WotC New M:tG set announced: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"

[ProfessorDetective]

For anyone wanting to get (back) into MtG because of this set, there is always Arena. Since this set is a black-bordered, Standard-legal, set, it'll be on Arena at release.

Magic: The Gathering Arena | MAGIC: THE GATHERING

 

[ProfessorDetective]

Your party features up to one each of a Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard:

Zendikar Rising to the Challenge, Part 1

Welcome to the first week of Zendikar Rising previews! Today, Mark begins by telling the story of the set's design and previewing a bunch of cards.

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Slight tangent: Am I the only person who prefers 'Warrior' over 'Fighter'? I know, tradition, but 'Human Warrior' just sounds cooler than 'Human Fighter'.

 

[TwoSix]

Slight tangent: Am I the only person who prefers 'Warrior' over 'Fighter'? I know, tradition, but 'Human Warrior' just sounds cooler than 'Human Fighter'.

No, but "Fighter" is a nigh-unchangeable D&Dism at this point.

 

[Aldarc]

I would have loved Greyhawk, personally: if they did this 20 years ago, we would have had that, and maybe that would have given Greyhawk enough if a boost to thrive a bit more...

Even if it had been too close thematically with Ravnica, Planescape (or Sigil: City of Doors) would have been a fantastic fit for MtG and its planeswalkers.

 

[Parmandur]

And the gnashing of teeth when the next D&D book for GH was adapting the MtG version to 5e...

It will be hilarious if they put out a broader Forgottt Realms book to go with this, after all the gnashing of teeth bout Magic Settings coming before classic reprint Settings. Height of irony.

 

[Parmandur]

Even if it had been too close thematically with Ravnica, Planescape (or Sigil: City of Doors) would have been a fantastic fit for MtG and its planeswalkers.

Sure, and that could still happen down the line. There isn't that much crossover, really, the factions are massively different and Ravnica is a normal planet, not a cosmological hub.

 

[Retreater]

Sweet! Now WotC can release a campaign guide to the Forgotten Realms like they did Ravnica and Theros.

 

[Guy Icognito]

Too bad that’s the 2021 line-up. We won’t get another DnD book until 22
A Viking setting or magic academy would be a rad campaign product for DnD

Don’t much care for Magic tho. A DnD themed set is nifty for fans of card crack but I won’t buy

 

[Urriak Uruk]

As much as I hope this means new art for non-Sword Coast regions, I fully expect that it will be Sword Coast focused.

They are likely to use a whole bunch of very classic D&D monsters and characters to be cards. The beholder, mind flayer, drow, I'm sure a whole bunch of these are getting something. Highly doubt they'll drift into anything exotic like Kara-tur.

Also... they're probably going to make Elminster a Planeswalker card, aren't they?

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

Also... they're probably going to make Elminster a Planeswalker card, aren't they?

If they do, I hope the art is of him sitting in Ed Greenwood's kitchen.