The Long Cold Darkness

The Long Cold Darkness is the second chapter in the four-part event series, A Journey Through History (AJTH), launched in May 2018 with the Dominaria set. Each chapter is run as a weekday PvE event, typically with two events being run in the same week.

The Long Cold Darkness (AJTH:2)
Type	PvE Legacy
Rewards	Progression
Nodes	4
Specials	PW color-restricted  Perma-support in play
Card XP gain	20 XP (first win on node) 2 XP (subsequent wins on node)
Introduced	DOM · May 2018 · v2.7
Portal:Events   (Infobox · Data)

Event Series
A Journey Through History
Chapter 1	A Nightmare of War
Chapter 2	The Long Cold Darkness
Chapter 3	The Phyrexian Compleation
Chapter 4	Space-Time Catastrophe

Unlike other single-player events without charges, winning on a node you've already beaten continues to earn ribbons, so it is possible to collect all rewards simply by repeating a preferred opponent. This is true of all events in AJTH.

The Long Cold Darkness changed from Standard to Legacy in November 2019 (v3.9). Originally, players received a bonus of a particular story-related Dominaria Saga card in their hand on the first turn of each node, but the bonus cards were later removed.

Contents

Special rules

Planeswalker color restriction	White, Black, Red, Green
Only planeswalkers with affinity to White, Black, Red, or Green can be played.

	Permanent support: Shard of the Twelve Worlds
	Side: Both
	All last creatures gain Hexproof . At the beginning of each turn, convert 2 gems to Blue.

Node 1: 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.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	5 · 100
Call to Arms:  Create 4 or more Creature Tokens  during a single fight.	3
Gadgeteer:  Cast 3 or more supports that cost 10 or less.	2

Node 2: Warlord’s Stand

	Warlord’s Stand

Level	HP
50	105	+2	+0	+0	+3	+0	+0

Abilities		Effect
Unexpected Alliances	9	Your creatures gain Trample  and +2/+2 for each creature you control until end of turn.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	5 · 100
Bounty Hunter:  Deal 20 or more damage to an opponent's Planeswalker during a single turn.	3
Ambush:  Summon 2 or more Creatures during a single turn.	2

Card name	Type	Cost	Color	Rarity	Set
Dauntless Bodyguard	(3/2)	8			DOM
Keldon Warcaller	(2/2)	7			DOM
Knight of Grace	(4/3)	13			DOM
Fervent Strike		5			DOM
Battlefield Forge	(2)	8			ORI
Brawler's Plate	(3)	8			ORI
Flameshadow Conjuring	(2)	10			ORI
Molten Vortex	(3)	10			ORI

Node 3: 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.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	5 · 100
Hardened:  Cast 4 creatures with toughness 5 or more.	3
Prodigal:  Win with only cards that cost 11 or more mana.	2

Node 4: 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.

Objectives	Reward
Win the fight!  Win the fight against your opponent.	5 · 100
Miser:  Win with only cards that cost 12 or less mana.	3
Spellsmith:  Cast 3 or more enchantments during a single fight.	2

Schedule

Begins at 5PM UTC and ends 46 hours later at 3PM. Unlimited charges.

Rewards

Individual rewards (2019-02-08)

Rank	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
10	DOM Booster 150	DOM Booster 200	DOM Booster 250	DOM Booster 250
15	150  · 10	200  · 10	250  · 10  · 5	250  · 15  · 6
20	200  · 10	250  · 15	250  · 10  · 5	300  · 15  · 6
25	200  · 10	250  · 15	250  · 10  · 5	300  · 15  · 6
30	DOM Rare Card 150	DOM Rare Card 200	DOM Rare Card 250	DOM Rare Card 250
35	200  · 15	250  · 20	250  · 15  · 5	300  · 20  · 12
40	DOM Booster 150	DOM Booster 200	DOM Booster 250	DOM Booster 250

Historical Data

Original bonus cards

Node	Card
1	The Antiquities War
2	The Flame of Keld
3	Time of Ice
4	Song of Freyalise

Original secondary objectives

Date Run	Node	Objective 1	Objective 2
6/21/2018	1	Cast 3 or more Artifact Supports	Lose 3 or more Creatures
6/21/2018	2	Summon 4 or more Knights, Soldiers or Warriors in Single Fight	Lose 4 or less Creatures
6/21/2018	3	Kill 2 or more creatures	Cast 4 or more supports
6/21/2018	4	Cast 3 or more Land supports	Win the fight within 12 rounds