Everything We Learned From Magic: The Gathering's Double Masters 2022 Debut Stream
Magic: The Gathering's latest preview season has officially begun, with more information about the reprint-focused Double Masters 2022 being revealed. A reprint set with a higher number of powerful rare or mythic cards than normal, and puts two in each booster pack, we've already seen Dockside Extortionist is making its long-overdue reappearance after its debut printing in Commander 2019.
As Double Masters 2022 is almost wholly reprints, the debut ditched the usual debut features like introducing new mechanics and story spots. Instead, it focused on the gameplay specifics, including draft archetypes, the selection process behind each card's inclusion, and even introduced a single, brand-new land with interesting consequences for drafting.
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The stream, hosted by Weekly MTG, marks the start of a week-long preview season for the set, with new cards being revealed all day, every day until Friday, June 24. Double Masters 2022 launches exclusively in English for tabletop play on July 8.
Double Masters 2022 has a three-colour-matters focus, which means many of the cards and all of its draft archetypes have three different colours. However, Double Masters 2022 is doing something we've not often seen, and is using all ten three-colour combinations. Both wedges (three allied colours) and shards (two allied and one enemy) will be represented here, meaning mana fixing and ensuring you have the lands needed is vital.
For that, the one new card in this set is Cryptic Spires, a land that asks you to physically draw on the card when constructing your deck. It's essentially a do-it-yourself tapland, as you can decide which two colours it
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