Brandon Sanderson, creator of the beloved Cosmere collection, has lengthy been a fan of Star Trek and Magic the Gathering. These are matters he has talked about ceaselessly over time, however due to the upcoming MTG Star Trek crossover, he bought to speak about each issues on the identical time.
Sanderson and his co-host, Dan Wells, kicked off this week’s podcast by discussing just a few of the brand new playing cards being launched this November. Specifically, Sanderson identified the mono crimson Captain James T. Kirk card that includes what they agreed was “an ideal Kirk”.
“I believed their Kirk was actually intelligent,” stated Sanderson concerning the card. “When you have no choices, he offers you them, proper? He attracts you a card and/otherwise you discard a card after which draw one. So when you’ve got no playing cards in hand, he offers you a card. So he solves the unsolvable issues, he makes a crimson shirt, and he buffs your workforce with a rousing speech.”
The particular card Sanderson is speaking about right here is considered one of a number of variations of William Shatner’s portrayal of James T. Kirk from the unique collection. It is a card you possibly can pull from the bottom set, versus one of many Commander Decks up for preorder. The MTG Star Trek units aren’t releasing till later in November, so it is unclear how frequent of a card this will probably be proper now.
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As for why Brandon Sanderson is speaking about it on his podcast this week, we will solely speculate. It might be that he simply loves Star Trek and Magic the Gathering and needed to spend a while speaking about it. Nevertheless, his penchant for tabletop variations and apparent curiosity in Magic the Gathering would recommend one thing extra. That is maybe simply one other signal {that a} Universes Past collab is within the works for Sanderson’s sprawling Cosmere books.
This is not precisely a brand new concept, as followers have been satisfied that Sanderson’s MTG collab is all however inevitable for some time now. Outdoors of his personal private curiosity, Sanderson showcased his ongoing relationship with Wizards of the Coast when he completely previewed a brand new card for Tarkir Dragonstorm again in March 2025. There’s additionally been some dialogue on Reddit about how he really already created a customized Stormlight Archive set.
With the upcoming Apple TV adaptation within the works and big new Stormlight board recreation on its strategy to Kickstart later this 12 months, I definitely would not rule out an MTG crossover like this sooner or later.
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