The newest Star Trek Magic: The Gathering expansion drops tomorrow and brings five cards strong enough to upgrade any existing deck.
Universes Beyond arrived in 2020 with crossovers ranging from Marvel to The Walking Dead, establishing a lucrative blueprint for Wizards of the Coast. This latest collaboration introduces fresh mechanics like Assimilate and the spacecraft artifact type, alongside textless cards signed by franchise actors.
The Borg Queen stands out as the headliner, using her Assimilate ability to exile an opponent's cards and permanently add them to your own army of artifact creatures. Dr. Beverly Crusher offers immediate value in white decks by doubling every life gain trigger, while Crystalline Entity clears the board of non-artifact threats for just eight mana.
Genesis Device accelerates landfall strategies by dropping lands directly from the deck, and Deep Space 9 acts as a consistent engine that puts four permanents onto the battlefield each turn. Players looking for long-term value over fandom memorabilia find these specific interactions justify the purchase.