We dont have to make Universes Beyond cards that are simple - we just have to pick moments that are recognizable, and theyll be easy for fans to understand. As for how exactly they translate those moments and the world around them into a Magic set, Head Designer Mark Rosewater tells me Magics color pie is robust enough that we have the ability to show heroism and villainy in all five colors. As an example, Rosewater says Spider-Man would be white, blue, and green (although the specific version in the Scene Box above is only those first two)
There will be four pre-constructed decks that each include 100 ready-to-play MTG cards including two foil cards
With eight Set boosters, which include fancy alt-art cards and cards from The List, you'll also get four borderless scene cards of Frodo and Gollum in Mount Doom, a spindown counter, a bundle of basic lands to help make your deck, and a storage box to keep everything in
One last card worth shouting out is Artificial Evolution, a Blue Instant from Onslaught that changes the text of a card by replacing a Creature type with another Creature type
There are so many ways you can play, both in person and online, that it can be overwhelming to figure out the best way to jump in