First Look at 5 New Cards From Tarkir: Dragonstorm, Magic: The Gathering's Next Set

While Magic: The Gathering’s recent crossovers with franchises like Final Fantasy and Spider-Man have garnered significant attention, the upcoming set, Tarkir: Dragonstorm, is poised to make a powerful impact. This set returns to the beloved plane of Tarkir, and we have an exclusive sneak peek at five cards expected to be highly influential in upcoming drafts. (The expansion is available for preorder now on Amazon.)

View the five cards in the gallery below, then delve into insights from Wizards of the Coast regarding their design and the set's overall vision.

Magic: The Gathering - Five New Cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm

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These five cards form a "cycle," sharing common design elements across Magic's color spectrum. Each is an inexpensive, common-rarity creature with an ability tied to one of Tarkir's three-color clans, and another that converts mana into a color from that clan.

"Three-color limited environments require substantial mana fixing across all rarities," explains Adam Prosak, Senior Game Designer at Wizards of the Coast. "We aimed for broad mana fixing access across many decks, leading to designs focused on mana solutions. These creatures enable simultaneous board presence and mana development—unlike tapped lands, which only produce mana, potentially hindering early-game development."

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Lauren Bond, Senior Worldbuilding Designer, notes that while the mechanical design of this cycle came first, common cards often showcase a set's world. Here, they highlight the clans' evolution since their last appearance: "The action-oriented Jeskai monks, Temur magic users, Sultai Nagas protecting the jungle, Mardu military prowess, and Abzan clerics restoring the kin trees."

Recent criticism of some Magic sets has centered on overreliance on tropes. Dragonstorm, however, offers a comparatively straightforward return to Tarkir. Forrest Schehl, Senior Worldbuilding Art Director, emphasizes the importance of player feedback, but notes that Tarkir: Dragonstorm's core concept predates recent sets.

"Our vision for Tarkir combined Dragons and Clans in a novel way, with Dragonstorms as a central element. Lauren and I felt the pressure to create an authentic and substantial next chapter for this beloved plane from the outset."

Tarkir: Dragonstorm is available for preorder now, with a release date of April 11th in physical and digital formats. In-store prerelease events begin April 4th. A full interview with Adam Prosak, Lauren Bond, and Forrest Schehl follows.