Space-ic Forest (Unfinity) | Illustration by Adam Paquette

Magic is a serious game about epic battles between godlike beings across the Multiverse. It’s also a silly game about squirrels and goofy robots. Magic’s Un-sets highlight the funny side of the game with cute creatures, wonky mechanics, and tongue-in-cheek jokes.

WotC has released more than a few of these sets throughout the years. Today let’s take a closer look at each of Magic’s Un-sets, a few of their funny cards, and what makes them unique.

Ready? Let’s get started!

What's an Un-Set?

Double Header | Illustration by Richard Sardinha

The Un-sets are MTG releases of (mostly) silver-bordered cards with jokey and fun effects that parody Magic, the players, and the game’s history. The cards aren’t covered by the comprehensive rules and are “not for tournament play,” notably different from being not “tournament-legal.” While it's true that silver-bordered cards aren’t legal in any Standard, Vintage, or Modern decks, Wizards still intended them to be used in casual black-bordered formats rather than exclusively with each other.

The silver border on Un-set cards is replaced with a black border in Unfinity to encourage their use with other black-bordered cards. Certain cards that won’t be for “regular” black-bordered play instead have an acorn security stamp to indicate their Unfinity origins.

Touch and Go

Carnivorous Death-Parrot

Drawn Together

Ashnod's Coupon

Bamboozling Beeble

The actual cards in Un-sets have a bunch of silly effects and abilities. Some include a physical or vocal component, like Blacker Lotus or the “Gotcha!” mechanic on Touch and Go, some have rules that specifically reference flavor text or artists, like Carnivorous Death-Parrot and Drawn Together, and some require interacting with people or objects outside the game (Ashnod's Coupon being my favorite). A handful make use of “half” mana, and the sets typically feature uncommon creature types like clams, donkeys, or beebles.

Island

Swamp

Mountain

Forest

Each Un-set features unique black-bordered basic lands. These gorgeous full-arts have always been highly coveted by players, and a matching playset makes an excellent centerpiece for any library.

How Many Un-Sets Are There in Magic?

Four full-release Un-sets have been released so far: They are Unglued (1998), Unhinged (2004), Unstable (2017), and Unfinity in 2022. Unsanctioned is an additional supplementary silver-border set that includes mostly reprints from other Un-sets and a cycle of new legendary creatures and basic lands.

List of MTG Un-Sets

Unglued

Unglued was the first silver-bordered set, released in August of 1998. It included 83 silver-bordered cards, five black-bordered full-art basic lands, and six black-bordered tokens.

The set focuses on abilities that require players to perform physical actions (see: Mesa Chicken), but many of its other elements have made their way into black-bordered releases. Dice-rolling, sideways-prints (Burning Cinder Fury of Crimson Chaos Fire), “fused” cards (B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster)), and extended art all found their way into premium Magic sets. Infernal Spawn of Evil is a cute joke about Magic’s avoidance of the demon creature type because of Satanic-panic pressure.

Unglued cards were sold in booster packs of “10 Bizarre and Broken Cards,” or as a full booster box for a Draft experience.

The Un-set notably had a sequel planned, but it never released. Unglued 2: The Obligatory Sequel was slated for release in 1999 but was canceled while it was in design. The Un-set was perceived as a smash hit but was overprinted and ultimately netted a negative profit. Unglued 2 was scrapped as a result, but some of its mechanics made their way into future Un-sets and even some black-bordered MTG sets.

Unhinged

Unhinged followed Unglued in November 2004. The set included 135 silver-bordered cards and five black-bordered, full-art basic lands (all five featuring art from the incomparable John Avon). It was announced on April 1, 2004, originally leading to some confusion as to whether or not the set was real. It was the first MTG set to include the “13+” age rating on its packaging since it was the first Magic set released after WotC implemented the age-rating policy. Unhinged was sold in 10-card booster packs, same as Unglued.

Unhinged made use of a secret message theme in its design and layout. A lot of the cards’ foil versions include secret art or a hidden message. For example, the foil version of Goblin Mime reveals an invisible box trapping the goblin, and Richard Garfield, Ph.D. has Garfield’s autograph. The Un-set also included a secret message detailing cards that didn’t make it into the set in a Christmas Story-esque decoder ring-adjacent challenge. Each Unhinged card has a single word printed after its collector number and artist credit, and arranging each card in reverse alphabetical order spells out the following message:

Here are some more cards that didn't make it: Moronic Tutor; Lint Golem; Wave of Incontinence; I'm Quitting Magic; Bob from Accounting; Castrate; Mishra's Bling Bling; Dead Bunny Isle; Circle of Protection: Pants; Time Fart; Sliver and Onions; Kobold Ass Master; Thanks, Barn; Mild Mongrel; Robo-Samurai; Obligatory Angel; Chump-Blocking Orphan; Wrath of Dog; Celery Stalker; Hugs-a-lot Demon; Assticore; Codpiece of the Chosen; Hurl; What the Cluck?!; Nachomancer; Scrubotomy; Arcbound Noah; Darksteel Spork; Look at Me, I'm Accounts Receivable; Hydro Djinn; Bad Stone Rain Variant; S.O.B.F.M.; Pinko Kami; Purple Nurple; Form of Uncle Istvan; Them's Fightin' Wards; Spleen of Ramos; Fifteenth Pick; Squizzle, Goblin Nabizzle; Zombie Cheerleading Squad; Two-Way Myr; Bone Flute 2: Electric Boogaloo; Magic Offline; Nutclamp; Bwahahahaaa!; Dragon Ass; Phyrexian Sno-Cone Machine; Chimney Pimp; R.T.F.C.; Greased Weasel; Flame War; We Don't Need No Stinkin' Merfolk; Ting!; and Disrobing Scepter (again!).

Unhinged secret message

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Wordmail

Stop That

Unhinged introduced a slew of new Un-mechanics and creature types. A lot of the cards reference the names of cards, requiring you speak it aloud (like Emcee) or checking the name for a quality of some kind (like Double Header or Wordmail). The Gotcha! mechanic returns a card with that ability when an opponent does or says the trigger. My favorite Gotcha! card is definitely Stop That, but anyone in my playgroup can tell you I’m the serial card-flipper.

Old Fogey

Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil

The second Un-set makes a ton of references to both Unglued and old Magic in general. Blast from the Past and Old Fogey were both printed with the classic border and featured mechanics long since taken out to pasture (Old Fogey was the first dinosaur creature card, a type reintroduced in Ixalan). Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil completes the demons-to-beasts-to-demons pipeline that started in Unglued.

Unstable

Unstable arrived in December of 2017 after a 14-year wait. It was also considered a financial failure, so once again our good friends at R&D were forced to make real Magic cards instead of fun ones. Its design was actually finished in 2014, but the schedule couldn’t allow for its release until three years later.

Unstable contained 216-ish silver-bordered cards and five black-bordered full-art basics, as well as a single black-bordered “Rigger” creature. Unstable sold as 10-card booster packs and a 16-card Draft booster. While the first two Un-sets were designed to be drafted and played alongside other black-bordered cards, Unstable was best drafted alone.

Two flagship mechanics dominate the Un-set. The assemble mechanic allows you to create Contraptions pulled from a separate deck of cards and placed in their own special “Sprocket” zones. Each upkeep you can move the special “CRANK!” counter to the next sprocket, then crank all contraptions in that sprocket to activate them.

The second main Unstable mechanic was host creatures and augments. Host creatures all have enters-the-battlefield effects, and their art and name are divided by a vertical line. Augment creatures can be played and attached to them, replacing part of the name and ability text and modifying the creature’s power and toughness.

Unstable also saw the return of now-classic Un-mechanics, like wordy cards (Garbage Elemental) , art-matters (Goblin Haberdasher), and flavor-matters (Graveyard Busybody).

One of my favorite bits WotC pulled off in Unstable are the multiple different printings of cards with the same name. Knight of the Kitchen Sink, for example, has four different printings depending on which obscure kitchen utensil they've forgotten. This is a cute joke, until you realize you need to organize each of those Very Cryptic Commands with four different effects. Another example, Extremely Slow Zombie, has four different arts showing the zombie slowly reach out to grab you over the course of a full year.

Unsanctioned

February 2020’s Unsanctioned is a reprint-heavy Un-set with a slight wrestling theme. It features only 96 cards, 16 of which are new. The reprints include 19 Unglued cards, 24 Unhinged cards, 27 Unstable cards, and 1 Hascon promo card reprint: Sword of Dungeons & Dragons.

Unsanctioned was sold in boxes of five preconstructed decks of 30 cards each, with the intent that players would purchase two decks and combine them to play against their opponents. Sort of like a board game.

Alexander Clamilton

Pippa, Duchess of Dice

Stet, Draconic Proofreader

Syr Cadian, Knight Owl

Unsanctioned featured the return of classic Un-mechanics like wordy, art matters, etc. It also introduced a cycle of legendary creatures to be used as Un-commanders. They’re mono-colored creatures with an enemy-colored activated ability; Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher, Alexander Clamilton, Pippa, Duchess of Dice, Stet, Draconic Proofreader, and Syr Cadian, Knight Owl (this is the only one that makes me chuckle).

Timmy, Power Gamer

Unsanctioned also saw the reprints of Johnny, Combo Player and Timmy, Power Gamer, but interestingly not Spike, Tournament Grinder. Maybe it’s become too powerful and needs a ban?

Unfinity

Unfinity was released in late 2022 and brought 30 commanders, a plethora of new and interesting mechanics including stickers and attractions, a mix of Eternal playable and unplayable cards, and a unique space theme.

Unfinity marks a departure from the silver-bordered cards. It replaces the silver border with an acorn foil security stamp to denote that the cards are not for tournament play.

The changeover was done in part to encourage playing with the Un-cards outside of the vacuum-sealed environment of an “only silver-border” format. For example, there was a lot of hubbub when Saw in Half was spoiled. It’s a surprisingly powerful effect for an Un-set card, and it’s legal in Eternal formats.

Unfinity is the first Un-set with a storyline to speak of. It centers on “Myra the Magnificent's Intergalactic Astrotorium of Fun,” a space carnival that travels the galaxy as a series of interconnected spaceships that can move from planet to planet. The employees of the park include typical Magic creatures like elves, zombies, and goblins.

Unfinity draft boosters include sticker sheets and Unfinity's collector boosters are fully foil. The collector boosters have a rate of three of the 15 with a special “galaxy foil” treatment. Like the other Un-sets, Unfinity includes full-art basic lands, two of each type, with space-themed artwork lovingly dubbed the “Space-ic lands.” It also had a special selling point: The 2-color shock lands cycle was reprinted with borderless art variants in the set.

Unfinity ended up being the largest Un-set ever with well over 300 unique cards and even more if you're counting card variants. It was also overwhelmingly negatively received by players, who strongly dislike the acorn stamp change, and the fact that mechanics like stickers were legal in most formats. Wizards retroactively banned any cards with stickers and/or attractions from Eternal formats outside of Commander. Before that, cards like _____ Goblin actually had competitive success in formats like Legacy.

Are Un-Sets Tournament Legal?

Most Un-sets aren't tournament legal. Silver-bordered and acorn-stamped cards are designed for casual formats, but Unfinity included cards with the regular security stamp that are legal in Eternal formats like Commander, Legacy, and Vintage.

What About Un-Lands?

The Un-set basic lands can be used as basics in any format. Unfinity’s reprints of the Ravnica shock lands are legal in any format they were already legal in.

What Are Acorn Cards?

Acorn cards are cards that aren’t legal for tournament play. They include mechanics that would be impossible to include in a standard MTG set.

Acorn cards are black-bordered and stamped with a foil acorn security stamp. This effectively indicates what a silver-border originally did: that the card isn’t tournament legal.

So far, the acorn stamp has only appeared in two sets: Unfinity and Mystery Booster 2. In the latter, it was used on paper printed version of digital-only Alchemy cards on MTG Arena. You can open a card like Oracle of the Alpha in MB2, but the acorn stamp notes that it's not tournament legal.

Acorn vs. Silver-Bordered Cards

Claire D'Loon, Joy Sculptor

Un-sets were originally printed with silver borders to indicate that the cards are meant for casual play and aren’t tournament-legal. But as of Unfinity, the Un-sets can have black borders and an acorn security stamp on the cards that are not tournament legal. The acorn essentially means exactly what silver-border used to.

Can You Play Un-Cards in Commander?

Silver-bordered and acorn-stamped cards from Un-sets cannot be played in a typical Commander game. However, if it doesn't include one of these features, it's legal! You’re encouraged to use the cards in casual formats, though you can always bring this up as a Rule 0 discussion with your playgroup about potentially including cards that aren't technically legal.

Wrap Up

Killer Cosplay | Illustration by Leonardo Santanna

The more than 20-year journey from Unglued to Unfinity saw a wide variety of goofy mechanics made to poke fun at this ridiculous card game we’re all so invested in. These sets, while not the most popular or the most financially viable for WotC, serve an important purpose in reminding us that Magic is, ultimately, just a game.

Have fun with it when we can! Before you spiral and get upset about the borderless, Secret Lair, Universes Beyond card, Deadpool, Trading Card, pull back and re-establish your perspective. Take a break from grinding on MTGA or MTGO and flip through the Scryfall page for Unglued. It’ll do wonders for your mental health, I swear. Let me know what card makes you chuckle the most in the comments down below or over on the Draftsim Twitter.

Thank you for reading, and remember to find something to laugh at this week!

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Comet, Stellar Pup | Illustration by Jeff Miracola

Greetings planeswalkers! Today it’s time to go over the Draft format of the latest Un-set, Unfinity. You could consider this one of my “Ultimate Guides” if you want, but I'll be going into a bit less detail than normal given the casual nature of the product.

I still have everything you need for success though. Expect to learn the archetypes, how to use attractions and stickers, and what bombs (or ”bombs”) you might open. Without further ado, let’s dive into Unfinity Draft!

Casual Draft Philosophy

Opening Ceremony | Illustration by Greg Bobrowski

Before getting into the meat and potatoes of the set I wanted to touch on how best to approach a format where winning is a secondary goal. Going into Unfinity like any other Draft set is kind of missing the point.

While your store might still have payouts based on Draft record there’s such an obvious change to the “spirit of the game” when playing a set like this. Just picture your local grinder trying to rules lawyer their 10-year-old opponent that they were standing too close for Dart Throw (“Judge! My opponent was only 2.95 feet away, I measured it!”) and you’ll see what I mean. Pure, uh, cringe,right?

So my philosophy for drafting sets like this is simple: don’t be cringe! You should still be directionally aligned towards winning (if not outright trying) since there’s nothing “fun” to me about getting mana screwed or building an unplayable deck. But at the same time my goal for every Draft of this set above all else is to do something fun.

My philosophy is: use basic archetype drafting and good deckbuilding fundamentals to make sure your deck is functional and then use the leverage that creates to try to pull off something neat like Form of the Approach of the Second Sun. And don’t get tilted if you lose to shenanigans. That’s the point of the set!

Attractions

Attractions are a core facet of theme parks and a big feature in this set. They’re particularly notable because they start in a completely different deck. They’re similar to contraptions in that they don’t have a normal Magic card back.

Some rules for the attraction deck are as follows:

• You need to have at least three attractions to build an attraction deck. There’s no maximum number.
• You have to spend Draft picks on attractions to build your attraction deck.
• There’s no restriction on playing attractions of the same name, similar to other Limited cards.

You need to play a card with “open an attraction” to actually use attractions. That flips the top card of your attraction deck into play which causes you to visit your attractions each turn.

Visiting your attractions happens automatically as you begin the first main phase on each of your turns. Just roll a d6 and visit each attraction that corresponds to the result. You can see which results correspond by looking to the bottom right side of an attraction card. The Dart Throw above lets you play it on a 2, 3, 4, and 6.

Note that all of the attractions have different variants that work the same except they have different eligible die rolls. The number 1 on these cards never activates them, while the number 6 always does.

Attractions are a major draft mechanic for Golgari () and Dimir () but can be engaged with to varying degrees in other archetypes. You might want to prioritize them, pick up just enough to make the attraction deck, or ignore them entirely depending on your deck.

Stickers

Stickers are another core mechanic in Unfinity. There are four kinds of stickers in this set:

• Name stickers
• Ability stickers
• Art stickers
• Power/toughness stickers

Each of these stickers has a corresponding Draft archetype that I’ll cover later. As for the stickers themselves you can see what they look like above. It’s important to remember that you have to spend tickets to buy ability and PT stickers, but not name or art stickers. Tickets are an alternate resource generated by cards like Park Bleater and as a prize for winning certain attractions.

You can put stickers on your cards by playing cards that say “you may put a sticker.” Some cards just say “a sticker” (meaning you can put whatever you pay for), while others specify what kind of sticker you can use.

You can use the stickers that you open from your three packs. You don’t have to draft them, but you also can’t pick whichever ones you want. There are 48 different sticker sheets in the set, so expect the unexpected!

Archetypes

For all its apparent gimmicky-ness, Unfinity has 10 2-color Draft pairs like any normal set. Some of these archetypes overlap nicely while others are basically doing their own thing entirely.

Azorius Name Stickers

Azorius’ () signpost uncommon is Angelic Harold, which shows off its theme in this set. Namely (heh) putting name stickers on things and getting all sorts of bonuses for doing so. In another world, this is a candidate for a fun Unfinity commander.

The most reliable cards to build around for Azorius are those that care about you placing a name sticker. Some good payoffs for this archetype include A Good Day to Pie, _____ _____ _____ Trespasser, and Make a _____ Splash. Wizards of the _____ is one of my favorite commons for this deck because it’s a great value creature with a bit of name synergy.

Dimir Roll Control

Dimir’s signpost uncommon is Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost (“dee kay”=decay, get it?). This archetype is often a grindy 2-color combo, but its approach to grindy-ness in Unfinity is rather novel since attractions are your main form of card advantage.

Attractions themselves are rather unreliable, but that’s what you signed up for by playing an Un-set, right? You’re in a great position to get extra value out of Dee Kay and Night Shift of the Living Dead since attractions roll dice every single turn. Common removal spells like Boing! and Six-Sided Die trigger them too. And be sure to pick up Attempted Murder if you can since it’s an absolute bomb in this archetype.

Rakdos High Roller

Rakdos’ () signpost uncommon is Monoxa, Midway Manager, a somewhat efficient creature that becomes much stronger if you can pull off some good die rolls. This makes attractions attractive to Rakdos because having at least one out lets you roll more each turn.

This is generally an aggressive strategy, so Dissatisfied Customer is a good fit here. I also like the cards I mentioned above like Six-Sided Die here.

Gruul Mass Dice

The Space Family Goblinson shows off Gruul’s () approach to die rolling: quantity over quality! You’ll want to roll as many dice as you can to power up cards like it, Resolute Veggiesaur, and Goblin Girder Gang. Atomwheel Acrobats is another card I like here because it rewards you for low rolls.

While this archetype overlaps with Rakdos quite a bit (both are aggressive decks that like rolling dice), one key difference is that changing die roll results is only available in black. This further reinforces Gruul’s argument for rolling lots of dice and caring less about results.

Selesnya Ability Stickers

The adorable Tusk and Whiskers show off Selesnya’s () approach to Unfinity, which is all about putting ability stickers on creatures you control. Tusk and Whiskers acts as an engine of sorts giving you extra sizing, free tickets, and lots more opportunities to put stickers on your cards.

Ticket generation is very important for this archetype since the better ability stickers can be very expensive to buy. Some great cards for this are Wicker Picker, Stiltstrider, and Finishing Move.

Orzhov Hats Matter

“Brims” Barone, Midway Mobster is a neat card that headlines Orzhov’s () archetype in this set: hat tribal. Hat tribal is a bizarre aggro deck that seeks out creatures wearing hats. These aren’t identified for you in the text of the cards, so look closely for hats in the art on your cards!

Some cards that really excel in this archetype are Hat Trick, Park Re-Entry, T.A.P.P.E.R., Haberthrasher, and Rat in the Hat. This isn’t an exhaustive list of cards with hats on them though, so be on the lookout for creatures that can fill out your curve.

And don’t forget to bring your own hat too or else ”Brims” won’t have menace!

Izzet Art Stickers/Spells

Roxi, Publicist to the Stars is Izzet’s () signpost uncommon in Unfinity, leading another archetype built around stickers (specifically art stickers). It’s a potent wincon if you can cover your board with art stickers and basically starts as at least a 2/4 flier for .

To get the most out of this archetype you want cards like Wee Champion, Proficient Pyrodancer, and Goblin Airbrusher.

Your stickers can be put on creatures you control, lands you control, or anything else. Creatures like Wee Champion encourage you to go all in on them with stickers, but you risk losing all your stickers if the creature holding them dies. A balanced approach is to spread the love and occasionally sticker up your lands.

Golgari Attractions

Spinnerette, Arachnobat (neat pun) heads my favorite archetype in this set. It’s a decent creature that blocks fliers, has a bit of ETB value, and attacks better later on.

To build a good Golgari () deck you want to focus on drafting the best attractions, ways to open them (Coming Attraction, Petting Zookeeper, Squirrel Squatters), and some removal to slow down the game.

You’ll have all sorts of time to sit by blockers and do things of questionable value like Dart Throw, Push Your Luck, and Memory Test if you can stop your opponent from killing you. What can I say, I just love durdling!

Boros Clown Robot Tribal

For those who don’t love to durdle, Pietra, Crafter of Clowns might be an appealing card to build around. It headlines Boros’ () tribal aggro deck in this set, which is, uh, “clown robot aggro.” Boros just loves attacking so much that it can’t even take a day off for an Un-set!

There aren’t a ton of cards for this theme in Unfinity, but there’s just enough between Clowning Around, Circuits Act, Assembled Ensemble, and Pietra, Crafter of Clowns to build a deck. Prioritize payoffs like Omniclown Colossus and Assembled Ensemble above all else because that’s where a lot of this archetype’s power comes from. Those are your best lead in for drafting this archetype since it’s too narrow for me to recommend that you force it.

Simic Power/Toughness Stickers

The final archetype is a bit of a ramp/stompy deck built around power/toughness stickers. Ambassador Blorpityblorpboop is the signpost uncommon for Simic () and acts as more of a value card than anything else. It can eventually bash for a ton of damage, but its second ability likely won’t add much sizing if you play it on turn 5.

Some great cards for Simic are Lineprancers, Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker, Finishing Move, and Strength-Testing Hammer. This archetype also has great overlap with Selesnya because of all the tickets it generates, so feel free to splash for great white cards if you can.

Draft Overview

Drafting Unfinity is a bit weird. You usually start with either an archetype signpost, a great uncommon that goes in multiple archetypes, or something plain funny and weird. You can then either draft around what you have or stay open to new things you get passed.

Remember that a lot of archetypes overlap with each other:

• Azorius, Selesnya, Izzet, and Simic all have overlap, which means focusing on stickers is a good hedge if you start with white, green, or blue cards. Some sticker payoffs work fine with all kinds of stickers.
• Die rolling is another overlap, so Rakdos and Gruul can prioritize a lot of the same cards.
• Dimir and Golgari have the best overlap for a controlling attractions deck since they both care about value, removal, and opening attractions.
• Orzhov and Boros are aggro decks that are mostly on their own. These are good choices if you keep getting passed payoffs for them and lack a strong other direction, or if you just want to bash some heads in with meme aggro.

Drafting attractions is one thing you’ll have to worry about, particularly if you’re playing anything with black. These are largely interchangeable, but the best ones tend to be at higher rarities. Even the worst attractions (defined as ones you can’t consistently complete) still let you roll dice and won’t prevent you from opening new ones.

Bomb Rares

Phone a Friend

Phone a Friend is gimmicky but grossly undercosted. It’s probably game-breaking no matter what you get!

Comet, Stellar Pup

Comet, Stellar Pup is a really powerful planeswalker that goes off with all the effects in this set that cares about die rolling. It’s unusual to use and a bit unreliable, but it usually puts out a bunch of value.

Urza’s Fun House

Urza's Fun House doesn’t look usable at first glance, but all it takes is one Nearby Planet for this to add infinite mana. This is a mondo combo, and the added value from the “AskUrza.com” mode makes this one of the best cards in the set.

Surprise Party

Surprise Party has a bit of a Cheatyface subgame to it but it can win you the game on the spot if you pull it off.

Attempted Murder

Attempted Murder isn’t technically rare but makes the list anyways because it’s most definitely a “mythic uncommon” of sorts. The base rate here for “kill and make fliers” is strong, but what makes this even better is that it triggers any “when you roll” effects X times!

This is close enough to something like Stolen by the Fae that I highly recommend it.

Pregaming the Draft

Because Unfinity has a bunch of weird cards that ask you to do unconventional things for the best results, you can metagame the set by coming prepared with the following items:

• A hat (the best hats are ones that you can easily balance objects on).
• As many Magic-branded items as you own (Souvenir T-Shirt).
• A rainbow shirt (an MTG pride shirt fulfills two requirements at once).
• A list of good instants/sorceries in Standard (for Standard Procedure).
• A staged setup for Photo Op on social media, if you’re that much of a try-hard.
• Friends for Phone a Friend. Hopefully, you have those.

All I’d bring myself is a hat. Who metagames at an Unfinity Draft?

Wrap Up

Carnival Barker | Illustration by Dave Greco

And with that, we’ve reached the end of my Unfinity guide. I could’ve certainly gone into more detail but that would ultimately be against the spirit of the set itself. This set is truly a Draft experience like no other, and one that I hope you’ve gotten to enjoy yourself. Whether or not this set succeeds will likely inform how many other Un-sets like it we get in the future.

What do you think of Unfinity Draft? Is it too silly for you, or are you excited to go all-in for this set’s format? Let me know in the comments below or tag us in a picture of your Unfinity Draft metagame get-up over on Twitter.

Until next time, may you always come prepared for your Opening Ceremony!

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Illustration by Simon Dominic

I never really paid all that much attention to Un-sets. I like the concept, I think they’re fun, but they always just kind of flew under the radar for me.

I’m coming to regret this absolutely egregious oversight of mine.

Unfinity looks like it’s shaping up to be a gorgeous, whimsical, fun-filled set with a creative and unique aesthetic that we haven’t really seen before in Magic. Do you like carnivals? What about the circus? What about space?

If you said “yes” to any of those questions (which I sincerely hope you did), then this is the set for you.

Unfinity Basic Information

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Set Details

Set Symbol
Set Code	UNF
Hashtag	#MTGUNF and #MTGUnfinity
Number of Cards	244 + 292
Rarities	Common, Uncommon, Rare, Mythic Rare
Mechanics	Dice rolling, TBA

Important Dates

About the Set: The Story

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We’ve only just barely been given a glimpse of the newest Un-set so far, but I couldn't be more excited for the theme in this one. A traveling space carnival with splashes of retro-pop art and a fun, whimsical aesthetic? Sign me up!

Unfinity introduces us to Myra the Magnificent's Intergalactic Astrotorium of Fun (try saying that ten times fast). This circus-carnival-amusement park hybrid features a bunch of interconnected flying spaceships that move from planet to planet. Talk about one heck of a daytrip. How long do you think it would take to see everything the park has to offer?

And be ready for a bit of meta-fun. The park’s owner, Myra, used Magic itself as her main inspiration for the Astrotorium. I definitely saw an Ajani Goldmane cosplayer in some promo art for the Un-set. She’s doing it without a license, though. Don’t be a nark.

Wander through the thrumming streets of Myra the Magnificent's Intergalactic Astrotorium of Fun to enjoy a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. And don’t worry if you spot a goblin, elf, vampire, or zombie running about. Those are just the employees.

Set Mechanics

Stickers and Tickets

Yeah, you read that right, stickers are coming to Magic. Get ready to desecrate your fresh mythics with horns, titles, new stats, and more. Each sticker card contains three name stickers, three art stickers, two ability stickers (which cost tickets), and some power/toughness stickers.

While some may seem pointless, like the art stickers, don't count those out just yet. There are actually some mechanics which want you to analyze the art on the card, or the words/number of vowels on it, and that'll have a serious impact on gameplay. Don't just put a hat on Space Beleren all willy nilly!

Visit and Attractions

In addition to your good ol' fashioned deck of Magic cards, you'll have a separate “attraction deck.” It'll contain attractions, which are a little like artifacts, that come into play whenever you play a card that opens an Attraction, like “Lifetime” Pass Holder.

At the beginning of your main phase, you'll roll a die to visit your Attractions. If the resulting role is lit up on an Attraction you control, you'll get the effect on the card. The Attractions all have numbers one through six, with “1” always being dim, and “6” always being lit up.

Dice Rolling

Unfinity was pretty far into its design process when Forgotten Realms was released, finally introducing die rolling to a premier set. This mechanic has been something of a staple to silver-bordered cards and this Un-set is no different.

In case you completely missed it in AFR and this is your first Un-set, let me catch you up. Dice rolling refers to rolling a D20 when a specific condition is met, or as an activated ability. Certain things happen (or don’t) depending on what you roll. Pretty neat, huh?

There are also some payoffs associated with rolling dice peppered throughout the set. The Space Family Goblinson seems to get a new addition every time you roll. They've definitely got their hands full, but at least they're working together!

Hats

Hats are quite literally hats on the creatures within the art. Some cards, such as Hat Trick, have additional effects if the creature has a hat. It's incredibly simple, maybe too so, and fits perfectly well into what these kinds of un-sets like to do.

Wordplay

Certain cards, like Wizards of the __________, care about the number of vowels or other letters/words on cards. Like Hats, its simply done by looking at the card being targeted/in focus of the wordplay card.

People Outside The Game

Yes, plenty of cards in Unfinity will be referencing people outside of the game. Some require you to ask them directly, some want you to call them. Regardless, these will be exceptionally fun to play and interact with at a packed LGS, or even at a kitchen table with non-Magic players!

Official Spoilers

September 27, 2022

• A Good Day to Pie
• Deadbeat Attendant
• Coming Attraction
• Giant Mana Cake
• Dissatisfied Customer
• Spooky Clown Mox
• Atomwheel Acrobat
• Petting Zookeeper
• Bird Gets the Worm
• Blufferfish
• Slimy Burrito Illusion
• Decisions, Decisions
• Clowning Around
• Disemvowel
• Demonic Tourist Laser
• Now You See Me…
• Plot Armor
• Bag Check
• Art Appreciation
• Aardwolf's Advantage
• Chicken Troupe
• Slight Malfunction
• Eelectrocute
• Blorbian Buddy
• An Incident Has Occurred
• Embiggen
• Super-Duper Lost
• Jetpack Janitor
• Focused Funambulist
• Circuits Act
• Bamboozling Beeble
• Bounce Chamber
• Gobsmacked
• Autograph Book
• Goblin Coward Parade
• Alpha Guard
• Soul Swindler
• Geek Lotus Warrior
• Scared Stiff
• Big Winner
• Croakid Amphibonaut
• Mystic Doom Sandwich
• Finishing Move
• Prize Wall
• Line Cutter
• Leading Performance
• Sassy Gremlin Blood
• Down for Repairs
• Glitterflitter
• Rat in the Hat
• Ancestral Hot Dog Minotaur
• Cursed Firebreathing Yogurt
• Primal Elder Kitty
• Happy Dead Squirrel
• Eternal Acrobat Toast
• Carnival Elephant Meteor
• Draconian Gate-Bot
• Sanguine Slipper
• Space Fungus Snickerdoodle
• Non-Human Cannonball
• Elemental Time Flamingo
• Narrow-Minded Baloney Fireworks
• Impounding Lot-Bot
• Aerialephant
• Stiltstrider
• Amped Up
• Mistakes Were Made
• -o-saurus
• Boing!
• Snazzy Aether Homunculus
• Scooch
• Squishy Sphinx Ninja
• Ride Guide
• Wrinkly Monkey Shenanigans
• Sticky Kavu Daredevil
• Unglued Pea-Brained Dinosaur
• Motion Sickness
• Questionable Cuisine
• Weird Angel Flame
• Trained Blessed Mind
• Ticket Turbotubes
• Unassuming Gelatinous Serpent
• Unstable Robot Dragon
• Wee Champion
• Vampire Champion Fury
• Six-Sided Die
• Ticketomaton
• One-Clown Band
• Seasoned Buttoneer
• T.A.P.P.E.R.
• Unlawful Entry
• Minotaur de Force
• Xenosquirrels
• Goblin
• Yawgmoth Merfolk Soul
• Well Done
• Pietra, Crafter of Clowns
• Swinging Ship
• Park Map
• Wolf in Clothing
• Vegetation Abomination
• Zombie Cheese Magician
• Rad Rascal

September 26, 2022

• Quick Fixer
• Form of the Approach of the Second Sun
• Urza's Fun House
• Plate Spinning
• Blue Ribbon
• Information Booth
• Park Re-Entry
• Trespasser
• Bumper Cars
• Playable Delusionary Hydra
• Hardy of Myra's Marvels
• Astroquarium
• Spinnerette Arachnobat
• Pair o'Dice Lost
• Tunnel of Love
• Strength-Testing Hammer
• Ferris Wheel
• Storybook Ride
• It Came from Planet Glurg
• Trapeze Artist
• Icing Manipulator
• Standard Procedure
• Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker
• Log Flume
• Busted!
• Souvenir T-Shirt
• Resolute Veggiesaur

September 25, 2022

• Fluros of Myra's Marvels
• Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
• Haberthrasher
• Contortionist Otter Storm
• Fight the Fight
• Complaints Clerk
• Pick-a-Beeble

September 24, 2022

• Dee Kay, Finder of The Lost
• Squirrel Squatters
• Trigger Happy
• Lineprancers
• Pie-Eating Contest
• Tchotchke Elemental

September 23, 2022

• Command Performance
• Clown Car
• Main Event Horizon
• Carnival Barker
• Pin Collection
• Monitor Monitor
• Clown Extruder
• Squid Fire knight
• Goblin Girder Gang
• Werewolf Lightning Mage
• Unique Charmed Pants
• Kiddie Coaster
• Sole Performer
• Captain Rex Nebula
• Unsanctioned Ancient Juggler
• Balloon Stand
• Last Voyage of the
• Knight in Armor
• Goblin Airbrusher
• Sword-Swallowing Seraph
• Baaallerina
• Scavenger Hunt
• Notorious Silver War
• Make a Splash
• Balls of Fire
• Starlight Spectacular
• Park Bleater
• Wild Ogre Bupkis
• Monoxa, Midway Manager
• Knife and Death
• Treacherous Trapezist

September 22, 2022

• Cover the Spot
• Merry-Go-Round
• Animate Graveyard
• The Most Dangerous Gamer
• Claire D'Loon, Joy Sculptor
• Brims Barone, Midway Mobster
• Spelling Bee
• Lila, Hospitality Hostess
• Exit Through the Grift Shop
• Discourtesy Clerk
• Done for the Day
• Tug of War
• Solaflora, Intergalactic Icon
• Octo Opus
• Trivia Contest
• Photo Op
• Katerina of Myra's Marvels
• Night Brushwagg Ringmaster
• Proficient Pyrodancer
• Black Hole
• Push Your Luck
• Roxi, Publicist to the Stars

September 21, 2022

• Spinny Ride
• Goblin Cruciverbalist
• Get Your Head in the Game
• Rocketship
• Celebr-8000
• Midunderstood Trapeze Elf
• A Real Handful
• Squirrel Stack
• Gallery of Legends
• Guess Your Fate
• Drop Tower
• Night Shift of the Living Dead
• Ambassador Blorpityblorpboop
• Memory Test
• Grand Marshal Macie
• Phone a Friend
• Trendy Circus Pirate
• Roller Coaster
• Cool Fluffy Loxodon
• Gray Merchant of Alphabet
• Truss, Chief Engineer
• Scampire
• Ticking Mime Bomb
• Priority Boarding
• Tusk and Whiskers
• Bioluminary
• Clandestine Chameleon
• Trash Bin
• Opening Ceremony
• Don't Try This at Home

September 20, 2022

• Eldrazi Guacamole Tightrope
• Dart Throw
• Unhinged Beast Hunt
• Omniclown Colossus
• Robo-Piñata
• Meet and Greet Sisay
• Juggletron
• Haunted House
• Greatest Show in the Multiverse
• Phyrexian Midway Bamboozle
• Space Beleren
• Wizards of the
• Lifetime Pass Holder
• Hat Trick
• Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
• Jermane, Pride of the Circus
• Centrifuge
• Surprise Party
• Nearby Planet
• Rock Star
• Goblin Blastronauts
• Comet, Stellar Pup
• Jetpack Death Seltzer
• Concession Stand
• Myra the Magnificent
• The Superlatorium
• Familiar Beeble Mascot
• Deep-Fried Plague Myr
• Vorthos, Steward of Myth
• Hall of Mirrors
• Foam Weapons Kiosk
• Attempted Murder
• Bar Entry
• Centaur of Attention
• How Is This a Par Three?!
• Exchange of Words
• Gift Shop
• Devil K. Nevil
• Costume Shop
• D00-DL, Caricaturist

November 29, 2021

• Assembled Ensemble
• Killer Cosplay
• Saw in Half
• The Space Family Goblinson
• Water Gun Balloon Game
• Hallowed Fountain
• Watery Grave
• Blood Crypt
• Stomping Ground
• Temple Garden
• Godless Shrine
• Overgrown Tomb
• Breeding Pool
• Steam Vents
• Sacred Foundry

No More Silver Borders

I’m not sure if this necessarily counts as a “fun fact” because it’s kind of important information, but here we go. Among a whole lot of other questions and discussion, Mark Rosewater, the lead for Unfinity, made a pretty drastic decision: this Un-set won’t be entirely silver-bordered.

Before I get too ahead of myself, let me explain in case you’re confused. Basically, silver-bordered cards aren’t tournament legal. Black-bordered cards are tournament legal. Pretty simple, right? Right. So what does this mean?

Well, they’re not completely removing the idea of silver borders from Unfinity, just changing it up a bit. Some of the cards in the set will have a black border and thus be tournament legal. Cards that are deemed unfit for official play still won’t be legal, they’ll just be marked in a different way.

Enter the acorn security stamp:

Yes, you heard and saw that right. Instead of using a silver border to identify Unfinity cards that aren’t tournament-legal, they’ll be stamped with this little guy. These are dubbed “acorn” cards, while the non-stamped cards are “eternal” cards.

Notable Cards

Showcase Cards

The showcase cards for Unfinity are absolutely adorable. As with all showcase cards they feature alternate art. But in this case, the art from the original card was given to another artist who created a retro-pop style version of the same art.

I love it.

Space-ic Full-Art Lands

More full-art lands! And they’re space themed! And so pretty! There are two cycles of the new space-ic full-art lands from Unfinity.

First are the planetary space-ic lands that feature gorgeous, dynamic art of the surface on weird and beautiful alien worlds. You can get your hands on these in Unfinity’s draft and collector boosters, where they show up in about seven of every ten packs. There are two slots for them in collector boosters, though.

The second cycle is the orbital space-ic lands which show off the same alien planets, but from space! If these are more your style you’re still going to want to pick up some boosters. Your odds are the same whether you get draft or collector boosters: one out of every four packs. Just like with the planetary space-ics, collector boosters offer two chances for you to get these lands.

Borderless Shock Lands

I’m not going to talk about the impact of printing shock lands in an Un­-set. They’re not “acorn” cards which means they’re going to be tournament legal, and that’s great! But they’re also shiny and in space and I’m distracted. Let’s just appreciate the pretty art, shall we?

Prerelease Promo

Water Gun Balloon Game is returning from old Un­-sets with a brand-new art treatment! You can get your hands on this card by participating in Unfinity’s release event at your local premium WPN game store.

Galaxy Foil

We don’t have any examples of this yet, but we’ll be seeing a new type of foil with this Un-set. Very on-theme with galaxy foil, these cards will have an effect that looks like stars in space. Sounds pretty cool and I’m eager to see it in practice.

Attractions in Legacy

Both The Most Dangerous Gamer and “Lifetime” Pass Holder have actually seen some Legacy play recently. While they haven't exactly dominated a Legacy challenge yet, they're managed to be thrown around in some jank builds here and there, which is far less than the average Legacy player claimed to be worried about.

Available Products

Draft Boosters

It wouldn’t be an Un-set without draft boosters! These boosters include 16 cards that are specifically built for Limited play, and you can buy individual packs or a box of 36 boosters. The Unfinity draft boosters feature some promo art with that Ajani cosplayer I mentioned earlier.

Unfinity draft boosters contain:

• 1 basic land
• 10 commons
• 3 uncommons
• 1 rare/mythic
• 1 marketing/token card

Wizards of The Coast Magic: The Gathering Unfinity Draft Booster Box | 36 Packs + Box Topper (505 Magic Cards)

• 36 Unfinity MTG Draft Boosters 1 foil Borderless Shock Land box topper card
• 14 Magic cards 1 Sticker sheet in every Draft Booster
• 1 Full-Art Space-ic Land in every pack—Borderless Shock Land replaces Space-ic Land in 4% of Draft Boosters
• 1 Rare or Mythic Rare card in every pack
• Full of out-of-this-world mechanics and infinite laughs—just draft, add lands, and play with up to 12 players

$174.90

Buy on Amazon

Collector Boosters

Well, this is new! Unfinity is the first Un-set to get a collector booster as part of its product line, and there’s plenty to look forward to. These packs will be 100% foil cards, and they’ll also feature that new galaxy foil I mentioned earlier. 12 of the cards in each booster will be traditional foil while the other 3 will feature the galaxy foil.

Collector boosters are for (you guessed it) the collectors out there. This is the product for you if you’re looking for unique and aesthetic cards to add to your collection. You can also get a box of these instead of buying individual packs, just like the draft boosters. The Unfinity collector boosters boast some retro-pop art of a friendly lil alien ready to welcome you to the Astrotorium.

Unfinity collector boosters contain:

• 1 foil extended art rare/mythic
• 1 foil rare/mythic
• 9 foil commons/uncommons
• 3 foil special-frame cards
• 1 foil ancillary card
• 1 foil token

Wizards of the Coast Unfinity Collector Booster Box | 12 Packs + Box Topper (181 Magic Cards)

• 12 Unfinity MTG Collector Boosters plus 1 foil Borderless Shock Land box topper card
• The very first Un-set Collector Boosters—15 foil Magic cards plus 1 foil token in each booster
• 1 Traditional Foil reprint from a previous Un-set in every pack
• 1 Galaxy Foil and 1 Traditional Foil space-themed land in every pack—1 Galaxy Foil Borderless Shock Land in 4 percent of packs
• Total of 3–5 Galaxy Foils plus 10–12 Traditional Foil cards in every pack

$354.98

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Eternal Legality Controversy

Certain cards, specifically ones without the acorn symbol, are going to be legal in eternal constructed formats such as Commander or Legacy. some cards are already causing controversy for introducing annoying, overpowered, or downright confusing mechanics into these formats in a first-ever move by WotC to remove silver bordering.

Space Beleren is no Unfinity commander, yet the primary target of such criticism. It's completely legal in Commander and Legacy (for now), and is sure to cause confusion and annoyance if it manages to see play.

To Unfinity and Beyond

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That’s all we know about Unfinity so far! Are you excited about this Un-set? I know I sure am. It looks fun and cute and colorful, and the space-ic lands are just stunning. Not to mention the inclusion of shock lands, which are “eternal” cards and thus tournament legal. Pretty nice if you ask me.

What are you most excited to see come out of Unfinity? Do you have any speculation about what might show up in this Un-set? Let me know all about in the comments down below, or you can join Draftsim’s Discord and gab about it over there.

I’m all spaced out for now, though. Stay safe, stay healthy, and I’ll see you at the next port!

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