MTG Arena Duskmourn: House of Horror expansion release date, revealed cards, and more

September will be a big month for MTG Arena fans (and Magic fans in general), as the Duskmourn: House of Horrow set will go live.

This is going to be the fourth main expansion set to be released in the digital game in 2024. While fans have missed out on some of the previous collaborations like Assassin’s Creed and Fallout, all core sets are always released on the digital version, along with their paper release. Let’s take a look at when the new cards will go live and what we know about them so far from the official sources.

MTG Arena Duskmourn: House of Horror release date

Duskmourn: House of Horror will launch globally on September 27 if you’re playing the paper version of the game. On MTG Arena, however, the expansion goes live on September 24. This is also indicated by the pre-order bundles that are currently available inside the in-game store.

Till September 24, you can pre-order up to three special bundles – a 50-pack set, the premium Mastery pass for the upcoming expansion, and a set of exclusive card-draft token combo. All pre-order bundles can only be bought with real money – you can’t spend your gems to get them.

While the release still has a couple of days left, Wizards has already revealed some fantastic cards that are going to be available in the new expansion.

MTG Arena Duskmourn: House of Horror cards

In the lead-up to the release, Wizards has revealed over 100 cards that would be part of the new set. The Duskmourn: House of Horror is if you’ve guessed it from its name, a horror-themed set. Naturally, a lot of cards represent that design element. You can check all the revealed cards by clicking on this link. Here are some of the cards I love based on their abilities and designs.

• Enduring Innocence: Ability to become a staple in decks that use lower-power units.
• The Wandering Rescuer: Beautiful alternate art, and loads of abilities including hexproof.
• Toby, Bestie Befriender: Ability to flood the board with token creatures, which can also gain flying if left unchecked.
• Enduring Curiosity: Helps players to draw more cards and returns as an enchantment when killed.
• Archon of Cruelty: Has one of the best card arts.
• Damnation: Can be a great counter if the opposition has flooded the board with creatures.
• Goryo’s Vengeance: The alternate card art looks pretty impressive.

I am really interested to see how Duskmourn: House of Horror cards will alter the meta. Bloomburrow has witnessed the rise of cards that have low cost but gain a lot of power in a couple of turns. Many of the upcoming cards look to be of the type that requires a few turns to be set and for their synergies to work. We could be walking towards a meta where games could have more turns on average.