Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks
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| Symbol description | Winged skull | ||||
| Design | Ethan Fleischer[1] | ||||
| Development | Ethan Fleischer | ||||
| Release date | October 7, 2022 | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Warhammer 40,000 | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Squad, Ravenous | ||||
| Set size | Four 100-card decks | ||||
| Expansion code | 40K[2] | ||||
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 | This article documents an upcoming release. |
Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks is a product in the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond series released by Wizards of the Coast.[3] Warhammer 40K will be released on October 7, 2022.[4][5] The release of the set was originally slated for August 12, 2022, but it was delayed due to ongoing supply chain complications.[6]
Set details
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This is a cross-over product based on the Warhammer 40,000 miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. The set introduces 42 new Warhammer 40K-themed cards in each deck, featuring the triangular holofoil stamp of non-canon cards. Reprints also feature art set in the world of Warhammer 40K.[4]
Warhammer’s world isn’t evenly colored balanced as it wasn't created with the color pie in mind. R&D solved this problem by making Commander decks instead of a full set.[7]
There are no current plans to make in-universe Magic versions of the new cards in the Warhammer 40K Commander decks, but R&D has the capability to do it if needed on a card-by-card basis.[8]
Storyline
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Most Warhammer 40K fiction is set around the turn of the 41st millennium (about 38,000 years in the future).[9] Although Warhammer 40K is mostly a science-fiction setting, it adapts a number of tropes from fantasy fiction, such as magic, daemons, and races such as Orks (Orcs) and Eldar (Elves); "psykers" fill the role of wizards in the setting.
Marketing
Warhammer 40,000 consists of four Commander decks, showing off the Imperium of Man, the Forces of Chaos, the undying Necrons and the Tyranids.[10] The four 100-card decks contain 168 different cards in total. Each deck plays true to the army's heroes, strategies and lore, and comes with a Sol Ring themed around its faction.[11]
Collector's Edition
The four commander decks are also available in a Collector's Edition with a unique "Universes Beyond" card frame.[5] The Collector's Edition comes fully foiled with the never-before-seen special surge foil and has the same card content. A complete set costs about 550 dollars.
Secret Lairs
The set is accompanied by three Secret Lairs featuring the same IP.[12][5]
- Secret Lair Drop Series: Warhammer 40,000: Orks
- Secret Lair Drop Series: Warhammer Age of Sigmar
- Secret Lair Drop Series: Blood Bowl
Events
- Launch Weekend: October 7–9, 2022
Promotional cards
Themes and mechanics
Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks is multicolor themed, and many cards use flavor words.
The set introduces the Squad mechanic that allows paying an extra casting cost any number of times to make that many copies of the spell.
Tyranid Swarm introduces the Ravenous mechanic that allows players to draw a card from their 
cost creatures if they spend five or more mana on X.
Card types
The set also introduces the Astartes, Necron, Primarch, and Tyranid creature types. It reintroduces the Inquisitor type.
Preconstructed decks
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| Necron Dynasties | B | Szarekh, the Silent King | ||||
| Forces of the Imperium | W | U | B | Inquisitor Greyfax | ||
| Tyranid Swarm | U | R | G | The Swarmlord | ||
| The Ruinous Powers | U | B | R | Abaddon the Despoiler | ||
Tokens and emblems
Warhammer 40,000 features 23 tokens and emblems:
- 2/2 Astartes Warrior creature with vigilance, for Marneus Calgar.
- 1/1 Tyranid Gargoyle creature with flying, for Gargoyle Flock and Tyranid Harridan.
- Vanguard Suppressor, a 3/2 Astartes Warrior creature with flying and "Whenever Vanguard Suppresor deals combat damage to a player, draw a card", for Vanguard Suppressor.
- 2/2 Astartes Warrior creature with menace, for Mortarion, Daemon Primarch.
- 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature, for Imotekh the Stormlord.
- Plaguebearer of Nurgle, a 1/3 Demon creature for Great Unclean One and Nurgle’s Rot.
- 3/3 Spawn creature, for The Lost and the Damned and Magnus the Red.
- 1/1 Tyranid creature for Tervigon and Termagant Swarm.
- 3/3 Tyranid Warrior creature with trample, for Lictor and Tyranid Invasion.
- 5/5 Tyranid creature for Old One Eye.
Blue Horror, a 2/2 Demon Horror creature with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 1 damage to any target", for Pink Horror.
Clue artifact for Inquisitor Greyfax.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 8, 2022). "Do you know much about Warhammer 40k? Are you a fan?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 25, 2021). "Magic's Voyages to the Universes Beyond". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Adam Styborski (August 24, 2021). "What Happened In Magic Showcase 2021?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Billie Kaplan (May 12, 2022). "A First Look at Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000 Collaboration". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 27, 2022). "Updated Release Timing for Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 31, 2022). "WotC will release Warhammer 40K standalone Commander decks (i.e. there isn't an associated WH 40k set).". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 31, 2022). "Will the warhammer 40k commander decks ever have...". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Davekay Mike (May 13, 2022). "What is Warhammer 40,000? A primer for Magic players". Scent of a Gamer.
- ↑ Wizards Presents 2022 (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 18, 2022).
- ↑ WPN (August 18, 2022). "Wizards Presents: What Retailers Need to Know". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ Magic Showcase 2021 (live) (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 24, 2021).
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