Modern Horizons 2
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| Symbol description | Two Modern Horizons symbols overlapping each other | ||||
| Design | Ethan Fleischer (lead[1]) | ||||
| Development | Aaron Forsythe (lead[1]) | ||||
| Art direction | Cynthia Sheppard | ||||
| Release date | June 18, 2021 | ||||
| Plane | Various | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Modern power level, Sagas | ||||
| Expansion code | MH2[2] | ||||
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Modern Horizons 2 is a Magic booster set which will release on June 18, 2021.[3][4][5][6][7] Like the first Modern Horizons, this straight-to-Modern set will be print-to-demand.[3]
Set details
Like Modern Horizons, this set introduces new cards into Modern and eternal formats without them ever being legal in Standard.[6] It features a host of powerful new toolbox cards, strong themes to try out, and several throwbacks.
This set contains 303 regular cards () and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. New cards and in-Modern reprints are numbered #001-#260, while the New-to-Modern cards with retro frame are numbered #261-#303. Alternate card frames have another card number than the original version. Borderless cards are numbered #304-TBA. The showcase "sketch cards" are numbered #TBA-TBA. Extended artwork cards are numbered #TBA-TBA and retro frame cards are #TBA-TBA. The Buy-a-Box card is #491.
All five enemy colored fetch lands appear at rare in the set and can be found in regular Draft Boosters.[3] The Set - and Collector Boosters include extended art versions and retro (pre-Modern) card frame treatments for the fetch lands and many other cards.[7] Another frame treatment is seen on the showcase "sketch cards". These feature the artist's sketch of the main card artwork.[7] Instead of flavor text, some of them feature fragments from the art description that was sent to the artists when creating each card's artwork.
Modern Horizons 2 is also released on Magic Online, but not on MTG Arena.
Marketing
The set was announced to have a higher power level and greater complexity with even more of what players loved in Modern Horizons.[6]
In addition to Draft Boosters, Modern Horizons 2 is sold in Set Boosters and Collector Boosters.[5][6] As such, this is the first supplemental set to feature Set - and Collector Boosters. Each Set Booster contains a guaranteed foil and an art card. Another first for a supplemental set is that it features a Modern Horizons 2 Bundle.
Events
- Magic Online release: June 3, 2021
- Tabletop Prerelease: June 11–17, 2021
- MH2 is the first non-Standard set with Prerelease Packs.[5]
Promotional cards
- Prerelease promo: TBA
- Buy-a-Box: exclusive foil alternate art Sanctum Prelate with retro frame.[7]
- Isn’t found in any other Modern Horizons 2 product.[8]
Tokens/emblems/markers
Modern Horizons 2 features at least one tokens and emblems.
0/0 Construct artifact creature with "This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control," for Urza's Saga.
Themes and mechanics
TBA
Card types
Modern Horizons 2 introduces the first black-bordered enchantment land (Urza's Saga). It functions both as a Saga and as a land until it is sacrificed.
Cycles
Modern Horizons 2 has a least 1 cycle:
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| Enemy color fetch lands | Marsh Flats | Scalding Tarn | Verdant Catacombs | Arid Mesa | Misty Rainforest |
| Each of these rare lands can be sacrificed along with a payment of 1 life to search for one of two basic land types. Reprinted from Zendikar | |||||
Reprints
TBA of the cards in the set are reprints, of which 42 are new-to-Modern. The latter all have the retro (pre Modern) card frame.
| Card | First printed | Last seen | Notes |
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| Arid Mesa | Zendikar | Zendikar Rising/Expeditions | |
| Counterspell† | Alpha | Mystical Archive | Centralized rules text. M-watermark. |
| Marsh Flats | Zendikar | Zendikar Rising/Expeditions | |
| Misty Rainforest | Zendikar | Zendikar Rising/Expeditions | |
| Sanctum Prelate† | Conspiracy: Take the Crown | Conspiracy: Take the Crown | New art, first ever re-print. |
| Scalding Tarn | Zendikar | Zendikar Rising/Expeditions | |
| Verdant Catacombs | Zendikar | Zendikar Rising/Expeditions |
Notes
- ^† New to Modern
Notable cards
- Abundant Harvest was previewed in the Mystical Archive set.[9]
- Urza's Saga is an Enchantment land and another in the line of cards with the name of a set. Its subtypes create a stealthy pun that also forms the name of the set and refers to the Urzatron lands.
Callbacks
| Card | Inspired by | Notes |
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| Diamond Lion | Lion's Eye Diamond | Both artifacts that force the controller to sacrifice the permanent and discard their hand to add three mana of one color. References Afari, author of the Tales of Jamuraa. |
| Brainstone | Mindstone and Brainstorm | A Mindstone for Brainstorm. |
References
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (March 6, 2021). "You're the head designer of Modern Horizons 2?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ a b c Blake Rasmussen (September 1, 2020). "Zendikar Debut and Announcement Day Recap". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ The Zendikar Adventuring Party (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (September 1, 2020).
- ↑ a b c WPN (March 8, 2021). "Modern Horizons 2: All the Dates and Scheduling Info You Need". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (March 18, 2021). "Strixhaven News + More". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d Adam Styborski (May 6, 2021). "Welcome to the Summer of Legend". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ WPN (May 6, 2021). "Modern Horizons 2: First Look". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ Jatis (March 26, 2021). "They announced via the stream [[Abundant Harvest]] will be printed in MH2.". Reddit.