Zendikar Rising
The next set for Magic: The Gathering is right around the corner. Zendikar Rising hits stores on September 25 and will be available for Arena on September 17. This latest set takes players back to this popular world, and there is adventure around every corner.
In the reveal for the September set, we got a look at plenty of new cards, and Zendikar Rising will consist of 280 cards. During a stream on Twitch, fans got a closer look at returning gameplay mechanics like Landfall and Kicker. Additionally, new mechanics like Party and Modal Double-Faced Cards were explored.
This isn’t the only big thing coming to MTG in the near future. Wizards of the Coast also revealed the titles for the 2021’s sets. Some of these sets include two Innistrad sets, focused around werewolves and vampires. MTG will also do another crossover with Wizards property Dungeons & Dragons next summer in the set titled Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.
However, that’s all happening in the new year. For now, check out the latest Zendikar Rising cards and what they do.
Lavaglide Pathway
Type: Land
Tap: Add 1 red mana
Lavaglide Pathway
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Type: Land
Tap: Add 1 red mana
Riverglide Pathway
Type: Land
Tap: Add 1 blue mana
Riverglide Pathway
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Type: Land
Tap: Add 1 blue mana
Jace, Mirror Mage
Type: Legendary Planeswalker
Casting cost: 2 blue, and 3 colorless mana
Kicker: 2
When Jace, Mirror Mage enters the battlefield, if Jace was kicked, create a token that’s a copy of Jace, Mirror Mage, except it’s not legendary, and it’s starting loyalty is 1.
+1: Scry 2
0: Draw a card and reveal it. Remove a number of loyalty counters equal to that card’s converted mana cost from Jace, Mirror Mage.
Jace, Mirror Mage
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Type: Legendary Planeswalker
Casting cost: 2 blue, and 3 colorless mana
Kicker: 2
When Jace, Mirror Mage enters the battlefield, if Jace was kicked, create a token that’s a copy of Jace, Mirror Mage, except it’s not legendary, and it’s starting loyalty is 1.
+1: Scry 2
0: Draw a card and reveal it. Remove a number of loyalty counters equal to that card’s converted mana cost from Jace, Mirror Mage.
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
Type: Legendary Creature – Angel Wizard
Casting cost: 1 blue, 1 white, and 1 colorless mana
Flying
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you have a full party, choose a target nonland permanent an opponent controls. Until your next turn, it can’t attack or block, and its activated abilities can’t be activated.
Sacrifice Linvala: Choose hexproof or indestructible. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
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Type: Legendary Creature – Angel Wizard
Casting cost: 1 blue, 1 white, and 1 colorless mana
Flying
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you have a full party, choose a target nonland permanent an opponent controls. Until your next turn, it can’t attack or block, and its activated abilities can’t be activated.
Sacrifice Linvala: Choose hexproof or indestructible. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.
Lotus Cobra
Type: Creature – Snake
Casting cost: 1 green and 1 colorless mana
Landfall – Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, add one mana of any color.
Lotus Cobra
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Type: Creature – Snake
Casting cost: 1 green and 1 colorless mana
Landfall – Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, add one mana of any color.
Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients
Type: Legendary Planeswalker
Casting cost: 1 white, 1 red, and 2 colorless mana
+1: Create a 1/1 white Kor Warrior creature token. You may attach an Equipment you control to it.
-2: Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a Warrior or Equipment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
-3: Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to twice the number of Equipment you control.
Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients
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Type: Legendary Planeswalker
Casting cost: 1 white, 1 red, and 2 colorless mana
+1: Create a 1/1 white Kor Warrior creature token. You may attach an Equipment you control to it.
-2: Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a Warrior or Equipment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
-3: Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to twice the number of Equipment you control.
Omnath, Locus of Creation
Type: Legendary Creature – Elemental
Casting cost: 1 blue, 1 white, 1 green, and 1 red mana
When Omnath, Locus of Creation enters the battlefield, draw a card.
Landfall-Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 4 life if this is the first time this ability has resolved this turn. If it’s the second time, add 1 red, 1 green, 1 white, and 1 blue mana. If it’s the third time, Omnath deals 4 damage to each opponent and each planeswalker you don’t control.
Omnath, Locus of Creation
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Type: Legendary Creature – Elemental
Casting cost: 1 blue, 1 white, 1 green, and 1 red mana
When Omnath, Locus of Creation enters the battlefield, draw a card.
Landfall-Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 4 life if this is the first time this ability has resolved this turn. If it’s the second time, add 1 red, 1 green, 1 white, and 1 blue mana. If it’s the third time, Omnath deals 4 damage to each opponent and each planeswalker you don’t control.
Morphic Pool
Type: Land
Morphic Pool enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
Tap: Add 1 blue or 1 black mana.
Prismatic Vista
Type: Land
Tap: Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Prismatic Vista: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.
Scalding Tarn
Type: Land
Tap: Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Scalding Tarn: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.
Wasteland
Type: Land
Tap: Add 1 colorless mana.
Tap: Sacrifice Wasteland: Destory target nonbasic land.
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