Apparently out of fear that the public wouldn’t want a multicolor-themed set right after Legends (which introduced multicolored spells to the world), WotC decided not to release the full Spectral Chaos set as originally designed by Barry. After four rounds of playtesting, Spectral Chaos was submitted to WotC in 1995 (and again in 1997). Conceptual design was underway even before Alpha was released in 1993, and development and multiple rounds of playtesting continued over several years into the mid-1990s, as the newly popular company was finishing designs for Ice Age, Alliances, Mirage and other early expansion sets. While helping design and playtest Ice Age and Alliances (which were actually the first expansion sets designed, despite not being released until 1995 and ’96, respectively), Barry got the idea to develop a multicolored themed set, and was given the green light to begin work designing Spectral Chaos. Spectral Chaos was a Magic expansion set developed by Barry “Bit” Reich for Wizards of the Coast in the early 1990s. Set Legality: Never officially released/printed by WotC, so legal in zero WotC formats. Set Size: 429 original playtest card designs (plus some original surprises for fun…)Ĭlick here to see the entire set of realized card images.
