Lorwyn Eclipsed (MTG): Release Date, Card List and Commander Decks

Lorwyn Eclipsed takes Magic: The Gathering back to one of its most loved planes. The set returns to Lorwyn and Shadowmoor, framing them as light and shadow, with classic kindred tribes like elves, merfolk, kithkin, boggarts and elementals. This guide covers the release dates, the card list, the new mechanics, the chase cards, both Commander decks and the products you can buy.

Lorwyn Eclipsed release date

The Lorwyn Eclipsed release date for tabletop was January 23, 2026. Prerelease events ran at local stores from January 16 to 22, and the set arrived on MTG Arena on January 20, after previews began on January 5. The official Lorwyn Eclipsed product page lists every product.

The set also kicked off a busy competitive season, with the Pro Tour from January 30 to February 1 and Store Championships from February 6 to 22. It is a premier set, so it is legal in Standard.

The main set code is ECL. Commander cards use ECC, and the Special Guests use SPG. Japanese-language products, under the name ローウィンの昏明, came out in the same window.

Back to Lorwyn and Shadowmoor

The original Lorwyn block came out in 2007 and 2008, and it is still remembered for its kindred tribes and its twist: the bright, peaceful world of Lorwyn turning into the dark world of Shadowmoor. Lorwyn Eclipsed brings both sides together in one set, with cards that lean into light, shadow or both.

For long-time players, it is a nostalgia trip, with returning mechanics like Evoke and Persist and Special Guests such as Bitterblossom. For newer players, it is a chance to discover a plane that many veterans call one of their favourites.

Lorwyn Eclipsed card list

The main set has 283 cards, including full-art basic lands at the end of the list. Booster Fun variants, Japan Showcase cards and promos continue the numbering up to 408. According to the official collecting article, the main set includes 81 commons and 100 uncommons.

New mechanics: Vivid and Blight

• Vivid: an ability word that counts the colors among your permanents, from 0 to 5. The more colors you have, the stronger the card.
• Blight: a keyword action that puts -1/-1 counters on a creature you control, often as a cost.

Returning mechanics

Many favourites from the original Lorwyn block are back: Changeling, Kindred, Convoke, Behold, Evoke and Persist. The set also has transforming double-faced cards and hybrid mana cards, both fitting the light and shadow theme.

Booster Fun treatments

• Fable showcase frame: 10 uncommons, 26 rares and 14 mythics.
• Borderless cards: 5 rares and 8 mythics.
• 10 full-art basic lands.
• Japan Showcase: 10 cards, only in Collector Boosters, including fracture foil versions.
• Special Guests: 20 cards, 10 themed on Lorwyn and 10 on Shadowmoor, such as Bitterblossom, Door of Destinies and Slippery Bogle.

Lorwyn Eclipsed chase cards

Bitterbloom Bearer

The headline card is Bitterbloom Bearer, a mythic rare. Its serialized double-rainbow foil borderless version is limited to 500 copies, features art by Rebecca Guay and appears in less than 1% of Collector Boosters. It is always English.

Japan Showcase fracture foils

The fracture foil Japan Showcase cards are some of the most valuable in the set. In March 2026, fracture foil versions of Bloom Tender, Moonshadow, Winnowing, Selfless Safewright and Spinerock Tyrant ranked among the top cards.

Mythic rares

Other mythics named among the most valuable include Bloom Tender, Moonshadow, Wistfulness, Chronicle of Victory, Deceit and Vibrance. Oko returns as a transforming mythic planeswalker: Oko, Lorwyn Liege on one side and Oko, Shadowmoor Scion on the other.

Shock lands

Five reversible-art shock lands, such as Blood Crypt and Steam Vents, are rares that players always want.

Drafting the set

Play Boosters are made for drafting, and Lorwyn Eclipsed is a fun Limited format. Vivid rewards you for playing more colors, while Blight lets you turn -1/-1 counters into an advantage. Hybrid mana cards make it easier to splash, and the kindred tribes give drafters clear themes to build around. If you want to draft at home with friends, Draft Night includes everything for a 4-player “Pick-Two Draft”.

Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander decks

There are two Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander decks. Each has 100 cards, with 2 traditional foil borderless legendary creatures and 98 non-foil cards (10 of them new to Magic), plus 10 double-sided tokens and counters, a reference card and a deck box.

Dance of the Elements

A five-color Elementals deck, led by Ashling, the Limitless and Mass of Mysteries. Reprints include Sol Ring, Mulldrifter, Avenger of Zendikar and Muldrotha, the Gravetide.

Blight Curse

A Jund (black, red and green) deck built around -1/-1 counters, drain effects and curses. Its commanders are Auntie Ool, Cursewretch and The Reaper, King No More, and reprints include Vraska, Betrayal’s Sting, Grave Titan, Skinrender, Putrefy and Terminate. The Blight Curse Commander deck is the one to pick if you want to play with the set’s new Blight mechanic.

Products and boxes

Play Booster box

Each Play Booster has 14 cards: 6 or 7 commons, 3 uncommons, a wildcard, a rare or mythic, a traditional foil of any rarity, a basic land and a helper card or token. Special Guests replace a common in about 1 in 55 packs. A Play Booster box holds 30 packs. Our Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster box is the best way to open the set for drafting or collecting.

Collector Booster box

Collector Boosters have 15 cards plus an art card or foil token, with lots of foils and Booster Fun cards. This is the only place to find the Japan Showcase cards and the serialized Bitterbloom Bearer. A Collector Booster box holds 12 packs.

Bundle, Prerelease Pack and Draft Night

• Bundle: 9 Play Boosters, a foil Kinbinding promo, 30 basic lands, 2 reference cards, a spindown die and a storage box.
• Prerelease Pack: 6 Play Boosters, a foil promo, a deck box and a spindown die.
• Draft Night: 12 Play Boosters and 1 Collector Booster, plus basics, tokens and an insert for a 4-player “Pick-Two Draft” at home.

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Which product should you buy?

• To draft or open lots of packs: the Play Booster box.
• To chase the serialized and Japan Showcase cards: the Collector Booster box.
• To play Commander: one of the two Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander decks.
• For a game night with friends: Draft Night.

Frequently asked questions

When was the Lorwyn Eclipsed release date?

January 23, 2026 for tabletop, with prereleases from January 16 and MTG Arena on January 20.

How many cards are in the Lorwyn Eclipsed card list?

283 in the main set, with variants and promos numbered up to 408.

What are the Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander decks?

Dance of the Elements, a five-color Elementals deck, and Blight Curse, a Jund deck built around -1/-1 counters and curses.

Is MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed legal in Standard?

Yes. It is a premier set, so its cards are Standard-legal.

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