Summary
It’s hard to explain just how much of a successMagic: The Gathering’sFinal Fantasy set is. Before the set had even been fully revealed, just from preorders it was the best-selling set, completely overshadowing Lord of the Rings and Modern Horizons 2.
With it being such a big win for the game, it’s no wonder we’re expecting more crossover sets every year. As much as I’d love to see Dishonored or Redwall get a set, some properties feel like they’re destined to get the Universes Beyond treatment.
10Mistborn Trilogy
Sanderson Could Probably Make The Whole Set In An Afternoon
Author Brandon Sanderson has a long history with Magic: The Gathering. When he’s not cranking out a book every other day, he’s appearing on MTG channels likeGame Knightswith his famous Commander cube. He’s even written for Magic, having penned the rather excellent Children of the Nameless novella.
Though it might not be the most commercially viable crossover, with Sanderson having such a clear understanding of Magic, it wouldn’t be too hard for him to adapt his work into the game. Set in a world covered in ash where mages called Allomancers can control metal, there’s a lot of material here to work with for a set.
9Star Trek
Set Phasers To Stun Counters
Between Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Doctor Who, Fallout, and Edge of Eternities, Magic is no stranger to sci-fi now. Why not go for the grandfather of modern sci-fi and bring the universe of Star Trek to the game?
Star Wars is off the table, thanks to Star Wars Unlimited being a competing TCG.
Whether you focus in on just one era, like the original era orThe Next Generation, or just go ham and cover everything from Captain Kirk to Lower Decks, Star Trek has tons of famous characters and tropes to play on, with just enough fantastical stuff to help it remain feeling like Magic.
8Resident Evil
Robe Of STARS
People like horror-themed Magic sets. Both Innistrad and Duskmourn proved popular with their brutal art and world directions, and Resident Evil has more than enough variety to it to help flesh out an entire set.
The traditional Zombies of the first game, the Mutants of Resident Evil 7, theWerewolves of Resident Evil Village, or even the Insects of Resident Evil 4 all make Resi a bit of a no-brainer. Throw in a card called Jill Sandwich that makes a Food token, and the set practically makes itself.
7Demon Slayer
A Breathing Style To Prevent Mana Flooding
It’s surprising we haven’t seen an anime-centric MTG set yet. We’ve had vague hints of it in sets like Final Fantasy, and the many crossovers with Miku Hatsune, but there’s never been an out-and-out crossover based on anime.
While there are dozens of potential candidates for Universes Beyond, Demon Slayer feels the most likely. It has a massive fanbase as one of the most popular anime of the moment, andits worldbuildingis dense enough to support a full set.
6Game Of Thrones
Winter Orb Is Coming
Game of Thrones may have fallen somewhat out of the cultural zeitgeist following its awful final season, but House of the Dragon has seen Westeros claw its way back into popularity.
In a perfect world, Game of Thrones would be a Conspiracy set, building on the secrey and backstabbing Fiora gave us in the first two sets. Considering Conspiracy tanked, though, we’re more likely to see a regular set and some Commander decks based on houses Stark, Lannister, Greyjoy, and Martell, and maybe one for the Night’s Watch for good measure?
5Discworld
“DO YOU PAY THE ONE?”, Said Death
Before Final Fantasy came along and took the crown, Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth was the best-selling Magic set. A deep, expansive fantasy world that drew on countless novels, and has more adaptations than we care to count, it was the perfect fit. Now take that, and make it daft.
We’re not likely going to ever see another Un-set after Unfinity did so poorly, but Discworld could be the way to reintroduce the concept to players. Make it witty and irreverent, but give it the same heart and detail Terry Pratchett was known for, and perhaps parody sets wouldn’t feel like such a wasted opportunity.
4The Witcher
Toss A Treasure Token To Your Witcher
From an obscure Polish fantasy book series to genre-defining series of RPGs and a vaguely okay TV show, Geralt of Rivia’s adventures are dark, gritty, and utterly heaving with monster guts.
I want a whole Witcher creature type, with Geralt, Ciri, and Vesemir using lots of Equipment to kill monsters. Have other factions like the Scoia’tael, Temeria, and Nilfgaard make an appearance, and of course characters like Zoltan and Dandelion to complete the set. It’d have the grimdark feel of Innistrad, but with the traditional fantasy setting of Eldraine.
3The Elder Scrolls
A New Hand Touches The Command Beacon
Wizards has already collaborated with Bethesda, and the result was Fallout becoming the best-selling Commander product ever. The decks were bursting with flavour, and mechanics like rad counters are still popular today. If only Bethesda had an expansive fantasy world it could bring to Magic too?
The main question here would be which era you base it on. Would you go wide and have the whole of Tamriel, or focus on one of the most popular provinces like Skyrim, Morrowind, orCyrodiil? How many gods would feature in it? Maybee you could have it be a Commander Legends set and have the Adoring Fan be the next colour-fixing partner alongside Clara Oswald, The Faceless One, or the Prismatic Piper?
2The Legend Of Zelda
Triforce Of Will
The big thing standing between us and a Zelda Universes Beyond set is Nintendo being… well, Nintendo. If we can get past Nintendo being protective to a fault, though, it’s easy to imagine a Zelda set could be the one thing that dethrones Final Fantasy as the top-seller.
Hyrule is full of famous names and faces, and that’s before you consider the various timelines. There are so many heroes, villains, items, and locations. I’d particularly love to see some cards based on side-series games, too, like the CDI games or A Link Between Worlds.
1Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Or Elden Ring
Before Getting Them Graded, Make Sure None Of Your Cards Are Tarnished
I simply can’t imagine us not getting something base on FromSoftware in the next few years. With each game, From goes from strength to strength, and has become known for its first-class nonlinear storytelling that would adapt perfectly in to card form.
Of the three, Elden Ring is the most likely candidate due to how much it has outsold any other From series. The Lands Between are teeming with monsters and weaponry, not to mention vistas that’d look at home on any land card. If we don’t get this in the next five years, I’ll eat my hat.
Magic: The Gathering
Created by Richard Garfield in 1993, Magic: The Gathering (MTG) has become one of the biggest tabletop collectible card games in the world. Taking on the role of a Planeswalker, players build decks of cards and do battle with other players. In excess of 100 additional sets have added new cards to the library, while the brand has expanded into video games, comics, and more.
