The Complete List of MTG Universes Beyond Products

Last updated on March 6, 2026

Voyaging Satyr | Illustration by Tyler Jacobson

Oh boy. I have to give kudos to Wizards for announcing a lot of products, specifically Universes Beyond that are a brave departure from the mainly fantasy aesthetic of Magic and have upset quite a few fans.

I may be a little biased because I'm a huge Tolkien fan, an Avatar nerd, and I love me an RPG, so Universes Beyond sets definitely excite me. The releases scheduled present a lot of potential for great fantasy-magic moments. Then there are more details on the Marvel and Magic crossovers, and they'll continue to pop up in our articles when the news happens.

Let’s go through the facts first, or at least what we know so far!

What in the World is Universes Beyond?

Crucible of Worlds | Illustration by Ralph Horsley

Wizards described Universes Beyond as a combination of Magic’s gameplay with worlds, stories, and characters “cherished by millions.” This means bringing other franchises and works into Magic. The range of influence for Universes Beyond is anything from Secret Lairs, to Commander precon decks, scene boxes and full expansion sets.

Wizards wants these to be more widely available for purchase than Secret Lairs. Basically, you should be able to buy Universes Beyond products anywhere you can find Magic's booster packs.

Look for the symbol or lack of one at the bottom of the first Universes Beyond cards through the Spider-Man India one.

The cards in the Universes Beyond products vary from new cards to reprints to functional reprints. This means that you should expect more than what happened with the Ikoria Godzilla cards. The Universes Beyond cards from Spider-Man and forward, use a frame that mixes right in with in-universe Magic cards. Universes Beyond cards from The Walking Dead up through Final Fantasy have a distinct frame and a specific inverted triangle holofoil stamp that set them apart from the cards that are canon to the Magic multiverse. This is what the holofoil stamp looks like:

When WotC wants to bring cards into canon Magic, Universes Within gets the job done.

None of the Universes Beyond sets are related to the Magic canon, multiverse, or lore in any way. Any planeswalker cards that are printed through Universes Beyond will be purely for the sake of gameplay. Technically the concept of a “planeswalker” doesn’t exist outside of Magic. This is essentially the same that happened with the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms “walkers.”

History of the Product Line

Reconstruct History | Illustration by Campbell White

On February 25, 2021, Wizards announced the expansion of Magic to include other IPs in its gameplay and design, namely Warhammer 40,000 which was released as four Commander decks, and Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth received a whole set in addition to four EDH decks. These products were not Standard legal. LTR is legal in Historic, Timeless, and Modern. The Walking Dead Secret Lair was retroactively included since it fits into the design of Universes Beyond products.

The Final Fantasy main set ushered in Universes Beyond as Standard-legal cards as of June 13, 2025.

What is the Next Universes Beyond Set?

The next Universes Beyond set crosses over with Marvel Super Heroes on June 26, 2026 and there are two other Universes Beyond sets slated for 2026.

Upcoming MTG Universes Beyond Products

Marvel Super Heroes – (2026)

Director Nick Fury | Illustration by Javier Charro

The second Marvel set is all about Super Heroes, some villains, and mainly a wide cast of characters. There are no clear hints of students from Xavier's school for the gifted, but you might say they are calling an assembly of heroes. This includes Magic's first S.H.I.E.L.D. members as well as The Avengers and aims to be as big a summer blockbuster as Magic can get on June 26, 2026.

The Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit – (2026)

Untitled The Hobbit Illustration by Tomas Duchek

Just when you thought The One Ring was lost, WotC remembered it has a mind of its own, and it wants to be found. Let's humor the wizard and go on an incredible journey back to Middle-earth and be sure to get some dwarf, dragon, and treasure cards along the way in The Hobbit.

Star Trek – (2026)

Captain Kirk, Boldly Going | Illustration by Josh Newton

It will have been more than one Earth-year between the release of Edge of Eternities and Star Trek, so you'll be overdue for a trip to the docking bay of your favorite spacecraft. The main question is, how boldly does WotC go, and how far into the Star Trek universe do they plan to make first contact with by November 2026?

All Released MTG Universes Beyond Products

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – (2026)

The turtles popped out of New York's sewers with their fun, pizza, and rat ninja master on March 6, 2026. This set sneaks in with essential baddies and mutants like Bebop & Rocksteady, Krang, the Shredder, and of course, a couple of New Yorkers in Casey Jones and April O'Neil. Grab your favorite colors whether that's the turtle color or their Magic color. From the eternal set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

• Leonardo, the Balance is white.
• Raphael, the Muscle is red.
• Michelangelo, the Heart is green.
• Donatello, the Brains is blue.

This franchise is a comic book turned into toys, movies, video games and beyond, and the product lineup reflects that variety. There's a whopping one 5-color commander precon, stop me in the comments if you can think of another non-Secret Lair commander precon that came out on it's own with no balanced counterpart. This follows Lorwyn Eclipsed and will be the first Universes Beyond to have a Draft Night product. For another night, order a delivery of the Turtle Team-Up as a co-op way to play Magic or a Pizza Bundle which is basically the regular bundle with a collector booster added like a bonus topping.

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2025)

Avatar: The Last Airbender is a second Universes Beyond product crossover with Nickelodeon after the SpongeBob SquarePants Secret Lairs. The two are on opposite spectrums, and both with massive followings that crossover with Magic players. The balance of colors, bending, and storytelling sagas become the focus in a world of multiple martial arts. Learn the lessons of airbending, earthbending, firebending, and waterbending on cards like Aang, the Last Airbender, Toph, the Blind Bandit, Avatar Aang, and Katara, Water Tribe's Hope. These are just a few of the well-rounded and beloved characters released as Magic cards on November 21, 2025.

Marvel's Spider-Man (2025)

The first of multiple Marvel x Magic crossovers was announced two years before it became the sensational Spider-Man released on September 26, 2025. This set really shakes up your spider commander deck. Kapow!

Final Fantasy (2025)

Fight on with Final Fantasy, the clamoring for this one was evident with full meters on demand. The set encompasses the 16 full main line of games, has transforming double-faced cards, saga creature summons, and a line of equipment that comes with a hero creature token. There's a full land of adventure to be had, so enjoy the first Standard-legal Universes Beyond set.

Deadpool (2025)

Deadpool dropped the irreverent, fourth-wall breaking, Un-set vibes. Make sure your rule 0 discussion is a funny one before you spring this on your Commander table.

SpongeBob SquarePants (2025)

Believe it for not, SpongeBob commanded three Secret Lairs, one focused on internet memes like Force of Despair, a second focused on the legendary characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants, and a third was based on the locations or lands like Island

Hatsune Miku (2024)

Hatsune Miku comes in multiple Secret Lair drops, these are a small sample of cards you might see and hear.

Marvel Superdrop (2024)

Wolverine, Best There Is is a brand new-to-Magic card among the leaders of the Marvel Superdrop, but Ororo Borealis, and In the Trenches give quite the groundwork for the artwork in Marvel sets to come.

Chucky (2024)

I'm no fan of Chucky, but it is a missed opportunity to use the toy type in Magic.

Ghostbusters (2024)

Who ya gonna call? The Ghostbusters Answer the Call, get Slimed, and manage to fit in the aptly named Careful Study.

Monty Python (2024)

What is your favorite color in Magic? Three Visits is the silliness that Monty Python brings to Magic. Remember your silly walk all the way to your table at the local game store, and go all Timmy on players with Magic's coolest pinger ever.

Assassin’s Creed (2024)

Assassin’s Creed is a Ubisoft franchise that got the Universes Beyond treatment and was released on July 5, 2024. The set came with a unique booster pack type: beyond boosters, and incredible art cards alongside Secret Lairs called Da Vinci's Designs and Lethal Legends.

Fallout (2024)

The Bethesda Game Studios post-apocalyptic world of Fallout came to cardboard on March 8, 2024. Fallout is represented as four commander decks, which introduce radiation and junk tokens. The set of cards also re-introduced energy counters and a basic cycle of full art lands.

Clue (2024)

I accuse Mr. Green, as in Emissary Green with the Candlestick in the Billiard Room. See if I'm correct on the investigative board game found in Magic's Ravnica: Clue Edition.

Tomb Raider (2023)

Lara Croft, Tomb Raider is the only new card of the drop, but that doesn't make this print of Shadowspear any less desirable.

Jurassic Park (2023)

Alongside The Lost Caverns of Ixalan came a discovery that became public in 1993, Welcome to…Jurassic Park! The mechanically unique cards are found in set and collector boosters of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan which released on November 17, 2023.

Celebrate a dino-featuring set with one of the world's most favorite dinosaur movies ever. The Jurassic collection features characters from the movies and double-sided basic lands!

Doctor Who (2023)

The Eleventh Doctor | Illustration by Justyna Dura

Magic crossed over with the long-running British TV series Doctor Who, dropped four new Commander decks for players to tinker with. And they brought along more planes for the Planechase variant! The four decks are separated thematically: three are piloted by Doctors, while the fourth is piloted by Davros, Dalek Creator.

Doctor Who Commander Decks

Doctor Who comes packaged in collector boosters, and there is an accompanying Secret Lair Drop. The set was released on October 13, 2023.

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Set (2023)

Bilbo's Birthday Party scene | Illustration by Livia Prima

It’s not as annoying as saying Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, but The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is still a mouthful. It was much bigger than any of the Universes Beyond products before it in terms of card designs: a booster-based set with a focus on Draft. It’s legal in Modern and Historic so that most players can enjoy it without interfering with the Standard equilibrium.

The set focuses on the events of Lords of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and their characters. Sorry fans of The Hobbit or The Silmarillion; your faves have to wait. There are, however, multiple versions of many characters from LotR. This makes sense; many of the members of the fellowship are very different from who they were at the beginning of the story.

The set was released on June 23, 2023. Draft boosters, set boosters, collector boosters, Jumpstart boosters, pre-release kits, bundles, booster boxes… all the typical products you expect. There’s even an Arena starter kit!

Tales of Middle-earth also gave us a holiday release, with a gift bundle and new scene boxes, which feature borderless cards that can be put together to create a scene. Borderless cards are part of the main set, but scene boxes have new scenes that don’t feature in boosters. The holiday release also features alternate “scroll” art, as with Denethor, Ruling Steward.

Oh, and there’s that serialized The One Ring card, a 001/001 that got itself found from a collector booster. No big deal.

Commander Decks

Secret Lair Drop: More Adventures in Middle-earth

Secret Lair Drop: More Adventures in Middle-earth is no longer available directly from Wizards, and is inspired by the 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. The full contents are 4 cards with art from the 1978 animated classic in foil and non-foil.

• Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
• Mirror of Galadriel
• Shire Terrace
• Slip On the Ring

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Don’t get confused: the other D&D Magic products aren’t Universes Beyond. The one that ties into the 2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie is a Universes Beyond product.

This Secret Lair Drop, available in foil and non-foil, features six unique legendary creatures that represent major characters from the film. As a bonus card, have a dragon!

• Xenk, Paladin Unbroken
• Simon, Wild Magic Sorcerer
• Forge, Neverwinter Charlatan
• Holga, Relentless Rager
• Doric, Nature's Warden / Doric, Owlbear Avenger
• Edgin, Larcenous Lutenist

Transformers (2022)

Optimus Prime, Hero | Illustration by Volta Creation

Transformers got the full treatment from Wizards of the Coast this time around. In addition to getting its own Secret Lair our favorite robots were also slid into The Brothers' War packs at a low chance!

The cards feature mechanics like more than meets the eye and living metal, which allow them to be cast as each side and transform throughout the match like they do in the shows and movies.

The Transformers cards available in The Brothers’ War products are:

• Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle
• Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer
• Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian
• Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant
• Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader
• Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist
• Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe
• Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster
• Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter
• Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative
• Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout
• Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force
• Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader
• Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain
• Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier

Secret Lair Drops

Three Secret Lair Drops were released as part of the Transformers collaboration, and you could buy them together as the Transformers: Foil Bundle and Transformers: Non-Foil Bundle.

Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron is a set of three reskinned, reversible cards. The front and back sides of the cards each combine to form a panorama.

• Megatron (Blightsteel Colossus reskin)
• The AllSpark (Doubling Cube reskin)
• Optimus Prime (Darksteel Colossus reskin)

Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up is a reprint-oriented Secret Lair Drop that contains art depicting important moments in the fight between Autobots and Decepticons.

• True Conviction
• Dramatic Reversal
• Fabricate
• Collective Brutality
• By Force
• Greater Good

Transformers: All Shall Stand, One Shall Fall is a Transformers themed land drop.

• Plains
• Island
• Swamp
• Mountain
• Forest

Warhammer 40,000 (2022)

Vanguard Suppressor (Warhammer 40,000) | Illustration by Fajareka Setiawan

Commander Decks

This product consists of four preconstructed Commander decks set in the science fiction/fantasy universe of the most famous mini game out there. The overall setting for Warhammer 40,000 includes many of the more typical tropes of fantasy like humans, elves, and orcs fighting each other, big and epic battles, plus aliens and space technology. This universe also features a notable grimdark setting.

Tyranid Swarm is a Temur (URG) deck that features The Swarmlord as its face. Temur ramps and goes big, and Tyranid Swarm chooses +1/+1 counters as its buff of choice. The Ruinous Powers is fronted by Abaddon the Despoiler and operates in the Grixis sphere. Its strategy is less pointed, instead pairing cascade and demon tribal subthemes with all its instants and sorceries. Szarekh, the Silent King heads the thematically named Necron Dynasties deck. You’re in mono-black, so you’re raising the dead until dawn. The last deck is Forces of the Imperium, fronted by Inquisitor Greyfax. “Forces” is right; you’re going wide, and you’re buffing your tokens along the way.

Secret Lair Drops

The Warhammer Secret Lair all feature reprints of mainline Magic cards reimagined with Warhammer tie-ins. They’re mechanically the same, just with different art and sometimes names. These Secret Lairs are available in foil and non-foil.

Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin becomes Makari the Lucky Grot in Secret Lair Drop: Warhammer 40,000: Orks. The Orks drop focuses, yes, on orcs, but also on goblins and all kinds of aggression. Secret Lair Drop: Warhammer 40,000: The Orks is available in foil and non-foil and contains:

• Ork Kommando
• Aggravated Assault
• Makari the Lucky Grot
• Ghazghkull, Prophet of the Waaagh!
• Da Vulcha

Score a touchdown with Secret Lair: Blood Bowl. Fellwar Stone becomes The Ball in the football-themed Secret Lair packed with reskins. Blood Bowl contains:

• Both Down
• Throw Team-Mate
• The Ball
• Touchdown!
• Perfect Defense
• Re-Roll

Secret Lair: Warhammer Age of Sigmar is all about defeating Chaos. This Secret Lair contains:

• Blind Obedience
• Neave Blacktalon
• Archaeon the Everchosen
• Stardrake
• Ghal Maraz, the Great Shatterer

Secret Lair x Street Fighter (2022)

Street Fighter is a series of video games that feature a group of, well, fighters who battle each other. The games have a rich roster of characters. A handful of them are extremely popular, like Chun-Li and Ryu, who are both present in their own unique cards.

Each of the card's art is unique to Magic and isn’t simply screenshots or images pulled directly from the games. The release offers a regular package that includes one copy of each card in non-foil form, as well as an all-foil version which contains the same cards.

• E. Honda, Sumo Champion
• Ryu, World Warrior
• Ken, Burning Brawler
• Blanka, Ferocious Fiend
• Chun-Li, Countless Kicks
• Dhalsim, Pliable Pacifist
• Guile, Sonic Soldier
• Zangief, the Red Cyclone
• Hadoken (reskinned Lightning Bolt bonus card)

Secret Lair x Fortnite (2022)

The Fortnite x Secret Lair collaboration didn’t bring us the infamous Tilted Towers as a City of Brass reprint, but we were rewarded with some beautiful art for both the spells as well as the basic lands.

• Dance Battle
• Supply Llama
• Shrinking Storm
• Battle Bus
• Battle Royale
• The Cube
• Crack the Vault

Secret Lair x Arcane (2021)

This Universes Beyond set was part of the Secretversary 2021 Secret Lair drop. It served as a tie-in to the release of the Arcane Netflix show, based on Riot Games’ multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends.

The art for these cards is entirely taken from the show and depicts scenes and characters within this universe. Some of the cards also have a name change, the same system we saw on the Godzilla cards from Ikoria, giving pre-existing cards new names that fit this particular universe, without the need of creating new cards. 

This drop was also accompanied by an Arcane: Lands Secret Lair, with each land depicting either Zaun or Piltover, the two cities where the show takes place. 

Here are the cards featured in this drop:

• Path to Exile
• Unstable Harmonics (Re-skin of Rhystic Studies)
• Duress
• Round Two (Re-skin of Seize the Day)
• Denting Blows (Re-skin of Krosan Grip)
• Counterflux
• The Hexcore (Re-skin of Thran Dynamo)

A notable thing about this Universes Beyond drop is that none of the cards are character cards. They’re all either enchantments, instants, sorceries, or artifacts. 

Onto more personal opinions, while I don’t exactly like Secret Lairs all around, I think a crossover with Arcane (or League of Legends in general) isn’t a terrible thing. The game has a more or less similar aesthetic to that of Magic, except for the occasional gun or more modern-looking character.

I would’ve preferred to see some of the more fantasy-aesthetic characters depicted in the cards.

All in all, I’m still not a huge fan of Universes Beyond but I’d much rather have these types of crossovers than things like The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, or Fortnite, which don’t fit in with Magic’s design sensibilities at all.

Secret Lair x Stranger Things (2021)

This is the first official installment of Universes Beyond since Secret Lair x The Walking Dead technically came out before it was announced. This drop follows right on track with the previous one.

Secret Lair x Stranger Things is based on the popular Netflix show and includes characters from that universe. The show centers around a group of kids and their adventures, including the notable Demogorgon from D&D.

Here are the cards you can get in this drop:

• Chief Jim Hopper
• Dustin, Gadget Genius
• Eleven, the Mage
• Lucas, the Sharpshooter
• Max, the Daredevil
• Mike, the Dungeon Master
• Will the Wise
• Mind Flayer, the Shadow
• Hawkins National Laboratory / The Upside Down (bonus)
• Clue (token)

Secret Lair x The Walking Dead (2020)

Man, do I remember when this thing came out. I’ll be upfront with you, I hated No products found. the second it was announced. I probably have some bias because I don’t like The Walking Dead (the show; I have no particular feelings on the comics, don’t come for my throat in the comments) and I don’t like the hype around it either.

There was a lot of talk about how a lot of the cards were mechanically unique and not easy to get when this was announced, which meant prices were probably going to shoot up. This was also a pretty dirty business practice since most Magic cards can expect reprints while these were a one-time-only release.

Another big part of the backlash was because these cards were black bordered. This meant they essentially invaded the Magic universe in a really annoying way. Things like the My Little Pony or Transformers cards were all silver bordered. They were promo cards used by Hasbro to promote other products and they were illegal in every format. Having the TWD cards be black bordered meant they were tournament-legal, which affected the meta and the overall feeling of the game.

The drop features five cards depicting some of the most important characters in the show. They’re a few of the last humans remaining in a world where zombies have taken over, trying to survive the undead and their encounters with each other.

• Rick, Steadfast Leader
• Daryl, Hunter of Walkers
• Glenn, the Voice of Calm
• Michonne, Ruthless Survivor
• Negan, the Cold-Blooded

Why Do Universes Beyond Products Exist?

Universes Beyond exist because they are exciting! When you pick up Magic cards of your favorite games/shows or characters, you'll know. This excitement attracts fans of those other products into MTG and increases sales.

One of the main arguments I see is that since Magic has already expanded beyond its own limits with novels, comics, video games (remember Magic Legends? That went well), and even D&D modules. It is reasonable to bring other media into Magic.

What is Universes Beyond's Legality?

Rule of Law | Illustration by Scott M. Fischer

As of Final Fantasy and going forward, Universes Beyond main sets are legal in all Constructed formats including Standard. This is a shift from the initial Universes Beyond sets that were not legal in Standard. This means you should expect new UB cards to enter the Standard rotation, and be playable in Modern, Commander, etc.

What is the MTG Universe? How is Universes Beyond Different?

Magic’s lore is set in a multiverse, a variety of worlds (called planes) with various civilizations, aesthetics, technologies, and forms of magic.

But the multiverse isn’t infinite and not everything and anything exists within it. There’s a certain set of rules and design sensibilities that permeate all the planes of the multiverse. One rule is that the planes are all set in fantasy-inspired realities. Even the more mechanical creatures and worlds, like the 70s horror house, Duskmourn, the Phyrexians, Mirrodin, and Kaladesh, have technology that looks and feels magical. None of the vehicles in Magic, Aetherdrift included, look anything like the vehicles we see in real life.

The worlds from Universes Beyond are simply not part of the Magic universe in any way. None of the new places and settings are planes in the multiverse and they have no bearing in MTG's story. The aesthetic and narrative decisions in these worlds aren’t necessarily aligned with those that are used for the multiverse.

So basically, none of these products are related to Magic lore-wise. They exist in their own fictional universes and are simply being represented through Magic cards.

Is Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Part of Universes Beyond?

Potion of Healing | Illustration by Pauline Voss

The short answer is a simple no. Forgotten Realms was legal in Standard so WotC chose not to include it in Universes Beyond.

That being said, the way the set's lore and characters are treated is very similar to the treatment the worlds of Universes Beyond are getting. Nothing depicted on cards from AFR is canon in the Magic universe. The characters depicted as planeswalkers aren’t actually capable of walking across planes, just really powerful or important characters.

So even though the way these different products exist within the lore of the game is very similar (they don’t), they’re not a part of the same branch of Magic.

Is Secret Lair x The Walking Dead Part of Universes Beyond?

It wasn't originally, but it is now. The TWD drop was just a crossover between Magic and The Walking Dead and there’s no sign that it was meant to be the launching of Universes Beyond when it came out.

It has been retroactively added since it fits all of the criteria for Universes Beyond products.

Are Universes Beyond Crossovers Actually Good For Magic?

In short, my opinion is Universes Beyond is not good for Magic. I’ve been pretty opinionated about this so far, but I could honestly go on for hours. I won’t, don’t worry. I assume it’s at least entertaining.

Gladiator (2000)

Few could have predicted Universes Beyond as a fundamental change in Magic. I mean we have multiple sets with New York City as the background and cards like Instant Ramen, Hot Dog Cart, and Ice Cream Kitty.

The main idea behind Universes Beyond is to bring fans of other franchises and IPs into Magic. I also think this is far from the best way to do it. Only a tiny fraction of new players brought in from Universes Beyond will continue to play or branch into more “traditional” Magic products and formats.

We see the aesthetic and core design values of the game shift ever so slightly. They are legal in tournaments and in Commander. They warp the fantasy feeling of the game.

Maybe I care about it more than most other players, but I don’t really like to see sci-fi-looking characters in my fantasy games. I love the lore and the design of this game, even if it’s terribly messy at times, and I don’t want to sacrifice them just to have a few non-players buy cards to make a big company money.

I think the Godzilla cards from Ikoria were fun collector items that didn’t affect the game much. I enjoyed Forgotten Realms a lot, though it could’ve been handled better lore-wise. It was a crossover that made sense because D&D and Magic share very similar design and world-building sensibilities.

There are plenty of games and shows out there that fit almost perfectly into the Magic design style.

There’s a trend of movies, shows, and games becoming a constant showcase of other IPs. They sacrifice a lot of their own potential just to say, “hey, remember this thing?” even if it has nothing to do with the plot. I don’t want Magic to become that. I don’t want a game with such rich lore to become a constant reference to other products.

Do MTG Universes Beyond Products Release on MTG Arena?

Yes, Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth was the first Universes Beyond product released on MTG Arena. However not all Universes Beyond products make it to MTGA, though much of the art does show up as cosmetics in one form or another. With Universes Beyond products coming through Standard you can expect they'll come through Arena via Through the Omenpaths or not.

The cosmetics are great ways to see Universes Beyond to show off art and characters that don't need to be tied to cards and appear in the Arena store as digital card sleeves, Arena companions, or profile avatars.

Wrap Up

Silkwrap | Illustration by David Gaillet

I may act a bit like a doomsayer about the whole thing, and after all my complaints, I allow myself to enjoy The Lord of the Rings, Final Fantasy, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

But what do you think? Am I overreacting about Universes Beyond’s effect on Magic? Did Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kill the game for you? Are you excited about any of the crossovers? I won’t judge you if you are, I promise. Let me know which potential Universes Beyond properties you absolutely love or hate in the comments, and don't forget to follow our blog and head over to Twitter for more content like this.

That’s all for now. Stay safe, and I’ll see you in the next one!