Wilds of Eldraine
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| Symbol description | An open storybook with a diamond nestled in the pages | ||||
| Design | Chris Mooney (lead) | ||||
| Art direction | Andrew Vallas | ||||
| Release date | September 8, 2023 | ||||
| Expansion code | WOE[1] | ||||
| Development codename | Netball | ||||
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Wilds of Eldraine is the ninety-seventh Magic expansion. It will be released on September 8, 2023.[2][3][4][5]
Set details
| “ | A Tale Only You Can Tell | ” |
Wilds of Eldraine Set Boosters feature Universes Within versions of the Secret Lair Drop Series: The Walking Dead characters.[4]
Storyline
The storybook world of Eldraine awaits as we venture beyond the Realm into the darker Wilds, filled with fairy-tale wonder — and danger. The witch Eriette is responsible for a curse that’s lying over the land as others vie for power in a land looking for leadership. As Will Kenrith takes up his father’s sword and seeks peace as a way to fix his home, his twin sister Rowan, now a Strixhaven trained mage, thinks she can gain enough magical power to make everything back to the way it was. Meanwhile the non-desparked planeswalker Ashiok has arrived to profit from the slumber curse nobody can wake up from.[4]
This visit delves much heavier into the fairy tales and less into the Arthurian legend, though it's still in the set.
Magic Story
Marketing
Wilds of Eldraine is sold in regular 16-card Draft Boosters (one card being a marketing card), Collector Boosters, Set Boosters, the Wilds of Eldraine Bundle and two Commander decks.[6] The Jumpstart Boosters for this set have been replaced by a Starter Kit. Starting with this set, the packaging for the Commander decks is changed. They don't show the face card anymore on the front. The land slot will have full-art lands in 33% of draft/set boosters.
Enchanting Tales
Enchanting Tales is a separate set of cards associated with Wilds of Eldraine, similar to the Retro Artifacts and Multiverse Legends Bonus Sheets. In Enchanting Tales, Wizards of the Coast have reprinted TBA enchantments with a special card frame the set code WOT. Wilds of Eldraine Draft and Set Boosters contain TBA Enchanting Tales cards, and Collector Boosters have at least TBA. These will only be legal in formats that they are already legal in and in Historic. They are not part of the Standard environment, however, the cards may be used in Limited events.
Events
- Prerelease: September 1–7, 2023
- Digital release: September 5, 2023
- Including Jumpstart prerelease: players receive two Jumpstart packs to open, shuffle together, and play.
- Launch party:
- Friday Night Magic:
- Commander Nights:
- Game Day:
- WPN Premium-Exclusive
- Store Championship:
Promos
- Buy-a-Box: alternate art
- Game Day: full alternate art (participation), (Top 8) and (winner).
- Store Championship promos: full-art (participation), (Top 8), textless (winner)
- 30th Anniversary promos: French Hornet Queen, Harvester of Souls, Spanish Kalonian Hydra and Goblin Rabblemaster
Tokens and markers
Wilds of Eldraine has tokens and emblems
Themes and mechanics
Where the original Eldraine had a theme for both artifacts and enchantments, this time it trends heavier to the Enchantment themes. Food is also a major theme again.
Adventures make a return. Some of them are multicolor now.
Card types
This set features one Planeswalker card: Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator. Going forward, the general intent is that there will be only one Planeswalker per set.
Limited archetypes
Wilds of Eldraine features the following Limited archetypes, each based on a well-known fairytale:
: (The Snow Queen)
: (Sleeping Beauty)
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: (Little Red Riding)- :
- : (Snow White)
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- : (Hansel and Gretel)
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- : (Jack and the Beanstalk)
Cycles
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Reprinted cards
- Sleight of Hand, first printed in Portal Second Age, last seen in Ultimate Masters.
Preconstructed decks
Wilds of Eldraine features two Commander decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line.
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References
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ Wizards Presents 2022 (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 18, 2022).
- ↑ Adam Styborski (August 18, 2022). "The Next Year of Magic From Wizards Presents". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c The Preview Panel at MagicCon Minneapolis (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (May 5, 2023).
- ↑ Billie Kaplan (May 5, 2023). "On September 8, Be Ready for Wilds of Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ WPN Product Listing
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