Nov 13, 2026 — In-Store Play, Events, Promos, Nauctis: The Sunken Realm
Nauctis: The Sunken Realm – Dates & Details
Sunken treasures await in Nauctis™: The Sunken Realm. Plan your season around key dates, event details, products, and more.
Nauctis™: The Sunken Realm takes Magic beneath the waves for the first time. The set's ocean world gives every kind of player something to explore, from sunlit coral reefs to the merfolk courts of the Grand Marine to the dark reaches of the abyss. Seal merchants, shark pirates, and ancient powers fill a world built in layers, and the deeper players go, the greater the rewards.
Discover what awaits in the deeps on the product pages for Nauctis: The Sunken Realm.
Key Dates
| Event scheduling opens | November 13, 2026 |
| Distributor selection deadline | November 20, 2026 |
| WPN Marketing Portal availability | December 1, 2026 |
| Marketing kit delivery | January 21–28, 2027 |
| Prerelease | January 29–February 4, 2027 |
| Release | February 5, 2027 |
Scheduled Events
Prerelease: January 29–February 4, 2027
- Unlimited scheduling within the one-week Prerelease window
Magic Presents: Black History Month Celebration: February 1–28, 2027
- Unlimited scheduling during the period
- Scheduling deadline to receive promotional materials: November 20, 2026
- Participation promo: Vivien Reid
Commander Party: February 12–18 and March 19–25, 2027
- One event per period, two events per season
- Commander promo: Broadside Barrage
Store Championship: February 19–March18, 2027
- One event during period
- Store Championship promos:
- Participation: Novice Inspector
- Top 8: Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- Winner: Cosmogrand Zenith
Magic Presents: Sunken Trove: March 5–April 1, 2027
- Unlimited scheduling during the period
- Winning record promo: Unexpected Windfall
Season-Long Events
Two-Headed Giant Commander Night: February 5–April 1, 2027
- One event monthly during the season
- Commander promo: Broadside Barrage
Standard Showdown: February 5–April 1, 2027
- One event per week
- Winner promo: Gene Pollinator
Magic Academy: Learn to Play and Deck Building: February 5–April 1, 2027
- Unlimited scheduling. We recommend prescheduling one Learn to Play and one Deck Building event. Schedule and report ad hoc events whenever you teach a new player with instructional products.
Friday Night Magic: February 5–April 1, 2027
- Unlimited scheduling on Fridays
New and Notable for Nauctis: The Sunken Realm
Sunken Treasures Box Toppers
Each Nauctis: The Sunken Realm Booster Display and Collector Booster Display includes 1 of 20 possible Sunken Treasures Box Toppers: 15 reprints of artifact cards from across Magic's history, plus 5 new-to-Magic artifact cards. All 20 feature the luminous new pearlescent card treatment.
New Product: Premium Edition Commander Decks
Nauctis: The Sunken Realm brings a new Commander product to your shelves: Premium Edition Commander Decks. Each of the four decks (Merfolk Regiment, Terrors of the Abyss, Blood in the Water, and Seal the Deal) features all 100 cards in traditional foil, plus borderless art for both its primary and secondary commanders. These Premium Edition decks are a great choice for players who want a standout deck or for customers shopping for a gift.
Collector Booster Display Improvements
We've listened to your feedback and updated the packaging for Collector Boosters to improve their stackability. The new display boxes will lie flat instead of standing upright, which should make merchandising and storage easier.
We've also added a stabilizer that secures the Box Topper inside each Collector Booster Display designed to protect it during shipping. It's a small improvement that helps each Box Topper arrive in good shape.
Booster Changes Announced
We announced changes to boosters starting with Nauctis: The Sunken Realm, including the name change from Play Boosters to simply Booster Packs and the introduction of God Packs in both Booster Packs and Collector Boosters. Get all the details in the 2027 Booster Changes for WPN Retailers article.
Events and Promo Usage
Prerelease
Scheduling: unlimited within the one-week Prerelease window, January 29–February 4, 2027
Prerelease is your community's first opportunity to play with the new set in a casual, fun environment. Players open Prerelease Packs, build decks from the six Booster Packs and included extra rare or mythic rare card, and then play!
WPN stores can sell all products from the new set during the Prerelease week, giving them a jump on sales before the wider market release. Check out the Prerelease Early Sales Policy for complete details.
Magic Presents: Black History Month Celebration
Scheduling: unlimited during the period, February 1–28, 2027
Participation promo: Vivien Reid
Magic Presents: Black History Month Celebration is a casual Commander event that stores can run any time from February 1 to 28, 2027. Each turn, players draw on the power of Teferi, Vivien, or Kaya, and participants take home a Vivien Reid promo card while supplies last. For each reported player, Wizards of the Coast will donate $1 to Black Girls Code, up to $45,000.
Note: Stores must schedule the event by November 20, 2026, to receive promotional materials.
Commander Events
Commander Party and the Two-Headed Giant Commander Night events both use the Commander promo, Broadside Barrage.
All promos are available while supplies last. For complete promo details, refer to the WPN Promo Usage & Policies hub.
Commander Party
Scheduling: one event per period, February 12–18 and March 19–25, 2027
Participation promo: one Commander promo per participant, while supplies last
Commander Party weaves together gameplay and story in an exciting Commander event. There are two event windows for Commander Party—schedule one event in each window so players have a couple of opportunities to enjoy the event.
Two-Headed Giant (2HG) Commander Night
Scheduling: one event per month during the season, February 5–April 1, 2027
Participation promo: one Commander promo per participant, while supplies last
Two-Headed Giant Commander Night invites players to partner up for casual two-on-two Commander games. It's an ideal way to help new players or at-home Commander players feel comfortable stepping into store play with a friend.
Store Championship
Scheduling: one event, February 19–March 18, 2027
Promo rewards:
- Participants receive the Novice Inspector promo card, while supplies last
- Top 8 players receive the Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd promo card
- Winner receives the Cosmogrand Zenith promo card
WPN Premium stores as of April 24, 2026, will receive an additional set of Top 8 and winner promos in non-foil, printed with their store's name. Both versions of each promo should be provided to qualifying players; they are not intended for use in a second event.
Store Championship is a seasonal, in-store event that lets players compete in a structured Standard tournament for prizes.
Magic Presents: Sunken Trove
Scheduling: unlimited during the period, March 5–April 1, 2027
Winning record promo: Unexpected Windfall
Magic Presents: Sunken Trove is a Booster Draft event that runs during the second half of the Nauctis: The Sunken Realm season. At the beginning of each upkeep, an emblem allows players to dive for riches: They look at the top card of their library and either "Keep the Riches," drawing the card, or "Trade the Riches," milling the card to create a tapped Treasure token. Players who finish with a winning record receive the promo card.
Standard Showdown
Scheduling: one event per week, February 5–April 1, 2027
Winner promo: Gene Pollinator
Standard Showdown is a weekly event where players compete with Standard decks for a single winner promo card prize. If your store receives more promo cards than there are weeks in the season, you may award them to event attendees at your discretion—just be sure to reserve one for each week's winner during the season.
Magic Academy
Scheduling: unlimited, February 5–April 1, 2027
Magic Academy is a two-part event series that introduces new players to Magic: The Gathering using guided instructional videos.
- In Magic Academy: Learn to Play, players use Welcome Decks or another starter product to learn the basics and play their first games.
- In Magic Academy: Deck Building, players use six Booster Packs to build a deck and experience Limited-format play.
Friday Night Magic
Scheduling: unlimited on Fridays, February 5–April 1, 2027
Promo rewards: Promo Packs or additional rewards at your store's discretion
Friday Night Magic is the weekly heartbeat of in-store Magic play. You can schedule unlimited events every Friday in any format, and support them with seasonal Promo Packs distributed at your discretion.
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