For almost 30 years,Magic: The Gatheringhas been one of the world’s most popular collectible card game, pulling in more than $581.2 million for Hasbro in 2020 alone. For the longest time, the game refrained from crossovers with different IPs, but Hasbro has finally started to branch out over the past few years, crossingMagicwith other popular properties. With various crossovers over the past decade, includingTeam Fortress,Plants vs. Zombies,Puzzle and Dragons,My Little Pony,Godzilla, and more, Wizards of the Coast has tried a few different things, some of which have worked well and others that have flopped.
With the announcement of the upcomingDungeons and Dragons,Lord of the Rings,andWarhammer 40,000crossovers,Magicis shifting into new territory with entirely new sets based around an IP instead of a smaller, Secret Lair drop or collectible set. With fans eagerly awaiting what is to come, now is a good time to look back at some of the best crossovers the monarch of CCGs has seen so far.
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My Little Pony
In 2019Magicannounced a set of collectible cards whose sales benefit Extra Life.Magic: the Gathering - Ponies: The Gallopingwas a limited edition boxed set card featuring characters from Hasbro’sMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The $50 set contained three non-tournament legal cards featuring Rarity, Nightmare Moon, and Princess Twilight Sparkle with all-new art that combined the style ofMLPwithMagic. Sales of the set ran from July 30, 2025 until they completely sold out on November 5th, 2019, as fans quickly scooped up the cards.
Transformers
Like the crossover in 2019 withMy Little Pony, a three-card boxed set featuring cards fromDungeons & Dragons, Nerf,andTransformersreleased a few years earlier in 2017. TheTransformercard, Grimlock, features some amazing artwork of popular Dinobot and is the set’s best-looking card. Double-sided, Grimlock is portrayed in both his robot and alt modes with some pretty good stats and an amazing quote from the smartest Dinobot.
Godzilla
As a tie-in with the release ofGodzilla: King of the Monsters,Magic released cards featuring famous kaijufrom the movie in 2020 as part of theirIkoria: Lair of BehemothCollector Boosters. Interestingly, this crossover is that the Godzilla cards are perfectly tournament legal, so players can use Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and more in their competitive decks. Overall, sixteen different cards were released in English, with an additional three being available only in Japanese. Not only were the cards printed and released in booster packs, but they are also available inMagic: The Gathering Arena.
Dungeons and Dragons
The crossover that mostMagicfans had been waiting for since Hasbro purchased Wizards of the Coast back in 1999,Dungeons and Dragonshas had the most extensive list of crossovers withMagic: the Gathering. Crossing over in both directions,Magicstarted to bleed over in the world ofDnDwith free PDF supplements. It was not long before Hasbro announced theGuildmasters' Guide to Ravnica, the first-ever official hardcover release of aMagic: the Gatheringproperty for the world’s most popular role-playing game. The book has been a huge success, bringing the races, lore, and guilds ofMagic’s Ravnica toDnDin a seamless way that countless Dungeon Masters and players have been able to enjoy.
The Future
With the recent rebranding of Wizards of the Coast and a new eagerness to expandMagic: the Gathering, the future looks bright for the game. With entire new sets on the way featuring different IPs, it will be interesting to see how Wizards handles them. With so many products revolving around a specific release, fans can expect new theme decks, Brawl decks,Commander decks, booster packs, and more in theDungeons and Dragons,Lord of the Rings, andWarhammer 40kuniverse. The previous success up to this point with crossover experimentation has paid off, and it is time to see what those seeds have sown.
Magic: The Gathering’s latest set, Kaldheim, was released on July 29, 2025.Magic: The Gathering Arenais available now on Android, iOS, and PC.
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