Today, Magic: The Gathering revealed its full release schedule for 2021 and a new look a the upcoming Zendikar Rising set. Along with these bulletins, Magic: The Gathering additionally revealed a collaboration with the AMC’s standard horror drama sequence The Walking Dead. An upcoming installment of Magic‘s Secret Lair Drop Series will characteristic The Walking Dead as a theme. Wizards of the Coast didn’t reveal any particulars in regards to the drop however did reveal a brand new Zombie token, the type produced by the now-banned Field of the Dead and the Liliana, Dreadhorde General Planeswalker card that options the walker known as “Bicycle Girl” from The Walking Dead.
This type of cross-property collaboration is changing into an increasing number of frequent for Magic: The Gathering. Godzilla monsters appeared in the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set earlier this yr and Magic will launch an official Dungeons & Dragons set in 2021.
Magic: The Gathering‘s Secret Lair Drop Series releases are particular, restricted print run launch of Magic: The Gathering playing cards that includes unique art work, themes, and designs from exterior of what followers normally count on in a typical Magic: The Gathering set. This has included releases specializing in cats, collaborations with road artists, and now cross-brand collaborations.
Magic: The Gathering additionally revealed its full 2021 launch lineup. Kaldheim is a model new world impressed by Viking tradition. Strixhaven can be a brand new addition to the Magic multiverse, a college for wizards throughout the planes.
Though Wizards of the coast launched Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks for Magic: The Gathering planes prior to now, Adventures within the Forgotten Realms represents the primary time the Dungeons & Dragons seems in Magic: The Gathering. The set focuses on the preferred Dungeons & Dragons marketing campaign setting, the house of standard characters corresponding to Drizzt Do’ Urden, Elminster, and Minsc.
Innistrad is a returning setting impressed by Gothic horror that’s residence to people, spirits, zombies, vampires, and werewolves, with these final two getting the highlight this time round. Magic: The Gathering launched the airplane within the unique Innistrad block of units from 2011-2012, which included Innistrad, Dark Ascension, and Avacyn Restored. Magic: The Gathering returned to the world within the Shadows over Innistrad block from 2016, made up of the units Shadows over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon.
Magic: The Gathering will reveal extra details about The Waling Dead drop within the close to future through its Secret Lair social channels. What do you consider the collaboration? Let us know within the feedback.
