Magic: The Gathering’s next set,Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, will release in just under three months, which means that official card previews for the expansion are still a ways off. That said, fans can now get a slight sense of the plane that they will be transported to with this forthcoming set, as the design of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths booster box has been revealed.
The box art for this upcomingMagic: The Gatheringset can be seen below, and it features quite a ferocious looking beast indeed. Placed before the creature is a character clad in green and wielding a bow, and it stands to reason that this is theMTGPlaneswalker Vivien Reid. Additionally, an assortment of colorful critters can be found in the art’s foreground, though they are dwarfed by the gigantic monster that looms behind them.
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Certainly, these elements are not extremely surprising, considering the name of the set, but players may still enjoy getting a look at some of the beasts that they will encounter when theIkoria: Lair of Behemoths release datearrives. That release date is set for April 24, with pre-release events beginning the weekend of April 17, but fans will have access to a full card list, which is sure to reveal a great many more monsters, before then.
While little is currently known about Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths,Wizards of the Coasthas previously indicated that it will introduce “one of the craziest mechanics” in recent memory. It seems that this mechanic will let fans “play with and make their own monsters,” and it is likely that players will be able to take the very beasts that are seen in the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths box art into battle when the set is out.
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