Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Now Available Everywhere

It's party time, dudes.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is finally here at last. The set is now officially available anywhere that Magic: The Gathering products are sold, including local game stores, big box shops, and digital clients. Play as your favorite Turtle or villain in Commander or else try finding the latest hotness for your Standard decks.

There are a ton of products with this release too. You can find your typical Play Booters, Bundle, and Turtle Power Commander precon but also more unique products like the Turtle Team-Up game and the Pizza Bundle. Whatever you might be looking for, there's plenty of awesome stuff to pick up with the latest Universes Beyond release.

Can't find what you're looking for locally? No problem! Check out the TMNT CoolStuffInc page for everything from singles to sealed products. We've got it all, so be sure to head over and find what you're looking for today.

A Major Multi-Format Event Announced for East Coast Players

You wanted a Paupergeddon in the States?

Announcing USA Pauper Nationals hosted by the NYC Pauper League. July 12th in Baltimore, MD. 256 player cap, $2K Top 8 Prizing MINIMUM.

Who will be crowned the USA's first National #mtgPauper Champion?

Tickets here: melee.gg/Tournament/V...

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— New York City Magic: The Gathering ??????? (@nyc-mtg.com) March 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Following some teasing around on social media, the NYC Pauper League - one of the biggest Pauper groups on the USA East Coast - made a major announcement. On July 12, 2026, they will be hosting the USA Pauper Nationals in Baltimore, Maryland.

This event aims to be a North American event on the scale of the wildly successful Paupergeddon event in Italy. That even regularly pulls in upwards of 1000 players from not just Europe, but the world over. Even The Professor has announced that he'll be there at the next Paupergeddon event happening on March 21st.

But wait, there's more.

CubeCon is teaming up with the NYC Pauper League and the DMV Legacy League to run a trio of charity tournaments in Baltimore on July 11-12,

I am happy to finally invite you to...

USA Pauper Nationals

The Classic

And...

CubeCon DMV!

There will be a charity raffle, a prize wall, and vendors!

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— CubeCon (August 26-30, 2026) (@cubecon.org) March 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM

While the USA Pauper Nationals got a ton of initial attention, there was more to the announcement than simply a major Pauper event taking place. In addition to this notable event, it was revealed that it would be taking place with the DMV Legacy League Classic as well as CubeCon DMV.

This marks the first time CubeCon comes to the East Coast, following a massively popular annual event taking place in Madison, WI. While the traditional Midwest event will take place in August, CubeCon DMV will join the USA Pauper Nationals, taking place July 11th and 12th.

More details are still to come, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for further information.

WPN Premium is Changing

One of the more interesting and surprising topics of the past week was that WPN Premium is changing. WPN (or Wizards Play Network) stores have had the option of working toward Premium status for some time. Now this will be changing as WPN shifts into a tier-based system, tracking a variety of metrics while offering interesting and unique benefits to stores who achieve different levels.

The specifics of this transition process are quite deep, with several articles for stores and their owners to explore. If you'd like to learn more about the changes to these programs and how they impact you and your local game store, you can check out the links below.

• The Wizards Play Network Is Evolving
• The Evolution of WPN Premium
• Overview of the WPN Benefits Program
• Understanding the WPN Dashboard
• Understanding the WPN Metrics Framework
• New WPN Framework FAQ

Decklist of the Week

Mono-White Aggro | TMT Standard | Tetsubou, 3rd Place MTGO Standard Challenge

• Creatures (27)
• 1 Curious Farm Animals
• 2 Nurturing Pixie
• 2 Voice of Victory
• 3 Cosmogrand Zenith
• 3 Figure of Fable
• 4 Haliya, Guided by Light
• 4 Momo, Friendly Flier
• 4 Sage of the Skies
• 4 Starfield Shepherd

• Instants (4)
• 4 Get Lost

• Enchantments (4)
• 4 Seam Rip

• Artifacts (4)
• 4 Springleaf Drum

• Lands (21)
• 16 Plains
• 1 Soulstone Sanctuary
• 4 Abandoned Air Temple

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Requisition Raid
• 2 Spectacular Spider-Man
• 3 Sheltered by Ghosts
• 4 Clarion Conqueror
• 4 Rest in Peace

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If this Standard season has shown us anything, it's just how much room there is for growth in the format. Even with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles entering the format, new decks with the pre-existing card pool are still finding ways to make a splash.

Case in point, this new Mono-White deck that has been showing up and posting some results in recent days. This list is a classic White Weenies style of deck, spamming the board with small creatures, making them big thanks to Cosmogrand Zenith, and using small amounts of removal to take problematic threats. It's a fun and easy way to play one of the craziest formats around today.

With Spotlight Series: TMNT happening in Richmond, VA this weekend, it will be fun to watch and see what new cards make a splash. Will Super Shredder make an appearance, or will Cool but Rude make a splash in Izzet Lessons decks? We'll just have to wait and find out on Saturday.

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