Set details
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The Brothers' War is designed as an "event set", meaning that its mechanical structure is built around an event rather than a world. In this case, the set revolves around the story of the Brothers' War, a major event in Magic's timeline that was previously portrayed in the set Antiquities and various works of fiction such as the novel The Brothers' War.
The Brothers' War contains 287 cards (), and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. The regular cards include 10 full-art "mech" basic lands that showcase locations and the mechanical behemoths that battled in the war (#278-287). Alternate card frames have a different card number than the original version. The Standard legal Jumpstart rares are #288-293, borderless planeswalkers are numbered #TBA-TBA. Extended artwork cards are numbered #TBA-TBA. The Buy-a-Box card is #378 and the Bundle promo is #379. The dark frame treatment cards from the Universal promo pack are numbered #TBA-TBA.
Storyline
Returning to a pivotal story of Dominaria's — and Magic's — history, what started as a feud between Urza and Mishra erupted into an all-out war that set into motion the future of the plane and Multiverse itself. Through the lens of Dominaria's locations, characters, and victims of the conflict, we'll see a plane-spanning conflict escalate with artifacts, giant artifact creatures, and beyond.
This is the second part of the four-set Phyrexian story arc where the fate of Dominaria — and the Multiverse — is set to unravel. As we follow familiar Planeswalkers traveling to one of Dominaria's key historical moments, we'll learn more about the people and places of the time. The fate of the future might be rooted in the past.
Marketing
Booster box depicting Mishra and Urza
The Brothers' War is sold in regular 16-card Draft Boosters (one card being a marketing card), Collector Boosters, Set Boosters, Jumpstart Boosters, the The Brothers' War Bundle (including a Deluxe Edition), and two Commander decks. The Draft Boosters feature artwork depicting a hulking artifact creature. The Set Boosters feature art depicting TBA, and the Collector Boosters feature a dragon engine. The Jumpstart Boosters feature art from TBA. With the release of The Brothers' War, TBA cards were rotated into The List, many of which were thematically or mechanically linked to the set. These can be found in the Set Boosters.
