Our TCG holiday gift guide for 2026 covers what to buy the Magic, Pokémon, and Dungeons & Dragons players in your life, with MSRPs, current market prices, and release dates. Star Trek Commander decks are preordering under sticker price, Pokémon Delta Reign is trading at nearly triple MSRP, and Secret Lair orders won't make it under the tree. Here's what to buy and where to find it at a fair price.

Every Star Trek Commander precon ranked: Landing Party, We Are the Borg, Klingon Fury and Federation Fleet. Greg Montique checks each commander's card text, flags the rules gotchas (including the Borg Queen blurb Wizards got wrong), lists every deck by card type, and names the cards to keep and the first upgrades to make before the November 13th release.

One, Borg Evolved gives every artifact creature you control flying, double strike, vigilance, menace, lifelink, and ward 2. This One, Borg Evolved commander deck guide covers how the Esper Borg Artificer works, why double strike fires your damage triggers twice, the early, mid, and late game plan, four ways the deck wins, and the five cards it needs, including the Thopter Foundry package and Võx. Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek releases November 13th, 2026.

A full breakdown of assimilate and federation, the two MTG Star Trek mechanics built to fight each other. We cover how assimilate turns creatures into Borg artifact creatures, how federation counts creature types, why every assimilated creature drops out of the federation count, and rules questions on changelings, blink, commanders, and players leaving the game. Then we get into how to build a Borg deck and a federation deck that actually work.

Our MTG Star Trek preview covers the full mechanic lineup, including beam me up, face a dilemma, federation, assimilate, and the Commander-only battlefront and seek out. We break down the four Commander decks, the LCARS shock lands and other Booster Fun treatments, how rare the signed headliner cards are, and which product gives you the most for your money before the set releases November 13th, 2026.

Wizards of the Coast confirmed Star Trek MTG delays on October 16th, citing production and shipping problems. Play Boosters and Prerelease Packs are on schedule for the November 6th Prerelease and November 13th release. In North America, the Commander decks may arrive late. Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific face longer lists, including Collector Boosters, Bundles, Scene Boxes, and Draft Night. Here's the full breakdown by region and what to ask your local game

The Duality Distorted Secret Lair brings back four classic Magic artists, Mark Poole, Phil Foglio, DiTerlizzi, and Sandra Everingham, to paint retro frame versions of Thoughtseize, Desperate Ritual, Pyroblast, and Tribute to the World Tree, each inspired by one of their own famous cards. Includes the original card behind every pairing, plus the price and value math.

Our MTG Marvel Darkhold Destiny first look covers what Wizards revealed at New York Comic Con: the April 9th, 2027 release date, a Commander player's take on Lords of Hel, Midnight Sons, Gods of Asgard, and Strange Academy, plus how The Darkhold's sin counters and life-equalizing ability work, the new Vengeance, Arcane, and Dimension mechanics, and every product you can preorder now.

The Multiverse Reforged decklist packs four colors and 18 new-to-Magic cards into Reality Fracture's only new Commander precon. This breakdown covers the full list, why the polymorph plan runs top-heavy, the cards worth pulling into other decks, and the first swaps to make before it hits the playmat.

Nissa, Leyline Tamer is Jace's Echoverse take on the planeswalker, rebuilt as a WUBR Elf Wizard with deathtouch, vigilance, and a landfall trigger that draws cards and cheats creatures into play for free. This guide covers why she works, how her ability actually resolves, early through late game plans, real win conditions, and five cards the deck needs. Reality Fracture releases October 2nd, 2026.

Thranduil, the Elvenking treats your graveyard like a wine cellar full of activated abilities just waiting to be uncorked. This guide covers what makes Thranduil, the Elvenking Commander Deck tick, the early, mid, and late-game strategy for the deck, and the five cards you need in the 99 to make the whole thing run. Every card is checked against current Oracle text, and every card mentioned links straight to TCGplayer so you can start building today.

Mystery Booster Commander legality splits across two dates. Commander legality lands November 13 at MagicCon Atlanta. Legacy and Vintage don't get these cards until January 1, 2027, and Wizards has a supply-chain reason for the gap. This breaks down what's legal where, what stays banned no matter what, and why Standard, Pioneer, and Modern players never see this set at all.

Five Foundations Commander decks release October 2 alongside Reality Fracture, each mono-colored, each $30, each built around a simple theme like angels, dragons, or zombies. That price point almost guarantees a reprint-heavy deck list, and the stripped-down design is exactly what gets new players into Commander without overwhelming them. This breaks down all five decks, why the low price is a genuine opportunity, and how it stacks up against everything else Wizards has relea

Wizards surprised everyone at MagicCon Amsterdam with Mystery Booster Commander, a 2026 set built entirely for Commander Draft with 59 new legends and a wild new Rulebreaker mechanic. I'm a Commander player through and through, and my first reaction was pure excitement. My second reaction was remembering that a huge chunk of the Magic player base doesn't touch this format, and this set is one more data point in a trend they're right to be tired of. Here's my honest take.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is a mono-green legendary creature from MTG Marvel Super Heroes that may be one of the strongest token Commanders ever printed. She creates a Squirrel every time she enters or attacks, and her doubling ability never taps, letting you activate it as many times per turn as you can afford. This guide covers the full strategy across every stage of the game plus five must-include cards, including the genuinely busted Earthcraft infinite combo.

The Wakanda Forever precon decklist is officially public. The deck is led by T'Challa, the Black Panther with the Monarch mechanic and Vibranium artifacts at its core. We break down the full decklist in a clean reference, highlight the strongest inclusions worth keeping, identify the weaker seats that need swapping, and recommend the most effective upgrades to push the deck past precon power level.

The Doom Prevails precon decklist is officially public after Wizards revealed the full 100-card Marvel Super Heroes Grixis villains deck on June 10. The deck is led by Doctor Doom, King of Latveria with the connive mechanic at its core. We break down the full decklist, highlight the strongest inclusions worth keeping, identify the weakest seats that need swapping, and recommend the most effective upgrades to push the deck past precon power level.

Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk is a double-faced card in MTG Marvel Super Heroes. Bruce Banner starts as a 1/1 who draws cards until you pay six mana and flip him into an 8/8 with Reach, Trample, and Enrage. Whenever the Hulk takes damage while attacking he gets a counter and gets another combat phase. He literally gets stronger every time he gets hit. And players already found the combo that makes him go infinite. Here is everything you need to know about this exciting

Mjolnir, Hammer of Thor arrives in MTG Marvel Super Heroes with a brand new Worthy mechanic restricting who can equip. Thor qualifies. Captain America qualifies. Jane Foster qualifies. And so does a horse from Lord of the Rings, a corgi, a haunted doll, a frog who happens to be red, and Deadpool who loses three life every upkeep. Here is exactly how Worthy works, every rule that governs it, and five of the funniest commanders in Magic history who are apparently up to the task

Power-up is the marquee new keyword mechanic in MTG Marvel Super Heroes, releasing June 26, 2026. It's a once-per-game activated ability whose cost is reduced by the creature's mana value if used the same turn the creature entered. The result is a kicker-style ability that rewards you for casting threats and then triggering their ultimate power immediately. We break down exactly how Power-up works, why it's stronger than Exhaust, and which decks it changes.