Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Key Dates

Distributor selection deadline	December 5
Event scheduling opens	October 10
WPN Marketing Portal availability	January 27
Marketing kit delivery	February 20–26
Prerelease	February 27–March 5
Release	March 6

Scheduled Events

Prerelease: February 27–March 5

• Unlimited scheduling within the one-week Prerelease window

Commander Box League: February 27–March 5

• Unlimited scheduling within the one-week Prerelease window
• Commander promo: Courier of Comestibles

Two-Headed Giant Commander Night: March 6–April 16

• One event monthly
• Commander promo: Courier of Comestibles

Commander Party: March 13–19 and April 3–9

• One event per period, two events per season
• Commander promo: Courier of Comestibles

Magic Presents: It's Turtle Time: March 27–April 16

• Unlimited scheduling within the event period
• Promo reward: Spicy Oatmeal Pizza

Season-Long Events

Standard Showdown: March 6–April 16

• One event per week
• Winner promo: Lightning Bolt

Friday Night Magic: March 6–April 16

• One event per week on Fridays
• Promo reward: continue to use Lorwyn Eclipsed Promo Packs

Magic Academy: Learn to Play and Deck Building: March 6–April 16

• Unlimited scheduling. We recommend prescheduling one Learn to Play and one Deck Building event. You can also schedule and report ad-hoc events anytime you use Welcome Decks to teach a new player.
• Gift-with-purchase promo: continue to use gift-with-purchase promos from past sets.

Review Promotional Material Policies

Please review policies governing the use of promotional materials by visiting the Promo Usage and Policies hub and checking the frequently asked questions on marketing kits and promos for more details.

Marketing Kits

Marketing kits are scheduled to begin arriving on February 20. Each kit includes promotional materials and promo cards to support sales and in-store play. Visit the Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Marketing Kit and Promotional Resources article to see what's included.

Stores in North America only: The Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set poster will not be included in the marketing kit. Instead, it will be shipped to you free of charge in a separate shipment scheduled to arrive by mid-February. This shipment will also include the Secrets of Strixhaven and Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes set posters, giving you additional time to build excitement for all three sets.

New and Notable for Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Turtle Team-Up and Pizza Bundle Overview Video

Watch this short video to explore Turtle Team-Up and the Pizza Bundle, two new products arriving with Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and learn how they can drive new play experiences and sales opportunities in your store.

Bonus Promo Pack at Prerelease (North American and APAC only, excluding China)

WPN stores in North America and APAC (excluding China) will receive an allotment of Magic Multiverse Promo Packs from past seasons, including a mix of foil and non-foil packs from Lorwyn Eclipsed, Edge of Eternities, Tarkir: Dragonstorm, Duskmourn: House of Horror, or Bloomburrow. Quantities will scale based on your store's Lorwyn Eclipsed Prerelease Pack allocation and may ship separately from other seasonal materials.

During the Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Prerelease, please provide one Promo Pack per attendee. This is in addition to your normal Play Booster prize support. You may distribute Promo Packs to qualified players in the way that best suits your community; we recommend prioritizing foil Promo Packs for early preregistered players and offering a first-come, first-served selection from available packs.

These Promo Packs should not be used as part of players' deck pools and are intended to be added to collections after the event. Any remaining Promo Packs after Prerelease may be used as you see fit for Magic events at your store.

Turtle Team-Up Demo Copies for Magic Academy (North America Only)

To help you introduce new players to Magic, demo copies of Turtle Team-Up will be sent to WPN stores in North America. With cooperative gameplay, ready-to-play decks, and a familiar Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme, it’s a great fit for Magic Academy: Learn to Play events and in-store demos.

Turtle Team-Up is a cooperative Magic experience for 2–4 players, where each player chooses a Turtle-themed deck—Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, or Raphael—and teams up to battle an automated enemy deck led by Shredder and the Foot Clan. Players take their turns together, creating a low-pressure environment where new players can learn Magic fundamentals alongside store staff or experienced players, with skills that carry over into other Magic formats.

Events and Promo Usage

Prerelease

Scheduling: February 27–March 5

Prerelease is your community's first opportunity to play with the new set in a casual, fun environment. Players open Prerelease Packs, build decks from the six Play Boosters and included promo card, and then play!

WPN stores can also begin selling all products from the new set during the Prerelease week, giving you a jump on sales before the wider market release. Check out the Prerelease Early Sales Policy for complete details.

 

Commander Events

All three Commander events below use the Commander promo. WPN Premium member stores will receive foil promos and non-Premium members will receive non-foil promos.

Commander Box League

Scheduling: unlimited during Prerelease week, February 27–March 5
Promo reward: one Commander promo, while supplies last

Commander Box League events run alongside Prerelease. Players open a Play Booster box and build a 60-card Commander deck to play throughout the period.

Two-Headed Giant Commander Night

Scheduling: one event monthly, March 6–April 16
Promo reward: one Commander promo per participant, while supplies last

Two-Headed Giant (2HG) Commander Night invites players to partner up for casual two-on-two Commander games—an ideal way to help new players or at-home Commander players feel comfortable stepping into store play with a friend.

Commander Party

Scheduling: one event per period, March 13–19 and April 3–9
Promo reward: one Commander promo per participant, while supplies last

Commander Party weaves together gameplay and story in an exciting Commander event. There are two event windows for Commander Party—schedule one event in each window so players have a couple opportunities to enjoy the event.

Magic Presents: It's Turtle Time!

Scheduling: unlimited scheduling, March 27–April 16
Promo reward: Spicy Oatmeal Pizza

Magic Presents: It's Turtle Time! adds a power boost to Pick-Two Draft during the second half of the season. All players start with an emblem that supercharges Mutants, Ninjas, and Turtles, making games dynamic and action packed. The event stays casual with two quick rounds, and undefeated players earn the Spicy Oatmeal Pizza promo card.

 

Standard Showdown

Scheduling: one event per week, March 6–April 16
Promo reward: one promo card for the first-place winner of each event, while supplies last

Standard Showdown is a weekly event where players compete with Standard decks for a single weekly winner promo card prize. If your store receives more promo cards than there are weeks in the season, you may award them to event attendees at your discretion—just be sure to reserve one for each week's winner during the season.

 

Friday Night Magic

Scheduling: unlimited on Friday, March 6–April 16
Promo rewards: Promo Pack or additional rewards at store discretion

Friday Night Magic is the weekly heartbeat of in-store Magic play. You can schedule unlimited events every Friday in any format and supported by seasonal Promo Packs distributed at your discretion.

Continue to use Promo Packs that were included with your Lorwyn Eclipsed marketing kit. These Promo Packs are available while supplies last, so please plan your distribution accordingly.

Magic Academy

Scheduling: unlimited, March 6–April 16
Promo reward: one promo (while supplies last) with purchase of starter product or six Play Boosters

Note: Please use remaining Magic Academy gift-with-purchase promos from past sets.

Magic Academy is a two-part event series that introduces new players to Magic: The Gathering using instructional videos that guide players. Stores in North America can order additional teaching brochures and pocket reference cards via the WPN Marketing Portal.

• In Magic Academy: Learn to Play, players use a Beginner Box, Welcome Decks, Turtle Team-Up, or another starter product to learn the basics and play their first games.
• In Magic Academy: Deck Building, players use six Play Boosters to build a deck and experience Limited-format play.

WPN stores in the United States, Canada, Guam, and Puerto Rico can boost their store's visibility with customizable marketing materials—like tension fabric displays, sidewalk signs, and flyers—available to order through the WPN Marketing Portal for North America.

WPN stores across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) also now have access to their own WPN Marketing Portal for EMEA, featuring a wide range of official, customizable materials to enhance in-store promotions and events.

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