Magic: The Gathering’s first Warhammer 40,000 cards revealed

Wizards of the Coast has finally unveiled the first Warhammer 40,000-themed cards for Magic: The Gathering. Announced in February 2021, the Universes Beyond product line will include four standard Commander decks and four collector’s edition Commander decks, which are all scheduled to be released on Aug. 12. In addition, the collaboration with Games Workshop will also feature three Secret Lair drops. A few preview cards were also announced on Thursday via Twitch.

These new Commander decks will contain a combination of new cards and reprints of classic cards featuring new 40K-themed art. The decks contain Necrondynasties black (and Forces of the Imperium green, blue and red), Tyranid Swarm and TheRuinous Powers red (blue and black). The only Legendary Creature revealed was Abaddon the Despoiler, a 5/5 monster with trample. That card includes the new Mark of Chaos Ascendant ability, which adds cascade to cards based on the amount of life that your opponents have lost this turn. That should allow plenty of additional spells to get triggered as a result.

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The concept of collector’s edition Commander decks is a first for Wizards. Presenters said Thursday that the decks will be “fully foiled” and will include a new “surge foil” treatment on certain cards. Photos and videos of the never-before-seen treatment are on the way.

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Image: Wizards of the Coast

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Squad was another new ability that was mentioned in the presentation. Squad is a new ability that allows you to summon a number of Ultramarine creatures for two extra mana.

The 40-minute presentation also includes details on Double Masters 2022 (coming July 8) and Dominaria United (coming Sept. 9). For more details, you can find the entire archive on Twitch.