"I've seen all of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, played most of the games, watched a ton of the cartoons, read some of the comics, and played with plenty of action figures. I'm a millennial who was old enough to play Turtles in the arcade, watch them on Saturday mornings, and longingly eye the racks of toys in '90s department stores. What I'm saying is that, as a frequent MTG enjoyer as well, I'm the perfect mark for a TMNT Universes Beyond set."
"But I initially greeted news of the expansion with a groan. MTG fatigue has been setting in on a few different levels. We're not even six months removed from last year's New York-centric Spider-Man set, and just a few months away from a Marvel Super Heroes expansion bringing more Manhattan flavor to the card game. Plus, there's the rapid pace of new launches. Avatar: The Last Airbender still feels fresh; Lorwyn Eclipsed seems like it just came out yesterday."
"And yet I can already feel myself coming around thanks to the clever ways Wizards is trying to imbue the set with an identity drawn from multiple sources. Some cards are callbacks to the animated series, some use art from the comics, and others play into moments and aesthetics from the most recent TMNT movie, 2023's Mutant Mayhem. Each era and sensibility gets some special attention."
Magic: The Gathering is releasing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universes Beyond set on March 6 that returns the game to New York and draws heavily from TMNT's multi-decade history. The expansion combines art and mechanics inspired by the animated series, comics, and 2023's Mutant Mayhem film while leaning into the franchise's video game roots. The rapid succession of recent MTG crossovers and city-focused sets contributed to player fatigue, but the TMNT set seeks a distinct identity through era-specific callbacks. Individual cards aim to evoke different nostalgias, appealing to fans of arcade games, cartoons, comics, and contemporary adaptations.
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