Update: Shadows over Innistrad was formally announced on November 2nd, 2015.
Set Name: Shadows over Innistrad
Block:Set 1 of 2 in the Shadows over Innistrad block
Number of Cards: 297
Prerelease Events: April 2, 2016
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Launch Weekend: April 8–10, 2016
Game Day: April 30–May 1, 2016
Magic Online Prerelease Events : April 15-18, 2016
Magic Online Release Date: April 18, 2016
Magic Online Release Events: April 18-May 4, 2016
Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad: April 22-24, 2016
Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad: Madrid, Spain
Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad:
Swiss: Standard, Shadows over Innistrad Draft
Top 8: Standard Official Three–Letter: Code SOI
Twitter Hashtag #MTGSOI
Initial Concept and Game Design: Mark Gottlieb (lead), Mark Rosewater, Ken Nagle, Gavin Verhey, Sam Stoddard, Adam Lee
Final Game Design and Development: Dave Humpherys (lead), Tim Aten, Ethan Fleischer, Erik Lauer, Ari Levitch, Sam Stoddard, with contributions from Matt Tabak
Languages: English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Available in: Booster Packs, Intro Packs*, Fat Pack*, Deck Builder's Toolkit*, Gift Box*
(*-Not available in all languages. Not all products available on Magic Online.)
Between rounds 8 and 9 of the Grand Prix Indianapolis stream, viewers were given a teaser trailer for the April 2016 set. Now a large set in the Two-Block Paradigm, Magic is going to be leaving Zendikar for another familiar plane.
Shadows Over Innistrad is coming in April. According to Marshal Sutcliffe on stream, there will be more information posted to the Mothership on this Monday, November 2nd. We will find out more about this set then. Innistrad was a beloved set, can a return visit live up to the community's expectations?
(Oh right, everyone)
— Luis Scott-Vargas (@lsv) October 31, 2015