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, "Great games, but where are the superheroes?" Well, get ready! We've got a sneak peek at six brand-new cards from *Magic: The Gathering*'s upcoming *Spider-Man* set, plus a look at all the awesome products and packaging.

Check out the image gallery below to see the *Spider-Man* cards from the Commander-focused Scene Box, booster packs, Welcome Decks, and more. Then, keep reading to hear what Wizards of the Coast has to say about the set.

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

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Launching 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 (pictured above) are specifically designed for Commander 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. Picking characters from the Spider-Man canon for a smaller product would leave too many 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 worldbuilding on its head." A typical *Magic* set needs cards to establish its setting, while most people already know 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 Universes Beyond cards to be simple—we just need recognizable moments that fans will grasp easily."

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

"We're not limiting ourselves to any one comic run or series."

Besides the Scene Box, the set includes Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Bundles, and Prerelease Packs (see gallery). While there are no preconstructed Commander decks, Welcome Decks return—introductory decks for new players, often offered free by game stores.

Following this year's *Final Fantasy* set, Wizards of the Coast recently announced an *Avatar: The Last Airbender* set. Two more in-universe sets will precede it: *Tarkir: Dragonstorm* and the space-themed *Edge of Eternities*.

Read the full, unedited interview with Max McCall and Mark Rosewater: