“We Couldn’t Do This Right Out of the Gate”: MTG Team Talks Darkhold Destiny And Creating A New Marvel Character

For the second year in a row, New York Comic Con served as a launching pad for a new Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond expansion. While 2025's reveal focused on four teenage turtles, this year's panel revealed Marvel Darkhold Destiny, a deep dive into the more mystical elements of the Marvel universe. To learn more about the mechanics, monsters, and magic of this new Marvel set, we sat down with lead designer Mark Rosewater, narrative designer Dillon Deveney, art director Merideth Mulroney, and Marvel director of product development Jesse Falcon. "The subtype was really resonant, and we know that a lot of people do like Arcane, they just don't love Splice Onto Arcane, so it's a way to turn something that maybe is seen as a bug into a feature." Penance Stare The legend problem One of the major critiques of the Marvel Super Heroes set was the number of legendary creatures included: Between the main set, the preconstructed Commander decks, and the other supplemental products, 375 legendary creatures debuted in June's superhero set.