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MTG 2025 Release Calendar

2025 is now fast approaching, and it’s shaping up to be one hell of a year. The MTG 2025 release calendar has now fully been revealed by Wizards and there’s a lot booked in. With seven major sets providing reprints, crossovers, and fantastic new settings, there’s something for everyone.

Curiously, the newly revealed 2025 MTG release calendar looks a lot different than it used to. Changes to the release schedule mean there are now three premier sets and three Universes Beyond sets each year. Every single one of these sets is going to be Standard legal, which is a colossal change to the established order.
Thanks to this change, it’s a good idea to get a refresher about everything happening next year. So, whether you’re a new player or a seasoned pro, here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 MTG release calendar.

MTG 2025 Release Schedule

2025 Release Calendar

Following Wizards of the Coast’s blockbuster presentation at MagicCon: Las Vegas we now know all about what’s going on in 2025. In total, there are currently planned to be seven different sets released throughout the year. Three of these are Standard-legal premier sets, three are Standard-legal Universes Beyond sets, and one is a reprint set. Details about almost all of these sets have been revealed, as there’s only one kept under wraps for now.

Thankfully, while there are some unknowns, Wizards has given us a fair few release dates to look forward to. Here are the release dates for every MTG set being released in 2025.

  • Innistrad Remastered – January 24th, 2025
  • Aetherdrift – February 14th, 2025
  • Tarkir: Dragonstorm – April 11th, 2025
  • Final Fantasy – June 13th, 2025
  • Edge of Eternities – August 1st, 2025
  • Marvel Spider-Man – TBA 2025
  • Unnamed Universes Beyond – TBA 2025

As you can see above, Wizards has yet to confirm the exact release date for the final two sets of 2025. While we’ll be presuming what we can about these later, official information should be revealed later in the year. Once this information is released we’ll update this article with everything there is to know.

Innistrad Remastered

Liliana of the Veil
Liliana of the Veil | Innistrad

Release Date: January 24th, 202
Legal in: Wherever original cards are already legal.

Similarly to past remastered sets, Innistrad Remastered features a plethora of special treatments to make the plane shine. Curiously, many of these treatments were revealed by surprisingly early unannounced Amazon listings. Thanks to this atypical leak, we now know that Innistrad Remastered will be the first set with Headliner cards. Specifically, a reprint of Edgar Markov is getting the Headliner treatment for this set.

On top of Edgar Markov, Innistrad Remastered will also feature double-sided Retro Frame cards for the first time ever. Hopefully, this will be great news for fans of the Retro Frame treatment, since it’s expanding to new horizons. Thankfully, for anyone who isn’t a fan of Retro Frame cards, Innistrad Remastered will also feature Movie Poster cards.

While there haven’t been a huge number of sets on Innistrad, the plane has more than enough potential. With oodles of fantastic reprints and iconic characters, this set should be a real hoot. Whether or not this will be the case, however, remains to be seen, as the set’s spoiler season is a long way from starting.

Sadly, it is highly unlikely that Innistrad Remastered will be coming to MTG Arena.

Aetherdrift

Aether Drift Artwork

Release Date: February 14th, 2025
Legal in: All Formats

To kick off 2025’s premier sets, we have a release unlike any other in Magic’s past. Thanks to Omenpaths, Aetherdrift is a Magic set that takes place over these different planes. Sadly, Wizards still hasn’t confirmed exactly what planes we’ll be going to, but a trio of spoilers have given some hints. Currently, it’s believed Aetherdrift will take place across Kaladesh, Amonkhet, and a third mystery plane.

On top of uniquely traveling to multiple planes, Aetherdrift is also a racing-themed MTG set. Filled with vehicles and artifact synergies galore there should be a lot of interesting cards for Standard and beyond. Interesting is certainly one way to describe The Aetherspark. While this card hasn’t fully been revealed yet, we know it’s an Equipment Planeswalker which is utterly wild.

As for the set’s story, Aetherdrift is all about the somewhat titular Aetherspart, and specifically the race for it. Chandra Nalaar is our protagonist this time around, as she’s hoping to win it for her desparked love, Nissa Revane. That race itself, or rather death race, should be an exhilarating ride, and chock full of references for good measure.

Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Tarkir Dragonstorm Artwork

Release Date: April 11th, 2025
Legal in: All Formats

Following on from a whirlwind tour of the MTG multiverse, we’re off to Tarkir in Tarkir: Dragonstorm. Returning to the titular plane after ten long years, this revisit has been a long time coming. Thankfully, fans of the original block have plenty to look forward to as there will be both three-color clans and Dragons!

While Tarkir: Dragonstorm promises to be the best of both worlds or rather timelines, it’s not a completely play-by-the-numbers affair. Tarkir: Dragonstorm is very much a new set with new clans and new Dragons running amok. Even if the set pays homage to the plane’s past, which it absolutely will, it should still feel modern and unique.

So far, no spoilers for Tarkir: Dragonstorm have been revealed, but we have seen some very exciting art. This confirms that Sarkhan Vol will be returning alongside the iconic dragon Ugin. Importantly, Ugin is also returning in Tarkir: Dragonstorm as a planeswalker with some utterly gorgeous showcase frames.

Beyond these overarching details, Wizards hasn’t revealed every juicy detail about Tarkir: Dragonstrom just yet. We’ll just have to wait and see what exciting dragon-based shenanigans happen in the story. Considering Tarkir: Dragonstorm is the end of the Dragonstorm arc, players should be able to expect big things.

Final Fantasy

Release Date: June 13th, 2025
Legal in: All Formats

The release of the Final Fantasy MTG set will mark a turning point for Magic: The Gathering. As the first Standard-legal Universes Beyond set, this release begins a bold new frontier that will forever change MTG. Hopefully, this change will be for the better, especially since Final Fantasy has a great deal of potential.

As expected, the Final Fantasy MTG set will span the franchise’s core sixteen titles. Currently, it’s unclear how much love each game will receive, since there’s no end of iconic characters and moments. Hopefully, this will ensure the set is a fantastic time for any Final Fantasy fan, regardless of which game they love most.

Currently, only art for the Final Fantasy MTG set has been unveiled, which can be seen in the video above. While this doesn’t tell us anything about the set’s cards or mechanics, it nonetheless looks absolutely spectacular.

Edge of Eternities

Edge of Eternities Artwork

Release Date: August 1st, 2025
Legal in: All Formats

Continuing the rather boundary-pushing theme present throughout 2025, we have Magic: The Gathering’s first space set. Well… Technically Unfinity beat Edge of Eternities to the punch by three years, but Un-sets have always been wild and wacky. As far as premier sets go, it’s safe to say that Edge of Eternities will be very out there. 

Hitting all the high notes of fantasy sci-fi, players should be able to expect plenty of aliens and out-of-this-world environments. From the art that we’ve seen so far, there will be some human characters at least, so it should be somewhat grounded. For better or worse, apparently the set will be fairly trop-heavy to properly showcase the sci-fi genre.

As far as the set’s story goes, we’ve not been told much in the way of details, or why we’ll be in space. What we can see, however, is that Tezzeret is back and up to no good. Whether or not Tezzeret will be a planeswalker in Edge of Eternities remains to be seen, but his art certainly looks quite planeswalker-y already.

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Release Date: TBA 2025
Legal in: All Formats

Marvel’s Spider-Man is one of two sets that were announced as a late addition to the 2025 MTG release calendar. Given it’s in the name, there are zero prizes for guessing the theme of this set correctly. In case you guessed anyway… that’s right, this set is all about Marvel’s Spider-Man!

Currently, details about this set are very few and far between. It has been confirmed, however, that Marvel’s Spider-Man will be Standard legal. While not technically confirmed, we can obviously expect this set to feature all of Spider-Man’s most iconic villains and characters. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the set includes a multitude of multiversal Spider-Men and Women.

For now, we’re just having to wait patiently for more information about Marvel’s Spider-Man. This includes information about the release date, which is just a vague “TBA 2025” for now. Despite this detail technically being hidden, its place in the release calendar suggests a late September release. If we’re to guess, I’d say perhaps around when Duskmorun: House of Horror was released.

Unannounced Universes Beyond Set

Universes Beyond Logo
Universes Beyond Security Stamp

Release Date: TBA 2025
Legal in: All Formats

Last but not least for sets releasing in 2025, we have an Unannounced Universes Beyond set. Given the name, details about this set are still almost entirely under wraps. There’s no word on a release date, or what it’s about. The little we have been told is that this set is for a new Universes Beyond crossover, not something we’ve seen before, like Marvel.

As for a release date, I’d hazard a guess that this unannounced unnamed set will launch in mid-November. This complete guess is based on the release date for MTG Foundations. While it seems likely Wizards will keep a somewhat similar release cadence, it’s entirely possible things will be shaken up.

Ultimately, there’s still a lot we don’t know about this Unnanounced Universes Beyond set. As a result, we’re just going to have to wait and see what gets announced later in the year.

MTG Arena Improvements

Priest of Possibility
Priest of Possibility | Alchemy: Dominaria

While not technically a set, or a concrete feature with a release date, MTG Arena should be making big strides in 2025. Previously, it was announced that the introduction of multiplayer format was planned for 2025. Considering how long multiplayer Brawl/Commander has been requested, this could be a huge development.

Sadly, it’s unclear if this planned feature will still be released at some point during 2025. With six major sets all coming to MTG Arena throughout the year, the development team may be exceptionally busy. Potentially, this could push the introduction of this feature back until 2026, but that remains to be seen.

Unfortunately, it’s unlikely that details about the implantation of multiplayer on MTG Arena will be shared widely. If this update is anything like the release date of Pioneer Masters, it may be kept hidden for a surprisingly long time.

2026 And Beyond

Semester's End
Semester’s End | Strixhaven

With such a busy release schedule, it’s safe to say that there’s a lot for MTG players to look forward to throughout 2025. Should all that not be enough, however, there’s even more on the docket for 2026. Thanks to new standards, players can expect three more premier sets alongside three Universes Beyond crossovers.

Notably, the long-awaited return to Lorwyn set has been pushed to 2026 thanks to the revised 2025 MTG calendar.

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