Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming expansion, The Brothers’ War is expected to arrive to MTG Arena on November 15, 2022 at around 8 AM PST and worldwide release on November 18, 2022. It follows the story from the previous set, Dominaria United. In this guide, you’ll find all of the information we currently have available for The Brothers' War including all of the cards that have been revealed so far.
The Brothers’ War Set Details
Set Symbol
Release Date
MTG Arena: November 15, 2022 Tabletop: November 18, 2022
Expansion Code
BRO
Cards
287
MTG Arena release on November 15, 2022, November 18 worldwide
Prerelease Events from November 11-17, 2022
Launch Party on the Weekend of November 18-20, 2022
Game Day from December 3-11, 2022
Time Period: This is an event set, covering a 40-60 year period in Dominaria’s past.
Completion of the “Painland” Cycle reprinted in Dominaria United: Brushland, Underground River, Llanowar Wastes, and Battlefield Forge
Full-Art Basic Lands: Basic lands from this set are full-art and depict huge mechanical creatures, representing the conflicting pervading Dominaria during this time period.
Retro-Frame Artifacts with Blueprint Treatment: This set will come with artifacts that get a special blueprint art treatment to depict them as pages from the sketchbooks of Urza, Mishra, Ashnod, and Tawnos.
Code
The free code the obtain 3 free The Brothers' Warpacks is PlayBRO. For all codes and instructions on redeeming them, click here:
Meld is a keyword action introduced in Eldritch Moon (inspired by the Unglued card B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster)) and means to turn two meld cards on the back side into one oversized card, if you control the proper pair. Meld returns with three meld pairs in The Brothers’ War depicting Urza, Mishra, and Titania at the apex of their powers.
Artifact creatures with the Prototype ability let you play them with smaller power and toughness for a discount. They keep their abilities. Phyrexian Fleshgorger, starts out as a seven-mana colorless 7/5. If you pay the Prototype cost, it becomes a 3/3 creature that is black instead. It’s unclear whether all Prototype cards become colored artifacts if you pay the alternate cost.
Powerstones are artifact tokens that tap for one colorless mana but can’t be used to cast non-artifact spells. The mechanic debuted in Dominaria United, but only featured on one card, Karn, Living Legacy. In The Brothers’ War, it looks like we’ll see many more cards that either produce Powerstones or key off them.
The Brothers’ War Commander has two 100-card decks featuring the two brothers Urza and Mishra specially designed for the Commander format. All cards in the decks will be in retro frame! Check out our complete information guide, card list and decklists here:
Retro Frame Artifacts are a special subset of The Brothers' War akin to the Mystical Archive cards in Strixhaven: School of Mages. There are 63 curated artifacts from Magic’s past that you can find in every pack, as well as serialized versions of cards for the first time in booster products (500 for each card)!
All cards will be in MTG Arena for Limited and Historic play, with the exception of Mishra's Bauble. Check out our complete information guide and card list here:
15 double-sided Transformers cards which you’ll be able to get in Bundles as well as Set & Collector boosters, in either their normal frame or the “Shattered Glass” versions will be available on tabletop and Magic Online only. Check out our complete information guide and card list here:
The Brothers' War Jumpstart has 10 themes, two from each color. They contain 20 cards (including all the lands you need to play). In every pack, you’ll find 2 Rare cards, 1 of which may be a Mythic Rare, 1 non-foil stainless glass land, and 2 Land cards that are traditional foil.
The five exclusive rares are Standard legal, but not found in draft packs. In MTG Arena, these rares can be obtained via the Mastery Pass or crafted via Wildcards.
