Magic: The Gathering’s release schedule is full of sets and decks of crossovers and original worlds that can appeal to both dedicated fans and newcomers alike.
Wizards of the Coast have shared a look into MTG’s 2024 release calendar, and some of what’s to come in 2025 and beyond. From a return to a beloved plane to exciting crossovers with Final Fantasy and Marvel, we’ve got all the details you need about the future of the TCG.
MTG 2024 release schedule
Duskmourn: House of Horror – September 27, 2024
While the plane of Innistrad may have Gothic and Lovecraftian horror locked down, Duskmourn is an attempt to explore more modern spooks and scares.
Analog horror is a particular touchstone here, but this malevolent, plane-wide haunted house contains everything from 80s-style slashers to glitching static specters.
Duskmourn used to be a thriving landscape that’s been consumed by fear, with a Haunted Mansion full of horrors and demons having consumed it. The rooms of the house constantly change and shift, and are full of moth images to represent the demon Valgavoth – who controls the plane.
Duskmourn is 2024’s final premier MTG set and will see the return of several fan-favorite Planeswalkers like The Wanderer and Tyvar Kell, alongside its brand-new nightmarish domain. This set is all about
Magic: The Gathering Foundations – November 15, 2024
Crafted as a starting point for new players, while packing enough reprints and powerful new cards to appeal to entrenched fans, MTG Foundations will form the backbone of Standard until 2029 at the earliest.
Foundations will include everything you need to get started with the TCG, with jumpstart packs, playmats, life counters, and 2 reference cards.
Wizards of the Coast have been making strides in revitalizing the Standard environment outside of MTG Arena, and having a reliable, easily accessible set of cards to build on will help significantly.
Magic: The Gathering 2025 release schedule
Innistrad Remastered – January 24, 2025
Following on from sets that remastered Dominaria and Ravnica, the trio of MTG’s most widely beloved worlds is complete with Innistrad Remastered.
Innistrad Remastered will offer a mix of cards from every prior set in the plane so you’ll get to have zombies, werewolves, vampires, and spirits in your hand.
Expect to see powerful cards and much-needed reprints from all across Innistrad’s storied history, from its initial gothic outings to the eldritch reign of the Eldrazi, right through to Midnight Hunt’s folk horror and Crimson Vow’s unholy celebrations.
Aetherdrift – February 7, 2025
One of the wildest swings the TCG has taken in recent years promises a crossover between Wacky Races, Redline, The Fast And The Furious, and Mad Max.
Aetherdrift will take full advantage of the Omenpath era, crossing over between multiple worlds in the game’s multiverse. While this set will be one of their more out-there experiments, branching out and keeping these stories and sets fresh should be celebrated.
Tarkir: Dragonstorm – April 4, 2025
The first ripples of the Dragonstorm arc have already been spotted in Bloomburrow, and it will be fascinating to see how this story builds and concludes in this return to the plane of the Dragonlords.
Tarkir is a fantastic, fully-developed plane that deserves a return trip. Without the time-traveling quirk of its original block to contend with, players will get a chance to see just how Tarkir has evolved in the aftermath of the Phyrexian invasion.
Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy – June 13, 2025
With such a wide array of titles to choose from and adapt, it will be fascinating to see which aspects of Final Fantasy receive the limelight in this hotly-anticipated Universes Beyond set in the Magic: The Gathering release schedule.
The massive success of Universes Beyond: Fallout proves Wizards of the Coast has what it takes to deliver satisfying videogame adaptations in MTG, and Final Fantasy is rife with iconic characters and stories that are deserving of focus in this set.
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Edge of Eternity – Q3 2025
While Magic has always contained elements of sci-fi and interplanar travel, 2025’s Edge of Eternity set is a space opera that will shoot from the stars and deliver some classic outer-space adventures.
Featuring bold planet and alien Creature designs, Edge of Eternity is sure to be another fascinating genre experiment for MTG after the successes of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty and Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Players will be able to have all kinds of intergalactic robots and aliens thanks to the Space Opera set.
Return to Lorwyn – Q4 2025
Wishes are finally being granted with a locked-in return to this beloved plane. Lorwyn has captured the hearts and imaginations of fans like few sets before or since, making this one of the most hyped releases in what’s going to be a busy year.
The dual world of Lorwyn and Shadowmoor may be a lot to fit in a single set without the luxury of block releases, but we’re sure to see many fan-pleasing elements of this non-human, Celtic-inspired setting all the same.
First set of Universes Beyond: Marvel – TBA 2025
MTG’s Marvel crossover has the potential to be the biggest Universes: Beyond set so far, and this first offering will likely be released towards the end of 2025 to avoid sharing the spotlight with Final Fantasy.
While it remains to be seen if any One Ring-style golden ticket shenanigans will arrive to boost its popularity beyond Tales of Middle Earth levels, Marvel’s adaptable characters, worlds, and events will be more than enough to sustain multiple sets all the same.
Return to Arcavios – Q1 2026
Strixhaven: School of Mages proved to be an extremely popular MTG set, featuring powerful and engaging factions. Giving a distinctly American spin to the classic wizard school trope, players should see more just its school setting in 2026.
If the glimpses beyond the bounds of Strixhaven in the original set are anything to go by, this should be a fascinating release that puts the magic back in Magic: The Gathering.
What are the biggest upcoming releases?
There’s no denying that all eyes will be on Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming crossovers with Marvel and Final Fantasy in 2025. Two of the biggest multimedia franchises of all time are being woven into the Magic multiverse, and fans are rabid to find out how characters like The Avengers and the Scions of the Seventh Dawn will become part of the game.
What’s interesting about the Final Fantasy crossover is that Square Enix currently makes a competing TCG using its popular RPG series, yet it seems they were down for a crossover with their biggest rival in the space.
Regardless, fans will be hyped to see characters like Cloud Strife, Sephiroth, Gilgamesh, Estenien, Kefka, Tifa Lockhart, and Chocobos added to Magic: The Gathering.
The Marvel crossover is going to be even bigger, with an incredible potential for pre-con decks. Pretty much every team has the potential to receive a Commander Deck full of iconic characters, to say nothing of the multiverse shenanigans that MTG is already known for.
Fans are still going to care about the other sets releasing this year, but the Final Fantasy and Marvel crossovers are a big deal to the gaming world at large. While Wizards of the Coast hasn’t announced everything for 2025, it’s doubtful that any other set is going to compete with the crossovers.
How often are MTG sets released?
Over the past few years, MTG sets have typically been released every month and a half – two months. Releases will range from core sets to Commander Decks and Universe Beyond content.
For example, 2023 saw the launch of the Phyrexia: All Will Be One set on February 10, followed by March of the Machine on April 12, and the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth Universel Beyond crossover on June 23.
If the past is any indication, we can expect a similar type of release pattern in 2025 and beyond, with new sets arriving regularly over the year.
That’s all we know about Magic’s release schedule for 2024 and beyond. For more details on 2024 sets, check out our coverage on Modern Horizons 3, Bloomburrow, and Outlaws of Thunder Junction.
