Fairy tales have come to life to haunt your tabletop games inMagic: The Gathering’slatest expansion, Wilds of Eldraine. Following the climactic, multiplanar invasion by New Phyrexian forces, the plane of Eldraine has a lot to contend with. Between a sleeping curse ravaging the land and a change in the power balance between the human realms and those of the magical creatures of the world, there are plenty of new cards to play with in this set.
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With new expansions releasing all the time, keeping track of what to pick up for any one expansion can be a dizzying experience. Depending on what you’re looking to do with those cards might help with your decision-making process. Here’s everything you need to know about what is being released in Wilds of Eldraine.
Wilds Of Eldraine Booster Boxes
Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine Draft Booster Box
Grab three of these packs and jump into a draft or crack a box and grab seven friends to host your own. These 15-card packs are specially made to give you the best Limited experience.
Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine Collector Booster Box
Each Collector Booster pack comes with tons of foils, alternate art cards, and a chance to open a rare confetti foil. Great if you’re looking to hunt for foils or to open packs on stream.
Like most main Magic: The Gathering product releases, Wilds of Eldraine has a few different types of packs players can enjoy, each one with a different intended audience in mind and various cards you can open.
There are a few special printings you’ll want to keep in mind when picking up a box, and that’s the bonus sheet of cards, called Enchanting Tales, which include the alternate art Anime borderless variants, extended art and borderless cards, Showcase Adventure cards, and the snazzy confetti-foiling cards.
Another thing to be aware of in this set is that there is no Jumpstart Booster Box or packs thanks to some behind-the-scenes changes at Wizards of the Coast. However, there are still Jumpstart cards designed and can be found in Set and Collector Boosters.
Draft Boosters are the basic Magic pack, and as the name suggests, are intended for Limited events like Drafts and Sealed. Draft Boosters contain 15 cards and will guarantee at least one Enchanting Tales card in each pack, with a chance to open an Anime or full-art showcase land. In these packs, you have approx. 1 in 3 chance of opening a foil card of any rarity, which replaces one of the common cards in the pack.
A box of Draft Boosters comes with 36 packs, giving you a total of 540 cards if you open them all. In each pack you will find:
Set Boosters are the slightly fancier version of the Draft Booster, and are intended to be a little more fun to open. A pack still includes 15 cards, with the same guarantee of at least one Enchanting Tales card in each pack, as well as chances to open an Anime alternate art and a full-art showcase land.
If you pick up a Set Booster Box you’re looking at a total of 540 cards, with each pack containing:
Collector Booster Boxes give you the highest chances of opening one of the many special card variants in Wilds of Eldraine. Each box comes with 20 packs, with 15 cards in each pack, giving you a total of 300 cards after opening all the packs. There is a wide range of possibilities in these packs, giving you a huge mix of foils, alternate arts, borderless and showcase variants, and Enchanting Tales cards possible in each pack.
These packs are the only way to open extended art and confetti foil variants and guarantee three to four Enchanting Tales cards in each pack. Collector Booster packs have:
Wilds Of Eldraine Bundle
Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine Bundle
Perfect for players who don’t want to commit to a full box but still want the joy of opening packs. The bundle even comes with a storage box, spindown dice, lands, and a promo card.
If you’re not looking to pick up a ton of cards and just want the fun of opening a few packs, the Wilds of Eldraine Bundles might be the better option. These bundles are great for players of all levels, bringing with them plenty of packs as well as a cool storage box to display. Each Bundle includes:
Wilds Of Eldraine Commander Decks
Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine Commander Deck - FAE Dominion
The blue and black preconstructed Commander deck, this one is based around the Faerie creature type. Control the board with powerful synergies and plenty of removal.
Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine Commander Deck - Virtue and Valor
Bring the power of enchantments with this green and white enchantment-based preconstructed Commander deck. A great starting point for players looking to build an Enchantress-styled deck.
For many players, Commander is the format of their choice. Skipping over the uncertainty of packs, Commander products are preconstructed decks based generally based around specific themes or mechanics. These decks have cards that are generally not available in regular packs, as well as a special Collector Booster Sample pack that has the potential to contain special variants inside.
The Fae Dominion deck is all about Faeries and controlling the game with removal and counterspells. With plenty of blue and black cards, there are plenty of cards to give your little Faeries a boost in power to help swarm over your opponents. The other option for you is the Virtue and Valor deck, a green-and-white enchantment-based deck that rewards you for playing as many enchantments as you’re able to to make your creatures stronger.
