{"id":1340033,"date":"2025-09-29T01:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wTpnQZkzXqCa7K6pXSGj27"},"modified":"2025-09-29T01:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:46:42","slug":"next-year-magic-the-gathering-will-return-to-lorwyn-strixhaven-middle-earth-the-marvel-universe-and-space-with-a-star-trek-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/next-year-magic-the-gathering-will-return-to-lorwyn-strixhaven-middle-earth-the-marvel-universe-and-space-with-a-star-trek-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Next year Magic: The Gathering will return to Lorwyn, Strixhaven, Middle-earth, the Marvel Universe\u2014and space, with a Star Trek set"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During a preview panel at MagicCon: Atlanta, Wizards of the Coast revealed most of the 2026 lineup for Magic: The Gathering. It’s looking like a year dominated by returns to existing settings\u2014with two popular planes from Magic’s multiverse, and two Universes Beyond crossovers enjoying comebacks\u2014though we’ll also be getting a Star Trek set and something called Reality Fractures as well.<\/p>\n

Beginning with Universes Beyond, while it was already known that the current Spider-Man set<\/a> would only be the first dip in the Marvel waters for Magic, we didn’t know exactly what corner of the Marvel Universe we’d visit next. Now we do. June will bring a set called Marvel Super Heroes that features the Avengers and various Avenger-adjacent characters like the Fantastic Four, Squirrel Girl, the Heroes For Hire, and Wolverine, as well as villains like Killmonger, MODOK, and Loki.<\/p>\n

The next return is a less-expected one, with The Hobbit double-dipping on Middle-earth after the success of the Lord of the Rings expansion<\/a>. Expect Smaug and Bilbo and alternate takes on characters who already featured in the Tales of Middle-earth set like Gandalf and Gollum in August.<\/p>\n

The Star Trek cards coming in November represent a much broader look at a setting than those two, covering everything Trek-related from the original series up to the currently ongoing Strange New Worlds. The spaceship mechanics introduced in Edge of Eternities<\/a> will get a workout with cards for the Starship Enterprise and no doubt a host of other craft. One more Universes Beyond set was mentioned for March, but it remains unannounced as yet.<\/p>\n

For fans who prefer the Magic multiverse, 2026 starts strong with Lorwyn Eclipsed, a return to the plane that debuted in 2007. Lorwyn’s inspired by Celtic mythology, full of giants and faeries, with a light-and-darkness theme that’ll be fully explored in transforming double-faced cards. That one’s the first set for the year, due out on January 23.<\/p>\n

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