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Magic the Gathering teams up with Marvel – whatever next?
25.10.2023
Translation: Eva Francis
Starting in 2025, the popular trading card game Magic the Gathering will be collaborating with Marvel. This is hardly surprising for fans of the game, but it’s a mismatch. Here are five alternative collaboration suggestions – from me to you.
The press release reads like we all need to be excited. «We» being the long-time fans of Magic the Gathering. In an announcement, the companies promised several Magic Sets featuring Marvel characters being released in 2025.
Trading cards have always been a part of Marvel’s DNA, so this collaboration takes that experience to a whole new level.
That’s how to spurn over 30 years of Magic history – a gigantic fantasy world that’s written its own history is suddenly being populated by Spiderman and that hideous raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy. This marks the sad peak of a development that leaves me, a huge fan of the trading card game, completely dumbfounded.
It’s also a development that webcomic Cardboard Crack saw coming more than three years ago.
Source: //cardboard-crack.com
This begs the question: what’s next? Which collaborations will follow, all aiming to milk that cash cow to its last penny by tapping every imaginable corner of the market?
Magic x Fifa
After the temporary end of Panini stickers (link in German), Wizards of The Coast will team up with Fifa for the next World Cup. The best card? Erling Haaland, Goalgetter. Blue, red and two colourless mana. 6/6 creature. Unblockable, haste. Best planeswalker? Jose Mourinho, the Greatest. VAR is introduced – a new mechanic no one wants.
Source: Midjourney
Magic x Swiss politics
There aren’t enough old white men playing Magic. Therefore, Magic will start collaborating with Swiss politicians for the next elections. Matching the five Magic colours with Swiss parties is easy: red’s the Social Democratic Party (SP), torching everything with its burn spells. Green’s the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which flattens everything with its big creatures. Blue’s the Free Democratic Party (FDP) because it doesn’t do much on the battlefield other than counter everything. White’s The Centre, flooding the battlefield with 1/1 creatures (mainly from Central Switzerland). And black’s the Green Party who hopes to rise from the dead (not gonna happen).
Source: Midjourney
Magic x Magic X
Magic for adults! These cards are for adults only and show porn images. Jace wearing a negligee, Garruk sporting a leather harness. The new creature types are Twink, Dominatrix and Escort. The set is all about equipment: whips, paddles and strap-ons strengthen the creatures. But the best card is the boardwipe Golden Shower.
Source: Midjourney
Magic x car industry
Because sales of petrol engine cars are dropping, the car industry’s eager to appeal to young people. This set consists only of vehicles, each of which is sponsored by a car brand. As Tesla’s ignored, Elon Musk makes an offer to acquire Hasbro. Unfortunately, the creatures are forgotten – only The Last Generation Activist as 2/2 for two green mana is included in the set. Sadly, this character has the property «can’t man vehicles».
Source: Midjourney
Magic x Magic
Magic’s been upsetting its long-time fans, so it needs to release a new set to get them back on board. Here it is: a booster box consisting of 36 cards, geared for Limited, but also containing important reprints for Modern and Commander. The set isn’t limited and doesn’t cost much. And even Tolarian Community College gives this set a perfect score on YouTube.
Source: Midjourney
These are my hopes – and hope dies last, right?
Until then, you can get the latest edition on Galaxus – without Marvel or other collabs.
Simon Balissat
Teamleader Editorial
Simon.Balissat@digitecgalaxus.chWhen I flew the family nest over 15 years ago, I suddenly had to cook for myself. But it wasn’t long until this necessity became a virtue. Today, rattling those pots and pans is a fundamental part of my life. I’m a true foodie and devour everything from junk food to star-awarded cuisine. Literally. I eat way too fast.