Magic: The Gathering Foundations Release Date, Products, & New Cards

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goes back to basics with the upcoming set. Designed for newcomers to the hobby, it contains a flexible variety of boxes, bundles, and boosters to take players from their very first games of to building their first decks. It also coincides with a special series of Academy events at local game stores throughout the world.

Uniquely, the new cards introduced by will remain legal in Standard format until at least 2029, breaking from the usual two- to three-year rotation. Foundations comes in all the usual set formats, plus a couple of new and improved bundles for beginners. Whether it's a player's first or their fiftieth set, here's everything to know about .

's new set will be released worldwide on November 15, 2024, following a prerelease period of November 8 — 14. During prerelease, players can be among the first to test out the new and returning cards contained in during a series of special events. Prerelease (and other events) can be found through Wizards of the Coast's official Events Locator.

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Plus, the release of will coincide with a series of Academy: Learn to Play and Deck Building events, beginning on November 15 alongside the set's launch and continuing into the end of January 2025. At these beginner-friendly events, players can receive coaching on the ins and outs of, engaging in casual matches against fellow newcomers and experienced Community Tutors. These can also be found locally using WotC's Events Locator.

First and foremost, 's Foundations set will come in all the usual release formats: Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, and various bundles. As is typical, each Play Booster contains 14 cards, including anywhere between six and nine Commons, four and five Uncommons, and one and four Rares/Mythic Rares. One card of a random rarity in each Play Booster will be a foil card. Each Play Booster costs roughly $5 USD.

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