Wizards of the Coast, a division of Hasbro, Inc (NASDAQ: HAS), revealed a slate of Magic: The Gathering products—including crossovers with Fortnite and Street Fighter—coming in 2022. Wizards of the Coast also confirmed that the highly anticipated Magic: The Gathering animated series will be coming to Netflix in late 2022.
Magic: The Gathering’s Secret Lair Drop Series features ultra-collectible, specially curated cards that are only available for a limited time. Fortnite will be getting two Secret Lair drops of its very own that will encapsulate iconic in-game locations and characters. The Secret Lair x Street Fighter drop features classic Street Fighter characters like Chun-Li, whose card includes the thematically appropriate mechanic multikicker.
Earlier this year Wizards of the Coast announced plans to explore Universes Beyond, a way for fans to play Magic: The Gathering in fictional worlds beyond Magic’s planes. The next addition to the Universes Beyond series is The Lord of the Rings: Tales from Middle-earth™, where players can battle for The One Ring with Aragorn, ride with Nazgul, scheme with Saruman, or journey into Mount Doom. Gandalf, Gollum, Frodo, and more will be part of a Magic: The Gathering booster release in 2023 that will immerse fans in Middle-earth.
Universes Beyond will also see Warhammer 40,000 commander products coming next year. Fans can look forward to four decks with new art, new cards and reprints that are all set in the world of Warhammer 40,000. Players can look for the chance to head into battle with Space Marines battling against other factions from the 41st millennium in Q3 2022.
“Magic is the core of our business and the brand has never been bigger,” said Chris Cocks, President of Wizards of the Coast. “From partnerships with pop culture touchstones like Street Fighter, Fortnite and The Lord of the Rings to a Netflix animated series launching next year – there has never been a better time to be a Magic fan.”
The highly anticipated Magic: The Gathering animated series will be available on Netflix in late 2022. The animated series is currently in full production and Wizards of the Coast confirmed today that Brandon Routh (credits: Arrow, The Flash, Superman Returns) will be the voice actor for Gideon Jura, an unfalteringly heroic Planeswalker in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse.
While the series brings together familiar and well-loved Planeswalkers for Magic fans, it also introduces new characters and kicks off a completely new story, so anyone—even if they’ve never played Magic before—will enjoy the story from episode one.
An upcoming novel from acclaimed fantasy author Django Wexler is set to release alongside the launch of the Netflix series and provides richer context as a fast-follow prequel to the show. The novel expands on the events that unfold in the Netflix series and dives into how Gideon Jura and Jace Beleren bond—and distance—as they share causes, but distinct perspectives and abilities.
Innistrad: Double Feature combines select cards from two separate sets—Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Innistrad: Crimson Vow—into one unique draft experience featuring special art treatment on every card. Arriving exclusively to local game stores in early 2022, Innistrad: Double Feature lets you celebrate this fan-favorite setting with its own Limited environment in theatrical style.
To round out Magic Showcase 2021, Wizards of the Coast unveiled their upcoming premiere set releases coming in 2022. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty will launch in Q1 2022 and is set in the classic Magic plane Kamigawa, but 2,000 years in the future. Launching in Q2 is Streets of New Capenna, a world of grit and glamour that mixes angels, demons, and Magic. Players will take on the role of one of five crime families and vie for power in the city.
Dominaria United will be released in Q3 2022 and takes players back to Dominaria, the plane where it all started in 1992. Rounding out the year is The Brothers’ War one of the most important and foundational stories in Magic’s history launching in Q4 2022, the perfect plane to revisit for Magic’s 30th anniversary.
This year’s launch of MTG Arena on mobile opened the game up to a whole new audience. In 2022, we’ll continue adding more experiences that fans enjoy, whether that’s practicing and polishing their tabletop Standard decks online or discovering the unique gameplay available with digital play, such as the August 26 release of Jumpstart: Historic Horizons.
Standard rotates soon, and we’ll see Throne of Eldraine, Theros Beyond Death, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, and Core Set 2021 move to be legal only in Historic. As we move to play with sets from Zendikar Rising forward, we’ll celebrate a new year of Standard for all players with a renewal egg filled with goodies—such as card packs and individual card rewards—when Innistrad: Midnight Hunt releases for MTG Arena on September 16.
Plus, those sets that rotated out of Standard will continue to shine thanks to the new Historic Brawl queue that arrives today! Pick your favorite legendary creature, build your 100-card Historic deck, and battle anytime, anywhere on MTG Arena.
And, if you want more competitive opportunities online, look forward to upcoming Arena Opens for your chance to win up to $2,000. Beyond Standard, Historic, and Sealed Deck, we’re also adding Draft to the mix as well—something that will delight players who already battle to Mythic ranks with 40-card decks.
As we mentioned above, Jumpstart: Historic Horizons arrives this Thursday, August 26! With 31 new-to-Magic cards, 46 packets to mix and match, plus over 350 new-to-MTG Arena cards, including many from Modern Horizons and Modern Horizons 2, this is one packed release for every MTG Arena fan to enjoy.
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