Magic: The Gathering Doctor Who cover art, a collaboration between BBC and Wizards of the Coast.
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It’s that time of year again. Christmas is in the air – the board game shop is filled with holiday cheer, the tree is decorated with booster packs and cards, the stockings are filled with wishes fog buffs and balance changes, and I can almost see the booster boxes waiting beneath the Christmas tree, just waiting to be unpacked, so why not check out on these Magic: The Gathering gifts?

Sorry, was that just me? Well, what’s Christmas without a little Magic: The Gathering? If you too want to feel the Magic (the Gathering) this holiday season, why not check our list for the best Magic: The Gathering gifts for Christmas 2023? The perfect gift for you may be waiting for you down below!

We would like to remind our readers that the prices on this list are added at the time of writing and are subject to change.

Magic: The Gathering The Lord of The Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Starter Kit

Magic The Gathering LOTR Tales of the Middle Earth

This year, Magic: The Gathering made quite the news with the release of Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. It made history with The One Ring #1 card, which got snatched by Post Malone for $2,000,000. Not all the cards in there are beyond the reach of the ordinary player, however. In fact, the Magic: The Gathering The Lord of The Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Starter Kit could cost you just $19.99 – the crème of the crop of Magic The Gathering gifts.

If you’re also a fan of Lord of The Rings, this will be the perfect gift for you. It doesn’t matter if you fancy the dark forces of Sauron or the free peoples of Middle Earth, because this box has got you covered! It features a Gondorian-themed white-green deck, and the black-red deck features the Dark Lord Sauron himself. To sweeten the pot, there are even MTG Arena codes you can use to play these decks online as well.

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Magic: The Gathering War of The Spark Bundle

Magic The Gathering War of the Spark

Whoever missed the War of the Spark really did miss out. The culmination of Nicol Bolas’ plan and his eventual demise was really something to behold. It was a bittersweet moment, for the defeat of Magic: The Gathering’s long-lasting and iconic villains was really magnificent. So much so that it left a void in Magic’s lore that seemingly no one can fill. Understandably, a dragon must have gigantic boots to fill. Celebrate this iconic moment with one of the most valuable Magic The Gathering gifts – Magic: The Gathering War of The Spark Bundle – a box of 10 booster packs that include at least one Planeswalker in each pack. That means there can be more than one – imagine the value! See the fall of the great dragon Nicol Bolas for just $79.97.

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Magic: The Gathering The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Bundle

Magic The Gathering The Lost Caverns of Ixalan bundle

This product literally has it in the name. Widely considered one of the best sets ever printed, Magic: The Gathering The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Bundle: Gift Edition is the perfect way to introduce a loved one to Magic: The Gathering and the amazing world of Ixalan. I personally love the Mesoamerican-inspired aesthetics, and the dinosaurs are the perfect cherry on top! My personal tastes aside, everything about this product is gorgeous – from the gift box to the D20 die.

Speaking of the die, its color is just a perfect fit for Ixalan, you can just tell that this product was made with so much love, care and attention. So why not share it with a friend or loved one? The contents are to die for – 1 Collector Booster, 8 Set Boosters, 1 foil Jurassic World card, 1 foil alt-art card, 40 Land cards (20 foil, 20 nonfoil), 1 exclusive Spindown life counter, 1 foil card storage box, and 2 reference cards, not to mention the Universes Beyond Jurassic World Collection card included in every box. All of that for just $63.75.

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Magic The Gathering Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate

Magic The Gathering's Baldur's Gate battle decks

Magic: The Gathering & Dungeons & Dragons – sign me up! Magic: The Gathering Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate 4 Deck Bundle gives you just that – four decks, two awesome games, spliced together in the fan-favorite and ever-growing Commander format. With the critical success of Baldur’s Gate III, this particular product is seeing a surge of popularity, and for a very good reason.

Fans of both games were somewhat ignoring this gem, but have come to highly appreciate it over time. Yes, it is one of the pricier items on our Magic The Gathering gifts list with a cost of $259.95, but the value is well worth the price. You get all 4 Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Commander Decks – Party Time, Mind Flayarrrs, Draconic Dissent, and Exit from Exile, all of which contain 4 foil-etched Display Commanders and 10 cards not included in the main set. It’s time to save the city (again)!

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Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000 Commander Deck Bundle

Magic The Gathering Warhammer Commander Deck

Magic is an integral part of the world of Warhammer 40,000. So, it was no wonder why Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks got such an overwhelmingly positive reception from both fanbases.

And in the cheery brightness of the upcoming Christmas where there will be only Commander if you choose the Warhammer 40,000 Commander Deck Bundle for just $163.88, which includes all 4 Warhammer Commander decks – The Ruinous Powers, Necron Dynasties, Forces of the Imperium, and Tyranid Swarm.

You can either be naughty by choosing The Ruinous Powers, or nice if you side with the Forces of the Imperium. Well, or be subjectively naughty or nice by choosing any of the two remaining factions – the Tyranids or Necrons. Everything is subjective in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, with a few exceptions.

Buy Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000 Commander Deck Bundle on Amazon US / Amazon UK

Magic The Gathering Doctor Who Commander Deck Bundle

Magic The Gathering Universes Beyond BBC Doctor Who Commander Deck

We recently covered the upcoming Doctor Who Commander deck releases, which will allow you to play all Doctors all at once! What wibbly-wobbly will you concoct? Well, that’s entirely up to you, but if you want to try out the new decks at their full capacity, you will definitely be needing Magic The Gathering: Doctor Who Commander Deck Bundle, which includes all the previous Doctor Who commander decks Masters of Evil, Blast from The Past, Timey-Wimey, and Paradox Power Deck for just $168.48.

This particular release also re-introduces the exciting Planechase mechanic back into Magic: The Gathering, and this box contains 10 Planechase cards, each featuring a different place (and time) in the Doctor Who universe for extra bits of randomness and fun! Make a perfect gift for a friend, a loved one, or yourself, and travel back in time when you made this awesome Magic The Gathering gift anytime you play!

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Magic The Gathering The Lord of The Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Commander Deck

Universes Beyond Magic The Gathering Commander Deck

If you have a friendship like Frodo and Sam, why not honor it with one of the most iconic Magic The Gathering gifts that perfectly fits the theme of friendship like no other, for the low-low price of $69.19. Let me introduce you to Food and Fellowship, where you or your friend will get to play as the iconic duo of Frodo and Sam, and try to snatch the victory from right under your opponent’s noses.

To sweeten the pot-a-to stew, the box also contains 2 special treatment cards from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set, including 1 Rare or Mythic Rare and at least 1 Traditional Foil for all you rare hunters out there! Not only that, it also introduces 20 never-before-seen Commander cards to Magic: The Gathering, inspired by your favorite Lord of the Rings characters! The perfect gift for any fan!

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Magic: The Gathering Commander Masters Commander Deck – Planeswalker Party

Planeswalker Party MTG Commander Deck

Perhaps the most infamous card type of all of Magic: The Gathering has got to be the Planeswalkers. Anyone familiar with the lore knows that they are enigmatic figures that ooze power, charisma and authority.  They are so powerful they have destroyed cities, continents, planes even.

Even the mighty Nicol Bolas was once a Planeswalker. Ever since the dawn of Commander, people wanted to make a Planeswalker focused deck, but couldn’t quite get there because of all their different effects – there was just no synergy. And then came along Magic: The Gathering Commander Masters Commander Deck – Planeswalker Party. This marked the first time Wizards of the Coast specifically made a Planeswalker focused Commander deck, and its popularity skyrocketed. Standing at the affordable $47.95, it’s the perfect Magic The Gathering Gift for any die-hard fan who wants to own hold a piece of recent history.

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Magic The Gathering The Brothers War Bundle

Magic The Gather, Brothers' War bundle

I know that Christmas is all about family and togetherness, but who doesn’t love a good old sibling rivalry? Especially one that can turn into a wonderful Christmas gift? Allow me to introduce you to Magic: The Gathering’s The Brothers War Bundle, a bundle commemorating the most significant sibling rivalry in Magic: The Gathering – between Urza and Mishra.

A $31.90 value pack containing 8 The Brothers’ War Set Boosters; 1 Universes Beyond Transformers card with opportunity to find more in Set Boosters; and 1 foil Retro-Frame alt-art promo card—Queen Kayla bin-Kroog is quite the bargain. But it doesn’t stop there.

As an extra bit of flavor, you also get either a red or green special die in each box. To further sweeten the pot, each booster will contain at least 1 Retro-Frame Artifact card. This affordable value pack will be appreciated by any Magic: The Gathering fan.

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Magic The Gathering Commander Masters Commander Deck – Enduring Enchantments

Magic The Gathering Commander Masters Enduring Enchantments

The best Commander deck to come out of the Commander Master series, and certainly the most popular – Enduring Enchantments is a powerhouse right out of the box, and is well worth the $54.44. Anyone who’s knowledgeable in Commander will know that this black-green deck is a perfect Magic The Gathering giftfor anyone with an interest to the format.

Enchantments are always fun and easy to play, and incredibly sticky on the board as well, making them difficult to remove.

The box also contains a lot of goodies, like the 2-card Collector Booster Sample Pack who contains 2 special treatment cards, 1 Traditional Foil common or uncommon and 1 nonfoil or Traditional Foil Rare or Mythic Rare, 1 foil-etched Display Commander (a thick cardstock copy of the commander card with foil etched into the card’s border and art), 10 double-sided tokens, 1 deck box (can hold 100 sleeved cards), 1 Life Wheel, 1 strategy insert, and 1 reference card.

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Stoyan Todorov

Stoyan entered the hobby over seven years ago and his collection has been growing at a pace his spouse has described as “concerning.” Willing to push the boundaries of the connubial bliss to its extremes, Stoyan is here to bring you the latest updates and developments from the world of board games.

Stoyan entered the hobby over seven years ago and his collection has been growing at a pace his spouse has described as “concerning.” Willing to push the boundaries of the connubial bliss to its extremes, Stoyan is here to bring you the latest updates and developments from the world of board games.

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