Out with the old and in with the new! It’s time to look forward to the most exciting releases for the start of the New Year.
Without further ado, here are the top 5 most anticipated releases coming out between January and March 2025:
- Magic: The Gathering — Aetherdrift
- Pokémon — SV: Prismatic Evolutions
- Yu-Gi-Oh! — Supreme Darkness
- Disney Lorcana — Archazia's Island
- One Piece Card Game — Royal Blood
Magic: The Gathering – Aetherdrift
Release Date: February 14, 2025
Pack Breakdown:
- Each Play Booster contains 15 cards:
- 6-9 Commons
- 3-5 Uncommons
- 1-4 Rares or Mythic Rares
- 1 foil card of any rarity
- 1 token or art card
- Each Collector Booster contains 15 cards:
- 4-6 foil Commons
- 3-5 foil Uncommons
- 5 foil Rares or Mythic Rares
- 1 foil land
- 1 foil double-sided token
What To Expect:
- In addition to the core booster singles, Aetherdrift will feature Commander, Art Series, and Special Guest cards; Special Guest cards can be found in Play Boosters.
- Aetherdrift is introducing a new Gold foil specifically for a set of “Driver’s Seat” lands, and an even rarer First-Place foil for box toppers.
- Each Play and Collector Booster will include a vehicle card, with a small chance to pull a unique interplanar version.
How To Get It: Contact an Authorized Distributor in your area to discuss ordering Wizards of the Coast products.
Pokémon — SV: Prismatic Evolutions
Release Date: January 17, 2025
Pack Breakdown: Each Pokémon booster pack contains a total 10 game cards:
- 4 Commons
- 3 Uncommons
- 3 foils (with guaranteed at least one which could be Rare or higher)
- 1 Energy card
- 1 code card that can be redeemed on Pokemon TCG Live
What To Expect:
- There are a total of 131 cards and 49 Secret Rares in Prismatic Evolutions (this includes high rarity cards such as Illustration Rares, Special Illustration Rares and Hyper Rares).
- Each of the 67 basic Pokemon cards (excluding ex, Trainer, and Energy cards) will have two unique Reverse Holofoil treatments: Poke Ball and Master Ball reverse holofoil.
- Both special reverse holofoils will be available to pull from the 2 out of 3 foil spots inside a booster pack: some lucky people can even pull both types from the same pack!
How To Get It: Here is a list of Pokémon distributors.
Release Date: January 23, 2025
Pack Breakdown: Each Yu-Gi-Oh! booster pack contains a total of 9 cards:
- 7 Commons
- 1 Rare
- 1 card slot which can either be a Common or a foil card that is a Super Rare or higher
What To Expect:
- Supreme Darkness is a 101 card set that includes 50 Commons, 26 Super Rares, 14 Ultra Rares, 10 Secret Rares and 1 Quarter Century Secret Rare.
- This set introduces the Argostars archetype, a set of Trap monsters which have historically been popular with the Traptrix archetype.
- The card A Bao A Qu, the Lightless Shadow (card number 49 in the set) is highly anticipated to become a staple chase card in competitive play.
How To Get It: You can contact GTS Distribution, Alliance Game Distributors, or Southern Hobby Distribution if you’re interested in acquiring Yu-Gi-Oh! product.
Release Date: March 7, 2025
Pack Breakdown: Each Disney Lorcana booster pack contains 11 cards:
- 6 Commons
- 3 Uncommons
- 2 Rare or higher cards, with a 1% chance of pulling an Enchanted card
What To Expect:
- Archazia’s Island shines a spotlight on furry friends; the debut of characters from the movie Bolt is expected to increase support for popular dog-centric decks.
- This set will also showcase characters from Lilo and Stitch and Aladdin, with a new Gift Box featuring Lilo releasing alongside the core booster.
How To Get It: Contact Southern Hobby Distribution if you're interested in ordering Disney Lorcana products.
One Piece Card Game — Royal Blood
Release Date: March 21, 2025
Pack Breakdown: Each One Piece booster pack contains 12 cards:
- 10 Commons or Uncommons
- 2 cards which are Rare or higher
What To Expect:
- Royal Blood will feature 126 brand new cards: 6 Leaders, 45 Commons, 30 Uncommons, 26 Rares, 10 Super Rares, 2 Secret Rares, 6 Special Rares and 1 brand new Treasure Rare!
- This set will debut cards featuring the Punk Hazard arc.
- Donquixote Flamingo and other Dresrossa cards will appear with brand new colors and playstyles.
- Royal Blood will include cards to strengthen popular decks such as Land of Wano and ODYSSEY.
How To Get It: Contact GTS Distribution or Alliance Game Distributors. Check out Complete Guide to Becoming an Official One Piece Card Game Store to learn more!
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