• March 27, 2020
• Tony Guo
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CHANGES TO THE IKORIA: LAIR OF BEHEMOTHS RELEASE SCHEDULE

As parts of the world recover from COVID-19 while others are still dealing with rising numbers of cases, we’ve come to accept that we cannot celebrate the release of a set in the uniform way to which we’ve become accustomed. For the safety of those working in our distribution and shipping centers as well as in acknowledgement that some places simply cannot open their doors, we will be rolling out the release of Ikoria as such:

• April 2 – Ikoria Debut, trailer launch, (7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET/2 p.m. UTC) and the start of previews
• April 10 – Last day of previews
• April 16 – Ikoria released on Magic: The Gathering Arena and Magic Online
• April 17 – Prerelease/release in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
• May 15 – Prerelease/release in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Australia/New Zealand

For this release, we’ll be combining our Prerelease and Release weekends—stores can sell any products on those dates and can still let players play Prerelease at home.

For areas outside of Asia, it’s apparent that many, if not most, places will not be open for business, and our ability to ship to those locations is equally affected. While we’re doing everything we can to minimize the disruptions and make it possible to enjoy Magic, we’re putting the safety of everyone who works to get Magic from Wizards and into your hands first, including distributors, retailers, and more.

We will continue to monitor these dates and make updates as necessary.

We also recognize the burden this will place on local game stores. While we do encourage players to preorder from their local store wherever and whenever they can, we also recognize that timing and world events may not make that logistically possible, so we’re making a few additional moves that we hope will help.