Les cinq cartes Skyward Eye Prophets, Sludge Strider, Elder Mastery, Scarland Thrinax et Knotvine Mystic, de l'édition Conflux, forment un cycle de permanents tricolores peu communs soutenant chacun un archétype de formats limités et rattachés aux éclats d'Alara, respectivement : Bant, Esper, Grixis, Jund et Naya.

Source 1 (Three-Color Gold - "We hit the Shards of Alara three-color gold theme, no strings, with an uncommon cycle (Skyward Eye Prophets, Sludge Strider, Elder Mastery, Scarland Thrinax, and Knotvine Mystic) [...]") - Source 2 ("Draft, as an example, had a big influence on the uncommon gold cards that model Draft archetypes")