Wizards of the Coast have prepared for Magic: The Gathering’s 30th anniversary, and they’ve pulled back the curtain on MTGs release plans through 2024 and beyond.
Today, Magic: The Gathering has unleashed a torrent of news while hosting a panel at Gen Con. Wizards of the Coast took to the stage and outlined the massive TCG’s plans, which contain all of MTGs big expansions throughout the year 2026. Although some are marked as ‘Codename,’ those markers still denote big releases and their timeframes. Fans can watch a video of the Gen Con panel on the official MTG YouTube, with all of the exciting announcements wrapped up in one tidy place.
Firstly, Magic: The Gathering announced brand new Universes Beyond collaborations in the same vein as the latest MTG Lord of the Rings set or the recently announced and upcoming Doctor Who set. While these sets do have limitations, the cards are meant to be played in specific formats and are traditionally not used for standard play. Final Fantasy will make its way to MTG and MTG: Arena sometime in 2025. This exciting set will take players from the original Final Fantasy all the way through the latest Final Fantasy XVI, and cards will be featured across the series.
Joining Final Fantasy is Bethesda’s Fallout series. Fans of both Magic: The Gathering and Fallout will be able to make worlds collide with the release of new Fallout-themed Commander Decks. The set will feature some of Fallout‘s most memorable moments, but on an unfamiliar wasteland, the tabletop. That’s not all MTG had up its sleeve. They’ve then outlined their upcoming release plans with wide-release windows until the end of next year.
Magic: The Gathering Mainline Releases Through 2026
- Wilds of Eldraine (release date: September 8)
- Doctor Who (release date: October 13, 2023)
- Lost Caverns of Ixalan (release date: Q4 2023)
- Modern Horizons 3 (release date: 2024)
- Ravnica Remastered (release date: Q1 2024)
- Murders at Karlov Manor (release date: Q1 2024)
- Ravnica: Clue Edition (release date: Q1 2024)
- Magic: The Gathering Fallout Commander Decks (release date: March 2024)
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction (release date: Q2 2024)
- Assassin’s Creed (release date: July 2024)
- Bloomburrow (release date: Q3 2024)
- Duskmourn: House of Horror (release date: Q4 2024)
- Innistrad Remastered (release date: 2025)
- FINAL FANTASY (release date: 2025)
- Codename: *Tennis (release date: Q1 2025)
- Codename: *Ultimate (release date: 2025)
- Codename: *Volleyball (release date: 2025)
- Codename: *Wrestling (release date: 2025)
- Codename: *Yachting (release date: 2026)
- Codename: *Ziplining (release date: 2026)
Global Play Lead for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast, Bill Rose said “Magic has evolved in numerous ways in the last thirty years. Our designers continue to create new and thematic mechanics, we’ve adapted the game to support fan-created play formats, and we continue to welcome new players into the Magic community through our Universes Beyond collaborations,” regarding the new slew of MTG Universes Beyond collaborations.
All these exciting announcements can be viewed at the Gen Con panel on the official Magic: The Gathering YouTube channel. More information can also be found on the official Wizards of the Coast website.
