According to Japanese distributors, the first set of 2026 will release on January 23rd
Once your shuffled deck has been placed in the appropriate area, flip a coin to decide who goes first
The reason is the minus three ability, which allows you to put any Vampire creature from your hand onto the battlefield right after you play Sorin
It has been reprinted in various products, from Commander precons to Jumpstart sets, every single year
Decklist: Undying Yawgmoth in Modern Strangleroot Geist | Illustration by Jason Chan Planeswalker (4) Creature (27) Birds of Paradise x4 Blood Artist Geralf's Messenger Ignoble Hierarch x4 Scavenging Ooze Strangleroot Geist x4 Wall of Roots x4 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician x4 Young Wolf x4 Instant (4) Sorcery (4) Land (21) Misty Rainforest x2 Nurturing Peatland x2 Overgrown Tomb x2 Blooming Marsh x3 Dryad Arbor Forest x2 Swamp Twilight Mire x2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Verdant Catacombs x4 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth Sideboard (15) Agatha's Soul Cauldron Endurance x4 Force of Vigor x2 Necromentia x2 Obstinate Baloth Outland Liberator Scavenging Ooze Thoughtseize x3 Modern Yawgmoth uses the decks namesake card, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, and the several undying creatures to loop drawing cards, draining your opponent of life, and clearing the path for lethal by shrinking opposing creatures
It can also be used in many combo loops, which is handy, too