Magic: The Gathering has released several well-received Universes Beyond crossovers since the product debuted in 2020. Since then, one IP has been requested many times, and questions keep coming up about whether it could become a Universes Beyond product: Harry Potter.
While fielding questions from fans over on his Blogatog, head designer of MTG Mark Rosewater finally fielded a question directly asking whether a Harry Potter Universes Beyond set was possible, and his response was short, simple, and clear: "very unlikely."
As clear as Rosewater's response is at the moment, it also leaves Wizards of the Coast some wiggle room in the future, but we have to imagine that Harry Potter is somewhat of a poisoned chalice right now due to the relentless hateful controversies associated with its creator.
HBO's upcoming series has faced a lot of backlash, with actors who are announced for the project often becoming the target of abuse, and it's a cycle that never seems to end with the Harry Potter franchise in general.
For Wizards of the Coast to plan a Harry Potter Universes Beyond set, it would have to be willing to fight through such backlash, knowingly doing a 'deal with the devil,' so to speak, which would be extremely harmful to its otherwise welcoming and inclusive community.
It's worth noting that, at the time of writing, there are 217 comments on this particular blog post, and the vast majority of them are supportive of the response and, in turn, Wizards of the Coast's current stance.
Those among us who are old enough will also remember that a Harry Potter TCG did exist between 2001 and 2003, designed and distributed by Wizards of the Coast, but despite the popularity of the books and movies, the TCG couldn't keep up.
The most recent Harry Potter collectible card product, Always, was released by Panini this year.
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