A race across worlds, wars with dragons, and deep-space voyages barely scratch the surface of what’s to come forMagic: The Gatheringin 2025.
Wizards of the Coast’s world-renowned trading card game is scheduled for six new set releases this year, three in-world and three Universes Beyond crossovers. The in-world sets areAetherdrift,Tarkir: Dragonstorm, andEdge of Eternities, while the Universes Beyond sets feature collaborations with Square Enix’sFinal Fantasyand Marvel’sSpider-Man.
Check out the timeline below with each set’s official release date and some extra details.
Aetherdrift
July 21, 2025
After the enormous multiversal war inMarch of the Machine, gateways called omenpaths opened, allowing beings other than planeswalkers to travel between worlds. This new status quo allowed Wizards of the Coast to do something unprecedented: one set featuring three different worlds. It accomplished this feat through a death race across Avishkar, Amonkhet, and Muraganda, with the grand prize being the powerful Aetherspark. Familiar faces Chandra and Daretti return, attempting to claim the artifact, which also serves as the set’s headliner card.
Tarkir: Dragonstorm
July 29, 2025
The world of Tarkir returns after a 10-year respite, and the dragons are returning along with it. Sarkhan Vol, who also returns in this set, orchestrated their comeback. The planeswalker traveled through time and prevented the dragons’ destruction by reviving Ugin, which allowed them to reign supreme over Tarkir. Lastly, the wedge gameplay that spawned in the original Tarkir set is the focus of the new one.
Final Fantasy
Jun 23, 2025
Magic: The Gatheringadds another unbelievable crossover to its repertoire,Final Fantasy. The set features cards based on characters, events, and game mechanics from every one of the franchise’s 16 main installments. Cards adorned with Cloud, Noctis, Terra, and even chocobos are playable in the new release. Artwork was handled by artists at Square Enix and Wizards of the Coast, recreating the classics and developing original pieces just for the crossover. The Final Fantasy release begins the new policy of Universes Beyond sets moving forward being legal in all constructed formats.
Edge of Eternities
June 15, 2025
On the outskirts of the multiverse lies the Edge, a starfield bordering the Blind Eternities, where alien races use never-before-seen technology and types of magic to struggle for control of the Sothera system. Despite the set’s focus on unfamiliarity, the planeswalker Tezzeret is a recognizable presence in the Edge, vying for power in the galaxy. Wizards of the Coast callsEdge of Eternitiesa science fantasy in the vein of Bethesda Softworks’Starfield.
Spider-Man
Late 2025
Wizards of the Coast teamed up with Marvel last year to release a Secret Lair superdrop featuring card designs inspired by five superheroes from the comic publisher’s catalog. This year, that partnership continues with an entire booster set inspired bySpider-Man. The only confirmation of its release date so far is the second half of 2025, but it could drop in October if it follows the pattern of the previous four sets.
Unannounced Universes Beyond Set
TBA
Confirmed for the fourth quarter of 2025,Magic: The Gathering‘s final release of the year largely remains a secret. The release is a tentpole set, and it features randomized booster packs for the Limited format and decks for Commander play. Rumors that the set is based onAvatar: The Last Airbenderbegan swirling last month when cosmetic bundles onMagic: Arena‘s online shop featured references to components heavily utilized in the lore of the 2005 Nickelodeon cartoon. Ironically,Spongebob Squarepants, another Nickelodeon cartoon, is confirmed as a Secret Lair release in 2025.
