That is shaping as much as be an enormous yr for Magic: The Gathering, and over the weekend Wizards of the Coast took to Chicago for MagicCon, revealing a have a look at a ton of latest playing cards on the horizon—together with huge crossovers like Fallout and Assassin’s Creed, and model new worlds within the Magic multiverse.
The Fallout set, due out in a couple of weeks, served as the primary bulk of consideration as Wizards unveiled playing cards from throughout the 4 Commander decks which might be the premise for the set, pulling on not simply the newer video games within the franchise, however the early Interaction classics too. Additionally highlighted was the upcoming crossover with Murderer’s Creed, which is able to type a extra conventional set throughout pre-constructed starter decks based mostly across the legendary ACII protagonist Ezio and Valhalla’s Eivor, Boosters, and extra.
However Magic isn’t all crossovers—at least, not yet. Whereas Wizards has been excessive on its Past subline, the primary sport is getting a really thrilling increase of unique playing cards this yr in not one, however two new units that can discover totally brand-new settings for Magic’s lore. The primary is Outlaws of Thunder, out in April, as Magic dabbles in Western Fantasy in a brand new airplane impressed by basic cowboy fiction. The opposite is Bloomburrow, due out in August, which is able to whisk gamers right into a setting with no human characters in any respect—solely cute, anthropomorphic creatures, dwelling their greatest Redwall life.
Click on by way of to see tons of playing cards from Fallout, Murderer’s Creed, Outlaws of Thunder, Bloomburrow, and the third Trendy Horizons set—bringing again basic playing cards and mechanics for the Trendy format. And we imply tons!
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