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Lorwyn is a fan-favorite plane despite not being well received on initial release. The hype for the revisit is building, but what about if you weren’t around for original Lorwyn / Shadowmoor sets? Here’s a quick rundown on inspiration and references in Lorwyn, from the original set through to the new Lorwyn Eclipsed. LORWYN IS CELTIC Let’s get the main …
Typal decks are one of Magic’s great strategic standbys, and one of the greatest times to be playing them was during the original Lorwyn block. It featured the game’s deepest and most powerful creature types in merfolk, elves and goblins alongside new choices like treefolk and faeries, and introduced the Tribal (now Kindred) card type to strengthen them. The changeling …
Lorwyn Eclipsed releases on January 23rd, 2026 and the presale here at Card Kingdom starts on December 17th. The original Lorwyn-Shadowmoor sets were released between 2007 and 2008, and established Lorwyn as one of Magic’s most popular planes. Despite its popularity, it will have been almost two decades since we last had a set to prominently feature the plane. As …
Does Magic ever get more exciting than spoiler season for a “return to” set? Not for my money. I’ve been fortunate enough to cover several “returns” on this blog over the years: Theros: Beyond Death, Ravnica Allegiance, Wilds of Eldraine, most recently Tarkir: Dragonstorm. But other than when we finally went back to (cyberpunk) Kamigawa for Neon Dynasty, none of …
Lorwyn Eclipsed releases early next year, and it’ll be our first full-scale return to the plane since the original Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block which was released from 2007 to 2008. Lorwyn is a unique plane, because it transforms into Shadowmoor every several hundred years and vice versa. While Lorwyn is an idyllic world where it’s always daytime, Shadowmoor is the exact opposite …
Bloomburrow is Magic’s next Standard-release set, and we’ve been told that it’s a plane where there are no humans. This made me think of Lorwyn, another humanless plane. In my MTG Top 10 on the most important sets in the history of Magic, Lorwyn came in at #6. It introduced two new card types – Planeswalkers and Kindred (called Tribal …
