Magic the Gathering Releases

|18/12, 2025

Magic the Gathering Releases

Magic the Gathering Releases

Magic The Gathering (MTG) has released hundreds of sets since 1993. Since it's impossible to list absolutely every unique product (like Secret Lairs and minor additions), here's an overview of the most important categories and the latest releases up to today, December 2025.

The latest sets from 2024 and 2025

In recent years, Magic has invested heavily in Universes Beyond (collaborations with other brands) and a faster release pace.

Year Set name Type / Theme
2025 Avatar: The Last Airbender Universes Beyond (Nov)
2025 Marvel's Spider-Man Universes Beyond (Sept)
2025 Edge of Eternities Sci-fi / Space (Aug)
2025 Final Fantasy Universes Beyond (June)
2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Return to Tarkir (April)
2025 Aetherdrift "Death Race" across multiple levels (Feb)
2025 Innistrad Remastered Innistrad Collection (Jan)
2024 Magic: The Gathering Foundations New Basics Set (Nov)
2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror Modern Horror (Sept)
2024 Bloomburrow Small animals and nature (Aug)
2024 Modern Horizons III Powerful cards heading into Modern (June)
2024 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Western theme (April)

Historical overview (Main categories)

1. The early beginnings (1993–1994)

This is where it all started with the now extremely valuable "Power Nine" cards.

  • Alpha, Beta, Unlimited (1993): The very first printings.

  • The first expansions: Arabian Nights , Antiquities , Legends , The Dark .

2. The "Blocks" era (1995–2018)

For many years, sets were released in blocks of three sets that shared the same world and mechanics. Some iconic examples:

  • Urza's Block (1998): Known to be extremely powerful ( Urza's Saga ).

  • Ravnica (2005): Introduced the 10 guilds we know today.

  • Innistrad (2011): The most popular horror set with werewolves and vampires.

  • Zendikar (2009): Focus on land areas and the giant Eldrazi.

3. Modern Standard set (2019–Present)

Wizards of the Coast moved away from the block structure and began releasing standalone sets for each quarter.

  • War of the Spark

  • Throne of Eldraine (Fairy Tales and Arthurian Legends)

  • Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (Cyberpunk meets feudal Japan)

4. Universes Beyond

This is set based on external worlds, which have become a massive part of Magic:

  • The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)

  • Warhammer 40,000 (Commander deck)

  • Fallout and Doctor Who

This is how the sets are divided today

To keep track of everything, releases are often divided into:

  • Standard-legal sets: The "regular" sets that follow the main story (e.g. Aetherdrift ).

  • Supplemental sets: Sets that go straight into formats like Modern or Commander (e.g. Modern Horizons ).

  • Remastered/Masters: Reprints of old cards with new frame or art ( Innistrad Remastered ).