I was clicking around the official Magic site and saw these...thought it was odd that they hadn't been teased or shared anywhere else that I know of.

My personal opinion is that the team seems to be upping their animation skills, which is great. The new game board is a huge improvement from those that we have now. It doesn't look cheap, it's got the feel of the world, and it's still "open" enough to let the cards/gameplay stand out. Also, I'm happy to see they're still revising and focusing on the new player experience.

One other note...I think it would have been a great opportunity for the team to use these images as teasers weeks ago to up engagement with the community and get more people hyped for the set release. Hopefully we'll see more community engagement efforts like this going forward. Very excited nonetheless!