PAX West Reveals More Duskmourn Info At Preview Panel

On Saturday, August 31st, Wizards of the Coast held a panel at PAX West, a major gaming convention in Seattle, Washington. This panel previewed several cards from Duskmourn: House of Horror, Magic: The Gathering's newest expansion set. Within the moth-infested hallways and chambers of the haunted house setting of Duskmourn, many surprises awaited panelgoers. Without further ado, let's take a look at what was shown!

The Contents Of The PAX West Duskmourn Panel

Panel hosts Blake Rasmussen, Annie Sardelis, Ovidio Cartagena, and Mike Turian, all major Magic team members from different departments, kicked the panel off with a brief premise of the setting. Duskmourn is a haunted house and the subject of a major demonic manifestation on account of Valgavoth, a demon whose wicked designs have been stymied by confinement to a certain house. Rather than fail to escape the house and wreak havoc, he expanded the house endlessly in a pseudo-House of Leaves fashion, trapping the plane as it quickly became one with the house.

Valgavoth, Terror Eater, previewed during the PAX West Duskmourn panel. — Valgavoth, Terror Eater, previewed during the PAX West *Duskmourn* panel.

The storyline's plot surrounding Duskmourn follows a group mostly comprised of de-sparked Planeswalkers as they attempt to rescue Nashi, a nezumi of Kamigawa, from the clutches of the Duskmourn house. Nashi arrived at Duskmourn in pursuit of a scroll that his late adoptive mother, the late Planeswalker Tamiyo, owned in life.

The art for Collected Company, a Special Guest reprint in Duskmourn. Illustrated by Borja Pindado. — The art for Collected Company, a Special Guest reprint in *Duskmourn*. Illustrated by **Borja Pindado**.

What happens is something you'll have to follow the stories crafted for the set in order to learn.

Cards And Mechanics Of Duskmourn

Of course, it is entirely likely that you are reading this article in order to learn more about the upcoming set. Well, the PAX West preview panel has you covered! Here are a majority of the cards:

Damnation, a Special Guest reprint in Duskmourn. — Damnation, a Special Guest reprint in *Duskmourn*.

The mechanics of Duskmourn: House of Horror were also discussed at length at the PAX West preview panel. Below are the slides shown there:

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A Plethora Of Showcase Treatments

As is the norm for Magic sets these days, Duskmourn: House of Horror has a variety of showcase treatments among many of its spooky-ooky cards. There are a fair few different kinds; two of the treatments even have their own showcase treatments!

Below are a few of the cards the PAX West panel showcased!

Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery (borderless showcase)

Hauntwoods Shrieker (Mirror Monster showcase)

Norin, Swift Survivalist (Lurking Evil showcase)

Peer Past The Veil (Paranormal showcase)

Razorkin Needlehead (Mirror Monster showcase)

The Jolly Balloon Man (Double Exposure showcase)

Two cards with the Textured Double Exposure showcase treatment, a showcase within the Double Exposure showcase treatment.

Enduring Curiosity (Japan showcase and Fractured Foil Japan showcase)

Duskmourn Face Commanders And Archenemy Schemes

What kind of Commander-centric news website would we be if we covered PAX West's Duskmourn previews without showing the face commanders of the set's Commander decks? As with many sets before this one, Duskmourn: House of Horror has four preconstructed Commander decks releasing alongside it. What are they? Let's take a look!

Aminatou, Veil Piercer, a face commander from the Duskmourn precons, previewed at PAX West. — Aminatou, Veil Piercer, a face commander from the *Duskmourn* precons, previewed at PAX West.

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls, a face commander from the Duskmourn precons, previewed at PAX West. — Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls, a face commander from the *Duskmourn* precons, previewed at PAX West.

Winter, Cynical Opportunist, a face commander from the Duskmourn precons, previewed at PAX West. — Winter, Cynical Opportunist, a face commander from the *Duskmourn* precons, previewed at PAX West.

Zimone, Mystery Unraveler, a face commander from the Duskmourn precons, previewed at PAX West. — Zimone, Mystery Unraveler, a face commander from the *Duskmourn* precons, previewed at PAX West.

In addition to the preconstructed decks, the Duskmourn Commander products also each include an Archenemy scheme deck! In a triumphant return to form, Archenemy is back and quite possibly more diabolical than ever. You can read our article about the revamp to the Archenemy rules here. Furthermore, the panel previewed two of these cards, both with amazing art and flavor to match the evils of the house-plane of Duskmourn. Let's look at those too!

I Am Duskmourn, one of the Archenemy schemes included in the Duskmourn Commander preconstructed decks. — I Am Duskmourn, one of the Archenemy schemes included in the *Duskmourn* Commander preconstructed decks.

My Champion Stands Supreme, one of the Archenemy schemes included in the Duskmourn Commander preconstructed decks. — My Champion Stands Supreme, one of the Archenemy schemes included in the *Duskmourn* Commander preconstructed decks.

Other Notable Duskmourn Info

A list of important dates surrounding Duskmourn: House of Horror is below in a conveniently copyable bulleted list:

August 31st-September 12th: Thirteen Days of Duskmourn (previews)
September 12th: Full Image Gallery
September 13th: Duskmourn releases on Magic Arena
September 20th-27th: Prerelease Events
September 27th: Duskmourn: House of Horror releases
October 4th-10th: Duskmourn Commander Party Events
October 12th - January 4th: End Of Year Store Championships
October 18th: Nightmare Bundle releases
October 25th-31st: WPN Trick-or-Treat events
November 1st-3rd: Open (Haunted?) House events
November 1st-7th: Duskmourn Commander Party Events

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And that's the brunt of what the Duskmourn: House of Horror team showcased at PAX West on August 31st! We are so hyped for this set to release. How do you feel about Duskmourn? Sound off below!