Magic the Gathering's newest set is out now, and Wizards of the Coast has launched a new Innistrad: Crimson Vow trailer that gives us everything we love about Innistrad's vampires.
Following on from the werewolf-focused Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, Crimson Vow shifts the scene over to the vampires of the world, who are all coming together at the Voldaren Estate to attend the biggest wedding Innistrad has ever seen. The heads of the two most powerful bloodlines, Olivia Voldaren and Edgar Markov, are tying the knot, and every vampire wants to get onto the guest list.
The trailer doesn't give quite as much backstory as the Midnight Hunt one did, but it does show the bride herself Olivia Voldaren, in all her vampiric, bridal-trail-made-of-actual-spirits glory. Complete with an organ straight out of an Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical, opulently dressed guests, and all the blood-red décor a vampire would want, this trailer sets up the tone of the set really, really well.
Crimson Vow is the second trip to Innistrad we've had this year, and it's bringing to the game new mechanics like Cleave and Training, as well as returning favourites like Exploit, Disturb, and Daybound/Nightbound. This is the last time we'll be visiting Innistrad for at least a couple of years yet, but we are also getting Innistrad: Double Feature early next year to combine cards from Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow into a single draft experience.
CG trailers like this are a relatively new thing for Magic, and they've had mixed results. While the trailers for Strixhaven: School of Mages, Zendikar Rising and Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths were all criticised for either their tone or animation quality, others have been incredible. Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Midnight Hunt, Theros: Beyond Death, Throne of Eldraine and War of the Spark all got amazing trailers that hopefully guide the upcoming Netflix adaptation, even if only in a small way.
Innistrad: Crimson Vow is available digitally on Magic the Gathering: Arena and Magic Online now. Pre-release for tabletop play begins today and runs this weekend, before its full launch on November 19.