Lloyd Coombes
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Magic: The Gathering finally lifted the lid on its final mystery set of a busy 2026, and it’s the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The set will incorporate boosters, the new Draft Night box debuting with January’s Lorwyn and those extremely expensive Collector Boosters, but I was most interested in a new Commander deck and preordered the Turtle Power precon instantly. Yes, I know people don’t like Universes Beyond, and for the most part I’m right there with you - but I couldn’t resist this time.
Why I Preordered The Turtle Power Precon
I can’t remember the last time a set came with a single Commander precon. In 2025 alone we’ve had sets with no precons (Spider-Man, Avatar), sets with two (Aetherdrift, Edge of Eternities), a set with four (Final Fantasy) and a set with five (Tarkir Dragonstorm).
Wizards is seemingly easing off the Commander decks as this year winds down, but as a big fan of the format I’m thrilled we’re getting just one for the TMNT set since I fully expected I’d need to pick my favorite turtle and buy one of four.
I’m also very curious to see how it plays, because the Partner mechanic isn’t one we see all that often. I’d also say we don’t see a great number of five-color preconstructed decks, but we’re literally getting one in Lorwyn Eclipsed, too.
All four turtles, plus Splinter? That’s an easy pickup - and Amazon’s preorder price guarantee might mean that it drops lower than the $64.45 I’ve committed to pay already.
As for other UK preorders going live, there’s plenty to choose from. Play Boosters are going for £5.99 a pop, with a booster box sitting at £174.99, while a booster bundle is £60.99 and includes 9 Play Boosters and extras like a promo card and deck box.
At the time of writing, there are no Collector Booster Packs or Boxes up for sale, but you can find one of the sought-after packs in the Draft Night box for £114.99. We’re still waiting on the new Pizza Bundle to show up in the UK, too.
Also new this time is the Turtle Team-Up, which is a 2-4 player co-op game. It’s £41.45 right now, and features four prebuilt decks to get started with.
Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He's a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife's dismay.