Magic: The Gathering revealed details on two cards from its upcoming Dominaria United set.

CBR can exclusively reveal two cards from Magic: The Gathering's upcoming Dominaria United collection, which takes the game back to its roots. Shalai's Acolyte and Radha's Firebrand are creature spells referencing past characters from the trading card game -- Shalai the angel Protector and Radha, granddaughter of the Keldon warlord Astor and an elf of Skyshroud. Both characters feature in lore for the Dominaria region.

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The first, Shalai's Acolyte, is an uncommon angel creature spell. Though Shalai's Acolyte only requires white mana to play, her ability, Kicker, requires green mana, giving her access to the Selesnya color identity. Her full potential can be unleashed in a Selesnya (white/green) deck. Although her mana cost seems high, her kicker ability allows her to come in as a more significant threat in late game or a smaller one early on, lending her versatility.

The second card, Radha's Firebrand, is a rare human warrior creature spell. Radha's abilities and relatively low single-color mana cost make her a potentially powerful addition to a deck. At face value, Radha is reminiscent of Earthshaker Khendra and fills a similar role that the two-drop did during its time in standard. Radha's ability to prevent opposing creatures from blocking makes the two cards feel similar and allows players to push an aggressive edge. However, her domain ability seems antithetical to this design choice by encouraging the player to have several different land types in more than one color.

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Magic the Gathering Returns to its Roots

Wizards of the Coast describes Dominaria United as a "return to where it all began." Dominaria United will take place in the Dominaria plane, home to some of the first MTG expansions ever released. Though Wizards of the Coast has remained secretive about what players can expect from Dominaria United, news of the upcoming set teased several exciting cards, including a new evergreen counter and a reprint of a popular planeswalker.

Magic: the Gathering is a tabletop trading card game where players build decks featuring powerful spells and creatures and battle against opponents. Featuring almost 100,000 unique cards and thousands of diverse characters, MTG is the longest-running trading card game ever made, spanning nearly three decades. First released in 1993, Magic: The Gathering still boasts a dedicated fan base and regularly releases new sets for players to enjoy. It is available in paper and virtual formats, such as MTG Arena.

The Dominaria United set will be released on Sept. 9, 2022. It is currently available for preorder.

Source: Wizards of the Coast