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Wizards of the Coast is giving fans a first look at six of the new cards coming withMagic: the Gathering’s upcomingSpider-Man"Universes Beyond" set, releasing later this year. The massively popular trading card game has experimented multiple times throughout the years with bringing different popular media franchises into the game.Magichas featured crossover sets and cards based oneverything from video games likeFalloutandAssassin’s Creedto pop culture staples likeDoctor Who. However, 2025 is set to bring about a major change toMagic’s crossover cards.
Magic: the Gatheringofficially revealed a major change to how the developer will handle its “Universes Beyond” sets late last year, confirming they would be Standard-legal for the first time. The change is set to begin this summer with the release of the highly-anticipatedFinal Fantasyexpansion and will continue to future sets as well.Magic: the Gatheringhad previously limited its crossover content to formats like “Modern” and the fan-favorite “Commander” format. Now, another massively-hyped “Universes Beyond” expansion is seeing its first reveals.
As reported by IGN, Wizards of the Coast has officially revealed some of the first cards fromMagic: the Gathering’sSpider-Manset. The collection of cards features four “Legendary Creature” cards, with Spider-Man joined by three of his most recognizable villains in Venom, Doc Ock, and the Green Goblin. Each card looks to boast their own unique playstyle, including Spider-Man using stun counters to draw cards, Doc Ock turning Artifacts into Creatures, and Green Goblin getting +1/+1 counters and creating Treasure Tokens when discarding cards. The reveal also shows the “borderless” art for each card, with all six cards combining to form a scene ofSpidey battling the iconic villains.
Grasping Tentacles
Pumpkin Bombs
Alongside the legendary hero and villains, the initial reveal also shows off two more cards that can turn the tides of a game. The Doc Ock-themed “Grasping Tentacles” Sorcery causes an opponent to mill eight cards before taking an Artifact from their graveyard to the player’s battlefield. “Pumpkin Bombs” lets players trigger Green Goblin’s discard effect by discarding two cards and drawing three, also dealing damage to an opponent and handing over control of the card.Magic: the Gathering’s Spider-ManUniverses Beyond expansionis scheduled to release on September 26.
Spider-Man’s first reveals are not the first time Wizards of the Coast has teamed up with Marvel for an array of new cards.Magic: the Gatheringdebuteda Marvel-themed “Secret Lair” dropnear the end of 2024, including cards based on iconic heroes like Captain America, Storm, and Black Panther. Wizards of the Coast has also revealed the next Universes Beyond set afterSpider-Man, with Nickelodeon’sAvatar the Last Airbenderset to be brought into the card game.Magic: the Gatheringlooks set to carry on with its new Universes Beyond initiative withSpider-Man’s debut.
