Back in January 2026, Hasbro was hit with a lawsuit that became a mini-sensation in the MTG community. Accusing Hasbro of using MTG as a crutch to inflate margins and cover for other company shortfalls, this lawsuit spoke to a lot of recent community concerns. Being put forward by a pair of Hasbro shareholders, it seemed the company might finally have to answer for Magic’s recent and dramatic expansion.
While some MTG players quickly rallied behind this cause, others didn’t expect much, if anything, to come from it. For better or worse, it now appears that these pessimistic players have been proven right.
Voluntarily Dismissed
Filed on February 17th, plaintiffs Joseph Crocono and Ultan McGlone have officially voluntarily dismissed their Hasbro lawsuit. In other words, the plaintiffs pursuing this case have prematurely dropped the lawsuit before the defendant has taken any action.
While this means the lawsuit will no longer be pursued, why the plaintiffs decided to voluntarily dismiss it is anyone’s guess. It could mean that the legal fees would be too expensive, or that a settlement was reached outside of court. As many players suspect, it could also mean that the lawsuit itself didn’t have a very convincing argument.
Whatever the case, the MTG community doesn’t seem too surprised that this lawsuit suddenly disappeared. While many may have felt vindicated by the claims made in the lawsuit, proving those points is another matter entirely. Now that the lawsuit has been predictably resolved, many players suspect the lawsuit was just a way to generate a lot of attention.
Sadly, even for the many who aren’t a fan of Magic’s Universes Beyond crossovers, all of Hasbro’s margins suggest that the game’s newest initiative is a roaring success. Wizards of the Coast is continually breaking profit records yearly, fuelled in large part by Magic’s ever-growing crossover episode. How long this will continue for is anyone’s guess, but as long as the strategy continues to make money, the playerbase should expect more of it.
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