Open a pack or two and there’s no clear narrative, but the feel of the world is one of glorious combat training within a clean, peaceful city. The real joy, though, is the sinister undercurrent slowly revealed through looking at the full set, especially the flavour text-the sentence or two of italics at the bottom of some cards (see right). Modern Magic has a well-deserved reputation for a great level of polish in its art, and Amonkhet is no exception. There’s a bunch of giant stone sphinx-like monuments, animal-headed wizards, and even some revered cats, all far higher quality than you might expect from small card frames. In some cases the influences are subtle- Kaladesh’s Indian motifs, for example-but in others, the source material strongly shines through, such as in Theros, a 2013/14 block that pulled from Greek mythology.Īmonkhet is explicitly based on Egyptian mythology, and from glancing at a few opened booster packs, many of the classic tropes jump out from the art. Magic takes place in a series of originally-created worlds, but often these worlds are inspired by real-life cultures and myths. The world of Amonkhet looks awfully like Egypt.
We've been playing with the new cards for a couple of weeks-here's our review. Of course, if you want to read about the set before you spend some money, we've got you covered as well.
The new set is released today, April 28, and you're strongly encouraged to go along to your local game store (or open up Magic Online) and give it a whirl. Magic: The Gathering dives into classic Egyptian mythology in Amonkhet, its second expansion set of the year after Aether Revolt. ©2017 Wizards of the Coast LLC in the USA & other countries.
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