Secret Lair
Secret Lair is a “sub-brand” of Magic: The Gathering that groups existing cards into small collectible pseudo-sets called "drops", with strange themes and wild new art styles.[1][2] The name was inspired by the un-card R&D’s Secret Lair.[3]
Description
The Secret Lair Series is Wizard of the Coast's first full foray into selling single reprints directly to players.
The first Secret Lair series all consisted of alternate art reprints. Wizards of the Coast was trying to work with artists they usually didn't: street artists, comic book artists, album cover designers, etc. Alternately, they used traditional Magic artists working with very non-traditional art briefs. In some later series, original art was used in combination with alternate card frames.
With the The Walking Dead series, the premise of only reprints with alternate art was abandoned. Mark Heggen revealed that R&D views the Secret Lair platform as a product-testing grounds platform that lets them try things they can't do in normal products. He acknowledged that it had been art up to 2020, but that they had broadened the concept to speak to audiences of different sizes.[4] If they identify a small group that would be thrilled by a specific product, this could cater to them: "like the game of Magic the Secret Lair will always try new things and evolve - the first year focused on art which is the low hanging fruit" and "as we have new ideas and want to try new things to make the game joyful for more people, Secret Lair is the place to do that experimentation".
Even though the reaction among the fans was very negative, the Walking Dead was the best-selling drop, luring buyers from outside of the Magic world. This prompted the company to keep on experimenting in this realm[5] and creating the Universes Beyond product line. The 2019 Secret Lair team was awarded a Heroes of the Realm card: Keeper of the Secret Lair.
Drop Series
All cards in the print-to-demand Secret Lair Drop Series have a rare or mythic rare shooting star expansion symbol. The tokens have a common expansion symbol. The Secret Lair Drop Series are in English only.
Each "drop" contains between three and seven cards and/or tokens in a customized collector box, costing either $29.99, $39.99, or $49.99 depending on the drop – some of which use premium foil cards as well. Additionally, the "drops" can contain digital product redemption codes for MTG Arena or MTG Online for various online products to be used on their respective platform. The drops are only available for purchase from the Wizards of the Coast webshop secretlair.wizards.com. In the first year, each drop usually only lasted for 24 hours (though there were some exceptions). "Superdrops" were introduced as multi-day sales that include multiple different drops that can be purchased individually or as part of a bundle.[6] Additional information on the contents of each Secret Lair Drop can be found on the webshop secretlair.wizards.com. In the second year, Wizards of the Coast focused more on superdrops, with solitary drops still possible for special occasions.[5]
Original cards
While originally featuring reprint cards, a few Secret Lair Drops instead introduced brand new cards created just for the drop, starting with The Walking Dead drop and continuing with other Universes Beyond releases. These cards are legal in eternal formats. In June 2021, it was announced that for upcoming Universes Beyond Secret Lairs, Wizards of the Coast plans to create and print in-canon versions of mechanically unique Universes Beyond cards, about six months after release. The new versions will be set in Magic 's Multiverse[7] and will be available on The List. The non-canon cards and the canon cards are considered equivalent game pieces, meaning you can only play four copies (or one copy) of either the Magic version or Universes Beyond version in your deck.
Packaging
Originally, each was packaged in a black box. Starting with the All-Natural Superdrop, the packaging for all Secret Lair drops was reduced to less than half the original volume, being made from all-recyclable paper (except the plastic card wraps), and containing 91% less plastic by volume. The April 2022 Superdrop introduced even smaller envelope packaging for regular, using less material and is lighter in weight, thereby creating less waste and making distribution more sustainable.[8] Going forward, the slim black box packaging will be restricted to most cobranded Secret Lair drops (e.g., Street Fighter), and most philanthropic drops (e.g., Extra Life 2021).
Drop list
| # | Drop | Card numbers | Release date | Price (non-foil) |
Price (foil) |
MTGA Sleeves |
MTGO Cards |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitterblossom Dreams | 012 - 016 | 2019-12-03 | $29.99 | Y | Non-Foil | MTGO Avatar x4 | |
| 2 | Eldraine Wonderland | 001 - 005 | 2019-12-04 | $29.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 3 | Restless in Peace | 006 - 008 | 2019-12-05 | $29.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 4 | Seeing Visions | 029 - 032 | 2019-12-06 | $29.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 5 | <explosion sounds> | 017 - 021 | 2019-12-07 | $29.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 6 | Kaleidoscope Killers | 009 - 011 | 2019-12-08 | $39.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 7 | OMG KITTIES! | 022 - 028 | 2019-12-09 | $39.99 | Y | Non-Foil | MTGA Avatar x2 | |
| 8 | Year of the Rat | 033 - 036 | 2020-01-27 | $39.99 | Y | |||
| 9 | Theros Stargazing, Volume I | 068 - 070 | 2020-02-14 | $39.99 | Y | |||
| 10 | Theros Stargazing, Volume II | 071 - 073 | 2020-02-14 | $39.99 | Y | |||
| 11 | Theros Stargazing, Volume III | 074 - 076 | 2020-02-14 | $39.99 | Y | |||
| 12 | Theros Stargazing, Volume IV | 077 - 079 | 2020-02-14 | $39.99 | Y | |||
| 13 | Theros Stargazing, Volume V | 080 - 082 | 2020-02-14 | $39.99 | Y | |||
| 14 | International Women's Day | 051 - 055 | 2020-03-08 | $49.99 | Y | |||
| 15 | Thalia - Beyond the Helvault | 037 - 040 | 2020-03-12 | $29.99 | Y | MTGA Card Styles | ||
| 16 | April Fools | 060 - 062† | 2020-09-11 | N/A‡ | ||||
| 17 | The Godzilla Lands | 063 - 067 | 2020-05-07 | $29.99 | Y | |||
| 18 | Full Sleeves: The Tattoo Pack | 041 - 045 | 2020-06-01 | $29.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 19 | Can You Feel with a Heart of Steel? | 056 - 058 | 2020-06-02 | $39.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 20 | The Path Not Traveled | 087 - 090 | 2020-06-03 | $39.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 21 | Mountain, Go | 083 - 086 | 2020-06-04 | $29.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 22 | Ornithological Studies | 091 - 095 | 2020-06-05 | $29.99 | Y | Non-Foil | ||
| 23 | Prime Slime | 133 - 137 | 2020-08-19 | $29.99 | ||||
| 24 | Every Dog Has Its Day | 096 - 099 | 2020-08-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | Foil / Non-Foil | |
| 25 | Happy Yargle Day! | 110 - 114 | 2020-09-03 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Foil / Non-Foil | ||
| 26 | Showcase: Zendikar Revisited | 154 - 158 | 2020-09-25 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 27 | The Walking Dead | 143 - 153 | 2020-10-04 | $49.99 | Non-Foil | |||
| 28 | Extra Life 2020 | 164 - 167 | 2020-11-06 | $59.99 | Y | Foil | ||
| 29 | Artist Series: Seb McKinnon | 119 - 122 | 2020-11-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | Foil / Non-Foil | |
| 30 | Happy Little Gathering | 100 - 109 | 2020-11-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Foil / Non-Foil | MTGA Non-Foil | |
| 31 | Hope You Like Squirrels | 195 - 200 | 2020-11-30 | $39.99 | Y | Foil | ||
| 32 | A Box of Rocks | 201 - 205 | 2020-11-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Foil / Non-Foil | ||
| 33 | Party Hard, Shred Harder | 138 - 142 | 2020-11-30 | $29.99 | Non-Foil | |||
| 34 | Faerie, Faerie, Faerie Rad | 115 - 118 | 2021-02-12 | $39.99 | ||||
| 35 | The Unfathomable Crushing Brutality of Basic Lands | 239 - 243 | 2021-02-12 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 36 | Valentine's Day 2021 | 214 - 219 | 2021-02-12 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 37 | Showcase: Kaldheim – Part 1 | 220 - 222 | 2021-02-12 | $24.99 | $34.99 | |||
| 38 | Showcase: Kaldheim – Part 2 | 223 - 225 | 2021-02-12 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 39 | Black is Magic | 244 - 250 | 2021-02-22 | $39.99 | $49.99 | |||
| 40 | Our Show Is On Friday, Can You Make It? | 185 - 189 | 2021-04-26 | $29.99 | ||||
| 41 | The Full-Text Lands | 254 - 258 | 2021-04-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 42 | Showcase: Strixhaven | 268 - 273 | 2021-04-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 43 | Culture Shocks: Bant | 123, 127, 132 | 2021-04-26 | $29.99 | ||||
| 44 | Culture Shocks: Esper | 123 - 124, 128 | 2021-04-26 | $29.99 | ||||
| 45 | Culture Shocks: Grixis | 124 - 125, 129 | 2021-04-26 | $29.99 | ||||
| 46 | Culture Shocks: Jund | 125 - 126, 130 | 2021-04-26 | $29.99 | ||||
| 47 | Culture Shocks: Naya | 126 - 127, 131 | 2021-04-26 | $29.99 | ||||
| 48 | Saturday Morning D&D | 310 - 315 | 2021-06-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 49 | Artist Series: Mark Poole | 173 - 178 | 2021-06-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 50 | Special Guest: Fiona Staples | 190 - 194 | 2021-06-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 51 | Special Guest: Jen Bartel | 282 - 285 | 2021-06-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 52 | Phyrexian Praetors: Compleat Edition | 209 - 213 | 2021-06-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 53 | Mother's Day 2021 | 296 - 299 | 2021-06-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 54 | Dan Frazier is Back: The Allied Signets | 286 - 290 | 2021-06-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 55 | Dan Frazier is Back: The Enemy Signets | 291 - 295 | 2021-06-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 56 | Kamigawa Ink | 259 - 263 | 2021-08-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 57 | Artist Series: Johannes Voss | 278 - 281 | 2021-08-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 58 | Artist Series: Thomas Baxa | 274 - 277 | 2021-08-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 59 | Math is for Blockers | 234 - 238 | 2021-08-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 60 | Teferi's Time Trouble | 251 - 253 | 2021-08-24 | $29.99 | ||||
| 61 | Stranger Things | 340 - 348 | 2021-10-18 | $39.99 | $49.99 | |||
| 62 | Mirrodinsanity | 300 - 304 | 2021-10-18 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 63 | Monster Anatomy 101 | 316 - 320 | 2021-10-18 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 64 | Monster Movie Marathon | 321 - 324 | 2021-10-18 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 65 | Read the Fine Print | 159 - 163 | 2021-10-18 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 66 | Showcase: Midnight Hunt | 349 - 358 | 2021-10-18 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 67 | Thrilling Tales of the Undead | 231 - 233 | 2021-10-18 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 68 | Purrfection | 369 - 372 | 2021-10-22 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 69 | Extra Life 2021 | 373 - 378 | 2021-11-05 | $39.99 | $49.99 | |||
| 70 | MSCHF | 364 - 368 | 2021-11-20 | $39.99 | ||||
| 71 | Arcane | 477 - 483 | 2021-11-29 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 72 | Arcane: Lands | 484 - 488 | 2021-11-29 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 73 | Welcome to Castle Dracula | 206 - 208 | 2021-11-29 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 74 | The Dracula Lands | 359 - 363 | 2021-11-29 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 75 | Fblthp: Completely, Utterly, Totally Lost | 226 - 230 | 2021-11-29 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 76 | Crocodile Jackson's Monstrous Menagerie | 305 - 309 | 2021-11-29 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 77 | Far Out, Man | 330 - 334 | 2021-11-29 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 78 | PixelSnowLands.jpg | 325 - 329 | 2021-11-29 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 79 | Heads I Win, Tails You Lose | 379 - 383 | 2021-11-29 | $99.99 | Y | |||
| 80-91 | The Astrology Lands | 384 - 395 | 2022-01-04 | $24.99 | $34.99 | |||
| 92 | Street Fighter | 428 - 435 | 2022-02-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 93 | Introducing: Kaito Shizuki | 410 - 414 | 2022-02-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 94 | Kamigawa: The Manga: The Cards | 1020 - 1024 | 2022-02-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 95 | Li’l Walkers | 396 - 400 | 2022-02-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 96 | Pictures of the Floating World | 436 - 440 | 2022-02-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 97 | Shades Not Included | 415 - 419 | 2022-02-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 98 | Showcase: Neon Dynasty | 424 - 427 | 2022-02-17 | $49.99 | Y | |||
| 99 | Special Guest: Yuko Shimizu | 420 - 423 | 2022-02-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 100 | Showcase: Streets of New Capenna Gilded Foil Edition | 453 - 455 | 2022-04-11 | $49.99 | Y | |||
| 101 | Special Guest: Matt Jukes | 456 - 460 | 2022-04-11 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 102 | Artist Series: Magali Villeneuve | 473 - 476 | 2022-04-11 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 103 | Artist Series: Sidharth Chaturvedi | 465 - 468 | 2022-04-11 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 104 | Artist Series: Wayne Reynolds | 461 - 464 | 2022-04-11 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 105 | Finally! Left-Handed Magic Cards | 9995 - 9999 | 2022-04-11 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 106 | Just Some Totally Normal Guys | 1075 - 1078 | 2022-04-11 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 107 | Pride Across the Multiverse | 1005 - 1012 | 2022-05-04 | $39.99 | $49.99 | Y | ||
| 108 | Here Be Dragons | 1012 - 1018 @ | 2022-06-13 | $125.-- | Deck box, Sleeves, and life counter | |||
| 109 | The Tokyo Lands | 046 - 050 | 2022-06-13 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 110 | Special Guest: Kelogsloops | 406 - 409 | 2022-06-13 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 111 | Artist Series: Livia Prima | 489 - 492 | 2022-06-13 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 112 | Artist Series: Chris Rahn | 493 - 496 | 2022-06-13 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 113 | Rule the Room | 497 - 500 | 2022-06-13 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 114 | Artist Series: Volkan Baga | 1001 - 1004 | 2022-06-13 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 115 | Fortnite | 441 - 447 | 2022-07-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 116 | Fortnite: Landmarks and Locations | 448 - 452 | 2022-07-21 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 117 | Li'l Giri Saves the Day | 401 - 405 | 2022-08-11 | $39.99 | ||||
| 118 | Artist Series: Victor Adame Minguez | 1044 - 1047 | 2022-08-22 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 119 | Imaginary Friends | 1048 - 1051 | 2022-08-22 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 120 | Dan Frazier Is Back Again: The Allied Talismans | 1052 - 1056 | 2022-08-22 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 121 | Dan Frazier Is Back Again: The Enemy Talismans | 1057 - 1061 | 2022-08-22 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 122 | In Memoriam: Jaya Ballard | 1062 - 1066 | 2022-08-22 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 123 | Showcase: Dominaria United | 1067 - 1071 | 2022-08-22 | $49.99 | ||||
| 124 | Artist Series: Nils Hamm | 1093 - 1096 | 2022-08-22 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 125 | Li’l’ler Walkers | 1140 - 1144 | 2022-10-01 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 126 | Totally Spaced Out | 469 - 472 | 2022-10-17 | $49.99 | Y | |||
| 127 | Warhammer 40,000: Orks | 1025 - 1029 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 128 | Warhammer Age of Sigmar | 1030 - 1034 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 129 | Blood Bowl | 1035 - 1040 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 130 | The Weirdest Pets in the Multiverse | 1097 - 1101 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 131 | The Space Beyond the Stars | 1102 - 1105 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 132 | If Looks Could Kill | 1106 - 1109 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 133 | Special Guest: Yoji Shinkawa | 1110 - 1113 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 134 | Special Guest: Junji Ito | 1114 - 1117 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Y | ||
| 135 | Post Malone: Backstage Pass | 1186 - 1189 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 136 | Post Malone: The Lands | 1190 - 1194 | 2022-10-17 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 137 | Extra Life 2022 | 1145 - 1150 | 2022-11-04 | $39.99 | $49.99 | Y | ||
| 138 | Look at the Kitties | 1182 - 1185 | 2022-11-17 | # | # | |||
| 139 | Time Trouble Two | 1041 - 1043 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 140 | Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron | 1079 - 1081 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 141 | Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | 1082 - 1087 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 142 | Transformers: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall | 1088 - 1092 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 143 | Just Add Milk | 1122 - 1124 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 144 | Special Guest: Kozyndan - Another Story | 1125 - 1129 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 145 | Special Guest: Kozyndan - The Lands | 1130 - 1134 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 146 | Welcome to the Fungal | 1135 - 1139 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 147 | Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot | 1151 - 1154 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 148 | Wizards of the Street | 1164 - 1167 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 149 | The Art of Frank Frazetta | 1168 - 1172 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 150 | The Meaning of Life, Maybe | 1177 - 1181 | 2022-12-05 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 151 | Phyrexian Faves | 1203 - 1207 | 2023-01-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 152 | Showcase: All Will Be One | 1213 - 1217 | 2023-01-30 | $49.99 | ||||
| 153 | Draw Your Hand! | 1218 - 1221 | 2023-01-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 154 | Ssssssnakessssss | 1222 - 1226 | 2023-01-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 155 | The '90s Binder Experience | 1227 - 1231 | 2023-01-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 156 | City Styles | 1232 - 1236 | 2023-01-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 157 | Artist Series: Sam Burley | 1247 - 1250 | 2023-01-30 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 158 | Legendary Flyers (Not That Kind) | 1195 - 1198 | 2023-03-09 | # | # | |||
| 159 | D&D: Honor Among Thieves | 1237 - 1242 | 2023-03-28 | $44.99 | $64.99 | |||
| 160 | Artist Series: Rebecca Guay | 1251 - 1254 | 2023-04-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 161 | Showcase: March of the Machine, Vol. 1 | 1262 - 1266 | 2023-04-24 | $49.99 | ||||
| 162 | Showcase: March of the Machine, Vol. 2 | 1267 - 1271 | 2023-04-24 | $49.99 | ||||
| 163 | Showcase: March of the Machine, Vol. 3 | 1272 - 1276 | 2023-04-24 | $49.99 | ||||
| 164 | Cool Ocean Breeze | 1277 - 1280 | 2023-04-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 165 | Nature is Adorable | 1281 - 1284 | 2023-04-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 166 | Artist Series: Randy Vargas | 1285 - 1288 | 2023-04-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 167 | Artist Series: Alayna Danner | 1289 - 1292 | 2023-04-24 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 168 | From Cute to Brute | 1155 - 1159, 1208 - 1212 |
2023-05-08 | $149.99 | Commander Series Display commanders numbered separately. | |||
| 169 | The Stars Gaze Back | 1255 - 1258 | 2023-06-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 170 | More Adventures in Middle-earth | 1293 - 1296 | 2023-06-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 171 | Death Is Temporary, Metal Is Forever | 1297 - 1301 | 2023-06-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 172 | Artist Series: Ryan Alexander Lee | 1302 - 1306 | 2023-06-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 173 | Goblin & Squabblin' | 1311 - 1315 | 2023-06-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 174 | Featuring: the Mountain Goats | 1358 - 1367 | 2023-06-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 175 | Bad to the Bones | 1404 - 1408 | 2023-06-26 | $29.99 | $39.99 | |||
| 168 - 172 | ||||||||
| 179 - 184 | ||||||||
| 264 - 267 | ||||||||
| 335 - 339 |
^† As of June 22, 2020, card 059 is removed from the set and won't be printed.[9]
^‡ Small numbers of the set were allocated to all WPN locations in September, 2020, to be used at their discretion.[10]
^@ Due to editing confusion there seem to be two cards numbered 1012, and none numbered 1019.[11][12][13]
^# Only available as part of a Festival in a Box or at MagicCons.
Artist Series
The Artist Series is a sub-series of drops for which a famous artist is allowed to choose four Magic cards they want to illustrate. They get "carte blanche"; total freedom to do what they want.[14] Artists who have received such a series include:
- 2020 — Seb McKinnon
- 2021 — Mark Poole, Johannes Voss[5], Thomas M. Baxa, Magali Villeneuve
- 2022 — Sidharth Chaturvedi, Wayne Reynolds, Chris Rahn, Volkan Baga, Livia Prima, Victor Adame Minguez, Nils Hamm, Aleksi Briclot
- 2023 — Sam Burley[15], Alayna Danner, Randy Vargas, Rebecca Guay
- To be released — Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio[5]
Expected drops
- Several UB drops connected to The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth.
- A drop focused on Dinosaurs.[5]
- A UB drop connected to the Doctor Who product.
Bonus cards
Each drop is delivered with a bonus card in the package. The chosen card may vary, but each drop only comes with a certain selection of cards. This usually has a theme connected to that specific drop.
These cards include a.o.:
- Stained-glass planeswalkers — the 36 War of the Spark planeswalkers, featuring the stained-glass artwork first seen in the War of the Spark teaser.
- Jumpstart lands — foil versions of the thematic basic lands from Jumpstart.
- Blueprint cards — artifacts and lands featuring design plans or other technical drawings by Cosmin Podar. These appear about 1:8 times.
- Mirrored cards — cards printed in reverse. These have their original expansion code and collector number, but have an extra stamped golden serial number. These are extremely rare chase cards.
- Extended art Slivers — extended art versions of Sliver cards that haven't had that treatment before.
- Sketch cards — Sketch versions of cards in the Artist Series.
| SLD # | Type | Bonus card | Variant | Exclusive to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Stained-glass | Karn, the Great Creator | |||
| 502 | Stained-glass | Ugin, the Ineffable | |||
| 503 | Stained-glass | Gideon Blackblade | |||
| 504 | Stained-glass | Teyo, the Shieldmage | |||
| 505 | Stained-glass | The Wanderer | |||
| 506 | Stained-glass | Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | |||
| 507 | Stained-glass | Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor | |||
| 508 | Stained-glass | Narset, Parter of Veils | |||
| 509 | Stained-glass | Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage | |||
| 510 | Stained-glass | Liliana, Dreadhorde General | |||
| 511 | Stained-glass | Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted | |||
| 512 | Stained-glass | Chandra, Fire Artisan | |||
| 513 | Stained-glass | Jaya, venerated Firemage | |||
| 514 | Stained-glass | Sarkhan the Masterless | |||
| 515 | Stained-glass | Tibalt, Rakish Instigator | |||
| 516 | Stained-glass | Arlinn, Voice of the Pack | |||
| 517 | Stained-glass | Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter | |||
| 518 | Stained-glass | Nissa, Who Shakes the World | |||
| 519 | Stained-glass | Vivien, Champion of the Wilds | |||
| 520 | Stained-glass | Ajani, the Greathearted | |||
| 521 | Stained-glass | Domri, Anarch of Bolas | |||
| 522 | Stained-glass | Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God | |||
| 523 | Stained-glass | Ral, Storm Conduit | |||
| 524 | Stained-glass | Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord | |||
| 525 | Stained-glass | Tamiyo, Collector of Tales | |||
| 526 | Stained-glass | Teferi, Time Raveler | |||
| 527 | Stained-glass | Angrath, Captain of Chaos | |||
| 528 | Stained-glass | Ashiok, Dream Render | |||
| 529 | Stained-glass | Dovin, Hand of Control | |||
| 530 | Stained-glass | Huatli, the Sun's Heart | |||
| 531 | Stained-glass | Kaya, Bane of the Dead | |||
| 532 | Stained-glass | Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner | |||
| 533 | Stained-glass | Nahiri, Storm of Stone | |||
| 534 | Stained-glass | Saheeli, Sublime Artificer | |||
| 535 | Stained-glass | Samut, Tyrant Smasher | |||
| 536 | Stained-glass | Vraska, Swarm's Eminence | |||
| 537 | White-bordered | Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded | |||
| 538 | Alternate art | Evolving Wilds | Bob Ross | Happy Little Gathering | |
| 539 | Sketch version | Swamp | Seb McKinnon | Artist Series: Seb McKinnon[16] | |
| 540 | Foil Jumpstart | Plains | Legion | ||
| 541 | Foil Jumpstart | Plains | Doctor | ||
| 542 | Foil Jumpstart | Plains | Angels | ||
| 543 | Foil Jumpstart | Plains | Unicorns | ||
| 544 | Foil Jumpstart | Plains | Enchanted | ||
| 545 | Foil Jumpstart | Plains | Heavily Armored | ||
| 546 | Foil Jumpstart | Plains | Feathered Friends | ||
| 547 | Foil Jumpstart | Plains | Dogs | ||
| 548 | Foil Jumpstart | Island | Under the Sea | ||
| 549 | Foil Jumpstart | Island | Wizards | ||
| 550 | Foil Jumpstart | Island | Above the Clouds | ||
| 551 | Foil Jumpstart | Island | Archaeology | ||
| 552 | Foil Jumpstart | Island | Mill | ||
| 553 | Foil Jumpstart | Island | Spirits | ||
| 554 | Foil Jumpstart | Island | Pirates | ||
| 555 | Foil Jumpstart | Island | Well Read | ||
| 556 | Foil Jumpstart | Swamp | Minions | ||
| 557 | Foil Jumpstart | Swamp | Discarding | ||
| 558 | Foil Jumpstart | Swamp | Reanimated | ||
| 559 | Foil Jumpstart | Swamp | Rogues | ||
| 560 | Foil Jumpstart | Swamp | Phyrexian | ||
| 561 | Foil Jumpstart | Swamp | Witchcraft | ||
| 562 | Foil Jumpstart | Swamp | Vampires | ||
| 563 | Foil Jumpstart | Swamp | Spooky | ||
| 564 | Foil Jumpstart | Mountain | Dragons | ||
| 565 | Foil Jumpstart | Mountain | Develish | ||
| 566 | Foil Jumpstart | Mountain | Seismic | ||
| 567 | Foil Jumpstart | Mountain | Goblins | ||
| 568 | Foil Jumpstart | Mountain | Spellcasting | ||
| 569 | Foil Jumpstart | Mountain | Smashing | ||
| 570 | Foil Jumpstart | Mountain | Lightning | ||
| 571 | Foil Jumpstart | Mountain | Minotaurs | ||
| 572 | Foil Jumpstart | Forest | Tree Hugging | ||
| 573 | Foil Jumpstart | Forest | Lands | ||
| 574 | Foil Jumpstart | Forest | Plus One | ||
| 575 | Foil Jumpstart | Forest | Dinosaurs | ||
| 576 | Foil Jumpstart | Forest | Cats | ||
| 577 | Foil Jumpstart | Forest | Walls | ||
| 578 | Foil Jumpstart | Forest | Predatory | ||
| 579 | Foil Jumpstart | Forest | Elves | ||
| 580 | |||||
| 581 | Mechanically unique | Lucille | The Walking Dead | ||
| 582 | Sketch version | Brainstorm | Artist Series: Mark Poole | ||
| 583 | Alternate art | Fblthp, the Lost | Fblthp: Completely, Utterly, Totally Lost | ||
| 584 | Alternate art | Wrexial, the Risen Deep | Math is for Blockers | ||
| 585 | Full-text | Terramorphic Expanse | The Full-text Lands | ||
| 586 | |||||
| 587 | Sketch version | Spellskite | Artist Series: Thomas Baxa | ||
| 588 | Sketch version | Sphere of Safety | Artist Series: Johannes Voss | ||
| 589 | Alternate art | Arcane Signet | Dan Frazier is Back | Retro frame | |
| 590 | Alternate art | Lurking Crocodile | Crocodile Jackson's Monstrous Menagerie | ||
| 591 | Alternate art | Crash Through | Saturday Morning D&D | Depicts Uni, the Unicorn. | |
| 592 | |||||
| 593 | Alternate art | Persistent Petitioners | Milne | ||
| 594 | |||||
| 595 | Alternate art | Persistent Petitioners | Lee | ||
| 596 | Alternate art | Persistent Petitioners | CROM[17] | ||
| 597 | Alternate art | Persistent Petitioners | Death Burger[18] | ||
| 598 | Alternate art | Persistent Petitioners | Ruan | ||
| 599 | Alternate art | Persistent Petitioners | Dara | ||
| 600 | |||||
| 601 | |||||
| 602 | |||||
| 603 | Blueprint | Eldrazi Monument | |||
| 604 | Blueprint | Ornithopter | |||
| 605 | Blueprint | Panharmonicon | |||
| 606 | Blueprint | Swiftfoot Boots | |||
| 607 | Blueprint | Rogue's Passage | |||
| 608 | Alternate art | Darksteel Citadel | Mirrodinsanity | ||
| 609 | Mechanically unique | Hawkins National Laboratory / The Upside Down | Stranger Things | ||
| 610 | Extended art | Bonescythe Sliver | |||
| 611 | Extended art | Constricting Sliver | |||
| 612 | Extended art | Essence Sliver | |||
| 613 | Extended art | Pulmonic Sliver | |||
| 614 | |||||
| 615 | Extended art | Sidewinder Sliver | |||
| 616 | |||||
| 617 | Extended art | Ward Sliver | |||
| 618 | Extended art | Diffusion Sliver | |||
| 619 | Extended art | Galerider Sliver | |||
| 620 | Extended art | Mesmeric Sliver | |||
| 621 | Extended art | Psionic Sliver | |||
| 622 | Extended art | Screeching Sliver | |||
| 623 | Extended art | Scuttling Sliver | |||
| 624 | Extended art | Shadow Sliver | |||
| 625 | |||||
| 626 | Extended art | Synapse Sliver | |||
| 627 | Extended art | Telekinetic Sliver | |||
| 628 | Extended art | Winged Sliver | |||
| 629 | Extended art | Basal Sliver | |||
| 630 | |||||
| 631 | Extended art | Dregscape Sliver | |||
| 632 | Extended art | Leeching Sliver | |||
| 633 | Extended art | Plague Sliver | |||
| 634 | Extended art | Syphon Sliver | |||
| 635 | Extended art | Toxin Sliver | Also available in Step-and-compleat foil. | ||
| 636 | Extended art | Belligerent Sliver | |||
| 637 | Extended art | Blur Sliver | |||
| 638 | Extended art | Fury Sliver | |||
| 639 | |||||
| 640 | Extended art | Homing Sliver | |||
| 641 | Extended art | Magma Sliver | |||
| 642 | Extended art | Sedge Sliver | |||
| 643 | Extended art | Spiteful Sliver | |||
| 644 | Extended art | Striking Sliver | |||
| 645 | Extended art | Thorncaster Sliver | |||
| 646 | Extended art | Two-Headed Sliver | |||
| 647 | Extended art | Brood Sliver | |||
| 648 | Extended art | Gemhide Sliver | |||
| 649 | Extended art | Horned Sliver | |||
| 650 | Extended art | Manaweft Sliver | |||
| 651 | Extended art | Megantic Sliver | |||
| 652 | Extended art | Might Sliver | |||
| 653 | Extended art | Muscle Sliver | |||
| 654 | Extended art | Predatory Sliver | |||
| 655 | Extended art | Quick Sliver | |||
| 656 | Extended art | Root Sliver | |||
| 657 | Extended art | Tempered Sliver | |||
| 658 | |||||
| 659 | Extended art | Virulent Sliver | |||
| 660 | Extended art | Cloudshredder Sliver | |||
| 661 | Extended art | Crystalline Sliver | |||
| 662 | Extended art | Frenetic Sliver | |||
| 663 | Extended art | Harmonic Sliver | |||
| 664 | Extended art | Hibernation Sliver | |||
| 665 | Extended art | Lavabelly Sliver | |||
| 666 | Extended art | Necrotic Sliver | |||
| 667 | Extended art | Opaline Sliver | |||
| 668 | Extended art | Sliver Hive | |||
| 669 | Golf Sucks | Battlefield Forge (Secret Lair Drop Series, #669) | MSCHF | Covered by Plains #670 | |
| 670 | Golf Sucks | Plains | MCHF | MSCHF | Peelable card |
| 671 | Reimagined | Questing Phelddagrif | Dmitry Burmak | Extra Life 2021 | Based on #672 |
| 672 | Reimagined | Questing Phelddagrif | Mark Rosewater | Extra Life 2021 | |
| 673 | Alternate art | Island | Daniel Warren Johnson | Heads I Win, Tails You Lose | |
| 674 | Alternate art | Mountain | Daniel Warren Johnson | Heads I Win, Tails You Lose | |
| 675 | Reskinned | Lightning Bolt | Hadoken | Street Fighter | |
| 676 | Reskinned | Pyrite Spellbomb | Boogie Bomb | Fortnite | |
| 677 | Reskinned | Command Tower | The Spire | Fortnite: Landmarks and Locations | |
| 678 | Sketch version | Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | Artist Series: Wayne Reynolds | ||
| 679 | Sketch version | Ghost Quarter | Artist Series: Sidharth Chaturvedi | ||
| 680 | |||||
| 681 | Alternate art | Shadowborn Apostle | BONEFACE | Also available in Step-and-compleat foil. | |
| 682 | Alternate art | Shadowborn Apostle | Andrade | ||
| 683 | Alternate art | Shadowborn Apostle | Rebelka | ||
| 684 | Alternate art | Shadowborn Apostle | Laynes | ||
| 685 | Alternate art | Shadowborn Apostle | Meyoko | ||
| 686 | |||||
| 687 | Alternate art | Shadowborn Apostle | Klonek | ||
| 688 | Alternate art | Shadowborn Apostle | Gax | ||
| 689 | |||||
| 690 | Sketch version | Forest | Magali Villeneuve | Artist Series: Magali Villeneuve | |
| 691 | Blueprint | Hedron Archive | |||
| 692 | Blueprint | Pilgrim's Eye | |||
| 693 | Blueprint | Sorcerous Spyglass | |||
| 694 | Blueprint | Tangle Wire | |||
| 695 | Blueprint | Reliquary Tower | |||
| 696 | Reskinned | Spore Frog | Gromp | Arcane | |
| 697 | Reskinned | Command Tower | Summoner's Rift | Arcane: Lands | |
| 698 | Left-Handed | Dakkon Blackblade | Finally! Left-Handed Magic Cards | ||
| 699 | Sketch version | Olivia, Mobilized for War | Artist Series: Livia Prima | ||
| 700 | Sketch version | Huntmaster of the Fells / Ravager of the Fells | Artist Series: Chris Rahn | ||
| 701 | Sketch version | Elspeth, Knight-Errant | Artist Series: Volkan Baga | ||
| 704 | Alternate art | Wastes | Filipe Pagliuso | Warhammer 40,000: Orks | |
| 705 | Alternate art | Wastes | Evan Shipard | Warhammer Age of Sigmar | |
| 706 | Alternate art | Wastes | Helge C. Balzer | Blood Bowl | |
| 707 | Sketch version | Knight Exemplar | Artist Series: Victor Adame Minguez | ||
| 708 | Alternate art | Fellwar Stone | Dan Frazier Is Back Again | Retro frame | |
| 709 | Alternate art | Dragon's Hoard | Here Be Dragons | D&D "Rulebook" showcase frame | |
| 710 | Reskinned | Command Tower | Cybertron | Transformers | |
| 711 | Sketch version | Tireless Tracker | Artist Series: Nils Hamm | ||
| 712 | |||||
| 713 | |||||
| 714 | |||||
| 715 | Secret Lair 295 | Lord of the Pit | |||
| 716 | Secret Lair 295 | Giant Growth | |||
| 717 | Secret Lair 295 | Shivan Dragon | |||
| 718 | Reimagined | Maro | Jesper Eising | Extra Life 2022 | Based on #719 |
| 719 | Reimagined | Maro | Mark Rosewater | Extra Life 2022 | |
| 720 | Sketch version | Thought-Knot Seer | Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot | ||
| 721 | Secret Lair Promo | ||||
| 722 | Alternate art | Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration | From Cute to Brute | ||
| 723 | |||||
| 724 | Alternate art | Lightning Strike | The Art of Frank Frazetta | ||
| 725 | |||||
| 726 | Reskinned | Zur the Enchanter | Post the Enchanter | Post Malone: Backstage Pass | |
| 727 | Alternate art | Fabled Passage | Post Malone: The Lands | ||
| 728 | Mechanically unique | Themberchaud | D&D: Honor Among Thieves | ||
| 729 | Sketch version | Braid of Fire | Artist Series: Sam Burley | ||
| 730 | Sketch version | Cleansing Nova | Artist Series: Rebecca Guay | ||
| 732 | Sketch version | Selfless Savior | Artist Series: Randy Vargas | ||
| 733 | Sketch version | Seraph Sanctuary | Artist Series: Alayna Danner | ||
| 900 | Secret Lair Promo |
Secret Lair Promos
The following cards are standalone releases, and have "Secret Lair Promo" in the information below the text box.
| SLD # | Card | Release date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 721 | Diabolic Tutor | 2022-07-23 | "Brain Dead" collab with retro frame and alternate art.[19] |
| 900 | The Scarab God | 2022-12-05 | Exclusive bonus card with DJ art by Barely Human for spending $200 on a Secret Lair Drop Series: December Superdrop 2022 purchase.[20] |
| SLP # | Card | Release date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0010 | Relentless Rats | 2023-05-18 | Part of the Festival in a Box connected to MagicCon Barcelona 2023. |
Secret Lair 295
The following cards are standalone releases of serial numbered cards and have "Secret Lair 295" in the information below the text box.
| SLD # | Card | Release date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 715 | Lord of the Pit | 2023-07-28 | Randomly distributed as free gifts to visitors of MagicCon Barcelona.[21] |
| 716 | Shivan Dragon | 2023-02-17 | Randomly distributed as free gifts to visitors of MagicCon Philadelphia.[22][23] |
| 717 | Giant Growth | 2023-05-05 | Randomly distributed as free gifts to visitors of MagicCon Minneapolis.[24] |
| Merfolk of the Pearl Trident | 2023-08-03 | Randomly distributed as free gifts to visitors of the Magic areas of Gen Con Indiana.[25] |
Secret Lair Prize cards
The following cards are standalone releases, and have "Secret Lair Play" (for participation) or "Secret Lair Prize" in the information below the text box. They were introduced as prizes for the 2022–23 Pro Tour Season.[26]
| SLD # | Card | Release date | Awarded to: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8001 | Jace, The Mind Sculptor | 2023-02-17 | 2023 Pro Tour participants |
| SLP # | Card | Release date | Awarded to: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Brainstorm | 2023-02-17 | 2023 Secret Lair Showdown Champions (only four in existence[27]) |
| 0002 | Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | 2023-02-17 | 2023 Secret Lair Showdown Top32s |
| 0003 | Fatal Push | 2023-02-17 | 2023 Secret Lair Showdown participants |
| 0004 | Unholy Heat | 2023-04-22 | Pro Tour 4 RCQ participants |
| 0005 | Eldritch Evolution | 2023-04-22 | Pro Tour 4 RCQ Top 8's |
| 0006 | Ugin, the Spirit Dragon | 2023-09-03 | Pro Tour 4 RCQ Champions |
| 0007 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | 2023-04-22 | Pro Tour 5 RCQ participants |
| 0008 | Death's Shadow | 2023-04-22 | Pro Tour 5 RCQ Top 8's |
| 0009 | Dragonlord Silumgar | 2023-09-03 | Pro Tour 5 RCQ Champions |
Specials
Ultimate Edition
Ultimate Edition is a different product line under the Secret Lair umbrella with the same sensibility but with a different distribution model (through LGS's).[6]
| Set | SLU # | Release date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition | 001 - 005 | 2020-05-29 | Around $400 |
| Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition 2 | 011 - 020 | 2021-03-05 | Around $115 |
Ultimate Edition bonus cards
| SLU # | Bonus card |
|---|---|
| 504 | Stained-glass Blast Zone (Ultimate Edition 2) |
30th Anniversary Countdown Kit
| Set | SLC # | Release date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit | 1993 - 2023 | 2022-11-01 | $149.99 |
Secret Lair Playtest cards
Gallery
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Original packaging (2019)
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Reduced packaging (2021)
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Envelope packaging (2022)
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Envelope packaging (reverse)
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Secret Lair 295 Shivan Dragon packaging
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References
- ↑ Tom Marks (November 25, 2019). "Magic: The Gathering Reveals New Secret Lair Drop Series With Wild Art". Ca.ign.com.
- ↑ Mark Heggen (November 25, 2019). "Revealing Secret Lair". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 7, 2022). "Did the card “R&D’s Secret Lair” have any inspiration in the naming of the product “Secret Lair”?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Weekly MTG - Secret Lair: The Walking Dead (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (October 2, 2020).
- ↑ a b c d e Weekly MTG: Secret Lair 2021 Sneak Peak. Magicthegather.com (December 3, 2020).
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (March 13, 2020). "Making Fetch Happen—Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 7, 2021). "Secret Lair Universes Beyond Update". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 6, 2022). "Statement on Sustainability and Secret Lair Drop Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ MTGSecretLair. Twitter.
- ↑ WPN (September 2, 2020). "Sneak Peek: Zendikar Rising Marketing Kit". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ Is there a misprint in the collector number for the "Pride Across The Multiverse" Secret Lair?. Reddit.
- ↑ Collector's number oddity. Reddit.
- ↑ Here Be Dragons Misnumber. Reddit (September 22, 2022).
- ↑ Seb McKinnon (November 24, 2020). "MtG Secret Lair: Artist Series Thread". Twitter.
- ↑ David McCoy (December 10, 2020). "Wizards Announces 3 More Artists That Will Get Their Own Secret Lair Drops". Hipsters of the Coast.
- ↑ MetalGearHorus (February 24, 2021). "My Secreversary 2020 Arrived!". Reddit.
- ↑ Imnotanerd (February 9, 2021). "Persistent Petitioners (596)". Reddit.
- ↑ Underwater_otter (December 1, 2021). "A friend just pulled a Persistent Petitioner as his hidden/bonus card from a Teferi Secret Lair". Reddit.
- ↑ John Hall (July 15, 2022). "Upcoming MTG Secret Lair x Brain Dead Drop Teased". StarCityGames.
- ↑ Secret Lair December Superdrop (Video). Weekly MTG. YouTube (December 1, 2022).
- ↑ u/SaltedDucks (July 28, 2023). "[SLD] Lord of the Pit (MagicCon Barcelona)". Reddit.
- ↑ u/Argument_In_My_Head (February 17, 2023). "Mtg Philly randomly dropping serialized secret lair card". Reddit.
- ↑ u/C10ckwork (February 17, 2023). "SLD Shivan Dragon". Reddit.
- ↑ u/SaltedDucks (May 5, 2023). "[SLD] Giant Growth". Reddit.
- ↑ u/Munsonian (August 3, 2023). "Stranger Handed This to Me at GenCon". Reddit.
- ↑ Billy Jensen on MagicCon and Secret Lair Prize Cards (Video). Weekly MTG. YouTube (November 11, 2022).
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering (December 15, 2022). "we're thrilled". Twitter.