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 Glacial Ceratops
creature, medium
Dino common MMM cycle
CW02 Devotee of Anwyll
creature, small
CW03 Stalwart Skirler
creature, small
CW04 Kael Palisade
creature, small
CW05 Starbanner Duelist
creature, small
CW06 Scintillating Scalewing
creature, small/medium
CW07 Angelsworn Worshipper
creature, medium/large
CW08 Kael Congregant
creature/coalesce, medium/large
CW09 Cannadh Supplicant
coalesce, small
CW10 Sunlit Sentinel
coalesce, small
CW11 Herald of Salvation
coalesce, medium
CW12 Kael Champion
noncreature/coalesce, medium/large if coalesce
CW13 Burdened by Conscience
noncreature, aura
CW14 Rousing Reveille
noncreature, instant
Equipment somewhere maybe?
CW15 Mistflutter
noncreature, instant
CW16 Intercept
noncreature, instant
common basic land cycle
CW17 Anwyll's Blessing
noncreature, sorcery
CW18 Cast Into Eternity
noncreature, sorcery
UW01 Valiant Rearguard
UW02 Precipice Protector
UW03 Precipice Striker
UW04 Cannadh Thunderer
UW05 Skyfire Seraph
UW06 Vanguard of Dreams
UW07 Guardian Chanter
UW08 Echo of Honor
UW09 Brave the Elements
UW10 Healer's Skill
UW11 Gather the Reverent
uncommon basic land cycle
UW12 Kael Charm
Charm cycle
UW13 Foothill Firebreak
UW14 Mesa Singer
RW01 Cynna Shieldmaiden
RW02 Titan's Witness
RW03 Highland Hero
RW04 Stonehelm Forestaller
RW05 Fate of the Unjust
RW06 Symphony of the Noble Host
RW07 Silvercrown Thane
RW08 Boann Purespirit
Might not exist, 7-8 rares per color
MW01 Anwyll, the Everpresent
Leader cycle
(MW02)
CU01 Yokhombo Dactyl
creature, medium
Dino common MMM cycle
CU02 Bokor's Attendant
creature, small
CU03 Yokhombo Forgotten
creature, small
CU04 Drifting Nautilus
creature, small
CU05 Monsoon Runner
creature, small
CU06 Prodigious Mudskipper
creature, medium
CU07 Yokhombo Scuttler
creature, medium
CU08 Undertow Crusher
creature, large
CU09 Restrict
noncreature, instant
CU10 Dawning Recollection
noncreature, instant
CU11 Wispdrift Wings
noncreature, enchantment/equipment?
CU12 Talons of Yokhombo
noncreature, aura (negative)
CU13 Reconstitute
noncreature, instant
CU14 Forgotten Reverie
noncreature, instant
CU15 Drowner's Touch
noncreature, instant
CU16 Against the Current
noncreature, sorcery
common basic land cycle
CU17 Glimpse of Eternity
noncreature, sorcery
CU18 Circumvent
noncreature, sorcery
UU01 Oracle's Falcon
UU02 Vessel of the Vodun
UU03 Bokor Seadrinker
UU04 Sorrowful Wisp
UU05 Cenote Prowler
UU06 Drums of the Vodun
UU07 Balaak's Denial
UU08 In Living Memory
UU09 Secrets of the Forefathers
UU10 Smothering Murk
UU11 Depthless Prophecy
uncommon basic land cycle
UU12 Yokhombo Charm
Charm cycle
UU13 Brine Singer
UU14 Tidehaunt Keening
RU01 Oba Ke, Dream Dancer
(RU02)
RU03 Vodun of the Shrouded Path
RU04 Portents of Calamity
RU05 Sway of the Vodun
(RU06)
RU07 Keeper of Memories
(RU08)
Might not exist, 7-8 rares per color
MU01 Balaak the Ponderer
Leader cycle
(MU02)
CB01 Mire Lurker
creature, medium
Dino common MMM cycle
CB02 Tzalac Hierophant
creature, small
CB03 Corpsecroak
creature, small
CB04 Zul's Pallbearer
creature, small
CB05 Tzalac Shade
creature, small
CB06 Ravenous Shell
creature, small
CB07 Tzalac Bloodfang
creature, medium
CB08 Tarfang Tyrant
creature, medium
CB09 Chitinous Creeper
creature, medium
CB10 Forsaken Acolyte
creature, large
CB11 Weeping Scabs
noncreature, aura
CB12 Enshrine in Madness
noncreature, aura/sorcery
CB13 Grim Likeness
noncreature, artifact
CB14 Festering Strike
noncreature, equipment?
CB15 Inevitable Demise
noncreature, instant
CB16 Clutch of Calakmul
noncreature, sorcery
common basic land cycle
CB17 Gaze of the Forsaken
noncreature, instant
CB18 Pazali's Contempt
noncreature, sorcery
CB19 Masonry Drudge
UB01 Obsidian Jaguar
UB02 Jade-Totem Headhunter
UB03 Obsessive Wight
UB04 Cursed-Stone Dactyl
UB05 Fen Singer
UB06 Bone-Crown Serpent
UB07 Sleepless Etchings
UB08 Accusing Effigy
UB09 Feed to the Snakes
UB10 Beneath the Headstones
UB11 Trawl the Marshes
uncommon basic land cycle
UB12 Tzalac Charm
Charm cycle
UB13 Serpent's Kiss
RB01 Zul, the Barrow Queen
RB02 Xaltep the Corruptor
RB03 Ophiomancer
Ophiomancer
RB04 Prince of Hollow Halls
RB05 Forsaken Emperor
RB06 Recurring Rites
RB07 Pact of the Serpent King
RB08 Defiled Icon
Might not exist, 7-8 rares per color
MB01 Pazali, Who Slithers in Rot
Leader cycle
MB02 Visage of Huatzil
CR01 Ripclaw Gnasher
creature, medium
Dino common MMM cycle
CR02 Exuberant Recruit
creature, small
CR03 Craven Sandstalker
creature, small
CR04 Ammuz Raider
creature, small
CR05 Ridgetop Raptor
creature, small
CR06 Reckless Skirmisher
creature, small
CR07 Ammuz Macetail
creature, medium
CR08 Ammuz Charioteers
creature, medium
CR09 Roughshod Graniteback
creature, medium
CR10 Redoubled Assault
noncreature, instant
CR11 Fireclaw Piker
noncreature, equipment
CR12 March to Battle
noncreature, global enchantment
CR13 False Bravado
noncreature, aura
CR14 Vanquisher's Scorn
noncreature, instant
CR15 Chastise the Weary
noncreature, instant
CR16 Spire Barrage
noncreature, sorcery
common basic land cycle
CR17 Bonfire Burst
noncreature, sorcery
CR18 Throatcrusher Strike
noncreature, sorcery
UR01 Disheartening Betrayal
UR02 Spirited Dervish
UR03 Raptorpack Runner
UR04 Sheben's Torchbearer
UR05 Crag Wrangler
UR06 Siegebreaker Team
UR07 Lust for War
UR08 Lava-Edged Axe
UR09 Break Down the Walls
UR10 Avalanche of Blades
UR11 Pyroclastic Epiphany
uncommon basic land cycle
UR12 Ammuz Charm
Charm cycle
UR13 Dune Singer
UR14 Scorching Amulet
RR01 Azzak, Tyrant of Ammuz
(RR02)
RR03 Tibalt's Sycophant
RR04 Seductive Aggression
RR05 Consecrate in Flames
RR06 Scaleblood Flayer
RR07 Scorching Bonds
(RR08)
Might not exist, 7-8 rares per color
MR01 Sheben, the Wings of Wrath
Leader cycle
(MR02)
CG01 Rampaging Carnosaur
creature, medium
Dino common MMM cycle
Token making makes creature vs noncreature ratio kind of blurry
CG02 Meandering Cypress
creature, small
CG03 Tenacious Tortoise
creature, small
CG04 Savage Harbinger
creature, small
CG05 Old-Growth Apprentice
creature, small
CG06 Belet Grovetender
creature, medium
CG07 Belet Pummeler
creature, medium
CG08 Pinehollow Caribou
creature, medium
CG09 Seedling Sower
creature, large
CG10 Summit Behemoth
creature, large
CG11 Carnivore's Pursuit
medium creature or token maker
CG12 A Thousand Fists
noncreature, token making
CG13 Feral Contest
noncreature, sorcery
CG14 Aid of the Jungle
noncreature, aura
CG15 Thews of the Tyrant
noncreature, instant
CG16 Footsteps of Manda
noncreature, sorcery, token making
common basic land cycle
CG17 Belet Mantra
noncreatur, instant
CG18 Verdant Flourishing
noncreature, sorcery
CG19 Strength of the Canopy
anti-flying
UG01 Blackthorn Bushwhacker
UG02 Topsoil Tusker
UG03 Rainforest Singer
UG04 Imperiosaur
UG05 Tantalizing Sylph
UG06 Venerable Sauropod
UG07 Shatterweb Tarantula
UG08 Jungleheart Stegosaur
UG09 Uncomplicate
UG10 Ferocious Camaraderie
UG11 Rippling Roots
uncommon basic land cycle
UG12 Belet Charm
Charm cycle
UG13 Simple Strength
RG01 Taize, Blessed by the Jungle
(RG02)
RG03 Old-Growth Master
RG04 Gigantomancer
RG05 Junglemaw
RG06 Petroglyphs of Uru
RG07 Summon the Hunters
RG08 Predatory Profusion
MG01 Manda, First of the Hunters
Leader cycle
MG02 Trail of the Mimeoplasm
CZ01 Crashing Cerodon
CZ02 Raptor Alpha
CZ03 Spitting Skulker
CZ04 Rearing Sailback
CZ05 Soaring Seahunter
UZ01 Gather the Thatchers
UZ02 Flamesinger's Ire
UZ03 Ravenous Summons
UZ04 Wake of Rubble
UZ05 Slavering Blightclaw
UZ06 Dredge Up
UZ07 Mindslither Eel
UZ08 Decaying Dreams
UZ09 Cataract Veil
UZ10 Moonshiver
(RZ01)
(RZ02)
RZ03 Relentless Pursuit
(RZ04)
(RZ05)
MZ01 Imaris of the Ivory Halls
MZ02 Narset, Mystic Wanderer
MZ03 Tibalt, Whisperer of Lies
MZ04 Garruk the Doomed
Garruk
MZ05 Gathering of Ancients
CA01 Solitary Shieldwall
vanilla creature
CA02 Cremator's Urn
some kind of grave hate, likely sac and cycle
CA03 Leatherscale Hauberk
miscellaneous
UA01 Iridescent Pilgrim
UA02 Keeper of Uru
(RA01)
(RA02)
(RA03)
(RA04)
CL01 Glyphmarked Rubble
nonfixing
RL01 Bastion of Conviction
RL02 Bastion of Insight
RL03 Bastion of Ruthlessness
RL04 Bastion of Ardor
RL05 Bastion of Serenity
(RL06)