Hour of Devastation review: The evil elder dragon god-pharaoh has arrived. RIP.

Magic: The Gathering has expanded yet again with Hour of Devastation, a follow-up to Amonkhet that continues to riff on Egyptian mythology with a large helping of dragon-led apocalypse. We've drafted, built decks, and played a bunch of Hour of Devastationmatches-read on for our review!

We're also going to dive into some of the recent news around the game, including changes to set structure and release cadence, and the future of Magic's digital offerings.

Elder dragon planeswalker deity Nicol Bolas is here, and he's going to royally ruin your day.

What happened to Amonkhet?

Hour of Devastation (HOU) is set on the world of Amonkhet (see our review of the original set for more info) as the prophesied "hours" arrive, momentous events that promised glory and eternal life. It turns out, though, that those events were the machinations of Nicol Bolas, the major antagonist of the set.

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