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 Desert Scout
small creature 1-drop
WG
CW02 Smug Cavalier
small creature decadence
WB
CW03 Benevolent Landowner
small creature decadence
WB
CW04 Compassionate Athlete
small creature
channel
CW05 Test Pilot
small creature
WU
CW06 Material Gambit
tokens gambit
WR
CW07 Prepared Guardian
medium creature prepare
CW08 Shielded Fighters
medium creature
CW09 Inspiring Captain
large creature
CW10 Strike Squadron
large creature
CW11 Geass of Inaction
removal aura
CW12 Reeducate the Rebels
removal instant
CW13 Obsolescence
removal art/ench
CW14 Geass to Withstand
instant combat trick
CW15 Inspired Charge
instant combat trick
CW16 Blaze Luminous
sorc->inst prepare trick
CW17 Sutherland R13
equipment
(CW18)
misc
UW01 Sergeant Exemplar
small creature 1-drop
UW02 Police Copter
small creature
UW03 Ordnance Strategist
medium creature
UW04 Imperious Guardians
medium creature
UW05 Suzaku Kururugi
large creature
(UW06)
large creature
UW07 Miraculous Recovery
instant combat trick
UW08 Point-Blank Airstrike
instant removal
(UW09)
instant/removal
UW10 Tristan RZA-3F9
equipment
UW11 Gloucester Royal RPI-00/SC
equipment
UW12 Drop from the Ceiling
misc
RW01 Britannian Arms Dealer
small creature decadence
RW02 Technophile Duke
creature
RW03 Cécile Croomy
creature
RW04 Expansionist Princess
medium/large creature
RW05 End Hostilities
mass removal
RW06 Winsome Mercy
instant
RW07 Lancelot Z-01
equipment
RW08 The Ends Don't Justify the Means
misc
MW01 Cornelia, "Goddess of Victory"
creature
(MW02)
noncreature
CU01 Newscasting Blimp
small creature 1-drop
CU02 Misdirector
small creature
CU03 Sakuradite Engineer
small creature artifacts
WU/UB
CU04 Fleetfoot Ninja
small creature
channel
CU05 Stealer of Secrets
s/m creature saboteur
CU06 Unethical Researchers
medium creature
CU07 Inventive Technician
m/l creature
CU08 Aquatic Squadron
large creature
CU09 Misinform
instant bounce
CU10 Static
soft counterspell
CU11 Disown
hard counterspell
CU12 Gefjun Disturber
hard removal
CU13 Geass of Desertion
soft removal
UR
(CU14)
sorc->inst prepare
CU15 Gun-Ru
equipment
CU16 Informational Gambit
card draw gambit
CU17 Vault Skyward
instant combat trick
CU18 Geass to Forget
misc
UU01 Institute Pioneer
small creature
UU02 Patient Negotiator
small creature
UU03 Propaganda Officer
s/m creature
(UU04)
medium creature
UU05 Persuasion Strategist
m/l creature
UU06 Geass to Obey
control-change permanent
UU07 Subtle Betrayal
control-change temporary
UU08 Steal the Prototype
control-change noncreature
UU09 Ninja in Disguise
instant
UU10 Geass Canceller
instant
UU11 Contemptuous Dismissal
equipment
UU12 Geass to Inform
misc
RU01 Recruitment Officer
small creature
RU02 Xing-Ke, Dragon of the North
creature
RU03 Lloyd Asplund
creature
RU04 Giant Broadcast Screen
creature-ish
RU05 Shinkiro Type-0/0A
equipment
RU06 Allure of the Shiny
control-change
RU07 Mass Disguise
instant
RU08 Time Stop
misc
MU01 Diethard, Information Officer
creature
(MU02)
noncreature
CB01 Supercilious Trooper
small creature 1-drop
CB02 Agent of Decay
small creature
CB03 Drug Dealer
small creature defensive
channel
CB04 Egotistical Captain
s/m creature
CB05 Ghetto Cleanser
medium creature
raid
CB06 VTOL Gunship
medium creature
CB07 Ruthless Strike Force
m/l creature
raid
CB08 Terror Squadron
large creature
CB09 Geass of Paralysis
small kill spell
CB10 Brutal Assault
big kill spell
CB11 Catastrophic Orders
removal-ish, prepare
CB12 Data Siphon
bleeding
CB13 Not As Dead As You Thought
instant combat trick
attrition
(CB14)
instant combat trick
CB15 Glasgow RPI-11
equipment
CB16 Funeral Rites
draw
CB17 Geass of Ruthlessness
pump
CB18 Recovery Gambit
reanimate
attrition
(UB01)
small creature
UB02 Jailbreak Liberator
small creature
UB03 Tenacious Pilot
s/m creature
UB04 Resources Misdirector
medium creature
UB05 Attended Duke
m/l creature
UB06 Attrition Strategist
m/l creature
UB07 Geass to Die
removal
UB08 Proclaim Obsolete
removal-ish
UB09 Incriminate with Complicity
control-change
UB10 Gloucester RPI-209
equipment
(UB11)
instant
UB12 Forgotten Identity
misc
RB01 Credit Squanderer
small creature
RB02 Cruel Princess
s/m creature
RB03 Ostentatious Prince
s/m creature
RB04 Rolo Lamperouge
m/l creature
RB05 Return on the Other Side
control change
RB06 Forsake Compassion
instant
RB07 Chainsaw Madness
equipment
RB08 We Have Reserves
misc
MB01 Mao
creature
(MB02)
noncreature
CR01 Distraction Agent
small creature 1-drop
CR02 Blustering Coward
small creature 1-drop
CR03 Bragging Skirmisher
small creature
raid
CR04 Impatient Pilot
small creature
revolt
CR05 Incensed Firebrand
s/m creature
CR06 People's Champion
medium creature
RW
CR07 Silvertongued Rebel
medium creature
RU
CR08 Vigilante Squadron
m/l creature
CR09 Aggressive Gambit
small burn
CR10 Antagonise
big burn
CR11 Geass to Betray
instant control-change
RU
CR12 Radiant Wave Surger
instant combat trick
CR13 Urgent Exhortation
instant combat trick
go-wide
CR14 Self-Destruct
instant
CR15 Challenge
prepare
CR16 Burai Type-10
equipment
CR17 Hit-and-Run Saboteur
misc
CR18 Geass of Recklessness
misc
UR01 Ruthless Insurgent
small creature 1-drop
RG
UR02 Guerrilla Tactician
small creature
RB
UR03 Rebel Spy
s/m creature
RB
UR04 Sneaky Infiltrator
medium creature
UR05 Gung-Ho Strategist
creature
UR06 Inspired Bladecaptain
creature
UR07 Fervor of the Converted
control-change
UR08 Burai Kai Type-1R
equipment
UR09 Incite the Rabble
prepare
UR10 Outnumber
burn
UR11 Supply Raids
misc
UR12 Improvised Ordnance
misc
RR01 Daring Hijacker
small creature
RR02 Rakshata, Engineer Improviser
s/m creature
RR03 Black Knights Hangar
medium creature
RR04 Kallen Kouzuki
creature
RR05 Gawain IFX-V301
equipment
RR06 Guren Mk-II
equipment
RR07 Seismic Instability
mass removal
RR08 Shocking Arrival
misc
MR01 Charismatic Revolutionary
creature
(MR02)
noncreature
CG01 Elder Surveyor
small creature 1-drop
GW
CG02 Holy Sword Asahina
small creature
CG03 Holy Sword Urabe
small creature
CG04 Rising Masses
s/m creature
CG05 Nationalist Brawlers
medium creature
GR
CG06 Holy Sword Chiba
medium creature
CG07 Belligerent Brawler
m/l creature
CG08 Traditionalist Squadron
large creature
CG09 Custodians of Nippon
creature
CG10 Nimble Sensei
creature
CG11 Positional Gambit
ramp spell
GW
CG12 Aggressive Urge
instant combat trick
GU
CG13 Synchronised Training
instant combat trick
CG14 Supply Drop
instant
CG15 Stay of Execution
removal
CG16 Geass to Obstruct
removal-ish
CG17 Gekka Type-03F
equipment
(CG18)
naturalize
UG01 Beloved Figurehead
small creature 1-drop
UG02 Traditionalist Insurgents
small creature
UG03 Subjugated Gardener
s/m creature
UG04 Holy Sword Senba
s/m creature
UG05 Hazmat Squad
medium creature
UG06 Thoughtful Strategist
m/l creature
(UG07)
large creature
UG08 Unlikely Team-Up
removal-ish
(UG09)
instant combat trick
UG10 Return to the Old Ways
instant
UG11 Geass to Live
misc
UG12 Natural Energy
misc
(RG01)
small creature
RG02 Taizō Kirihara
s/m creature
RG03 Avenging Samurai
medium creature
RG04 C.C., Impulsive Witch
m/l creature
RG05 General Tohdoh
large creature
RG06 Revert Allegiance
instant
RG07 Shen Fu
equipment
RG08 Traditionalist Council
misc
(MG01)
creature
(MG02)
noncreature
UZ01 Prototype Deployment
WU signpost
UZ02 Gareth RPI-V4L
UB signpost
UZ03 Vicious Raider
BR signpost
UZ04 Recruiter for the Elevens
RG signpost
UZ05 Palace Gardener
GW signpost
UZ06 Royal Sky Carrier
WB signpost
UZ07 Hostage Situation
UR signpost
UZ08 Undercity Scavengers
BG signpost
UZ09 Urban Guerrilla
RW signpost
UZ10 Kirihara Engineers
GU signpost
RZ01 Kusakabe, Liberationist Zealot
RZ02 V.V., Institute Director
RZ03 Uncontrolled Power
RZ04 Marianne, "The Flash"
RZ05 Euphemia, Beloved Princess
MZ01 Zero Requiem
MZ02 Emperor Charles zi Britannia
MZ03 Lelouch, the Chessmaster
(MZ04)
MZ05 Collective Subconscious
UH01 Prepare for Heroism
UH02 Prepare for Infiltration
UH03 Prepare for Survival
UH04 Prepare for Ambush
UH05 Prepare for Readiness
CA01 Float Unit
CA02 Underwater Mine
(CA03)
(CA04)
CA05 Gaudy Decoration
(UA01)
(UA02)
(UA03)
(UA04)
(UA05)
(RA01)
RA02 Gefjun Network
(RA03)
CL01 Evolving Wilds
CL02 Thriving Heath
CL03 Thriving Isle
CL04 Thriving Moor
CL05 Thriving Bluff
CL06 Thriving Grove
(RL01)
(RL02)
(RL03)
(RL04)
(RL05)