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Friday, January 16th, marked the beginning of the Prerelease events for Lorwyn Eclipsed. This event is the first Prerelease where the promos included did not have a commemorative stamp. However, upon opening their Prerelease kits, a handful of players were shocked to report a completely different set's rare cards in that spot. This claim was remarkably widespread, and while this article will contain no leaks, many readers can ascertain their origins. Nevertheless, Wizards of the Coast addressed these claims on social media at about half past 9 PM, Eastern Time.

Statement by Wizards of the Coast

On Bluesky at 9:22 PM Eastern Time, Wizards of the Coast made the following statement (in two parts due to the character limit):

We're aware of reports of ECL prerelease kits containing foil promo cards from an incorrect set. This is not intentional and, if possible, stores should replace these promos with the appropriate ECL promos from other prerelease kits.

If stores do not have enough available, players can play with the incorrect cards. Stores are also encouraged to communicate with their WPN representatives for more information.

Normally, we here at EDHREC are fortunate enough to take weekends off. However, in the interest of getting this news out to our audience in time for the next few days' Prerelease events, just in case, we are letting you know the morning after.

Furthermore, while this seems to be a strangely more common occurrence than one may anticipate, confirmation bias is hard at work making it seem so. Wizards of the Coast making a direct statement addressing the cards from another set only compounds these cases further. Most players will probably not find anything strange or unfamiliar in their Prerelease kits. Even so, if this is something you experience, feel free to let us know in the comments below!