MTG - Magic: the Gathering Origins

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MTG - Magic: the Gathering

Origins

• Number of Cards: 272
• Prerelease Events: July 11-12, 2015
• Release Date: July 17, 2015 
• Game Day: August 8-9, 2015
• Official Three-Letter Code: ORI 
• Twitter Hashtag: #MTGORIGINS

Magic Origins will be the 17th and last Magic core set. It will be grouped as a two-set block with Dragons of Tarkir for the purposes of Standard rotation under the new regime.

This is anticipated to be the very first time since Alpha, that a Core Set features two new mechanics. R&D considers Magic Origins not to be the "last core set", but a "new beginning" relating to the start of the Two-Block Paradigm and a new treatment of the storyline. 

The latter involves telling coherent, in-depth stories about the characters and carrying those out over story arcs across multiple sets.

To enable this storytelling, there are more new cards in this set than in previous Core Sets. Magic Origins will reveal for the first time these pivotal moments for five Planeswalkers: Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren, Liliana Vess, Chandra Nalaar, and Nissa Revane. 

The design of the cards and mechanics mirrors this for the players, as a kind of "leveling up" to their full potential.  There were also these two very lovely arts presented.