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Two new mechanics are coming in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths<\/em>, Magic: The Gathering’s <\/em>head designer Mark Rosewater confirmed today.<\/p>

The upcoming set, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths<\/em>, releases on April 24 and will add two new mechanics. The first is Mutate, introduced through the Unsanctioned<\/em>, found on the card Surgeon General Commander<\/a>. Details concerning Mutate are slim at the moment and the second mechanic remains a complete mystery until spoilers for Ikoria <\/em>begin on April 2.<\/p>

But there was a clue suggesting the second mechanic may involve keyword counters, similar to the MTG<\/em> Mystery Booster card Recycla-bird<\/a>. Based on the WotC Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths<\/em> distribution WPN page<\/a>, prerelease packs will include one set of double-sided keyword counters. Keywords can include anything from Flying and Trample to First Strike and Haste. If a creature’s death triggers these keyword counters, expect the sacrifice archetype to once again dominate the Standard meta.\u00a0<\/p>

The upcoming Ikoria<\/em> set is also said to contain two other mechanics, one major and the other on the small side. <\/p>

\u201cAs an Arena <\/em>developer, I’ve always counted four things that were a big deal for us. One of them is really small in the set though,\u201d a WotC team member<\/a> said on Reddit.<\/p>

One of the other mechanics may involve another tweak to Monstrosity, similar to how Adept was created in Ravnica Allegiance<\/em>. But until the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths<\/em> spoilers begin on April 2, all MTG <\/em>players can do is speculate for the moment.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"