Last updated on August 7, 2026
Midnight Clock | Illustration by Alexander Forssberg
Curious about what's coming to MTG in 2027? Or how many Magic sets on average you can expect going forward? Missed that preview panel from MagicCon?
Then let's dive into what Wizards of the Coast has announced, the Universes Beyond collaborations to discuss, and do a bit of speculation.
Spoiler: It’s a whole lot!
Upcoming Releases
Release the Dogs | Illustration by Jason Kang
Here you have a comprehensive list of every upcoming MTG set that has been officially announced to date.
What’s the Next MTG Set?
The next set for MTG will be The Hobbit on August 14, 2026.
The Hobbit — Aug. 14, 2026
Smaug the Magnificent | Illustration by John Tedrick
The Hobbit collector booster box is a treasure to behold, and the new mechanics are recruit and storied. The impact that these connive and the city's blessing variants have on formats beyond Standard is fresh, as is the collective desire to acquire the golden version of Smaug the Magnificent.
There and back again. When WotC serves us a second breakfast of information on this halfling and dwarf adventure you can rest assured we'll hoard it. The Hobbit comes knocking at your door in August 14, 2026.
- TO DUNGEONS DEEP AND CAVERNS OLD—Experience a timeless tale’s grand beginning! Journey from The Shire to The Lonely Mountain through cards that capture Bilbo’s unexpected adventure through warmth, wonder, and courage
- CLAIM YOUR LONG-FORGOTTEN GOLD—Collector Boosters are the ultimate way to add unique and exclusive cards to your collection; tons of foils, special card treatments, Rares and/or Mythics, and more await you inside every pack
- COLLECTOR BOOSTER-EXCLUSIVES—In caverns deep lie treasures worthy of song. Each pack may contain Collector Booster-exclusive card treatments, including Surge Foils or the ultimate find, an ultra-rare Headliner card nestled atop the Dragon’s hoard
- FOIL BOX TOPPER CARD—Journey through Middle-earth through the eyes of classic Magic artists; each full booster box includes 1 Traditional Foil reprint from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set featuring special borderless alt-art
- WELCOME TO THE GATHERING—Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game that weaves deep strategy, gorgeous art, fantastical stories, and a thriving fan community all together into a card game experience like no other
Reality Fracture — Oct. 2, 2026
Liliana the Repentant | Illustration by Aleksi Briclot
If you skip Universes Beyond and make Reality Fracture play boosters your first packs since Secrets of Strixhaven, you're in for a doozy. Prepare for a white Liliana, a Garruk that exiles and discards, and a blue Chandra that uses stun counters and surveils.
This Wizards of the Coast original is ground-shaking and color pie cutting in the vein of Time Spiral, Future Sight, or Planar Chaos. Your Magic history will come in handy to enjoy Realty Fracture come October 2.
- JACE’S SOLUTION. EVERYONE’S PROBLEM—Mastermind mage Jace Beleren has pushed reality to its breaking point. An alternate Multiverse of his own creation threatens to overtake the current one, and just one team of heroes stands in the path of oblivion
- 60+ LEGENDARY CARDS IN EVERY BOX—Be on the lookout for twisted new reflections of Magic’s Legends as you explore Jace’s Echoverse; every booster includes a Legendary card as well as its Echoverse alternative
- RARE AND FOIL IN EVERY PACK—Each booster contains 1–5 cards of rarity Rare or higher and at least 1 shining Traditional Foil card of any rarity; in 20% of packs you’ll also find a Traditional Foil Land card
- BEST BOOSTERS FOR PLAYING WITH FRIENDS—Play Boosters are the best way to discover what Magic: The Gathering has to offer; they're perfect for building decks, playing Limited games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
- CONTENTS—30 Reality Fracture Play Boosters, each containing 14 MTG cards
Star Trek — Nov. 13, 2026
Warp Speed | Illustration by Raymond Swanland
Take a voyage into deep space with the Universes Beyond expansion that sets spacecraft on Warp Speed through the Alpha quadrant and brings Star Trek to the next generation of Magic players.
Many early preview cards came from the main set and welcome decks, so pick up your analysis on what's legal for Standard and not. Stay outside the gravity-well of Standard and check out the Star Trek Commander deck bundle which brings the Borg, the Federation, Klingons, and Vulcan-led landing parties to the table. Surely you can find a diplomatic and peaceful resolution to any conflicts that arise upon First Contact.
- GET ALL 4 STAR TREK-THEMED COMMANDER DECKS—Explore Star Trek’s final frontier with all 4 Magic: The Gathering | Ster Trek Commander decks (Federation Fleet, Landing Party, Klingon Fury, and We Are the Borg)
- NEW COMMANDER CARDS—Each ready-to-play deck includes 33 Star Trek-themed Commander cards entirely new to Magic: The Gathering
- FOIL BORDERLESS COMMANDERS—Command your decks in style with 1 Mythic Rare Legendary card featuring Borderless art and a shiny Traditional Foil treatment in each deck
- EPIC MULTIPLAYER GAMES—Magic’s most popular multiplayer play format, Commander is an action-packed, free-for-all battle full of strategic plays and social intrigue (best with 3–5 players)
- CONTENTS—All four 100-card decks also come with 10 double-sided token cards, 1 deck box, 1 strategy guide, and 1 reference card
Nauctis: The Sunken Realm — Feb. 5, 2027
Unnamed art for Nauctis: The Sunken Realm
How many planes can you name without a flying creature? The fully underwater world of Nauctis: The Sunken Realm is one that features huge monsters and air-breathers that are outsiders. Don't worry, there will still be plenty of slippery evasion, deep-sea fantasy, and unique cultures on display in February 5, 2027.
Kamigawa: Titanbreach — June 4, 2027
Unnamed art for Kamigawa: Titanbreach
Kamigawa: Titanbreach is a monster of a set. Call it monsters vs. mechs, because the people of Kamigawa must fight for survival as the big beasts from Ikoria come to future-Japan. Check out the scale of people in this art and prepare for the massive conflict on June 4, 2027.
Zhalfir — Oct. 1, 2027
Unnamed art for Zhalfir
Celebrate one of the oldest peoples and planes in Magic with Zhalfir. African history, spirituality, and warfare come to Magic on a plane that supposedly got phased back in on top of another plane. This one comes to you on October 1, 2027.
Previously Released Sets
From the latest to the earliest, these are all the Magic: The Gathering sets released in 2026.
Marvel Super Heroes — June 26, 2026
Kindred Discovery | Illustration by Stephanie Hans
A ton of heroes and villains from Marvel came together in one set for The Super Hero Civil War on June 26, 2026. Marvel Super Heroes features The Scarlet Witch, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Ultron, Artificial Malevolence, and Captain America, Living Legend among many others to make Earth's mightiest, most legends matter set ever. That high legend count pushes this as a Commander-forward set with strong cards like Epic Fight.
- ASSEMBLE EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES—The Marvel Universe has arrived in full force! Build your dream super team of Heroes and Villains, then suit them up with iconic gear and unleash their earthshaking abilities.
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DRAFT WITH FOUR PLAYERS—It's a draft party in a box! Draft Night has everything you need to host a Pick-Two Draft with just four players! Bring Marvel Super Heroes to the table for an unforgettable game night.
- DRAFT—Start with three Play Boosters each. Open the first pack, pick two cards, and pass. Repeat with the remaining cards and packs.
- BUILD—Construct a 40-card deck with your draft selections, adding any number of Basic Lands (we recommend 17!)
- PLAY—Pair off and play. Winners face off for fun and the grand prize: a Collector Booster full of Rare and/or Mythic Rare cards, shiny foils, and special alt-border cards
Secrets of Strixhaven — April 24, 2026
Lorehold, the Historian | Illustration by Joshua Raphael
Secrets of Strixhaven is the wizard university set. Uncovering the hidden information in this one falls under the category of edutainment. There are some powerful paradigms as lessons, but the focus is on instants, sorceries and several neat mechanics. The elder dragons like Witherbloom, the Balancer test your recall on mechanics that let you cheat on spells. A test? Oh yes, you'll work your brain with this set.
Then there are pests and the math on Mathemagics as a exponentially powerful card draw spell! This set released on April 24, 2026, and is one you should make fond memories of long after graduation.
- FACE YOUR GREATEST TEST YET—The hallowed halls of Strixhaven welcome you back to school! Choose your college of magical study and expand your education in the greater world of Arcavios as you stand against mysterious threats plaguing the plane
- BEST BOOSTERS FOR PLAYING WITH FRIENDS—Play Boosters are the best way to discover what Magic: The Gathering has to offer; they're perfect for building decks, playing Limited games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
- MYSTICAL ARCHIVE CARD IN EVERY PACK!—Strixhaven University’s famous library houses spells from throughout the ages; check out 1 Instant or Sorcery spell with striking new art and a showcase frame with every Play Booster
- RARE AND FOIL IN EVERY PACK—Each booster contains 1–5 cards of rarity Rare or higher and at least 1 shining Traditional Foil card of any rarity; in 20% of packs you’ll also find a Traditional Foil Land card
- PLAY BOOSTER BOX CONTENTS—30 Secrets of Strixhaven Play Boosters, each containing 14 MTG cards
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — March 6, 2026
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi | Illustration by April Prime
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles go cowabunga on our existing ninja turtles, Kappa Tech-Wrecker and Taeko, the Patient Avalanche. The set puts Shredder into Standard and introduces mutagen tokens and a variant of ninjutsu in sneak.
With four brothers as the protagonists you must learn cooperation in the Turtle Team-Up as one of the more flavorful ways to take on bosses together.
This Universes Beyond set released March 6, 2026 and was announced Oct. 10, from New York Comic-Con.
- TEAM UP WITH THE TABLE AND TAKE DOWN THE BADDIES—When the evil Shredder attacks, Turtles fight back in this exciting new co-operative strategy format for Magic: The Gathering
- NEW CO-OP GAME MODE!—2–4 players battle for survival against an onslaught of villainous adversaries
- 4 READY-TO-PLAY DECKS—Play with your favorite of the four pre-built 60-card hero decks, then crack into the included Play Boosters to expand your strategies
- THE PERFECT TRAINING DOJO—Turtle Team-Up is the perfect training dojo for Magic players of any skill level to come together and play
- WELCOME TO THE GATHERING—Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game that weaves deep strategy, gorgeous art, fantastical stories, and a thriving fan community all together into a card game experience like no other
Lorwyn Eclipsed — Jan. 23, 2026
Morningtide's Light | Illustration by Mark Poole
The return to Lorwyn combined Lorwyn and Shadowmoor. The light and dark sides of these sets clash in Lorwyn Eclipsed, and the creature types like elves, faeries, and kithkin, are reimagined. The set released on January 23, 2026.
Lorwyn Eclipsed Draft Night is the first of its kind of sealed product. It holds the essentials for a 4-person draft with 12 play boosters, 90 lands and one collector booster to fight over. At about $90, each person would look at $22.50 to buy in on a copy of Draft Night, and play Pick-Two Draft.
- RETURN TO THE LAND OF LIGHT AND SHADOW—Lorwyn returns, not as it once was, but a world split in two. Explore this dual-aspect plane filled with enchanting creatures and embrace the powers of order and chaos.
- INTRODUCING DRAFT NIGHT—It's a draft party in a box! Draft Night has everything you need to host a Pick-Two Draft with just four players! Bring Lorwyn Eclipsed to the table for an unforgettable game night.
- DRAFT—Start with three packs. Open the first pack, pick two cards, and pass. Repeat with remaining cards and packs.
- BUILD—Construct a 40-card deck with your draft selections, adding any number of basic lands (we recommend 17!)
- PLAY—Pair off and play. Winners face off for fun and the included Collector Booster!
How Many Magic Product Releases Are There Per Year?
There are about 6-8 Magic product releases per year. When I look at the Wizards' Set Archive, I gather about:
- Six Standard sets per year, a couple are smaller in terms of unique cards, most sets contain from two to five Commander preconstructed decks.
- At least one reprint set per year.
- A couple of supplementary products that may include Commander-specific sets, other precons, or a holiday release.
All in all, it looks like a fairly consistent yearly output, with a consistent focus on Commander.
If you include Secret Lair products… Well, as Jeff mentions in the Ultimate List of All Magic Sets in Order, “I’m only counting ‘sets' as those that came with booster packs. This prevents a headache because listing every single Commander pre-con and Secret Lair would be painful for everyone involved.”
How Often Does MTG Release New Sets?
Wizards averages roughly one new Standard set every two months! And with spoiler seasons that last for weeks at a time, there's always something juicy to visualize and pre-order.
How Many MTGA Releases Are There?
Magic Arena's releases mirror MTG tabletop's Standard cadence – whenever there's a new Standard set, it's also available for Arena (usually a couple of days earlier). A small Alchemy set is often released about a month after the set's Standard release, and usually contains about 30 Arena-only cards that are fresh digital-only takes and address balance needs.
Some supplemental sets, like The Lord of the Rings, also make their way to MTGA.
On the other hand, Arena does not support the Commander format, so Commander-only sets like Warhammer 40K and the Commander decks included in Standard sets are not released on Arena.
“Remastered” sets have not followed a regular cadence, so it's hard to say. For example, in 2024, Ravnica Remastered was available for tabletop and MTGO, but not Arena, while Shadows over Innistrad Remastered was an Arena-only release.
How Many MTG Online Releases Are There?
MTGO very closely follows tabletop's release schedule, (unlike Magic Arena) including many of the Commander-related products. Not all of them though, due to technical hurdles.
Are Release Dates the Same Worldwide?
Yes, set releases are global and simultaneous. Prerelease events are restricted to local availability, though.
Does MTG Arena Release at the Same Time as Paper?
No, MTG sets are usually available on Arena a few days earlier than paper.
Notice that not all tabletop sets are released on Arena, though. Commander-only sets (like Warhammer 40K), or most of the Commander-only cards from sets like March of the Machines: Commander or Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Commanders, are not released on Arena.
How Does the Release Schedule Affect Standard Rotation?
Standard rotation happens every three years and looks to the first set of the year for when to cut off a year's worth of sets. So in 2027, the first set will mark the next rotation.
How Many Total Magic Products Have Been Released?
Well, the total number of Magic products released is complicated.
If you define “product” as “Stuff that you can buy from Wizards' Product Page,” then a quick, rough, off-the-cuff, back-of-envelope, not-including-bundles tally would determine that tabletop products, per set, include:
- Play Boosters
- Collector Boosters
- Jumpstart Boosters
- Bundles
- Beginner Boxes/Starter Kits
- Between two and five Commander Decks.
Not all sets have all the above products, so again off-the-cuff let's say about half a dozen products per set on average.
Things quickly add up to about 40 products per year.
That's not counting scene boxes, gift bundles, beyond boosters, value boosters (only sold in major retailers) or Secret Lair drops (a massive headache, as Jeff noted), ancillary products like playmats and tokens, tickets to MagicCon, digital cosmetics like companions, or Avatars in Magic Arena!
In short: Wizards is a for-profit company, Magic is their billion-dollar baby worth checking every quarter, and MTG spans more than three decades, multiple platforms, and tons of different formats. Magic players are a wonderfully varied bunch that range from Spikes to Vorthos and from extremely casual to hardcore competitive. Wizards has therefore a very reasonable incentive to create a wide array of products that cater to all its different players.
At the end of the day, Magic products are as varied and complex as the game itself, and as numerous as its countless fans.
Why Am I Seeing People Cracking Packs When the Set Isn't Out Yet?
When you see people cracking packs for a set that isn't out yet, it's like a very real spoiler. Wizards provides some content creators and streamers with early access to products. The creator gets hot buzz-worthy content, WotC gets an engaged audience, and you the viewer can see real cards and real Arena gameplay before a set is released.
Wrap Up
Release the Gremlins | Illustration by Izzy
And there you go!
You'll have about one Magic set every two months this year, and judging by the number of sets released since 2020, this pace looks to continue the push on players and their tolerance for spoilers and new product.
The monthly cadence may not be the easiest on your wallet (nor our sanity, for those of us who are fond of keeping track of everything), but it seems certain that you won't run out of Magic anytime soon. The Draftsim blog stays well-stocked with the information you want. Let me know in the comments if there are any sets you’re excited about in the next 12 months, and thank you for making Draftsim your #1 place for Magic!
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3 Comments
I don’t like the idea of a frozen standard for nearly 1 more year.
Last updated “April 11, 2025” and the info isn’t accurate about releases that happened the first quarter of 2025.
Might need another update. Makes it hard to trust any of the future predictions when the past is already false.
This would be significantly more useful if you mention what’s inaccurate.
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