Destiny 2’s weekly blog posts usually fall into one of two categories: either a long-worded explanation for why something you liked is about to get nerfed or a bunch of fluff that means absolutely nothing. Usually the latter. But this week, Bungie announced an unexpected crossover announcement nobody saw coming, but also not quite the one anyone actually wanted.
According to the official announcement, Bungie is teaming up with Magic: The Gathering for a collaboration that will bring themed cosmetics into Destiny 2’s Eververse.
Here is the official wording from the announcement:
“Are you familiar with spindown dice, First Strike, and the untapped power of land? Perhaps you’ve compared the five mana colors with the five Light and Darkness elements. If so, we have great news for you! Destiny 2 is teaming up with Magic: The Gathering for a very special crossover that introduces armor sets inspired by legendary Planeswalkers alongside a collection of Exotic cosmetics celebrating both worlds. Each class’ armor set evokes the powers of an iconic Planeswalker of the Magic: The Gathering universe.”
- Titans have the Flamecaller Set inspired by Chandra Naalar. This armor ornament is inspired by the fury of red mana and the untamed power of the Mountain. Wear it and be mighty!
- Hunters can wield an ornament that takes its cues from Jace Beleren: the Mindsculptor Set. Inspired by blue mana, this armor reflects the cunning illusions of the Island; fitting for a class that often relies on invisibility and subtlety to defeat their opponents.
- Warlocks can channel their inner Liliana Vess with the Death’s Majesty Set. Drawing visual inspiration from the dark ambition of black mana and the necromantic power of the Swamp, this armor ornament befits those who seek to dominate their opponents.
So yes, the big crossover between two of the nerdiest franchises on the planet turns out to be… Eververse items. Not a Secret Lair card set. Not a Universes Beyond expansion. Not even a physical promo card with Zavala looking out over the Last City with his arms clasped behind his back stoically aura farming. Nope, just more armor ornaments and cosmetics you can buy with Silver, which is Destiny’s way of reminding you that the real final boss has always been your credit card.
That part stings a little more when you look at where Destiny 2 currently is. At the time of writing, the game’s 24-hour peak player count is hovering around a painfully small 7,645 players on Steam. Ouch.
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So naturally, the big collaboration announcement isn’t new content you can play, or earn, or grind for. It’s more stuff you can purchase. Unless you want to farm Bright Dust, which these days feels less like a currency and more like loose change you find in the couch after Bungie quietly reduced how much you can earn across all viable sources.
And the armor sets aren’t even the only things arriving with the crossover. Alongside the Planeswalker-themed ornaments, players can also expect an Exotic Ghost Shell, Ship, Sparrow, Emotes, a Finisher, and a Shader pack that includes five shaders, all of which will be available in Eververse on March 24th. In other words, the collaboration exists almost entirely inside the in-game store, which is exactly where every crossover goes when nobody wants to design actual gameplay around it.
All of the above is a shame, because this is one of those pairings that practically begs for a real card set. Or, we are begging, at least. Just imagine a Universes Beyond release where Celestial Nighthawk is an equipment card that deletes a creature in one shot, Graviton Forfeit gives you permanent invisibility, Vex Mythoclast is some ridiculous artifact weapon, and Thorn is the kind of card that makes your friends refuse to play with you ever again.
Okay, we don’t exactly know how to play the card game but damn it, we want those cards!
Still, the overlap between these two fanbases is so obvious it practically writes itself, which makes it even stranger that the first crossover is just a collection of outfits.
That said, Magic has collaborated with everything from Warhammer to Fallout to Lord of the Rings, so the door into a Destiny collaboration is definitely open. For now, though, the Destiny 2 and Magic: The Gathering crossover exists exactly where you’d expect in 2026: not in a booster pack, not in a raid, but in a storefront tab asking if you’d like to spend unreasonable amounts of money to look slightly different in a game no one is playing anymore. Brilliant.
