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Borderless Cards In Duskmourn: House of Horror , several cards receive the borderless treatment, with spine-chilling artwork that breaks free of the normal card frame

According to comments from Magic's head designer Mark Rosewater in May 2026, the "new normal" from next year onwards will be a "three and three" split between Universes Beyond crossover sets (like Lord of the Rings and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and sets based in Magic's own fiction (like Lorwyn Eclipsed and Secrets of Strixhaven)

As long as there aren't any glaring issues to the core strategy you chose (such as it being clearly outclassed or weak to an obvious choice for other deck builders in the format), you really can't make a wrong choice

"Stage 1" cards can only be played a turn after you put down the Basic Pokmon to the Bench, and "Stage 2" cards can only be played a turn after you put down the Stage 1 Pokmon to the Bench