Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths is coming April 24! On this rugged plane of powerful monsters, it’s eat or be eaten.

Scheduling is now open for all events in the Ikoria season, including Commander Nights, the new weekly Commander program. Read more about the new event here.

Now, on to all the dates you need.

Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Key Dates

	January 27 Scheduling Window Opens
	January 30 Initial Allocation Email
	February 14 Preferred Distributor Locked Prerelease Allocation Locked
	February 17 Final Allocation Email
	February 29 Unsanctioned Release
	March 13 Mystery Booster Release Ikoria Premium Benefits Cutoff
	March 23 Marketing Kit Delivery (North America and Latin America)
	March 27 Digital Marketing Assets Wave 2: Product Shots, Web & Social Media Assets, Posters
	April 2 Previews Begin
	April 3 Challenger Decks Release
	April 10–14 Promo Pack and Buy-a-Box Delivery (including tracking info for North America) Marketing Kit Delivery (Europe, APAC, and Japan)
	April 17-19 Prerelease
	April 24 Release
	April 25–26 Draft Weekend
	April 27 Commander Nights Begins
	May 2–3 Open House
	June 26–28 Core Set 2021 Prerelease

Season Length: 10 Weeks

Ikoria season runs from April 24 to July 2.

Be sure to allocate your promo packs for the whole season. Here are our suggestions for how to allocate your promo packs.

If you’re looking for tips for rationing your Promo Packs, use the tool below. (Please note that the tool omits Magic Weekend: Pioneer. If you're using the tool to help plan for Theros Beyond Death, our recommendation is to use 20% of your packs for Magic Weekend.)

Ikoria Events are Live in WER Now

Starting today, you can schedule your events in Wizards Event Reporter. If you want full visibility for your events and to benefit most from Wizards' marketing, the earlier the better.

Log into WER and schedule all your events for Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, from Prerelease to Commander Nights!