Nauctis Collector Boosters Hide an Abyssal Lotus With About 500 Copies

Magic: The Gathering's Nauctis: The Sunken Realm will hide a textless raised-foil Abyssal Lotus in Collector Boosters, with approximately 500 printed, Wizards of the Coast revealed in its collecting first look on November 13, 2026. The set releases on February 5, 2027, with prereleases from January 29, and it adds 20 Sunken Treasures cards, a new undersea foil and a box topper in every Booster Pack box and Collector Booster box. Wizards put it plainly: "There will be approximately 500 Abyssal Lotus headliner cards printed."

The Abyssal Lotus Headliner

Per Wizards:

• Treatment: textless raised foil, illustrated by Kelogsloops
• Print run: approximately 500 copies
• Where: Collector Boosters only
• Language: this version appears only in English, in Collector Boosters of any language
• Other versions: Abyssal Lotus also appears in the coral frame treatment

Sunken Treasures and the New Foil

• What it is: 20 Box Topper cards, 15 classic reprints and 5 cards new to Magic, per Wizards. StarCityGames reported the same 15 and 5 split from the MagicCon Atlanta panel.
• Named so far: Crucible of Worlds is the one reprint shown in Wizards' images
• Pearlescent versions: only in Box Toppers. Every Booster Pack box and Collector Booster box includes one Box Topper with one pearlescent Sunken Treasures card.
• Undersea foil: a new foil treatment that debuts in Nauctis, found on Sunken Treasures cards in Collector Boosters only

The Other Treatments

• Ocean panorama: 24 cards that form triptychs, with flavor text linking each set of three
• Coral frame: 38 cards, including Calmwater Mentor and Goramou the Coral-Taken
• Borderless lands: 7 rare borderless lands, including Shimmering Citadel
• Japan Showcase: 10 cards, always in Japanese in Japanese boosters and in English elsewhere, with fracture foil versions in Collector Boosters only

Products and Prices

US MSRPs, per Wizards:

• Booster Pack: $5.49, 14 cards, 30 packs plus a Box Topper per box
• Collector Booster: $26.99, 12 cards, 12 packs plus a Box Topper per box
• Commander decks: $49.99 each (Merfolk Regiment, Terrors of the Abyss, Blood in the Water, Seal the Deal), or $79.99 for the traditional foil Premium Edition
• Bundle: $57.99, with 9 Booster Packs and a foil promo
• Secret Lair Bundle: $89.99, with 6 Booster Packs, 2 Collector Boosters and 2 of 10 promo cards
• Draft Night: $89.99, with 12 Booster Packs and 1 Collector Booster

Each Collector Booster holds 12 cards, including 1 traditional foil rare or mythic, 2 non-foil and 1 foil Booster Fun rare or mythic, and 1 non-foil rare or mythic from the Commander set. Nauctis is also the first Magic set with God Packs, special packs where every nonbasic card is a rare or mythic rare, as Wizards announced on October 5, 2026.

Key Dates

• Story begins: January 4, 2027
• Standard rotation: January 29, 2027
• Prereleases: January 29 to February 4, 2027
• MTG Arena: February 2, 2027
• Tabletop release: February 5, 2027

What It Means for Collectors

Our take: about 500 copies spread across every Collector Booster language worldwide makes the textless Abyssal Lotus the chase of the set by a distance, and most collectors will meet the card through its coral frame version instead, which Wizards says turns up in Booster Packs as well as Collector Boosters. The pearlescent Sunken Treasures box topper is the more reachable chase, with one in every box. Our Magic 2027 release dates page covers the rest of next year, and Magic World Championship 32, played November 13 to 15 at the same MagicCon, covers the other big event in Atlanta.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Abyssal Lotus cards are there?

Wizards says approximately 500 textless raised-foil Abyssal Lotus headliner cards will be printed, found only in Collector Boosters and only in English. Wizards gives no print cap for other versions, like the coral frame, which also appears in Booster Packs.

When does Nauctis: The Sunken Realm come out?

February 5, 2027, with prereleases from January 29 to February 4 and MTG Arena on February 2, per Wizards.

How much is a Nauctis Collector Booster?

$26.99 MSRP in the US for a 12-card Collector Booster, per Wizards. A Collector Booster box holds 12 packs and a Box Topper.

Where to Go From Here

Nauctis: The Sunken Realm releases on February 5, 2027. While you wait for February, the Polkastarter marketplace gives you a free mystery pack when you sign up, and every Lootbox lists its contents, values, and chances before you open it.

Details checked November 14, 2026. Products, treatments and MSRPs are as published by Wizards of the Coast. US prices, before tax. Nothing here is financial advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, StarCityGames or the other companies named.

Sources

• Wizards of the Coast: Collecting Nauctis: The Sunken Realm, A First Look, published November 13, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026
• StarCityGames: MagicCon Atlanta Preview Panel Shows First Nauctis Cards, published November 13, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026
• Wizards of the Coast: Updating Our Boosters in 2027, published October 5, 2026, accessed November 14, 2026