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Collecting, Deckbuilding, MTG Cards, Standard All Good Things. . . | Illustration by Lazare Gvimradze The release of MTG’s Star Trek set is bound to make an impact in diverse Constructed formats. Star Trek is one of the last sets to be released in this huge Standard format before the 2027 rotation. As such, many of these cards will have a better chance to shine after rotation.

Last updated on November 10, 2026 Shock | Illustration by Eric Wilkerson With the release of Star Trek, we’re getting yet another reprint of our beloved Shocklands. All ten appear in this set, and all ten still see play across formats, and yet it seems as though they’ve fallen to their lowest ever prices. Is there not the same demand there used to be, or have they simply overprinted them? This is the reason. It’s over printing. Case closed.

Last updated on November 10, 2026 Genesis Device | Illustration by Cliff Nielsen While players’ hype for Star Trek is bottoming out with extremely low prerelease attendance, collectors are finding something to be excited about: Players have begun cracking TRK’s autographed headliner cards, and the initial asking prices are around $30,000 on eBay.

Collation Trimatrix | Illustration by Bryan Sola Resistance is futile! That’s the Borg’s favorite catchphrase… and now, thanks to Magic’s crossover with Star Trek, it’s also what happens to your opponent’s creatures when they’re assimilated. Assimilate is a new mechanic that lets you either steal creatures, or bring creatures into play from other zones, while also turning them into Borg artifact creatures.

Scotty, Miracle Worker | Illustration by Sam Kennedy Magic: The Gathering hit stores between the last film starring the original series cast of Star Trek and the first film starring The Next Generation. It was a good time to be a Trek fan, and if you also loved the new card game, like I did, you likely bought into a few of the games it inspired then, including the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, a few cards of which I still have floating around.

Worf, Defiant Commander | Background Illustration by Flavio Greco Paglia A new set means new precons to tinker with… though Star Trek didn’t push the boundaries much with Klingon Fury. Like many recent Mardu precons (), it leans into token production. Where it distinguishes itself from its peers like Hail, Caesar or Mardu Surge is with a typal subtheme rather than a sacrifice theme. Let’s see what we can do to make this aggressive precon shine.

MTG News Last updated on November 9, 2026 Heroic Intervention | Illustration by Carlos C Diaz Hype for Star Trek is at an all-time low, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t strong cards. The Naked Time has an amusing name and art but the red saga is the real deal—primarily due to the second chapter, which enables infinite combos and has decent synergy potential. The first infinite combo uses The Naked Time, Agatha's Soul Cauldron, and Krenko, Mob Boss.

Last updated on November 9, 2026 Energize | Illustration by Carlos C Diaz Star Trek prerelease has come and gone, and with it many people were able to get their hands on this set for the first time. First impressions are important, and this set has left a lot of them, and I’ll say that I have reasons to be worried about the set, and I have reasons to be excited. Table of Contents show The Traveler | Illustration by Ioannis Fiore This is what worries me about this set.

The Traveler | Illustration by Ioannis Fiore Exploring distant planets, discovering new civilizations, and occasionally getting into trouble while doing so are pretty much what Star Trek is all about… and its Magic set brings that spirit of exploration to the game with the “strange new worlds” mechanic! Strange new worlds rewards you for controlling lands with different names. Rather than encouraging you to play as many lands as possible, it wants you to explore a variety of locations.

Commander Spock | Background Illustration by Sam Kennedy Upgrading precons looks like many things. Sometimes it’s just increasing the card quality, other times it’s a full-on surgical operation where you shave poorly supported themes in favor of something more cohesive. It all depends on the quality of the precon itself. Of the Star Trek precons, I am… less than pleased with Landing Party, the Bant precon helmed by Commander Spock.