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're unveiling six new cards from Magic's upcoming Spider-Man set, along with a sneak peek at all the accompanying products and packaging.

Click through 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 what Wizards of the Coast has to say about this epic crossover.

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 (following Final Fantasy), and the third overall after 2023's Lord of the Rings set. While you won't find preconstructed Commander decks, the cards in the Scene Box (pictured above) are specifically designed for Commander play and are *not* 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 property. 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 out too many key figures. 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 designing a Universes Beyond set as "flipping the worldbuilding on its head." Typical Magic sets need cards to establish setting and gameplay, but most players 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 narrative. We don't need Universes Beyond cards to be 'simple'—we just need recognizable moments that fans will connect with."

Head Designer Mark Rosewater explains how they translate Spider-Man into Magic: "Magic's color pie is robust enough to represent heroism and villainy across all five colors." He cites Spider-Man's 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 white. His scientific background and inventions are blue. His animalistic powers and destiny are green."

Beyond the Scene Box, the set includes Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Bundles, and Prerelease Packs (see gallery for details). While there are no preconstructed Commander decks, Welcome Decks will 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 are planned before that: Tarkir: Dragonstorm and the space-themed Edge of Eternities.

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