Kaldheim is a top-down (flavor first), Norse mythology inspired set, Magic's take on what a Viking inspired world would look like!
Features of Kaldheim
- First appearance of powerful mechanics: foretell & boast
- The return of snow lands and sagas!
- Inspired by the rousing sagas of the Viking Age and by heavy metal
Bundle Contents
- 10 booster packs w/ 15 randomized cards in each pack
- 20 foil basic lands
- 20 regular basic lands
- 1 Bundle alt-art promo card, Reflections of Littjara
- 1 oversized Spindown
- 1 card storage box
Booster Pack Contents
Each booster pack contains:
- 1 Rare or Mythic Rare
- 3 Uncommons
- 10 Commons
- 1 Token
- 1 Land
There are 285 cards in this set.
Mechanics
Kaldheim is tribal set featuring:
- Angels {W/B}
- Giants in {U/R}
- Elves in {B/G}
- Dwarves in {R/W}
- Shapeshifters in {G/U}
New In Kaldheim
- Foretell mechanic: During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile a card with foretell from your hand face down. You may cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.
- Niko planeswalker type
- Tyvar planeswalker type
- Phyrexian creature type
- Snow mechanic on non-permanent cards
- Multicolored Saga enchantments
Returning in Kaldheim
- Changeling on Shapeshifter cards. This card is every creature type. We have seen this mechanic in Lorwyn (2007) and Modern Horizons (2019).
- Snow: an identifying characteristic of permanents and spells, closely tied to snow activation costs and mana costs. We have seen this in Ice Age (1995), Alliances (1996), Coldsnap (2006), and Modern Horizons.
- Saga Enchantments: tells the story of a key event from the plane's past, and it progresses on each of your turns. Previously in Dominaria (2018) and Theros Beyond Death (2020).
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Modal Double Faced Cards: have two faces, one on each side. When you play a modal double-faced card, you choose the face you're playing. Kaldheim shares the Modal Double Faced card mechanic with Zendikar Rising and this spring 2021's Strixhaven: School of Mages.