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Magic: The Gatherings next set has a lot to prove.
New Mechanic: Speed
The first is speed.
Thankfully, its also a lot easier to follow than any of those.
When you start the game, you have zero speed.
To kick the mechanic off, you need a card that has the Start your engines!
keyword, which will then start you at a speed count of one.
This means you’re able to get up to max speed in a minimum of three turns.
Exhaust abilities are activated abilities that you’re able to only activate once per creature.
While normally an exhaust ability can only be used once, there are ways around it.
Vehicles are artifacts that can become creatures, as long as you pay the crew cost.
Once theyre crewed, a Vehicle becomes a creature until the end of the turn.
Mounts, on the other hand, are making their first return after Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
Mounts are effectively the creature version of Vehicles.
Mounts were actually designed for Aetherdrift, before being pulled forward for Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
We may see similar in Aetherdrift, turning the mechanic into its own archetype in the format.
Chandra, Spark Hunter by Devin Elle Kurtz
Commander Decks
Alongside the main set, were also getting two preconstructed Commander decks.
Each plays with mechanics central to the options, with known characters weve not seen in a while.
The first is Living Energy, a red/green/blue deck headed up by Saheeli, Radiant Creator.
Winter, Cursed Rider by Daren Bader
The other deck takes us to Amonkhet, with the white/blue/black Eternal Might.
Im really hoping for a reprint of Anointed Procession in the Eternal Might deck.
They all feature graffiti-style Avishkari text in the background.
Taking on the role of a Planeswalker, players build decks of cards and do battle with other players.
Created by Richard Garfield in 1993, Magic: The Gathering (MTG) has become one of the biggest tabletop collectible card games in the world. Taking on the role of a Planeswalker, players build decks of cards and do battle with other players. In excess of 100 additional sets have added new cards to the library, while the brand has expanded into video games, comics, and more.
