Whether or not the Explorer Anthology is worth buying depends on what cards are included, and if you actually want them in your collection. The cards that have been spoiled so far are: The first Explorer Anthology aims to strengthen certain Explorer decks while giving tools to promote diversity in the format, particularly for tier 1.5 and tier 2 archetypes. List of Explorer Anthologies Explorer Anthology 1 There are some sets between 20 that were never properly released on MTG Arena, with the exception of Amonkhetand Kaladesh which each saw a remastered release. And there were maybe 10 to 15 cards that see play in singleton formats like Commander and Brawl.Įxplorer is basically Pioneer Lite: a Constructed format that wants to be Pioneer with the cards that are currently available on MTG Arena.
Although it would be nice if more full remastered sets were released, the truth is that only 5 to 10 cards make Constructed formats in one way or another for most sets.įor example, Dragon’s Maze has maybe five cards that are interesting for Constructed, like Voice of Resurgence and Hidden Strings for the Explorer format.
What’s the Purpose of Explorer Anthology?Įxplorer Anthology is meant to make more cards available for the Explorer format without the need to release a full set. So we can definitely expect staples from Pioneer to hit MTG Arena through the Anthologies, as well as a few cards that might strengthen some archetypes without going into tier 1 territory. Favored Hoplite (Theros) | Illustration by Winona NelsonĮxplorer Anthology is a small release of 20 cards that are meant for Constructed play in the format, though they are legal in other formats like Historic Constructed.