Did you catch last week’s reveal of Magic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy crossover and find yourself craving some superhero action? Then get ready, because we have an exclusive first look at six new cards from Magic’s upcoming Spider-Man set, along with a sneak peek at all the accompanying products and packaging.

**Browse the image gallery below** to see the Spider-Man cards featured in the Commander-focused Scene Box, booster packs, Welcome Decks, and more. Read on to learn more about the set from Wizards of the Coast.

Marvel's Spider-Man x Magic: The Gathering - First Card and Packaging Reveal

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Launching September 26th, Marvel’s Spider-Man will be the second fully draftable, Standard-legal set in Magic’s Universes Beyond line, following Final Fantasy, and the third overall after 2023's Modern-legal Lord of the Rings set. While you won’t find preconstructed Commander decks, the cards in the Scene Box (pictured above) are specifically designed for Commander play and will *not* be Standard-legal.

Following last year’s Secret Lair featuring Wolverine, Captain America, and others, Spider-Man marks Magic’s first full set inspired by Marvel comics. Wizards of the Coast Executive Producer Max McCall explains this choice: "Spider-Man needs a full set to do justice to the character and incorporate the many villains he's faced. A smaller product wouldn't allow us to include all the characters and moments we wanted. We could maybe fit Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales into a non-Spider-Man set, but there wouldn't be room for Aunt May."

McCall describes designing a Universes Beyond set as "flipping the worldbuilding on its head." Typical Magic sets need cards that establish their setting *and* are fun to play, but most people are already familiar with Spider-Man. "When we create a card representing 'great power, great responsibility,' we can add mechanical complexity because players understand the narrative. We don't need Universes Beyond cards to be simple—we just need recognizable moments that fans will grasp easily."

Head Designer Mark Rosewater explains how they translate these moments into a Magic set: Magic’s color pie "is robust enough to showcase heroism and villainy across all five colors." He uses Spider-Man as an example, noting he'd be white, blue, and green (though the Scene Box version is only white and blue). "Spider-Man's obligation to help people aligns with the white color pie. His scientific background and inventions are very blue. His powers are animal-based, and his destiny within the Spider-Man universe is core green."

Besides the Scene Box, the set includes Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Bundles, and Prerelease Packs (shown in the gallery). While there are no preconstructed Commander decks, Welcome Decks will return—themed introductory decks typically offered free by game stores to help new players learn the game.

Following this year’s Final Fantasy set, Wizards of the Coast recently announced an Avatar: The Last Airbender set. Two more in-universe sets will precede it: Tarkir: Dragonstorm and the space-themed Edge of Eternities.

Read the full, unedited interview with Wizards of the Coast’s Max McCall and Mark Rosewater below: