The reveal of the Magic: Bandits of Thundering Crossroads set took place last week, during MagicCon in Chicago. During the American event, however, Wizards of the Coast also opened up about Bloomburrowanother Magic expansion coming in 2024 in which fan-favorite Planeswalkers will transform into… pets!
The set is set on the Bloomburrow Planewhich was already shown during the Magic: The Gathering panel at Gen Con in August 2023. Bloomburrow is described as “Magic's first all-animal Plane. Welcome to the Vale, where the animal inhabitants of this world live large adventures. Their protagonists are also the most animals small, courageous, curious and heroic. The most peaceful creatures, however, enjoy a peaceful life.”
L’balance between animals and nature by Bloomburrow it is destroyed by beasts never seen before, commanded by the Great Night Owl (“Great Night Owl”, in English), which threaten the very lives of the inhabitants of the Valley. You can see some images of these villains to accompany this news. The inhabitants of Bloomburrow are led by the heroine Mabela little mouse who is reluctant to take on the role of leader, but who takes on that responsibility to protect her children.
In their fight against the calamity that has struck the plane, however, there will be little animals aided by some well-known Planeswalkersfor the occasion transformed in turn into woodland creatures: among those shown by Wizards, for example, we have Jace Belerenbecome a fox, and Ral Zarekthe human native of Ravnica who transforms into an otter in this set.
Finally, Wizards of the Coast also allowed us to take a look at the Alternative illustrations of the Bloomburrow cards, revealing that all the Basic Lands will be released in four variations, one for each season, showcasing the beauty of the Vale throughout the year and the slow flow of life within its borders. Finally, we also have the classic Borderless and Showcase cards, the latter with a treatment called “Woodland” and very similar to the one from the Wildlands of Eldraine storybooks. Bloomburrow arrives on August 2nd in all specialized shops.