William Shatner Appears as Young Captain Kirk in Star Trek’s First MTG Card
Last up to date on May 20, 2026
Captain Kirk, Boldly Going | Illustration by Josh Newton
Space: the ultimate frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to discover unusual new worlds; to hunt out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go the place no man has gone earlier than.
While it is nonetheless about half a yr away, it looks like there’s been a malfunction on the holodeck, or maybe we have gone by way of a wormhole, as a result of we have gotten a card revealed from the Star Trek Commander deck early.
Where No One Has Gone Before
Captain Kirk, Boldly Going | Illustration by Josh Newton
Captain Kirk, Boldly Going (the place nobody has gone earlier than) is a part of one of many Commander merchandise that may presumably be launched alongside the principle Star Trek set in November. As of proper now, that is the one card we have seen, however there’s nonetheless so much to unpack right here.
Firstly, we see a brand new creature sort: Officer. This will undoubtedly be showing on all of the well-known crew members, though it is in any other case unexciting.
Secondly, there may be reference to Spacecraft. This is an artifact subtype we first noticed not way back in Edge of Eternitiesa set with its personal heavy sci-fi theme, and it makes excellent sense that this mechanic would return. Now, as it is a Commander card, it may very well be the case that that is the one card that may reference spacecraft. Although it is smart that there could be spacecraft thematically, it is extra so a query of set design. We’ll have to attend and see, however I believe chances are high good that we get no less than a few iconic spacecraft in the principle set.
Beam Me Up, Scotty!
Illustration by David Alvarez
The final fascinating factor about this card is that it makes direct reference to a different card: Starship Enterprise. We can solely speculate as to what Starship Enterprise will likely be, however I believe it is protected to imagine that it is going to be a spacecraft given what little we all know. It’s solely potential that Starship Enterprise may very well be your commanderwhich might be very thrilling.
Also, you could have observed that Starship Enterprise is italicized. This isn’t one thing that’s sometimes finished on Magic playing cards, not even when particularly referencing one other card by title. Either that is only a change in card format, in that going ahead this will likely be how different playing cards are referenced by title, or extra probably it may very well be that the title of the cardboard itself is solely italicized, just like Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII. Either approach, it is one thing we do not actually ever see, so it is value noting.
Make It So
Illustration by Raymond Swanland
Well, we have seen Captain Kirk, however the place’s Jean Luc Picard? We actually do not know if this set goes to concentrate on the unique sequence or unfold itself out to incorporate the subsequent technology and others, if not in the principle set then no less than in the Commander merchandise. We may have a Doctor Who state of affairs on our fingers the place they cut up up Commander merchandise by eras of the present, with one being targeted on the unique sequence, one for The Next Generation, possibly one on Deep Space Nine/Voyager, and so forth. Again, solely time will inform, however it could definitely make a number of thematic sense for Wizards of the Coast to strategy the Commander decks for Star Trek this fashion.
Live Long And Prosper
Illustration by Dofresh
Beam me up, Scotty! I’m able to hop aboard the Starship Enterprisesix months is simply too lengthy to attend for the remainder of this set. We’ll probably get a couple of extra peeks between at times, and hopefully we get to see Picard and his crew as effectively as Kirk and Spock and the opposite unique sequence characters.
I believe Star Trek exemplifies the easiest of what Universes Beyond has to supply, no less than in principle; it has a protracted wealthy historical past of characters and tales to attract from, it is iconic, it is beloved by so many in the Magic group, and subsequently expectations will likely be as excessive as they are often. Hopefully Wizards of the Coast is conscious of those expectations and can faithfully adapt Star Trek into Magic: The Gathering. I suppose we’ll simply have to attend and see. Until then, stay lengthy and prosper.
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Peter Smith
Peter has been taking part in Magic since 2015. He began out taking part in Modern, however in the previous few years he has discovered a ardour for drafting. He likes to get in depth with the principles, and he loves developing with outside-of-the-box methods, and is happiest sharing what he is aware of with different individuals who love the sport.