Xbox @ gamescom 2025

Maxi GraeffGaming Marketing Lead DACH, Xbox

Summary

Xbox returns to gamescom with over 20 titles to play, including the first public hands-on opportunities for multiple games.
Play Hollow Knight: Silksong with a new demo – on PC or ROG Xbox Ally X.
The Xbox booth will also include a theater experience for The Outer Worlds 2.
For those who can’t attend, check out the official Xbox @ gamescom Broadcast: Live From the Showfloor on August 20 & 21.

We’re excited to return to gamescom in Cologne, Germany from August 20-24 to connect with our fans from all over the world.

This year, the Xbox booth will be full of fantastic upcoming games from Xbox and our incredible third-party partners coming to Xbox, PC, and Game Pass this Holiday and beyond – and yes, that includes Hollow Knight: Silksong. On top of that, there will be the first ever public opportunity to go hands-on with the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, as well as other fun activities and photo opportunities. We’ll also deliver two days of broadcasts live from the show floor on August 20 and 21, join up with our amazing community for another FanFest, and more.

Keep reading for more details on everything we’ve got planned for gamescom 2025.

Xbox Booth

This year the Xbox booth will feature over 20 games from our first party studios and our amazing third-party partners – spread across more than 120 gaming stations – alongside photo opportunities and experiences.

Attendees will be able to go hands-on with some of our upcoming game releases and hardware, as well as experience updates to some of our most beloved franchises, including:

ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X – our two new handhelds crafted in collaboration with ASUS that combine the power of Xbox with the freedom you expect from Windows. Players can go hands-on with games including Hollow Knight: Silksong, Roblox, Sea of Thieves, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, with additional hands-on experiences with more games available at the ASUS ROG booth.
Grounded 2 is heading to gamescom! Attendees can check out hands-on demos of the shrunken co-op survival adventure from Obsidian Entertainment and Eidos Montreal.
Ninja Gaiden 4: Gamescom attendees at the Xbox booth can get the first public hands-on with Ninja Gaiden 4, a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat
MachineGames, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games, is bringing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to gamescom in celebration of the upcoming story DLC, The Order of Giants. Attendees can play the base game on the showfloor, snap a themed photo, and step into the boots of Indy himself and attempt to find and piece together a mummified cat puzzle—a daily competition where the fastest participant wins a prize worthy of the adventurer. All activities and activations will be available at the Xbox booth starting Wednesday, August 20 through Sunday, August 24.
World’s Edge is heading back to Cologne for gamescom 2025, bringing with it the legendary worlds of Age of Empires and Age of Mythology: Retold. With a significant presence on the show floor, the studio will be showcasing the depth and diversity of the Age franchise, offering fans a fresh look at beloved titles and teasing a few surprises along the way. Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or a newcomer to the battlefield, there’s something epic in store for everyone.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 introduces an exciting city update, a brand-new aircraft that many fans will recognize for use in the sim, and exciting and unique challenges for players to test their piloting skills.

We will also host an exclusive theater presentation of The Outer Worlds 2, the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment. Step into Protectorate territory for an exclusive look inside the Tomb of the Matriarch—an opulent facility where history, loyalty, and propaganda intertwine. In this guided theater experience, witness how The Outer Worlds 2 explores a society that trades freedom for security, and reveres its founders with unsettling devotion.

From our third-party partners around the world, the Xbox booth will feature playable demos for:

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Borderlands 4
Onimusha: Way of The Sword
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
EA Sports FC 26
Aniimo
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand
PowerWash Simulator 2
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Final Fantasy XVI
Invincible VS
Super Meat Boy 3D
Cronos: The New Dawn
Mistfall Hunter

And we’ll have a couple more surprises at the show from our partners too.

You’ll be able to find us in Hall 7 of the Koelnmesse, North entrance. See below for the consumer show opening times:  

Thursday, August 21 – 10am – 8pm CEST  
Friday, August 22 – 10am – 8pm CEST  
Saturday, August 23 – 9am – 8 pm CEST  
Sunday, August 24 – 9am – 8pm CEST

World of Warcraft

gamescom 2025 will also see a celebration of the World of Warcraft community, unveiling the game’s next expansion, Midnight, with a dedicated booth in Hall 8. For the first time, players will be able to get their hands on the all-new Housing system. One of WoW’s most anticipated features ever, Housing will allow players to build, decorate and customize their own homes in Azeroth.

The booth will also feature a Community Stage with non-stop programming, including developer & creator meet & greets, esports competitions, cosplayers, and Midnight developer panels. The celebrations aren’t limited to the WoW booth, as the entire week kicks off with a World Premiere of the expansion’s opening cinematic during Opening Night Live on August 19, immediately followed by a special Midnight Expansion Reveal broadcast on the World of Warcraft YouTube and Twitch channels.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will be revealed live on August 19 during Opening Night Live at gamescom. Get ready for epic twists, developer intel, and the official start of a bold new chapter in Black Ops history. Then tune into Call of Duty social channels after the show for even more exclusive content.

Xbox Play Anywhere @ gamescom

This year at gamescom, we’re thrilled to introduce the Xbox Digital Passport Quest – a fun and interactive way to explore each Xbox booth and get a chance to win exciting prizes from Xbox and our top partners including Amazon, Meta, LG, NVIDIA GeForce, and NVIDIA GeForce NOW. As attendees journey through the broader Xbox booth, they will complete activities that showcase the benefits of Xbox Play Anywhere – buy a game once and play across PC, Xbox console, and supported gaming handhelds – and the unbeatable value of Xbox Game Pass – hundreds of high-quality games on Xbox console, PC and cloud. At Gamescom we’re celebrating our commitment to let you play the games you want, with the people you want, anywhere you want.

Gaming for Everyone

We want everyone to be able to visit us in comfort and safety. As such, we are ensuring that all areas of the booth are wheelchair accessible, Xbox Adaptive Controllers will be available upon request, and there will be select demo stations with adjustable-height desks and monitors. Plus, we’ll have “Here to Help” staff to assist players of all abilities navigate our booth and game experiences.

Live from the Showfloor with our Broadcast Teams

For those who can’t make the trip to Cologne this year, we’ll be bringing the show to you with a broadcast live from the heart of the Xbox booth on Wednesday and Thursday. Join Xbox and friends for a deeper dive into some of the highly anticipated games at gamescom 2025 from our first party studio teams and partners around the world. We’re bringing you first-look gameplay, developer interviews, new trailers, updates, and more. We can’t wait to connect with fans across the globe and show off some of the amazing games coming soon to Xbox.

Wednesday, August 20

Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast
- Start: 6am PT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
- Featuring the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, Grounded 2, Keeper, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and more.

Thursday, August 21

Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast
- Start: 6am PT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST
- Featuring Ninja Gaiden 4, Overwatch 2, The Outer Worlds 2, and more.

Keep an eye on Xbox Social channels for the full content schedule in the days leading up to gamescom.

The live English-language broadcast from Xbox’s gamescom booth will be available in Traditional Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Mexican Spanish, along with ASL and English Audio Descriptions. You can catch the Xbox @ gamescom Broadcast on regional Xbox channels on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and elsewhere.

Broadcast Channels:

Bethesda Broadcast

Building on a successful tradition, Bethesda will once again bring gamescom directly to its global fanbase. The team will deliver three days of live broadcasts from the Xbox show floor in Cologne, beginning on Friday, August 22. Each daily show on twitch.tv/bethesda_de will feature developer interviews, game showcases, community segments, crafting highlights, and live IRL tours from the event.

Xbox FanFest

Xbox FanFest is turning 10—and we’re celebrating a decade of unforgettable moments and community at gamescom 2025 in Cologne! From our first gathering in Los Angeles to this milestone event, FanFest has always been about bringing fans closer to the games, creators, and each other.

Winners of our 10th Anniversary Sweepstakes have been selected—congrats to all! Not a winner this time? Sign up at https://aka.ms/XboxFanFest so you don’t miss future events and giveaways. Already a member? Join the celebration and share your favorite moments with #XboxFanFest on social.

Xbox Social and Xbox Wire

Our social media teams will be on the ground bringing you live coverage, updates, news, new videos, and lots of fun stuff too. And make sure to keep an eye on Xbox Wire all week for coverage of the Opening Night Live show, not to mention articles about many of the games on show.

For all the latest updates on Xbox at gamescom this year, stay tuned to the Xbox channels on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp and LinkedIn social channels, or the @XboxDACH X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube social channels for German-language coverage. We’re using #Xboxgamescom as our event hashtag.

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Xbox Has a New Hollow Knight: Silksong Demo Playable at Gamescom

Long-awaited indie sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong will be publicly playable at Gamescom on Microsoft’s Xbox booth, before its highly-anticipated launch, due sometime before the end of 2025.

Silksong sounds like it will be one of the booth’s biggest draws, alongside a first public outing for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X — the third-party portable Xbox consoles also out later this year.

The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox’s biggest first-party game for the rest of this year that’s not Call of Duty, meanwhile gets a “theater experience”, which sounds like it’ll be hands-off demo.

In terms of other playable stuff, well, Obsidian’s garden sequel Grounded 2 will be there, if you don’t want to just play the Game Preview version at home. More excitingly, Ninja Gaiden 4 gets a first public hands-on appearance, while Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is there with an “exciting city update”.

Keen to play the new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle DLC? Us too, though on the Gamescom show floor Microsoft is simply showing the base game. (It’s very good but, uh, we played it last year.)

From non-Xbox studios, meanwhile, Microsoft has a long list of playable demos — including the likes of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Borderlands 4, plus the Xbox versions of Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Integrade.

If you’re visiting Gamescom, the world’s biggest video games show in terms of its public attendance, Xbox will reside in its usual home within Hall 7 of the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany from August 21 to 24. Alternatively, keep an eye on IGN for all of our coverage direct from the show floor.

Silksong developer Team Cherry recently said that its game was on track to launch later in 2025 but before the holidays.

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

Cyberpunk 2077 modder makes NPC cleanliness optional in order to avoid popular “non-sexy mods” being “hidden unnecessarily”

The Cyberpunk 2077 modder behind a bunch of the game’s most popular romance mods is set to make NPC showering an optional extra in two of their works, with the hopes that these “non-sexy mods” will no longer be “hidden unnecessarily”.

Their decision comes as a response to recent changes Nexus Mods have made regarding creations that’re classed as “adult”, something the modding site’s done as a result of the Online Safety Act coming into force in the UK. The legislation’s seen the likes of social media and porn sites also have to adopt new age verification checks before allowing users to access a range of content deemed unsuitable for children.

Glen Schofield, who co-created Dead Space, co-founded Sledgehammer Games, and most recently directed The Callisto Protocol, said “it’s tough out there” in the games industry, and admitted he had potentially “directed my last game” after failing to secure financial support for his latest prototype.

In a candid post on LinkedIn, Schofield said he’d been working with his “great artist” daughter, Nicole, who went to him with an idea for a new horror game — maybe even a new horror sub-genre, although he didn’t specify what — and had been working on the idea for the last eight months.

Alongside a “small, talented crew” of six U.S. devs and a “full crew” in the UK, Schofield said he started talking to people, most of whom “loved the concept.” Initially surmising he’d need around $17 million, the director was advised to lower the budget to “get it to $10 million,” before being told to further streamline the project to come in at around “$2-5 million.”

“So last month, we decided to walk away. Some ideas are better left untouched than done cheap,” Schofield wrote. “We had a team of six here in the States and a full crew in the UK. Now, everyone’s looking for work. They’re all talented folks — if you’re hiring, let me know.

“As for me — I’ve worked on games of every size. From two of us to over 300 devs. Spent the last 15–20 years making big AAA titles with great teams. That’s what I do. That’s what I love. But with the industry on pause, AAA feels like it’s a long ways away.”

Schofield says he’s “back to [his] art,” but admits he misses AAA development.

“I miss it all; the team, the chaos, the joy of building something for fans. I’m still around, making art, writing stories and ideas, and still cheering the industry on. But maybe I’ve directed my last game. Who knows? If so, thank you [for] playing my games.”

Striking Distance was founded over six years ago by Schofield. The studio is a subsidiary of Krafton, the parent company that owns the rights to the widely popular battle royale game PUBG. The studio was initially formed to create a narrative-driven game set in the PUBG universe, but ultimately released The Callisto Protocol, a third-person survival horror separate from PUBG that released in December 2022.

Callisto Protocol was met with mixed reviews and plagued with problems, from performance issues to reports of studio crunch and issues with crediting people who contributed to the development. Roughly a month after release, it was reported that the game failed to meet Krafton’s sales expectations, and Schofield eventually left the company in September 2023.

We thought The Callisto Protocol was ‘Good,’ awarding it a 7/10 in our review, writing: “The Callisto Protocol is a satisfyingly gory spiritual successor to the Dead Space series, but it’s ultimately more of a striking modern mimic than a scary new mutation.”

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.

A spidery new mech crawls onto the eternal battlefield of The Forever Winter

Dusty extract-o-shooter The Forever Winter got an update over the weekend that added another mech to the growing list of horrifying war machines that roam its post-apocalyptic world looking for fleshy idiots to squash and eat. “The StiltWalker is a multi-legged destruction machine: equipped with multiple missile and machinegun weapon systems,” say the developers in an update post on Steam. Pfft. What’s so scary about that? Just shoot some rockets at it.

“It is also equipped with a point defense system that can detonate explosive munitions that are fired at it from a distance.”

Ah. Well. Nevertheless.

Random: DK Would Go Bananas For This Fan-Made Switch 2 Dock Cover

Docky Kong.

If you’re anything like us, your Switch 2 has likely become a Donkey Kong Bananza machine for the past two weeks. We mean that in a figurative sense, of course — it’s the game that has dominated most of our time of late — but some arty fans have taken it much more literally.

Take Reddit user freakintoddles, for example, who recently took to the r/NintendoSwitch forum to share their latest creation: a Switch 2 dock cover modelled on DK’s iconic barrels. It looks bananas in the best possible way and, what’s more, its creator has even shared how you can make one yourself… if you have a 3D printer to hand.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Release Date Looks Like It’s Been Leaked Early By Xbox

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection will release on September 30 — at least, that’s what the Xbox App was telling prospective players over the weekend.

Look now, and you may get the placeholder date of 31 December, 2025, showing on the Xbox app’s Legacy Kollection storefront (or at least I did when I checked first thing this morning), but for a brief time yesterday, players were getting a different date: either September 29 or September 30, depending upon where they were in the world.

As posters on Reddit suggest, this will more than likely get confirmed at the next Evo weekend, the annual celebration of all things fighting games, the next of which is set to take place in Las Vegas on August 1. It’s possible the release date went live a few days ahead of schedule before being quietly switched back to the placeholder date.

Details about the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection were revealed last month. Highlights include confirmation that all arcade and console games support online multiplayer with rollback netcode, as well as confirmation that there are more secrets yet to be revealed.

Players can also expect the bundle to guide them through Mortal Kombat history with behind-the-scenes materials and interviews.

“Digital Eclipse’s interactive documentary format explores how Mortal Kombat changed the way society perceived video games,” an official description from the studio says. “By using digitized humans as player sprites in an over-the-top, martial-arts fighter, the game thrilled players, shocked critics, and laid the foundation for a franchise that has thrived for more than 30 years. Hear firsthand from the original dev team of Ed Boon, John Tobias, John Vogel, and Dan Forden, along with other exclusive interviews, rare concept art, vintage marketing materials, and archival video footage.”

Steam’s redesigned store menu is out in beta, so you can take the freshly embiggened search bar for a spin

Valve have released a revamped Steam store menu in beta, so folks can give a number of changes a whirl and offer feedback ahead of the full rollout.

As the pipe-themed company wrote in a news post about the menu emerging from the labs for this testing, the main goal of its changes is to offer “easier access to the places Steam users most frequently visit”. Insert joke about the sorts of weird stuff one can have lurking in their Steam library here.

We’ve rounded up the best deals for Sunday, July 27, below, so don’t miss out on these limited-time offers.

M4 MacBook Air for $799

This weekend at Amazon, you can save $200 off an M4 MacBook Air. This 13-inch model includes 16GB of Unified Memory and 256GB of SSD storage, making it ideal for multitasking and running intense applications. All 2025 models support Apple Intelligence features as well.

Mario Kart World for $71.99

Mario Kart World was the big Nintendo Switch 2 launch game, and today marks the first time we’ve seen the game on sale. Nintendo opted to release the game at a price point of $79.99, but you can pick it up for $71.99 at Woot. Mario Kart World features a brand-new open world design that interconnects each of the 30 tracks. A battle royale-like mode called Knockout Tour is hugely popular among players, as it offers a racing experience unlike anything we’ve seen in Mario Kart before.

Nintendo Switch 2 Available at Walmart & Target

While Nintendo Switch 2 has been quite challenging to find if you didn’t secure one at launch, both Target and Walmart have the highly popular console in stock. This is the Mario Kart World bundle, too, which packs in a digital copy of Mario Kart World for $50. The Nintendo Switch 2 is an upgrade to Nintendo Switch in almost every way possible, featuring a 1080p display with a 120Hz refresh rate, improved Joy-Con, and much more.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for $34.99

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was my favorite game of 2024, and it’s available for just $34.99 at Woot this weekend. This is the lowest I’ve seen the PS5 copies so far, and I cannot recommend picking it up enough. Cloud and the rest of the party leave Midgar to step into the open world of Gaia for the very first time, and there is well over 100 hours of content available for you to complete.

Pre-Orders are Live for the LEGO Game Boy

This week, Nintendo and LEGO unveiled the new LEGO Game Boy set. You can assemble your very own Game Boy in LEGO form, and there’s even images of games included for the screen. Plus, this set includes buildable cartridges of some of the system’s most popular games, including Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for $34.99

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was one of the most enjoyable RPGs of 2024, featuring a gorgeous remade HD-2D world and voice acting. If you haven’t had the chance to check this one out yet, Amazon has copies available for only $34.99. This is by far the definitive way to experience this classic, and now is the perfect time to catch up before Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake this Fall.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land for $44.99

Kirby and the Forgotten Land was a brilliant release on Nintendo Switch, and an expanded Nintendo Switch 2 release is set to be released next month. While the standalone Switch 2 release is priced at $80, you can pick up a Switch copy for $44.99 right now at Woot, so you will only need to purchase the $20 upgrade pack to play Star-Crossed World.

Save on Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom for Switch 2

Woot also has both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch 2 on sale. These editions pack in both the original game on Nintendo Switch in addition to the Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade. Both games are some of the best experiences on Nintendo Switch, and they are even better on Switch 2 with support for higher resolutions and frame rates.

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection for $26.99

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection brought both Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Gambit in one package, with Prosecutor’s Gambit releasing in English for the very first time. This release features updated visuals, new animations, gallery mode, conversation history, and more. You can even switch between the old and new sprites! Both of these games are quite excellent, and I absolutely recommend picking this up, especially for only $26.99.

Persona 3 Reload for $20

Persona 3 Reload is available at Amazon for just $20. This was one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2024, and for the most part, it delivered. The mystery of the Dark Hour is compelling, and Persona 3’s cast of characters shine bright in a story that has quite a few twists and turns. The Episode Aigis DLC features epilogue content that was originally depicted in The Answer, so you can experience everything Persona 3 has to offer with Reload.

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition for $47.99

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition launched earlier this year, and it’s still one of the biggest RPGs you can jump into on any platform. The remaster introduced numerous quality-of-life updates that were much needed, in addition to a brand-new epilogue chapter. We gave the game a 9/10 in our review, stating, “Xenoblade Chronicles X was already one of the Wii U’s best games, and this Definitive Edition does more than enough to justify another trip to planet Mira.”

These Are the Most Valuable Magic: The Gathering Cards From Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Tarkir: Dragonstorm was Magic: The Gathering’s third set of 2025, and its focus on big ol’ dragons and Tarkir’s clans was a winning combo that stands as the best in-universe set for a while.

Not only was it the perfect tonic to the silliness of Aetherdrift, it also offered plenty of valuable cards from dragons, to behemoths, to much, much more.

Using data from the fine folks at TCGPlayer, we’ve put together a list of the most valuable cards in the set, judging by their market price at the time of writing. Have you packed any of these? They might be worth more than you think!

The most valuable Tarkir Dragonstorm cards

Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant (Showcase – Halo Foil) – $55.90

Almost every entry on this list has the slick Halo Foil treatment, and kicking us off is Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant.

‘Mr Dragon’ himself is a low-cost card that builds up when you’re bringing in dragon-type creatures.

Elspeth, Storm Slayer (Showcase) – $66.97

Spoiler alert, we’ll be seeing Elspeth, Storm Slayer again on this list, but this showcase version of the Planeswalker is around $70 right now.

Elspeth lets you create tokens and buff creature tokens, while also being able to destroy a big threat on the board.

Ugin, Eye of the Storms (Showcase) – $76.69

I own a non-Showcase version of Ugin, Eye of the Storms, and it’s a ridiculously fun Planeswalker for colorless decks owing to its ability to add three colorless mana at no cost.

Add to that some nice lifegain and the option to cheat out nonland permanents and you’ve got a fun card to build around. We’ll see Ugin again soon…

All-Out Assault (Showcase – Halo Foil) – $88.73

The kind of card that, as the name suggests, could cause a huge swing towards victory, All-Out Assault gives counters and deathtouch, and can give you a second combat phase.

The Halo Foil version can reach $90 and above in good condition, so keep an eye out if you’re still opening packs.

Narset, Jeskai Waymaster (Showcase – Halo Foil) – $90.25

Allowing you to refresh your hand at the end of your turn if you’ve cast plenty of spells, Narset, Jeskai Waymaster is ideal for any deck packed with low-mana cards.

This Halo Foil version has a market value of $90, but we’ve seen near-mint versions listed for $100.

Clarion Conqueror (Showcase – Halo Foil) – $120.06

A card that stops your opponent from using activated abilities, attached to a 3/3 flying body that costs just three mana? Yeah, we like Clarion Conqueror.

This Halo Foil can reach as high as $140, but the market price is around $120.

Dracogenesis (Showcase – Halo Foil) – $150.74

The kind of enchantment that can spell doom for opponents, Dracogenesis lets you play Dragon spells without paying a mana cost.

This Halo Foil is up to $150, but there are listings pushing it for closer to $320.

Craterhoof Behemoth (Showcase – Halo Foil) – $157.18

Another potential match-ender, Craterhoof Behemoth, costs plenty of mana but can kick your creatures into high gear for that big final push.

This Showcase Halo version can be found for almost $200, but the market value sits at around $160.

Elspeth Storm Slayer (Showcase – Halo Foil) – $423.22

We told you she’d be back! Elspeth, Storm Slayer’s Halo Foil variant is going for a whopping $400 right now, but that’s actually slightly below market value.

Snap it up if you’re keen!

Ugin, Eye of the Storms (Showcase – Halo Foil) – $443.99

Finally, this Ugin, Eye of the Storms looks incredible with its Halo Foil treatment, and turns an already powerful card into a thing of beauty.

It won’t come cheap, though. While market value is just shy of $450, you can expect to pay close to $500.

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He’s a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife’s dismay.