Magic: The Gathering's next set, Theros: Beyond Death, is scheduled to release on January 24, 2020. This release date means that players can expect to start seeing the bulk of the official Theros: Beyond Death spoilers at the beginning of next year. That said, it seems that spoiler season for Theros: Beyond Death has started early, as a new leak is giving fans a look at 33 cards from the set, including lands, a Planeswalker, and much more.
Players that peruse these unofficial Magic: The Gathering Theros: Beyond Death spoilers are likely to notice several interesting things. One of these things is that it appears that the set will have a heavy emphasis on Enchantments, as a number of Auras, Enchantment Creatures, and Sagas are included in the leak. Notably, these Theros: Beyond Death spoilers reveal a cycle of two-mana Enchantments with Flash that are called "Omens," and they are certain to remind many fans of the "Oath" Enchantment cycles that have been printed in sets like War of the Spark.
Certainly, the original Theros set put Enchantments front and center, and it is thus not surprising that this card type will play a big role in the MTG set that will follow Throne of Eldraine. While it remains to be seen exactly what mechanics will encourage players to add Enchantments to their decks in this forthcoming set, it would be reasonable to expect keywords like Heroic to make a return.
That said, there is a specific Theros: Beyond Death mechanic revealed by the leak, and it is called Escape. Magic: The Gathering's Escape mechanic allows players to exile four other cards from their graveyard in order to play the card with Escape from the graveyard for a higher mana cost. Certainly, this mechanic has the potential to be extremely powerful, and it is included on what is perhaps the centerpiece of the leak: Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis.
While there is still much to learn about Theros: Beyond Death, this leak lays a solid foundation for fans that are curious about what the set will have to offer. Indeed, with some players currently unhappy about Magic: The Gathering's Standard format, due to the high power level of Oko, Thief of Crowns, a glimpse at the future of MTG may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
The Magic: The Gathering Throne of Eldraine expansion set is available now.
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