Marvel Reveals Major Card Game Variant Cover Crossovers

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Published Mar 3, 2026, 11:11 AM EST

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Spider-Man's Magic: The Gathering experience is officially making its way to Marvel Comics.

Per AIPT Comics, Marvel Comics has officially announced a new line of variant covers set to grace a whopping 20 different titles this sprimg. Each variant will feature art from Marvel's Spider-Man set that was released for Magic: The Gathering last year, and will be available in print and virgin versions.

Amazing Spider-Man #28 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Roberta Ingrantana (May 6)
Civil War: Unmasked #1 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Paolo Rivera (May 6)
Iron Man #5 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Kevin Glint (May 6)
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #4 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Chris Bachalo (May 6)
X-Men #29 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Lie Setiawan (May 6)
Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral — Body Count #1 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Lucio Parrillo (May 13)
Black Cat #10 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Alessandra Pisano (May 13)
Captain America #11 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by E.M. Gist (May 13)
Fantastic Four #11 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Javier Charro (May 13)
Knull #5 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Paolo Rivera (May 13)
Mortal Thor #10 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Zoltan Boros (May 13)
Uncanny X-Men #28 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Javier Charro (May 13)
Amazing Spider-Man #29 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Nereida (May 20)
Punisher #4 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Xabi Gaztuela (May 20)
Reborn: Ultimate Impact #1 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Inhyuk Lee (May 20)
Venom #258 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Dan Dos Santos (May 20)
Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity #2 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Justyna Dura (May 27)
Daredevil #3 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Carissa Susilo (May 27)
Infernal Hulk #7 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Toni Infante (May 27)
X-Men #30 Magic: The Gathering variant cover art by Lordigan (May 27)

Spider-Man and Magic: The Gathering Have Crossed Over Before

Marvel's Spider-Man Magic: The Gathering set was released on Sep. 26, 2025 to the delight and chagrin of fans of both properties alike. Marvel's Spider-Man marked the second Standard-legal Universes Beyond set since Final Fantasy, the latter of which was by far the hottest Magic: The Gathering set of the year, if not all time, generating more than $200 million in revenue within 24 hours of its release.

Unfortunately, Marvel's Spider-Man set wasn't nearly as successful as Final Fantasy was before it. Apart from being widely lambasted by Magic: The Gathering players as a generally underpowered, lackluster experience, Marvel's Spider-Man suffered on digital platforms, being unavailable for redemption on Magic: The Gathering Online and being replaced by Through the Omenpaths on MTG Arena.

Despite the underwhelming response that Marvel's Spider-Man received, Magic: The Gathering is staring down a whole host of new Universes Beyond releases in 2026. As a matter of fact, this weekend is seeing thousands of game stores across the world celebrate the release of Magic: The Gathering — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles via pre-release events and a wide variety of tournaments.

Marvel's Magic: The Gathering variants will be available for purchase in May 2026.