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Wizards of the Coast has cancelled the Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Beginner Box in every region. The company says an internal review found that the product did not meet its quality standards and that cancelling it was preferable to shipping an experience below those expectations.
The decision removes the most explicitly beginner-focused item from the Star Trek product line. Beginner Boxes are designed to teach the game through a guided first match, so the cancellation matters beyond ordinary allocation changes: prospective players and gift buyers can no longer rely on that planned on-ramp when the crossover launches. Wizards has not announced a replacement product or a revised release date for the box.
The wider Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek release remains in place. Wizards’ statement is limited to the Beginner Box, rather than the entire set or its other products. Stores and customers therefore need to distinguish this cancellation from a broader delay or cancellation of the crossover.
The announcement also supersedes earlier retailer-facing promotion for the Beginner Box. Anyone who preordered it should check with the relevant seller about how that order will be handled, because refund and cancellation procedures belong to individual retailers. Wizards says it will share more information if there are further updates, but its September 21 statement makes the worldwide cancellation final for now.
The decision removes the most explicitly beginner-focused item from the Star Trek product line. Beginner Boxes are designed to teach the game through a guided first match, so the cancellation matters beyond ordinary allocation changes: prospective players and gift buyers can no longer rely on that planned on-ramp when the crossover launches. Wizards has not announced a replacement product or a revised release date for the box.
The wider Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek release remains in place. Wizards’ statement is limited to the Beginner Box, rather than the entire set or its other products. Stores and customers therefore need to distinguish this cancellation from a broader delay or cancellation of the crossover.
The announcement also supersedes earlier retailer-facing promotion for the Beginner Box. Anyone who preordered it should check with the relevant seller about how that order will be handled, because refund and cancellation procedures belong to individual retailers. Wizards says it will share more information if there are further updates, but its September 21 statement makes the worldwide cancellation final for now.
Original source: Statement on the Cancellation of the Magic: The Gathering® | Star Trek™ Beginner Box ↗Wizards of the Coast