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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Parmandur" data-source="post: 7998260" data-attributes="member: 6780330">So, in regards to Magic Settings, I think they would only do a book if it coincides somewhat with the card game doing that Setting. Theros isn't exact, since the Theros card set dropped in March, and now the book isn't out until July, but close enough for some synergy. The current card set, Ikoria, is a new Setting, and I doubt that WotC will bring D&D there immediately. Later this year, there is a Zendikar card set, which is one of the most popular Magic Settings and very well suited to D&D Adventures, indeed, being the first Magic Setting to get official D&D support from WotC thanks to James Wyatt. I could see a Zendikar book coming out next year sometime, playing off of the metaplot situation after the events of the card set.For Magic Settings in general, Mark Rosewater (the Big Kahunna of Magic R&D) has a scale he maintains for transparency with the fans, called the Rabiah Scale, that measures how likely the card game is to return to the Setting. The Setting of Rabiah is a 10, which means pretty much it will never ever happen, while Dominaria and Ravnica are 1, guaranteed to happen again multiple times. This seems to be a generally good indicator of how likely we are to see a D&D tie-in, being high on the Rabiah scale. Ravnica is a 1, and Theros is a 3. The other Settings with numbers above 4 are Dominaria, Zendikar, and Innistrad. Any Setting of 6 or above seems plausible for actually happening, and fitting for a D&D tie-in.The narrative description of the numbers is as follows:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 1: Will definitely see again - Dominaria, Ravnica, and Innistrad</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 2: Will definitely see again, but not necessarily right away - Zendikar</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 3: Will most likely do again, probably many times - Theros</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 4: Will most likely do again, but they have issues that make them less of a guarantee - Ikoria and Eldraine</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 5: We need to find the right place to bring it back, but I'm optimistic - Alara, Amonkhet, Kaladesh, Lorwyn, New Phyrexia, Tarkir</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 6: We need to find the right place to bring it back, but I'm a little less optimistic</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 7: It's unlikely to return, but possible if the right environment comes along</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 8: It's unlikely to return, but possible if the stars align</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Level 9: I never say never, but this would require a minor miracle - Level 10: I never say never, but this would require a major miracle </li> </ul>[URL unfurl="true"]https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Rabiah_Scale[/URL]</blockquote>

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