The next addition to the realms of Magic : The Gathering is taking players to the desert oasis of Amonkhet , a sorcerous soil that ’s fundamentally Magic ’s own take on the religious mysticism of Ancient Egypt . Ahead of the 74th elaboration ’s arrival in entrepot later this month , io9 is proud to debut a few of the new identity card and the artistic production behind this new plane of mystery story .
An entirely new setting within Magic ’s huge lore , Amonkhet is a sand - straw nation rule by the planeswalker Nicol Bolas , one of the most potent magic users in Magic ’s vast pantheon of elementary planes . A human beings driven by quests for worthiness , Amonkhet is a realm that hammer intrepid warriors who look to enter the Trials of the Five Gods , a series of tribulation where victory grants you end , and supposedly a cushy place in the afterlife , good manners of Bolas himself . Check out three new “ rent cards”—special cards that have two different sets of characteristic depending on whether the card is in gambol or in your stack of discarded cards — from the 269 - card set below , making their unveiling here on io9 .
“ Split cards are a not bad rhythm of before - and - afters , ” Alison Luhrs , one of the writers on Magic : The Gathering ’s creative squad , separate io9 in a statement . “ One gist happens when you honk it , and the other can be cast only after it is in the graveyard . Most of the action you ’ll see on these cards showcase pundit education and sparring for the Trials , but in the case of Rags to Riches we see the poignant narrative of a scrappy lil ’ tomcat who gets a second fortune at life . Literally , in this casing . ”
“ The residents of Amonkhet spend their lives training to compete in the Trials ; physical and genial tests to leaven their worth , ” Luhrs continued . “ Before they set out their visitation , they pop out by being sort out into groups of acolytes bid “ crops . ” From there they ’re trained by the fine viziers of the city of Naktamun , and cared for by a host of servant momma . ”
Those crops of citizen all factor into the way the citizenry of Amonkhet live — and see — their life on this harsh planing machine . “ We often utilise the word “ crop ” in routine English to delineate a group of people — this class ’s “ crop ” of gamey school elder , for example . Just like this year ’s craw of , well , agricultural crop . ” said Luhrs ’ fellow Magic : The Gathering writer , James Wyatt . “ But string the metaphor out to its lucid conclusion and it gets a small grim : ‘ Like the crops of the field , we will be harvest when the season is right , ’ says a nameless acolyte , looking forward to a day when they will finally reach a splendiferous death . earlier or after , each crop will be tuck into the glorious afterlife . ”
As well as the existent expansion set , Amonkhet will also release an accompanying artistic creation book , helpfully title The nontextual matter of illusion : The Gathering – Amonkhet , filled with artwork from the card set as well as selective information about the lore of the Amonkhet carpenter’s plane . you could check out a spread from the art book below , also induce its debut here on io9 , as well as high - firmness version of the art for both those pages and the above Amonkhet cards . Do n’t forget to click the magnifying Methedrine in the top left of each figure to enlarge each one , and then open up them in young tabs to see their full resolution !
Amonkhet , the 74th enlargement set for Magic : The Gathering , will release on April 28 . The graphics of conjuring trick : The Gathering — Amonkhet will publish in July .
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