Magic: The Gathering's Spider-Man Set Won't Have Popular Decks

Magic: The Gathering's Spider-Man Set Won't Have Popular Decks

From DualShockers (Written by Scott Baird) on | OpenCritic

New details have been revealed about the upcoming Magic: The Gathering crossover with Marvel’s Spider-Man, including a shocking reveal about how it will be missing one of the most popular deck types in the game.

Magic: The Gathering is primarily a game about pulling rare cards from Boosters and trading with other players. There are products that consist of entire pre-made decks, including dual Starter Decks that let two people immediately pick up the game.

One of the most popular products are Commander Decks, which are fronted by a powerful character. These have been increasingly common with the Magic: The Gathering crossover products, such as the upcoming Final Fantasy set, which will have four Commander decks.

In 2025, Magic: The Gathering will feature a set focused around Marvel’s Spider-Man. According to MTG Rocks, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks revealed during an investors call that the Spider-Man set won’t have any Commander Decks.

Spider-Man Won’t Appear In Any Commander Decks

According to Cocks, the reasoning for the decision was, “And then Spider-Man, we feel that will do well. Now I think the important thing to note on Spider-Man is that it's a little bit of a different...