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22.09.2023 - 21:57 / gamespot.com / Jason Fanelli / New
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The final MagicCon of 2023 for Magic: The Gathering players has kicked off in Las Vegas, with today's preview panel marking one of the highlights of the weekend, as Wizards Of The Coast revealed multiple cards for the next three releases.
The panel's reveals included more cards from The Lord Of The Rings, as well as the next two complete sets: The Lost Caverns Of Ixalan--which also houses some Jurassic World-themed cards--and Ravnica Remastered.
We have every card shown during the panel in the galleries below, as well as when these and the rest of the sets they're featured in will be released.
The upcoming holiday release of The Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth will expand on June's initial release, as it offers new original cards as well as reprints of older MTG cards represented by special artwork from famous LOTR artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt. Those reprints will be available in new special edition Collectors Booster packs, and a few examples are as follows:
A new frame treatment called Showcase Scrolls of Middle-earth will also be available for some cards released in the initial LOTR set, which changes sections of the normal card frame to look like ancient scrolls. Cards receiving the scroll treatment include the following:
Finally, all 24 cards featured in the Holiday Scene Boxes--packages which depict scenes from the LOTR universe through card art--were shown. The Scene Boxes contain the following cards, which are listed by where they appear in the scene:
The Lord Of The Rings: Tales Of Middle-earth's holiday sets, which include new gift bundles and the aforementioned scene boxes, launch November 3.
The next core set for Magic: The Gathering is The Lost Caverns Of Ixalan, which returns to the Mesoamerica-inspired Ixalan plane. The set will feature new creatures and locations within the plane, including new versions of the massive dinosaur Ghalta, the warrior poet Huatli, and the debut of a new god, Ojer Axonil.
Featured within the LCI set are a new run of Special Guest cards, a «set within a set» featuring reprinted cards from across Magic's vast history. Two of these reprints were debuted at MagicCon Las Vegas: Lord Of Atlantis and Mana Crypt, with the latter having multiple neon variants with different colors featured on each one.
Also included within Lost Caverns Of Ixalan packs are cards featuring characters and creatures from Jurassic World, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The panel revealed three new cards from the Jurassic World line, along with a new «stamped» variant with the Jurassic World logo embossed over the card. The three revealed cards were:
The Lost Caverns Of Ixalan launches November 17, with the Jurassic World cards
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