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WIZARDS OF THE COAST UNVEILS ‘MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ ‘JUMPSTART’

Pre-Constructed Themed Boosters Let Players Skip Deck-Building, Shuffle Two Boosters, and Play

Wizards of the Coast just unveiled Jumpstart Booster Packs and Booster Boxes for Magic: The Gathering trading card game which will release on July 3, 2020.
Jumpstart is a new way to play Magic: The Gathering that fuses the best parts of limited and constructed into a quick-to-play experience. Each pack contains 20 cards, all of which fit a specific deck construction theme, and each player can take two of these packs, shuffle them together, and play a game of Magic right out of the pack. There are 121 possible 20-card lists inside any given pack, and basic lands are included, some with new art.

This set introduces 37 new cards to Magic: The Gathering, has almost 500 reprints, and all of the cards in this set are legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander formats. One out of every three boosters has an extra rare card, and some packs have unique “Mythic Rare” themes. Boosters come with 20 cards and a Pack Summary card, and Booster Boxes come with 20 Jumpstart packs.

Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45219/wizards-coast-unveils-magic-the-gathering-jumpstart

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BECOME MYTHIC WITH ‘MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ ‘MYTHIC EDITION ACCESSORIES’

With Product Images from New York Toy Fair 2020

Ultra PRO announced Magic: The Gathering Mythic Edition Accessories, deck boxes and binders for Magic: The Gathering cards, for release in May 2020.
Mythic Edition Alcove Flip for Magic: The Gathering and Mythic Edition Alcove Tower for Magic: The Gathering. These two products are a solid storage device for organizing and protecting Magic cards. They both hold 100+ double-sleeved cards, and have a magnetic locking mechanism. The Alcove Flip Box, which will retail for $24.99, is a little smaller, and its lid can be undone on both sides of the box for easy access to the deck. The Alcove Tower, which has a MSRP of $34.99, features a modular interior for storing dice, tokens, and other accessories.

Mythic Edition Alcove Vault for Magic: The Gathering. The Alcove Vault stores and protects up to three separate decks of cards in Deck Protector sleeves. Each compartment of this storage box can store up to 100 double-sleeved Magic cards and it will retail for $54.99.

Mythic Edition 4-Pocket, 9-Pocket, and 12-Pocket Zippered PRO-Binder for Magic: The Gathering. Each portfolio comes with archival safe pages. The 4-Pocket version can hold up to 160 sleeved cards, the 9-Pocket version holds up to 360 sleeved cards, and the 9-Pocket version holds up to 480 sleeved cards. The pages are designed to fit standard-sized TCG cards, and will retail $29.99, $39.99, and $49.99, respectively.

Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45244/become-mythic-magic-the-gathering-mythic-edition-accessories

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MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ ‘IKORIA: LAIR OF THE BEHEMOTHS’ WILL FEATURE BOX TOPPERS

Included To Add Value To Factory-Sealed Booster Boxes

Sweet looking box!

Wizards of the Coast revealed that it will include Box Toppers, cards inserted inside a factory-sealed box of Magic: The Gathering cards, for the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set which is scheduled to come out April 24 (see “Details Revealed For ‘Magic: The Gathering’ ‘Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths’ Product Line”).
As retailers coordinate with their distributors to order Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, WotC “sweetened the pot” a little bit by adding Box Toppers back into the mix. The last round of the Box Toppers were included in the Ultimate Masters set back in 2018 which were a resounding success as far as the selling product (see “1,764 Booster Boxes Sold Over Holiday Weekend”). WotC also revealed that the Ikoria box toppers will be a little different than the Ultimate Masters ones, but also stated that they would “appeal to collectors, and any player that’s into fancy and shiny.”

The Box Toppers will come sealed inside a factory box of boosters in addition to the Buy-a-Box promos. These two bonus cards are intended to make entire sealed booster boxes more desirable for consumers to purchase, and also add extra value for retailers as they crack open product to sell loose boosters or set up drafts.

Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45254/magic-the-gathering-ikoria-lair-behemoths-will-feature-box-toppers

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WIZARDS OF THE COAST CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2020 WITH ANOTHER ‘MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ ‘SECRET LAIR’ DROP

$25 of Each Direct Sale Set Benefits Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Wizards of the Coast revealed Secret Lair: International Women’s Day, with $25 of each sale going to Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, for release on March 8.
The latest Secret Lair drop is an International Women’s Day set that benefits charity, similar to how WotC released the My Little Pony set last year (see “‘My Little Pony’ ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Card Set Will Be Sold To Raise Money For Extra Life Charity”). The set includes five legendary creature cards featuring women from Magic: The Gathering: a Foil Borderless Alt-Art Captain Sisay, a Foil Borderless Alt-Art Meren of Clan Nel Toth, a Foil Borderless Alt-Art Narset, Enlightened Master, a Foil Borderless Alt-Art Oona, Queen of the Fae, and a Foil Borderless Alt-Art Saskia the Unyielding. In addition, the borderless art for the cards are all provided by illustrators including Mila Pesic, Livia Prima, Cynthia Sheppard, Anna Steinbauer, and Magali Villeneuve.

These particular cards are often used as commanders because they have very powerful abilities, and will likely be valuable on the secondary market as Commander players tend to upgrade the aesthetic qualities of the cards in their decks. Secret Lair: International Women’s Day is priced at $49.99, and will only be available for 24 hours.

WotC’s last drop, Secret Lair Drop Series: Theros Stargazing, was released on February 14 (see “Wizards of the Coast Drops Five More ‘Magic: The Gathering’ ‘Secret Lair’ Sets Featuring ‘Theros’ Gods”)

Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45256/wizards-coast-celebrates-international-womens-day-2020-with-another-magic-the-gathering-secret-lair-drop

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‘YU-GI-OH! TCG: IGNITION ASSAULT’

Konami Entertainment revealed that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game: Ignition Assault will hit retail stores in 2020.
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Ignition Booster brings in Ai’s “@Ignister” cards from the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS animated series. The set will introduce all-new pirates and their ships along with new cards to strengthen existing deck themes. This set will also include multiple general-use cards that can be used in any deck. Ignition Assault features 100 cards, including 8 Secret Rares; 10 Ultra Rares; 14 Super Rares; 20 Rares; and 48 Commons. This booster set will release on January 31.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game: Ignition Assault Special Edition will release on March 6. Each Ignition Assault Special Edition will contain three Ignition Assault booster packs and two of four possible Super Rare variant cards.
The release of Ignition Assault will follow the Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions: Movie Pack Secret Edition

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‘MY LITTLE PONY’ ‘MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ CARD SET WILL BE SOLD TO RAISE MONEY FOR EXTRA LIFE CHARITY

Wizards of the Coast has revealed the Ponies: Galloping, a card set for Magic: The Gathering, that will be sold to support Extra Life, an organization benefitting Seattle Children’s Hospitals.

This three-card crossover set will be sold between October 22 and November 5 through the Hasbro Pulse web site at a cost of $50.00, with $30.00 of each sale going to Extra Life. There also a $100 donation level, with $80 going to charity, for three Ultra PRO play mats that features the art from the cards.



Even at a raw cost of $50 per three-card set, purchase of this set is a worthwhile endeavor for retailers to explore on a couple of different levels. First and foremost, it benefits a worthy charity. Seattle Children’s Hospitals provides life-saving care for hundreds of children, and also engages in research into childhood disease.

In addition to supporting a charitable cause, the cards included in the set will more than likely become instant Commander staples, retain value on the secondary market, and inspire single sales of long-forgotten rares that synergize with the Ponies. The Princess Twilight Sparkle card is a fantastic choice as a Commander for a Horse-themed deck, and will likely create a single sales uptick in cards that summon pegasi, horses, alicorns, and unicorns. Rarity and Nightmare Moon/Princess Luna are simply an overall good multiplayer cards with great flavor mechanics. Make no mistake, these Ponies will be in demand.


Wizards of the Coast also recently released another limited edition set, Magic: The Gathering Deluxe Collection, that sold out almost instantly (see “Wizards of the Coast Will Sell ‘Magic: The Gathering Throne of Eldraine Deluxe Collection’ Direct-to-Consumer”).

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MAGIC: THE GATHERING ‘BANNED AND RESTRICTED ANNOUNCEMENT’ DATE MOVED UP

Wizards of the Coast announced via Twitter that it has shifted the next Banned and Restricted Announcement for Magic: The Gathering up to October 21 from November 18. This was an awkward move because the last Banned and Restricted Announcement was released only a few days ago on October 7, and no changes were made to any of the formats. The date change is essentially a tip-off that there is a format imbalance that needs to be addressed soon, and a ban is coming that will likely alter the course of single card sales because the metagame will shift in reaction to which card or cards are banned.

There are a few possible targets for the next ban announcement. The most probable targets are Field of Dead and Golos, Tireless Pilgrim which are both part of the “Golos” Standard decks that had claimed seven of the top eight spots at the most recent Star City Games Team Open tournament. WotC generally acts upon data-driven analysis, and with Mythic Championship V decklist submissions rolling in, they could have decided that these two cards are so over-powered and format-warping that banning one or both them in Standard is necessary.

Overall, these potential bans are fairly positive news for retailers selling singles. Field of the Dead and Golos, Tireless Pilgrim are rares from Core Set 2020, a set that has already run its initial sales cycle over the Summer into Fall. A ban won’t affect that set’s product sales all that much, especially because players and collectors have already moved onto Throne of Eldraine. Also, should the “Golos” decks become defunct as a result of a ban, it will open up single sales for some of the more lagging Mythic rares and rares from Throne of Eldraine as the second tier decks will start filling in the power vacuum left by the ban.

Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/44234/magic-the-gathering-banned-and-restricted-announcement-date-moved-up

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Yu-Gi-Oh: [TCG] Chaos Impact Sneak Preview

Featuring a GB promo.

The dates and rewards for the Chaos Impact Sneak Preview have been announced in the European Official Websites.

By participating, you get 5 packs of the new set, as well as an Ultra Rare promo of Gladiator Beast Vespasius.

Playmats featuring the cover card, Firewall Dragon Darkfluid, will also be randomly awarded.

Players will be able to destroy their own cards to Summon Monsters, and a new Level-8 fiend absorbs opponents’ Monsters as Link Material. Other highlights include support for Marincess, new Gladiator Beasts including one that negates all Monster effects, and new cards for decks Aromage, Dinowrestler, Evil Eye, Salamangreat, Tenyi, and more.

Chaos Impact’s 100 cards include 48 commons, 28 rares, 14 super rares, 10 ultra rares, and eight secret rares. Name and content are tentative as of this date.

Source: https://ygorganization.com/tcg-chaos-impact-sneak-preview/

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LEGEND STORY STUDIOS UNVEILS ‘FLESH AND BLOOD’ TCG

Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/44041/legend-story-studios-unveils-flesh-blood-tcg

Legend Story Studios will release Flesh and Blood: Welcome to Rathe, the first set for a new trading card game, into retail stores in the US, Australia, and New Zealand on October 11. This game has been in development for seven years, but is now ready for a full retail release, the company said in an announcement.

Flesh and Blood is set in the fantasy world of Rathe, where players equip various hero cards with weapons and armor to do battle against each other. The first Flesh and Blood set, Welcome to Rathe, includes four heroes to start: Dorinthea Ironsong (Warrior), Bravo, Showstopper (Guardian), Rhinar, Reckless Rampage, and Katsu, the Wanderer (Ninja). The game features a unique resource system that allows players to play out their full hands on each turn, and gameplay that rewards player skill over luck of the draw.

Legendary Story Studios will offer Flesh and Blood organized play programs for retailers in an effort to build play communities. They are also planning an international tournament circuit, dubbed The Calling, with cash prize pools.

Flesh and Blood: Welcome to Rathe will come in 66-card pre-constructed Hero Decks which will retail for $10.99, and 15-card booster packs which are priced at $3.49. Boosters are packaged into 24-count displays which is enough to support an eight-person draft pod.

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WIZARDS OF THE COAST REVEALS ‘MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ SETS FOR 2020

Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43973/wizards-coast-reveals-magic-the-gathering-sets-2020

Wizards of the Coast revealed the names the new Standard-legal Magic: The Gathering sets scheduled to be released in 2020. The announcement was made on their Twitter after a Throne of Eldraine spoiler countdown.
In Q1, Magic: The Gathering players will be returning to Theros, the planewalker Gideon’s antiquity-themed home plane. Gideon was killed in the War of the Spark timeline, so the title of the set, Theros: Beyond Death, might be an allusion to a plotline to rescue him from the underworld.

Q2 will see the release of a new plane, Ikoiria: Lair of the Behemoths. According to Mark Rosewater, Magic’s lead designer, “It’s a monster world!” where players will get to make their own monsters.

Core 2021 will hit stores in Q3, and it is expected to be akin to their yearly base sets.

Finally, Zendikar Rising is set for Q4. The Eldrazi are gone from Zendikar, and now, the native inhabitants take shape on a plane of adventure.