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

Missed our Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy reveal last week? Don't worry, we've got something even more exciting! Get ready for a web-slinging adventure: today we unveil six brand-new cards from Magic’s upcoming Spider-Man set, along with a sneak peek at the accompanying products and packaging.

Browse the image gallery below to see the Spider-Man cards featured in the Commander-focused Scene Box, booster packs, Welcome Decks, and more. Then, read on to hear all about the set from Wizards of the Coast.

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

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

Last year's Secret Lair featuring Wolverine, Captain America, and others marked Magic’s initial foray into the Marvel universe. However, Spider-Man represents the first full set inspired by the 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 over the years. A smaller product wouldn't accommodate all the characters and moments we wanted to include. We could have fit Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales into 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." Typical Magic sets require cards to establish location and setting *while* being fun to play. With Spider-Man, that pre-existing familiarity allows for greater complexity: "When we create a card reflecting 'great power, great responsibility,' we can add mechanical depth because players understand the narrative. We don't need Universes Beyond cards to be 'simple'—we just need recognizable moments that fans will easily grasp."

Head Designer Mark Rosewater explains how these moments translate into Magic: Magic's color pie "is robust enough to depict heroism and villainy across all five colors." He uses Spider-Man as an example, noting his alignment with white, blue, and green (though the Scene Box version uses only white and blue). "Spider-Man's obligation to help people is core to his white alignment. His scientific background and inventions (like web-shooters) are distinctly blue. Finally, his powers are animal-based, and his destiny within the Spider-Man universe aligns with green."

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

Beyond the Scene Box, the set includes Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Bundles, and Prerelease Packs (all showcased in the gallery). While preconstructed Commander decks are absent, Welcome Decks—introductory decks often provided free by game stores—make a return.

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

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