Devin Low returns to Legendary®: A Marvel Deck Building Game! The game designer behind the fan favorite Legendary® game engine came back to work on the revamped Core Set, Legendary®: Second Edition. Here’s what Devin Low had to say in the Legendary®: Second Edition Designer Notes.
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Back in 2012, working on what would become Legendary®, I thought, “Hey, there could be something really cool here – I hope I don’t mess this up.” Ten plus years, over thirty-five expansion boxes, two thousand five hundred twenty-one unique Marvel Legendary® cards, and seven spinoff Legendary® brands later, I’m thrilled to see that there was indeed something really cool here. The scope of the game and the player community stagger me with gratitude. The number of people who have played Legendary® continues to grow every year.
Of course, when making that original Core Set, I also messed some things up! Over the years, I have learned a lot about what to do and what to avoid when making expansion sets. But those lessons could never go back and change the Core Set – it was already locked in the past. Many things went well in the first Core Set, but with the benefit of hindsight, many things could have been better.
For example, those first Masterminds were too easy to defeat. They didn’t have enough unique abilities to distinguish them from each other. Black Widow and Rogue were too strong. Spider-Man and Thor were too weak. The original solo mode had too few Master Strikes and ended too quickly. Many core set Villains’ abilities didn’t evoke the feel of their powers as much as I would like. Juggernaut helped players way too much. And so on and so on.
In most areas of life, you look back fondly on the things that went well and wistfully at things you regret. But you can’t change the past. But what if…you could? What if… you could harness the Time Stone to reach back in time and fix those mistakes from 2012?? Redesigning the Core Set has felt like a dialogue with my 2012 self and a very rare chance to change and improve the choices of the past. With this Core Set Second edition, I seized the opportunity to use everything I’ve learned over the years to make this the best possible Legendary® core set. I want it to be the perfect on-ramp for the next generation of players, while having enough compelling new content, redesigned cards, and improvements to be heartily welcomed by players who have already been playing for many years.
Mostly, I just wanted to say thank you to the many Legendary® players who have played the game over the last twelve years and all the years to come. I’m filled with appreciation for the welcoming, creative Legendary® community who are always there to answer each other’s rules questions and cheer each other’s big wins. I’m grateful to the talented, hard-working art, brand, and production experts at Upper Deck. I’m grateful to external playtesters whose feedback helps so much to improve the sets. I’m grateful to Marvel, which has been doing amazing storytelling that has enchanted and inspired me for decades. I’m grateful to my parents for some key advice. I’m grateful to my family – Lindsey, Alana, Piper, and Melody – for putting up with me working so much on Legendary® on nights and weekends. Designing the game and its expansions for all these years has been a joy and an honor, and I look forward to more to come.
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Danger lurks beneath the waves! The lost underwater city of Maraqua has been rebuilt in secret, but their peace is about to be disrupted by ruthless pirates, seeking to conquer the hidden kingdom! Let’s dive into what you can look forward to in Neopets Battledome TCG Curse of Maraqua! Just a reminder, some of these hints may only contain snippets of information to not spoil the whole effect.
Here are a few things to look forward to in the upcoming set
These are some text lines from cards, some of these are partial excerpts
- “… If your Neopet is level 5 and there are no cards in your inventory or deck, you win the round.”
- “… when a card effect would deal 1or more damage to your Neopet, it is dealt to your opponent’s Neopet instead.”
- “… for each critical success deal 2 damage to your opponent’s Neopet instead.”
- “This card can be played from your discard as if it was in your inventory and cannot be played in any other way…”
- “Shuffle 4 BOOM Tokens into your deck.”
- “For every 4 cards in your discard, your Neopet gains +1 Defence.”
- “This card cannot be removed from the Battledome, except by end of round cleanup…”
- “During your draw phase you may add 1 card from your discard to your inventory instead of drawing…”
Here are some card names you can expect to find
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Carlsbad, CA (April 18, 2026) – Upper Deck, the worldwide leader in sports and entertainment collectibles, is releasing the fourth and final DC x National Hockey League (NHL®) set featuring the two iconic brands in a unique and innovative collaboration. As a trading card licensee of global leaders Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, the NHL, and the NHLPA, today Upper Deck is releasing the DC x NHL “Secret Identity” crossover. This set combines DC with prominent NHL prospects, superstars, and legends – “Secret Identity” features eye-catching technology that captures the essence of players and their heroic identities on the ice, as well as their everyday personas off the ice.
The DC x NHL “Secret Identity” set features 12 NHL stars. Showcased on flip lenticular designs, the cards highlight players both in their uniforms and off the ice. The set includes Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, David Pastrnak, Matthew Tkachuk, Cole Caufield, Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Hughes, Ivan Demidov, Cale Makar, Connor McDavid, Connor Hellebuyck, and Alex Ovechkin. And for collectors who complete their “Secret Identity” set, they will receive an achievement card featuring Superman
and Clark Kent.
“We’re thrilled to offer this fourth and final DC x NHL crossover set as we continue to bridge the gap between sports and entertainment collectibles,” said Jason Masherah, President of Upper Deck. “It’s been incredible to merge two of our major licenses and create an unparalleled product for collectors. For this set, we used one of our most popular technologies to really enhance the experience for anyone who gets their hands on these cards.”
This DC x NHL “Secret Identity” set is available now exclusively on the Upper Deck e-Pack platform. Fans can purchase the cards (.99 per pack, 1 card per pack) through Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 5:59 AM PST/8:59 AM EST. The cards will be offered digitally, then printed and available to ship at a later date. For the latest news on Upper Deck DC and NHL collectibles, fans and collectors can stay tuned to UpperDeck.com.
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