Last week's reveal of Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy crossover got you thinking about superheroes? Fantastic! Today, we're unveiling six new cards from Magic's upcoming Spider-Man set, along with a sneak peek at the accompanying products and packaging.

Browse the image gallery below to see all the Spider-Man cards featured in the Commander-focused Scene Box, booster packs, Welcome Decks, and more. Read on to learn more about this exciting new set from Wizards of the Coast.

Marvel's Spider-Man x Magic: The Gathering - First Card and Packaging Reveal

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Launching September 26th, Marvel's Spider-Man will be the second fully draftable, Standard-legal set in Magic's Universes Beyond line (following Final Fantasy), and the third overall after 2023's Modern-legal Lord of the Rings set. While you won't find preconstructed Commander decks, the cards in the Scene Box (pictured above) are specifically designed for Commander play and will *not* be Standard-legal.

Following last year's Secret Lair featuring Wolverine, Captain America, and others, Spider-Man marks Magic's first full set inspired by Marvel comics. Wizards of the Coast Executive Producer, Max McCall, explains this choice: "Spider-Man needs a full set to do justice to the character and incorporate the many villains he’s faced over the years. A smaller product wouldn't allow for the inclusion of all the characters and moments we wanted."

"Picking characters from the Spider-Man canon as part of a wider set would leave far too many characters on the cutting room floor. We could probably have found room for Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales in a non-Spider-Man specific set, but there wouldn’t have been room for Aunt May."

McCall describes designing for Universes Beyond as "flipping the worldbuilding on its head." Typical Magic sets require cards to establish location and setting *and* be fun to play. However, most players already know Spider-Man. "When we make a card that speaks to great power bearing great responsibility, there’s room to add mechanical complexity because folks understand the story the card is telling. We don’t have to make Universes Beyond cards that are ‘simple’ - we just have to pick moments that are recognizable, and they’ll be easy for fans to understand."

Regarding the translation of Spider-Man into Magic, Head Designer Mark Rosewater explains that Magic's color pie "is robust enough that we have the ability to show heroism and villainy in all five colors." He cites Spider-Man as an example of a character spanning white, blue, and green (though the Scene Box version uses only white and blue).

"Spider-Man feeling obligated to use his power to help people is core to him being part of the white color pie. Spider-Man is also the product of science, being bitten by a radioactive spider. This, and Peter’s aptitude for science and invention (like his web-slingers) is very blue. Finally, Spider-Man's powers are based on an animal, and the comics have shown that there is a certain destiny to his connection to both spiders and the Spider-Man universe, which is all core green."

"We're not limiting ourselves to any one [comic] run or series."

Beyond the Scene Box, the set includes Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Bundles, and Prerelease Packs (see gallery for details). While preconstructed Commander decks are absent, Welcome Decks—introductory decks for new players—will return.

Following this year's Final Fantasy set and the recently announced Avatar: The Last Airbender set, two more in-universe sets are planned before the Avatar release: Tarkir: Dragonstorm and the space-themed Edge of Eternities.

Read the full, unedited interview with Wizards of the Coast’s Max McCall and Mark Rosewater below: