Alliances
Alliances (all) is a mainline Magic: The Gathering set (Ice Age) from 1996-06-10 with 199 catalogued printings. Lake of the Dead near $125.22 anchors current chase interest. Median reference $0.19 across priced printings. Cactaur aggregates rarity splits, chase links, and a completion value snapshot so collectors and future sellers share one factual set index keyed to magic:en:all.
What is Alliances?
Alliances sits in the Ice Age slice of the Magic: The Gathering catalog, dated 1996-06-10 in our catalog. Notable market references include Lake of the Dead, Force of Will, Dystopia. Priced printings center around a $0.19 median snapshot. Catalog key magic:en:all powers this hub: rarity counts, chase links, and a full card table so you can plan singles purchases or future marketplace bids with the same data Cactaur uses on card pages.
What is Alliances?
Alliances gives collectors a structured view of Ice Age printings without opening dozens of card tabs. 199 rows are searchable on this page, each linking to gameplay stats and refreshed market references. That structure mirrors how a future Cactaur marketplace listing will expose set-level inventory.
When was Alliances released?
Alliances carries a 1996-06-10 release date in Cactaur metadata with 199 official cards. Actual print runs vary by region; Japanese and English releases may differ by a few weeks. Our 199 indexed printings include variants when providers expose them, which can exceed the number printed on booster packaging.
What are the chase cards in Alliances?
Top of the Alliances market snapshot: Lake of the Dead, Force of Will, Dystopia, Phyrexian Devourer. These names anchor most sealed-to-singles arbitrage math; verify holo/reverse variants on each card page before you buy. Alliances is indexed under slug all in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
How much is Alliances worth?
Median reference $0.19 with 199 priced cards implies a skewed market: a few chase cards pull the total up while bulk stays cheap. Budget for outliers separately from commons bulk. Alliances is indexed under slug all in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
How do you complete Alliances?
Complete Alliances by acquiring bulk commons/uncommons first, then rare holos, then top chase cards. Rarity mix: 46× Rare, 43× Uncommon, 110× Common. Reserved anchors on this page (#set-buy, #set-watch) will later tie into marketplace carts and collection tracking. Alliances is indexed under slug all in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Chase cards
Rarity breakdown
| Common | 110 |
|---|---|
| Rare | 46 |
| Uncommon | 43 |
All cards in Alliances
| Card | # | Rarity | Market USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake of the Dead | 140 | Rare | $125.22 |
| Force of Will | 28 | Uncommon | $78.80 |
| Dystopia | 47 | Rare | $46.89 |
| Phyrexian Devourer | 125 | Rare | $41.46 |
| Helm of Obedience | 121 | Rare | $27.30 |
| Thawing Glaciers | 144 | Rare | $26.11 |
| Krovikan Horror | 53 | Rare | $16.26 |
| Diminishing Returns | 26 | Rare | $16.22 |
| Shield Sphere | 129 | Uncommon | $12.83 |
| Kjeldoran Outpost | 139 | Rare | $12.39 |
| Thought Lash | 39 | Rare | $11.68 |
| Phelddagrif | 115 | Rare | $9.44 |
| Soldevi Excavations | 143 | Rare | $8.59 |
| Gustha's Scepter | 120 | Rare | $8.32 |
| Ritual of the Machine | 59 | Rare | $7.90 |
| Varchild's War-Riders | 83 | Rare | $7.14 |
| Kaysa | 96 | Rare | $5.13 |
| Lim-Dûl's Vault | 107 | Uncommon | $5.11 |
| Pyrokinesis | 78 | Uncommon | $4.77 |
| Elvish Spirit Guide | 89 | Uncommon | $4.74 |
| Balduvian Trading Post | 137 | Rare | $4.53 |
| Storm Cauldron | 134 | Rare | $4.21 |
| Lord of Tresserhorn | 112 | Rare | $4.08 |
| Lodestone Bauble | 122 | Rare | $3.73 |
| Arcane Denial | 22b | Common | $3.40 |
| Arcane Denial | 22a | Common | $3.14 |
| Ashnod's Cylix | 117 | Rare | $2.96 |
| Nature's Wrath | 98 | Rare | $2.85 |
| Nature's Chosen | 97 | Uncommon | $2.84 |
| Wandering Mage | 111 | Rare | $2.81 |
| Soldevi Adnate | 60b | Common | $2.68 |
| Heart of Yavimaya | 138 | Rare | $2.48 |
| Soldevi Digger | 131 | Rare | $2.40 |
| Contagion | 45 | Uncommon | $2.37 |
| Soldevi Adnate | 60a | Common | $1.72 |
| Exile | 3 | Rare | $1.59 |
| Sustaining Spirit | 18 | Rare | $1.40 |
| Misfortune | 113 | Rare | $1.36 |
| Phyrexian Portal | 126 | Rare | $1.22 |
| Omen of Fire | 75 | Rare | $1.17 |
| Pillage | 76 | Uncommon | $1.06 |
| Tidal Control | 40 | Rare | $1.02 |
| Elvish Ranger | 88a | Common | $0.98 |
| Winter's Night | 114 | Rare | $0.91 |
| Balduvian Horde | 65 | Rare | $0.88 |
| Tornado | 101 | Rare | $0.85 |
| Burnout | 68 | Uncommon | $0.84 |
| Gargantuan Gorilla | 91 | Rare | $0.78 |
| Sworn Defender | 19 | Rare | $0.78 |
| Ivory Gargoyle | 5 | Rare | $0.74 |
| Misinformation | 56 | Uncommon | $0.74 |
| Royal Decree | 14 | Rare | $0.68 |
| Sheltered Valley | 142 | Rare | $0.68 |
| Splintering Wind | 99 | Rare | $0.61 |
| Keeper of Tresserhorn | 52 | Rare | $0.60 |
| Fatal Lore | 48 | Rare | $0.59 |
| Floodwater Dam | 119 | Rare | $0.55 |
| Phantasmal Sphere | 32 | Rare | $0.52 |
| Rogue Skycaptain | 79 | Rare | $0.51 |
| Soldier of Fortune | 80 | Uncommon | $0.50 |
| Martyrdom | 10a | Common | $0.47 |
| Chaos Harlequin | 69 | Rare | $0.42 |
| Gorilla Shaman | 72a | Common | $0.42 |
| Library of Lat-Nam | 31 | Rare | $0.42 |
| Bounty of the Hunt | 85 | Uncommon | $0.41 |
| Energy Arc | 106 | Uncommon | $0.36 |
| Gorilla Shaman | 72b | Common | $0.36 |
| Mystic Compass | 124 | Uncommon | $0.36 |
| Primitive Justice | 77 | Uncommon | $0.33 |
| Diseased Vermin | 46 | Uncommon | $0.29 |
| Nature's Blessing | 110 | Uncommon | $0.29 |
| Juniper Order Advocate | 6 | Uncommon | $0.28 |
| Sol Grail | 130 | Uncommon | $0.28 |
| Death Spark | 70 | Uncommon | $0.27 |
| Spiny Starfish | 35 | Uncommon | $0.27 |
| Lim-Dûl's Paladin | 108 | Uncommon | $0.26 |
| Martyrdom | 10b | Common | $0.25 |
| Reinforcements | 12b | Common | $0.25 |
| Mishra's Groundbreaker | 123 | Uncommon | $0.24 |
| Awesome Presence | 23a | Common | $0.23 |
| Scarab of the Unseen | 128 | Uncommon | $0.23 |
| Surge of Strength | 109 | Uncommon | $0.23 |
| Gorilla Berserkers | 93a | Common | $0.22 |
| Krovikan Plague | 54 | Uncommon | $0.22 |
| Lat-Nam's Legacy | 30b | Common | $0.22 |
| Reinforcements | 12a | Common | $0.22 |
| Scars of the Veteran | 16 | Uncommon | $0.22 |
| Storm Elemental | 37 | Uncommon | $0.22 |
| Unlikely Alliance | 20 | Uncommon | $0.22 |
| Urza's Engine | 135 | Uncommon | $0.22 |
| Carrier Pigeons | 1a | Common | $0.21 |
| Foresight | 29b | Common | $0.21 |
| School of the Unseen | 141 | Uncommon | $0.21 |
| Noble Steeds | 11a | Common | $0.20 |
| Reprisal | 13a | Common | $0.20 |
| Yavimaya Ants | 105 | Uncommon | $0.20 |
| Agent of Stromgald | 64a | Common | $0.19 |
| Browse | 25 | Uncommon | $0.19 |
| Casting of Bones | 44a | Common | $0.19 |
| Gorilla Berserkers | 93b | Common | $0.19 |
| Gorilla War Cry | 73b | Common | $0.19 |
| Hail Storm | 95 | Uncommon | $0.19 |
| Varchild's Crusader | 82b | Common | $0.19 |
| Deadly Insect | 86b | Common | $0.18 |
| False Demise | 27b | Common | $0.18 |
| Guerrilla Tactics | 74a | Common | $0.18 |
| Inheritance | 4 | Uncommon | $0.18 |
| Lat-Nam's Legacy | 30a | Common | $0.18 |
| Storm Crow | 36b | Common | $0.18 |
| Casting of Bones | 44b | Common | $0.17 |
| Deadly Insect | 86a | Common | $0.17 |
| Gift of the Woods | 92a | Common | $0.17 |
| Undergrowth | 102a | Common | $0.17 |
| Undergrowth | 102b | Common | $0.17 |
| Varchild's Crusader | 82a | Common | $0.17 |
| Agent of Stromgald | 64b | Common | $0.16 |
| Astrolabe | 118a | Common | $0.16 |
| Awesome Presence | 23b | Common | $0.16 |
| Balduvian Dead | 43 | Uncommon | $0.16 |
| Bestial Fury | 67a | Common | $0.16 |
| Bestial Fury | 67b | Common | $0.16 |
| Elvish Bard | 87 | Uncommon | $0.16 |
| Foresight | 29a | Common | $0.16 |
| Kjeldoran Escort | 7a | Common | $0.16 |
| Lim-Dûl's High Guard | 55b | Common | $0.16 |
| Viscerid Drone | 42 | Uncommon | $0.16 |
| Astrolabe | 118b | Common | $0.15 |
| Errand of Duty | 2b | Common | $0.15 |
| False Demise | 27a | Common | $0.15 |
| Gorilla Chieftain | 94a | Common | $0.15 |
| Phyrexian War Beast | 127a | Common | $0.15 |
| Phyrexian War Beast | 127b | Common | $0.15 |
| Reprisal | 13b | Common | $0.15 |
| Seasoned Tactician | 17 | Uncommon | $0.15 |
| Stromgald Spy | 62 | Uncommon | $0.15 |
| Suffocation | 38 | Uncommon | $0.15 |
| Viscerid Armor | 41b | Common | $0.15 |
| Whip Vine | 103b | Common | $0.15 |
| Yavimaya Ancients | 104a | Common | $0.15 |
| Aesthir Glider | 116a | Common | $0.14 |
| Enslaved Scout | 71b | Common | $0.14 |
| Noble Steeds | 11b | Common | $0.14 |
| Soldevi Sage | 34a | Common | $0.14 |
| Swamp Mosquito | 63a | Common | $0.14 |
| Veteran's Voice | 84b | Common | $0.14 |
| Wild Aesthir | 21b | Common | $0.14 |
| Balduvian War-Makers | 66b | Common | $0.13 |
| Benthic Explorers | 24a | Common | $0.13 |
| Benthic Explorers | 24b | Common | $0.13 |
| Elvish Ranger | 88b | Common | $0.13 |
| Enslaved Scout | 71a | Common | $0.13 |
| Errand of Duty | 2a | Common | $0.13 |
| Feast or Famine | 49b | Common | $0.13 |
| Gorilla Chieftain | 94b | Common | $0.13 |
| Insidious Bookworms | 51a | Common | $0.13 |
| Kjeldoran Home Guard | 8 | Uncommon | $0.13 |
| Lim-Dûl's High Guard | 55a | Common | $0.13 |
| Phantasmal Fiend | 57a | Common | $0.13 |
| Soldevi Heretic | 33a | Common | $0.13 |
| Soldevi Heretic | 33b | Common | $0.13 |
| Soldevi Sentry | 132a | Common | $0.13 |
| Soldevi Sentry | 132b | Common | $0.13 |
| Soldevi Steam Beast | 133b | Common | $0.13 |
| Taste of Paradise | 100a | Common | $0.13 |
| Veteran's Voice | 84a | Common | $0.13 |
| Yavimaya Ancients | 104b | Common | $0.13 |
| Aesthir Glider | 116b | Common | $0.12 |
| Balduvian War-Makers | 66a | Common | $0.12 |
| Fevered Strength | 50b | Common | $0.12 |
| Fyndhorn Druid | 90a | Common | $0.12 |
| Fyndhorn Druid | 90b | Common | $0.12 |
| Gorilla War Cry | 73a | Common | $0.12 |
| Guerrilla Tactics | 74b | Common | $0.12 |
| Phantasmal Fiend | 57b | Common | $0.12 |
| Stench of Decay | 61a | Common | $0.12 |
| Storm Crow | 36a | Common | $0.12 |
| Swamp Mosquito | 63b | Common | $0.12 |
| Taste of Paradise | 100b | Common | $0.12 |
| Whip Vine | 103a | Common | $0.12 |
| Whirling Catapult | 136 | Uncommon | $0.12 |
| Carrier Pigeons | 1b | Common | $0.11 |
| Insidious Bookworms | 51b | Common | $0.11 |
| Kjeldoran Escort | 7b | Common | $0.11 |
| Kjeldoran Pride | 9b | Common | $0.11 |
| Phyrexian Boon | 58b | Common | $0.11 |
| Soldevi Sage | 34b | Common | $0.11 |
| Storm Shaman | 81a | Common | $0.11 |
| Phyrexian Boon | 58a | Common | $0.10 |
| Royal Herbalist | 15a | Common | $0.10 |
| Storm Shaman | 81b | Common | $0.10 |
| Feast or Famine | 49a | Common | $0.09 |
| Gift of the Woods | 92b | Common | $0.09 |
| Soldevi Steam Beast | 133a | Common | $0.09 |
| Viscerid Armor | 41a | Common | $0.09 |
| Wild Aesthir | 21a | Common | $0.09 |
| Fevered Strength | 50a | Common | $0.08 |
| Kjeldoran Pride | 9a | Common | $0.08 |
| Royal Herbalist | 15b | Common | $0.08 |
| Stench of Decay | 61b | Common | $0.08 |
Related sets
- Coldsnap Theme Decks (2006-07-21)
- Coldsnap (2006-07-21)
- Coldsnap Promos (2006-07-21)
- Ice Age (1995-06-03)
FAQ
How many cards are in Alliances?
Cactaur indexes 199 printings in Alliances; official count is 199. Variant or promo printings can push the indexed total above the number on the booster box.
When did Alliances release?
Alliances shows a catalog release date of 1996-06-10 for this English Magic: The Gathering entry. Alliances is indexed under slug all in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
What is the most expensive card in Alliances?
Lake of the Dead leads references around $125.22 in our latest snapshot. Prices change with condition and market volume. Alliances is indexed under slug all in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Is Alliances good for beginners?
Alliances works for collectors who already know Ice Age. Beginners may prefer a starter deck before chasing rare pulls from this set. Alliances is indexed under slug all in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Where can I track Alliances prices?
Use this Cactaur set page for a snapshot, then open individual card pages for ongoing market references. Future marketplace features will anchor off the same data attributes on each row.