Wastes of Veldmar is a 281 card expansion set for Magic: the Gathering. It features seven draftable factions, including the 4-color Consortium of Veldmar (WUBR) with a particular focus on massive swingy spells, and six 3-color factions: the Xarnik Collective (GWU) focused on cleaning up Veldmar by putting the trash tokens of the set to good use and benefiting from self-banish (exiling the top cards of your library), the Nulvir Cult (GWB) focused on an aristocrats theme of self-sacrifice to reset the world of Veldmar, the Roka Guild (RGW) focused on better living through artifice with an artifacts matter theme, the Paxdred (BGU) psionic saboteurs focused on banishing the opponent's library, Quelnai College (RGU) focused on brainstorming ideas to stop the apocalypse with a card draw matters theme, and the Ulthrak (BRG) focused on becoming the apex predators of Veldmar with a theme of creatures with mana cost 6 or more matters.

Other subthemes run through the set, such as a "Wastes matter" theme, which allows for some sideways drafts.

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