Complete Guide to Star Trek’s Stardates MTG Bonus Sheet

Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | Illustration by Jack Hughes

Star Trek brings a new collection of reprints to MTG with its Stardates bonus sheet, featuring Commander staples, powerful utility lands, and even some Magic cards receiving their first reprints. And of course, they feature brand-new artwork inspired by the Star Trek franchise.

But which MTG cards are included in Star Trek‘s Stardates bonus sheet, and where can you find them? Here’s everything you need to know!

What Are the Stardates Cards in Star Trek?

Shizo, Death's Storehouse | Illustration by Jack Hughes

Stardates is the name of the bonus sheet associated with the Star Trek MTG set scheduled for release on November 13, 2026. This bonus sheet consists entirely of reprints of existing Magic cards, featuring borderless artwork inspired by Star Trek characters and events. Most also feature alternate names.

These are alternate versions of existing cards, not mechanically new ones. The alternate names and illustrations give the cards their Star Trek flavor, but they keep the rules text, costs, and abilities of the originals. These printings don’t allow you to get around singleton deckbuilding restrictions. You can’t include both Bristly Bill, Spine Sower and Leonard McCoy, Country Doctor in the same singleton deck, for example.

Unlike some previous bonus sheets, Stardates doesn’t have a common mechanical theme. Stardates is primarily about flavor, specifically alternate timelines like the Kevlin timeline, not mechanical coherence. The good part is that it gives Wizards a lot of freedom when matching Magic cards to Star Trek characters. The results range from Bruvac the Grandiloquent appearing as Spock, Completely Logical, to Sen Triplets being reimagined as Borg Queen, Hateful Legacy.

Stardates has its own set code, SDS, separate from the main Star Trek set (TRK) and the Commander precons (TRC). All Stardates cards have the mythic rarity.

How Many Bonus Sheet Cards Are in SDS?

There are exactly 30 cards in the Stardates bonus sheet, all mythic rares.

List of Stardates Cards in MTG’s Star Trek

Here’s the complete list of Stardates cards inStar Trek, ordered by collector number. When applicable, I’ve listed their Star Trek names first, followed by the original Magic card name.

• Benny Russell, Dreamer, as Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• Flare of Fortitude
• General Picard, Earth Warlord, as Kenrith, the Returned King
• Kirk, Alluring Upstart, as Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
• Carol Marcus, Scientist Sleuth, as Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• Empress Sato, Terran Tyrant, as Empress Galina
• Scotty, Transwarp Transporter, as Arcum Dagsson
• Spock, Completely Logical, as Bruvac the Grandiloquent
• Decree of Pain
• Intendant Kira Nerys, as Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
• Khan, Engineered Evil, as Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• Michael Burnham, Enforcer, as Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
• Hikaru Sulu, Peerless Pilot, as Loot, Exuberant Explorer
• Keenser, Scotty’s Spotter, as Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• Leonard McCoy, Country Doctor, as Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
• Borg Queen, Hateful Legacy, as Sen Triplets
• Chekov, Young Wayfinder, as Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• Hull Breach
• Janeway, Cracked Mirror, as Isshin, Two Heavens as One
• Nero, Last of the Empire, as Ertai Resurrected
• Nyota Uhura, Endless Insight, as Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
• Pike, Unrelenting Mentor, as Captain Sisay
• Spock, Cross-Time Captain, as Riku of Many Paths
• Spock, Mirror Malefactor, as Prosper, Tome-Bound
• Spock, Strangely Human, as Stella Lee, Wild Card
• Worf, Regent of Terok Nor, as Mogis, God of Slaughter
• Academy on the Bay, as Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• Starbase Yorktown, as Talon Gates of Madara
• Starfleet HQ, Under Assault, as Phyrexian Tower
• Terran Throne Room, as Shizo, Death's Storehouse

Are Star Trek Bonus Sheet Cards in Play Boosters? The TRK Draft Format?

Yes, and yes! Stardates cards appear in Star Trek Play Boosters, and you can play them in both Draft and Sealed. According to Wizards’ official collecting guide, one out of every 25 Play Boosters contains a Stardates card, replacing one of the commons.

In an 8-player Draft pod, where each player opens three Play Boosters, you’ll crack 24 packs in total. So, roughly speaking, that works out to an average of a bit less of 1 Stardates cards per Draft pod. Key word being “average”: With some good luck there could be more than one… or there could be zero.

Stardates cards are completely legal in Star Trek Limited. If you open Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, Phyrexian Tower, or any other Stardates card during a Draft or Sealed event, you can include it in your deck regardless of its legality in Constructed formats.

Where Can You Open Stardates Star Trek Cards?

You can find Stardates cards in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters from Star Trek, and by extension any product that comes with Play or Collector Boosters: Regular Star Trek Bundles, which contain nine Play Boosters; Beam Me Up Bundles, which contain eight Play Boosters and one Collector Booster; Prerelease Packs, which contain six Play Boosters, etc.

Keep in mind there’s no guarantee that you’ll find a Stardates card in a booster, though.

You can also purchase the individual cards on the secondary market rather than relying on booster openings. That may be the more economical choice if you’re only interested in a few specific reprints.

How Many Are in Each Pack?

The number of Stardates cards you can open depends on whether you’re opening Play Boosters or Collector Boosters.

In Play Boosters, there’s a 4% chance of opening one non-foil Stardates card, replacing a common. You’ll never find two Stardates cards in a Play Booster, and there’s zero chance to find a traditional foil Stardates card.

Collector Boosters have much better odds. According to WotC’s article, you have:

• 23.1% chance of finding a non-foil Stardates card.
• 5% chance of a finding a traditional foil Stardates card.

Combined, that gives each of those slots a 28.1% chance of containing a Stardates card; a bit better than one Stardates card every four Collector boosters you crack.

Will Star Trek’s Bonus Sheet Cards be on Arena?

Yes, Stardates cards will be available on MTG Arena.

WotC’s official collecting guide confirms that we’ll find Stardates cards in MTG Arena Store Packs. I couldn’t find their exact drop rates, but it’s very reasonable to expect Stardates cards to have the same open rate as in paper Play Boosters: one in every 25 packs.

Are Stardates Cards Standard Legal?

A couple of them are; most aren’t. A card’s appearance on a bonus sheet doesn’t change its legality in any format aside from that set’s Limited format.

For example, Bristly Bill, Spine Sower (aka Leonard McCoy, Country Doctor) is Standard-legal at the time of Star Trek‘s release because of its original printing in Outlaws of Thunder Junction. You can use its Stardates printing in Standard until OTJ rotates.

Another example is Loot, Exuberant Explorer, which appears in Stardates as Hikaru Sulu, Peerless Pilot. Loot is Standard-legal thanks to its printing in Foundations, which is expected to remain in Standard until at least 2029.

On the other hand, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse isn’t legal in Standard, so its Stardates version (Khan, Engineered Evil) isn’t playable in Standard, either. The same principle applies to Pioneer, Modern, and other Constructed formats.

The Most Valuable Stardates Cards from Star Trek

These are the five most expensive Stardates cards at the time of writing. Huge caveat: These prices were checked on November 1, 2026, and are subject to drastic changes over the next few days and weeks. These are pre-release, hyped-up prices. They will very likely change as launch day approaches (usually going lower), and then keep changing after launch.

#5. Academy on the Bay (Minamo, School at Water’s Edge)

Cheapest existing printing: $56 | SDS non-foil presale low: around $77

One of the of the original Kamigawa legendary lands, Minamo, School at Water's Edge is an excellent land for Commander because it produces blue mana without any drawback while also allowing you to untap legendary permanents for just 1 blue mana.

Broad utility and relatively limited availability has kept its price above $55 (it was only reprinted in The List and as a box topper in Tales of Middle-earth); I can definitely see the Stardates version costing $10-20 more than that.

#4. Starbase Yorktown (Talon Gates of Madara)

Cheapest existing printing: $33 | SDS non-foil presale: around $100

Talon Gates of Madara is receiving its first reprint in Stardates, having previously appeared only in Modern Horizons 3 Commander two years ago, where it was included in the Tricky Terrain Commander precon.

It’s an amazing utility land that sees top-tier competitive play in cEDH, Legacy, and even Vintage. The cheapest original version costs around $33, so I could see the Stardates version costing more, although $100 seems too much.

#3. Spock, Completely Logical (Bruvac the Grandiloquent)

Cheapest existing printing: $42 | SDS non-foil presale low: around $100

Bruvac is one of the most recognizable commanders for mill strategies, doubling the number of cards opponents mill. First printed in Jumpstart (2020), Bruvac the Grandiloquent has subsequently appeared in The List, Ravnica Remastered, and an Iron Maiden Secret Lair.

A hundred bucks feels a tad too much for its Stardates appearance… but, I mean, it’s Spock!

#2. Terran Throne Room (Shizo, Death’s Storehouse)

Cheapest existing printing: $32 | SDS non-foil presale: around $140

Originally printed in Champions of Kamigawa (2004), Shizo, Death's Storehouse has subsequently appeared in Dominaria United Commander. Stardates is its second major reprint.

Shizo is a popular utility land in black Commander decks, particularly those built around legendary creatures that want to connect in combat (it sees a lot of play in Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow), and it enters untapped. The combination of utility, high demand, and relatively scarce reprints has kept its price surprisingly high… but I really doubt the Stardates version will cost more than $40-50 at most. Current pre-sale prices seem crazy high!

#1. Khan, Engineered Evil (Sheoldred, the Apocalypse)

Cheapest existing printing: $81 | SDS non-foil presale low: around $190–200

Originally released in Dominaria United, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse has several alternate treatments, including showcase, Phyrexian-language, textured foil, and concept-art versions. Some of those concept-art versions were even distributed in Phyrexia: All Will Be One boosters, although they retained the original DMU set code. Stardates is therefore Sheoldred’s first proper reprint in a new set.

And it’s a multi-format powerhouse. This Sheoldred is one of the most popular Commanders in the whole game, pretty popular in the 99, competitive in cEDH, Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy…. Its cheapest print from Dominaria United costs around $80, so it’s very easy to imagine Khan, Engineered Evil staying well over $100.

Wrap Up

Sen Triplets | Illustration by Jaroslav Kosmina

Stardates is a pretty straightforward bonus sheet: It’s all reprints of popular Magic cards, reimagined as some of Star Trek‘s most iconic characters. They’re relatively hard to come by (just one per 25 Play Boosters), each is legal in the MTG formats where it was already legal, and you can play any of them in a TRK Draft.

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I hope you’ve enjoyed this deep dive into Star Trek’s Stardates bonus sheet, and good luck out there!

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