MTG Salvation

Horror Lurks Within



Set Name: Innistrad
Block: Set 1 of 3 in the Innistrad block
Number of Cards: 264
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Prerelease Events:September 24-25, 2011
Launch Parties: September 30-October 3, 2011
Magic Online Release Date: October 17, 2011
Game Day: October 29-30, 2011

Design Team
Mark Rosewater (lead)
Richard Garfield
Jenna Helland
Graeme Hopkins
Tom LaPille

Development Team
Erik Lauer (lead)
Mark L. Gottlieb
David Humpherys
Tom LaPille
Adam Lee
Kenneth Nagle

Announced in Arcana 666. Coincidence?

Liliana Vess! Sweet!

Richard Garfield is on the team. Maybe this will turn out as good as Ravnica block

Well, we've had the name for a while, but it looks like a very familiar face is going to be playing a role in the set.

I really dig the feel of the piece below, and the tag line is extremely intriguing.
And I find it ironic that it's the 666 arcana when we get this.

This makes me happy. I hope it's not multi-color though.

Oh, I just noticed that she was holding the veil she stole. That or some kind of napkin.

My guess is this will be a Graveyard block at minimum. I doubt they bring back Dredge per se, but I could see a return of flashback. I also expect the return of bridge from below.

Sounds ominous. Any history behind the name?

Richard Garfield is on the design team...? what?

Demonic perhaps? Reminds me of a gothic / vampire and demon related set. Sound very exciting from a flavor standpoint.

Yeah, Garfield wanted to work on a set a few years back so Rosewater put him on Shake.

Lilliana making her showing in the new set :D, also set symbol looks to be a Hydra of some sort? also more Vampires por favor >_>

I hope the set symbol is a hydra. Also, Richard Garfield!

I know they used Innistrad as a plane for Planechase.

Note: I remembered the wrong plane. Ignore this I guess.

We've known Richard Garfield was working on this set for awhile.

Gothic set ftw. Street Wraith reprint? Certainly fits the horror theme, at least from the flavor text.

Seems like this will be Liliana's 'origin' set, kinda like Alara was Ajani's. Way excited though, this looks amazing.

Quote from SoSayethTheBey

I know they used Innistrad as a plane for Planechase.

You're thinking of Immerstrum, which sounds similar.

Quote from Fungus

Seems like this will be Liliana's 'origin' set, kinda like Alara was Ajani's. Way excited though, this looks amazing.

Liliana's origin story was shown in Raven's Eye, although her appearance might mean we finally get to see Curse of the Chain Veil published.

Now we know why Sorin is in M12, bring on the vampires!!

Looks cool.

I just want to say that "Horror Lurks Within" is similar to some of the taglines / adverts they used to promote Onslaught block, and the set symbol looks not too much unlike one of the morph-beasties from that selfsame block.

Doesn't necessarily mean anything, but there's some speculation-fodder for ya.

What was the last set that Richard Garfield was one? Actually, is there is a listing of all the sets he's been involved with?

Anyway, amazing artwork. This set is just dripping with flavor, and we've barely seen anything. This actually feels like it will be an amazing block. Plus, it looks like, WotC is having trouble maintaining the smaller set sizes. 264 cards.

It's a return to Homelands. Or at least a return to the gothic themes of Homelands.

Maybe even Magic's first straight up high fantasy block.

Those boots.

When Nielsen slammed it out of the park with Duel Deck Liliana, I assumed it could not be outdone.

When Kotaki knocked it out fifteen seconds into the first round with Promo Liliana, I assumed it could not be outdone.

Man, those boots.

Also, congratulations to Jester's Cap for being turned into an expansion symbol.

soooo, awesome. this will be a bomb set.