Summary
- MTG’s 2026 sets appear to be mainly crossovers
- Return to Lorwyn and Arcavios could be the only in-Multiverse sets
- Mark Rosewater appears to suggest that no more in-Multiverse sets will be revealed for next year.
If you were hoping for more in-Multiverse Magic: the Gathering sets, you may be out of luck. Responding to a fan, head MTG designer Mark Rosewater appears to suggest that all of the planned in-Multiverse sets for 2026 have already been announced, making the rest of the sets Universes Beyond crossovers.
If true, this means that the only non-crossover sets in 2026 will be Return to Lorwyn and Return to Arcavios. The rest of the sets have not been revealed, but Rosewater’s comments seemingly suggest that they will all be crossovers.
MTG’s 2026 Will Seemingly Be Dominated By Crossovers
Return to Lorwyn and Return to Arcavio might be our only in-Multiverse sets
This all comes from Rosewater’s Tumblr account. Here, a fan asked him about MTG sets next year: “Is 2026 going to have any Magic sets released, or is it all UB?”
In response, Rosewater wrote, “All of them are Magic sets. Four of them (of seven) are in-Multiverse (Innistrad Remastered, Aetherdrift, Tarkir Dragonstorm, and Edge of Eternities).”
He then edited the response to clarify that these are the 2025 sets, adding: “We have announced the in-Multiverse sets of 2026, but not the Universes Beyond sets.”
This very much suggests that all of the in-Multiverse sets that are planned for next year have already been revealed, so you shouldn’t expect anything else. Instead, the sets that will be unveiled for 2026 will be more Universes Beyond runs, so more crossovers with other franchises.
2025 will give us Universes Beyond sets too. In June, we’re getting a Final Fantasy crossover, and and a later date, there will be a Spider-Man collaboration. There’s also another crossover coming at some point, but we’re still waiting to hear which series this will be with.
Magic: The Gathering Arena is a digital version of the massively popular MTG collectible card game, and sees players build decks and compete against other players online. Constructed Deck and Limited play are both supported, and booster packs can be purchased through microtransactions or in-game currency earned from playing in order to build a library.