Duskmourn: House of Horror
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| Symbol description | A moth/Valgavoth's face | ||||
| Design |
Annie Sardelis (lead) Mark Rosewater | ||||
| Development | Jules Robins (lead) | ||||
| Art direction | Ovidio Cartagena | ||||
| Release date | September 27, 2024 | ||||
| Plane | Duskmourn | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Enchantments | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Delirium, Impending | ||||
| Expansion code | DSK[1] | ||||
| Development codename | Swimming | ||||
| Return to Tarkir Standard | |||||
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Duskmourn: House of Horror is the 102nd Magic expansion. It will be released on September 27, 2024.[2][3][4]
Set details
| “ | Face Your Fears. All of Them. | ” |
Duskmourn: House of Horror is top-down designed Modern Horror set based on the Haunted House trope. It has a completely different tone than the set that precedes it, Bloomburrow. It is inspired by 70s and 80s creepy horror as depicted in Slasher films or The Amityville Horror.
Duskmourn: House of Horror contains 276 regular cards (91 commons, 100 uncommons, 60 rares, 20 mythic rares, 5 basic lands), and includes randomly inserted traditional foil versions of all cards. The regular cards include 5 full-art "Manor" basic lands (#272-276). Alternate card frames have a different number than the original version. The Bundle Basics lands are #277-286. Cards with the Showcase "paranormal" frame are #TBA-TBA. Showcasing the characters of the plane and the evils they face, the Showcase "Double Exposure" cards are #TBA-TBA. The "Mirror monster" Borderless cards (where the monster is seen in a reflection) are #TBA-TBA and other Borderless cards are #TBA-TBA. Extended art cards are #TBA-TBA, "Japan Showcase" cards are #TBA-TBA and the promos are #TBA-TBA. Textured foil versions of the "Double Exposure" cards are #TBA-TBA. There is also a series of alternate art cards in regular frame with, adding a monster to the original art (#TBA-TBA).
Storyline
Duskmourn is set in the world of Duskmourn, which consists of one giant haunted mansion filled with horrors and ruled by the demonic Valgavoth. The entire set takes place within its eerie walls.[5] Nashi, the son of the Planeswalker Tamiyo, has vanished through a mysterious door. There's only one clue to his whereabouts: a glitchy, warped recording of a new world full of terrors. You'll join the ensemble cast of Niko Aris, Tyvar Kell, Zimone Wola, Kaito Shizuki, and the Wanderer as they fight for their lives on a plane unlike any other.
Duskmourn: House of Horror is the second set in the Dragonstorm Arc.
Marketing
Duskmourn is available in Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, four Commander decks and the Duskmourn Bundle. A special "Nightmare Edition" of the Bundle releases on October 18th, 2024. It consists of two Collector Boosters and six Play Boosters, and the lands are foil full-art Manor Lands. It also includes a Movie Poster card and three double-sided movie posters. The spindown life counter is glow-in-the-dark.
The set also see the return of Welcome decks, last seen with Core Set 2019.[6]
Special Guests
Duskmourn features 10 Special Guests (SPG #TBA-TBA). These are incorporated in The List of the Play Boosters and may be played in Limited games. You'll find a non-foil Special Guests card in 1 out of 64 Play Boosters. Traditional foil Special Guests cards can be found in Collector Boosters.
Events
- Prerelease: September 20 – 26, 2024[6]
- Commander Party: October 4 – 10 & November 1 – 7, 2024
- Store Championship: October 12, 2024 – January 5, 2025
- Trick or Treat Event: October 25 – October 31, 2024
- Standard Showdown: September 27 – November 7, 2024
- Friday Night Magic: September 27 – November 1, 2024
- Open House: November 1 – 3, 2024
Promos
- Prerelease: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare of Duskmourn: House of Horror.
- The seasonal dark-frame promos are:
- Buy-a-Box: Alternate art Twitching Doll[6]
- Customers also receive one Duskmourn: House of Horror Collector Booster, while supplies last.[6]
- Open House: Retro frame
- Bundle promo: alternate art
- Store Championship: (participation), (Top 8), full art textless (winner).
- Commander Party: retro frame
- Standard Showdown:
- Japan Showcase — The set is the first to include Japan-exclusive showcase promos.[7] Cards in this showcase feature art from Japanese artists and illustrators, paying homage to the beloved and renowned art styles commonly found in Japanese hobby stores. The card frame elements have been minimized to maximize the art, with no shading behind the text box as found on a borderless card. Japan Showcase cards are available in traditional foil and a new "fractured foil", where the card border has a special foil texture.
Tokens and markers
Duskmourn has tokens and emblems
4/4 Beast creature with “This creature can’t attack or block alone.”, for Toby, Beastie Befriender.
2/2 Spider creature with reach, for Twitching Doll.
Everywhere, a Plains Island Swamp Mountain Forest land for Overlord of the Hauntwoods.
Themes and mechanics
Duskmourn: House of Horror introduces the Impending keyword. Found only on enchantment creatures, it works similarly to suspend and always has a numerical value. When a card is cast for its impending cost, it's put onto the battlefield as normal, but with time counters equal to its impending value. Until all the counters are removed, it's not a creature.
The set also features another, yet unnamed, new mechanic.
The set sees the return of the Delirium mechanic. First appearing in the Shadows over Innistrad block, Delirium cares about having four or more card types in your graveyard. As such, the set contains a wide array of card types to synergize with the ability.
Card types
Duskmourn introduces the Glimmer and Toy types. It also features the debut of Room cards.
Counters
This set introduced rev counters for Chainsaw.
Cycles
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| Enduring Glimmers | Enduring Innocence | Enduring Curiosity | Enduring Tenacity | Enduring Courage | |
| Five rare enchantment creatures that return to the battlefield as just enchantments, not creatures, when they die. | |||||
| Overlords | Overlord of the Mistmoors | Overlord of the Floodpits | Overlord of the Balemurk | Overlord of the Boilerbilges | Overlord of the Hauntwoods |
| Five mythic rare enchantment creatures, which are Avatar Horrors with Impending. They represent the overseers of the five major zones that the house is divided into.[8][9] | |||||
| Leylines | Leyline of Hope | ||||
Five rare Enchantments, each of which cost  MM, and can start the game on the battlefield if they are in a player's opening hand.
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| Ten uncommon dual-colored cards, each a signpost for one of the draft archetypes. These are enablers, which support the play style of the archetype.[10] | ||||||||||
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| Ten uncommon dual-colored cards, each a signpost for one of the draft archetypes. These are payoffs, which reward the playstyle of the archetype.[10] | ||||||||||
Reprinted cards
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Preconstructed decks
Duskmourn features four Commander decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line. These decks each contain ten Scheme cards for the Archenemy format.
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| Miracle Worker | W | U | B | |||
| Death Toll | B | G | ||||
| Endless Punishment | B | R | ||||
| Jump Scare! | U | G | ||||
External links
- Official product page.
- WPN product page.
- Face your fears. All of them. - Duskmourn (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (June 28, 2024).
References
- ↑ Jeremy Geist @ofsaintdraft. Twitter (January 28, 2024).
- ↑ 30th Anniversary Panel at GenCon – A Recap of MTG's Past, Present & Future (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 5, 2023).
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 6, 2023). "Bloomburrow and Duskmourn were both mentioned as Q3". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Jubilee Finnegan (June 28, 2024). "First Look at Duskmourn: House of Horror". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ WPN (August 7, 2023). "Magic at GenCon: Celebrating 30 Years and Casting Foresee on Years Ahead". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ a b c d WPN (June 28, 2024). "Dates & Details for Duskmourn: House of Horror". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ 日本のカルチャーが新たなブースター・ファンに。『ダスクモーン：戦慄の館』より登場する「ジャパン・ショーケース」を見逃すな！. Wizards of the Coast (June 27, 2024).
- ↑ Emily Teng (June 28, 2024). "Planeswalker's Guide to Duskmourn". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ The Preview Panel - MagicCon: Amsterdam (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (June 28, 2024).
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (March 4, 2024). "Nuts & Bolts #16: Play Boosters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.