Streets of New Capenna
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| Symbol description | Brass knuckles with angel wings | ||||
| Design |
Mark Gottlieb (lead) Mark Rosewater | ||||
| Development | (lead) | ||||
| Art direction | Keven Smith | ||||
| Release date | April 29th, 2022 | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Cycling | ||||
| Expansion code | SNC[1] | ||||
| Development codename | Ice Skating[2] | ||||
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 | This article documents an upcoming release. |
Streets of New Capenna is the 92nd Magic expansion. It is inspired by modern urban gangster movies focusing on gangs and organized crime. It will be released on April 29, 2022.[3]
Set details
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Public domain name registries for Streets of New Celesta were filed by a subsidiary registrar in October, 2020.[4] A further registration with the gg domain was filed by Wizards of the Coast itself, but apparently they later changed the name to Streets of New Capenna.
The set contains 281 regular cards () and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. The regular cards include 10 full-art "Metropolis" basic lands. Each type has two different pieces of art. Alternate card frames have another card number than the original version. Borderless planeswalkers are numbered #282-TBA. The "Skyskraper" and "Golden Age" (modern art) showcase cards are numbered #TBA-TBA and extended artwork cards are numbered #TBA-TBA. The Bundle promo is #TBA and the Buy-a-Box card is #TBA7. The dark frame treatment cards from the Universal promo pack are numbered #TBA-TBA.
Storyline
The set takes place on an yet undisclosed plane[5] in the Art Deco Noir metropolis of New Capenna, a city that has both grit and glamour. It is a place built by angels, but now ruled by five demon crime families battling for supremacy. It is a city important to the planeswalker Elspeth Tirel. [6] Ob Nixilis is seemingly involved with one of the crime families.[7]
Marketing
New Capenna is sold in regular 16-card Draft Boosters (one card being a marketing card), a Draft Pack, Theme Boosters, Collector Boosters, Set Boosters, the New Capenna Bundle, and five Commander decks.[8] The Draft Boosters feature artwork depicting Elspeth Tirel, the Set Boosters feature art depicting an angel car ornament, and the Collector Boosters feature artwork depicting an angel statue on a rooftop. The Theme Boosters feature art from TBA (Obscura 
), TBA (Maestros 
), TBA (Riveteers 
), TBA (Cabaretti ) and TBA (Brokers ).
Box Toppers
TBA
Events
- Tabletop Prerelease: April 22, 2022[3]
- There are five different prerelease packs, each containing a seeded "Family Booster" with family-focused cards.[8]
- Magic Online and MTG Arena release: April 28, 2022[9]
- Commander Launch party: April 29–May 1, 2022[9]
- Played with the set's Commander decks.
- Friday Night Magic: April 29–August 26, 2022[9]
- Commander Nights: May 2–September 1, 2022[9]
- Game Day: May 7–15, 2022[9]
- Store Championship: July 9–17, 2022[9]
Promotional cards
- Prerelease: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare of New Capenna.
- Other events: cards from the New Capenna universal promo pack.
- The seasonal dark-frame promos are: TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA and TBA
- Game Day: TBA
- Buy-a-Box: foil alternate art TBA
- Bundle: foil TBA
- Commander Launch party: Swiftfoot Boots (participation) and Mind Stone (Bring-a-Friend, North America only)
Tokens/emblems/markers
TBA
Punch card
There is also a set of counters on a punch card.
The List
For New Capenna TBA cards are rotated into The List, many of which were thematically or mechanically linked to the set. These can be found in the Set Boosters. This set introduces the Magic IP versions of the cards from the Secret Lair Drop Series: Stranger Things. One in eight Set Boosters will contain one of these cards, while another one in eight set boosters will contain a different card from the List.[8] The List is slightly smaller to accommodate this distribution. The Information below the text box of the rebranded cards has the special SLX set code and the SLD collector number that it equals to.[10] All rebranded cards have the same rarity as the original.
Themes and mechanics
The set features shard-colored factions, for the first time since the Alara block.[6] Each of the five associated crime families features its own keyword, watermark and gameplay style.[11][8]
Cycling is only used on the tri-lands.[12]
Cycles
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| Triomes | Spara's Headquarters | Raffine's Tower | Xander's Lounge | Ziatora's Proving Ground | Jetmir's Garden |
Five rare shard colored taplands, one for each triome. Each has the three basic land types associated with their colors and has cycling  .
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| Ascendancies | Brokers Ascendancy | Obscura Ascendancy | Maestros Ascendancy | Riveteers Ascendancy | Cabaretti Ascendancy |
| Five rare enchantments costing MNO. | |||||
Preconstructed decks
Streets of New Capenna features five Commander decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line.
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| Obscura Operation | W | U | B | |||
| Maestros Massacre | U | B | R | |||
| Riveteers Rampage | B | R | G | |||
| Cabaretti Cacophony | W | R | G | |||
| Bedecked Brokers | W | U | G | |||
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November, 2021). "Standings 2021-22". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 8, 2021). "From Vow On, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (February 24, 2022). "Streets of New Capenna and Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Release Dates". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Venator61 (July 26, 2021). "Possible upcoming set name: Streets of New Celesta". Reddit.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 25, 2021). "What is the name of the plane that Streets of New Capenna is set on?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b Adam Styborski (August 24, 2021). "What Happened In Magic Showcase 2021?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 25, 2021). "can you confirm if the demon in the Streets of New Capenna art is Ob Nixilis?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b c d Adam Styborski (March 3, 2022). "A First Look at Streets of New Capenna: Where Family Means Business". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e f WPN (February 24, 2022). "Welcome Glitz and Glamour: Streets of New Capenna Set Release". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ Streets of New Capenna Prebeat (Video). Weekly MTG. YouTube (March 4, 2022).
- ↑ Magic Showcase 2021 (live) (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 24, 2021).
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 4, 2022). "Will we see a twist on cycling?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
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