Everything you need to know about the release of Zendikars Erneuerung / Zendikar Rising

The new set Zendikars Erneuerung / Zendikar Rising will be released on September 25, 2020.

Zendikar Rising, which will be released in MTG Arena on September 17 and in paper form on September 25, is the third third visit to the world of Zendikar, following the 2009-10 Zendikar block and the 2015-16 Battle for Zendikar block. For Zendikar Rising, Wizards of the Coast were keen to recapture the original “adventure” feel of the original Zendikar block. Pre-order here!

It will follow in the footsteps of the previous two Zendikar blocks by focusing on the land and featuring base landscapes with full art. There will also be two returning mechanics from the five sets that make up those blocks, as well as a brand new mechanic that takes on a popular theme and “Zendikars it up”. It’s a theme we’ve seen before, but done in a new way, Rosewater said, resulting in a mix of new and old.

There will also be six – yes, six – new doubles. “Many years ago – all my stories start with ‘many years ago’,” Rosewater joked.” I created six double lands that I was very proud of. I thought they were really cool and I tried to put them in a set . And finally, I’m happy to say that my six dual lands are finally finding a home in Zendikar Rising and I think you guys are really going to like them. “

Rosewater also said that there will be three Planeswalkers in Zendikar Rising – but none of them will be new. The set’s packaging, shown in an accompanying article, revealed that those three Planeswalkers were Jace, Nissa and Nahiri.

He also hinted at the return of the popular legendary creatures of Zendikar, some of which will be getting a new color. Given the packaging above, it appears that Omnath will evolve to include white in his color identity, based on his new white arm that matches his green, red and blue arms.

Rosewater also confirmed that there will be no Eldrazi in Zendikar Rising. The Gatewatch defeated the Eldrazi in the Battle for Zendikar and Shadows over Innistrad and removed them as a threat to the multiverse. . . at the moment. But we’ll see the lasting effects of the Eldrazi on Zendikar as the plane begins to recover.

There are also new products. First of all, here is the new product range for Zendikar Rising:

There will be a completely new type of Booster Packs. So-called Set Boosters. These cost a little more and are aimed at a special “opening experience” for players. These are structured as follows:

Planeswalker Decks will also be replaced by Commander Decks. These Commander Decks are weaker and should be more on the Planeswalker Deck level. We are excited to see what other news awaits us. You can pre-order Zendikars Erneuerung / Zendikar Rising here!