But if you’re a big D&D fan you were also probably excited to see Mind Flayer, Devour Intellect, and Improvised Weaponry. The set’s basic lands all featured flavor text narrated as if from a DM, and the Mere of Dead Men (most known to me thanks to Neverwinter Nights 2) was mentioned on one of the Swamps. And of course you can’t leave out the RPG tabletop staple, rolling dice! Power of Persuasion, anyone? Then there’s the new class enchantment type, which offers us 12 cool new cards representing each of D&D’s base classes like Warlock Class, along with a leveling system. We got the venture mechanic that lets you literally explore a handful of new dungeon cards, plus some epic dragon cards like Icingdeath, Frost Tyrant. It wouldn’t be a Dungeons & Dragons set without, well, dungeons and dragons. There are references all over the place in this set, from video games like Neverwinter Nights and Baldur’s Gate to classic D&D spells featured on their very own cards to all the D&D items like Thieves' Tools and +2 Mace.Īnd then you get to the D&D-themed mechanics in the set. AFR focuses on the Prime Material Plane and Faerûn since they’re the most well-known and commonly referenced settings in D&D. Which was sort of fitting since core sets don’t contribute to Magic’s overall storyline (among other special characteristics), and neither does AFR.Īs the name of the set and its premise would suggest, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms’ story and lore are set in the Forgotten Realms, D&D’s own multiverse. It was released on Jand replaced its rotation’s core set. List of D&D Sets D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realmsįorgotten Realms was Magic’s first D&D crossover set. And the third is a digital-only Alchemy set called Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate. The second was a foray into Commander with Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate. The first is the Standard set D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.

There are currently three D&D sets in Magic.

Split the Party | Illustration by Zoltan Boros

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