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==Cycles== ''Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths'' has 22 [[cycle]]s, including two double cycles. There is also one [[mirrored pair]]. {| class="wikitable" !Cycle name !{{W}} !{{U}} !{{B}} !{{R}} !{{G}} |- | rowspan="2" |'''Mythos''' |<c>Mythos of Snapdax</c> |<c>Mythos of Illuna</c> |<c>Mythos of Nethroi</c> |<c>Mythos of Vadrok</c> |<c>Mythos of Brokkos</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five [[rare]] [[monocolor]]ed spells that become better if the associated [[wedge]] mana was also spent to cast it.<ref name="Beholder 2"/> All are illustrated by [[Seb McKinnon]] with a cave-painting aesthetic. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Rare mutants''' |<c>Cubwarden</c> |<c>Sea-Dasher Octopus</c> |<c>Dirge Bat</c> |<c>Everquill Phoenix</c> |<c>Gemrazer</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five rare [[creature]]s with [[mutate]]. |- | rowspan="2" |'''X mutants''' |<c>Huntmaster Liger</c> |<c>Archipelagore</c> |<c>Insatiable Hemophage</c> |<c>Porcuparrot</c> |<c>Auspicious Starrix</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five [[uncommon]] creatures with [[mutate]] and an ability that scales based off the number of times it mutated.<ref name="Beholder 1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/ikoria-beholder-part-1-2020-04-20|Ikoria of the Beholder, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 20, 2020}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |'''Counter cyclers''' |<c>Splendor Mare</c> (lifelink) |<c>Avian Oddity</c> (flying) |<c>Void Beckoner</c> (deathtouch) |<c>Sanctuary Smasher</c> (first strike) |<c>Titanoth Rex</c> (trample) |- | colspan="5" |Five uncommon creatures with [[cycling]] that put a given [[keyword counter]] on a creature when cycled. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Mentors''' |<c>Keensight Mentor</c> (vigilance) |<c>Wingspan Mentor</c> (flying) |<c>Duskfang Mentor</c> (lifelink){{ref|Lifelink}} |<c>Frillscare Mentor</c> (menace) |<c>Hornbash Mentor</c> (trample) |- | colspan="5" |Five uncommon [[Human]]s, that when they [[enters the battlefield|enter the battlefield]] put a given keyword counter on a creature, and tap to put a [[+1/+1 counter]] on creatures with that keyword.<ref name="Beholder 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/ikoria-beholder-part-2-2020-04-27|Ikoria of the Beholder, Part 2|Mark Rosewater|April 27, 2020}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |'''Apex powers''' |<c>Will of the All-Hunter</c> |<c>Boon of the Wish-Giver</c> |<c>Call of the Death-Dweller</c> |<c>Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor</c> |<c>Charge of the Forever-Beast</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five uncommon monocolored spells that are each associated with one of the Apexes. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Modal creatures''' |<c>Helica Glider</c> |<c>Wingfold Pteron</c> |<c>Boot Nipper</c> |<c>Ferocious Tigorilla</c> |<c>Flycatcher Giraffid</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five [[common]] creatures that enter the battlefield with your choice of one of two keyword counters. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Common mutants''' |<c>Vulpikeet</c> |<c>Dreamtail Heron</c> |<c>Cavern Whisperer</c> |<c>Cloudpiercer</c> |<c>Migratory Greathorn</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five common creatures with mutate and a mutation trigger. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Keyword bonus spells''' |<c>Solid Footing</c> (vigilance) |<c>Gust of Wind</c> (flying) |<c>Mutual Destruction</c> (flash) |<c>Tentative Connection</c> (menace) |<c>Ram Through</c> (trample) |- | colspan="5" |Five common noncreature spells that reward having one of the five keywords supported below. |- !Cycle name !{{W}}{{U}} !{{U}}{{B}} !{{B}}{{R}} !{{R}}{{G}} !{{G}}{{W}} |- | rowspan="2" |'''Keyword lords''' |<c>Skycat Sovereign</c> (flying) |<c>Slitherwisp</c> (flash) |<c>Labyrinth Raptor</c> (menace) |<c>Quartzwood Crasher</c> (trample) |<c>Frondland Felidar</c> (vigilance) |- | colspan="5" |Five rare [[allied color]]ed creatures, each one of which has an [[evergreen]] [[keyword ability]] and cares about creatures you control with that keyword. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Bonders''' |<c>Jubilant Skybonder</c> (flying) |<c>Cunning Nightbonder</c> (flash) |<c>Sonorous Howlbonder</c> (menace) |<c>Proud Wildbonder</c> (trample) |<c>Alert Heedbonder</c> (vigilance) |- | colspan="5" |Five uncommon [[hybrid mana]] allied colored [[Human]]s, each one of which cares about creatures you control with a specific evergreen keyword. |- !Cycle name !{{W}}{{B}} !{{U}}{{R}} !{{B}}{{G}} !{{R}}{{W}} !{{G}}{{U}} |- | rowspan="2" |'''Mythic humans''' |<c>General Kudro of Drannith</c> |<c>Rielle, the Everwise</c> |<c>Chevill, Bane of Monsters</c> |<c>Winota, Joiner of Forces</c> |<c>Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five mythic rare [[enemy color]]ed [[legendary]] [[Human]] creatures. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Two-mana signpost creatures''' |<c>General's Enforcer</c> |<c>Sprite Dragon</c> |<c>Skull Prophet</c> |<c>Savai Thundermane</c> |<c>Parcelbeast</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five uncommon enemy colored creatures, each a signpost for a draft archetype and each costing two mana to cast (or in one case, two mana to [[mutate]].) |- | rowspan="2" |'''Signpost spells''' |<c>Dire Tactics</c> |<c>Channeled Force</c> |<c>Back for More</c> |<c>Zenith Flare</c> |<c>Primal Empathy</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five uncommon enemy-colored noncreature spells, each another signpost for a draft archetype but is also generically powerful while giving a clear clue on what strategy it supports. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Hybrid mutants''' |<c>Necropanther</c> |<c>Lore Drakkis</c> |<c>Boneyard Lurker</c> |<c>Regal Leosaur</c> |<c>Trumpeting Gnarr</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five uncommon enemy-colored creatures with a mutate cost that uses [[hybrid mana]], giving them broader use in [[limited]] formats. |- !Cycle name !{{R}}{{W}}{{B}} !{{G}}{{U}}{{R}} !{{W}}{{B}}{{G}} !{{U}}{{R}}{{W}} !{{B}}{{G}}{{U}} |- | rowspan="2" |'''Apexes''' |<c>Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt</c> |<c>Illuna, Apex of Wishes</c> |<c>Nethroi, Apex of Death</c> |<c>Vadrok, Apex of Thunder</c> |<c>Brokkos, Apex of Forever</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five mythic rare [[wedge]] colored legendary creatures with [[mutate]], a secondary mutate ability, and have the three dominant creature types of their colors. The mutate cost is XHNN, where H is a hybrid cost with both enemy colors to N, which facilitates easier playability in two-color decks. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Ultimatums''' |<c>Ruinous Ultimatum</c> |<c>Genesis Ultimatum</c> |<c>Eerie Ultimatum</c> |<c>Inspired Ultimatum</c> |<c>Emergent Ultimatum</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five rare wedge colored [[Sorcery|sorceries]] with powerful effects and mana costs in the format MMNNNOO. This completes the cycle started in ''[[Shards of Alara]]''. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Enchantments''' |<c>Offspring's Revenge</c> |<c>Song of Creation</c> |<c>Death's Oasis</c> |<c>Whirlwind of Thought</c> |<c>Titans' Nest</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five rare wedge colored [[enchantment]]s. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Crystals''' |<c>Savai Crystal</c> |<c>Ketria Crystal</c> |<c>Indatha Crystal</c> |<c>Raugrin Crystal</c> |<c>Zagoth Crystal</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five uncommon wedge colored [[mana stone]]s, one for each [[triome]]. Each costs {{3}} and has [[cycling]] {{2}}. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Triomes''' |<c>Savai Triome</c> |<c>Ketria Triome</c> |<c>Indatha Triome</c> |<c>Raugrin Triome</c> |<c>Zagoth Triome</c> |- | colspan="5" |Five rare wedge colored [[tapland]]s, one for each triome. Each has the three [[basic land]] types associated with their colors and has [[cycling]] {{3}}. |- |} {{note|Lifelink}} While the {{U/B}} color pair cares about [[flash]], flash isn't something that makes sense for a keyword counter, so the black mentor instead cares about [[lifelink]]. The other allied pairs care about {{Nowrap|[[flying]] ({{W/U}})}}, {{Nowrap|[[menace]] ({{B/R}})}}, {{Nowrap|[[trample]] ({{R/G}})}} and {{Nowrap|[[vigilance]] ({{G/W}})}}.<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/monster-set-design-2020-04-07|A Monster of a Set Design|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 7, 2020}}</ref> ===Double cycles=== {| class="wikitable" !Cycle name !{{W/U}} !{{U/B}} !{{B/R}} !{{R/G}} !{{G/W}} !{{W/B}} !{{U/R}} !{{B/G}} !{{R/W}} !{{G/U}} |- | rowspan="2" |'''Companions''' |<c>Yorion, Sky Nomad</c> |<c>Gyruda, Doom of Depths</c> |<c>Obosh, the Preypiercer</c> |<c>Jegantha, the Wellspring</c> |<c>Kaheera, the Orphanguard</c> |<c>Lurrus of the Dream-Den</c> |<c>Lutri, the Spellchaser</c> |<c>Umori, the Collector</c> |<c>Zirda, the Dawnwaker</c> |<c>Keruga, the Macrosage</c> |- | colspan="10" |Ten [[rare]] [[hybrid mana]] [[legendary]] [[creature]]s, each with [[companion]]. |- | rowspan="2" |'''Gainlands''' |<c>Tranquil Cove</c> |<c>Dismal Backwater</c> |<c>Bloodfell Caves</c> |<c>Rugged Highlands</c> |<c>Blossoming Sands</c> |<c>Scoured Barrens</c> |<c>Swiftwater Cliffs</c> |<c>Jungle Hollow</c> |<c>Wind-Scarred Crag</c> |<c>Thornwood Falls</c> |- | colspan="10" |Ten [[common]] [[tapland]]s originally printed in ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]''. They enter the battlefield tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for 2 different colors of mana. |} ===Pairs=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="2"|Mirrored Pairs !Description |- |{{card|Drannith Stinger||IKO}} {{nowrap|({{R}})}} |{{card|Drannith Healer||IKO}} {{nowrap|({{W}})}} |Two [[common]] [[Human]]s, each being a [[Prototype creature/Bears|bear]] with [[cycling]] {{1}} and having a [[triggered ability]] whenever you cycle another card. |}
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