Magic: The Gathering’s most controversial change is coming to Dungeons & Dragons — starting with its first official World of Warcraft expansion
A whole new Universe
by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/hamish-hector · TechRadarOpinion By Hamish Hector Published 31 July 2026
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The world’s most famous MMMORPG is officially joining the world’s best TTRPG, as Wizards of the Coast just revealed that World of Warcraft will get an official Dungeons & Dragons release later this year — letting you bring Azeroth’s species, locations, bosses, and player builds to your table.
The gameplay expansion is due to launch as part of D&D’s Season of Champions on November 17, 2026, and it kickstarts a new-ish approach for the tabletop game — one that arguably borrows the most controversial aspect of Wizards’ other hit game, Magic: The Gathering. However, you won’t catch me complaining.
Because while the promise of nine new and updated subclasses, seven WoW dungeons to explore, over 60 spells to play around with among so many other additions is exciting, two words might overshadow this launch as they tease the arrival of plenty more otherworldly tie-ins (It has already told us Star Wars is coming down the line).
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This World of Warcraft expansion will kickstart D&D’s Universes Beyond era. And whatever you think of UB in Magic, it’s easily most at home in this Dungeons & Dragons form.
A multiverse of wonder
For the uninitiated, Universes Beyond is the branding used in Magic: The Gathering to denote cards featuring an IP that Wizards hasn’t developed. It has brought us game pieces featuring characters and places from Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park, Marvel, and soon Star Trek, among plenty more.
I love it. I first picked up the TCG because of its tie-ins (after seeing D&D and Stranger Things inspired cards), and having heard designers like Mark Rosewater talk so passionately about their approach to Universes Beyond card design, I can’t help but mimic their infectious joy.
Though I can’t pretend the whole community shares my feelings.
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