- cross-posted to:
- magictcg@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- magictcg@lemmit.online
Every time we release a Universes Beyond set, we get a similar question: “Is this going to be on Magic: The Gathering Arena and Magic: The Gathering Online?” We’ve typically handled this on a set-by-set basis with an answer that has either been fully “yes” or demonstrably “no.” We’d love for the answer to always be yes, but sometimes things just don’t work out that way. But all along, we’ve wanted a more permanent solution. And with Universes Beyond sets being legal in all formats starting with this year’s releases, we need a consistent and reliable answer.
Enter Through the Omenpaths.
Through the Omenpaths releases will be digital sets that are Universes Within versions of Universes Beyond sets that otherwise wouldn’t be coming to digital Magic platforms. These digital cards will be mechanically identical to their Universes Beyond tabletop counterparts but with unique creative treatments, different art, and different names.
We will not be creating Through the Omenpaths sets mirroring every Universes Beyond set, only the ones that will not be coming to digital platforms. This lets our formats remain mechanically at parity with one another digitally without having to create patchwork solutions here or there. We are also currently only planning to create Through the Omenpaths releases for full sets that are legal in all formats.
For the remainder of 2025, two Universes Beyond sets will be coming to MTG Arena and Magic Online: Magic: The Gathering®—FINAL FANTASY™ and Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar: The Last Airbender™.
One 2025 set, Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel’s Spider-Man (as well as future Marvel sets) will not be coming to digital Magic platforms. Instead, we will release our first Through the Omenpaths set on September 23. We’ll have more information on that set as we get closer to the release date.
I’m wondering if this is because Marvel also has Marvel Snap which they don’t want Arena competing with. Or the rights for both paper and digital were just too high for Wizards
Regardless of the reason, yay for more Universes Within! This makes it a lot easier for them to reprint those cards in paper as well since the art + creative is already done
I think this has to be it. No way Marvel wants “Spider man card game” to turn up Arena first in search results over Marvel Snap. And this confused me when they first announced a Marvel set given that Snap was already a thing.
I think this is a win for Arena, but it will be super confusing not having the same card names/artwork across paper and digital especially for anyone who plays both. Have to learn everything twice I guess. Deck list importing just got a lot harder too.
Yeah the mismatch between paper/digital is going to be annoying. What makes it worse is that it’s a mess that could have been entirely avoided had they just not tried to push UB within everywhere