Wizards of the Coast has a reveal for the Commander decks of Nauctis: The Sunken Realm scheduled for today, but the internet got there first. Details of the set’s four ocean-themed preconstructed Commander decks leaked on X ahead of the official announcement. That spoils the surprise somewhat, much like finding the Christmas presents in the airing cupboard in mid-November. In keeping with the theme, the leak has gone everywhere at once.
The set is out on 5 February 2027 and is Magic’s first visit to a plane that is entirely underwater. It was announced at MagicCon Amsterdam in July as the first of three Magic Multiverse sets for 2027, ahead of Kamigawa: Titanbreach in June and a long-awaited trip to Zhalfir in October. Universes Beyond sets fill the gaps between them. Head designer Mark Rosewater has confirmed that every 2027 set gets at least four Commander decks, so the four-deck leak is no surprise. What matters is which legends lead them.
A whole plane under the sea is a long time coming. Merfolk have been around since Alpha in 1993, mostly to irritate red players and to be made obsolete by the next Lord of Atlantis. Blue players have spent three decades being told Islands were the problem. Now they have a world made of nothing else. Readers of a certain age may picture Gerry Anderson’s Stingray with a deck box attached, or Doug McClure in Warlords of Atlantis fighting a puppet octopus. Both comparisons are probably unfair to Wizards’ concept art.
We’ll stick to the official reveal for names and decklists rather than repeat the leak. If the set is anything like its preview art, February will be very wet indeed.
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