Through the Omenpaths 1
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| Symbol description | An omenpath's spiral triangles | ||||
| Vision Design | For Marvel's Spider-Man: Corey Bowen (lead), Glenn Jones, Eric Engelhard | ||||
| Set Design | For Marvel's Spider-Man: Corey Bowen (lead), Eric Engelhard, Erik Lauer, Ben Weitz | ||||
| Release date | September 23, 2025 | ||||
| Plane | Multiversal | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Heroes and Villains, Double-faced cards, Modified | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Connive, Harness, Mayhem, Enweb | ||||
| Set size | 188 | ||||
| Expansion code | OM1[1] | ||||
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Through the Omenpaths 1 is a designed-for-digital Magic: The Gathering set released on MTG Arena and Magic Online. It is the first set in the Through the Omenpaths series; a mechanically identical Universes Within version of Marvel's Spider-Man. It was released on September 23, 2025.
Description
Through the Omenpaths sets, introduced in 2025, are Universes Within versions of Universes Beyond sets that otherwise wouldn't be coming to digital Magic platforms.[2] These digital cards will be mechanically identical to their Universes Beyond tabletop counterparts but with unique creative treatments, different art, and different names. There won't be Through the Omenpaths sets mirroring every Universes Beyond set, only the ones that will not be coming to digital platforms (because of digital licensing issues, for example). This allows formats to remain mechanically at parity with one another.
Bonus sheet
The set features an additional Through the Omenpaths bonus sheet. These cards feature the set code OMB and a distorted Omenpath expansion symbol. These correspond to the Marvel's Spider-Man bonus sheet cards, but all use in-universe art (most of which is reused from previous printings).
Legality on Arena
- Through the Omenpaths 1 (OM1) is legal in all formats on MTG Arena.[3]
- The Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) is a Brawl-, Timeless-, and Historic-legal set, and individual cards are also legal where already available in other formats.
- Through the Omenpaths Limited Boosters contain cards from OM1 and OMB. These cards are playable in Through the Omenpaths Draft and Sealed when opened from Limited Boosters.
Modifications
Compared to Marvel's Spider-Man, Through the Omenpaths 1 features the following modifications.
Flavor
All cards receive new art, many depicting various existing Magic planes.[4] Most cards receive new names that are either setting-agnostic or explicitly refer to Magic settings. Most Flavor words are removed. Legendary creature cards are changed to depict new in-universe characters from various settings.
To contextualize the high volume of Human Spiders in the set, the set features several team-up legends similar to those seen in March of the Machine, depicting human characters allied with spiders. The flavor of Scions of the Ur-Spider suggests that these pairings may be orchestrated by the Ur-Spider, a previously unseen character akin to the Ur-Dragon and Arahbo.
While most cards depict all-new characters, a few cards depict established characters. Hex of Undeath depicts Liliana Vess and Quint's Insight depicts Quintorius Kand. Fire-Brained Scheme is of particular note, as it depicts Chandra Nalaar and Koth in a recognizable moment during the story of March of the Machine, just before the Story Spotlight Coming In Hot. The House Grows Hungry also depicts a moment from the story which did not have a card: the House's consumption of Duskmourn's suns, which was detailed in the Duskmourn: House of Horror side story "Dead End".
Omenpath Flavoring Project
When the set was published, none of its cards had flavor text. Ian Duke would later confirm on the official Discord that the designers were not able to give the set flavor text. As a response, the Vorthos community on Reddit organized a project to assign flavor text to each of the cards in the set whose SPM equivalent had it, headed by the user u/-TvT-.[5] Users wrote original flavor text submissions, which were judged based on certain guidelines, such as resonance with existing lore. The winning candidates were archived, and can be found here.
The project was met with a positive reaction from the community. Writing for Hipsters of the Coast, Ryan Carroll described the project as an admirable creative success, especially considering the absence of supplementary material to contextualize the cards.[6]
Themes and mechanics
Although Harness remains unchanged, the infinity ability is renamed Origin and does not use the 
symbol.[7] The web-slinging mechanic is renamed to Enweb, but Mayhem is kept the same.[3]
Card types
The set marks the first in-universe use of the Symbiote type. Magic's symbiotes are thorny, amorphous creatures of unknown origin. Like their Marvel counterparts, they can latch onto other creatures, transforming them into monstrous and powerful forms.
For Universes Within, the Infinity subtype is renamed to Terminus.[3]
Cards
List of cards with identical names and rules text
List of cards with reimagined names or rules text
Notable cards
- Fleem, Goben's Creation, this set's equivalent of Green Goblin, was latched onto as a meme by some community members.[22][23] Jokes centered on the idea of turning Fleem into the game's mascot, with favorable comparisons being made to Loot.[24] In a quick reaction, Wizards of the Coast made available as a purchasable Avatar, sleeve and emote sticker.[25]
- The art of Supportive Parents differs between Magic Online and Magic Arena, with the former showing one of the parents as a merfolk, and the latter showing both parents as humans.[26]
Gallery
Card differences
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Supportive Parents Magic Online version -
Supportive Parents Magic Arena version -
![The initial release version of The Terminus of Return from Magic Online with "Stone Terminus".[27]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/OM1_The_Terminus_of_Return_pre-patch.png/88px-OM1_The_Terminus_of_Return_pre-patch.png)
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The corrected version from October 8th onewards.
![The initial release version of The Terminus of Return from Magic Online with "Stone Terminus".[27]](/page/File:OM1_The_Terminus_of_Return_pre-patch.png)
Arena avatars
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![The Sliver Gravemother avatar was part of the mastery pass for Through the Omenpaths 1.[28]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Sliver_Gravemother_MTGA_avatar_OM1.png/90px-Sliver_Gravemother_MTGA_avatar_OM1.png)
The Sliver Gravemother avatar was part of the mastery pass for Through the Omenpaths 1.[28] -
![Fleem avatar was awarded to players who met the criteria before September 30, 2025.[29]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Fleem_MTGA_avatar_OM1.png/120px-Fleem_MTGA_avatar_OM1.png)
![The Sliver Gravemother avatar was part of the mastery pass for Through the Omenpaths 1.[28]](/page/File:Sliver_Gravemother_MTGA_avatar_OM1.png){kind=avatar}
![Fleem avatar was awarded to players who met the criteria before September 30, 2025.[29]](/page/File:Fleem_MTGA_avatar_OM1.png){kind=avatar}
Magic Online avatars
![Nia avatar (new accounts created September 23-November 18, 2025).[30]](/page/File:Nia_Fabled_Skyclimber_MTGO_avatar_OM1.jpg){kind=avatar}
![Kivni avatar (5+ prestige points).[30]](/page/File:Kivni_Orb_Weaver_MTGO_avatar_OM1.jpg){kind=avatar}
![Wrench avatar (20+ prestige points).[30]](/page/File:Wrench_Speedway_Saboteur_Skyclimber_MTGO_avatar_OM1.jpg){kind=avatar}
![Lazlo avatar (40+ prestige points).[30]](/page/File:Lazlo_Enthusiastic_Accuser_Skyclimber_MTGO_avatar_OM1.jpg){kind=avatar}
![Fleem avatar (win 1+ games in Preview League September 26-eptember 30, 2025).[31]](/page/File:Fleem_MTGO_avatar_OM1.jpg){kind=avatar}
![Goben avatar (purchase the Vintage Cube Draft Bundle or Vintage Cube Holiday Bundle).[32]](/page/File:Goben_MTGO_avatar_OM1.jpg){kind=avatar}
References
- ↑ John Schork (August 25, 2025). "MTG Arena Announcements – August 25, 2025". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (April 21, 2025). "Through the Omenpaths and Digital Universes Beyond Updates". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Eric Levine (September 15, 2025). "Through the Omenpaths Release FAQ". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Natalie Kreider; Harless Snyder and Hilary S. Thompson (September 16, 2025). "The Magic Story Podcast | Meet the Multiverse — Exploring the Planes (Video)". Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.
- ↑ u/-TvT- (November 21, 2025). "The Lost Through the Omenpaths Flavor Texts". Reddit.
- ↑ Ryan Carroll (October 9, 2025). "A Story Halfway Told: On the Through the Omenpaths Flavoring Project". Hipsters of the Coast.
- ↑ John Schork (September 1, 2025). "MTG Arena Announcements – September 1, 2025". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ The Magic Online Team (September 16, 2025). "Through the Omenpaths on MTGO". MTGO.com.
- ↑ Mariah Tekulve. "Thanks. This is Eldraine!". Bluesky.
- ↑ Donny Caltrider (September 12, 2025). "Strength of Will by @rhondalibbey.bsky.social". Bluesky.
- ↑ Julian Kok (September 9, 2025). "It’s a Bloomburrow settings.". Bluesky.
- ↑ Julia Metzger (September 9, 2025). "nope! I got no fixed plane for this one, and got to design it any way I wanted :D". Bluesky.
- ↑ Elizabeth Peiró (September 11, 2025). "Basil, Cabaretti Loudmouth". Bluesky.
- ↑ Andrew Mar (September 9, 2025). "Called for a Valgavoth cultist swarmed with moths and webs". Bluesky.
- ↑ Matheus Graef (September 9, 2025). "MY FIRST MAGIC THE GATHERING CARD WAS REVEALED!". Bluesky.
- ↑ Nicholas Gregory (September 12, 2025). "FLEEM!!!". Comment. Instagram.
- ↑ Julia Metzger (September 10, 2025). "No fixed plane for this one :)". Bluesky.
- ↑ Julian Kok (September 11, 2025). "Another art for Magic: The Gathering - Through the Omenpath.". Bluesky.
- ↑ Andrew Mar (September 12, 2025). "King of the Coldblood Curse". Bluesky.
- ↑ Andrew Mar (September 11, 2025). "Ikoria!". Bluesky.
- ↑ João Fiuza (Inkognit) (September 12, 2025). "Demera , Soul of a spider"
- ↑ u/the_mainpirate (September 9, 2025). "we should absolutely make this guy popular". Reddit.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 10, 2025). "Hi Mark, were you expecting (or are you even aware of) Fleem's huge break-out popularity?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Matt Bassil (September 11, 2025). "MTG fans want to replace the game's mascot with a goblin called 'Fleem'". Wargamer.
- ↑ CrossXhunteR (September 19, 2025). "Don't Let Your Fleems Be Dreams (Fleem cosmetics coming to Arena — Fleem Avatar, Sleeve, & Sticker)". Reddit.
- ↑ Magic Data Science (Oktober 5, 2025). "Wait -- apparently there are two different illustrations for Supportive Parents in OM1?". Bluesky.
- ↑ The Magic Online team (October 7, 2025). "Magic Online Weekly Announcements, October 7, 2025". MTGO.com.
- ↑ Through the Omenpaths Mastery Details. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast (September 2, 2025).
- ↑ MTG Arena Announcements – September 22, 2025. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast (September 22, 2025).
- ↑ a b c d The Magic Online Team (September 16, 2025). "Through the Omenpaths on MTGO". MTGO.com.
- ↑ The Magic Online Team (September 26, 2025). "Through the Omenpaths Vintage Cube Update". MTGO.com.
- ↑ The Magic Online Team (September 30, 2025). "Magic Online Weekly Announcements, September 30, 2025". MTGO.com.