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November 2023

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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is the 98th Magic expansion and will be released on November 17, 2023. It is Magic's take on the “Underground World” trope. It is not a traditional return set: R&D was making an underground set, and Ixalan felt like the best fit for it. The set will have Dinosaurs, Merfolk, Pirates, and Vampires, but it won’t be factioned or particularly typal.

Things have changed since the disappearance of the Immortal Sun. Once again, there is a scramble as the groups race toward the center of Ixalan in search of a new resource: cosmium. Once they get past the caves, they find that Ixalan is a hollow world with Ixalan's Core in the middle and lit by Chimil, its own sun. An ancient civilization, ancestors of the Sun Empire, uses the magic of Chimil to grow in power.

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan features a series of 26 box topper promos, referred to as the "Treasure Trove". The set also introduces Special Guests. These are highly desirable reprints that are matched to the flavor of the plane they appear in. They are incorporated in The List of the respective sets, and can thus be found in Set Boosters, but also may appear in Collector Boosters.