Another year has come and gone for Magic: The Gathering, at least from a set perspective, with seven total releases from Lorywn Eclipsed up to Star Trek. Not all sets are created equal, and fan reaction has ranged from jubilation to disdain, but each set has had positives; the question is whether the negatives outweighed them.

Our ranking considers each release's full product lineup, fan reception, draftability and impact across formats, and, finally, the set's mechanical and artistic design. With that tidied up, here are our Magic: The Gathering set rankings for 2026 as we now turn our attention to what's to come from Magic in 2027.

Starting with what Star Trek gets right, it's a fun set to draft, and even if you don't have a deep understanding of the lore and universe, the mechanics are fairly sound and do come across like an EOE 2, if that helps. The prerelease experience was good for us, and attendance didn't noticeably dip, although reports from around the world suggest otherwise.The Commander precon decks for Star Trek are pretty good, with We Are The Borg among the better decks released this year, as is Landing Party, though the remaining two decks are a little unremarkable without considerable upgrades.

The first thing Star Trek gets hugely wrong is its stock availability and its proximity to Reality Fracture. This set shouldn't have been released just six weeks after a capstone set that ended the years-long story arc for in-universe lore.

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