We’re just a few weeks from the discharge of Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming set, Lorwyn Eclipsed. The plane was originally introduced in a dedicated block of two sets, “Lorwyn”, in 2007, followed by a related block of two sets, “Shadowmoor”, in 2008. The aesthetic of the plane proved so popular through the years that Wizards of the Coast decided to revisit Lorwyn in 2026.
Nevertheless, should you cannot wait two weeks to go to the fantastical, forested plane of Lorwyn, then Anopelao96 has you covered. The user in query is a Skyrim modder who’s recreating Lorwyn in Bethesda’s RPG piece by piece. To date, Anopelao has released six different mods based on the Magic: The Gathering setting.
Step into Lorwyn
The primary, and my personal favourite, is ‘Forests of Lorwyn: High Fantasy Tree Overhaul‘. Because the name suggests, the mod reskins the non-snowy parts of Skyrim to resemble lands from the unique Lorwyn block. This implies twisting, gnarled trees and a fae-like aesthetic to Skyrim’s forests.
Because the creator explains, Falkreath and Riften are based on Lorwyn’s Forests, while Mortal relies on Lorwyn’s Swamps. Skyrim’s various tundra regions are based on Lorwyn’s Plains. It is a neat recreation, and Anopelao has done a implausible job capturing the magical feeling of Lorwyn.
A few of Lorwyn’s many creatures have also been adapted, similar to the Flamekin Elementals. These elementals have been placed alongside Forsworn, and likewise in three original villages scattered around Skyrim.
Similarly, Anopelao has added the relatively terrifying-looking Kithkins and placed them in aesthetically-appropriate spots around Skyrim, including in three bespoke villages.
Within the mod for the Merrows, the creator has even included a novel spawn for Sygg, a legendary creature introduced in Shadowmoor. The regular variants of those creatures are placed alongside Skyrim’s bodies of water.
Ominously, there’s also a mod for Lorwyn’s Changelings. These are blue-skinned creatures that masquerade as other creatures in the sport, which goes to do nothing to alleviate my phobia of Skyrim’s many creatures. I mean, have a look at that Turtle Changeling. I can not fight that.
I sincerely hope that the creator and others proceed to adapt Lorwyn in order that we will eventually have something that resembles an overhaul mod. In any case, Hasbro doesn’t seem thinking about adapting the setting into an RPG despite constant requests from the community.