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    'March of the Machine' early review: Mom invades Magic: The Gathering's multiverse

    Villains that stretch back to Magic: The Gathering's earliest years battle its sprawling multiverse in 'March of the Machine.' NPR reviews the new set ahead of its prerelease.
    by James Perkins Mastromarino Apr 14, 2023 3 minutes
    The villainous Elesh Norn in all her porcelain splendor, as depicted by artist Magali Velleneuve.

    Magic: The Gathering has had plenty of big bads, but Phyrexia's Elesh Norn wanted to be the biggest and baddest yet.

    The self-appointed "Mother of Machines" (imagine a cross between the Borg Queen and the Pope) literally broke the multiverse. Along with recurring supervillains with sinister-sounding names like Sheoldred, Jin-Gitaxias, and Vorinclex, she led her legions of flesh-and-metal horrors to invade self-contained worlds from across the game's 30-year history.

    While Magic's newest release, brings a climactic finish to a long, interconnected storyline, it also innovates with its mechanics. I got the opportunity play it early through Magic: The Gathering's digital implementation, . I even put in the hours after a freak cucumber sandwich accident sent me to the emergency room, and then typed this article with my right index finger bandaged and immobile — all for your benefit, dear reader.

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