During today’s kickoff stream for Throne of Eldraine’s preview season, Wizards of the Coast revealed all four of Magic: the Gathering’s upcoming Standard-legal sets in 2020—Theros: Beyond Death, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, Core Set 2021, and Zendikar Rising.
Theros Beyond Death—Winter 2020
Theros: Beyond Death will be Magic’s next set following Throne of Eldraine and will be released in the Winter of 2020. We will return to Theros, a world of gods, heroes and monsters, and we’ll finally get to see Theros’s underworld—where the Planeswalker Elspeth Tirel has resided since the end of the original Theros story.
Ikoria Lair of Behemoths—Spring 2020
After returning to Theros, we’ll visit the brand-new plane of Ikoria in the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set in the Spring of 2020. Ikoria is monster-centric plane that will allow you to play and make monsters. Making monsters is “one of the craziest mechanics we’ve made in quite a while,” said Mark Rosewater, Magic’s Head Designer.
Core Set 2021—Summer 2020
The Summer will bring Core Set 2021, which will apparently focus on Teferi. “Do you like Teferi?,” asked Cynthia Sheppard, Senior Art Director at Wizards of the Coast. “If you like Teferi, you will not be disappointed in this set.”
Zendikar Rising—Fall 2020
The Fall of 2020 will bring another fan-favorite plane with Zendikar Rising. Players will return to a Zendikar where the Eldrazi are finally gone. “If you enjoyed original Zendikar, the adventure world Zendikar, we’re going back!” Rosewater said.