The Gathering is Crossing Over With Avatar The Last Airbender

Wizards of the Coast has officially unveiled the next major crossover coming to Magic: the Gathering, teaming up with beloved multimedia franchise Avatar: the Last Airbender. Recent years have seen a massive surge in crossover products for the long-running card game, ranging from smaller “Secret Lair” sets to full-blown expansions based on other properties. The game has introduced everything from beloved video games like Assassin’s Creed and Fallout to fantasy franchises like The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons. Now, one of the next crossovers for the game is being teased.

Magic: the Gathering already looks to have a plethora of highly-anticipated collaborative content on the way throughout 2025. Wizards of the Coast revealed that several future “Universes Beyond” sets will be coming throughout 2025, with the first major expansion set to feature the iconic Final Fantasy franchise in early June. Marvel will also be a major focus for Magic: the Gathering‘s upcoming crossovers, between the recent Marvel “Secret Lair” cards and the teased Spider-Man expansion. However, the most recent teaser confirms that a fan-favorite animated series will soon be making the jump into Magic.

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Wizards of the Coast officially announced the upcoming Avatar: the Last Airbender crossover during this weekend’s MagicCon: Chicago event. The teaser trailer confirmed that Avatar will be introduced as a new Standard format-legal “Universes Beyond” expansion set, much like the upcoming Final Fantasy set. Wizards of the Coast did not reveal any new cards or artwork for the collaboration within the 30-second-long teaser trailer. The announcement did, however, confirm the official release date for the Avatar: the Last Airbender set, scheduled to be available for purchase on November 21.

Magic: the Gathering is Crossing Over with Avatar: the Last Airbender

The introduction of an Avatar: the Last Airbender expansion for Magic: the Gathering looks to have plenty of source material to pull from for its cards. The set is expected to feature cards based on both the original Avatar: the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, likely including some as cover cards for a new batch of Commander decks as well. Nickelodeon also recently confirmed a new series within the Avatar universe is in development following the end of The Legend of Korra, which could potentially feature some cards in the set.

While many fans have focused on the variety of “Universes Beyond” offerings coming to Magic: the Gathering, Wizards of the Coast is not ignoring its core story. February saw the release of “Aetherdrift” as a bold new set, built around a heavy racing aesthetic stretching across worlds like Muraganda, Avishkar, and Amonkhet. Magic: the Gathering also has several more sets within its own universe planned, including a return to Tarkir with the upcoming “Tarkir: Dragonstorm” and “Edge of Eternities” as a Magic: the Gathering-themed “space opera.” Fans of Magic look to have a variety of new and unique content on the way soon.

Magic: The Gathering

Original Release Date

August 5, 1993

Designer

Richard Garfield

Player Count

2+

Age Recommendation

13+