Universes Beyond: What started as a single Secret Lair of The Walking Dead cards has now ballooned to encompass over half of all cards being released next year.



Love it or hate it, UB has been a polarizing topic in the MTG community. Do Furby and Dwight from The Office belong in the same game as Urza and Mishra? Is there still room for Magic in Magic: The Gathering? Is it all just too much? Tune in for our takes and let us know what YOU think!



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Relevant Links:



Magic 2026 Release Schedule:

https://tinyurl.com/ec8w4c93



The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Atlanta:

https://youtu.be/pxGUDYNwpL4?si=bdIZ6o47NnrUVDCV



New York Comic Con Panel Announcement:

https://tinyurl.com/3z66ttcf



Collecting Lorwyn Eclipsed: A First Look:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/collecting-lorwyn-eclipsed



Beyond the Edge of Eternities: An MTG Movie:

https://youtu.be/jclO7Mjfjq0?si=o6__zvru3DKpnPEd



Secret Lair Reveal Party:

https://youtu.be/whUmH7dp47s?si=m1hE7KvwrVXkUoFh



Spice8Rack Magic: The Gathering, Spider-Man, & the End of Culture:

https://youtu.be/LNGowvILFXo?si=BjejpdVHSdoI-dxQ



MTGGoldfish - Why Magic is How it Is in 2025 and Why Everything Changed:

https://youtu.be/sNNqz6qNwOo?si=kwXAPco7wsMrkVAu



Jake Boss:

Twitter: @JakeBossMTG

BlueSky: @jakeboss.bsky.social

YouTube: @JakeBossMTG



Mark Rosewater Blogatog:

https://tinyurl.com/5t4v6vv4



Ittetu:

Twitter: @ittetu_



Mark Rosewater - Designing for Universes Beyond:

https://tinyurl.com/3p7bhecu



IGN - Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy Expansion Made $200 Million in Just One Day:

https://www.ign.com/articles/magic-the-gatherings-final-fantasy-expansion-made-200-million-in-just-one-day



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