For the past several years now, the popular and enduring trading card game Magic: The Gathering has teamed up with some of the biggest pop culture properties for crossover cards and accessories, like last year’s impressive Assassin’s Creed crossover. Wizards of the Coast’s latest partnership crossover with Magic: The Gathering
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