What's Coming To Magic: The Gathering From Universes Beyond? | Professor's Logical Predictions

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

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[@Billchu13]

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[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

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[@Greg501-]

Bold of you to assume Bandai wouldn't just make their own Gundam trading cards if they wanted those to exist

[@NaivafAreul]

I can see it now. Someone is going to do an extended art onto the framing of a Frameamajig for their favorite card

[@Greg501-]

@Noctus Of course he isn't done with Magic, it's still fun

[@1point21gigawats]

I'm just so tired, boss.

[@V3cna.]

Same

[@joekline5171]

Amazing movie

[@stevematthews4473]

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[@TennyConductor]

I'm tired of people [WOTC] bein' ugly to each other

[@PsychoDiesel48]

Now I'm sad again. MAN . . . . That movie f'd me up.

[@delathenleso5793]

Hearing the Prof struggle with Japanese names is equal parts pain and sheer delight.

[@Talausia]

I think it was intentional cringe and I love it.

[@LadyLunarSatine]

Not as annoying as his omission of the u in Paramount.

[@bruhmoment3106]

He pronounce anime right surprisingly. Yea, most anime fans/ weebs pronounce anime wrong because of how American accents work and how Japanese accents work. Vowels are non existent or short in Japanese hence the A, I, and E in Anime is pronounced(ah ne Mae) in Japanese, in English we pronounce it as (Ann knee May) because we use vowels as a reference in our language

[@Drilling4mana]

BUT it's based off the English word animation so pronouncing anime how we do is correct for our language. It's all relative.

[@Thisnameisnottakenjk]

Lol no. That is just wrong. Vowels are just as important, if not more so, in Japanese as every phonetic sound in Japanese language has a vowel sound in it. They don't really have words with multiple consonant sounds combined. That is why the word anime is the way it is. Also, no native English speaker pronounces anime like "ann knee may". In fact, the Japanese pronunciation of anime actually does have the "knee" middle syllable, not the English pronunciation.

[@adamr1949]

The bit at the start, 'remember From The Vault? Remember Duel Decks?', that right there hit me in my core, I LOVED those two product lines in particular. Elves VS Goblins, you'll always be alive in my heart.

[@U1TR4F0RCE]

Duel Decks are litterally my only exposure to paper Magic and there being not more Eldrazi stuff was really disappointing when I started to watch KZbin videos about Magic.

[@IzzysIssues]

One of the first MtG products I ever bought was Phyrexia vs. The Coalition. My friend and I saved lunch money for a while to split it

[@tynanpreece5539]

Elves vs Goblins is literally what got me into Magic😂

[@rinmathews9337]

Elves vs Goblins was how I first played Magic with my brother when I was like 10.

[@SwedeRacerDC]

Elves vs. Goblins basically became two of my commander decks, literally using Ezuri from the Elves deck as my mono-green commander. And From The Vault was the way better, way less greedy version of Secret Lair. Ok, maybe they could have done different art treatments, but I still loved those products

[@Nelg_of_the_trashfolk]

"You are sure as heck not going to get iron man" Oh prof, if you only knew how far we have fallen.

[@glennross85]

There was an old fantasy property from the 90s that was really unique with new characters set in a world called Dominaria, would love to see that in Magic.

[@GoblinSatyr]

Whoa... that sounds amazing!

[@markusaurelius83]

Are you talking about Pokemon? ^^

[@itskenagain5377]

Ooh that’s a deep cut

[@jamescobblepot4744]

We get what we deserve, slop.

[@Barracius]

My prediction is that there will be a Power Rangers UB product. Hasbro currently owns the Power Rangers IP, Power Rangers and Magic the Gathering are basically the same age (Super Sentai notwithstanding). Older stuff as nostalgia for older players and newer stuff for the younger players. It could easily use the Morph mechanic (which is both flavorful for the IP and is a fun mechanic).

[@samuelcunningham4526]

I'm essentially expecting this too. The Mechtitan Core from Kamigawa Neon Dynasty reminded me of this sort of Power Rangers aesthetic and I'd think that WotC/Hasbro would ride that mechanic (or something similar like Meld) into the Lair should they choose it.

[@chrisgebben2043]

ever since kamigawa neon dynasty with the mechs its now inevitable for a power rangers UB in my eyes since if it was a secret lair the universe within could be from kamigawa

[@Sharingandud]

As a huge fan of both I would be so down for this.

[@enternamehere5498]

A voltron Voltron would be a nice version if it was gonna happen at all

[@The1AndOnlyGoldenboy]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought "No Power Rangers mention?", that one seems far more likely than even MLP given all the renewed interest.

[@shmackydoo]

The delivery of "small indie company called, Disney" was perfect 😂

[@__malte]

I predict the Magic community itself will be the next UB IP. Already looking forward to an overpowered Josh from CZ commander. And a Tolarian Community College land.

[@Syncopiia]

Wayfarer's Bauble but it's just a picture of Mitch from Commander's Quarters.

[@JonReid01]

​@@Syncopiia they need to call it "First Up"

[@Featherwick]

If Jimmy Wong isn't a goblin and Graham isn't a 2/2 bear we riot

[@justahumblelittleoshawott7972]

​@@Featherwick Jimmy Wong witb "When this creature enters the battlefield, destroy all lands you control"

[@doodlehumper3529]

@@Syncopiia it will be the original thumbnail from his first commander deck video

[@eske1337]

"You sure as heck arent going to get iron man!" This aged well.

[@HontoBakabaka]

The universe I'd most love to see is Magic's own.

[@farcenter]

This

[@Connor-kh8sh]

I just hit a point where I go “is it a medieval ish fantasy setting? Good enough for me.”

[@tylerspeegle6494]

What a baby. You literally get sets every 3 months, grow up

[@sebathadah1559]

Magic has been dead for a long time.

[@MasterP86]

​@@tylerspeegle6494 calling other baby on the internet only proves that you are the baby here lol

[@sombreromonkey]

I actually think that a monster hunter UB would be somewhat likely, soon even. Capcom let Wotz make the street fighter secret layer about a year before the release of SF6. With MH6 somewhere on the horizon for the next year or two I think there's a solid chance we'll get some cool monster on cardboard.

[@ss5gogetunks]

At least that'd be an ip that absolutely could fit in the magic universe

[@Shaviine]

@@ss5gogetunks *cough* Ikoria *cough*

[@EternalWolf88]

As far as UB products go, I'd be alright with Monster Hunter making it in. It could easily slot into the franchise without feeling too out of place. For a UB set that is.

[@Trogdorbad]

If not Universes Beyond, the next time we go to Ikoria we'll almost certainly get MH skins like we got for Godzilla

[@kalebcraig2652]

I feel like Brandon Sanderson will have something eventually. He's a big writer and fan of magic. Also Brent Weeks made a card game in one of his books that was heavily inspired by magic so we could see something from him as well.

[@pallen2645]

A Game of Thrones set could be wicked. Faceless Men could use a ninjitsu-esque mechanic. Targaryens with a mechanic for bonding each one to a dragon. White Walkers as reanimation faction. Return of snow lands and Starks who interact with them. Each of the castles as nonbasic lands. For commander, maybe a dynasty system where you can have any number of commanders from a single dynasty but only one can be in play at once, so you might start the game with Aegon the Conquerer as your commander, then when he dies instead of resummoning him you instead switch to Maegor (you still add command tax) and then later you can switch to Daenerys.

[@serenity3277]

I’m in for this

[@onix3539]

TAKE MY MONEY

[@tylermay6155]

I'd love to see a FromSoftware line up

[@brysonfranks2611]

Thats what I been hoping for, it would be so perfect

[@obione279]

That would be awesome !

[@leonidasvonsparta]

I would totally all in there

[@papachili7290]

I'm tired of these crossovers but this is actually something I'd be down for

[@cokimasa8336]

All I heard was jolly cooperation.

[@babyberry369]

I’m thoroughly surprised that power rangers wasn’t considered knowing that Hasbro owns the IP now and honestly wouldn’t be that hard to make it as a secret lair

[@RinaJosscy]

I would love to see Mortal Kombat and He-man, but since it's owned by mattel probably Gijoe makes a bigger chance.

[@Obscuredinsight]

I see HASBRO already has the masses indoctrinated to the retarded BS that's coming lol.

[@ericbielitz4940]

Hasbro & Mattel signed a MOU a couple weeks ago about doing more collaborations with each other's IP. I think a He-Man secret lair or bonus sheet is very possible!

[@XopheAdethri]

Fuck yeah, Beyond needs Mortal Kombat. LOTS of characters, LOTS of special moves, LOTS of lore to make up a few filler cards. AND most importantly, it's all about the PVP format.

[@Beeegdix]

I’m already set for a skeletor commander

[@TheGentlemanDuelist]

I would love to see how Magic takes on Mortal Kombat after having played it in the UniVersus card game.

[@jefbessey551]

I miss the three set blocks so much... 😢

[@Kokuswolf]

Yes! It felt more suitable and like a story. And for me, they had a connection to my own memories, which is a big reason why I own magic cards. They're connected to my past.

[@JasonOshinko]

Do you remember Dragon's Maze and Journey into Nyx?

[@ObsidianKnight90]

I miss when Magic spent a year on one plane and put books in our Sealed packs. Old Magic felt like slowly savoring a three-course meal. New Magic feels like being served a burger that was put in a blender and turned into a vile smoothie.

[@jefbessey551]

@heArtGod80 yes but there will always be bad amongst the good not everything can be good

[@jefbessey551]

@@ObsidianKnight90 100% argue I miss the books alot

[@chadgiornogiovannikarp6772]

You know what could be really beatiful to see and yet something that would make fans basically faint? A Dark souls crossover

[@justacasualguy13]

yes! ive been saying this for a while now. honestly any soulsborne game would be incredible, be it dark souls, bloodborne or elden ring. hell even sekiro would be great. or all of them together----- man im getting myself all giddy over something that will never happen

[@stupidityevolved7513]

Yes! This and Elden ring

[@nerdwiz6065]

A finger on the monkeys paw curls as dark souls is added, but every character is black and gay.

[@xolotltolox7626]

​@@stupidityevolved7513 Put in ulcerated tree spirits as common draft chaff, accurate to the game itself

[@stropes.]

Always wanted to do a deck full of alters with Gwyn at the helm (full of thematic equipment/items from the games). If I had a lot of extra money to pay professional artists to alter them I'd have done this ages ago...

[@aliceporter6239]

you know as I clicked on the video I said to myself "damn I'd love a Gundam Witch From Mercuary UB set, I'd definitely try and get a suletta mercury card if they printed one" as I literally looked at my suletta mercury figure next to me, and I'm glad the prof assured me it's a possibility

[@Deku20235]

They should pick berserk for secret lair. The art of Berserk is gorgeous.

[@ghosty0612]

Something I actually want to see.

[@eXJonSnow]

The art is fantastic, but uhhhh… I don’t think the content of Berserk matches with WOTC’s target audience

[@Boyzby]

There are so many good art pieces to choose from, and so many great characters

[@TheReaLFrankage]

That whispered "...nothing" when you mentioned what you wanted from Universes Beyond made me laugh so hard I spilt soup out of my mouth!

[@dufort]

I think part of the reason Gundam is a likely franchise that you missed is that Bandai Namco, the licensing parent, has already crossed over with MtG with the Godzilla cards

[@PanettMaina95]

I' LL BUY THEM ALL

[@lucarioman9097]

I just find it funny he pronounced it onime.

[@dufort]

@@lucarioman9097 in Japanese that's technically the correct pronunciation. ア is usually pronounced as ä in Japanese. It does sound weird in the mouth of a western speaker tho lmao

[@patrickgrah7474]

I would love to see that, but Gundam gets a Crossover with Battle Spirits this year. So unlikely :(

[@ganymedehedgehog371]

Godzilla is toho pictures not Bandai namco.

[@death_valley_paige]

Hearing Prof say "Suletta Mercury" in an actual video is giving me life LMAO. (Huge fan of The Witch from Mercury here, can't wait for this show to continue ruining my life!)

[@drunkennephilim2995]

As a Monster Hunter fan id love to see some MH rep, theres a lot of locales(lands), creatures, characters, weapons, armour and items thatd translate really well into MTG

[@cl0k3]

If a TLOZ secret lair would exist, I just want it to be an all link one. Hero of Time, Hero of Twilight, Hero of the Wilds and Hero of Winds, as the most well known iterations. Wolf link could definitely be a cool tovolar alt.

[@Sidday]

it fills me with great joy to hear the Prof speak of Gundam =^)

[@GmanTheTank]

I think Sailor Moon with double-faced transform cards would be pretty rad.

[@huitzil2389]

I would stab someone for this.

[@felipeguidolin1055]

Well, we already have Anime versions of so many cards, I don't see a problem

[@SurlyDuff814]

Aged both fine wine and milk left by the furnace for 7 months

[@jamberriez]

While I would love a Gundam secret lair I don’t know if it would happen as they have already collaborated with Battle Spirits. They have multiple Gundam series as different decks spanning the colors for that game and Battle Spirits is huge in Japan.

[@Sabshark]

A Discworld set would be pretty neat. I kinda want to make a Sam Vimes Night Watch commander deck.

[@stendarr69]

hell yes!

[@nicolasj6110]

Omg it would be so fun ! Archmage commander!

[@zachariahmerry2396]

Gosh! A Discworld set would be spectacular! I can already imagine what colors or abilities lots of the characters / artifacts / other would be!

[@themysticsdream]

An exclusive to the set color Octarine?

[@caseyhomovich7331]

Yes

[@Artaimus]

Batman should be a UB commander deck based around equipment, vehicles, and clues.

[@902496]

Batman's visual colors are blue/black, but for color identity, I'd absolutely put him as white/blue. The visual identity is so strong though he'd probably end up esper.

[@drummerguy789101]

we could have a clue-themed deck with Legendary cards for Batman, Detective Chimp, The Question and maybe Cluemaster?

[@allan_w6225]

Oh my god the flavor

[@dreamwalking]

Oh come on. Batman would be a perfect opportunity to have a Black card of a character who follows his own code. Help bring an end to the stigma of Black being the color of villainy.

[@autobotstarscream765]

​@Arkán Dreamwalker Black/White/Blue is the color combo for "honorable and intelligent vigilante" iirc, that seems like the best and most accurate for someone like Batman who fights for right in the night under the light of the Bat-Signal (and spams Artifacts).

[@bukithd]

Bandai owning a lot of rights to gundam and having their own card games probably means all Bandai property is off limits. I'd expect more Capcom, Square Enix, and maybe even a From Software crossover for the Souls games.

[@XopheAdethri]

I'd love to see a Mega Man bonus sheet in the next artifact based set.

[@f.g.5967]

For a pure dark souls 1 experience, only red, black and white cards are made. And everything related to Seath is colourless.

[@drakegrandx5914]

@@f.g.5967 What?! Sseth obviously has Blue in it!!!

[@ToodleDoodle]

Battle Spirits in JP actually has Gundam cards and even has playmats with Gundam art as rewards for their Battle Spirits events. So Gundam is definitely really slim in terms of chances.

[@bruhmoment3106]

Doubt any souls or anything fromsoft will be making an appearance because it’s not popular in the west as we all like to think. Most sales for fromsoft games are based in Japan. Unless there’s a market for magic that is very significant in Japan there isn’t really any interest in trying to make a semi popular game like dark souls or elden ring to be a box set or something.

[@rmorganslade]

When the Final Fantasy set hits I'm going to build Chocobos Matter immediately

[@XTREMEpotato84]

“Even complete draftable sets that are modern legal.” Oh, to be young. But fr, they’re boosting short term sales in the form of fans of UB IPs buying the products at the expense of scaring away existing fans. What do they think is is more likely? More Final Fantasy fans building a standard deck to take to FNM, or a long time fan completely leaving the game because magic just doesn’t feel like magic anymore? Most of these new customers that UB attract are not going to stick around, and you’re forcing your diehard magic fans out. Classic corporate greed, short term profits over long term sustainability.

[@vking7]

Gundam is significantly connected with Bandai, who produces Battle Spirits Saga, and that game is even getting Gundam promo cards. Thus, the odds of it showing up in Magic is unlikely, at least for now.

[@blkvicePU]

Game is a lot of fun too and very affordable. People are doing a disservice to themselves not checking it out.

[@dtayza5432]

There are also several Gundam arcade machines that use collectable cards to play the games if I'm not mistaken. Not sure if it counts as a TCG in the classic sense but it's very similar nonetheless. The problem is indeed that Bandai pretty much owns Gundam and is such a big company that they have the ability to produce such things on their own. A Gundam crossover could be nice but I think something like Evangelion is a tad more likely.

[@PandaXs1]

Final Fantasy has its own card game but we know for a fact that the Final Fantasy UB is coming next year.

[@m.mulder8864]

I need the Mane 6 cycle of Friendship is Magic to be finished so I can finally finish my Princess Twilight Sparkle deck!

[@houndoom73]

Same. They could even do the other princesses too and I'd buy them all

[@tipulsar85]

I remember when Star Wars and Star Trek both had CCGs made by the same game studio, Decipher. Both games played vastly different.

[@ConManAU]

And I remember when Decipher had to discontinue the Star Wars CCG because they lost the license to … Hasbro. Huh.

[@slayerofthebuzz1]

@@ConManAU to be fair, the game was a rules nightmare by that point. There were like 30 card types, insane power creep, bizzare chaff cards, nonsensical mechanics - but I'll always love a game where you can smash an ewok in the death star trash compactor. . .

[@ig7398]

Decipher also made a Lord of the Rings game.

[@sarahbuck2506]

Never played the Star Wars one, but had a lot of fun with the Star Trek CCG. Favorite deck was Romulan with the only personnel being a bunch of copies of Galathon

[@Tyler412324]

Whelp, you guessed poorly prof! Marvel secret lair is here and DC is no where to be found

[@CallumDark]

A draftable Final Fantasy set honestly sounds like the dream. I know they've announced FF, but not sure what kind of product it would be. But FF is one of those IPs that they could easily do a draft set... or three. Maybe I just want fantasy IPs to be the main thing we do with UB. LotR always made sense to me as a set we should get. Should be interesting as Final Fantasy already has TCG.

[@Goujiki]

Confirmation. 2025 whole set

[@notchjohnson2126]

Final Fantasy has a Card Game, but it was confirmed that we would see an Universes beyond! I can't wait to see what we get.

[@TostonDePana]

Ditto for lord of the rings

[@InDzienInTampa]

Both of their attempts at CCGs involved rules sets that were FAR too complicated for the larger western audience to pick up, considering the first attempt was back in the early 2000s, when MTG wasn't yet as complicated.

[@naquinn5745]

​@@InDzienInTampa The most recent FF TCG was pretty simple and did get an English release

[@adamwhite4215]

A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles secret lair deck would be interesting. Could always use more ninjitsu!

[@folkenphoenix]

I am all in with the idea of bringing TMNT to a Commander deck!

[@weirdmusicmixmaster]

Batman could add some too

[@WestenCombs]

Each of the turtles would be black plus one other color. Leo black/white, raph black/red, Donnie black/blue and Mikey black/green. Splinter could be wubrg and shredder mono black or grixis

[@stevenolson6684]

I would like to see Universes Beyond Alpha Beta, a super sick reserved list cross over!

[@joshuaepstein5874]

But Magic 30 already happened...

[@stevenolson6684]

@@joshuaepstein5874 But what about the TRIANGLE STAMPS???

[@apreibanme]

​@@joshuaepstein5874 not the same though. Not legal

[@flaetsbnort]

@@apreibanme plus it cost a thousand dollars for four random packs

[@voltagejim3000]

Would love to see a Doom/Quake secret lair or universes beyond. Feel like there could be good cards from those

[@GlasswayWarlock]

Prof revealing the newest mono-blue merfolk aura curse by uttering 'everypony' was a nice bonus to the spinfoil hat theorycrafting.

[@wolfsajin]

As someone who has an entire Shorikai commander deck proxied to be Gundams and pilots, I definitely am on board!!

[@armandocarrillo3949]

That sounds awesome, do you have a link to see those?

[@nicolechansawang4054]

man spent a whole episode making me feel old

[@TolarianCommunityCollege]

that's my job!

[@pmurphy18]

One that I would absolutely LOVE to see is a Cosmere set of some kind. Brandon Sanderson has already written a free Magic the Gathering novella and he’s a huge fan in general (he appeared on Game Knights) but there is SO much that could be done. Each series within the Cosmere could be it’s own set with Mistborn, Stormlight Archive, Warbreaker, and so much more!

[@cassie5248]

I think mistborn and stormlight are the only two big enough to get their own sets at the moment. I don't think Elantris or Warbreaker have quite the pedigree wotc wants- especially when some of the biggest hits you'd expect from warbreaker- Vasher, Vivenna, Nightblood- could all be done in a stormlight set. I don't think there's enough in the one-book or less worlds for a whole set. Maybe commander decks though

[@pmurphy18]

@@cassie5248 I think that’s fair. But I would be happy with even one Cosmere series, if we got Mistborn AND Stormlight eventually that would still be amazing!

[@nicholaswhite7911]

I would love to have a Dalinar Commander deck!

[@TK4K411]

Beat me to it, I agree Cosmere is a perfect fit

[@esim1315]

Sanderson also hosts a big magic event in Salt Lake every year i believe

[@Duskstone89]

I feel like The Elder Scrolls has to be up there, right? The setting and lore is enough to encompass several full-scale sets, but the deep lore is pretty niche and obscure. I could see a Morrowind or Skyrim-themed set, but a commander release with whatever the main factions within TESVI will be feels more likely as a marketing move, with secret lairs featuring fan-favorite stuff they miss from the older titles.

[@JoyeuseCurtana]

It's Always Sunny would be amazing. "I play 'So Anyways I Started Blasting'."

[@mctdread1385]

As a big Gundam fan I geeked out when you brought it up and hearing the names being said brought a smile to my face 😁

[@Cerjelo]

Check out Battle Spirits Saga, the next set has a gundam collab since its owned by bandai

[@matiasgonzalez8796]

It was a huge trip seeing the professor talk about gundam i loved it

[@mctdread1385]

@@Cerjelo thank you I'll check it out 😀

[@mctdread1385]

@@matiasgonzalez8796 if they added Witch from Mercury cards I would legit go ham and buy em all

[@darkhadou15]

I'll Tap 5 mana to cast my instant spell "I'll Kill You"

[@thewebscholarzan1650]

Wheel of Time would be interesting so would the storm light archives

[@TK4K411]

I am glad to see multiple people commenting about Sanderson. I made a comment without reading them and saw other people saying the same thing haha

[@thewebscholarzan1650]

@@TK4K411 it's also, imo, one of the more reasonable IPs for them to team with

[@markusaurelius83]

I remember it as a drawn out story with almost every woman being whiny in the same retarded anti-male manner. The writer was clearly bad and constantly infusing his own stupidity into every character he created. xD

[@thewebscholarzan1650]

@@markusaurelius83 super cool opinion bud happy you replied

[@markusaurelius83]

@@thewebscholarzan1650 ok ^^

[@joelsalgado1922]

If they ever did an It's Always Sunny set I'll be so down 😂

[@supdrboblewis]

When Frank, Dead Beat Dad enters the battlefield, your opponent must pay 2 life and discard a card or sacrifice a creature. 'You gotta pay the troll toll'

[@DaggerSkullery]

​@@supdrboblewisAnd if you choose to pay both of the costs yourself, you can also search your deck for The Boy's Soul. There is another card you can fetch as well, but I doubt anyone would do such a risky build.

[@KitsuLeif]

Welp, this aged like fine milk. MtG x Marvel is coming...

[@justinrodgers4834]

I would love to see an Elder Scrolls universe in Magic!

[@heraldofv3379]

Thats one that would actually work

[@serenity3277]

This is tricky. I’d love this - and I think the set would see a lot of traffic, there’s certainly plenty to go into it. The only issue is the IP. As it’s owned by Bethesda who in turn are owned my Microsoft who I doubt are going to collaborate unless they are promoting a new game - I think we are unlikely to see another game release in the near future for elder scrolls - perhaps when elder scrolls 6 comes out… one day 😂

[@heraldofv3379]

@@serenity3277 Another important thing to know is that there already exists a digital card game based on the elder scrolls which's name is The Elder Scrolls: Legends

[@lateharvestcommander]

your "nothing" detail is on the spot. congratulations. you are amazing

[@CharI0tte]

I'd love a Cosmere universes beyond. And Sanderson is also into magic, so who knows. Maybe one day

[@Feelosopher__]

Yes please. If Wizards is going to keep doing UB, we might as well just get as many cool universes as possible.

[@Nokus416]

I know it would absolutely never happen, but I would go wild over a Brandon Sanderson/Cosmere Universes Beyond. I'm so ready for my Dalinar, Kelsier, and Hoid commander decks

[@thrawncaedusl717]

Not happening anytime soon, but if the Mistborn movie happens and is successful, there is a possibility it could happen in the next ten years.

[@TerminalVelociRaptor]

@@thrawncaedusl717 I mean, Sanderson is rediculously well known within the MTG community and he's been involved with the IP for a long time, writing books and setting up major events. He's not just some random fantasy author, and he'd be more than happy to make it happen. Heck, Kelsier is in Fortnite, so Sanderson is certainly not opposed to crossovers.

[@thrawncaedusl717]

@@TerminalVelociRaptor true, I have even seen him on an LSV stream before. But I don’t think Hasbro would trust the brand (at least not with a full set, like I want; a secret lair or even commander deck is more of a possibility right now).

[@johncreekpaum4998]

​@Terminal VelociRaptor Sadly, I think Hasbro burned his goodwill over the bungling of Children of the Nameless. It seems that Sanderson agreed to write it because it was supposed to be freely available to everyone, and he was unhappy when it was removed from their site and nobody could access it anymore. I'd be surprised if Sanderson would agree to another contract with Hasbro anytime soon.

[@TerminalVelociRaptor]

@@johncreekpaum4998 Gotcha, I was unaware of that. Makes sense

[@UltimateLinkXD]

I could see them doing Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korea. They could do one commander deck for each element and a 5th for the Avatar. They could also use the different colour parings to represent different sub-bending styles. Another option would be to do Power Rangers since Hasbro now owns them, but it would be hard since there are so many teams/seasons to choose from and not everyone will know the different teams (older fans will remember the Saban era teams, late 2000s fans the Disney era teams, and current/younger fans the Neo-Saban and Hasbro era teams). I know they did a card game during Power Rangers Megaforce as a tie in for the card gimmick in the season and the card that came with the toys (for use in the morpher) so they had a use outside the toys and could make cards for legacy teams. But they could still since they did it for Transformers after their tcg got canned (Summer 2018 - Summer 2020) and would be able to include the teams since Megaforce as well along with the other teams. Probably would have to do it like Transformers and do secret lairs (Characters as creatures, weapons and vehicles as artifacts, and zords and megazords as artifact creatures. Could do something special for Ranger power-up forms and teams with multi-combination megazords and different megazords)

[@whynot-lv8dt]

Legend of Korea XD

[@Goldy01]

@@whynot-lv8dt thanks for the laugh :D

[@MasterBDG701]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but given that he was a member of the same writing group as Tolkien, I feel like it would be a good idea to include The Chronicles of Narnia, maybe even the sci-fi works of C. S. Lewis. Even if you stay strictly within Narnia, you have Aslan with his God-like powers and prophecy, the variety of humans who can add something from each book and, of course, the Witch and her army, Terrible Word of Power and her magic/temptations. Either way, I feel like it would be appropriate to give players a chance to have Gandalf and Aslan work together against Saron and the Witch.

[@AlessandroAltosoleChannel]

DC comics would be fun. Compared to marvel, they fit a bit more with the color pie. I could see a 5 color lantern deck with the different corps for example

[@drummerguy789101]

Totally, the lanterns could be the green-based multicolor archetype with a WUBRG Kyle Rayner. Metropolis Heroes are the White theme, Gotham Heroes are the blue/black theme, Flash Family covering Red. Amazons could be White/Green and the Legion of Doom across the Grixis color pairs. cannot wait

[@spookytanooky]

I'd totally build a commander deck full of Batman villains.

[@vega3836]

He-Man would probably work very well. Hence it had some new series’s and could use some great PR with a magic set.

[@pallen2645]

It's a good fit thematically, but Mattel is Hasbro's Historic rival, so it's difficult to imagine this would really be possible.

[@ismael9914]

Also, even tho it could be a little mess of rights, they could shoe-in She-Ra. Especially making one commander deck of old shera and another of the modern show (or simply make it different art)

[@agrow42]

Power rangers is currently a hasbro IP. I would actually love to see them

[@Dynoboot]

And both Power Rangers and Magic are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. It would make perfect sense.

[@ajhawaiin]

One of the most popular creature types to enter mtg has been Dinosaurs. I could definitely see a Jurassic Park secret lair along side a return to Ixalan or Ikoria.

[@Davidovar34]

Now that sounds super awesome😐

[@Aarenby]

That was my thought too but idk who owns the ip

[@m8duy]

Well... Disney threw a curveball...

[@TheUltimateRey]

I would love to see stuff from Capcom like a Monster Hunter set would be so amazing to me lol

[@RoninRose541]

Oohhhh or an MK commander deck set with like Scorpion,Sub Zero,Mileena, and Kitana, as commanders

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

That's just ikoria

[@TheUltimateRey]

@@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS ikoria but better lol

[@ClanWiE]

MH would be sick

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

Honestly though it should have been monster hunter monsters as the alt cards for ikoria because having a savage deviljho as a commander would be sick

[@mazziotta7]

I know it's not UB, but I would absolutely love to see more D&D sets. Icewind Dale set with snow land reprints must be coming!

[@MGmirkin]

DRAGONLANCE!! ;)

[@MGmirkin]

Needs its own set & expansion(s). ;)

[@benjaminsmith8865]

I would gladly give my left arm for a Dark Sun set, but that might be asking too much.

[@NaldoNidoking]

man i sure would love a gundam secret lair. Witch from Mercury is insanely good and popular, and i'm a long time fan. plus, i like vehicles so the more the merrier

[@echrzastek]

I would love to see a Brandon Sanderson Mistborn or Stormlight Archives Secret Lair

[@danieltoth-nagy5097]

It was interesting to listen to this in late 2024!

[@LordofBroccoli]

One word: Malazan. It would be perfect - there are no visual media that have covered it in the past, so the artists would be mostly free to do their thing without everyone becoming obsessive. There are close to 30 books to pull from, and it's still dark fantasy, so it fits Magic far better than Scifi.

[@JelloBrand]

I'm reading Gardens of the Moon, my first foray into this world and I could definitely see cool things (please no spoilers I'm only like 200 pages in haha)

[@theriderdwaft]

If there's a star trek secret lair I would want vulcans to have the creature type elf because in almost every way Vulcans are elves.

[@misterwile]

bless yer heart

[@MGmirkin]

Vulcans: Space Elves Romulans: Dark Space Elves Klingons: Space Orcs Kelpians: Space Merfolk Borg: Space Zombies Gorn: Space Dinosaurs Catians/Ferasans: Space Cats Q: Space Gods Dominion: Space Changelings/Shapeshifters

[@misterwile]

@@MGmirkin when you get out of 7th grade, go watch some Trek.

[@casperhermans]

Funnily enough I was just discussing with a friend if Goron, Gerudo's, Hylians, Zonai and Sheikah would get their own creature type or not in a Legend of Zelda set in the possible future.

[@arcian2006]

after the 40k UB im not sure id want that. Knowing tribal Tyranid will never get more cards is kinda disheartening

[@8bitadventures]

They’d all easily fit into existing creature types, which prevents the aforementioned Tyranid problem.

[@drakegrandx5914]

@@8bitadventures How so? Goron and Gerudo are their own race, you can't use another label for them without it feeling like a stretch. Consider that Azra and Tiefling are two different subtypes, for example.

[@8bitadventures]

@@drakegrandx5914 Gorons are just Zelda’s giants, just as Zora are merfolk. Gerudo and Sheikah are humans. Hylians are some combination of human and elf. Deku Scrubs and koroks are plants. Rito are birds. If Azra was a subtype that was actually used outside of a single product, there’d be more of a case for that. To support my argument: Dragonborn are dragons.

[@8bitadventures]

@Bruno Caruso Gorons do have a lot of parallels to dwarves, but adults range from ogre-sized to mountain-sized. Zelda could have different versions like Aragon and Gandalf, with one version having some combination of Human, Elf, Noble, and Wizard, and another as some combination of Human, Elf, and Avatar.

[@tendo339]

and here we are 1 year later with UB in every format... Poor MTG, RIP

[@Philigan87]

I can't describe how little I want any of this to happen.

[@markusaurelius83]

It's frustrating to see them kill Magic slowly but surely. The best comparison is - shockingly enough - cancer. Well, I have enough Decks so that they can remain my own big MtG "Board Game" I guess. Or at some point people will start the format "Commander without Universes Beyond" etc. Who knows?

[@ICANTKLUTHCHxx]

Mtg community is so sad. Rarely does a product get the amount of updates that mtg is seeing and all you neck beards can do is beg for it to be 2005. I'm sorry your game is loaded with content for people who aren't you. You people are sad and boring

[@DocHudson420]

@@markusaurelius83if anything it makes the game bigger since more people interested in this stuff are going to buy it

[@Chaogod1233]

​@@markusaurelius83How does it effect the gameplay? It's all just art on a card? Do you play the game while role playing? Does someone playing Ryu take you out of your immersion?

[@markusaurelius83]

@@Chaogod1233 Gameplay is the most important aspect, but World Building/Aesthetics is a close 2nd for me. I'm not interested in Yugioh and other Card Games because of the World and Art alone. Sorcery looks great though and I will play that (but only casually - it's not a tournament game).

[@alicemoore2036]

Would love to see a Dune Universes Beyond. It is the Middle Earth of SciFi.

[@KylePhantasm]

I just hope for Voltron one day so i can make a real Voltron commander

[@myCJproductions]

I want to see an Iron Maiden secret Lair Zombie set featuring popular zombie themed cards with Maidens mascot Eddie.

[@adameden8722]

Love this idea! You could have the band members get cards, as well. Maybe even some of their more iconic songs like the Trooper a 1/1 with flash, haste, and deathtouch, Blood Brothers an anthem effect for warriors and soldiers, or dare I say a Charlotte the Harlot, sacrifice to pump up another creature maybe with a graveyard recursion clause to bring her back for more.

[@sorcererdm200]

Shuffle Up the Irons and play! For anyone thinking what they can do with Eddie, please see the Legacy of the Beast.

[@docrobo360]

Great video, Prof! I think Marvel and Star Wars may still be a possibility since Hasbro does have the rights to produce merchandise for both of the properties. One of their most successful merchandise lines are their action figure lines for both Marvel and Star Wars. The bigger issue I'd say is that both Marvel and Star Wars don't fit thematically with Magic: The Gathering, but I guess anything is possible with Universes Beyond.

[@Qshafe]

The last time I checked, Asmodee (owners of Fantasy Flight) owns exclusive rights to make Star Wars board and card games.

[@colinrobinson4464]

I would love to see a Gundam Secret Lair, honestly, I have a Gundam Shorikai Alter, but I feel like after we just got Transformers pretty recently we won't see giant robots for awhile. But I hope I'm wrong!

[@bird9230]

I really would love an always sunny crossover.

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

Danny devito , who brings out the sun

[@FlameMage2]

Nice try Dee, but you didn't think of the smell!

[@BegbieFrancis]

that would be a 5 star set

[@AlessandroAltosoleChannel]

@@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS "so anyway i started casting"

[@FlameMage2]

Legendary Creature - Golden God

[@joshuaplank9791]

While I have my doubts about Gundam (or anything Bandai owned) getting even the Secret Lair treatment, I can still dream of all the cool Battle cards we could get from that franchise. Plus, the potential to make robot tribal more viable...

[@flan537]

Dont think will ever happen, since Bandai has their own card games

[@kcrad1527]

Im surprised the Castlevania games haven’t been tapped into for Secret Lairs, given the diverse array of unique characters and iconic designs.

[@xujpg]

well, there was that sorin that's pretty much an Alucard hahaha

[@sc149]

The company that owns them is legenderily nightmarish to work with, the show existing and being good was kind of a miracle.

[@Seigmoraig1]

That's because Konami is shit

[@docseamonster3491]

@@sc149 Said company being Konami, who produced Yugioh.

[@IcyHaze02]

Castlevania would be amazing. Sadly I doubt it would happen. Castlevania is owned by Konami. And Konami publishes Yugioh. So their might be a conflict of interest.

[@JamesNova-jj6kk]

Such a fun video to come back to now lol

[@dark_ohantom8902]

A planeswalker Deck that features a crossover of Dc’s Multiverse

[@gagemcribs4485]

As a graphic designer and a fan if MTG, I have been creating some test cards for a Mortal Kombat crossover.

[@niXonc0x]

I'm watching TNG from the beginning, currently up to season 4. So many excellent life lessons.

[@Toasty25000]

That show is so so good

[@Yvesangelist]

I'd be kind of shocked if anything Bandai got allowed in other games at the moment, especially Gundam. I believe in July, there's going to be a Gundam add-in/crossover with Battle Spirits Saga, the revamp of one of their oldest games they're trying to kick off in NA again, and they're kind of iron-gripped on it. Though, they DO like money, so I've seen stranger things.

[@voltagetoe]

"Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.” -Tolkien

[@raiseer]

Can't wait for the DC set. If they do it as well as they did the Lord of the Rings set, we will finally get Batman with Indestructible, Aquaman with Flying and Superman with an ETB effect that kills a creature.

[@TheKyotoEffect]

I love that prof is able to review and speculate on future sets, and remind me of the dread of the passage of time as I am an aging millennial. Thanks Prof! 😀

[@UNSCMarine117]

Did you know half of zoomers are in there 20s? Source I am one.

[@chrisrice7844]

Hey Prof, how about incorporating older deck master IP's? I would love Battletech/MechWarrior to come back to a card based format.

[@Scweese]

I think they would do well on collaboration with Brandon Sanderson. His books are adjacent in setting and he is a fan of MTG.

[@Serjohn]

hey tolarian, just go to a regular seamstress, besides the emblem, the outfit is very easy to make

[@shein360]

The artwork cards are such a cool idea to refresh the game. But they should keep it to maybe one a year so it doesn’t get burnt out

[@AlexDuWaldt]

I would really love to see Phyrexia All Will Be One 2.

[@williamrodenbough5518]

I would love to see a Dragonlance set!

[@misterwile]

and Spelljammer, and Planescape, and and and

[@WarbossFraka]

I know its entirely impossible, but Golarion would have been so much better than the forgettable bland Forgotten Realms. Dragonlance however is my pick, very peak fantasy setting.

[@nebnesnah]

My vote is for DUNE, Game of Thrones and Never Ending Story!

[@quintmarcelis2691]

Omg I would absolutely SWOON for Dune Cards!

[@SimpleCoop]

Already got my Batman Commander Deck. There is no better detective, Inquisitor Greyfax. 😉 Everyone needs to get beaten up for some nice little clues. And there are so many cards doing a great job as the Bat Family. Coop ON! 💚

[@kaladin9128]

Harry Portter would be nice. With the wizzards and differemt monsters and schools they have. I think theres so much potential.