MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed marks Magic: The Gathering’s in-universe journey back to a two-faced Feywild and we’ve written a guide to help you make head and tails of what the set brings.
Despite the rise of overhyped crossovers and questionable set designs, old and new fans alike are flocking to their local game stores to play through the continuation of one of Magic’s most (well.. magical) settings–almost 10 years in the making!
This guide covers the set’s lore, the new Lorwyn Eclipsed mechanics, and the set’s global release date.
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MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed release date
Lorwyn Eclipsed releases on Friday, January 23, 2026.
Cardboard enthusiasts can get their hands on the set early in local pre-release events, which are set on the weekend of January 17-18, 2026.
Lorwyn Eclipsed set details
The MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed set offers the following products
- Play Booster set
- Collector Booster box
- Two preconstructed Commander decks
- “Dance of the Elements” (White/Blue/Black/Red/Green)
- “Blight Curse” (Black/Red/Green)
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Draft Night box
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Bundle box
- Two 60-card theme decks
- “Pirates” (Blue/Red)
- “Angels” (Green/White)
- Prerelease pack
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The Lorwyn block’s latest installment follows the usual product line we’ve come to expect from Wizards of the Coast, with the two EDH decks reflecting Principal Game Designer Gavin Verhey’s previous commitment to slow down design spaces.
MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed also boasts gorgeous, handmade art from the most recognizable artists in Magic’s 30-year run.
Here, Mark Poole, Rebecca Guay and more use digital and traditional art mediums to blend nostalgia and an airbrushed storybook charm to set the stage for Lorwyn’s interplanar conflicts.
Lorwyn Eclipsed lore explained
Lorwyn is a wooded realm of fable resting in eternal sunlit calm. It’s harmony is contrasted by the Shadowmoor, a gloomy mirror-world where its denizens fight to survive.
Where Lorwyn’s rolling hills and happy communities end, Shadowmoor’s territories begin. It is a desolate land torn between scheming boggarts, heroic elves, and warlike kithkin.
Both lands regularly feud along a shifting wall of twilight called the Aurora. Every 300 years, the plane of Lorwyn transforms into its counterpart.
Learn about the unique MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed mechanics
Lorwyn Eclipsed introduces two, never-before-seen mechanics alongside familiar strategies from past sets.
Blight and Kindred mechanics explained
- Blight – new mechanic that adds a -1/-1 counter on a creature.
- Vivid – new mechanic whose effects scale to the number of colors among permanents you control.
- Kindred – gives the “Kindred” creature type to non-creature spells.
- Changeling – allows a creature to be any creature type.
- Double-faced cards – flippable permanents that transform to showcase Lorwyn & Shadowmoor alternatives.
- Convoke – spells that creatures can help cast.
- Behold – effects that are unlocked if you reveal a specific card from your hand.
- Evoke – lower alternative cost that causes it to be eventually sacrificed.
- Persist – allows a destroyed creature to return with a -1/-1 counter on it, if it didn’t already have a counter on it.
Matt Tabak, one of Magic’s Game designers, fully explained the new mechanics in MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed in the official blog in early January 2026.
Spoilers for the Lorwyn Eclipsed cards list are already out a few weeks from release, with mono-red staples and hoofed elves making it to the top of our rankings of must-have Lorwyn singles.
How the new Lorwyn Eclipsed mechanics shape the meta
MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed promises impactful playstyles centered around its two new mechanics while strengthening other archetypes.
| MTG LORWYN ECLIPSED MECHANIC | ARCHETYPE BOOSTED | META IMPACT |
| Vivid | 4–5 color control/midrange | Rise of multicolor “goodstuff” decks |
| Blight | Control, attrition | Slower grindy games, punishing permanents |
| Kindred | Tribal (Elves, Faeries) | Revival of Lorwyn tribal archetypes (e.g., Elementals, Kithkin, etc.) |
| Evoke/Persist | Combo, graveyard decks | Stronger recursion and resilience |
| Convoke | Tokens, swarm strategies | Faster board development, synergy with tribal |
Asymmetric boardwipes like Soul Immolation can get Boros Voltron commanders a leg-up, especially when they’re up against popular tokenator decks like Edgar Markov and combo stax synergies.
However, this set is an absolute goldmine for Faerie tribal players, especially if you play control-heavy decks. One example is Glen Elendra Guardian, whose cheap cost, Flash speed, and built-in evasion is only topped by its potential to lock down opponent spellslingers at instant speed!
Speaking of fast spells, I’m deadset on buying Hexing Squelcher for my Storm deck, but that’s if I even find one for sale. Not only is it un-counterable, but it also protects itself and all your spells once it enters the battlefield, so expect prices to shoot up in the coming days.
