Magic: The Gathering's Unfinity Set Flips The Game On Its Head
Unfinity, an upcoming expansion for Magic: The Gathering, is a wildly different direction for the game. For the uninitiated, thinking about Magic likely summons images of wizards engaged in battle, mighty heroes slaying dragons, or perhaps just pieces of cardboard that somebody is willing to shell out hundreds or thousands of dollars for. Players have different associations — specific cards, favorite characters, Magic's competitive play and various formats, or at-times esoteric lore. What nobody expects is stickers, interplanetary carnivals, or drink cans as game pieces.
These are all elements players can expect to see in Magic's future. Unfinity, which releases on October 7, 2022, is the next of Magic's «Un-sets,» expansions created by Wizards of the Coast that are unlike anything else in the game, and perhaps any game. The sets feature elements of self-parody and a humorous tone that doesn't fit with the rest of the game. Magic has existed for almost 30 years, and Unfinity is only the fifth Un-set — they're rare, so players have good reason to be excited.
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Previous Un-sets have focused on chickens, squirrels, and half-shark, half-kittens and asked players to tear up cards, high-five as many people as quickly as possible, or play under the table rather than on it. It's all very silly, especially compared to the tone of standard-legal expansions like the upcoming Dominaria United. Unfinity is pushing boundaries further than ever before, and while the far-out tone and gameplay may not be for everyone, Magic will be a better game for it.
The narrative premise of Unfinity is somehow both surprisingly simple and remarkably wild. The set is themed around a pulp
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