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Reid Duke has been playing since he was five years old, and since then has gone on to become one of the most renowned players in the tournament scene. Since he began competing, he's racked up several accolades across a myriad of competitions, including being inducted to the Hall of Fame. This year Reid stopped by New York City Comic-Con, where he gave players the chance to go head-to-head in a pack battle using the new set.

's crossover is a huge moment for the Wizards of the Coast TCG. Universes Beyond previously introduced IPs like but this is the first time video games have properly arrived in the larger UB design space. The timing, of course, couldn't be better — with the brand as relevant as its been in a long time with its successful Amazon Prime television adaptation, there's an appetite for more of its quirky, post-apocalyptic humor and survivor narratives.

It's easy to see where wanted to go with. Following a major story moment that de-sparked most planeswalkers and reset the narrative to let characters breathe, there's a lot of opportunity to establish some new heroes and villains and flesh out some of the newer cast. The issue with is that the set tries to do that with literally dozens of would-be protagonists, ultimately creating a bit of an empty mess, though it still has enough charm to carry it through its storyline issues and into some mechanics that are exciting and fun to play.

If you choose to upgrade your Science! precon deck from , you can significantly improve your performance at Commander-focused tables. This is especially true considering there is a plethora of cards you can add to the Jeskai-colored deck. Science! is one of the many different EDH decks brought to fruition from a collab between Wizards of the Coast and developer Bethesda. Like the x sets, this is a product of the Universes Beyond line of crossover collaborations. With the set, the card game gets even more references to the post-apocalyptic franchise.

The newest big crossover for pairs the collectible card game with the series, but there's a major reason why the collaboration might not be everything that it could be. Although there was a time when the fantasy CCG teaming up with a pulp history video game series might have seemed like a pipe dream, the brand has made IP crossovers a regular thing. From to an crossover, there's been something for just about everyone, but even fans might not love the newest venture.

The Mutant Menace Precon deck for 's Universes Beyond sets brings the famous mutants of to the battlefield. Spreading Rad Counters will be your ticket to success with Mothman leading the troops from your Command Zone. Upgrading this deck to its optimal build means utilizing Proliferating and taking advantage of every card your opponents need to mill.

Wizards of the Coast has hit back at claims one of its latest promotional images were made using AI generative tools.

is receiving a new collection this month inspired by the iconic characters of. These new alternative art cards are the latest drop from Secret Lair, which has long been a source for the card game's creative spin-off collections. The set of nine cards draws from both the film and the original novel, incorporating storybook elements alongside actors like Andre the Giant and Wallace Shawn.

has had a lot of crossovers during the last few years, but few are as perfect as the upcoming cards added to. The Mesoamerican-themed set will include 26 cards that are designed from iconic scenes and moments from the movies mixed into Collector Boosters and Set Boosters for the cards. Other than the new basic land cards, each of the featured booster-insert cards will be classified as Rares.

Hasbro and Marvel are teaming up in a multi-year, multi-set deal to release Marvel characters and stories in Magic: The Gathering .

As got more amibitious with its crossover potential, a few potential partners began to be discussed among players. One that seemed to almost always pop up in «dream» scenario conversations was , which just a few years ago would have been an impossibility because of its sci-fi status alone. Now, with Universes Beyond and an increasing amount of properties joining the extended family, we're on the cusp of one of the biggest crossover events yet, with characters set to become tabletop fixtures on October 13, 2023.

One of 's biggest crossovers to date is coming soon, as the long-running tabletop property will bring the dazzling universe of to decks everywhere on October 13, 2023. It's an exciting project that's only made possible by the existence of Universes Beyond, the concept that allows to branch into properties like,, and now, .

Doctor Who celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and for fans of the show and of Magic: The Gathering, Wizards of the Coast will honor that anniversary with a crossover collection of cards. As part of the Universes Beyond line, the Doctor Who-themed card collection includes four Commander decks, collector boosters, and Secret Lair versions of certain cards — these are limited-time, print-on-demand cards with alternate art.

A set of 10 Doctor Who-themed cards are now available as a Secret Lair drop, Wizards of the Coast’s print-on-demand service for Magic: The Gathering. The limited run of cards modeled after everyone’s favorite Time Lord are being published as part of the Secret Lair Spookydrop (fans of Evil Dead, The Princess Bride, and more should check it out). The limited-edition drop is divided into two sets of five cards themed after a pair of the most terrifying antagonists in the Doctor Who universe (Whoniverse?), the Daleks and the Weeping Angels.

The next Magic: The Gathering crossover escapes fantasy and goes to science fiction, as it will involve Doctor Who, the long-running British classic. This means you’ll be able to play nearly every iteration of The Doctor and their companions and villains in a crossover that crosses all of time and space.

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Time to dust off your miniature Jeff Goldblum collection, because Magic: The Gatheringis going to Jurassic Park. The new Universes Beyond crossover cards will be part of the upcoming Lost Caverns of Ixalan set, which arrives at retail on Nov. 17. The announcement was made live from the floor of MagiCon Las Vegas — and included more of Wizards of the Coast’s plans for next year.

Magic: The Gathering’s Hasbro Pulse Con 2023 exclusive Secret Lair drops have been revealed, bringing with it not just another new series of Chibi Planeswalkers, but exclusive figures and a crossover with, of all things, Nerf.

Ponies: The Galloping 2, the latest Secret Lair drop for Magic: The Gathering, will be available to everypony starting at 9 a.m. PDT on Monday, Sept. 18. The four-card set completes a highly collectible My Little Pony-themed micro-set first launched in 2019, with proceeds benefiting the Extra Life children’s charity and the Children’s Miracle Network. Polygon has your exclusive first look at all the new cards.

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Sheldon Menery, co-founder of Magic: The Gathering’s Commander Rules Committee and one of the guiding voices of the Commander format, Magic’s most popular format, has died following seven years of treatment for throat cancer.

Two men who allegedly stole $300,000 worth of Magic: The Gathering cards from a Indiana retailer setting up at tabletop convention Gen Con have been charged with felony theft, according to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.

Back in 2019, Magic: The Gathering Arena left beta testing at the same time as Throne of Eldraine launched, a set devoted to fairytales and Arthurian legends. (The trailer, featuring a gingerbread love story, is still one of the most memorable Magic trailers ever made.) Four years later, Wizards of the Coast is about to return to that setting with Wilds of Eldraine, which finds the land bereft of rulers and cursed to suffer under a magical slumber. It's all a bit Grimm.

Thieves took off with “upwards of $300,000” worth of Magic: The Gathering cards days before the start of major tabletop convention Gen Con, according to Indianapolis police. Two unidentified men walked off the Indiana Convention Center floor in Indianapolis, where Gen Con was held, with a pallet full of boxes. Pastimes Comics & Games manager Zack Reiter told Polygon the cards were Magic: The Gathering cards from the Niles, Illinois store.

To celebrate 30 years of Magic: The Gathering, brand-new collections based on everything from Fallout to a Wild West-themed set are coming in the not-so-distant future.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying two thieves who made off with $300,000 worth of trading cards, including Magic: The Gathering packs, at this weekend's Gen Con.

Wizards of the Coast has revealed what new crossover expansions Magic: The Gathering fans can expect to see next year, including new sets based upon Final Fantasy, Fallout, and the Assassin's Creed series.

Wizards of the Coast has announced that expansions based on Fallout, Assassin’s Creed and Final Fantasy are coming to Magic: The Gathering.

The recent Magic: The Gathering 30th anniversary panel at GenCon included some big surprises regarding the Universes Beyond line, which recently resulted in a popular Lord of the Rings crossover. It'll be picking up a couple more names of particular note to videogame-likers. The post-apocalyptic world of Fallout and the many worlds of Final Fantasy will be coming to Magic in the next two years, and we should expect to see some Jurassic World cards too.

Wizards Of The Coast announced the three gaming giants--and much more--are coming to the TCG at Gen Con 2023.

Magic: The Gathering is nearly 30 years old, which is an auspicious anniversary. On Saturday, Wizards of the Coast announced new Universes Beyond collaborations, which bring other iconic IPs into the collectible card game.

Magic: The Gathering is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend at Gen Con, and Wizards of the Coast is celebrating by announcing more universe cross-overs for the legendary card game.

Magic: The Gathering is returning to the Strixhaven School of Mages, although you’ll need to wait a while before class is back in session, although the set isn’t going to launch until the first half of 2026.

Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming The Lost Caverns Of Ixalan set is getting its own Universes Beyond tie-in, with none other than Jurassic Park.

Wizards of the Coast has revealed part of its 2024 schedule for Magic: The Gathering, which includes a crossover with the Fallout series, a new Modern Horizons set, and a remastering of Ravnica. These follow on from an already packed 2023 schedule, which will see crossovers with Doctor Who, as well as a return to Eldraine and Ixalan.

A Toronto retail worker has sold a rare Magic: The Gathering card to musician Post Malone for $2 million.

Rapper Post Malone has purchased a one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering card inspired by JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings series.

Post Malone has bought the one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering Card, Lord of the Rings' The One Ring, which was valued at $2 million.

Bad news, everyone: warble-voiced rapper Post Malone has become as beautiful and terrible as the dawn, as treacherous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the Earth. He's become the sole owner of that one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering card based on Sauron's Ring from Lord of the Rings, in other words. All shall love him and despair.