# Magic's Darkhold Destiny Set Unveils Marvel Story

> Magic: The Gathering's Darkhold Destiny set tells an original Marvel story with new heroes and complex gameplay.
- Title: Magic's Darkhold Destiny Set Unveils Marvel Story · Polygon
- Summary: Magic: The Gathering's Darkhold Destiny set tells an original Marvel story with new heroes and complex gameplay.
- Keywords: magic the gathering, darkhold destiny, marvel, universes beyond, hela, dormammu, thor, doctor strange, scarlet witch, darkhold, wizards of the coast, magic cards
- Source: Polygon — https://polygon.com/mtg-darkhold-destinies-spoilers-marvel-universes-beyond
- Author: Jake Kleinman
- Published: 2026-10-10T00:30:16+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: magic the gathering, darkhold destiny, marvel, universes beyond, hela, dormammu, thor, doctor strange, scarlet witch, darkhold, wizards of the coast, magic cards
## Darkhold Destiny Set Launch
Magic's first 2027 Universes Beyond set, Darkhold Destiny, bridges Marvel and Magic storytelling with original characters.

> In 2027, that’s finally going to change.
## Original Marvel Story
Darkhold Destiny tells an original story where supervillains Hela and Dormammu use the Darkhold to destroy the Marvel multiverse.

> The story centers on the supervillains Hela and Dormammu getting their hands on the Darkhold and using it to unleash chaos and destruction across the Marvel multiverse.
## Hero Team-Up
Heroes including Thor, Doctor Strange, and Scarlet Witch fight to stop Hela and Dormammu's multiversal chaos.

> a team of heroes including thor doctor strange scarlet witch and other magic-focused characters will rise up and fight back against the forces of evil.
## Original Character Creation
Wizards created a new Marvel character for Darkhold Destiny after realizing existing characters didn't fit the story.

> At a certain point, while mapping out the story of Darkhold Destiny, Wizards also realized they needed a type of character that didn’t exist yet in the Marvel universe.
## Marvel Collaboration
Marvel supported Darkhold Destiny by publishing a comic that tells the same story as the Magic cards.

> Marvel will publish a comic that tells the same story as the cards.
## Expert-Level Gameplay
Darkhold Destiny supports all 10 two-color combinations for expert-level Draft gameplay with complex strategies.

> It may be the most complex universes beyond set we've made because we knew that it was very aimed at magic players.
## Future Universes Beyond
Wizards plans to use Darkhold Destiny's success to create more original stories with future Marvel crossovers.

> Now that we've done it once, at least it's an idea that we now have.
## Darkhold Destiny Impact
Darkhold Destiny marks a shift from Marvel reimaginings to original stories in Magic's Universes Beyond sets.

> This might not seem like a big deal in a world where superhero team-ups are as common as, well, common magic cards, but for universes beyond, it really is.
## Key takeaway

Magic: The Gathering's Darkhold Destiny set features an original Marvel story involving Hela and Dormammu using the Darkhold to threaten the multiverse, with heroes like Thor and Doctor Strange fighting back.