New details for Magic: The Gathering‘s upcoming Duskmourn: House of Horror and Bloomburrow sets have been revealed by Wizards of the Coast during a live panel at MagiCon Amsterdam. We’ve heard almost nothing about Duskmourn until now, but learning it’s a 1980s horror movie-inspired set has made it my most anticipated of the year.
The most exciting news from the panel is an in-depth look at the Duskmourn: House of Horror set. This is a contemporary horror set in the plane of Duskmourn, an infinite haunted house with all sorts of spooky creatures lurking its always, from spiders to slashers and eerie apparitions to colossal floating eyes with teeth. The thing that really stands out to me is the concept of a group of heroes or survivors who are trapped, just as if they’re in a horror movie.
MTG‘s Duskmourn set brings back a long-requested feature
Duskmourn: House of Horror will see the Archenemy mechanic return in its commander decks. The optional game mode pits three players against one, but even solo players can mess around with the unique systems presented in this game mode. The set is available to pre-order right now and will be released on September 27, 2024.
Beginning with Duskmourn, MTG is getting a new type of card: Japanese Showcase. These cards feature text and art from Japanese artists, and will differ from the rest of the set by using an art style more commonly found in Japanese hobby shops.
Finally, Wizards of the Coast showed off a few new cards for the upcoming Bloomburrow set, which launches on August 2, 2024. This set is the polar opposite of Duskmourn, with cozy aesthetic and tiny animal adventurers fighting against colossal wolves and elemental spirit enemies.
All this is without mentioning the Assassin’s Creed set, which is just the icing on a TCG cake. I’m extremely excited to explore this new haunted house set, but every set we’re yet to receive this year looks like it could be the best yet.
