June should be an exciting time for Magic: The Gathering fans who love competitive, high-powered games, as this is when Modern Horizons 3 is coming out. Here we’ll share the latest release dates, spoilers, and news for Modern Horizons 3.
If Modern Horizons 3 is anything like its predecessors, you can expect the power level of these cards to dramatically reshape the MTG Modern format’s meta (though hopefully there’ll be fewer cards that need consigning to the MTG banlist). Already we’ve seen new versions of the Eldrazi titans, reprints of the valuable MTG Fetch Lands, and plenty more.
Be sure to check back, as we’ll be sharing more details about this upcoming MTG set as soon as they come to light. For more info on the rest of year’s releases, don’t miss our handy MTG release schedule guide.
MTG Modern Horizons 3 release date
Modern Horizons 3 is coming out on June 14, 2024. That’s the official, worldwide Modern Horizons 3 release date, where the paper cards will be available for all.
Fans will be able to play with the cards a little sooner than that however, as long as they know where to look. They’ll be available at Local Game Stores from the start of prerelease events, which will begin on June 7.
This set is also coming to MTG Arena – despite the fact that the Modern format doesn’t exist on the platform. You’ll be able to grab the cards on Arena for the online-only MTG formats Historic and Timeless (not to mention MTG draft) starting from June 11.
Finally, you’re probably wondering when Modern Horizons 3 spoiler season will begin. We’ve seen some rumblings already, but the full deluge will be unleashed across ten days, between May 21 and May 31.
MTG Modern Horizons 3 spoilers
We’ve already gotten a taste for this set, with the first Modern Horizons 3 spoilers containing some familiar faces and exciting mechanics.
New Modern Horizons 3 Eldrazi
Perhaps realizing that we’ve been missing these eldritch villains, and with no story re-emergence on the horizon, Wizards has gone heavy on the Eldrazi for Modern Horizons 3.
That includes cards like Devourer of Destiny, who can impact the game without ever being cast. This one has a decent chance of seeing play in Tron, where he can find your lands and serve as a payoff.
There are also Eldrazi versions of some familiar creatures, like these Eldrazified Mulldrifter and Siege-Gang Commander.
First Modern Horizons 3 spoilers
The very first Modern Horizons 3 spoilers were shown off at MagicCon Chicago on February 23, where Wizards gave us some tantalizing glimpses at what’s coming up. For instance, we saw the first of the set’s double-sided planeswalkers, which show off the sparking stories of key Magic: The Gathering characters.
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah starts out as a little 1/2 that makes a 2/1 cat token. Then, when a cat dies he flips into his powerful MTG planeswalker form.
This is a particularly angry version of Ajani, out for vengeance, hence the Boros MTG color combination. He can buff your cats, make new tokens and deal damage equal to your creature count, and even wipe the board (leaving a few things standing).
Another highlight was a new Emrakul, which can be cast for just six mana for its Madness cost, steals all of an enemy’s creatures and can’t be targeted by spells. You do have to sacrifice your whole board when it dies though.
Other cool cards include Flare of Cultivation, a scary looking version of Cultivate that can be cast for zero mana.
And Scurry of Gremlins, an energy-powered card that seems great in a go-wide deck.
Then there’s Psychic Frog, which will hop over blockers, draw cards, and generally be a pain in the ass.
Modern Horizons 3 Commander decks
It feels a bit weird that a supplemental set built for Modern has its own Commander decks, but here we are. There are four new Commander precon decks coming up. They are:
| Deck name | Commander name | Color identity | Strategy/Theme |
| Graveyard Overdrive | ??? | Red/Black/Green | Graveyard? |
| Tricky Terrain | ??? | Green/Blue | Ramp/Lands |
| Creative Energy | ??? | Blue/Red/White | Energy |
| Eldrazi Incursion | ??? | Five Color + Colorless | Ramp into big Eldrazi |
There are also Collector versions of these decks, which are likely to be much more expensive. Apparently, these have a new foil treatment.
For a sense of how strong cards in this set are likely to be, check out the the best Modern Horizons 2 cards.
Source: Wargamer
