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As part of the preview season, [[Wizards of the Coast]] again distributed trackable game pieces to stores, fans, volunteers, and some well-known community folk. As game pieces travelled from [[Wikipedia:Geocaching|from geochache to geocache]], the distances they travelled influenced the release of preview cards.<ref name="Exploring">{{NewRef|feature/exploring-ixalan-exploring-our-world-again-2017-11-27|Exploring Ixalan by Exploring Our World — Again|[[Blake Rasmussen]]| November 27, 2017}}</ref> | As part of the preview season, [[Wizards of the Coast]] again distributed trackable game pieces to stores, fans, volunteers, and some well-known community folk. As game pieces travelled from [[Wikipedia:Geocaching|from geochache to geocache]], the distances they travelled influenced the release of preview cards.<ref name="Exploring">{{NewRef|feature/exploring-ixalan-exploring-our-world-again-2017-11-27|Exploring Ixalan by Exploring Our World — Again|[[Blake Rasmussen]]| November 27, 2017}}</ref> By tracking [[Dinosaur]]s, [[Merfolk]], [[Vampire]]s, and [[Pirate]]s individually, accopanied by votes on social media, it will be decided who controls [[Orazca|the golden city]] at the end of the ''Rivals of Ixalan'' story. | ||
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| Rivals of Ixalan | |
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| Set Information | |
| Set symbol | |
| Set size | 196 |
| Expansion code | RIX[2] |
| Development codename | Eggs |
Rivals of Ixalan is the 77th Magic expansion, and the second in the Ixalan block. It will be released on January 19, 2018, and is a small expansion.[3]
Set details
Rivals of Ixalan is the last regular small expansion to be released.[4]
Storyline
| “ | Stake your claim. Dominate the opposition. Rule the city. | ” |
The legendary city of Orazca has been found, but it will not be claimed without a fight. The winner will wield the greatest power of the plane.
The cards that represent the Story Spotlights in Ixalan are: TBA
Marketing
Rivals of Ixalan is sold in 16-card boosters (one card being a marketing card), two planeswalker decks and the Rivals of Ixalan bundle. The boosters feature artwork from TBA. The set doesn't feature a Masterpiece Series.[4]
As part of the preview season, Wizards of the Coast again distributed trackable game pieces to stores, fans, volunteers, and some well-known community folk. As game pieces travelled from from geochache to geocache, the distances they travelled influenced the release of preview cards.[5] By tracking Dinosaurs, Merfolk, Vampires, and Pirates individually, accopanied by votes on social media, it will be decided who controls the golden city at the end of the Rivals of Ixalan story.
Events
- Prerelease Events take place on January 13, 2018
- Magic Online Launch: January 15, 2018
Promotional Cards
- Magic Open House: Full-art foil Silvergill Adept
- Prerelease: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare from the set.
- Launch promo: TBA
- Standard Showdown: foil land
- Launch promo: TBA
- Store Championship: full-art foil TBA
- Buy-a-Box: TBA
Tokens and emblems
Themes and mechanics
Card types
Cycles
Mirrored pairs
Reprinted cards
- Silvergill Adept, first printed in Lorwyn
Functional Reprints
Card comparisons
Preconstructed decks
Rivals of Ixalan will have two planeswalker decks:
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Colors Included | Planeswalker | ||||
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Notable cards
TBA
References
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