Everything revealed at the MagicCon Vegas preview panel.

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Magic: The Gathering's annual announcements are usually big events. We finally discovered next year's scene. Get a first look at new planes and characters, and maybe even all new products.

This year's Next Era panel at MagicCon Vegas was no exception. Although various announcements A lot will certainly not be controversial. But we also got an awesome look at four upcoming scenes, some much-needed rules changes. and the Secret Lair crossover that no one expected before.

foundation

Ajani, Caller of Pride by Victor Adame Minguez
Ajani, Caller of Pride by Victor Adame Minguez

In addition to revealing next year's items. Today also marks the start of the preview season for Magic's next set, Foundations.

  • It's all revealed with magic: The Gathering Foundation launch saw us see new art, mechanics, expansion products, and of course, tons of new cards for the foundation. This pack is intended to be an easy way for new players to get into the game. Without neglecting the high power and complexity that veterans like. There is also a very beautiful circuit of full art lands. Planeswalkers have been relaxed, which will make it easier for beginners to get into Legend.

  • Every card revealed for next week's Magic: The Gathering's Foundations series. All will be revealed. With a variety of art styles We'll update as each card is revealed.

Foundations Jumpstart is a complete and decent Jumpstart set that includes cards not found in Foundations.

Release year 2025

The foundation is only a small part. of what was revealed today We also got a look at five of the six main shows set to release next year. It takes us everywhere from Kaladesh to Midgar… to Bikini Bottom.

Although there was no mention of this at the conference, Innistrad Remastered will still launch in January.

Big changes in standards

Dawn's Truce card art image by Justin Gerard.
Dawn's Truce by Justin Gerard

For several years, Wizards of the Coast has been trying to bring the standard format of the game to life. Today we've seen a number of announcements that push this plan even further. By rotating the scene in a new way and changes to Universes Beyond that won't make some players happy at all.

  • Magic: The Gathering Makes Universes Beyond legal scenes in all formats from 2025, starting next year All scenes are legal in all forms. or is only legal in Commander, Vintage, and Legacy to help improve legality for new players. This means that Universes Beyond sets like Final Fantasy and Spider-Man will be legal in Standard for the first time, making this the most controversial announcement to date.

  • Magic: The Gathering is changing scene rotation again in 2027. Standard is switching to a calendar year rotation system. Instead, the oldest scenes were removed with the fall release of the version. Unfortunately, Bloomburrow and Duskmourn will be in rotation a few months early in January 2027, and we won't have any rotation in 2026.

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