Exclusive: 5 New Cards from Spider-Man's Upcoming Magic: The Gathering Crossover

Back successful March we got to uncover Magic: The Gathering's precise archetypal Spider-man cards arsenic portion of a peculiar Scene Box extracurricular of the main set. Well today, arsenic portion of San Diego Comic-Con 2025, we're backmost with an exclusive look astatine immoderate of the archetypal cards that volition really beryllium a portion of that Standard-legal acceptable – and this formed of 5 spideys volition surely look acquainted to immoderate Spider-Verse fans retired there.

Flip done the slideshow beneath to spot each 5 Spider-Man cards, arsenic good arsenic an alternate comic publication creation benignant for the titular webslinger himself.

Magic: The Gathering developer Wizards of the Coast antecedently told IGN that it wasn't limiting this acceptable to a azygous comic run, and that's made rather wide with this aboriginal look. All 5 cards are antithetic versions of Spider-Man depicted arsenic legendary creatures: astatine Uncommon you person Spider-Man Noir and the robotic SP//dr piloted by Peni Parker, astatine Rare are Spider-Man 2099 and the delightfully goofy Spider-Ham, and yet astatine Mythic Rare is the antheral himself, Peter Parker, who flips implicit to go the Amazing Spider-Man.

That past paper is particularly absorbing arsenic it is double-sided. The beforehand is simply Peter Parker, portion the backmost is his Amazing Spider-Man change ego, and you person immoderate flexibility successful however to formed him. Magic has had what are called "modal double-faced cards" earlier that let you to formed either broadside from your hand, but this is the archetypal I cognize of that also allows you to wage a outgo to flip it portion the beforehand broadside is already successful play - successful this case, you tin play Peter Parker for 2 mana, and past wage 4 much connected a aboriginal crook to person him transform.

If you do, you get entree to his precise flavorful quality called web-slinging, which allows you to wage conscionable 3 mana to formed Legendary spells if you besides instrumentality a tapped carnal to your hand. This paper is definite to beryllium a fashionable person successful Magic's astir fashionable format, Commander, arsenic it volition fto you cheat each sorts of large and costly legendary creatures into play acold earlier than expected. And due to the fact that this paper volition besides beryllium ineligible crossed Magic's regular competitory formats, elephantine dinosaurs and terrifying demons alike could beryllium swinging onto the table.

The remainder of the formed present is simply a wide motion to Sony's fantabulous Into the Spider-Verse animated films, lone missing a instrumentality connected Peter B. Parker and Spider-Gwen to implicit the archetypal movie's main formed (though there's plentifulness of clip for those to perchance beryllium revealed themselves earlier the acceptable launches successful September). But earlier you get excessively excited, this was astir decidedly conscionable a motion to their uncover arsenic portion of this year's Comic-Con, arsenic these cards and this acceptable successful wide are not really tied to that bid successful immoderate nonstop way.

And portion we whitethorn not person a 2nd mentation of Peter to amusement here, we bash person an alternate creation attraction for this 1 – 1 that is definite to excite immoderate comic publication fans retired there. This secondary mentation shows disconnected what's called the "Iconic Moments" Booster Fun attraction for this set, and each of the cards that usage it volition diagnostic creation from the pages of Spider-Man's adventures. This archetypal 1 is taken consecutive from the screen of 1963's The Amazing Spider-Man #1, implicit with creator credits for Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.

If you hap to beryllium successful the San Diego country yourself, Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Spider-Man lawsuit astatine the Hard Rock Hotel wherever fans volition beryllium capable to spell hands-on with the set's Welcome Decks – smaller preconstructed decks themed astir Spider-man that are meant to beryllium an intro constituent for caller players arsenic they larn the ropes. WOTC has antecedently stated that its Universes Beyond crossovers person brought a immense magnitude of caller players done the door, and conscionable contiguous Hasbro revealed that the caller Final Fantasy acceptable made a whopping $200 cardinal connected its archetypal day.

Tom Marks is IGN's Executive Reviews Editor. He loves paper games, puzzles, platformers, puzzle-platformers, and tons more.