In most sets, we spend a lot of time making sure less enfranchised players will find the set's themes and draft structure approachable. They cater to highly enfranchised players.The key to finding the theme was having a good understanding of what Double Masters sets are about (from the context of Limited from a Constructed standpoint, we want them to deliver a lot of cards players will get excited to open). What would make a cool theme for Double Masters 2022? Original Double Masters had an artifact theme. The big question for Bryan Hawley and his Vision Design team (Erik Lauer, Yoni Skolnik, and himself) and his Set Design team (Michelle Roberson, Rob Shuster, Reggie Valk, and himself) was to find a new theme to build around, what we call a 'topline' in design. Original Double Masters was popular, so the new set follows the same basic formula while creating something new thematically. (For more on the design of the original Double Masters, you can read my article Double Deal.)ĭouble Masters 2022 isn't trying to reinvent the wheel.

How drafting works hasn't changed for Double Masters 2022. This means you draft two cards together three times during the draft. Every following pick out of the booster is just one card. This allows you to take both rares, two cards that combo, two cards that are high in synergy, or just two cards you like. When you draft the product, you get to take two cards for the first pick of each booster.

(Note that this is just for the Draft Boosters the Collector Boosters only have fifteen cards, although they will have four rares/mythic rares.) All of that is true for Double Masters 2022, except it comes with the sixteenth card always being Cryptic Spires. Original Double Masters came in a fifteen-card booster and every booster had two rares/mythic rares and two premium (i.e., traditional foil) cards.

That card is called Cryptic Spires, and it's a brand-new card meant to help with mana fixing. Double Masters 2022 also has 332 cards, but there's a slight tweak (91 commons, 80 uncommons, 120 rares, 40 mythic rares, and 1 card that shows up in every booster), it has one less rare and one new card that's a rarity below common. The first Double Masters had 332 cards (91 commons, 80 uncommons, 121 rares, and 40 mythic rares). This week, I'm going to tell you the story of the set's design and show off two preview cards.īefore I start with the story of this set, I want to remind you of how the original Double Masters worked, as this year's Double Masters follows in the footsteps of that product with a few small tweaks.

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