Magic: The Gathering kicks the year off with Aether Revolt, a new expansion of 180+ cards, forming the second half of the Kaladesh block—and we’ve got one of those new cards to show you today. Say hello to Aetherwind Basker!

Energy, a new resource introduced in Kaladesh, is back, and this giant beastie potentially fills up your reserves as soon as it hits the board. Every turn after, you can smash your opponent with an ever-growing electric lizard. If we assume those orange daubs around the rocky prominence are full-size trees, this mythical lizard is about the same size as another famous lizard-like monster first seen off the coast of southern Japan.

Seven mana may be a challenge in a Constructed format defined by a certain looter scooter, but we’d love to see this in our Sealed pool at one of the prerelease events next weekend. It’s both a generator and consumer of energy, which makes it a potent threat whether it’s combined with other energy cards or not.

Aether Revolt is released worldwide on January 20, with prerelease events the weekend before (January 14-15). The Magic store locator can help you find a store hosting an event near you.

We'll have a full review of the Aether Revolt expansion next week ahead of the prerelease weekend. If you've not played Magic: the Gathering before or you're a lapsed player from your teenage years, and you're interested in playing the game, our past coverage is a good place to start.