Magic: The Gathering® | Star Trek™ Mechanics

Key Points:

• The Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek set introduces several new mechanics inspired by the Star Trek universe, including "beam me up," which allows casting spells from the graveyard by returning a creature to hand as a cost, with the spell exiled afterward.
• The "face a dilemma" mechanic involves choosing modes on modal spells or abilities, reflecting ethical decisions central to Star Trek stories, with effects counting even if the spell or ability is countered or doesn't resolve.
• "Federation" abilities care about the number of different creature types among non-Borg creatures controlled, while "strange new worlds" abilities count the number of differently named lands, encouraging diverse decks and exploration themes.
• Spacecraft and Station mechanics return, where Spacecraft are artifact cards that can become artifact creatures by accumulating charge counters through Station abilities activated by tapping creatures during the main phase.
• The set also features Borg-themed "assimilate," which takes control of opponent's creatures and turns them into Borg artifact creatures with +1/+1 counters, plus Commander-exclusive mechanics like "battlefront," rewarding attacks on multiple opponents, and "seek out," triggering on drawing a second card each turn.