It’s that time of year! MagicCon 2026 is off to a roaring start in Atlanta, and we already have so much news on our hands, especially about 2027’s first Magic: The Gathering set, Nauctis: The Sunken Realm. We’re going to the undersea plane of Nauctis, as the title suggests, and there’s a wide range of creatures and mechanics waiting for us there. This set, as you can imagine, plays a lot with Descend and Exhaust. And big monsters are back on the menu, which, as a stomp player in my heart, delights me utterly. Magic: The Gathering revealed six cards from Nauctis: The Sunken Realm, so let’s do a round-up!
A Deep Dive Into the First Cards Revealed from Magic: The Gathering 2027’s Set: Nauctis: The Sunken Realm
The first six cards revealed from Nauctis: The Sunken Realm are Abyssal Lotus, Calmwater Mentor, Goramou the Coral-Taken, Crucible of Worlds, Shimmering Citadel, and Tecton, Malignant Ruin. Here are our main takeaways from each of these new 2027 Magic cards.
That Abyssal Lotus looks like a real SOB of a card, even if its usefulness is a little more subjective than its other Lotus counterparts. The card art, especially for the borderless versions of these cards, are all positively beautiful. Calmwater Mentor has big Bloomburrow vibes, and I love him for it. As a ‘mentor’ card, it makes sense thematically that he brings with him two other creature cards with power two or less. Also, just look at how gosh-darn cute he is. On the opposite end of the cute spectrum, we have new Nauctis card: Goramou, the Coral Taken. That is to say: he UGLY. But he’s also extremely cool, and looks like he could feature in a nasty little land discard deck, something reminiscent of Edge of Eternities‘ World Shaper pre-con.
The Crucible of Worlds reprint for Nauctis: The Sunken Realm might be my favorite visually so far. I also love the flavor text at the bottom, especially “Do their people struggle and laugh like we do?” This set seems to be going for a ‘ocean as a metaphor for space’ kind of thing, and I’m really into it, high off of the Star Trek set as I am. Crucible of Worlds, like Goramou, would be another crucial part of a land sacrifice deck. Shimmering Citadel is the most outright ‘this is Atlantis’ looking card, and I love the soft light of it. And that Exhaust ability is very handy! Finally, we have Tecton Magnificent Ruin, and BOY, he looks messed up! I’m here for it, though. Few things satisfy like a giant squid that’s mostly mouths and tentacles. He’ll also be a good friend for any land sacrifice gimmick, I suspect.
What a great debut for Nauctis: The Sunken Realm and a great kick-off to MagicCon 2026. We can’t wait to see more of what awaits Magic: The Gathering in 2027.
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