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Dominaria United - 30 Years of MTG


 It seems like the Magic the Gathering (MTG) community haven't finished processing the craziness that was Double Masters 2022, yet already within the past couple of weeks, they unveiled a lot of new information about the upcoming set that returns us to the plane of Magic's origin - Dominaria. Join me in this two-part blog post covering the first 30 years of magic and speculating the story accompanying the set release.


ABOUT THE SET

30 Years of Magic the Gathering

MTG has been around for nearly 30 years, their 30th anniversary will be a year-long and starts with Dominaria United. When players register for prerelease before the event, they will receive one of three 30th anniversary promos. These promos are cards from magics' earliest printings that aren't on the reserved list. Expect more promos like these to come in the future months.


Lost Legends

Cards from the reserved list are returning to boosters. If you're hearing alarm bells ring you're not alone, there is a lot of controversy surrounding this online at the moment. Bare in mind that Wizards of the Coast (WotC) have claimed these aren't reprints and they found a massive collection of sealed 'Legends' booster boxes at an old warehouse they shut down and then decided to open the boosters to put the Legend cards in collector boosters for Dominaria United. 

Not every card from Legends was found in these boosters and not every collector booster will have one inside. That and WotC don't want to be affiliated with certain artists anymore and don't wish to taint their image with some of the more culturally offensive flavour text from some of the older cards, they recently came under fire for racism in D&D and I don't believe they'd risk a repeat offence.

If you have your heart set on pulling a Legends card from a collector booster, they will be extremely hard to find as they're only in 3% of collector boosters.


Jumpstart

We all saw with recent sets, the less-than-impressive Theme boosters, in all future sets Theme boosters will now be replaced by the fan favourite Jumpstart Boosters. Each set will provide players with the choice of sealed prerelease or jumpstart prereleases.

What are Jumpstart Boosters? 20 card packs that are themed uniquely to each set. Dominaria United has 10 confirmed differently-themed packs. To play Jumpstart all you need is two packs to open and shuffle together with a couple of basic lands. The concept is quick and simple and provides a quick and easy learning experience for new players. 

With each booster themed, it's easy to see why Theme boosters were replaced with Jumpstart.


Are you excited for these product changes and the 30th anniversary of Magic the Gathering. I for one can't wait to see what shenanigans WotC have planned for us in the upcoming storyline, more on that in tomorrows post.
Your Friend and Ally,
Lachy
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