MTG’s upcoming Bloomburrow set may appear low-stakes at first glance, but a piece of official art teasing the Dragonstorm arc featuring points to big things for this small world.
The Phyrexian Invasion arc still looms large in many MTG players’ minds, with March of the Machine having finally brought an end tothe existential threat of the Phyrexians(for now.)
With the conclusion of the Omenpath arc in Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Magic: The Gathering’s official story moves ahead to Dragonstorm, which will culminate in a return to the beloved plane of Tarkir.
Fans might have expected to see a few story teases here and there in Bloomburrow, but the surprising appearance of a dragon on this woodland plane has thrown expectations aside.
Of course, this isn’t a dragon in its regular form, as that would wreak unstoppable havoc on Bloomburrow, a planewhere even bears are titanic threats. Instead, it appears that the magic of Bloomburrow works on all visitors, not justhumans like Ral Zarek, transforming this mighty dragon into a strange hybrid hawk.
MTG players on Redditare convinced that this dragon is Kolaghan– an extremely important figure on Tarkir – or at least one of the dragonlord’s brood. If other dragonlords or their offspring are traveling the Omenpaths, some real chaos could ensue over the next year of MTG sets.
These individual arcs – Omenpath, Dragonstorm, and the as-yet-unannounced third part of Metronome – are likely building up to something impactful for the entire MTG multiverse. IfJace and Vraska’s planscome to fruition, a full reshaping of Magic’s worlds and stories could be on the cards.
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MTG players won’t have long to wait to see how this first part of Dragonstorm plays out, as Bloomburrow launches on August 2.
Jack Bye was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in ecommerce content. He is a Magic The Gathering and DnD expert, covering all things tabletop games. He also has bylines at WePC and VideoGamer.
