Darkhold Destiny: Magic announces a third Marvel set for 9 April 2027

Wizards of the Coast and Marvel announced Marvel: Darkhold Destiny on 9 October 2026, during the Magic: The Gathering panel at New York Comic Con. It is the third Magic: The Gathering set based on the Marvel universe. Built around the Darkhold, Marvel's cursed book, it will be released in France on 9 April 2027.

The announcement video for Marvel: Darkhold Destiny

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Wizards of the Coast published this announcement video on the official Magic: The Gathering YouTube channel. The set follows Spider-Man, released in 2025, and Marvel Super Heroes, released in summer 2026. Pre-orders opened on the day of the announcement, in game shops and with online retailers.

In the set's story, the sorcerers who had sealed the Darkhold have failed, and the dark side of the Marvel universe is set free. Dormammu and Hela use a page of the book to tear down the walls between realities, and spread nightmares across the Multiverse. The story takes players from one dimension to another, as far as Dormammu's Dark Dimension, alongside Marvel's gods. Vampires, werewolves and witches are also part of the set.

This is the first time Magic tells its own story in the Marvel universe: the first two sets mainly brought together well-known characters, while this one is based on an original story written by the Wizards of the Coast narrative team. A Marvel comic accompanies it: written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, it tells the origin of a brand new character. It will be released digitally in February 2027, then in print in April 2027.

Doctor Strange, Thor, Hela and Dormammu at the centre of the set

Doctor Strange and Thor are the two main heroes of the set, and Thor appears as a god rather than as a member of the Avengers. Against them, Hela and Dormammu are the two main villains of the story.

Blade is also among the announced characters, as is Magik, alias Illyana Rasputin. Her card has two faces: the first shows Magik holding a glowing sword, and the second her transformation into Darkchild, a horned demon with red hair.

The first cards shown also include Hela, a legendary God creature, and The Darkhold itself, a legendary artifact on which the player places "sin" counters to draw cards. New superheroes and supervillains, not yet revealed, will also make their debut in the set.

Boosters, Commander decks and bundles: the set's products

The range includes Play Boosters, designed for Limited play, Collector Boosters, Commander decks and their collector edition, and 100-card decks with Surge Foil finish. The Draft Night is a box for four players, with a Collector Booster for the winner.

The Bundle contains 9 boosters, a mythic rare promo card, 5 full-art basic lands and an oversized Spindown die. The Arcanum Bundle includes 8 boosters, full-art Bifrost lands, Arcanum promo cards with exclusive artwork, a Collector Booster and a Spindown die. Finally, two Scene Boxes each contain six borderless scene cards: one tells the conclusion of the story with the assault on Asgard, and the other shows Doctor Strange defending the Sanctum Sanctorum on Bleecker Street.

The cards will not arrive until April 2027, but Doctor Strange and Thor, the set's two heroes, already have their Funko POP figures in 2026.

Funko POP 2026: Doctor Strange (#1604) and Thor (#1637)

#1604 is a crossover version with Spider-Man ("Spider-Man Mash-Up"): Doctor Strange is shown upside down, wrapped in his purple cloak with a yellow collar. This bobblehead figure measures 5 in (12.7 cm).

#1637 is part of Funko's Avengers: Doomsday range. Thor holds Stormbreaker, his axe, in one hand and a hammer in the other, with his red cape on his back. It measures 4.8 in (12.2 cm).

The other Marvel POPs of the year are listed below, with offers from partner shops.

Marvel essentials

Beyond this year's new releases, the selection below ranks the most sought-after Marvel products, across all ranges and all years.