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

Last week's reveal of Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy crossover got you thinking, "Great games, but where are the superheroes?" Well, get ready: We have a first look at six new cards from Magic's upcoming Spider-Man set, along with all the accompanying products and packaging.

Browse the image gallery below to see all the Spider-Man cards from the Commander-focused Scene Box, booster packs, Welcome Decks, and more. Read on to learn more from Wizards of the Coast.

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 Modern-legal Lord of the Rings set. While you might expect preconstructed Commander decks, the cards in the Scene Box above are *not* Standard-legal and are designed for Commander play.

Following last year's Secret Lair featuring Wolverine, Captain America, and others, Spider-Man marks Magic's first full set inspired by Marvel comics. 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 for a smaller product would leave too many out. We could fit Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales into a non-Spider-Man set, but there wouldn't be room for Aunt May."

McCall describes Universes Beyond set design as "flipping worldbuilding on its head." A typical Magic set builds its world and gameplay simultaneously, whereas most people are familiar with Spider-Man. "When we make a card representing 'great power, great responsibility,' we can add mechanical complexity because players understand the narrative. We don't need 'simple' Universes Beyond cards—we need recognizable moments that are easy for fans to grasp."

Head Designer Mark Rosewater explains how they translate these moments into Magic: The color pie is robust enough to represent heroism and villainy across all five colors. For example, Spider-Man embodies white, blue, and green (though the Scene Box version uses 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, based on an animal and a sense of destiny, align with 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 the gallery for details). While there are no preconstructed Commander decks, Welcome Decks return—introductory decks for new players, typically 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 precede it: 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: