In the eternal avalanche of Brandon Sanderson books, Mistborn remains special. While the scope of the story isn't as enormous as The Stormlight Archive and the prose isn't as flavorful as Tress of the Emerald Sea, Vin's journey and all the reveals that happen along the way are electrifying in a way that's hard to replicate.
It's consequently no surprise that Mistborn still looms large in his overall library of works, and its presence doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. The third era of books still isn't on the immediate horizon, but fans are being treated with a different comeback in the meantime.
Mistborn: The Well of Ascension is slated to release on November 18, 2026, and no, that isn't just the second book in the original Mistborn trilogy. This time, the title belongs to an expansion for Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game, a stand-alone deckbuilding game that mercifully avoids the money-devouring card-collecting aspects of games like Magic: The Gathering and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Instead, cards are "purchased" within the scope of the game itself, with no booster packs to complicate matters. The Well of Ascension is the first add-on to the game,...
