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Magic: The Gathering Enters the Avatar State (youtu.be)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by garretble@lemmy.world to c/mtg@mtgzone.com

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From the video description:

The legend continues with Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender! It's been 20 years since Aang was freed from the iceberg and it's time to relive the journey to master the elements. Start your bending adventure and meet multiple incarnations of your favorite characters in special treatments and iconic moments.

Preorder Now – http://mtg.social/atla

Play Early at Your Local Game Store – Nov 14

In Stores Everywhere – Nov 21

Edit: Looks like they have a video up now discussing some of the cards and new ideas in this set:

https://youtu.be/HqzQhfiTeN0

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[–] Artemis201@mstdn.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@garretble @jarno critically, commander is intended as a casual, multiplayer format. The 100-card singleton nature of the deck ensures variability within games, while each deck being built around a chosen legendary commander (and being forced to only play the colors of that commander) ensures that the decks are diverse. Games work best with about 4 people, but I've played with as few as 2 (went just fine) and as many as 11 (do not recommend).

[–] Artemis201@mstdn.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@garretble @jarno it's common for people to have multiple commander decks to choose from so they can select the deck that best suits their mood, shows off their creativity, or hits the right power level. Using proxies (with commissioned art, printed at home, or written on a slip of paper and inserted into the sleeve) is common if the playgroup approves.
There are also competitive variants.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Final Fantasy was the set that got me into Magic because I'm a big FF fan and I have a friend who has been playing for 30 years that convinced me I needed these cards, ha.

But I like that each of the pre-constructed decks I have (4 FF ones, and now 2 Edge of Eternities) all have two commanders to choose from in the decks. It's really nice to play with a different one to get a bit of a different flavor to the deck. And with 100 cards, it takes a few matches to really see all the cards come out. It's great.

I've mostly played just 2 player games, but have also played a few 3 player games. It's been enjoyable each time.

[–] Artemis201@mstdn.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@garretble glad you're having fun!

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks!

Yeah, last weekend I was up until like 3am playing Magic, so I might have a problem, ha.