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Every so often, Wizards of the Coast releases sets of cards forMagic: The Gatheringthat can’t be legally played in most formats from the get-go but add a lot of fun in their own special bubble. Some examples of these sets are Unglued and MTG Warhammer 40k, which was part of the MTG Universes Beyond crossover project.
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The second big set to be released for MTG Universes Beyond this year will be a Doctor Who crossover. Not much is currently known about the upcoming Commander set, but it is sure to bring plenty of interesting cards utilizing the series' long list of monsters and the different Doctors, along with companions and locations.
What We Know About The Doctor Who Commander Decks
For those that don’t know,Doctor Who is a British Sci-fi seriesstarting all the way back in 1963. We follow the Doctor and their companions as they travel in the Tardis through time and space on adventures, usually taking down an evil villain/monster or saving the day.
With this crossover, we are gettingfour Commander decks and Secret Lairs.Each Commander deck will be filled with cards from the TV series, from locations (presumably including different planets) to monsters (most likely including the likes ofDaleks and The Master).
The cards themselves will be a mix of cardsalready printed with a Doctor Who theme addedand entirely new cards.
The crossover will be including boththe classic seriesandthe rebooted series.
Doctor Who MTG Cards
So far, we only have theartwork for five cards in total.
We havea Plains cardwhich has some beautiful artwork of the Tardis in a desert area. There is also a reprint of the White-Blue card Fractured Identity with the new artwork being of the Fourth Doctor handing out some jellybeans.
The other three pieces of artwork are all for new cards. They are named;The Eleventh Doctor,Gallifrey Stands, andThe Fugitive Doctor.
You cansee all of the new card artthroughout this article.
When Will The Crossover Be Released?
Currently,there is no exact date known for when the new cards will be released, but it is confirmed that theywill be released in Q4 of 2023.
This means that we will be able to get a hand on these cards somewhere in the last three months of the year. A lot ofpeople are speculating it will be in Novemberas that is when the Christmas special episodes of the TV show will be released.
It is also scheduled to be released beforeThe Lost Caverns Of Ixalan set, which will also be released towards the end of the year.
