Magic: The Gathering (MTG) is venturing into the final frontier, integrating 60 years of Star Trek’s rich sci-fi lore into an exciting new set. For the first time, players can immerse themselves in a complete Star Trek experience, featuring iconic moments from the series, fan-favorite characters, and starships on tabletop and MTG digital platforms. Fans will now have the chance to take up memorable characters and entities as their commanders, crack open packs for special treatments, and uncover innovative ways to conquer the battlefield.
Early feedback from the Star Trek Prerelease has fans excited about the new cards and the gameplay, with strategies being compared to the success of Edge of Eternities. The Star Trek set serves as a great entry point for any Trekkie looking to dive into the trading card game (TCG), whether for casual enjoyment or competitive play.
The Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek set is available now on MTG Arena, with the official release on Friday, November 13. Prerelease events are currently taking place at local game stores from November 6-12.
Here’s a brief rundown of the mechanics and products in the Star Trek set!
To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
Star Trek fans won’t want to sleep on the headliner cards in this set. Beyond the rarity of a serialized card, this crossover marks Magic: The Gathering’s debut of real-signature actor cards. The Star Trek set features seven serialized, real-signature actor-autographed headliner cards with fewer than 250 copies for each. The ultra-rare serialized cards are fully textless, featuring the character’s signature and art. These treasures are available in Collector Boosters.
Several treatments in this set embody the Star Trek universe, including the LCARS frame cards. These resemble the Enterprise’s onboard computer and feature beloved characters and memorable planets from Star Trek. Other treatments such as the Classic Enterprise, Stardate, Schematics, Klingon Frame, and Script are viewable in the card image gallery.
Magic has an incredible card image gallery where you can browse every card, its details, and where to find it. Furthermore, for a full list of everything Star Trek, check out the official Magic Amazon store.
Live Long and Prosper
These strange new worlds are filled with wonders and tactics that welcome friend and foe. Mechanics include:
Beam Me Up: You may cast this card from your graveyard if you also return a creature you control to its owner’s hand. Then exile this spell.
Face A Dilemma: You face a dilemma as you choose one or more modes for a spell or ability.
Federation: The more creatures you control, the stronger the ability. Different Federation abilities have different effects.
(For Spacecrafts) Station: Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It’s an artifact creature at x+.
Strange New Worlds: This mechanic shines with the number of differently named lands you control. Either by granting you creature tokens, exile mechanics, or abilities that alter mana costs.
Assimilate: Paired with Borg-related cards. To assimilate a card, put it onto the battlefield, under your control with a +1/+1 counter. It’s a Borg artifact creature and loses all other creature types.
Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek breaks down into one main set, Draft Night, a couple of bundles, Scene Boxes, and four Commander decks.
The set is available for preorder now from your local game store, TCGplayer, Amazon, and anywhere Magic is sold.
Thank you to Wizards of the Coast for providing goodies for this guide.
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