Wilds of Eldraine

Wilds of Eldraine

 

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Enchanting Tales

 

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Wilds of Eldraine
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Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description	An open storybook with a diamond nestled in the pages
Design	Chris Mooney (lead) Mark Rosewater Erik Lauer Jenna Helland Doug Beyer Dan Musser Annie Sardelis
Art direction	Andrew Vallas
Release date	September 8, 2023
Themes and mechanics	Adventures, Enchantment matters, Food, Roles
Keywords/​ability words	Bargain, Celebration
Set size	266 + 113
Expansion code	WOE
Development codename	Netball
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Expansion symbol

Wilds of Eldraine is the ninety-seventh Magic expansion. It will be released on September 8, 2023.

Set details

“

A Tale Only You Can Tell

”

Wilds of Eldraine contains TBA regular cards (101 commons, 80 uncommons, 60 rares, 20 mythic rares, b basic lands), and includes randomly inserted traditional foil versions of all cards. The regular cards include 5 full-art "fairy tale" basic lands by Hari & Deepti (#262-266). Alternate card frames have a different card number than the original version. Storybook showcase cards are #267-296. Borderless cards are #297-310 and extended art cards are #311-372. Promo cards are numbered #373-379. The Bundle basic lands are #TBA-TBA and the new Jumpstart cards are #TBA-TBA.

Wilds of Eldraine Set Boosters feature Universes Within versions of the Secret Lair Drop Series: The Walking Dead characters (SLX #018-023).

Storyline

Eriette, Charming Witch by Magali Villeneuve

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, her sisters, and Talion are 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.

This visit delves much heavier into the fairy tales and less into the Arthurian legend, though it's still in the set. Wilds of Eldraine is the first set in the three-year Omenpath Arc, with creatures from elsewhere randomly showing up on the planes where the story takes place.

The cards that represent the Story Spotlights in Wilds of Eldraine are:

• A Tale for the Ages
• Break the Spell
• Extraordinary Journey
• Glass Casket
• Into the Fae Court
• Rowan’s Grim Search
• Stonesplitter Bolt
• Twisted Fealty
• Up the Beanstalk

Magic Story

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Episode 1: Pure of Heart	K. Arsenault Rivera	2023-08-08	Wilds of Eldraine	Eldraine	Will Kenrith, Rowan Kenrith, Imodane, Kellan, Ronald, Hex, Talion
Episode 2: Wandering Knight, Budding Hero	K. Arsenault Rivera	2023-08-09	Wilds of Eldraine	Eldraine	Rowan Kenrith, Royse, Algenus Kenrith, Linden Kenrith, Kellan, Duncan, Ruby, Agatha, Imodane, Peter
Episode 3: Two Great Banquets	K. Arsenault Rivera	2023-08-10	Wilds of Eldraine	Eldraine	Rowan Kenrith, Saxon, Joshua, Ashiok, Eriette, Kellan, Ruby, Troyan, Beluna, Yorvo, Albiorix
Episode 4: Ruby and the Frozen Heart	K. Arsenault Rivera	2023-08-11	Wilds of Eldraine	Eldraine	Kellan, Ruby, Peter, Hylda, Talion
Episode 5: Broken Oaths	K. Arsenault Rivera	2023-08-14	Wilds of Eldraine	Eldraine	Kellan, Ruby, Rowan Kenrith, Will Kenrith, Eriette, Imodane, Ashiok, Ronald, Hex

Marketing

Syr Ginger on the Collector Booster

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. 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.

Wizards of the Coast won't be releasing Jumpstart Boosters alongside Wilds of Eldraine. However, as with previous new-to-Magic Standard-legal cards in Jumpstart Boosters, you'll be able to find additional Standard-legal cards in Set and Collector 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 63 enchantments with a special card frame and the set code WOT. Wilds of Eldraine Draft Boosters contain 1 Enchanting Tales cards, Set Boosters contain 1-3, and Collector Boosters contain 3-4. 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
• WPN Game Store Open House: September 8–10
• Friday Night Magic: September 8 – November 3
• Commander Nights: September 9 – November 9
• WPN Store Championship: September 30 – October 8

Promos

• Prerelease: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare of Wilds of Eldraine.
• Other events: cards from the Wilds of Eldraine universal promo pack.
  • The seasonal dark-frame promos are: Stroke of Midnight, Sleight of Hand, Faerie Dreamthief, Torch The Tower and Tanglespan Lookout.
• Buy-a-Box: alternate art Expel the Interlopers
• Bundle: foil alternate art Lich-Knights' Conquest,
• Store Championship promos: Tail Swipe (participation), Transcendent Message (Top 8), textless Moonshaker Cavalry (winner)
• 30th Anniversary promos: French Hornet Queen, Harvester of Souls, Spanish Kalonian Hydra and Goblin Rabblemaster
• WPN promos: Ice Out and Pyroblast (anime borderless cards illustrated by Takuma Ebisu).
• Bring-a-Friend: Cultivate
• Commander Party: retro frame Syr Konrad, the Grim
• Magic Open House: retro frame Drown in the Loch

Tokens and markers

Wilds of Eldraine has at least 17 tokens.

1. 1/1 Bird creature with flying for Knight of Doves.
2. 1/1 Human creature for Return from the Wilds and Stroke of Midnight.
3. 2/2 Knight creature with vigilance for Virtue of Loyalty.
4. 1/1 Mouse creature for Three Blind Mice.
5. 1/1 Faerie creature with flying and “This creature can block only creatures with flying.” for Into the Fae Court.
6. 1/1 Nightmare creature with "At the beginning of combat on your turn, if a card was put in exile this turn, put a +1/+1 counter in this creature." for Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator.
7. 1/1 Rat creature with "This creature can't block." for Harried Spearguard, Lord Skitter, Sewer King, Lord Skitter's Butcher, Pest Problem, Rat Out, Song of Totentanz, Tangled Colony, Totentanz, Swarm Piper, Twisted Sewer-Witch, Voracious Vermin and Warehouse Tabby.
8. 3/3 Beast creature for The Huntsman’s Redemption.
9. 3/3 Gruff Triplets, a Satyr Warrior creature with trample and "When Gruff Triplets dies, put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to its power on each creature you control named Gruff Triplets." for Gruff Triplets.
10. 4/4 Elemental creature for Hylda of the Ice Crown.
11. Food artifact for The Goose Mother, Greta, Sweettooth Scourge, Restless Cottage, Return from the Wilds, Skybeast Tracker, Sweettooth Witch and Tough Cookie.
12. Treasure artifact for Charming Scoundrel and Decadent Dragon.
13. Monster Role aura enchantment with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has trample." for Faunsbane Troll, Monstrous Rage and Syr Armont, the Redeemer.
    Sorcerer Role aura enchantment with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1." for Living Lectern and Spellbook Vendor.
14. Royal Role aura enchantment with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has ward ." for Bethroth the Beast.
    Young Hero Role aura enchantment with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature has "whenever this creature attacks, if its toughness is 3 or less, put a +1/+1 counter on it."" for Embereth Veteran and Return Triumphant.
15. Cursed Role aura enchantment with "Enchant creature" and "Enchanted creature has base power and toughness 1/1." for Asinine Antics, Cursed Courtier and Spiteful Hexmage.
    Wicked Role aura enchantment with "Enchant creature", "Enchanted creature gets +1/+1." and "When this Aura is put into a graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life." for Charming Scoundrel, Lord Skitter's Blessing, Not Dead After All, Price of Beauty and Twisted Fealty.

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, and this time it is a bit more aggressive, seeing multiple legendaries.

Adventures make a return, with adventurers getting new card types beyond creatures. Some of them are multicolor now.

Sagas also make up an important part of the set, now based on classic and re-imagined fairy tales.

Wilds of Eldraine introduces Bargain, a keyword ability that allows you to sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast the spell for an additional effect. Another new mechanic is Celebration, an ability word for abilities that trigger if two or more nonland permanents entered the battlefield under your control this turn. Several cards create new predefined tokens portrayed as Roles, aura enchantments that attach to creatures giving them different abilities, but only one role controlled by the same player can exist at the same time on a creature.

Card types

Wilds of Eldraine introduces the Role aura enchantment type.

This set features one Planeswalker card: Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator. Going forward, the general intent is that there will be only one Planeswalker per set.

Rats and Mice get multiple cards and tribal support in . Other notable creature types are Nightmares, Faeries, Giants and Satyrs.

Limited archetypes

Wilds of Eldraine features the following Limited archetypes, each based on a well-known fairy tale:

• : Tapping opponents' creatures - "The Frost Queen" ("The Snow Queen")
• : Faerie control - "Enchanting Slumber" ("Sleeping Beauty")
• : Rat token aggro - "Dark Piper" ("The Pied Piper of Hamelin")
• : "Ferocious" - "Ruby and the Wolf" ("Little Red Riding Hood")
• : Enchanted creatures - "Armont and the Beasts" ("Beauty and the Beast")
• : Bargain and sacrifice - "Pale as Snow" ("Snow White")
• : Instants, sorceries, and Adventures - "The Magician's Misstep" ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
• : Food - "Greta the Witch Hunter" ("Hansel and Gretel")
• : Celebration aggro - "Ash" ("Cinderella")
• : Big Spells - "The Kingdom of Storms" ("Jack and the Beanstalk")

Cycles

Cycle name
Adventure Virtues	Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty	Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Vision	Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn	Virtue of Courage // Embereth ...	Virtue of Strength // Garenbrig ...
	Five mythic enchantments named after a virtue and an Adventure spell named after the respective Court.
Rare legendaries			Lord Skitter, Sewer King	Imodane, the Pyrohammer
	Five rare legendary creatures.
Rare adventures		Horned Loch-Whale
	Five rare mono-colored creatures with an Adventure.
Cycle name
Cycle name
Restless manlands	Restless Fortress	Restless Spire	Restless Cottage	Restless Bivouac	Restless Vinestalk
	Five enemy color lands that can become creatures with an ability and grant a bonus when they attack.

Double cycles

Cycle name
Gold signpost legendaries	Sharae of Numbing Depths	Obyra, Dreaming Duelist	Totentanz, Swarm Piper	Ruby, Daring Tracker	Syr Armont, the Redeemer	Neva, Stalked by Nightmares	Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer	Greta, Sweettooth Scourge	Ash, Party Crasher	Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
	Ten uncommon dual-colored legendary cards, each a signpost for a draft archetype.
Gold signposts rares		Likeness Looter						Faunsbane Troll		The Goose Mother
	Ten rare dual-colored cards, each a signpost for a draft archetype.
Rare adventure creatures	Twining Twins () // Swift Spiral ()	Cruel Somnophage () // Can't Wake Up ()	Decadent Dragon () // Expensive Taste ()	Questing Druid () // Seek the Beast ()	()//()	Devouring Sugarmaw () // Have For Dinner ()	Scalding Viper () // Steam Clean ()	Mosswood Dreadknight () // Dread Whispers ()	Heartflame Duelist () // Heartflame Slash ()	Elusive Otter () // Grove's Bounty ()
	Ten rare mono-colored creatures with adventure spells of a different color.
Uncommon adventure creatures	() // ()	() // ()	Callous Sell-Sword () // Burn Together ()	Picnic Ruiner () // Stolen Goodies ()	() // ()	Shrouded Shepherd () // Cleave Shadows ()	Frolicking Familiar () // Blow Off Steam ()	() // ()	() // ()	() // ()
	Ten uncommon mono-colored creatures with adventure spells of a different color, going the other way to the color wheel than the rares.

Pairs

Mirrored pair		Description
Will, Scion of Peace ()	Rowan, Scion of War ()	Two mythic legendary creatures that tap to reduce the cost of spells of their respective colors depending on the life gain/lost this turn.

Reprinted cards

• Evolving Wilds, first printed in Rise of the Eldrazi, last seen in Lord of the Rings Commander.
• Prophetic Prism, first printed in Rise of the Eldrazi, last seen in Commander Masters.
• Glass Casket, first printed in Throne of Eldraine.
• Sleight of Hand, first printed in Portal Second Age, last seen in Ultimate Masters.
• Soul-Guide Lantern, first printed in Theros Beyond Death, last seen in Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander.

Preconstructed decks

Wilds of Eldraine features two Commander decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line.

Theme deck name	Color Identity					Commander
Virtue and Valor	W				G	Ellivere of the Wild Court
Fae Dominion		U	B			Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor