Secret Lair Drop Series: Our Boss is on Vacation
(Redirected from SpongeBob SquarePants)
| Secret Lair Drop Series: Our Boss is on Vacation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||
| Set Information | |||||
| Set symbol | |||||
| Symbol description | Shooting star | ||||
| Release date | March 24, 2025 | ||||
| Set size | 9 drops (51 cards) | ||||
| Expansion code | SLD[1] | ||||
| Secret Lair Drop Series | |||||
| |||||
| Magic: The Gathering Chronology | |||||
| |||||
Our Boss is on Vacation is a superdrop in the Secret Lair product range and a continuation of the alternate art Secret Lair Drop Series. It became available for purchase from the Wizards of the Coast webshop secretlair.wizards.com on March 24, 2025.[2][3]
Description
This section discusses story elements that are not considered canon. The story discussed here is based on SpongeBob SquarePants. It has no bearing on Magic continuity.
|
“Whoa, far out! Are you quite sure this is the planet you aimed for?”
|
This superdrop contains three drops based on the Universes Beyond SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.[4][5] SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999, and officially premiered on July 17, 1999. The series chronicles the adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants and his aquatic friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.
Buyers received an alternate art Deadeye Navigator promotional card when they spent more than $150 in a single order.
Drops
| Drop | Price (non-foil) |
Price (trad. foil) |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | $29.99 | $39.99 | Five cards and five sticker sheets to customize them with art by the controversial comic artist Rian Gonzalez. |
| Tragic Romance | $29.99 | $39.99 | Four borderless reprints with illustrations by Abigail Larson. |
| Twisted Toons | $29.99 | $39.99 | Five borderless cards with art inspired by mid-20th century cartoons like Disney's Silly Symphonies.[6] |
| Secret Lair High: Class of '87 | $29.99 | $39.99 | Four reversible cards styled as High School Senior Yearbook entries. The front face is a portrait featuring youths who are "most like to become legendary ..." while the back face is the card's rules text in a 1980s style art graphic with various facts and quotes by the pupils. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom | $29.99 | $39.99 | Seven legendary borderless skinned cards that celebrate the core of each main character through the vision of artists Caleb Meurer and Gregg Schigiel. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Internet Sensation | $29.99 | $39.99 | Five straight borderless reprints and one token that feature the memes that Spongebob has inspired over the years, as reimagened by Tyler Walpole.[7] |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Lands Under the Sea. | $29.99 | $39.99 | Ten full-art basic lands, two of each type, that depict Gary at locations within the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. |
| They Grow Up So Fast | $29.99 | $39.99 | Five borderless reversible cards showcasing the dragonlords from Dragons of Tarkir with a baby version on their back face. |
| Garden Buds | $29.99 | $39.99 | Five borderless cards with a plant theme all illustrated by cartoonist Jordan Crane. |
Card list
| Drop | Card number | Card name | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 1428 | Thalia, Heretic Cathar | Rian Gonzales | Thalia. New flavor text |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 1429 | Clever Impersonator | Rian Gonzales | New flavor text |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 1430 | Hedron Crab | Rian Gonzales | New flavor text |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 1431 | Pitiless Plunderer | Rian Gonzales | New flavor text |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 1432 | Treasure token | Rian Gonzales | |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 335 | Sticker Sheet 1 | Rian Gonzales | |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 336 | Sticker Sheet 2 | Rian Gonzales | |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 337 | Sticker Sheet 3 | Rian Gonzales | |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 338 | Sticker Sheet 4 | Rian Gonzales | |
| Pick 'em and Stick 'Em | 339 | Sticker Sheet 5 | Rian Gonzales | Includes Fblthp |
| Tragic Romance | 1562 | Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon | Abigail Larson | Depicts a romance between Skithiryx and Kaalia. New flavor text. |
| Tragic Romance | 1563 | Kaalia of the Vast | Abigail Larson | Depicts a romance between Kaalia and Skithirix. New flavor text. |
| Tragic Romance | 1564 | Angel of Despair | Abigail Larson | Depicts a romance between the Angel and the Demon. New flavor text. |
| Tragic Romance | 1565 | Master of Cruelties | Abigail Larson | Depicts a romance between the Demon and the Angel. New flavor text. |
| Twisted Toons | 1816 | Silence | Desmuncubic | |
| Twisted Toons | 1817 | Winds of Abandon | Desmuncubic | |
| Twisted Toons | 1818 | Culling the Weak | Desmuncubic | |
| Twisted Toons | 1819 | Fatal Push | Desmuncubic | |
| Twisted Toons | 1820 | Young Wolf | Desmuncubic | |
| Secret Lair High: Class of '87 | 1873 | Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Street | Stephen Andrade / Scott Okumura | Aesi |
| Secret Lair High: Class of '87 | 1874 | Anje Falkenrath | Stephen Andrade / Scott Okumura | Anje Falkenrath |
| Secret Lair High: Class of '87 | 1875 | Chulane, Teller of Tales | Stephen Andrade / Scott Okumura | Chulane |
| Secret Lair High: Class of '87 | 1876 | Radha, Heart of Keld | Stephen Andrade / Scott Okumura | Radha |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom | 1926 | Plankton, Tiny Tyrant | Caleb Meurer | Skinned Skrelv, Defector Mite representing Sheldon J. Plankton. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom | 1927 | Mr. Krabs, Penny Pincher | Gregg Schigiel | Skinned Charix, the Raging Isle representing Mr. Krabs. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom | 1928 | Squidward, Sarcastic Snob | Gregg Schigiel | Skinned Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar representing Squidward Tentacles. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom | 1929 | Gary, the Snail | Gregg Schigiel | Skinned Toxrill, the Corrosive representing Gary, SpongeBob's pet sea snail. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom | 1930 | Sandy Cheeks, Martial Astronaut | Caleb Meurer | Skinned Toski, Bearer of Secrets representing Sandy Cheeks. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom | 1931 | Patrick Star | Caleb Meurer | Skinned Barktooth Warbeard representing Patrick Star. The first physical reprint of Barktooth since Legends. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom | 1932 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Caleb Meurer | Skinned Jodah, the Unifier representing SpongeBob SquarePants. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Internet Sensation | 1933 | Counterspell | Tyler Walpole | Illustration is the "Mocking SpongeBob" meme. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Internet Sensation | 1934 | Daze | Tyler Walpole | Illustration is the "Confused Mr. Krabs" meme. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Internet Sensation | 1935 | Inevitable Betrayal | Tyler Walpole | Illustration is the "Savage Patrick" meme. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Internet Sensation | 1936 | Force of Despair | Tyler Walpole | Illustration is the "Squidward Looking Out the Window" meme. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Internet Sensation | 1937 | Night's Whisper | Tyler Walpole | Illustration is the "Sleeping Squidward" meme. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Internet Sensation | 1938 | Food token | Tyler Walpole | The Food is a Krabby Patty. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Lands Under the Sea | 1939 | Plains | Jon Vermilyea | Gary at the Jellyfish Fields. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Lands Under the Sea | 1940 | Island | Jon Vermilyea | Gary outside Bikini Bottom. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Lands Under the Sea | 1941 | Swamp | Jon Vermilyea | Gary at Rock Bottom. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Lands Under the Sea | 1942 | Mountain | Jon Vermilyea | Gary by Mt. Bikini Bottom as it erupts. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Lands Under the Sea | 1943 | Forest | Jon Vermilyea | Gary entering the Kelp Forest. |
| They Grow Up So Fast | 1970 | Dragonlord Atarka | Antonio José Manzanedo | Reversible Atarka |
| They Grow Up So Fast | 1971 | Dragonlord Dromoka | Allen Douglas | Reversible Dromoka |
| They Grow Up So Fast | 1972 | Dragonlord Kolaghan | Brooklyn Smith | Reversible Kolaghan |
| They Grow Up So Fast | 1973 | Dragonlord Ojutai | Crystal Sully | Reversible Ojutai |
| They Grow Up So Fast | 1974 | Dragonlord Silumgar | Alison Johnstun | Reversible Silumgar |
| Garden Buds | 2014 | Ashaya, Soul of the Wild | Jordan Crane | Ashaya |
| Garden Buds | 2015 | Elvish Reclaimer | Jordan Crane | |
| Garden Buds | 2016 | Harrow | Jordan Crane | |
| Garden Buds | 2017 | World Shaper | Jordan Crane | |
| Garden Buds | 2018 | Horn of Greed | Jordan Crane |
Bonus cards
As an extra, the drops come with a surprise bonus card. Except for the cases listed below, potential bonus cards may include retro frame zombie-themed cards (such as Varina, Lich Queen, Corpse Connoisseur, Cryptbreaker, Liliana's Standard Bearer, Tomb Tyrant, or Tormod, the Desecrator) or an alternate art Seven Dwarves by Michelle Ku. The three SpongeBob SquarePants drops do not have fixed bonus cards. Each drop comes with one random bonus card from several options. The bonus card for Twisted Toons is a randomly chosen black-and-white version of one of the cards in the drop.[8][9]
| Drop | Card # | Bonus card | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twisted Toons | 881 | Silence | Desmuncubic | Black and white version of the illustration representing the style of early 1930s cartoons. |
| 882 | Winds of Abandon | Desmuncubic | ||
| 883 | Culling the Weak | Desmuncubic | ||
| 884 | Fatal Push | Desmuncubic | ||
| 885 | Young Wolf | Desmuncubic | ||
| SpongeBob SquarePants drops | 7009 | Smothering Tithe | Tyler Walpole | Illustration is an allusion to Mr. Krabs intense greed and the in-universe flavor of Smothering Tithe.[10] Extra rare. |
| 7010 | cOuNTeRspELl | Tyler Walpole | This bonus card is the same as the regular drop Counterspell but the card's text has been changed to "spongecase". | |
| 7011 | Dismember | Tyler Walpole | Illustration is the "My Leg!" meme.[11] | |
| 7012 | Command Tower | Jon Vermilyea | Gary inside SpongeBob SquarePants' house.[11] |
References
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ Secret Lair (March 18, 2025). "When the boss is away...". Bluesky.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 21, 2025). "Secret Lair Our Boss is on Vacation". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering (October 25, 2024). "I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready! Secret Lair x Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants arrives in 2025!". Twitter.
- ↑ Erick Massoto (March 10, 2025). "‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Leaves Bikini Bottom for a Partnership You Never Saw Coming [Exclusive]". Collider.
- ↑ Secret Lair (March 18, 2025). "🏃♂️💨🪧👀💥🤕". Bluesky.
- ↑ Tyler Walpole (March 11, 2025). "Yes, I created these digital illustrations from scratch.". Bluesky.
- ↑ u/thetaleofhousehoslow (March 29, 2025). "Twisted Toons Bonus Card". Reddit.
- ↑ u/GuillaumeDuNord (March 28, 2025). "SLD Twisted toon bonus". Reddit.
- ↑ u/easchner (March 28, 2025). "SpongeBob Smothering Tithe is a potential bonus card". Reddit.
- ↑ a b u/Scoruge (March 27, 2025). "Spongebob Bonus Cards (Random?)". Reddit.