Where can I voice my official preference for Universes Within? I don't recall seeing any polls or questions in the regular surveys. I try to respond to all of them.Universes Beyond hurts my brain. I don't want to play Gambit, Gambler Ninja when my opponent's Nuclear Shelter enters and gives me 3 Geiger Counters. Particularly after Frodo has been Tempted by the ring but had to chump block a Tyranid King. Frodo died but was exiled instead by the Flying Saucer's Anti-Grav beam. Jace watched, baffled, as Megatron argued with Dr. Malcolm about the insignificance of human life.Please help me. Give me a choice or a voice?

Magic is a game where you craft your own deck. There are over 25,000 cards to choose from that aren’t Universes Beyond. The idea that every mechanical design has to live on an in-universe concepted card is, both, simply not feasible, and not something the vast majority of Magic players feels is a necessity.

I'm surprised you push back against the reason people aren't a fan of UB. It doesn't make sense to be bothered by Radagast and a Tyranid hanging out with Animar and not Klothys and a Mecha. But it FEELS wrong. It's an emotional response. I'd rather not use UB cards unless they are amazing for a deck or if the IP means a LOT to me and I'd instantly swap out a UB card for a UI one if that option became available, even if it costs a bit, because UI cards just make me a lot more happy than UB ones.

I’m not saying people can’t feel however they want. If any particular set, be it the futuristic Kamigawa or the dark Innistrad, or a Universe Beyond set doesn’t feel right for you, then please feel free to not include it in your deck. The customizability of Magic is one of its strength. What I am saying is to please not assume that your priorities are necessarily the priorities of the majority of Magic players. The reason we’re making Universes Beyond sets is because we have data that says a lot of players will enjoy them.

Hey mark, just want to say give a pat on the back to the people who made the commander Pre-cons for 40k. I got the opportunity to play necrons vs tyranids with someone dear to me this holiday season and it was some of the most fun we’ve had with magic in a long time.

I’ll pass along the compliment to the design team.

Hey Mark. It was suggested that, if needed, a "Universes Within" version of a UB card can be printed. But how can you make a "Universes Within" version of UB card if the creature type is exclusive to the UB IP? How do you make a "Universes Within" version of a "Tyranid" or "Astartes"?

If that need arises, we will make a new in-universe creature type that is 1-for-1 with that creature type and the game will count them as the same.

If you were to print a magic version of one of the Warhammer 40k cards, it'll have to keep its typeline right? Does that mean magic will have its own "definition" of Tyranid/Astarte/Necron if needed?

If it ever came to this, here’s our current thinking: We would create a brand new creature type which would be swapped one for one with that IP-centric creature type. For example, all uses of <blah> in this Universes Beyond product will be <unique new creature type> if done in a Magic version. The <IP name> and <unique new creature type> would be one for one in the rules much like the names of the Godzilla skinned cards.