About Set Skeletons
A set skeleton is a tool to help you when structuring your set. It helps you keep the number of different types of card balanced across colours and balanced in line with the colour pie. It's particularly useful in early design when you're wanting to make sure you have the right amounts of creatures and other card types in the different colours.
To read more about skeletons, read Mark Rosewater's article "Design Skeletons" .
About Set Skeletons In Multiverse
In Multiverse, set skeletons are a particular type of details page, using tables written in the Markdown Extra table syntax . Multiverse will generate the rows of the table for you. If you let Multiverse generate the whole skeleton, it will give you columns for Code, Slot and Card name. If you add extra columns by editing the title rows, then the Generate tab will create the right number of columns for each new row it generates.
Once you've generated your skeleton, each row will start with a link like "(CW01)". At first, these links will be in parentheses, to indicate that no card yet exists with that code. You can click on links like these to create a card with that code. Once those cards exist, the links will no longer be in parentheses. You can thus easily tell which slots in your skeleton have no card at all corresponding to them, and which have at least some information on a card (even if that card is not ready or not even complete).
Show examples:
Zendikar
Worldwake
Shards of Alara
Scars of Mirrodin
Maro Sample Set
Zendikar
commons
uncommons
rares
mythics
total
White, blue, black, red and green
18
10
7-9
2-3
38-39
Artifacts
6
5
2
2
15
Lands
5
5
10
0
20
Total:
101
60
53
15
229
Worldwake
commons
uncommons
rares
mythics
total
White, blue, black, red and green
10
7
5-6
1-2
23-24
Multicolour
0
0
0
2
2
Artifacts
4
3
4
0
11
Lands
6
2
5
1
14
Total:
60
40
35
10
145
Shards of Alara
commons
uncommons
rares
mythics
total
White, blue, black, red and green
15
7
8
0-1
30-31
Multicolour
15
20
10
12
57
Artifacts
6
0
3
1
10
Lands
5
5
0
0
10
Total:
111
60
52
13
229
Scars of Mirrodin
commons
uncommons
rares
mythics
total
White, blue, black, red and green
13
7
5-6
1-2
26-27
Multicolour
0
0
0
1
1
Artifacts
35
25
21
7
88
Lands
1
0
5
0
6
Total:
101
60
53
15
229
Mark Rosewater Sample Set
commons
uncommons
rares
mythics
total
White, blue, black, red and green
19
13
7-9
0-1
39
Multicolour
0
10
10
5
25
Artifacts
6
5
2
2
15
Lands
5
0
5
0
10
Total:
101
80
53
15
279
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Code
Slot
Notes
(CW01)
(CW02)
(CW03)
CW04
two mana 3/1 elf
(CW05)
(CW06)
CW07 Halfling Ringbearer
(CW08)
(CW09)
(CW10)
(CW11)
(CW12)
(CW13)
(CW14)
(CW15)
(CW16)
CW17 Arrest (*)
(CW18)
(CU01)
(CU02)
(CU03)
(CU04)
(CU05)
Bleu bulky/flying defender, w/r hybrid lets it lose defender until end of turn
(CU06)
(CU07)
(CU08)
(CU09)
(CU10)
(CU11)
(CU12)
(CU13)
(CU14)
(CU15)
(CU16)
(CU17)
(CU18)
CB01 ('Skulk+Deathtouch')
(CB02)
(CB03)
(CB04)
CB05 ('Nazrul')
Wringwraith
(CB06)
(CB07)
(CB08)
(CB09)
(CB10)
(CB11)
(CB12)
(CB13)
(CB14)
(CB15)
(CB16)
(CB17)
(CB18)
(CR01)
(CR02)
CR03 Dwarven Archer
"ring obbsedd halfling", small, u/b: give skulk ueot.
(CR04)
(CR05)
(CR06)
(CR07)
-medium size, U/B lets move its-1/-1 counters onto something else.
(CR08)
(CR09)
(CR10)
(CR11)
(CR12)
(CR13)
(CR14)
(CR15)
(CR16)
(CR17)
(CR18)
(CG01)
(CG02)
(CG03)
(CG04)
CG05 Elvish Ranger (*)
(CG06)
(CG07)
(CG08)
(CG09)
(CG10)
CG11 Wrap in Spiderweb
CG12 Elvish ()
(CG13)
(CG14)
(CG15)
Explore reprint, rampant growth variant
(CG16)
(CG17)
(CG18)
(CH01)
WU
(CH02)
WU
(CH03)
WU
(CH04)
WU
(CH05)
UR - dwarf creature, generates colorless mana to play equipment or pay equip costs.
(CH06)
UR
(CH07)
UR
(CH08)
UR
(CH09)
BR
(CH10)
BR
(CH11)
BR - 5/3 3cc Renegade Demon /Wild Celebrants , or 2cc can't block
(CH12)
BR
(CH13)
BG
(CH14)
BG
(CH15)
BG - Rotting Mastodon , corrupted ent
(CH16)
BG
CH17 'destroy aura/equipment'
GW
(CH18)
GW - 1CC 2/4 Vanilla, Treefolk, Wilt-Leaf cavaliers [Khemba Kha-Regent]]] / Colossodon Yearling
(CH19)
GW
(CH20)
GW
(CZ01)
WU
(CZ02)
WU - CCC Talon Trooper
(CZ03)
WU
(CZ04)
WU
(CZ05)
UR
(CZ06)
UR
(CZ07)
UR
(CZ08)
UR
(CZ09)
RB
(CZ10)
RR
(CZ11)
RB
(CZ12)
RB
(CZ13)
BG
(CZ14)
BG
(CZ15)
BG
(CZ16)
BG
(CZ17)
GW
(CZ18)
GW
(CZ19)
GW
(CZ20)
GW
(CA01)
White Ring
(CA02)
Blue Ring
(CA03)
Black Ring
(CA04)
Red Ring
(CA05)
Green Ring
CA06
Sting/Orcrist
(CA07)
Palantir
(CA08)
Elvish Cloack - Hexproof + Skulk
CA09 Longbow
CA10 Fell Dagger
(CA11)
101st Common?
CL01 Meandering River (*)
WU Tapland
CL02 Highland Lake (*)
UR Tapland
CL03 Cinder Barrens (*)
RB Tapland
CL04 Foul Orchard (*)
BG Tapland
CL05 Elfhame Palace (*)
GW Tapland
CL06 Ancient Mine
Filter Land
UW01 'Elvish two one'
lone-drop 2/1 elf
(UW02)
(UW03)
UW04 Dwarven Armour
(UW05)
(UW06)
(UW07)
(UW08)
(UW09)
(UW10)
(UW11)
RW01 Elvish Ringsmith
(RW02)
(RW03)
(RW04)
(RW05)
(RW06)
(RW07)
RW08 Hold the Pass (*)
(RW09)
(RW10)
(RW11)
(UU01)
(UU02)
(UU03)
(UU04)
(UU05)
(UU06)
(UU07)
(UU08)
(UU09)
(UU10)
(UU11)
(RU01)
(RU02)
(RU03)
RU04 Halfling Pickpocket
(RU05)
(RU06)
(RU07)
RU08 Persuasion (*)
(RU09)
(RU10)
(RU11)
UB01 Orcish One Drop
(UB02)
(UB03)
UB04 Wraith Fellrider
(UB05)
(UB06)
(UB07)
(UB08)
(UB09)
(UB10)
(UB11)
(RB01)
RB02 'Ringwraith Spectre'
(RB03)
Orc Lord +1/+1 (BR?)
(RB04)
(RB05)
(RB06)
(RB07)
(RB08)
(RB09)
(RB10)
(RB11)
(UR01)
(UR02)
(UR03)
(UR04)
(UR05)
(UR06)
(UR07)
(UR08)
(UR09)
(UR10)
(UR11)
(RR01)
(RR02)
(RR03)
(RR04)
(RR05)
(RR06)
(RR07)
(RR08)
(RR09)
(RR10)
(RR11)
(UG01)
(UG02)
(UG03)
(UG04)
(UG05)
(UG06)
(UG07)
(UG08)
(UG09)
(UG10)
(UG11)
(RG01)
(RG02)
(RG03)
(RG04)
(RG05)
(RG06)
(RG07)
(RG08)
Quest for the Lost Heir
(RG09)
(RG10)
(RG11)
(UH01)
WU
(UH02)
WU
(UH03)
UR
(UH04)
UR
=Greedy Dwarf, steal equipment
(UH05)
RB
(UH06)
RB
(UH07)
BG
(UH08)
BG
(UZ09)
GW
(UZ10)
GW
(RH01)
WU - Dwarf Artificer, acts as an Equipment Enchantress
(RH02)
WU
(RH03)
WU
(RH04)
WU
(RH05)
UR - A Dragon, Hoards Artifacts
(RH06)
UR
(RH07)
UR
(RH08)
UR
(RH09)
RB - A Balrog
(RH10)
RB
(RH11)
RB
(RH12)
RB
(RH13)
BG
(RH14)
BG
(RH15)
BG
(RH16)
BG
(RH17)
WG
(RH18)
WG
(RH19)
WG
(RH20)
WG
(UZ01)
WU Uncommon
(UZ02)
UB Uncommon
UZ03 orc lord uncommon
BR Uncommon
(UZ04)
RG Uncommon
UZ05 elvish tribal card
GW Uncommon
(UZ06)
WB Uncommon
(UZ07)
UR Uncommon
(UZ08)
BG Uncommon
(UZ09)
RW Uncommon
(UZ10)
GU Uncommon
(RZ01)
(RZ02)
(RZ03)
(RZ04)
(RZ05)
(RZ06)
(RZ07)
(RZ08)
(RZ09)
(RZ10)
(RZ11)
(RZ12)
(RZ13)
(RZ14)
(RZ15)
(RZ16)
(RZ17)
(RZ18)
(RZ19)
(RZ20)
UA01 'Mythril Coat'
Mythril Chainmail
UA02 Invisibility Ring
(UA03)
(UA04)
(UA05)
(RA01)
Legendary Fire Ring
(RA02)
Legendary Water Ring
(RA03)
Legendary Air Ring
(RA04)
(RA05)
RL01 Mystic Gate (*)
RL02 Cascade Bluffs (*)
RL03 Graven Cairns (*)
RL04 Twilight Mire *
RL05 Wooded Bastion *