Star Trek arrives in Magic: mechanics, Commander decks and key dates

Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek (set code TRK) is the next Universes Beyond release, and it reaches tabletop on November 13, 2026, with prerelease events starting November 6 ^[1]. Wizards debuted the set on October 20 with a livestream, and previews run through October 29. The official card image gallery updates each weekday morning during that window, and the complete gallery goes up on October 30 ^[2].

Four Commander decks ship alongside the main set: We Are the Borg, Federation Fleet, Klingon Fury and Landing Party. Wizards is previewing them one per day from October 26 to 29 ^[2].

Beam Me Up lets you cast certain instants and sorceries from your graveyard. As part of the cost you return a creature you control to its owner's hand. Because the bounce is a cost, opponents can't stop it by removing that creature in response. The spell is exiled afterwards, whether it resolves or not ^[1].

Assimilate is the Borg's signature move. A card that isn't on the battlefield is put onto the battlefield under your control with a +1/+1 counter, as a Borg artifact creature. A creature that is already on the battlefield is stolen first, then gets the counter and becomes Borg ^[1].

Face a dilemma is a rules term: you face a dilemma whenever you choose modes for a modal spell or ability. That counts even if the spell is later countered, and choosing several modes at once is still a single dilemma ^[1].

Federation counts the creature types among your non-Borg creatures. Strange New Worlds counts your differently named lands ^[1].

Spacecraft and Station return from Edge of Eternities. You tap a creature to put charge counters on a Spacecraft, and at enough counters it becomes a creature ^[1].

Several of the early previews show off the new themes. U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class becomes a 4/5 flier with vigilance once it holds seven charge counters ^[1]. Seven of Nine and Command Decision are built around facing dilemmas, and Captain Benjamin Sisko counts the dilemmas you have faced earlier in the turn ^[1]. Deep Space Scan scales with how many differently named lands you control ^[1]. For the full list of previewed cards so far, the spoiler trackers are updated daily ^[4].

• We Are the Borg (Esper), led by The Borg Queen. It is a control and combo deck that steals and copies opponents' cards through assimilate ^[3].
• Federation Fleet (Jeskai), led by Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary. It is built on Spacecraft, station and the Commander-only seek out ability word, and is likely the slowest of the four to get going ^[3].
• Klingon Fury (Mardu), led by Worf, Defiant Commander. It is fast, wide aggression with some hate for artifacts and enchantments ^[3].
• Landing Party (Bant), led by Commander Spock. It is a lands deck using strange new worlds, and is seen as the most beginner-friendly and the cheapest to upgrade ^[3].

Each deck is listed at $74.99 MSRP. Collector's Editions with surge foils and a borderless face commander are listed at $159.99 ^[3].