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Duskmourn: House of Horror
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Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description A moth/Valgavoth's face
Design Annie Sardelis (lead), Mark Rosewater, Doug Beyer, Jacob Mooney, Jeremy Geist, Dan Musser, Emily Teng, Jules Robins, Bryan Hawley
Development Jules Robins (lead), Jadine Klomparens, Annie Sardelis, Jeremy Geist, Mark Gottlieb, Andrew Brown, Michael Hinderaker, Arya Karamchandani, Michael Majors
Art direction Ovidio Cartagena
Release date September 27, 2024
Plane Duskmourn
Themes and mechanics "Enchantment matters", Rooms
Keywords/​ability words Delirium, Eerie, Impending, Manifest dread, Survival
Set size 276 + 141
Expansion code DSK[1]
Development codename Swimming
Return to Tarkir Standard
Bloomburrow Duskmourn: House of Horror Death Race
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Dungeons & Dragons 50th Anniversary Superdrop Duskmourn: House of Horror Duskmourn: House of Horror
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DSK expansion symbol

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Duskmourn: House of Horror is the 102nd Magic expansion. It was released on September 27, 2024.[2][3][4][5]

Set details[ | ]

Duskmourn

Duskmourn key art (Mirror Room // Fractured Realm)

“  Face Your Fears. All of Them.  ”

Duskmourn: House of Horror is top-down designed Modern Horror set based on the Haunted House trope. It has a completely different tone than the set that precedes it, Bloomburrow. It is inspired by 70s, 80s, and 90s creepy horror as depicted in Slasher films or The Amityville Horror.

Duskmourn: House of Horror contains 276 regular cards (91 commons, 100 uncommons, 60 rares, 20 mythic rares, 5 basic lands), and includes randomly inserted traditional foil versions of all cards. The regular cards include 5 full-art "Manor" basic lands (#272-276). The Bundle Basics lands are #277-286. There is also a series of alternate art "Lurking Evil" cards in regular frames that add a monster to the original art (#287-301). Alternate card frames have a different number than the original version. Cards with the modernistic "Paranormal" Showcase frame are #302-327.[6] Borderless cards are #328-343, and the "Mirror monster" borderless cards (where the monster is seen in a reflection) are #344-350. Highlighting the legendary creatures of the plane and paying homage to horror photography, the "Double Exposure" Showcase cards are #351-367.[6] Extended art rare cards are #368-385. This set is the first to include "Japan Showcase" cards.[7] Cards in this showcase feature art from Japanese artists and illustrators, paying homage to the art styles commonly found in Japanese hobby stores.[6] The card frame elements have been minimized to maximize the art, with no shading behind the text box as found on a borderless card. Japan Showcase cards are available in traditional foil (#386-395) and a new "fractured foil" (#396-405), where the card border has a special foil texture. The textured foil versions of the "Double Exposure" cards are #406-410[6], and the promos are #411-417.

Storyline[ | ]

Duskmourn is set in the world of Duskmourn, which consists of one giant haunted mansion filled with horrors and is ruled by the demonic Valgavoth. The entire set takes place within its eerie walls.[8] Nashi, the son of the Planeswalker Tamiyo, has vanished through a mysterious door. There's only one clue to his whereabouts: a glitchy, warped recording of a new world full of terrors. You'll join the ensemble cast of Niko Aris, Tyvar Kell, Zimone Wola, Kaito Shizuki, and the Wanderer as they fight for their lives on a plane unlike any other.

Duskmourn: House of Horror is the second set in the Dragonstorm Arc. This set features Story Spotlights.

Magic Story[ | ]

Main article: Magic Story
Title Author Publishing date Setting (plane) Featuring
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Welcome Home Mira Grant 2024-08-19 Duskmourn N/A (Preamble setting the scene of Duskmourn: House of Horror.)
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Episode 1: Don't Go Past the Old Dark House Mira Grant 2024-08-19 Duskmourn, Kaldheim, Kamigawa, Ravnica Marina, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, The Wanderer, Yoshimaru, Tamiyo (mentioned), Nashi (mentioned), Genku (mentioned), Niv-Mizzet, Tyvar Kell, Kaya Cassir (mentioned), Niko Aris, Trygve, Zimone, Etrata, Alquist Proft, Aminatou
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Episode 2: Don't Split the Party Mira Grant 2024-08-20 Duskmourn Kaito Shizuki, The Wanderer, Nashi (mentioned), Zimone Wola, Niv-Mizzet (mentioned), Tyvar Kell, Niko Aris, Himoto, Swift-Arm (mentioned), Birgi (mentioned), Winter
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Children of the Carnival: Part 1 Mira Grant 2024-08-21 Duskmourn Dawn, Rill, Sunset, City
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Episode 3: Don't Look Back Mira Grant 2024-08-22 Duskmourn Winter, Niko Aris, The Wanderer, Niv-Mizzet (mentioned), Kyodai (mentioned), Nashi (mentioned), Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Teferi Akosa (mentioned), Jace Beleren, Nahiri (mentioned), Zimone Wola, Tyvar Kell, Liliana Vess (mentioned)
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Children of the Carnival: Part 2 Mira Grant 2024-08-23 Duskmourn Dawn, City, Rill (mentioned), Sunset (referred)
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Episode 4: Don't Give Up Mira Grant 2024-08-26 Duskmourn Kyodai (depicted), The Wanderer, Winter, Niko Aris, Esika (mentioned), Nashi, Tamiyo (mentioned), Aminatou, Jace Beleren, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Vraska, Loot, Tyvar Kell, Zimone Wola, Kianne (depicted)
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Keep Them Alive Mira Grant 2024-08-27 Duskmourn Spindlewight
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Episode 5: Don't Give In Mira Grant 2024-08-28 Duskmourn, Ravnica Tyvar Kell, Zimone Wola, Koma (mentioned), Marina Vendrell, Rootha Squallheart (mentioned), Valgavoth, Nashi, Winter, The Wanderer, Niko Aris, Rill, Sunset, Tamiyo, Kaito Shizuki, Jace Beleren, Aminatou, Etrata, Niv-Mizzet, Alquist Proft, Yoshimaru
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Dead End Mira Grant 2024-08-29 Duskmourn Shevara
Duskmourn: House of Horror - Episode 6: Don't Die Mira Grant 2024-08-30 Duskmourn, Ravnica Niko Aris, Nashi, The Wanderer, Tamiyo, Valgavoth, Marina Vendrell, Winter, Zimone Wola, Tyvar Kell, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Alquist Proft, Aminatou, Yoshimaru, Loot, Etrata, Niv-Mizzet (mentioned), Victor
Duskmourn: House of Horror - It's A Beautiful Day Mira Grant 2024-08-31 Duskmourn, Ravnica You (Choose your own adventure story through the House)

Marketing[ | ]

DSK Nightmare Bundle

Nightmare Bundle

Duskmourn is available in Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, four Commander decks and the Duskmourn Bundle. A special "Nightmare Edition" of the Bundle releases on October 18th, 2024. It consists of two Collector Boosters and six Play Boosters, and the lands are foil full-art Manor Lands. It also includes a Movie Poster card and three double-sided movie posters. The spindown life counter is glow-in-the-dark. Finally, the Nightmare Bundle contains 1 of 3 Borderless promo cards and 1 of 3 Movie poster–themed cards.[6]

DSC # Type Promo Notes
368 Borderless Crypt Ghast New flavor text
369 Borderless Damn New flavor text
370 Borderless Exhume New flavor text
371 Movie Poster Archon of Cruelty
372 Movie Poster Goryo's Vengeance
373 Movie Poster Living Death Art and font reference the movie poster of The Evil Dead (1981).[9]

The set also see the return of Welcome decks, last seen with Core Set 2019.[10]

Special Guests[ | ]

Duskmourn features 10 Special Guests (SPG #64-73). These form The List of the Play Boosters and may be played in Limited games. You'll find a non-foil Special Guests card in 1 out of 64 Play Boosters. Traditional foil Special Guests cards can be found in Collector Boosters.

Events[ | ]

  • Prerelease: September 20 – 26, 2024[10][11]
  • MTG Arena release: September 24
  • Commander Party: October 4 – 10 & November 1 – 7, 2024
  • Store Championship: October 12, 2024 – January 5, 2025
  • Trick or Treat Event: October 25 – October 31, 2024
    • All players begin the game with an emblem: "Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, choose one: Trick – create a treasure token. Treat – create a food token."[12]
  • Standard Showdown: September 27 – November 7, 2024
  • Friday Night Magic: September 27 – November 1, 2024
  • Open House: November 1 – 3, 2024
Dsk-bundle

Regular Bundle

Promos[ | ]

Tokens, emblems and markers[ | ]

DSK punch card 1

Duskmourn punch card for "Locked" Doors.

Duskmourn has 16 tokens, one emblem, and one helper card.[16][17][18]

  1. {C} Copy for Mirror Room and The Jolly Balloon Man.
  2. {C} Shard enchantment, for Niko, Light of Hope.
  3. {W} 4/4 Beast creature with “This creature can’t attack or block alone.” for Toby, Beastie Befriender.
  4. {W} 1/1 Glimmer enchantment creature for Glimmerburst, Glimmerlight, Glimmer Seeker, Grand Entryway and Tunnel Surveyor.
  5. {W} 2/1 Insect creature with flying for Overlord of the Mistmoors.
  6. {W} 3/1 Spirit creature with flying for Ghostly Dancers.
  7. {W} 1/1 Toy artifact creature for Dollmaker’s Shop.
  8. {U} */* Spirit creature with flying for Misty Salon and Unwilling Vessel.
  9. {B} 6/6 Demon creature with flying for Ritual Chamber.
  10. {B} 2/2 Horror enchantment creature for Defiled Crypt.
  11. {R} 1/1 Gremlin creature for Gremlin Tamer, Midnight Mayhem and Razorkin Hordecaller.
  12. {G} 2/2 Spider creature with reach for Twitching Doll.
  13. {B/G} 1/1 Insect creature with flying for Broodspinner and The Swarmweaver.
  14. {G/U} Primo, the Indivisible, a 0/0 legendary Fractal creature for Zimone, All-Questioning.
  15. {C} Everywhere, a Plains Island Swamp Mountain Forest land for Overlord of the Hauntwoods.
  16. {C} Treasure artifact, for Piggy Bank.
  17. Emblem for Kaito, Bane of Nightmares.
  18. Manifest helper card.

There is also a punch card with assorted counters and locked door indicators.

Themes and mechanics[ | ]

Smoky Lounge Misty Salon

A bi-colored Room card, horizontally aligned

Duskmourn: House of Horror is an "enchantment matters" set.[19][20]

It introduces a new enchantment type, Rooms.[21] Rooms have two halves, each with their own mana cost. When a Room is cast, its controller chooses which cost to pay, and it initially only has that half's effect. But at any time, the Room's controller can pay the other half's cost to unlock that half and activate its effects.

Rooms are accompanied by the new ability word Eerie, which is a variation on constellation that also triggers when its controller fully unlocks a Room.[21]

The Impending keyword is found exclusively on the Overlord cycle, which are notably all enchantment creatures.[21] It works similarly to suspend in that it always has a numerical value but the card is placed on the battlefield rather than in exile. When a card is cast for its impending cost, it's put onto the battlefield with time counters equal to its impending value. Until all the counters are removed, it's not a creature.

Survival is a new ability word similar to inspired.[21][22] It signifies an ability that triggers if the creature with the ability is tapped during your second main phase, representing that they survived the terrors of combat.

The set sees the return of the Delirium mechanic. First appearing in the Shadows over Innistrad block, delirium cares about having four or more card types in your graveyard. As such, the set contains a wide array of card types to synergize with the ability.

Manifest cards also return with a tweak, as Manifest Dread, which allows you to look at the top two cards of your library and manifest one while the other goes to your graveyard.[21][22]

Ninjutsu appears as a cameo mechanic on Kaito, Bane of Nightmares.

Card types[ | ]

Besides the debut of the Room enchantment type, Duskmourn introduces the Glimmer and Toy creature types.

The set features the Doctor creature type for the first time outside of a Universes Beyond set, and the first appearance of the Balloon and Clown creature types outside of an Un-set. It features the first-ever non-token card with the Survivor creature type.[16] It also features the second ever enchantment land.

Counters[ | ]

This set introduced rev counters for Chainsaw, and nest counters for Twitching Doll.

Limited archetypes[ | ]

Duskmourn: House of Horror features the following limited archetypes:[23][22][11]

Cycles[ | ]

Duskmourn: House of Horror features multiple cycles.

Cycle name {W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Overlords Overlord of the Mistmoors Overlord of the Floodpits Overlord of the Balemurk Overlord of the Boilerbilges Overlord of the Hauntwoods
Five mythic rare Avatar Horror enchantment creatures with impending. They represent the overseers of the five major zones that the house is divided into.[19][24] Similar to the M11 Titans, they have a powerful ability that is triggered by them entering the battlefield or attacking.
Mythic Rare Rooms Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery Mirror Room // Fractured Realm Funeral Room // Awakening Hall Charred Foyer // Warped Space Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
Five mythic rare Room enchantments, each of which has a full art variant.
Enduring Glimmers Enduring Innocence Enduring Curiosity Enduring Tenacity Enduring Courage Enduring Vitality
Five rare enchantment Glimmer creatures that return to the battlefield as just enchantments, not creatures, when they die.
Leylines Leyline of Hope Leyline of Transformation Leyline of the Void Leyline of Resonance Leyline of Mutation
Five rare enchantments, each of which cost {2}MM, and can start the game on the battlefield if they are in a player's opening hand.
Clockwise allied color verges Floodfarm Verge ({U}) Gloomlake Verge ({B}) Blazemire Verge ({R}) Thornspire Verge ({G}) Hushwood Verge ({W})
Five rare lands that each tap for a primary color. Additionally, each one can tap for its clockwise-allied color, annotated in brackets, if its controller controls a basic land type associated with either of those colors. They each depict one of Duskmourn's five zones bleeding into another, with the primary color's zone in focus and mentioned in the flavor text.
Uncommon Rooms Surgical Suite // Hospital Room Bottomless Pool // Locker Room Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab Painter's Studio // Defaced Gallery Greenhouse // Rickety Gazebo
Five uncommon Room enchantments.
Typecyclers Shepherding Spirits Daggermaw Megalodon Spectral Snatcher Bedhead Beastie Slavering Branchsnapper
Five common creatures with mana cost {4}MM and a keyword ability. They may be cycled by paying {2} for a land with a basic land type of the creature's color.

Double cycles[ | ]

Cycle name {W}{U} {U}{B} {B}{R} {R}{G} {G}{W} {W}{B} {U}{R} {B}{G} {R}{W} {G}{U}
Gold rares Restricted Office // Lecture Hall Nashi, Searcher in the Dark Undead Sprinter Peer Past the Veil Rip, Spawn Hunter Victor, Valgavoth’s Seneschal Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna The Swarmweaver The Jolly Balloon Man Zimone, All-Questioning
Ten rare dual-colored cards.
Gold Enabler Signposts Inquisitive Glimmer Fear of Infinity Disturbing Mirth Wildfire Wickerfolk Baseball Bat Rite of the Moth Smoky Lounge // Misty Salon Broodspinner Midnight Mayhem Growing Dread
Ten uncommon dual-colored cards, each a signpost for one of the draft archetypes. These are enablers, which support the playstyle of the archetype.[25]
Gold Payoff Signposts Gremlin Tamer Skullsnap Nuisance Sawblade Skinripper Beastie Beatdown Shrewd Storyteller Shroudstomper Intruding Soulrager Drag to the Roots Arabella, Abandoned Doll Oblivious Bookworm
Ten uncommon dual-colored cards, each a signpost for one of the draft archetypes. These are payoffs, which reward the playstyle of the archetype.[25]
Unlucky
dual lands 		Abandoned Campground Murky Sewer Razortrap Gorge Bleeding Woods Etched Cornfield Neglected Manor Peculiar Lighthouse Strangled Cemetery Raucous Carnival Lakeside Shack
Ten common dual lands, each of which enters tapped unless a player has 13 or less life. They allude to triskaidekaphobia. Their flavor text is framed as an urban legend that begins with "They say..."

Pairs[ | ]

Mirrored Pair Description
Meathook Massacre II {B} The Rollercrusher Ride {R} Two mythic rare legendary Enchantments with {X} in their cost. Their Names resemble the tone and style of horror movie titles.
Fear of Abduction {W} Vile Mutilator {B} Two uncommon creatures with a mana value over 5, have flying, an additional resource cost and a powerful entry ability that make them ripe for reanimation.
Cursed Windbreaker {U} Killer's Mask {B} Two uncommon equipment that cost 3, grant an evasive ability, manifest dread, and attach themselves to that manifest.
Fear of Surveillance {W} Appendage Amalgam {B} Two common two-toughness Enchantment creatures that have an attack trigger that Surveils 1 and a second keyword ability.
Hardened Escort {W} Most Valuable Slayer {R} Two common 2/4 Human creatures with an attack trigger that grants +1/+0 and a keyword ability.

Reprinted cards[ | ]

Duskmourn: House of Horror features the following reprints:

Preconstructed decks[ | ]

Main article: Duskmourn: House of Horror/Commander decks

Duskmourn features four Commander decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line. These decks each contain ten Scheme cards for the Archenemy format.

Theme
deck name 		Color Identity Commander
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Miracle Worker W U B Aminatou, Veil Piercer
Death Toll B G Winter, Cynical Opportunist
Endless Punishment B R Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Jump Scare! U G Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

Gallery[ | ]

Arena Avatars[ | ]

  • Winter.

    Winter.

  • Zimone Wola.

    Zimone Wola.

External links[ | ]

References[ | ]

  1. ↑ Jeremy Geist @ofsaintdraft. Twitter (January 28, 2024).
  2. ↑ 30th Anniversary Panel at GenCon – A Recap of MTG's Past, Present & Future (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 5, 2023).
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 6, 2023). "Bloomburrow and Duskmourn were both mentioned as Q3". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  4. ↑ Jubilee Finnegan (June 28, 2024). "First Look at Duskmourn: House of Horror". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Eric Levine (September 13, 2024). "Duskmourn: House of Horror Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ a b c d e Mike Turian & Jubilee Finnegan (August 30, 2024). "Collecting Duskmourn: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ 日本のカルチャーが新たなブースター・ファンに。『ダスクモーン：戦慄の館』より登場する「ジャパン・ショーケース」を見逃すな！. Wizards of the Coast (June 27, 2024).
  8. ↑ WPN (August 7, 2023). "Magic at GenCon: Celebrating 30 Years and Casting Foresee on Years Ahead". Wizards Play Network.
  9. ↑ Mana Curves (September 2, 2024). "I love seeing an Evil Dead reference!". Twitter.
  10. ↑ a b c d WPN (June 28, 2024). "Dates & Details for Duskmourn: House of Horror". Wizards Play Network.
  11. ↑ a b Jubilee Finnegan (September 13, 2024). "Duskmourn: House of Horror Prerelease and Draft Guide". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 29, 2024). "Trick or Treat! Duskmourn: House of Horror Event Overview". Magic.gg.
  13. ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (September 3, 2024). "Where and How to Play Duskmourn: House of Horror". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 22, 2024). "Announcing Cowboy Bebop Promo Cards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  15. ↑ Tasogare (September 19, 2024). "奇々怪々なプロモトークンをゲット！9月27日より、量販店＆コンビニ向け「マジックはじめよう！」キャンペーン開催". Magicthegathering.com Japan.
  16. ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (August 26, 2024). "Maro’s “Look Inside the House”: A Duskmourn: House of Horrors Teaser". Tumblr.
  17. ↑ Duskmourn: House of Horror Card Image Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on September 10, 2024.
  18. ↑ Jubilee Finnegan (September 13, 2024). "The Tokens of Duskmourn: House of Horror". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  19. ↑ a b The Preview Panel - MagicCon: Amsterdam (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (June 28, 2024).
  20. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 2, 2024). "Top of the Duskmourning, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  21. ↑ a b c d e Matt Tabak (August 31, 2024). "Duskmourn: House of Horror Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  22. ↑ a b c Mark Rosewater (September 9, 2024). "Top of the Duskmourning, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  23. ↑ WeeklyMTG | Duskmourn: House of Horror - Previews! (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (September 3, 2024).
  24. ↑ Emily Teng (June 28, 2024). "Planeswalker's Guide to Duskmourn". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  25. ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (March 4, 2024). "Nuts & Bolts #16: Play Boosters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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