Everything we know about MTG Modern Horizons 3
May. 21, 2024What’s on the horizon
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Part of what keeps MTG one of thebest card gamesis its strong competitive scene and the balancing of its formats is a vital element of that. Straight-to-Modern sets like Modern Horizons 3 are created with the aim of introducing powerful, versatile cards to Modern without disrupting the Standard metagame.
Ready to catch up on what you’ve missed in pre-release? Now is the perfect time to roundup everything we know about MTG Modern Horizons 3 including its release date, products, new mechanics, and more.
Debut and previews begin: May 21Card image gallery and previews complete: May 31MTG Arena launch: June 11Global tabletop launch: June 14MTG Modern Horizons 3 has officially released on both MTG Arena and in paper formats. Both the booster-based products and the MTG Modern Horizons 3 Commander decks are available to purchase at yourlocal games storeor at online retailers likeAmazon.
While Modern Horizons 3 is a primarily booster-focused product line, it does have a set of Commander decks releasing alongside it. As usual, you can pick up cards from this set in Collector Boosters or Play Boosters, both of which are available as singular packs or as part of a box or bundle.
Commander Decks
Despite the Modern Horizons name, these Commander decks are not Modern-legal. Like the Commander decks that have been released alongside Standard-legal sets, these pre-cons are meant to be played and enjoyed in the ever-popular casual format of Commander.
As with most Commander releases, Modern Horizons 3 has four pre-con decks available to purchase. However, you can also pick up Collector’s Editions of each one too. These Collector’s Editions have a special Ripple Foil treatment on all 100 cards and each deck has a Borderless Profile of two Legendary Creature cards. Not to mention, they also have really, really pretty box art.If you’re not sure which precon to pick up, take a look atour ranking of MTG Modern Horizons 3 Commander decks.
Graveyard Overdrive |$53.96 on Amazon
Tricky Terrain |$69.99 on Best Buy
Creative Energy |$48.67 on Amazon
Eldrazi Incursion |$139.00 on eBay
If you’re on the hunt for shiny foils and special alternate arts, Collector Boosters are for you. Each Collector Booster has 15 cards in it with 10-12 Traditional Foils as well as a chance to draw an Etched Foil, Textured Foil, or even a serialized card. Collector Boosters can be picked up as a single or as part of a box of 12 (180 cards total).
MTG Modern Horizons 3 Collector Booster box |$414.99 on Amazon
MTG Modern Horizons 3 Play Booster box |$310.67 on Amazon
MTG Modern Horizons 3 Bundle |$76.45 on Amazon
MTG Modern Horizons 3 Bundle: Gift Edition |$114.99 on Amazon
MTG Modern Horizons Prerelease Pack |$48.14 at TCGPlayer
We haven’t yet received full confirmation of Modern Horizons 3’s place within the Magic Story, if any. However, the return of the Eldrazi titans Emrakul, Ulamog and Kozilek does imply some continuation from the Zendikar storylines. Although whether or not their return in Modern Horizons 3 has larger canonical implications is yet to be seen.
All in all, there are 40 returning mechanics coming to the Modern Horizons 3 set. Depending on your history with the game, these will probably elicit reactions ranging from “nice, they’re finally bringing that back” to “wait, what does that one even do?” Thankfully, cards in the set will likely have helpful reminder text to keep you on track.If you’re keen to do a bit of research in advance though, the other abilities and actions included in Modern Horizons 3 are: Adapt, Annihilator, Affinity, Afterlife, Ascend, Bestow, Collect Evidence, Connive, Cycling, Devoid, Devotion, Dredge, Emerge, Energy, Entwine, Escalate, Eternalize, Evoke, Evolve, Extort, Fabricate, Flashback, Kicker, Kindred, Living Weapon, Madness, Mentor, Modified, Morbid, Outlast, Overload, Proliferate, Prototype, Flashback, Reconfigure, Reinforce, Shield Counters, Spelunking, Storm, Support, Umbra Armor, and Unearth.
We’ll see plenty of developments in MTG Modern Horizons 3 spoilers, particularly this month while we’re receiving a continuous influx of preview cards. For now, these are all the cards we’ve gotten a look at.
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Abigail is a Tabletop & Merch writer at Gamesradar+. She carries at least one Magic: The Gathering deck in her backpack at all times and always spends far too long writing her D&D character backstory. She’s a lover of all things cute, creepy, and creepy-cute.
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