Yet-unnamed art by Raluca Marinescu

On Friday, July 17th, the good folks of Wizards of the Coast revealed a ton of new information at MagicCon Amsterdam. This specific article will delve into the future of in-universe Magic through the end of 2027. (For more information on Reality Fracture, you can visit the other article we released on MagicCon Amsterdam alongside this one!)

So, it's important to keep in mind that with very new Magic information, such as what's to follow in this article, there are no cards to showcase for these sets, at least not yet. We do, however, have a bunch of cool new images for card art and even a few concept art pieces for the sets. So with that, let's dive in... literally!

Nauctis: The Sunken Realm

For the first time since a Future Sight cameo in NarcomoebaNarcomoeba and a Planechase Plane card (Iquatana ultimately unrelated), we are headed under the sea! And while we cannot promise we won't get any hot crustacean bands... yet... Nauctis: The Sunken Realm is assuredly a fully submerged plane of existence with a completely underwater setting to it. So who knows? We may actually see several references to famous underwater tropes. As this is a completely new setting, there's really no telling what to expect here. However, we have it on good authority that Wizards wanted Nauctis to be high-fantasy, but submerged.

With that, here are a bunch of the concept images we have of Nauctis: The Sunken Realm:

Nauctis: The Sunken Realm releases on February 8th.

Mystery Booster Commander Edition

Now, there's something I kind of buried the lede on here. By opting to give in to my urge to make a joke about "literally diving in", I kind of neglected the timeline of things. There is one really big release before any of this Nauctis nonsense, and that's even more chaotic Mystery Booster fun! Mystery Booster Commander Edition is the next installment in the Mystery Booster lineup of products. It features what you'd generally expect from the product line, plus a nonzero number of new cards. You heard that correctly; this product has new cards in it. And, we have two previews to show you from the MagicCon Amsterdam panel!

Mystery Booster Commander Edition will debut at GenCon this year, but will roll out in 2027 at the MagicCon events lined up then, as well as in the Festival in a Box products that you can find around that time at the Secret Lair webstore.

With that, let's resume our travel across the planes of 2027. This next one is massive.

Kamigawa: Titanbreak

Due to some shenanigans that stem from the overarching storyline of the next arc, Ikoria is slated to invade Kamigawa. The result? Mechs versus kaiju! This is going to be a set for the ages, and in all seriousness, we are stoked for it. Again, we don't have cards to show you, but there is a a bit of concept art and some completed artwork to showcase here, below:

Kamigawa: Titanbreak releases on June 4th.

Finally, the last in-universe Magic set of 2027 is one that fans have been anticipating for a good while now:

Zhalfir

Zhalfir is a storied world from Magic's long history. Originally, Zhalfir was featured in the Mirage block. During the first Phyrexian Invasion (of 2001's Invasion set), the Planeswalker Teferi phasedphased Zhalfir out of existence to protect it from the Multiversal threat. He tried to phase it back in, which backfired, partly causing the events of Time Spiral. Eventually, after all manner of plotlines, Zhalfir was swapped into existence with New Phyrexia, fittingly ending that menace and allowing Zhalfir to exist once more.

Now, we have the first set that's set in Zhalfir, the plane, rather than Zhalfir, the Dominarian continent. The team at Wizards of the Coast consulted a lot of cultural sensitivity consultants to get this African-inspired setting just right, and from the concept art we've seen, it looks really great. Observe below!

Zhalfir releases on October 1st, 2027.

Conclusion

We were stoked to see these sets get revealed at MagicCon Amsterdam's panel! We cannot wait to see what Magic brings with them in 2027.

And now, let's hear from you, dear readers! Are you excited for these settings to come to Magic: The Gathering? Which one looks the coolest to you? Sound off in the comments below!