Wizards Launches Star Trek Universes Beyond in Los Angeles
The Magic: The Gathering set, featuring several hundred variant cards, arrives on Magic Online November 10 and in stores November 13.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Board Games
Wizards of the Coast held a launch event in Los Angeles for its Star Trek Universes Beyond set, which includes several hundred variant cards. The set arrives on Magic Online on November 10, 2026 and releases physically on November 13, 2026.
Why it matters
The launch marks a crossover between the Magic: The Gathering trading card game and the Star Trek franchise, which the event celebrated on the franchise's 60th anniversary. Its design emphasizes non-violent strategies and diplomacy drawn from the series.
The set includes several hundred variant cards, among them captain cards for Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway and Burnham, plus a General Chang card written in Klingon. Pricing and exact booster contents have not been disclosed in the available material.
The players
Wizards of the Coast
The Hasbro-owned publisher of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, known for its long-running collaborations with outside franchises.
Ethan Peck
An actor who has appeared in the Star Trek franchise and who took part in games at the Los Angeles launch event.
The details
Attendees toured venue areas themed around the Enterprise-D bridge, the Borg Cube and Quark's Bar, and experienced players taught newcomers how to play. Actors from several Star Trek series attended, and Ethan Peck took part in games at the event.
Timeline
November 10, 2026: Star Trek Universes Beyond arrives on Magic Online.
November 13, 2026: The physical set releases.
Franchise Crossovers
The Star Trek set continues Wizards of the Coast's Universes Beyond program, which brings licensed franchises such as Star Trek into Magic: The Gathering. It follows the publisher's pattern of pairing its trading card game with outside pop-culture properties.
Los Angeles fans who collect Magic can preorder and plan purchases around the November 13 physical release. Players without a physical store nearby can access the set on Magic Online starting November 10.
The takeaway
Collectors and players interested in Star Trek crossovers should note both the November 10 digital and November 13 physical release dates. Checking local game stores ahead of the physical launch can help secure copies of the variant cards.
What happens next
The Star Trek Universes Beyond set arrives on Magic Online on November 10, 2026 and releases physically on November 13, 2026.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Nerdist.
