MTG 'Star Trek' Rules Bulletin: 43 Creature Types Added, 'Werewolf Pack Leader' Oracle Text Updated

Wizards of the Coast released the rules update bulletin for the Magic: The Gathering set "Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek" on November 6 (local time). The author is Eric Levine. The bulletin is a document summarizing changes to the Comprehensive Rules that take effect with the release of this set, noting that if there is any discrepancy between the summary and the official rules, the official rules take precedence. There are no bans or unbans in this bulletin.

Comprehensive Rules: 4 New Entries, 1 Revision

New keywords and game terms were integrated across three sections. Rule 700.17 explains 'Face a dilemma', 701.72 covers 'Assimilate', and 702.196 explains 'Beam me up'. All three terms will also be newly listed in the Glossary.

New rule 508.4e was created for the second ability of the card 'Kira Nerys, Firebrand'. Wizards explained that this ability is a replacement effect that causes a creature you control to enter the battlefield tapped and attacking when conditions are met, noting that this card is the first to have such an ability.

The revised rule 208.3 clarifies the power and toughness of noncreature objects not on the battlefield. It establishes that an object only has power and toughness outside the battlefield if the printed power and toughness are not part of an ability.

| Category | Details | |---|---| | New Keywords and Terms | 700.17 Face a dilemma, 701.72 Assimilate, 702.196 Beam me up | | New Rule | 508.4e (Replacement effect causing an object to enter tapped and attacking) | | Revised Rule | 208.3 (Power and toughness of noncreature objects outside the battlefield) | | New Ability Words | Battlefront, Federation, Seek out, Strange new worlds | | New Artifact Type | Communicator | | New Creature Types | 43 types |

43 Creature Types Added, 'Werewolf Pack Leader' Wording Updated

There are 43 new creature types. Wizards explained that this marks the addition of the largest number of new creature types in a single set in a long time. Klingon, Vulcan, Romulan, Borg, Ferengi, Cardassian, Bajoran, Andorian, Betazoid, Tribble, Q, Officer, and others are included in the list.

There is one Oracle update. The final ability of the card 'Werewolf Pack Leader' from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) has changed. The previous text stated that paying the cost {3}{G} caused it to have base power and toughness 5/3, gain trample, and 'isn't a Human' until end of turn. In the new text, the final portion has been changed to 'is a Werewolf'. In this case, it loses its other creature types. Its 'Pack tactics' ability remains unchanged.

Wizards explained that the previous wording—which removed only a single specific creature type—created situations where it was difficult to determine how many creature types the card had. It was also necessary to make it easy to understand how the new Federation ability word operates. The bulletin cited examples using Stalactite Dagger, Artificial Evolution, and Starfleet Academy together, noting that players should not need to memorize how many creature types exist in Magic during a game. Wizards added that this change preserves the card's functionality in almost all situations.

What Changes for Korean Players

The rules in this bulletin apply to the Comprehensive Rules uniformly, regardless of language edition. Players using 'Werewolf Pack Leader' at domestic card shops in Korea will be ruled according to the updated Oracle text ('is a Werewolf'), not the text printed on the physical card. The Korean-language product page on the official website lists the set's release date as November 13, 2026. Official materials reviewed this time do not indicate whether a Korean-language edition of the cards will be printed. Wizards stated in the bulletin that prerelease events began on November 6.

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Sources

• Wizards of the Coast · Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Update Bulletin (2026-11-06)
• Wizards of the Coast · 매직: 더 개더링 | 스타트렉 제품 페이지 (Accessed 2026-11-08)