Battle of Four Tribes (historical)

This page contains historical information about the old five-node Battle of Four Tribes event, appearing from March 2018 to January 2019.

Since February 2019, Battle of Four Tribes has been split into two new events (see Battle of Four Tribes), and the original five-node event, described below, is no longer run.

Historical Special Rules

Third Bosses on each Node have a special permacolour node that gives extra abilities. With the exception to Azor, the Lawbringer, the permacolour nodes affect both players. Azor's permacolor node only affects his abilities.

Third Node Bosses are:

1.3 Admiral Beckett Brass - Pirates

2.3 Zacama, Primal Scream - Dinosaurs

3.3 Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca - Merfolk

4.3 Elenda, the Dusk Rose - Vampires

5.3 Azor, the Lawbringer

Historical Nodes

Node 1 - The Brazen Coalition (Pirates)

1.1 Timestream Navigator

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Level	HP
10	35	+0	+1	+0	+0	+0	+0

Abilities		Effect
Let's Try That Again	9	Gain an extra swap.

1.2 Captain Lannery Storm

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Level	HP
20	47	+0	+0	+0	+2	+0	+0

Abilities		Effect
Loot 'em All	6	Create a Treasure for each Pirate you control. Your Pirates gain +1/+0 until the end of your turn.

1.3 Admiral Beckett Brass

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Level	HP
40	88	+0	+1	+2	+1	+0	+0

Abilities		Effect
X Marks the Spot	6	Find all 4 Treasures.
Fleet Assault	15	All your creatures get +20, Deathtouch, Double Strike, and Flying until end of turn.
Cannon Storm	21	Deal X damage to opponent, where X is the number of grean and white gems, then destroy those gems.

Admiral Becket Brass Permanent Node - Dead Men Tell no Tales

Node Effect: Permanent Support (both players) * see bugs
Red	Whenever you match 4 or more Red gems, destroy a block of 3x3 gems
Blue	Whenever you match 4 or more Blue gems, draw a card
Black	Whenever you match 4 or more Black gems, deal 3 damage to your opponent Planeswalker
5 Gems	Whenever you match 5 or more gems, gain control of your opponent's first creature and give it Haste

Node 2 - Sun Empire (Dinosaurs)

2.1 Blood Sun

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Level	HP
50	101	+0	+1	+0	+4	+0	+0

Abilities		Effect
Red Omen	4	Your supports gain 1 shield. Change 3 gems to red. Draw a card.

2.2 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

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Level	HP
60	136	+3	+2	+0	+0	+1	+0

Abilities		Effect
Praise the Sun	9	Your first creature gains Flying, Double Strike, Prevent Damage, Vigilance, and Trample until the beginning of your next turn.

Zetalpa, Primal Dawn Deck

Card name	Type	Cost	Color	Rarity	Set
Kinjalli's Sunwing	(4/4)	13			XLN
Relentless Raptor	(4/4)	9			RIX
Ripjaw Raptor	(5/6)	14			XLN
Trapjaw Tyrant	(7/7)	15			RIX
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn	(4/8)	19			RIX
Demystify		3			XLN
Savage Stomp		8			XLN
Tragic Arrogance		10			ORI
Baffling End	(1)	3			RIX
Sphinx's Decree	(1)	13			RIX

2.3 Zacama, Priamal Calamity

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Level	HP
80	202	+2	+0	+0	+2	+3	+0

Abilities		Effect
Primal Roar	6	Deal 4 damage to your opponent. Create a 3/3 green Dinosaur token with Trample.
Primal Rend	12	Deal 4 damage to all creatures your opponent controls. Create 2 3/3 green Dinosaur tokens with Trample.
Primal Bite	18	Deal 12 damage to your opponent. Fetch the next Dinosaur from your library. It gains 15 mana.

Node 3 - Shapers (Merfolk)

3.1 Kopala, Warden of Waves

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Level	HP
100	196	+3	+3	+0	+0	+2	+0

Abilities		Effect
Waveward	6	Create 2 1/1 blue Merfolk tokens with Hexproof, then increase the mana cost of the first spell in your opponent's hand by 2.

3.2 Tishana, Voice of Thunder

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Level	HP
100	196	+2	+3	+0	+0	+4	+0

Abilities		Effect
Elder's Advice	6	Draw a card, then your first creature gets +X/+X, where X is the amount of cards in your hand.

3.3 Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca

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Level	HP
120	204	+0	+4	+3	+0	+3	+0

Abilities		Effect
Shaper's Wrath	6	Target Merfolk gets +2/+2 and gains Unblockable and Hexproof until the beginning of your next turn.
Tyrant's Plot	9	Draw a card and gain 3 mana for each Merfolk you control.
Army of Streams	18	Your Merfolk get +4/+4, then create 4 1/1 blue Merfolk tokens with Hexproof.

Node 4 - Dusk Legion (Vampires)

4.1 Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle

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Level	HP
130	220	+5	+0	+5	+0	+0	+0

Abilities		Effect
Bless of the Fast	3	Reinforce target Vampire you control.

4.2 Vona, Butcher of Magan

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Level	HP
140	252	+2	+0	+6	+4	+0	+0

Abilities		Effect
Endless Hunger	9	Destroy the last creature your opponent controls, gain life equal to its toughness. *See Bugs.

4.3 Elenda, the Dusk Rose

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Level	HP
160	360	+6	+1	+6	+4	+1	+0

Abilities		Effect
Legion of Dusk	6	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.

Elenda, the Dusk Rose Permanent Node - Martyrdom

During the boss fight, sacrificing your own Vampires and destroying the opponent's creatures will grant players control of the battlefield. Try to disable, exile or gain control of the enemy's army to achieve victory.

Node Effect: Permanent Support (both players) * see bugs
Whenever a white Vampire dies under your control, gain 3 loyalty
Whenever a black Vampire dies under your control, your opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Whenever a nontoken Vampire dies under your control, create a 1/1 White Vampire token with Lifelink.
Whenever a creature dies under your opponent's control, all your Vampires get +1/+1.

Node 5 - Azor, the Lawbringer

5.1 Golden Guardian

The Golden Guardians will fully benefit from loyalty gems. They have abilities to replicate themselves and smash the player's planeswalker. Be ready to face a constant flow of large Golems.

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Level	HP
170	401	+2	+5	+2	+5	+2	+0

Abilities		Effect
Seventy Times Seventy	15	Convert 7 gems of your opponent's colors to Loyalty gems. Create a 7/7 colorless Golem token.

5.2 Azor's Gateway

Should be approached as a puzzle as you try to ascend as fast as possible to receive the City's Blessing in order to deliver the ultimate hit on the opponent's planeswalker. Be aware of a one-hit KO battle, and prevent the Gateway from Ascending.

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Level	HP
180	222	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+0

Abilities		Effect
Maze of the Sun	9	If you don't have the City's Blessing gain 10 life, then fetch the next support from your library. It gains full mana.
Trap of the Sun	9 City's Blessing	If you have the City's Blessing, deal 999 damage to your opponent.

5.3 Azor, the Lawbringer

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Level	HP
200	503	+6	+6	+3	+3	+3	+0

Abilities		Effect
Azorius Charm	4	Draw 2 cards. Gain 2 life.
Sphinx's Renewal	12	Return the last support from your graveyard to your hand. It gains full mana.
Supreme Verdict	24	Exile all your opponent's creatures.

Azor, the Lawbringer Deck

{{Deck List [Azor, the Lawbringer |Paladin of Atonement |Ringwarden Owl |Warkite Marauder |Admiral's Order |Demystify |Expel from Orazca |Ixalan's Binding |Thaumatic Compass |The Immortal Sun }}

Azor, the Lawbringer Permanent Node - Azor, the Lawbringer

The sphinx has a great variety of binding spells, bounce effects and creatures that Disable, which can completely fizzle out strategies that were not built to defeat him.

	Node Effect: Permanent Support Azor Only
Turn 1	Azor's opponent cannot cast supports until next turn.
Turn 2	Azor's opponent's creatures can't attack until next turn.
Turn 3	Azor's opponent cannot cast spells until next turn. *See Bugs

Historical Rewards

Progression Rewards (2018-04-13)
Ribbons	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
40	ORI Booster	ORI Booster	ORI Booster	ORI Booster
80	10 Crystals	10 Crystals	10 Crystals	15 Crystals
140	1,000 Runes RIX Booster	1,250 Runes RIX Booster	1,500 Runes RIX Booster	2,000 Runes RIX Booster
200	10 Crystals	20 Crystals	20 Crystals	25 Crystals
300	10 Jewels RIX Booster	15 Jewels RIX Booster	20 Jewels RIX Booster	25 Jewels RIX Booster
400	20 Crystals	20 Crystals	30 Crystals	35 Crystals
500	15 Jewels RIX Booster	20 Jewels RIX Booster	25 Jewels RIX Booster	30 Jewels RIX Booster
600	1,000 Runes	1,250 Runes	1,500 Runes	2,000 Runes
750	RIX Booster The Immortal Sun	RIX Booster The Immortal Sun	RIX Booster The Immortal Sun	RIX Booster The Immortal Sun

Coalition Ranking Rewards (2018-04-13)
Rank	Reward	Rank	Reward
1-2	The Immortal Sun RIX Premium Pack 3,000 Runes 100 Crystals 85 Jewels	101-250	The Immortal Sun 1,000 Runes 30 Crystals 15 Jewels
3-10	The Immortal Sun RIX Super Pack 2,500 Runes 75 Crystals 75 Jewels	251-500	750 Runes 30 Crystals
11-25	The Immortal Sun RIX Super Pack 2,000 Runes 50 Crystals 55 Jewels	501-1,000	500 Runes
26-50	The Immortal Sun RIX Booster Pack 1,500 Runes 40 Crystals 40 Jewels	1,001-10,000	250 Runes
51-100	The Immortal Sun RIX Booster Pack 1,250 Runes 30 Crystals 25 Jewels

Historical Charges and Points

Total Possible Points
Initial Charges: 2		Max Charges: 5 ^		Time between charges: 8 hours
Number of Charges	Possible Base Points	Possible Bonus Points	Total Possible Points	Time from Start	Time in PDT
2	160	50	210	Initial	1:00 PM PDT
3	260	75	335	+8 hours	9:00 PM PDT
4	340	100	440	+16 hours	5:00 AM PDT
5 *	420	125	545	+24 hours	1:00 PM PDT
6	520	150	670	+32 hours	9:00 PM PDT
7	600	175	775	+40 hours	5:00 AM PDT
8	680	200	880	+48 hours	1:00 PM PDT
9	780	225	1,005	+56 hours	9:00 PM PDT
10	860	250	1,110	+64 hours	5:00 AM PDT §

* Maximum charges reached if you have not started playing yet.

^ Maximum charges increased from 3 to 5 on 4/13/2018.

^§ 6 hours available to complete last charge.

Historical Bugs

Known Bugs
Date Run	App Version	Node	Fixed	Bug Description
3/20/18	2.5	4.2		If you have Gideon's Intervention out, Vona’s ability will deduct a shield instead of destroying your creature.  This is true of all prevent damage effects. However, Vona will still gain life.
3/20/18	2.5	4.3	4/14/18	First objective is listed with placeholder text: Objective_Sacrifice_Text
3/20/18	2.5	x.3		Many “Destroy Support” effects will target the permanent supports.  Tested out with Demolish, in particular.  It also targets those owned by the player.
3/20/18	2.5	2.3		Silverclad Ferocidons never kills the AI’s creatures.  Probably related to the permanent support bug as listed above.
3/20/18	2.5	5.3	4/14/18	Spells acquired via Pyromancer’s Goggles can cast on turns when you are not supposed to be able to cast spells.  Observation is that Azor’s abilities may only impact cards that are in your hand during his turn.
3/20/18	2.5	2.3		The regeneration effect offered by the permanent support wears off before your Dinosaur can regenerate any hit points, so is not useful.
3/20/18	2.5	5.1		If you have a creature with Ascend while you have the City’s Blessing and you steal a copy of that same creature, it will lose Ascend for the rest of the match.  Observed with Lay Claim and Wayward Swordtooth.