Secret Lair Drop Series: December Superdrop 2022 | |||||
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Set Information | |||||
Set symbol | |||||
Symbol description | Shooting star | ||||
Art direction | Tom Jenkot | ||||
Release date | December 5, 2022 | ||||
Set size | 12 drops (43 cards) | ||||
Expansion code | SLD[1] | ||||
Secret Lair Drop Series | |||||
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The December Superdrop 2022 is a superdrop in the Secret Lair product range and a continuation of the alternate art Secret Lair Drop Series. It is available for purchase from the Wizards of the Coast webshop secretlair.wizards.com from December 5, 2022 through January 6, 2023.[2]
Description[ | ]
This Superdrop includes three drops connected to the Hasbro-owned Transformers franchise and adjacent to the Transformers set.[3][4]
It also includes a drop in collaboration with the estate of noted comic book artist Frank Frazetta, using some of his iconic art for reprints. Coincidentally, earlier in 2022 that same art was also used for the Sorcery: Contested Realm TCG.[5][6]
Drops[ | ]
Drop | Price (non-foil) |
Price (trad. foil) |
Description |
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Time Trouble Two | $29.99 | $39.99 | Retro frame planeswalkers with rules text reimagined as if it were written in the early days of Magic (cf. Time Trouble, 2021) |
Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron | $29.99 | $39.99 | Three reskinned, reversible cards with Transformers art (two pieces of art each). The front sides of each card form a panorama, as do the back sides. |
Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | $29.99 | $39.99 | Six non-creature reprints with alternate Transformers art. |
Transformers: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall | $29.99 | $39.99 | Five basic lands, each featuring a different location on Cybertron. |
Just Add Milk | $29.99 | $39.99 | Three powerful creatures reimagined as mascots that might appear on a cereal box.[7] Reversible cards with art by Mike Burns (two pieces of art each). The fronts of each card are partially textless (lacking the type line and abilities). The backs of each card feature a minigame as well as all card text within a mock nutritional facts label. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - Another Story | $29.99 | $39.99 | Art by Kozyndan, the joint pseudonym of Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife illustrator team Kozue and Dan Kitchens.[8] |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - The Lands | $29.99 | $39.99 | Full art lands by Kozyndan.[9][10] |
Welcome to the Fungal | $29.99 | $39.99 | Mushroom inspired, psychedelic art (similar to Our Show Is On Friday, Can You Make It?, 2021). |
Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot | $29.99 | $39.99 | Part of the Artist Series. The Eldrazi art by Aleksi Briclot forms a panorama.[11] The flavor text contains a hidden message.[12][13] |
Wizards of the Street | $29.99 | $39.99 | Art by Portland-based street artist Martin Ontiveros. |
The Art of Frank Frazetta | $29.99 | $39.99 | Five cards with reused art by noted comic book artist Frank Frazetta (1928-2010).[14] |
The Meaning of Life, Maybe | $29.99 | $39.99 | Blue(ish) cards with improvised art by Tel Aviv-based illustrator and video animator Ori Toor. |
Bundles[ | ]
The drops can be bought separately or in several bundles. The Transformers Bundle contains all Transformers drops for $88.99 (non-foil) or $119.99 (foil). The Big-Non-Foil Bundle ($268.99) and Big-Non-Foil Bundle ($358.99) contain all other drops. The bundles of this superdrop don't provide a discount.[15] Instead, an exclusive bonus card with art by Barely Human was made available for spending $200 on a purchase.[2]
Card list[ | ]
Drop | Card # | Card name | Artist | Notes |
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Time Trouble Two | 1041 | Narset, Parter of Veils | Alex Horley-Orlandelli | Retro frame. Old-style rules text. |
Time Trouble Two | 1042 | Nissa, Who Shakes the World | Scott M. Fischer | Retro frame. Old-style rules text. |
Time Trouble Two | 1043 | Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas | Kev Walker | Retro frame. Old-style rules text. |
Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron | 1079 | Megatron | Volta Creation | Reversible Megatron (Robot and Vehicle forms). Reskinned borderless Blightsteel Colossus. |
Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron | 1080 | The AllSpark | Volta Creation | Reversible AllSpark (Autobot and Decepticon flavor). Reskinned borderless Doubling Cube. New flavor text. |
Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron | 1081 | Optimus Prime | Volta Creation | Reversible Optimus Prime (Robot and Vehicle forms). Reskinned borderless Darksteel Colossus. |
Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | 1082 | True Conviction | Volta Creation | New flavor text. |
Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | 1083 | Dramatic Reversal | Volta Creation | New flavor text. |
Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | 1084 | Fabricate | Volta Creation | New flavor text. |
Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | 1085 | Collective Brutality | Volta Creation | |
Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | 1086 | By Force | Volta Creation | New flavor text. |
Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | 1087 | Greater Good | Volta Creation | New flavor text. |
Transformers: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall | 1088 | Plains | David Sondered | Full art. |
Transformers: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall | 1089 | Island | David Sondered | Full art. |
Transformers: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall | 1090 | Swamp | Joana LaFuente | Full art. |
Transformers: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall | 1091 | Mountain | David Sondered | Full art. |
Transformers: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall | 1092 | Forest | Joana LaFuente | Full art. |
Just Add Milk | 1122 | Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger | Mike Burns | Borderless, reversible card. Partially textless front, new flavor text. The back features a hedron matching game, with one set of hedrons already connected. The front references devoid, an ability many Eldrazi (but not Ulamog himself) have. |
Just Add Milk | 1123 | Etali, Primal Storm | Mike Burns | Borderless, reversible card. Partially textless front, new flavor text. The back features a simplified form of Sudoku. |
Just Add Milk | 1124 | Ghalta, Primal Hunger | Mike Burns | Borderless, reversible card. Partially textless front, new flavor text. The back features a word search, with one of the words ("DREADMAW") already circled. The front references the stompy archetype. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - Another Story | 1125 | Serra Ascendant | Kozyndan | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - Another Story | 1126 | Rapid Hybridization | Kozyndan | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - Another Story | 1127 | Demonic Consultation | Kozyndan | Borderless art. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - Another Story | 1128 | Winds of Change | Kozyndan | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - Another Story | 1129 | Llanowar Elves | Kozyndan | Borderless art, centralized text. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - The Lands | 1130 | Plains | Kozyndan | Full art. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - The Lands | 1131 | Island | Kozyndan | Full art. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - The Lands | 1132 | Swamp | Kozyndan | Full art. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - The Lands | 1133 | Mountain | Kozyndan | Full art. |
Special Guest: Kozyndan - The Lands | 1134 | Forest | Kozyndan | Full art. |
Welcome to the Fungal | 1135 | Abundant Growth | Ian Jepson | Borderless art. |
Welcome to the Fungal | 1136 | Mycoloth | CatDirty | Borderless art. |
Welcome to the Fungal | 1137 | Ghave, Guru of Spores | Sean O'Neill | Borderless art. |
Welcome to the Fungal | 1138 | Slimefoot, the Stowaway | Tripper Dungan | Borderless art. |
Welcome to the Fungal | 1139 | Saproling token | Alexis Ziritt | Borderless art. |
Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot | 1151 | Thought-Knot Seer | Aleksi Briclot | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot | 1152 | Inquisition of Kozilek | Aleksi Briclot | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot | 1153 | Reality Smasher | Aleksi Briclot | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot | 1154 | Eldrazi Temple | Aleksi Briclot | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Wizards of the Street | 1164 | Baral, Chief of Compliance | Martin Ontiveros | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Wizards of the Street | 1165 | Spellseeker | Martin Ontiveros | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Wizards of the Street | 1166 | Magus of the Wheel | Martin Ontiveros | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Wizards of the Street | 1167 | Kess, Dissident Mage | Martin Ontiveros | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
The Art of Frank Frazetta | 1168 | Field Marshal | Frank Frazetta | Borderless art, centralized text. |
The Art of Frank Frazetta | 1169 | Temporal Manipulation | Frank Frazetta | Borderless art, centralized text. |
The Art of Frank Frazetta | 1170 | Dark Ritual | Frank Frazetta | Borderless art, centralized text. |
The Art of Frank Frazetta | 1171 | Midnight Reaper | Frank Frazetta | Borderless art featuring Frazetta's iconic Death Dealer painting. |
The Art of Frank Frazetta | 1172 | Seize the Day | Frank Frazetta | Borderless art. |
The Meaning of Life, Maybe | 1177 | Forced Fruition | Ori Toor | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
The Meaning of Life, Maybe | 1178 | Future Sight | Ori Toor | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
The Meaning of Life, Maybe | 1179 | Mental Misstep | Ori Toor | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
The Meaning of Life, Maybe | 1180 | Minds' Dilation | Ori Toor | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
The Meaning of Life, Maybe | 1181 | Well of Lost Dreams | Ori Toor | Borderless art, new flavor text. |
Digital extras[ | ]
None
Bonus cards[ | ]
For this superdrop, an exclusive bonus card with art by Barely Human was made available for spending $200 on a purchase.[2] This Secret Lair Promo The Scarab God is not available outside of this promotion.
As an extra, each drop comes with a surprise bonus card. Except for the cases listed below, the potential bonus cards for these drops included various extended art slivers, blueprint cards, and borderless versions of Shadowborn Apostle.
Drop | Bonus card | Card # | Notes |
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Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron | Cybertron | 710 | Reskinned Command Tower with art by Joana LaFuente. |
Transformers: Roll Out or Rise Up | Cybertron | 710 | Same |
Transformers: One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall | Cybertron | 710 | Same |
Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot | Thought-Knot Seer | 720 | Sketch version Thought-Knot Seer (Secret Lair Drop Series, #1151). Unlike the regular version, this version has no flavor text. |
The Art of Frank Frazetta | Lightning Strike | 724 | Borderless art (by Frank Frazetta), centralized text. |
Gallery[ | ]
References[ | ]
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- ↑ a b c Secret Lair December Superdrop (Video). Weekly MTG. YouTube (December 1, 2022).
- ↑ Nicole Carpenter (November 30, 2022). "Take a first look at Magic: The Gathering’s reskinned Secret Lair Transformers cards". Polygon.com.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 5, 2022). "Optimus Prime and Megatron Battle in the December Superdrop". Magicthegathering.com.
- ↑ Erik (March 21, 2022). "For those who wants a closer look on the cards from our Frank Frazetta Collaboration.". Twitter.
- ↑ The Sorcery: Contested Realm Secret Lair - Frank Frazetta! (Video). Collector Arthouse. YouTube (December 1, 2022).
- ↑ Just Add Milk! (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (December 1, 2022).
- ↑ MTG Secret Lair (December 9, 2022). "“The ‘Mountain’ card features the view from the kilns above Hirabayashi village where Kozy goes to fire her ceramic sculptures.”". Twitter.
- ↑ Kozyndan (December 6, 2022). "Today is the day!". Twitter.
- ↑ MTG Secret Lair (December 9, 2022). "“In ‘Demonic Consultation’ we created monsters based on Jōmon (prehistoric indigenous Japanese people) Dogu sculptures”". Twitter.
- ↑ MTG Secret Lair (December 6, 2022). "The renowned artist recounts his creative process in this thread.". Twitter.
- ↑ Secret Message in SL: Artist Series: Aleksi Briclot. Reddit (December 5, 2022).
- ↑ Aleksi Briclot Secret Lair Bonus Card. Reddit (December 24, 2022).
- ↑ James Whitbrook (November 30, 2022). "The Legendary Artwork of Frank Frazetta Is Coming to Magic: The Gathering". Gizmodo.com.
- ↑ No discount on bundles anymore? (Secret Lair December). Reddit (December 5, 2022).