Secret Lair 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit
- Not to be confused with 30th Anniversary promos or 30th Anniversary Edition.
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| Symbol description | Shooting star | ||||
| Release date | November 1, 2022 | ||||
| Set size | 1 set (30 cards) | ||||
| Expansion code | SLC[1] | ||||
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The 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit is a product in the Secret Lair product range. It was available for purchase from the Wizards of the Coast webshop secretlair.wizards.com on November 1, 2022[2][3] for approximately 30 minutes before selling out with many customers being unable to place orders due to system failures with the webshop.
Description
The 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit is a special Secret Lair that celebrates the 30 years of Magic.[2] It is a limited-run product containing 30 cards: one iconic card from each year of Magic's history. Each classic card has a unique twist, thanks to the featured artists and its own individual stylized booster pack wrapper. Rip them all open at once, or crack one each day like a Advent calendar to count down to the start of 2023. The price is $149.99
These cards are not only some of the highlights of Magic, but also feature tournament-winning cards from each of those years.
As a bonus, each card has a 30% chance to be upgraded to a traditional foil.
Card list
| # | Year / SLC # |
Card/Token | Artist | Notes |
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| 1 | 1993 | Shivan Dragon | Justine Jones | Colorful style from Secret Lair Kaleidoscope Killers. |
| 2 | 1994 | Mishra's Factory | DXTR | Style from Secret Lair Mirrodinsanity. |
| 3 | 1995 | Necropotence | Rafal Wechterowicz (Too Many Skulls) | Metal band poster style from Secret Lair Party Hard, Shred Harder. |
| 4 | 1996 | Lim Dul's Vault | Wizard of Barge | Style from Secret Lair Secret Lair Drop Series: Prime Slime. |
| 5 | 1997 | Tradewind Rider | BrooklynSnobs | New artist. |
| 6 | 1998 | Smokestack | Jaime A. Zuverza | Style from Secret Lair Serum Visions. |
| 7 | 1999 | Squee, Goblin Nabob | Nana Qi | New artist. Style later used in Secret Lair Secret Lair Commander Deck: From Cute to Brute. |
| 8 | 2000 | Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero | AlbaBG | Style from Secret Lair Drop Series: Every Dog Has Its Day. |
| 9 | 2001 | Wild Mongrel | Crocodile Jackson | Style from Secret Lair Crocodile Jackson's Monstrous Menagerie. |
| 10 | 2002 | Genesis | Michael Hutter | New artist. |
| 11 | 2003 | Chrome Mox | Dan Frazier | Retro frame style from Secret Lair Dan Frazier is Back / Dan Frazier is Back Again. |
| 12 | 2004 | Glimpse of Nature | JungShan | Style from Secret Lair Kamigawa Ink. |
| 13 | 2005 | Lightning Helix | Martin Ontiveros | New artist. |
| 14 | 2006 | Bogardan Hellkite | GodMachine | Style from Secret Lair Showcase: Kaldheim – Part 2. |
| 15 | 2007 | Ponder | Lauren YS | Style from Secret Lair Serum Visions. |
| 16 | 2008 | Heritage Druid | Rovina Cai | Style from Secret Lair Showcase Strixhaven. |
| 17 | 2009 | Bloodbraid Elf | Ejiwa "Edge" Ebenebe | Style from Secret Lair Black is Magic / Mother's Day 2021. |
| 18 | 2010 | Sun Titan | Justin & Alexis Hernandez | Style from Secret Lair Showcase Strixhaven. |
| 19 | 2011 | Birthing Pod | Wooden Cyclops | Style from Secret Lair Heads I Win, Tails You Lose. |
| 20 | 2012 | Deathrite Shaman | Mark Riddick | Style from Secret Lair The Unfathomable Crushing Brutality of Basic Lands. |
| 21 | 2013 | Elspeth, Sun's Champion | Rebecca Guay | Retro frame card. Old-style rules text. Style from Teferi's Time Trouble. |
| 22 | 2014 | Siege Rhino | CatDirty | New artist. |
| 23 | 2015 | Dragonlord Ojutai | Yuko Shimizu | Style from Secret Lair Special Guest: Yuko Shimizu. |
| 24 | 2016 | Thalia, Heretic Cathar | Rosemary Valero-O'Connell | Style from Secret Lair The Tokyo Lands. |
| 25 | 2017 | Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh | UTA NATSUME | Chibi style from Secret Lair Li’l Walkers / Li’l’ler Walkers. |
| 26 | 2018 | Arclight Phoenix | Dani Pendergast | Style from Secret Lair A Box of Rocks. |
| 27 | 2019 | Emry, Lurker of the Loch | Brandi Milne | Style from Secret Lair Valentine's Day 2021. |
| 28 | 2020 | Shark Typhoon | Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo | VHS cover style |
| 29 | 2021 | Elite Spellbinder | Alexis Ziritt | Style from Secret Lair Heads I Win, Tails You Lose. |
| 30 | 2022 | Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion | Death Burger | Style from Secret Lair Out of Time promo Persistent Petitioners |
Bonus card
The Countdown Kit comes with a surprise bonus card, a Lotus Field illustrated by ZIUK. It is numbered SLC #2023.[4] It also came with a themed spindown life counter.
References
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ a b Wizards Presents 2022 (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 18, 2022).
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (October 4, 2022). "Kicking Off Magic's 30th Anniversary". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Countdown Kit Bonus Card. Reddit (November 16, 2022).