The Third MTG x Marvel Crossover May Be the Best Yet

At NYCC 2026, Wizards of the Coast revealed Marvel: Darkhold Destiny, the third Marvel Universes Beyond set for Magic: The Gathering, due in April 2027 after Marvel: Superheroes and Marvel: Zombies. It's designed to feel like Magic first and Marvel second, with the Magic design team creating its own story and reworking existing characters to fit it.

Setting and story: The dark, arcane set centers on the Darkhold, Marvel's version of the Necronomicon, in a single narrative spanning about two dozen dimensions. Thor and Doctor Strange are the lead heroes, with Hela and Dormammu as the main villains. The basic lands show both the idyllic and the ruined versions of planes such as Asgard, Great Britain, the Dream Dimension, Svartalfheim, and Limbo.

Characters: Moon Knight, Night Rider, Man-Thing, Werewolf by Night, Magik, Blade, Captain Britain and Morgan le Fay, Scarlet Witch, and Agatha were all name-dropped, and some characters may appear in several versions.

Mechanics: The set leans on the "Arcane" and "Book" subtypes (grimoires, tomes, cursed books), with many Instants and Sorceries, some of them Arcane, which is unusual for non-permanents. It also adds a new Vengeance keyword, where you pay a cost such as three life for a benefit, echoing the Darkhold's life-draining power. Revealed cards include Hela, the Endbringer, and Gargantos, Demon Unchained.

The author calls this the most exciting NYCC reveal and thinks Wizards may be "cracking the code" on Universes Beyond. They say they miss having Magic's own lore and planes in each set, and that this set brings the spirit of Magic to another universe.

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