Magic’s Star Trek mechanics turn transporters and Borg assimilation into rules

Wizards of the Coast has explained the mechanics of Magic: The Gathering’s Star Trek set, including a transporter-inspired way to replay spells and a new assimilation action for the Borg. Matt Tabak’s October 20 rules guide accompanies previews ahead of the November 13 tabletop release.

Wizards of the Coast has explained the mechanics of Magic: The Gathering’s Star Trek set, including a transporter-inspired way to replay spells and a new assimilation action for the Borg. Matt Tabak’s October 20 rules guide accompanies previews ahead of the November 13 tabletop release. Beam me up lets players cast

certain instants and sorceries from the graveyard by paying the listed cost and returning a creature they control to its owner’s hand. That return is part of the cost, and the spell is exiled afterward. Normal timing restrictions still apply, so a sorcery does not become an instant merely because it can be cast this

way. Facing a dilemma means choosing one or more modes for a modal spell or ability. Choosing several modes still counts as a single dilemma. Federation abilities instead count creature types among non-Borg creatures, while strange new worlds abilities care about the number of differently named lands a player controls.

Spacecraft and station also return. Assimilate puts a card onto the battlefield under your control with a +1/+1 counter, makes it a Borg artifact creature and removes its other creature types; the guide also explains assimilation of creatures already in play. Commander-specific abilities include battlefront, which

rewards attacking multiple opponents, and seek out, which triggers on drawing a second card in a turn. Official source. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast; official Captain Benjamin Sisko artwork.

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