Shadows over Innistrad Remastered
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Symbol description | Avacyn's collar morphing into Emrakul's tentacles. | ||||
Release date | March 21, 2023 | ||||
Set size | 302 cards + 81 callbacks | ||||
Expansion code | SIR[1] | ||||
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Shadows over Innistrad Remastered is a Magic Arena-specific reprint set that was released on March 21, 2023.[2][3][4][5]
Set details
“ | Embrace the Darkness | ” |
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered features the set-defining cards and iconic mechanics you remember from both Shadows over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon but with updated gameplay to make this a fun and fresh experience. The combined card count from across the two sets is 302 cards (including 15 lands), with a focus on the Limited play experience (Draft and Sealed), Pioneer, and continued support for Historic. 129 cards of Shadows over Innistrad and 85 of Eldritch Moon were not included in the set.
The following cards were released with new art: Bloodbriar, Crow of Dark Tidings, Drag Under, Galvanic Bombardment, Sigardian Priest, Tamiyo, Field Researcher and Ulvenwald Mysteries.
Shadows of the Past
As with Amonkhet Remastered, a series of non-block cards (81 total) are distributed throughout the boosters.[6] However, Shadows over Innistrad block did not have a Masterpiece Series, so the cards are instead from original Innistrad block, which would otherwise be outside the purview of Explorer anthologies.
The cards of Shadows of the Past will run as a bonus sheet but with a digital twist: each week will feature a different batch, 18 cards each. The pool of drafters will be maintained, so players may experience cross-sheet drafting. The four general themes are "Creature Type Terror" (tribal effects), "Fatal Flashback" (flashback spells), "Morbid And Macabre" (death and sacrifice triggers), and "Abominable All Stars" (other iconic spells, Mythics, has 24 cards).
Packs bought from the store will not be partitioned by theme or schedule and could have anything from the bonus sheet.
Mechanics
Mechanics in this block already on Arena include DFCs, Delirium, Investigate, Madness and Meld. From the original Innistrad block, Flashback and Undying reappear.
Mechanics that are unique to Shadows over Innistrad block are Skulk, Emerge and Escalate. From original Innistrad block, Morbid reappears.
Changes in Rarity
Common to Uncommon
Uncommon to Common
- Bound by Moonsilver
- Drogskol Shieldmate
- Essence Flux
- Geist of the Archives
- Gisa's Bidding
- Liliana's Elite
- Morkrut Necropod
- Conduit of Storms
- Deranged Whelp
- Incendiary Flow
- Insatiable Gorgers
- Ravenous Bloodseeker
- Briarbridge Patrol
- Gnarlwood Dryad
- Moonlight Hunt
- Obsessive Skinner
- Weirding Wood
- Epitaph Golem
- Magnifying Glass
- Wild-Field Scarecrow
Rare to Uncommon
Rare to Common
Mythic Rare to Rare
References
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- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (October 4, 2022). "Kicking Off Magic's 30th Anniversary". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 4, 2022). "The article says it covers a whole set, but I assume it covers the whole block like the other Arena remastered sets?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 9, 2022). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – The Brothers' War". magicthegathering.com.
- ↑ Monthly Announcement Day (Video). Weekly MTG. YouTube (February 21, 2023).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 13, 2023). "Shadows of the Past Card List and Schedule". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.