2 +0
Abilities   Effect
Reconstruct  9  Gain 50 life

Freejam Regent

  Freejam Regent
 
Level HP            
100 196 +1 +2 +1 +4 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Defend the Zone  6  Energize 4, then each creature you control gets +4/0.

Herald of Kozilek

Herald of Kozilek
  
Level HP            
109 282 +2 +4 +2 +4 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Call the Titan  9  Each colorless creature in your hand gains 6 mana.

Heroic Intervention

  Heroic Intervention
 
Level HP            
80 166 +2 +0 +1 +0 +4 +0
Abilities   Effect
Intervene  6  Each creature you control gains Prevent Damage and Hexproof until the beginning of your next turn.

In Vitu-Ghazi's Wake

  In Vitu-Ghazi's Wake
 
Level HP            
120 220 +6 +0 +0 +6 +6 +0
Abilities   Effect
Topple the Statue  3  If you don't control a support named Topple the Statue, create a Topple the Statue token
Nature's Army 9 Create 4 Forest Tokens. Convert 6 gems to Green.
Blooming Resistance 12 All token creatures get +1/+1 for each of their reinforcements until the beginning of your next turn.

Inverter of Truth

  Inverter of Truth
 
Level HP            
101 294 +1 +3 +4 +3 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Invert Truths  6  Convert all Void gems to Black gems, then Ingest every gem of your opponent’s color.

Kozilek , the Great Distortion

Kozilek, the Great Distortion
     
Level HP            
160 412 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +0
Abilities   Effect
Distort Reality  6  Refill your hand, then gain 15 mana.

Legions of Lim-Dûl

  Legions of Lim-Dûl
  
Level HP            
70 168 +0 +3 +3 +0 +0 +0
Abilities   Effect
Mairsil’s Ring  9  Create X Zombie Tokens, where X is the number of cards in your hand divided by 2, rounded down.
Snow and Ashes 12 Your opponent loses 1 life for each Black and Blue gems on the board.
Will of Leshrac 18 Return the first 2 different creatures from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Lovestruck Beast

  Lovestruck Beast
   
Level HP            
110 239 +3 -2 +6 +4 +6 +0
Abilities   Effect
Enchanted Servants  4  Your first creature gets +X/+X where X is equal to your highest support shield. Then, it gains the Artifact subtype.
Heart's Desire 9 If you control the creature with the greatest power, create 3 White Human Tokens. Otherwise, fetch the first creature with power 6 or greater from your library. It gains full mana.
The Last Petal 15 Deal X damage to your opponent's Planeswalker. X is the number of Green gems times 3. Then, destroy all Green gems, except 1 Green gem.

Nicol Bolas

  Nicol Bolas
   
Level HP            
220 532 +4 +6 +6 +6 +4 +0
Abilities   Effect
Touch of Bolas 15 The last 2 cards in your opponent hand are Exiled, then the last 2 creatures your opponent controls on the battlefield are Exiled, then your opponent takes 40 damage.

Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind

  Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
  
Level HP            
100 182 +0 +5 +2 +5 +0 +0
Abilities   Effect
Reverberate  6  Copy the first other Spell in your hand that has full mana. That copy gains half of its mana.
Essence Backlash 9 The first creature in your opponent's hand is drained of all its mana. Deals 5 damage to target Planeswalker.
Rise and Shine 15 Create a copy of Tibor and Lumia on the battlefield under your control

Oblivion Sower

Oblivion Sower
    
Level HP            
109 292 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
Sow Oblivion  9  Convert all your opponent's gems to Black

Olivia, Mobilized for War

  Olivia, Mobilized for War
  
Level HP            
90 176 -2 +3 +7 +6 -2 +0
Abilities   Effect
Call the Bloodline  9  Create 4 Black Vampire Knight Tokens  [1/1 Lifelink ]].
Vampiric Mobilization 15 Discard a noncreature card. Then, move the first creature from your hand to the battlefield. It gets +3/+3 and gains Deathtouch , Flying , and Lifelink .
Campaign of Vengeance 21 You Discard 2 cards. Each creature your opponent controls takes 6 damage and your opponent takes 6 damage.

One Final Effort

  One Final Effort
 
Level HP            
90 209 +1 +1 +1 +1 +6 +0
Abilities   Effect
Homeland  6  Convert 3 gems to green. A land support you control gains 2 Shield.
For a Higher Cause 21 Destroy all creatures and convert all gems to green.

Onslaught of the Legions

Whether typo or truly, is shown with a Loyalty bonus of +2

Onslaught of the Legions
     
Level HP            
90 230 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +0
Abilities   Effect
Mana Incarnate  9  Increase all your mana bonuses by 2.

Outlaws' Merriment

  Outlaws' Merriment
  
Level HP            
100 220 +5 +-2 +0 +6 +5 +0
Abilities   Effect
Marksman  6  An opposing Vanguard support loses 5 shield. If your opponent doesn't control a Vanguard support, your opponent's Planeswalker loses 5 loyalty instead.
Finders Keepers 9 Fetch the first support card from your opponent's library. It gains full mana.
True Freedom 15 If you control 2 or less creatures, gain control of target opposing creature.

Planar Bridge

  Planar Bridge
 
Level HP            
180 452 +4 +5 +4 +4 +4 +0
Abilities   Effect
Open the bridge  9  Fetch the first creature in your opponent's library and place it on the battlefield under your control.

Prahv, Spires of Order

  Prahv, Spires of Order
  
Level HP            
110 203 +6 +5 +0 +0 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
Forecast  6  Drain 3 mana from the first Spell in your hand, then you gain Prevent Damage until the beginning of your next turn.
Render Silent 6 Drain all mana from the first spell in your opponent's hand. Increase the cost of all cards in your opponent's hand by 2.
The Sova Column 15 Create a copy of Isperia the Inscrutable on the battlefield under your control.

Pulse of Might

Pulse of Might
  
Level HP            
70 184 +3 +0 +0 +0 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
Overwhelming Power  9  The last creature in your hand gains full mana.

Razaketh, the Foulblooded

  Razaketh, the Foulblooded
 
Level HP            
180 452 +2 +5 +7 +5 +2 +0
Abilities   Effect
Sacrifice 15 Your opponent takes X damage, where X is the sum of each of your creatures’ Power, then each creature you control is Destroyed.

Sire of Stagnation

Sire of Stagnation
  
Level HP            
90 262 +2 +3 +3 +2 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Stagnate  3  Draw 1 card and Ingest 3.

Skarrg, the Rage Pits

  Skarrg, the Rage Pits
  
Level HP            
130 235 +0 +0 +3 +6 +6 +0
Abilities   Effect
Bloodthirst  6  Until end of turn, whenever a creature you control deals damage to your opponent's Planeswalker, that creature gets +2/+2.
Signal the Clans 9 Fetch the first 3 creatures from your library; those cards gain 6 mana. Then, discard a random creature.
The End-Raze 15 Create a copy of Ulasht, the Hate Seed on the battlefield under your control.

Storm the Citadel

  Storm the Citadel
     
Level HP            
150 320 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +0
Abilities   Effect
Ravnica's Battlegrounds  3  If you don't control a support named Ravnica's Battlegrounds, create a Ravnica Battlegrounds support Token  [colorless, Land] with 8 shields and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to an opponent, destroy a non-Land non-Vanguard  support that player controls".
Countdown 6 If you don't control a support named Blast Zone, create a copy of Blast Zone on the board under your control.
Open War 9 Each creature Token  and support Token  your opponent controls is Destroyed.

Svogthos, the Restless Tomb

  Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
  
Level HP            
120 221 +0 +0 +6 +3 +6 +0
Abilities   Effect
Dredge  6  Return the first creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Putrefy 9 Destroy your opponent's first creature. If you can't, destroy an opposing Artifact support.
Lost Matka 15 Create a copy of Savra, Queen of the Golgari on the battlefield under your control

Taste of Death

  Taste of Death
   
Level HP            
70 162 +4 -1 +4 +4 -1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Seven Dwarves  4  Create a copy of Seven Dwarves on the battlefield under your control.
Charming Song 9 Disable each creature your opponent controls until the beginning of your next turn. Then, you gain 9 life.
Taste of Death 15 Create X Food Tokens. Then, destroy X creatures. X is the number of creatures in play.

The Brothers’ War

  The Brothers’ War
  
Level HP            
30 75 +0 +2 +0 +2 +0 +0
Abilities   Effect
Golgothian Blast 18 Destroy all creatures and supports. Then, your opponent takes X damage, where X is the sum of all mana costs of the cards destroyed this way.

The Circle of Loyalty

  The Circle of Loyalty
     
Level HP            
120 252 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +0
Abilities   Effect
Joust  6  Your first Knight gets +4/+4 until end of turn, and Fights target opposing creature.
The Sword in the Stone 12 If you don't control a card named Embercleave, create a copy of Embercleave in play under your control. Otherwise, fetch the first Equipment card from your library. It gains full mana.
Virtue Above All 18 Your Knight and Noble creatures get +8/+8. Those creatures gain Double Strike .

The Living Legacy

The Living Legacy
     
Level HP            
90 186 +4 +2 +0 +3 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
Bloodline Project  6  Create 3 White Knight Tokens, then give it "Leader: Goblin, Knight, Soldier".

Trapped in the Tower

  Trapped in the Tower
   
Level HP            
60 129 +5 +0 +5 +0 -2 +0
Abilities   Effect
Trapped in the Tower  4  If you don't control a support named Trapped in the Tower, create a Trapped in the Tower Token .
True Love's Kiss 9 Exile and opposing nonland, non-Vanguard  support. Then, draw a card.
Opportunistic Dragon 12 Create a copy of Opportunistic Dragon on the battlefield under your control.

Uncage the Menagerie

  Uncage the Menagerie
 
Level HP            
150 392 +4 +2 +2 +4 +6 +0
Abilities   Effect
Gone Wild 30 Each creature you control is Reinforced 6 times.

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
     
Level HP            
125 324 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +0
Abilities   Effect
Hunger for the Void  3  Ingest all your opponent's gems.

Urborg

  Urborg
 
Level HP            
120 208 +0 +2 +4 +2 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Urborg’s Taint 12 Your opponent loses 1 life for each Black gem, then you gain that much life.

Vile Aggregate

Vile Aggregate
 
Level HP            
50 166 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0
Abilities   Effect
Aggregate Power 12 Gives each of your creatures +3/0 for each creature you control on the battlefield.

Void Winnower

Void Winnower
  
Level HP            
10 262 +2 +3 +2 +3 +2 +0
Abilities   Effect
Alter Reality  6  Each creature with Defender, Reach or Vigilance loses that ability and each creature without Defender, Reach or Vigilance gains Defender.

When Worlds Collide

  When Worlds Collide
   
Level HP            
70 176 +0 +4 +0 +4 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Chaotic Devotion 12 Exchange the control of your opponent’s and your first creatures.

World Breaker

  World Breaker
 
Level HP            
125 342 +4 +1 +1 +4 +1 +0
Abilities   Effect
Break Their World  3  Destroy all gems of your opponent’s color.

Yawgmoth's Perfection

  Yawgmoth's Perfection
 
Level HP            
50 108 -2 +0 +7 +0 +0 +0
Abilities   Effect
Glistening Oil 12 Destroy target nonblack creature your opponent controls, then move it to the battlefield under your control. That creature gains +1/+1 and the Artifact subtype.

Zhalfirin Void

  Zhalfirin Void
 
Level HP            
150 303 +3 +5 +3 +0 +0 +0
Abilities   Effect
Zhalfirin Phasing  9  Exile all creatures and return them to the battlefield. Gain an Extra Swap.

Schedule

Begins at midnight UTC and ends 46 hours from commencement, at 10PM UTC. Eight charges per entry; the entry fee of 100 crystals may be paid unlimited times, for the duration of the event.

Rewards

The Legacy Rare Card comes in a non-duplicate pack

  Progression rewards (February 2022)
Ribbons Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
5 4000   5000   6000   6000  
15 10   10   15   20  
20 Standard Booster Pack (dupe) Standard Booster Pack (dupe) Standard Booster Pack (dupe) Standard Booster Pack (dupe)
30 5   5   5   5  
35 Legacy Rare Pack (non-dupe) Legacy Rare Pack (non-dupe) Legacy Rare Pack (non-dupe) Legacy Rare Pack (non-dupe)
45 15   15   20   25  
55 10   10   15   15  
65 Exclusive Card Booster Exclusive Card Booster Exclusive Card Booster Exclusive Card Booster
70 25   25   30   35  

The Exclusive Card Booster contains 1 non-dupe mythic from the following cards:

Battle From the Ages - Exclusive Card Booster 
  Enduring Angel

Missing card data 
  Moonveil Regent

Missing card data 
  Avabruck Caretaker

Missing card data 
  Necroduality

Missing card data 
  Spirit-Sister's Call

Missing card data 
  The Kami War

Missing card data 
  Anhelo, the Painter

Missing card data 
  Henzie "Toolbox" Torre

Missing card data 
  Kamiz, Obscura Oculus

Missing card data 
  Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva

Missing card data 
  Perrie, the Pulverizer

Missing card data 
  Dakkon, Shadow Slayer

Missing card data 
  Elspeth Resplendent

Missing card data 
  Ob Nixilis, the Adversary

Missing card data 
  Vivien on the Hunt

Missing card data 
  Jodah, the Unifier

Missing card data 
  Weatherlight Compleated

Missing card data 
  Akroma, Angel of Wrath

Missing card data 
  Force of Will

Missing card data 
  Phyrexian Obliterator

Missing card data 
  Shivan Dragon

Missing card data 
  Silver Queen

Missing card data 
  Survival of the Fittest

Missing card data 
  Sarinth Greatwurm

Missing card data 
  Mishra, Claimed by Gix

Missing card data 
  Tablet of Compleation

Missing card data 
  The Filigree Sylex

Missing card data 
  Rowan, Scion of War

Missing card data 
  Will, Scion of Peace

Missing card data

Notes

It is possible to face the same foe twice in one series of matches.

When new cards are added to the rewards list, they are also added to players' saved packs. This is not only more efficient, it allows the cards to be obtained before the new version of the event is run.

BfA is currently the only way to obtain the normal art version of the four Mythic Streets of New Capenna Vanguard  cards; as of January 2023, they are not available in the Vault for Mana Jewels as is normal.

Both ONE cards are the collection's first Rares, and the probability of getting a Rare is set quite high; players beginning their BfA collection can expect to get Rares before very many of the rest, which are all Mythic, except for the Promotional Masterpieces.

History

Battle From the Ages - Forum announcement

BFA was intended to launch with the six cards from MID, VOW and NEO as rewards; the two NEO cards were patched in. Nine cards from SNC (all the exclusive cards from that set) were added at the end of June 2022. Some time after the release of The Ultimate Planeswalk, its Exclusive PRO (Promotional; includes Holiday event rewards) cards were added. Two cards each from BRO and ONE were added on those sets' release days.