Marvel's Darkhold Destiny Brings Doctor Strange and Hela to Magic: The Gathering

Wizards of the Coast used its New York Comic Con panel to unveil Darkhold Destiny, the first Universes Beyond set for Magic: The Gathering in 2027. The Marvel expansion pits Doctor Strange, Thor, and Ghost Rider against cosmic threats such as Hela and Dormammu. The hour-long presentation showed off several cards, including Magic, who transforms into Darkchild, along with Gargantos and the titular Darkhold.

The set's story was co-created by designers at Marvel and Wizards of the Coast, and it runs alongside a new character who was built specifically for this release. That character debuts in a Marvel Infinity comic series starting in February, so readers who follow the comics will meet them before the cards hit shelves.

On the mechanics side, the set brings back the Arcane subtype for spells. It also introduces Vengeance, a feature that works like an Adventure card. Vengeance lets a player cast spells from the graveyard, and it can return the permanent it's attached to back to the battlefield.

Darkhold Destiny ships in normal and Collector booster packs, along with four pre-constructed Commander decks built around Marvel heroes and villains. One of those decks is themed around the Midnight Sons. The set launches April 9 at big-box retailers and local game stores.