TheDungeons and Dragonsuniverse is filled with multiple dimensions, including worlds fromMagic: The Gathering’scard game sets. After the successful release of previous sourcebooks, the developers are moving to expand the multiverse further.Dungeons and Dragonshas announced a newMagic: The Gatheringsourcebook introducing players to a college of magic and chaos.
Similar toDungeons and Dragons,Magic: The Gatheringhas a large library of dimensions. Rotating sets of the popular card game often change worlds and take fans into the infinite multiverse of the Planeswalkers. In a recent set,Magic: The Gatheringintroduced Strixhaven and taught fans a new definition for spellcasting within the game’s lore.
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The announcement was made shortly after a leak onAmazon revealed the nextDungeons and Dragonsadventure. In the sourcebook, players will be able to visit Strixhaven and explore the prestigious magical university in a fantasy world. The university consists of five distinct colleges, each focused on a particular style of magic. While there is competition among the rival colleges, they are all striving to master the magic arts in their unique ways.
This book follows the release of Theros and Ravnica’s sourcebooks, and is striving to appeal to bothDungeons and DragonsandMagic: The Gatheringfans. When asked for comment,Dungeons and Dragons’sSenior Communications Manager, Greg Tito, said that “The D&D guidebooks around Ravnica, and Theros have done amazingly well, and we thought that the Strixhaven storyline would appeal not only to fans of Magic and fans of D&D, but [also a] younger audience.”
Players will be able to interact with the five colleges within Strixhaven throughout their game. The colleges consist of Lorehold, Prismari, Quandrix, Silverquil, and Witherblood, and each is associated with a combination ofcolors fromMagic: The Gathering.While the set was paired into dual colors, it did not water down the core of what each color represents in the grander scheme of theMagic: The Gatheringuniverse.
What is inside the sourcebook is still unknown, but an Unearthed Arcana playtest release is scheduled for June 8. This material tends to precede an official announcement, and many fansexpect to see parts of Strixhavenpacked into the informational release. Tito explains that “we thought Strixhaven would be perfect for dramatizing that in a D&D game,” when asked about the reason they chose Strixhaven. The team behind the book is fairly transparent with Strixhaven as they hope to use player feedback to perfect the popular setting.
Titled Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, theDungeons and Dragonssourcebook is scheduled for release on July 29, 2025. More information is set to be revealed atDungeons and DragonsLive 2021, and the developers will continue to share information as it grows closer to release. Until then,Dungeons and Dragonsfans can explore therecently released Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloftor travel to theMagic: The Gatheringplanes of Theros or Ravinca for some magic-themed adventure campaigns.
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