Konami Digital Entertainment will release Battles of Legend: Monster Mayhem, a new booster set for Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, into retail on June 13, 2025. The new set features chibi-style variant art monster cards. Each pack comes with a Dragonmaid, P.U.N.K., or Orcust-themed emblazoned ultra rare card; there are 51 of these cards total in the set plus 6 brand-new cards. Also, Starlight rares are back, and can be pulled out of packs at about the same rate that Quarter Century Rares were over the last few years. The set also has new cards for Nekroz, Gem-Knight, Jurrac, Fabled, D/D, and Magistus Decks.
Each pack comes with 5 cards: a Secret Rare, an emblazoned Ultra Rare, and three other Ultra Rares. The set will be 177 cards, which includes 52 secret rares, 51 emblazoned ultra rares, and 74 ultra rares. Packs retail for $4.49 each.
Wizards of the Coast unveiled product line details for Magic: The Gathering – Edge of Eternities, a new Standard-legal booster set, which will hit retail on July 25, 2025.
Edge of Eternities is a new set that has a bit of Magic: The Gathering meets Spelljammer flair to it (see ” ‘D&D Spelljammer: Adventures in Space'”). The backdrop of this set takes places on the very edge of the Multiverse, the Sothera system, where mages wage war with magic against alien factions. Being a space-inspired set, popular Galaxy Foils will make their return (see “‘Unfinity’ Product Line Deets”), and the set will feature some brand-new characters as well as returning ones from other planes.
The product line for this set is as follows:
Edge of Eternities Collector Booster Packs and Displays. The Edge of Eternities Collector Booster Boxes come with 12 packs, each of which has 15 Magic: The Gathering cards. The cards included will be a combination of 5 cards of rarity Rare or higher, 4 uncommons, 5 commons, and a land card. Collector Packs can have 0-3 Galaxy Foils in them and 10–13 traditional foil cards and can contain the following cards with these collector numbers: EOE 1–266, 277–392; EOC 1–4, 2–44; EOS 1–180; SPG 119–128.
Edge of Eternities Play Booster Packs and Displays. Edge of Eternities Play Boosters include 14 Magic: The Gathering cards and come 30 packs to a display. Each pack comes with 1-4 cards of rarity Rare or higher, 3-5 uncommons, 6-9 commons, and a land card. One card in the pack will be a traditional foil, and packs can contain the following cards with these collector numbers: EOE 1–316; EOS 1–45; SPG 119–128.
Edge of Eternities Bundle. This bundle contains 9 Edge of Eternities Play Boosters, 15 traditional foil basic lands, 15 non-foil basic lands, a bundle-exclusive foil alt-art card, a storage box, a Spindown life counter, and 2 reference cards. These bundles will ship in cases of 6.
Edge of Eternities Commander Decks. The Edge of Eternities Commander Decks come with a 100-card ready-to-play deck featuring two traditional foil legendary cards and 98 non-foil cards. The contents of the box also include a two-card Collector Booster Sample Pack, 10 double-sided tokens, a strategy insert, a reference card, and a deck box.
Edge of Eternities Prerelease Pack. Edge of Eternities Prerelease Packs are specifically for use in prerelease events. These packs come with 6 Edge of Eternities Play Booster packs, a foil rare or mythic rare card with year stamp, a deck box, and a spindown die.
Upper Deck Entertainment will release Rush of Ikorr, a new TCG, into market on June 11, 2025. This TCG was previously mentioned as part of Upper Deck’s 2023 lawsuit against Ravensburger. The lawsuit claimed that Ryan Miller breached his work-for-hire agreement with Upper Deck, and Ravensburger used the materials from his work on Rush of Ikorr to help create Disney Lorcana TCG (see “Upper Deck Sues”). The game has more or less been a mystery until recently when new details emerged on Rush of Ikorr as it is now ready to head to stores.
Rush of Ikorr is an original fantasy IP that features a blend of ancient mythology themes rolled into a three-on-three team battle TCG. The big innovation in this TCG is the use of Upper Deck’s Infusion Cards, which are clear overlay cards that allow players to customize the Champion cards in the game by adding new abilities and traits.
“One of the biggest draws in TCGs is deck building, which can sometimes be as engaging as the gameplay with players seeking the best possible combinations,” said Bubby Johanson, Senior Director of Game Development at Upper Deck. “Our infusion customization system enhances this experience significantly, creating a refreshing and more immersive experience.”
The first set, Act1: Shattered Chaos, comes to market in the form of booster boxes and four different starter decks. Booster displays come with 24 packs; each pack contains 9 cards and there is a foil in every pack. Starter decks come with 54 cards, a booster pack, and a rulebook; each starter has an exclusive foil variant card.
Wizards of the Coast announced Magic Presents: Pride, a new FLGS event that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community.
Magic Presents: Pride events will occur during Pride Month, between the dates of June 27, 2025 and June 29, 2025. It is a Commander format event with special rules: player Commanders will all gain the Partner mechanic, which allows them to essentially play with two Commanders in a single deck. The event will allow players to explore entirely new deck strategies for the event. Stores will receive a Chromatic Lantern promo to give out during this event.
These events can be scheduled starting April 4, 2025.
Wizards of the Coast announced that the Secret X SpongeBob SquarePants drop sets for Magic: The Gathering will be available for preorder on March 24, 2025 at 9 a.m.
These three new Secret Lair drop sets will feature several fan favorite characters from Bikini Bottom, including SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and the cult icon, Gary. The first of three sets, Secret Lair × SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom, offers players core characters as Legendary creatures (so they can use them in Commander). The second set, Secret Lair × SpongeBob SquarePants: Internet Sensation, is inspired by the iconic meme-worthy moments in the series. The third set, Secret Lair × SpongeBob SquarePants: Lands Under the Sea, offers players basic lands showcasing the Bikini Bottom landscape.
The regular sets will be available for $29.99 and foil editions will cost $39.99.
Arcane Tinmen will release Dragon Shield: Samurai Art Sleeves into retail on April 25, 2025. The new Matte Dual Art Sleeves feature artwork by Yumeko, who produced artwork for the upcoming Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering set (see “‘Universes Beyond’ to Be Legal”). The artwork transforms voice actress Mana Hatanaka into a samurai warrior on the back of these sleeves. These sleeves are limited edition and come in 100-count in a deck box.
Dragon Shield: Samurai Art Sleeves will retail for $24.95.
One for Each Color of the Mana Wheel; Contents of Decks Revealed
Wizards of the Coast previewed the new Welcome Decks, for Magic: The Gathering, which will be headed to WPN retailers soon.
WotC announced the return of these giveaway learn-to-play decks over the course of the summer (see “A Welcome Return“). Each deck comes with 30 cards of a single color, and there are five decks available (one for each color). Players can take two of these decks and combine them to make a playable two-color 60-card deck. The cards in the decks are reprints from past releases and have a Planeswalker stamp on them to set them apart from other printings of these cards.
New company Lazarus Rising Games has announced plans to revive the 90s TCG OverPower, and has acquired Top Cow and Edgar Rice Burroughs licenses as its initial IPs.
LRG has acquired the rights to the OverPower Card Game, originally published by Fleer and eventually taken over by Fleer parent company Marvel (see “Marvel Returns to CCGs”), and plans to produce a new game with characters from the Top Cow and ERB licenses. Those characters include Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars from Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., and Witchblade, The Darkness, and Cyberforce from Top Cow Productions, Inc. Top Cow characters were included in an Image Comics OverPower set produced in the 90s; the ERB characters will be new to the game.
The game rules for the new version are “…an inclusive, creative set of rules for smooth, exciting gameplay,” the company said in its announcement.
Among the artists creating cards for OverPower are Philip Tan, Jim Chung, and David Nakayama.
Cartamundi will print the game for LRG, with the first core set rolling out in early 2025, and expansions planned for Q4 2025.
Wizards of the Coast announced Dungeons & Dragons 50th Anniversary’ Secret Lair drop sets, for Magic: The Gathering, which will be available via D&D Beyond on August 27, 2024.
Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: An Exhibition of Adventure Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: Astarion’s Thirst Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: Karlach’s Rage Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: Death is in the Eyes of the Beholder I Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: Death is in the Eyes of the Beholder II
Image: Image by WotCWizards of the Coast unveiled a new Festival in a Box: Las Vegas, for Magic: The Gathering, which will hit DTC preorder on August 19, 2024.
Following up last year’s Festival in a Box: Las Vegas 2023 (see ” ‘Festival in a Box: Las Vegas 2023’“), the new bundle offers players a chance to get their hands on Mystery Booster 2 displays that were just released at Gen Con 2024. These boosters are chock full of cards with special treatments, such as Future Sight frame and white-bordered cards, as well as playtest cards and a few cards for eternal formats. Each pack comes with 10 commons or uncommons; a multicolor, artifact, or common or uncommon land; a rare or mythic rare; a Future Sight frame card; a white-bordered card, and a playtest card. Displays come with 24 packs.
Festival in a Box: Las Vegas also contains the following:
A The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Collector Booster.
A Wilds of Eldraine Collector Booster.
A Commander Masters Collector Booster.
A Li’l Legends Foil EditionSecret Lair drop that comes with a traditional foil Reya Dawnbringer; a traditional foil Orvar, the All-Form; a traditional foil Drana, the Last Bloodchief; a traditional foil Lavinia, Azorius Renegade and traditional foil Omnath, Locus of Creation.
A MagicCon non-foil promo pack with a Ponder, a Swords to Plowshares, a Convention Maro playtest card, and a Plains.
Brother Of Runes 