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Last updated on September 22, 2025 Mystic Confluence | Illustration by Kieran Yanner One of the most challenging parts of Magic: The Gathering is finding the right deck composition

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I should point out that there's a huge amount of work that goes into making Magic great beyond game design

You've perhaps seen art cards from other Magic sets, but you'll get a special treat on some Adventures in the Forgotten Realms art cards: 27 of the art cards featuring creatures from Dungeons & Dragons have modified versions of those creatures' D&D stat blocks on the back side

It could be nostalgia, as these two are the original rivals from the game and are, of course, the core inspiration for Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak