MTG Star Trek (2026): What to Preorder Before November 13, and What to Skip
Magic: The Gathering’s Star Trek set releases on 13 November 2026, with prerelease events running 6 to 12 November. It is the final Magic set of the year, it is a Universes Beyond crossover, and a dedicated Commander set ships alongside it.
Preorders are already open. Here is what the products actually are, where the money tends to go on a crossover set, and the scheduling problem nobody mentions.
What is in the set
The set pulls crews, adversaries and starships from across sixty years of Star Trek into Magic. That breadth is the commercial point: a crossover that spans multiple series has more characters people specifically want than one tied to a single film.
Alongside the main expansion there is a separate Star Trek Commander set, with four precons each built around a distinct three-colour identity and a different corner of the Trek universe.
Products and prices
| Product | Detail | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Collector Boosters | $37.99 per pack; displays of 12; 15 cards per pack | Chasing extended art, special treatments and autographs |
| Commander precons | Four decks, one per three-colour identity | Playing out of the box; crossover collectors |
| Main set boosters | Standard Universes Beyond line-up | Drafting and general play |
The autographed cards in Collector Boosters are the part worth understanding before you buy. Signed cards from licensed crossovers are the highest-variance product in modern Magic: a small number carry real money, and the rest are ordinary cards with a signature on them.
Where crossover sets behave differently
Universes Beyond sets do not price like normal Magic expansions, and expecting them to is the usual mistake.
Demand comes from two separate groups. Magic players buy cards that are good. Star Trek fans buy cards of characters they like, regardless of whether the card is playable. Those two groups rarely want the same card, which is why a mechanically unremarkable card of a beloved captain can outprice a tournament staple from the same set.
The practical consequence: do not price the set by reading competitive coverage. Check which characters have the strongest fandom pull, because that is the half of demand that competitive analysis misses entirely.
The second difference is print life. Licensed sets have fixed license windows, so they stop being reprinted sooner than in-universe sets. That is the main reason crossover product has historically held value better sealed — not because the cards are better.
The scheduling collision
Here is the part that affects your budget rather than your collection.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | Pokémon TCG Delta Reign prerelease begins |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Pokémon TCG Delta Reign general release |
| 6–12 Nov 2026 | Magic: The Gathering Star Trek prerelease |
| 13 Nov 2026 | Magic: The Gathering Star Trek release |
Delta Reign releases on the exact day Star Trek prerelease starts. If you buy across both games, that week asks for two purchases at once, and local game stores are running events for both in the same room on the same weekend.
Two things follow. Store allocation of prerelease seats gets tight, so book early rather than walking in. And secondary prices for whichever product you are slower to sell tend to soften, because the buyer pool is spending on the other game in the same fortnight.
Preorder or wait
- Preorder Commander precons if you want a specific one. Licensed precons sell through faster than in-universe precons and are the most likely product to be hard to find after launch.
- Be careful preordering Collector Boosters. At $37.99 a pack the variance is brutal, and preorder prices on crossover Collector product frequently drop in the weeks after release once the initial wave clears.
- Wait on singles. Prerelease-week prices on a licensed set are the worst of the year. The fan-driven cards hold, but almost everything else falls.
A note on what “final set of the year” means
Star Trek closing out 2026 matters for one practical reason: it gets the full holiday retail window with no Magic release behind it. That is good for sell-through and bad for anyone hoping sealed product stays scarce — retailers order deeper into a set that owns the gift season.
If your plan is to hold sealed, a set that closes the year is usually a worse candidate than one released mid-cycle, licence window notwithstanding.
FAQ
When does MTG Star Trek release?
The set releases 13 November 2026. Prerelease events run from 6 to 12 November 2026.
How much are Collector Boosters?
MSRP is $37.99 per pack, with displays containing 12 packs of 15 cards.
Is there a Commander set?
Yes. A dedicated Star Trek Commander set ships alongside the main expansion, with four precons each built on a distinct three-colour identity.
Should I preorder?
Precons are the safer preorder because licensed precons sell through quickly. Collector Boosters at $37.99 carry high variance and preorder prices on crossover Collector product often soften after launch.
Does it clash with the Pokémon release?
Yes. Pokémon Delta Reign releases 6 November, the same day Star Trek prerelease begins, so the two compete for the same fortnight and the same store event space.
Sources
- Wizards of the Coast — Magic: The Gathering Star Trek release and prerelease dates
- ICv2 — Wizards of the Coast reveals Magic: The Gathering Star Trek product line details
- The Pokémon Company International — Mega Evolution: Delta Reign release schedule
Checked 8 October 2026. Dates, MSRPs and product line-ups change before release; confirm with the publisher before pre-ordering.
This is information for collectors and players, not investment advice. Trading cards are a speculative collectible: prices can fall, sealed product can lose value, and you can lose the money you put in. Buy what you would be content to keep.
