Magic's next set brings back Legends in a big way
Magic: the Gathering is starting the celebration for its 30th anniversary early at the end of this summer, and what better way to celebrate the past then going back to it? With Magic's next set Dominaria United—slated for release on September 9—the game returns to its home plane in the Magic multiverse for the first time since 2018's Dominaria.
The story for the new set starts on August 10, and involves the planeswalker Karn peering back through the history of Dominaria. Wizards also says it will be spread «across four sets,» though it's not clear if that means there are more Dominaria-focused sets in the near future besides The Brothers War, which is coming this November. But more exciting than the set itself is what Wizards of the Coast has decided to put inside Collector's booster packs. After uncovering long-forgotten cases of 1994's Legends expansion in a closing warehouse, Wizards decided they wanted to get this treasure trove of historical cardboard out into the world. The feeling of watching the team at Wizards open the packs to prepare them for their new life flips between adorable and reverent as everyone—clad in masks and gloves—tears open boosters and reminisces.
Legends itself was a critical set for Magic, garnering a 1994 GAMA award for best game accessory and introducing everything from the legendary type and multicolored gold cards to increasing the number of cards in booster packs to 15 from the paltry eight we got before. Nowadays there are countless powerhouse cards from Legends enshrined as staples. Mana Drain(opens in new tab) is a quintessential counterspell, while Moat(opens in new tab) and The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale(opens in new tab) are control powerhouse (assuming you have thousands of
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