3 New Magic: The Gathering Cards For Squirrel Lovers Revealed

Image: Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast. Squirrel Dealer art by Bram Sels.

Unstable, the next silly "unofficial" Magic: The Gathering set, is coming in a few weeks and based on the cards spoiled so far, it looks like playing with these silver-bordered cards will be a blast because its mechanics are just nuts. Speaking of "nuts", io9 has just revealed three squirrel cards from this insane set: Squirrel Dealer, Steel Squirrel, and Chittering Doom. Check them out:

"Unstable has been an idea percolating in the innards of WOTC for several years now," Wizards of the Coast's Senior Director of Global Brand Strategy & Marketing, Mark Purvis, told io9. "There was a string of panels that we would do at various conventions around the country where literally every Q&A would have a fan asking about another ‘Un' set, and this happened for a couple of years, so we knew there was a very devoted group within the Magic community that really wanted to see another silver-bordered set. As we head into the year where we're celebrating our 25th anniversary, it felt like the perfect time to unveil Unstable to help kick off the festivities."

Purvis went on to talk about the inclusion of squirrels in Unstable:

"Squirrel cards are polarizing within Magic—people either love them, or have a black, mirthless heart," he continued. "There is a fairly ridiculous amount of debate internally about whether a squirrel would be able to take down a human-sized opponent within the game, but I think recent well-publicized real-life squirrel attacks help illustrate how intimidating they can be when they are riled. Plus, Unstable is a world populated by factions of mad scientists, and it's not unusual for squirrels on this plane to be enhanced with humanlike intelligence and/or augmented strength and cuteness."

I can't wait to see how hilarious Unstable games will be. I think this is the best Un- set so far, and who wouldn't want some of John Avon's full-art lands?

Unstable will launch December 8, 2017, and MSRP for each booster pack is $3.99 for U.S. stores.

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