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Sadly, Magic: The Gathering will not be delivering the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to you with chewing gum

Magic: The Gathering has explored bundling packs with chewing gum in the past, but couldn't do it for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set

The art for Waste Not from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Magic: The Gathering — Image credit: Viacom and Wizards of the Coast

News by Jules Chin Greene, Staff Writer

Published on Wed Mar 18 2026

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Magic: The Gathering set has given longtime TMNT fans the chance to revel in nostalgia for all eras of the beloved Turtles and their allies. From the arcade game-inspired Commander deck to the 8-bit Pixel Cards to the Source Material cards that use actual TMNT comic book art, the set has something for any and every resident of Mutant Town. That said, if you've been looking for an exact 1:1 for the experience of collecting TMNT cards forty years ago, you're out of luck.

A fan asked Magic: The Gathering designer Mark Rosewater on his Tumblr blog if there's any chance that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles packs will come with chewing gum like the "collectible TMNT card packs in the 80s did."

Rosewater replied, "We looked into putting gum into Unhinged. It makes you have to classify the product as food which creates all sorts of new restrictions. So, unlikely."

So sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but it looks like you won't be able to get some Strixhaven-themed gummies or other treats in the near future. Manufacturing and packaging food alongside cards stretches beyond what the MTG team can feasibly do right now.

Magic: The Gathering x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is available now.

Whether you are a Commander player, a regular at your local game shop's FNM event, or simply love collecting Magic: The Gathering cards, you've landed in the right place. From Universes Beyond to the furthest reaches of the Magic Multiverse, we've got you covered here at Popverse.

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Jules Chin Greene: Jules Chin Greene is a journalist and Jack Kirby enthusiast. He has written about comics, video games, movies, and television for sites such as Nerdist, AIPT, and Multiverse of Color.