Skip navigation

Innistrad Remastered

Facts
Placement
Plane
Innistrad
Other
Symbol description
Avacyn 's collar against the moon
Development
JC Tao (lead), Carmen Klomparens , Melissa DeTora (initial lead)
Ravnica Remastered
Ravnica Remastered Innistrad Remastered N/A
The Strange Sands
The Strange Sands Innistrad Remastered N/A

Innistrad Remastered is part of the Masters series, and the fourth remastered Magic: The Gathering set to appear in paper. It was released on January 24, 2025.

Set details

Innistrad Remastered contains cards from the Innistrad block, the Shadows over Innistrad block, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Innistrad: Crimson Vow. The set also contains Commander product cards that are set on Innistrad, and reprints from non-Innistrad sets with reimagined art and flavor. It is a fully draftable set. Innistrad Remastered cards are legal where already available in other formats.

This set features 297 regular cards (10 basic lands), and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. The regular cards include 10 retro frame basic lands. Alternate card frames have a different number than the original version. Borderless cards with new art #298-322. Werewolves with the Midnight Hunt Showcase "Equinox" treatment are #323-325, while Vampires with the Crimson Vow Showcase "Fang" treatment are #326-328. One-sided Retro frame cards are #329-447, followed by DFC's with the retro frame (#448-474), and the retro frame exclusives (#475-480). Showcase Movie Poster cards are #481-491. The Release card is #492.

History

Wizards of the Coast began the initial development of Innistrad Remastered in 2020 with a plan to cover the first two Innistrad blocks (Innistrad block and Shadows over Innistrad block). Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow were both in early vision design and were not eligible for inclusion. Melissa DeTora was heavily involved in the initial set design work. At some point during development, Wizards decided to pause work on Innistrad Remastered and shelved the set in favor of other products. After an unknown number of years, the set was put back into development with JC Tao taking on the set lead role. Due to the pause, Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow had both been released and were now included in the remaster.

Marketing

Innistrad Remastered is a special limited-run set. It is sold in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. Every Play Booster features a retro frame card, with the possibility of a double-faced retro frame card. Each Play Booster also contains a traditional foil card, and may contain an art card. Collector Boosters may contain Showcase Movie Poster cards and serialized Edgar Markov cards. Serialized Edgar Markov cards are localized in English only and are available in Collector Boosters of any language. Non-serialized Edgar Markov cards found in Innistrad Remastered are mechanically identical to their serialized variants. A serialized Edgar Markov card can be found in <1% of boosters. Foil retro frame cards are also only available in Collector Boosters.

Play Boosters may contain cards INR #1–480 and Collector Boosters may contain cards INR #1–491.

Headliner

Innistrad Remastered is the first set to feature a Headliner. For the Headliner, the design team picks one card for a specific set and "cranks all the exciting knobs for awesome collectability, making a card feel super special by producing dedicated treatments". For Innistrad Remastered the Headliner is Edgar Markov, which also shows up in a serialized version (#1-500).

Retro frame exclusives

There are five cards in the set that are exclusively available in retro frames. These can be found in Collector Boosters.

MTG Arena

Innistrad Remastered is not released on MTG Arena. Note that in 2023 a digital-only Shadows over Innistrad Remastered set already had been released on MTG Arena, which is a different card set.

Events

Promos

Tokens, emblems and helper cards

Innistrad Remastered features 22 tokens, 5 emblems and 1 substitute card.

  1. {C} 3/2 Eldrazi creature for Hanweir, the Writhing Township and Howling Chorus.
  2. {W} 1/1 Human creature for Cathar's Call, Gather the Townsfolk, Join the Dance and Wedding Announcement.
  3. {W} 1/1 Human Soldier creature for Strength of Arms and Ulvenwald Mysteries.
  4. {W} 1/1 Spirit creature with flying for Dauntless Cathar, Haunted Dead, Lingering Souls and Mausoleum Guard.
  5. {U} 1/1 Human Wizard creature for Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration.
  6. {B} 5/5 Demon creature with flying for Skirsdag High Priest.
  7. {B} 1/1 Vampire creature for Edgar Markov.
  8. {B} 2/2 Vampire creature with flying for Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage.
  9. {B} 1/1 Wolf creature with deathtouch for Garruk, the Veil-Cursed.
  10. {B} 2/2 Zombie creature for Drunau Corpse Trawler, Deluge of the Dead, Gisa's Bidding and Rise from the Tides.
  11. {B} 2/2 Zombie creature with decayed for Ghoulish Procession.
  12. {B} */* Zombie creature for Soul Separator.
  13. {R} */* Elemental creature with trample and "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard plus the number of cards with flashback you own in exile." for Seize the Storm.
  14. {R} 1/1 Human creature for Hanweir Garrison.
  15. {G} 1/1 Insect creature for It of the Horrid Swarm and Vilespawn Spider.
  16. {G} 1/2 Spider creature with reach for Spider Spawning.
  17. {G} */* Treefolk creature with reach and "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control." for Wrenn and Seven.
  18. {G} 2/2 Wolf creature for Arlinn Kord, Garruk Relentless, Howlpack Alpha, Huntmaster of the Fells and Pack Guardian.
  19. {W/B} 1/1 Human Cleric creature for Westvale Abbey.
  20. {G/W} 1/1 Human Soldier creature with training for Torens, Fist of the Angels.
  21. {C} Blood artifact for Blood Petal Celebrant, Bloodtithe Harvester, Gluttonous Guest, Restless Bloodseeker // Bloodsoaked Reveler, Voldaren Bloodcaster and Voldaren Epicure.
  22. {C} Clue artifact for Tamiyo's Journal, Thraben Inspector, Tireless Tracker and Ulvenwald Mysteries.
  23. Emblem for Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon.
  24. Emblem for Chandra, Dressed to Kill.
  25. Emblem for Jace, Unraveler of Secrets.
  26. Emblem for Tamiyo, Field Researcher.
  27. Emblem for Wrenn and Seven.

There is also the substitute card to represent double-faced cards (does not appear in Collector Boosters).

Themes and mechanics

Innistrad Remastered features Transforming double-faced cards, Disturb, Meld Emerge, Madness, Escalate, Flashback, Investigate, Blood tokens, Undying, Miracle and Soulbond.

The set features the following draft archetypes:

Cycles

Innistrad Remastered features the following cycle:

Vertical cycle

Changes in rarity

Mythic Rare to Rare

Rare to Uncommon

Uncommon to Common

Ignoring Shadows over Innistrad Remastered:

Common to Uncommon

Rare to Mythic Rare

Notable cards

Misprints

A small number of English-language Innistrad Remastered Play Boosters contain a mismatched double-faced card. These cards may be played as though mechanically identical to their front face. You cannot play the mismatched face of a mismatched double-faced card, and mismatched DFCs do not represent mechanically unique printings or unique Booster Fun treatments.

References