Has Magic: The Gathering ever been as popular as it is right now? It feels like the long-running card game is having a bit of a moment in terms of bringing fresh players in via its ever-growing roster of Universes Beyond crossover properties.
Rightly or wrongly, that means there are more people looking to build collections, whether they’re playing or collecting the cards, and it just so happens that Amazon has rolled out some price cuts on Play Booster Boxes – including the Star Trek one at 26% off just weeks before it even launches.
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It’s worth reminding you that these are Play Booster Boxes, as opposed to Collector Booster ones. Aside from a massive difference in price, Collector Boosters are where you’ll find the most valuable cards in each set. With that caveat out of the way, here are the best Play Booster Box deals we’ve found so far.
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Sure, that Star Trek deal is great, but it’s not the only Universes Beyond property seeing a price cut. In fact, you can find discounts on both Marvel sets, The Hobbit, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
If you’re desperate for the new Darkhold Destiny set announced for next year, then good news: You can save on both the Marvel Spider-Man and Super Heroes Play Booster Boxes.
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The former, while not a great set, does have some cool cards, and while it would have cost you $209.70 around this time last year, it’s down to $134.95 for 30 packs. Meanwhile, the much better Super Heroes set from June of this year has dropped from the same MSRP to $149.99.
Sticking with 2026 sets, The Hobbit Play Booster Box has dropped down to $161.93, which marks a 23% discount. Whether you’re looking for Smaug, Gollum, Bilbo, or any of the dwarves from the set, this is a great way to build out a collection – and you get a box topper included, too.
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Rounding out our Universes Beyond sale offerings is Avatar: The Last Airbender. This set was a very pleasant surprise, and you can grab a box of 30 packs for $139.99 right now.
For Universes Within, you’ve got a few options to build out your collection and deck-building options. Play Booster Boxes for Lorwyn Eclipsed, Secrets of Strixhaven, and even the current set, Reality Fracture, are currently discounted.
Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Boosters are down to $118 per box, but we’d recommend hanging fire for a little while. The same product was around $11 cheaper recently, and we can see this being ripe for a Black Friday saving.
Secrets of Strixhaven is still my favorite set of 2026, and if you missed all the fun, then you can catch up with a 21% discount on a Play Booster Box. 30 packs for $129.99? Don’t mind if I do.
Reality Fracture is a little different, because it’s being sold by a third-party seller. Still, it’s the current set and is sitting at $153.98, so you’re saving around $10 from the MSRP. Not huge, sure, but it’s an awesome set.
For more on Magic: The Gathering, be sure to check out all we know about next year’s sets so far, including some in-universe returns and another Marvel set.
Robert Anderson is a Senior Commerce Editor for IGN. Based in London, UK, he is a qualified journalist with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (First Class Degree) and over seven years of professional writing and editing experience.
You can usually find Robert lost in open-world RPG games like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077. Outside of gaming, his passions include reading comics (especially Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man), taking photos, and keeping up with the latest in film and TV.
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