First Look at Spider-Man’s Magic: The Gathering Crossover Revealed

Missed our big reveal of the *Magic: The Gathering* x *Final Fantasy* crossover last week? Thought video game crossovers were great, but wished for some superhero action? Get ready, because we've got a sneak peek at six brand-new cards from *Magic: The Gathering’s* upcoming Spider-Man set! We'll also show you all the awesome products and packaging you can expect.

Click through the image gallery below to see all the Spider-Man cards from the Commander-focused Scene Box, booster packs, Welcome Decks, and more. Then, read on to hear what Wizards of the Coast has to say about this exciting new set.

Marvel’s Spider-Man x Magic: The Gathering - First Card and Packaging Reveal

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Arriving September 26th, Marvel’s Spider-Man will be the second fully draftable, Standard-legal set in *Magic’s* Universes Beyond line after *Final Fantasy*, and the third overall following 2023’s *Lord of the Rings*. While you won’t find preconstructed Commander decks, the cards in the Scene Box (shown above) are specifically designed for Commander play and will *not* be Standard-legal.

Following last year's Secret Lair featuring Wolverine, Captain America, and more, Spider-Man marks *Magic’s* first full set based on a Marvel comic. Wizards of the Coast Executive Producer, Max McCall, explains this choice: "Spider-Man needs a full set to do justice to the character and incorporate the many villains he’s faced over the years. Picking characters from the Spider-Man canon as part of a wider set would leave too many characters out. We could have included Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales in a non-Spider-Man set, but there wouldn’t have been room for Aunt May."

McCall describes designing a Universes Beyond set as "flipping the worldbuilding on its head." A typical *Magic* set needs its cards to establish its setting while remaining fun to play. However, most people are already familiar with Spider-Man. "When we make a card representing 'great power, great responsibility,' we can add mechanical complexity because players understand the story. We don’t need to make Universes Beyond cards simple – we just need to choose recognizable moments."

Head Designer Mark Rosewater explains how *Magic’s* color pie translates these moments: "It's robust enough to show heroism and villainy in all five colors." He uses Spider-Man as an example: white, blue, and green (although the Scene Box version is only white and blue). "Spider-Man's obligation to help people aligns with white. His scientific background and inventions are blue. His powers and connection to the Spider-Man universe are green."

Besides the Scene Box, the set will include Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Bundles, and Prerelease Packs (see gallery above). While there are no preconstructed Commander decks, Welcome Decks will return – introductory decks given out by game stores to help new players learn the game.

Following this year’s *Final Fantasy* set, Wizards of the Coast also announced an *Avatar: The Last Airbender* set. Two more in-universe sets are planned before that: *Tarkir: Dragonstorm* and the space-themed *Edge of Eternities*.

Read the full, unedited interview with Wizards of the Coast’s Max McCall and Mark Rosewater below: