The Dragons of Tarkir prerelease took place on March 21–22, 2015. The boosters feature art from Dragonlord Atarka, Dragonlord Kolaghan, Icefall Regent, Sarkhan, Unbroken and Narset Transcendent. Known characters have an altered fate Zurgo is just a puny orc and Narset has not died at all, but became a planeswalker instead.ĭragons of Tarkir is sold in 16-card boosters (the 16th card being a marketing card), five intro packs, an event deck and a fat pack. Mighty Dragons now rule the skies and the five clans that comprise most of Tarkir's populace.
But it seems that changing the past has produced some unexpected results. There are several "crossover cards" that present alternate versions of characters and situations from the previous timeline.Īfter Sarkhan Vol has done his duty in the past, the story now returns to the present of Tarkir. Only the icons of the broods, first seen in Fate Reforged, appear as watermarks in the text boxes of the cards. Įach of the five clans known from the previous sets is now integrated with one of the Dragon broods.
It also contains many cards that reference Dragons and care about Dragons. There are more than twice as many dragons in it than in any other set and they appear in all colors. This set is supposed to be the ultimate "dragon set". Like the one from Scourge before, the expansion symbol of Dragons of Tarkir represents a dragon's head. Khans of Tarkir was a slow, three-color wedge format where enemy colors are the typical starting point, whereas Dragons draft leans slightly to allied colors, but players can find some enemy color payoffs in Fate Reforged.ĭragons of Tarkir contains 264 cards (15 basic lands - 5 less than Khans of Tarkir -, 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares) and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. To differentiate the drafting experience from Khans of Tarkir / Fate Reforged, Dragons of Tarkir was designed around 5 sets of allied color pairs. Also, Dragons of Tarkir did not rotate out of Standard with Khans of Tarkir and Fate Reforged, but instead rotated out with Magic Origins due to Standard's regulation changes. 1.4.3 Tokens, emblems and overlay cardsĭragons of Tarkir is designed to be drafted with Fate Reforged but not with Khans of Tarkir.A dragon's head that's similar to the Khans of Tarkir symbolīolster, Rebound, Exploit, Dash, Formidable, Megamorphġ01 Commons, 80 Uncommons, 53 Rares, 15 Mythic Rares, 15 Basic Landsĭragons of Tarkir is the 67th Magic expansion, and the third and last in the Khans of Tarkir block.