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===Previous icons=== Before ''[[The Brothers' War]]'', double-faced cards used icons that were themed around their respective sets. The Innistrad block double-faced cards used an icon next to the card name representing a sun {{dfc|sun}} or a moon {{dfc|moon}}. The front of the card is called the "day" side, and a regular card frame, a [[mana cost]], and the sun symbol. The back or "night" side had the moon symbol and a slightly altered frame similar to [[Card frame#Planeshifted cards|planeshifted cards]] with a darker text box and white text for the [[card type]], [[name]], and (for creatures) [[power and toughness]]. With the ''[[Magic Origins]]'' rules update, the sun and moon symbols lost their meaning; the front of the card was then defined by the appearance of the [[mana cost]]. The set also introduced two new symbols for the five double-faced cards in its set: The rising sun {{dfc|spark}} for the front side and the planeswalker symbol {{dfc|ignite}} for the backside. With the release of ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]'', the symbols in the upper-left corner regained their rules meaning, due to a single card {{-}} <c>Westvale Abbey</c>. As a land, the front face lacked a mana cost and would be considered a back face under the previous rules. Creatures from ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' that transform into [[colorless]] [[Eldrazi]] have the aforementioned eldritch moon {{dfc|fullmoon}} for the front side and [[Emrakul]] {{dfc|emrakul}} for the back side, showing this creature has joined [[Emrakul]]'s brood.<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/summary-two-fears-2016-06-28|A Summary of Two Fears|[[Ken Nagle]]|June 28, 2016}}</ref> This is symbolizing one transformation step further from that shown in ''Innistrad'', ''Dark Ascension'', and ''Shadows over Innistrad''. Double-faced cards from ''[[Ixalan]]'' and ''[[Rivals of Ixalan]]'' highlight the tales and tools of discovery. The front face is recognized by the icon of a compass rose {{dfc|compass}}. Lands on the backface are marked by the land icon {{dfc|land}} last seen in ''[[Future Sight]]''. For ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]'', all mechanics involving two-sided cards once again used the {{dfc|sun}} and {{dfc|moon}} symbols. Though they were intuitively tied to [[Daybound]]/[[Nightbound]], they didn't have a good logical association with [[Disturb]] or the other transform cards.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/663860884124368896/i-do-think-its-confusing-that-separate-mechanics|October 1, 2021}}</ref> In retrospect, [[Mark Rosewater]] admitted [[R&D]] might have not wanted to use the day and night icons on things that werenโt Daybound/Nightbound even if previously Innistrad sets did.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/663850617379373056/you-responded-to-a-question-with-your-own|October 1, 2021}}</ref> ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'' used a closed fan {{dfc|closedfan}} on the front side and an open fan {{dfc|openfan}} on the back.
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