Magic: The Gathering will add cards and sets based on Lord of the Rings, Street Fighter, Fortnite, and Warhammer 40,000.
Shown off during Magic Showcase 2021, all of the new cards will be branded under the Universes Beyond label that covers the tabletop game's crossovers with other franchises.
The most substantial of the crossovers is a full Lord of the Rings set, Tales of Middle-earth, coming in 2023 and released in both boosters and 4 Commander decks, as well as Secret Lair drops. It will be released in physical and digital forms, and will be available in both Magic: The Gathering Online and Magic: The Gathering Arena. And yes, there'll be Gandalf, Gollum, Frodo, and Aragorn cards.
We also got a closer look at the previously-announced Warhammer 40,000 crossover, which will be released in the form of Commander decks with new cards, new art and reprints. They'll be legal in the modern format of the game, and will arrive "later in 2022."
More surprisingly, we also learned that Fortnite and Street Fighter will be transformed into drops for Magic: The Gathering's Secret Lair program. Fortnite cards will be rebranded reprints spread over two Secret Lair Drops. Street Fighter drops will take the form of "mechanically unique cards", and wil lalso be included in future releases. We got a look at Chun-Li's card art and learned that, yes, she's been given the Multikicker keyword ability).
Alongside the crossovers, we also learned about all of 2022's main Magic sets, which include Cyberpunk, Gangster, and 30th Anniversary settings.
Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].
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Shown off during Magic Showcase 2021, all of the new cards will be branded under the Universes Beyond label that covers the tabletop game's crossovers with other franchises.
The most substantial of the crossovers is a full Lord of the Rings set, Tales of Middle-earth, coming in 2023 and released in both boosters and 4 Commander decks, as well as Secret Lair drops. It will be released in physical and digital forms, and will be available in both Magic: The Gathering Online and Magic: The Gathering Arena. And yes, there'll be Gandalf, Gollum, Frodo, and Aragorn cards.
We also got a closer look at the previously-announced Warhammer 40,000 crossover, which will be released in the form of Commander decks with new cards, new art and reprints. They'll be legal in the modern format of the game, and will arrive "later in 2022."
More surprisingly, we also learned that Fortnite and Street Fighter will be transformed into drops for Magic: The Gathering's Secret Lair program. Fortnite cards will be rebranded reprints spread over two Secret Lair Drops. Street Fighter drops will take the form of "mechanically unique cards", and wil lalso be included in future releases. We got a look at Chun-Li's card art and learned that, yes, she's been given the Multikicker keyword ability).
Alongside the crossovers, we also learned about all of 2022's main Magic sets, which include Cyberpunk, Gangster, and 30th Anniversary settings.
Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].
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