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Wizards of the Coast will add 350 Magic: The Gathering cards to the Standard format with its Foundations set, changing the format forever. Here are the best spoilers that dropped at MagicCon Vegas to kick off the set’s preview season.

The Foundations set in MTG is an unprecedented design choice by WotC that will forever change the Standard format and Magic as we know it. Created as an entry point for new players, cards within the set are slated to remain Standard-legal through at least 2029. Around half of the cards in Foundations are new, while the other half are staple MTG reprints. Included in the reprints are staple Planeswalkers. The Foundations set will also feature a Limited format, along with chase cards through a variety of treatments. At the time of writing, WotC does not have plans to create a second Foundations set.

Planeswalkers within Magic: The Gathering took a huge hit during the Phyrexian Multiverse war, with many losing their Spark. Wizards of the Coast is bringing the beloved characters back to the Standard format through the Foundations set. Here are the Planeswalkers we know about so far.

There was a time when Planeswalkers were highly sought after and Superfriends decks were a staple within the Standard format. Planeswalker popularity hit an all-time high through War of the Spark (WAR), with many in the MTG community complaining that WotC designed too many. But as the dust settled and the Phyrexian war removed the Sparks from many beloved Planeswalkers, a shift in Planeswalker priority began to return.

Wizards of the Coast dropped major changes to the Magic: The Gathering Standard format and more during MagicCon Vegas, calling it the Foundations era. Here’s what you need to know. 

The launch of Foundations, with Prerelase events beginning on Nov. 8, will usher in a new era for the game. WotC is bringing back MSRP pricing to most sealed products. Standard rotation is changing again and Universes Beyond sets going forward are Standard legal. The next 30 years of MTG will look much different than the first 30, but sometimes change is a good thing. 

Ahead of the first look at the hotly-anticipated Magic: The Gathering and Marvel collaboration at New York Comic Con in October, one fan was lucky enough to come across a preview of what fans can expect to see at the expo—with some of Marvel’s biggest names front and center.

The MTG player came across a selection of Secret Lair cards many believe will be given out to NYCC attendees this year, posting an image taken from a now-deleted Facebook listing today. The cards in the listing include a reprint of Teferi’s Protection, but more importantly, four Legendary cards that are each connected to one of Marvel’s equally-legendary characters.

Dot Esports is running a new Magic: The Gathering giveaway for MTG Madness subscribers. Here’s how to enter and win. 

The Duskmourn: House of Horrors set officially went live through local game stores on Sept. 20 and has a global launch on Sept. 27. Our first MTG Madness giveaway, a Squirrelled Away Bloomburrow Commander Precon, went so well that we’re stepping it up for round two. You can win a Duskmourn: House of Horrors Play Booster box by subscribing to MTG Madness. Enter your information to subscribe and be sure to check your spam folder for a welcome email in case it doesn’t show up in your Inbox. 

The Magic The Gathering player base has today voiced fears that Hasbro-helmed price hikes will eventually lead to fans being unable to afford products outside the United States.

The concerns were sparked after an Italian MTG player crunched the numbers on recent expansion releases, revealing European collectors are having to pay more every set despite their average income failing to keep pace. For many, limited and sealed events have quickly become “a treat” they cannot afford every set, while booster boxes, Commander decks, and even single packets have all become “luxury buys for the vast majority of the world.”

An animated Magic: The Gathering show is indeed still happening at Netflix, with a new series showrunner preparing to bring the long-shelved fantasy epic to the small screen. He’s already got grand plans too, selling the surprise revival as a “sprawling saga.”

This surprise MTG news was confirmed by Netflix today, just days after widespread speculation the television series had actually been canned. Originally teed up by Wizards of the Coast and Netflix back in 2019, the speculative show plan spent three years under Anthony and Joseph Russo—who helmed several Avengers movies—before seeing to simply disappear. Terry Matalas has now been tasked with reviving the ambitious project in its entirety.

The official Magic: The Gathering preview season for Duskmourn: House of Horrors has arrived and early prices are starting to come together.

Wizards of the Coast stepped away from serialized variants for Duskmourn: House of Horrors, focusing instead on Japanese full-art variants with a fractured foil treatment. Other variants in Play and Collector boosters include full-art Manor Lands, Double Exposure textured foil, and Mirror Monster borderless cards. Exclusive to the Nightbare bundle is one of three Movie Poster borderless cards and three double-sided Movie Poster cards.

Prepare for a spooky Limited Draft and Sealed Magic: The Gathering meta in Duskmourn House of Horrors with 10 dual-color archetypes offering unique themes and strategies.

Wizards of the Coast continues to shake up the MTG Limited format through the Duskmourn House of Horror set. Prerelease players will experience a much different meta from Bloomburrow, showcasing new mechanics and strategies that offer a variety of playstyles. The set also contains special guest cards, legal to play in the Duskmourn Limited format. Don’t miss out on grades for every card in the House of Horror set and an upcoming giveaway by subscribing to MTG Madness.

Enchantment-focused builds are returning to the Magic: The Gathering Standard format through a new Azorius Enchantment deck featuring Optimistic Scavenger, Inquisitive Glimmer, and Rooms from Duskmourn: House of Horrors.

Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast, I got to play the new MTG Duskmourn: House of Horrors cards through the MTG Arena early access streamer event. The set features a new type of Enchantment called Rooms, along with Enchantment enablers like Optimistic Scavenger and Inquisitive Glimmer. Both cards are powerful within the Duskmourn Blue and White Draft archetype, and in the Standard format, as I confirmed through testing during the MTG Arena DSK early access event on Sept. 18.