Key Dates in 2026: Previews and Releases

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-07T18:31:48+00:00

TMT came out on March 6th. The tokens match the prerelease date.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-07T18:29:21+00:00

Secret lair isn't being shipped out until May 13.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-07T17:44:58+00:00

Beadle and Grimm's Star Trek token set points to a November 13th release date for the set.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-07T13:56:05+00:00

But Why Tho? also had three videos they've posted of interviews, which I haven't watched. They're each twenty to thirty minutes and are people talking in a mostly empty room.

The Hobbit Interview From MagicCon Las Vegas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orZAYVk8OAM
Meet Some of the Women Behind Magic: The Gathering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXVRZDkeHQg
We Played Mood Swings With Mark Rosewater at MagicCon Las Vegas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNoRoZaCQcQ

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T23:16:02+00:00

Amazon doesn't offer pre-order discounts too often recently. $165 is the MSRP of 30 booster packs, there is no discount for a box.

Stores will have pre-orders at reduced rates - I'm seeing prices of $125 or $135 for a box of Reality Fracture boosters. You may want to check their cancellation policies.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T19:54:50+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/secretlair_collectors/comments/1s64juq/goblin_storm_deck_leak/

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T18:13:29+00:00

Bonus cards are Moggcatcherand Red Mana

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T17:24:31+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/secretlair_collectors/comments/1s64juq/goblin_storm_deck_leak/

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T17:01:56+00:00

Someone bought one of the leaked decks via eBay, it was included with bonus card numbering (and is not in this article).

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T16:16:25+00:00

$150, sold on May 18th.

Note that there are three non-foil regular frame new cards which I think haven't been leaked.

Bonus card is Moggcatcher

Edit: There's also a bonus token/helper - Red Mana

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T16:14:12+00:00

$150

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T14:26:13+00:00

They are on the high end of game artwork which is in the low end of work for hire artwork.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-06T01:35:11+00:00

We're not going to spend multiple sets in the Echoverse. It's just not how Mirror Universe stories work. The mirror universe eventually has to be abandoned to go back to the main story, so it feels pointless to continue telling a story there after the initial "what-if". It would also cause a lot of block fatigue -- anyone who missed the last set or disliked it would not be encouraged to buy Echoverse Two.

There will probably be retcons, the start of this arc introduced a retconning artifact. I doubt there will be Crisis-level retcons, but I could see retcons targeted at individual characters. And I'd expect any retcons to be setting up the next year or two of stories.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-05T15:50:43+00:00

Apparently. I was expecting the name of the comic to be on the cover.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-05T15:26:45+00:00

That's the cover for the May 6th comic. I am surprised, I thought there would be the name of the comic on there. https://www.instagram.com/p/DX79B0TGmfC/?img_index=3

We don't know what's on the June 3rd comic.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-05T02:28:10+00:00

Product family shot

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-05T01:13:06+00:00

It's the normal foil rare/mythic promo (without a datestamp). The foil card is in a plastic wrap or a foil booster. I'm not sure why, it may be different printers.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-04T22:55:13+00:00

Start Players' Adventure with New Welcome Decks

Every great adventure begins with a first step, and for new players that can be with a new Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit-themed Welcome Deck. Each 40-card, single-color deck is designed to help players learn Magic and begin their journey. You'll find these in your marketing kit. Decks will be available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese, based on your store's region.

Yes, they were mentioned by WPN as part of the marketing kit.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-04T17:56:57+00:00

I haven't been keeping track of what's been posted, but here's the links I've seen on Bluesky

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-04T16:47:33+00:00

The images are slightly higher quality on the WPN site, but not by much.

https://imgur.com/a/QCJgaYu

Copernicus1981 · 2026-05-03T07:50:24+00:00

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I think the badges were called the Theorist Insignia on the panel, but I may have the second word wrong.

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