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| Symbol description | Shooting star | ||||
| Design | Aaron Forsythe | ||||
| Art direction | Cassie Murphy | ||||
| Release date | November 4, 2024 | ||||
| Set size | 5 drops (25 cards, 2 tokens) | ||||
| Expansion code | SLD[1] | ||||
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- For other uses, see Marvel (disambiguation).
Secret Lair Drop Series: Marvel 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 November 4, 2024.[2]
Description[]
This superdrop is the first result of the collaboration between Hasbro (Wizards of the Coast) and Marvel Entertainment. It is also a tease for the 2025 Universes Beyond tentpole set Marvel's Spider-Man. The contents of each drop were revealed on the Magic panel at New York Comic-Con on October 18, 2024.[3][4]
The superdrop covers five of Marvel's iconic characters and includes a mechanically unique representation of that character alongside supporting cards. All five character cards feature the Hero creature type. First used in Limited Edition Alpha, Hero was phased out in the Grand Creature Type Update but remained as an acorn type for Fraction Jackson (Unhinged).
For every $200 spent in a single order, you get a borderless Secret Lair Promo, Earth's Mightiest Emblem with art by Alexander Forssberg depicting the Avenger's logo.[2]
Four cards, the face heroes of Black Panther, Captain America, Iron Man, and Wolverine, were leaked via Facebook Marketplace on September 22, 2024.[5]
Availability[]
This is a limited release, not print-to-demand.[6] Although the drops were printed in large quantities, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks told investors that it would sell out immediately.[7]
There was long waiting queue, and within four hours all drops sold out.[8][9] Immediately, scalpers began offering the cards on resale websites for heavily inflated prices.
Since The List is retired, it is unclear if or how the five mechanically unique cards will get a Universes Within version. This creates a situation with unavailable cards for the larger public, similar to when Secret Lair Drop Series: The Walking Dead was released.
Drops[]
| Drop | Price (non-foil) |
Price (rainbow foil) |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel's Captain America | $39.99 | $49.99 | Five borderless cards themed around Captain America. One mechanically unique card, two skinned cards, and two straight reprints. Universes Beyond. |
| Marvel's Iron Man | $39.99 | $49.99 | Five borderless cards themed around Iron Man and one token. One mechanically unique card, four straight reprints, and a token card. Universes Beyond. |
| Marvel's Wolverine | $39.99 | $49.99 | Five borderless cards themed around Wolverine. One mechanically unique card, one skinned card, and three straight reprints. Universes Beyond. |
| Marvel's Storm | $39.99 | $49.99 | Five borderless cards themed around Storm. One mechanically unique card, two skinned cards, and two straight reprints. Universes Beyond. |
| Marvel's Black Panther | $39.99 | $49.99 | Five borderless cards themed around Black Panther and one token. One mechanically unique card, two skinned cards, two straight reprints, and a token card. Universes Beyond. |
| Marvel's Deadpool | $39.99 | $49.99 | Five borderless cards themed around Deadpool. One mechanically unique card and four straight reprints. Universes Beyond. |
Card list[]
| Drop | Card # | Card name | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel's Captain America | 1726 | Captain America, First Avenger | Ryan Pancoast | Features the original Captain America. The card's mana cost pips are not in the standard order for a three-color card (   ). Instead, they follow the nickname for the flag of the United States - red, white, and blue ().
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| Marvel's Captain America | 1727 | Captain America's Aid | Howard Lyon | Skinned Sigarda's Aid. Features both Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson's Captain America. |
| Marvel's Captain America | 1728 | Flawless Maneuver | Chris Rahn | Cap defending Falcon and Black Widow. |
| Marvel's Captain America | 1729 | In the Trenches | Livia Prima | Depicts the Invaders (Cap, Bucky, the android Human Torch, Toro, and Namor) fighting the Nazi Axis Powers. |
| Marvel's Captain America | 1730 | Shield of War and Peace | Anthony Devine | Skinned Sword of War and Peace, depicting Cap's iconic shield. |
| Marvel's Iron Man | 1731 | Iron Man, Titan of Innovation | Justyna Dura | The card depicts depicts the moment where the suit assembles itself on Tony Stark. The mechanic of the card represents Tony Stark’s wealth, his entrepreneurial sense of innovation, and the mechanized nature of tinkering and building things up from nothing.[6] |
| Marvel's Iron Man | 1732 | Galvanic Blast | Bud Cook | Iron man using his Repulsor blast. |
| Marvel's Iron Man | 1733 | Commander's Plate | Marco Teixeira | Depicts the ever-changing suit of armor that makes Tony Stark into Iron Man. |
| Marvel's Iron Man | 1734 | Sol Ring | Anna Steinbauer | Depicts the Arc Reactor. |
| Marvel's Iron Man | 1735 | Inventors' Fair | Lie Setiawan | Depicts the annual Stark Expo. |
| Marvel's Iron Man | 1736 | Treasure | Lie Setiawan | Treasure token for Iron Man, Titan of Innovation. Featuring Iron Man's iconic mask. |
| Marvel's Wolverine | 1737 | Wolverine, Best There Is | Victor Adame Minguez | Depicts Logan, the Wolverine, fighting an enemy (possibly Sabretooth). For flavor reasons, the card uses the Regenerate keyword, which hasn’t been used widely since 2016.[6] |
| Marvel's Wolverine | 1738 | Berserk | Alexander Mokhov | Wolverine is depicted directing his fury against a Sentinel. |
| Marvel's Wolverine | 1739 | Rite of Passage | Eliz Roxs | Features both Talon and Wolverine. References the Danger Room. |
| Marvel's Wolverine | 1740 | Rhythm of the Wild | Anna Podedworna | References the X-men, and Logan's time living with a pack of wolves. |
| Marvel's Wolverine | 1741 | Adamantium Bonding Tank | Robin Olausson | Skinned The Ozolith. References than tank where Logan's skeleton and claws were bonded with the indestructible metal known as Adamantium. |
| Marvel's Storm | 1742 | Storm, Force of Nature | Magali Villeneuve | Features Ororo Munroe, AKA Storm. For flavor reasons, the Storm mechanic is used on the card.[6] |
| Marvel's Storm | 1743 | Lightning Bolt | Francisco Miyara | Highlights Storm's ability to harness elemental powers. Depicts her mohawk hairstyle. |
| Marvel's Storm | 1744 | Storm's Will | Miguel Mercado | Skinned Jeska's Will. References Westchester County, home to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. |
| Marvel's Storm | 1745 | Ice Storm | Kevin Sidharta | First tournament legal paper reprint since Unlimited Edition. |
| Marvel's Storm | 1746 | Ororo Borealis | Pauline Voss | Skinned Manamorphose. The card's name is a pun on Storm's name, Ororo Munroe, and the aurora borealis phenomenon. |
| Marvel's Black Panther | 1747 | Black Panther, Wakandan King | Tyler Jacobson | Depicts T'Challa and the Dora Milaje. |
| Marvel's Black Panther | 1748 | Secure the Wastes | Ernanda Souza | Features Bashenga, the first Black Panther. References the Great Mound. |
| Marvel's Black Panther | 1749 | Bast's Blessing | Swayart | Skinned Primal Vigor. References the Panther God Bast. |
| Marvel's Black Panther | 1750 | Heroic Intervention | Jake Murray | References T'Challa's fight with Ulysses Klaw. |
| Marvel's Black Panther | 1751 | Wakandan Skyscraper | Salvatorre Zee Yazzie | Skinned Karn's Bastion. Depicts Birnin Zana, the capital of Wakanda. |
| Marvel's Black Panther | 1752 | Warrior | Ernanda Souza | Warrior token for Secure the Wastes. Depicts a warrior of the Panther tribe. |
| Marvel's Deadpool | 1753 | Deadpool, Trading Card | Justine Cruz | Depicts Wade Wilson, the card's name and art are breaking the fourth wall. |
| Marvel's Deadpool | 1754 | Deadly Rollick | Kevin Sidharta | Depicts Deadpool riding a unicorn, a mythical creature which he has an obsession with, alongside Cable. |
| Marvel's Deadpool | 1755 | Saw in Half | Slawomir Maniak | |
| Marvel's Deadpool | 1756 | Blasphemous Act | Tomasz Zarucki | Depicts Deadpool on the Moon, sunbathing from the explosion of planet Earth, which he has destroyed using the Infinity Gauntlet. |
| Marvel's Deadpool | 1757 | Vandalblast | Miguel Mercado | Depicts Deadpool at a Magic convention, destroying a Black Lotus with a flamethrower. He makes a reference to Chandra Nalaar. |
Bonus cards[]
As an extra, each drop comes with a unique surprise bonus card depicting Groot. The standard bonus card has a small chance to be replaced with an extra rare card as an upgrade.[10]
| Drop | Bonus card | Card # | Artist | Notes |
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| Marvel's Captain America | Masterwork of Ingenuity | 0863 | David Álvarez | Depicts baby Groot wielding a shield made of vines and flowers in the style of Captain America's Shield. |
| Marvel's Iron Man | Sculpting Steel | 0864 | Javier Charro | Depicts baby Groot in a custom Iron Man Armor. |
| Marvel's Wolverine | Unnatural Growth | 0865 | Justine Cruz | Depicts baby Groot with hair-foliage in the style of Wolverine's iconic haircut. |
| Marvel's Storm | Regrowth | 0866 | Xabi Gaztelua | Depicts baby Groot being rained on by a small raincloud conjured by Storm. |
| Marvel's Black Panther | Nature's Lore | 0867 | Nicholas Elias | Depicts baby Groot sitting on Black Panther's shoulder. |
| Marvel's Deadpool | Harmless Offering | 0868 | Narendra Bintara Adi | Depicts Gwenpool with Jeff the Shark. |
| Marvel's Deadpool | Blacker Lotus | 0869 | Scott Okumura | Depicts Black Lotus with Deadpool's black marker alteration & handwriting on a piece of tape. |
| All drops | Abundant Groot | 0870 | Ryan Yee | Skinned Abundant Growth. Depicts baby Groot. The flavor text is a playful nod to the Guardians of the Galaxy. Extra rare bonus card. |
Trivia[]
- Attendees of the New York Comic Con panel where the superdrop was revealed were gifted[11]:
- A foil promo Counterspell depicting Doctor Strange.
- One of two comic books with a cover using the card art of either Storm, Force of Nature or Wolverine, Best There Is.
- The comic book cover version of Storm, Force of Nature doesn't have its reminder text italicized.[11]
- The comic book cover version of Wolverine, Best There Is appears to be an earlier version of the card.[11] Its rules text differs from the printed version in three places:
- The first ability has a different flavor word, Adamantium Claws, and its ability wording is different.
- The second ability has the flavor word What I Do Best Isn't Very Nice.
- There's no reminder text for Wolverine's regenerate ability.
- The same promos were also distributed at MagicCon Las Vegas / World Championship 30 (October 2024).
External links[]
References[]
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- ↑ a b Secret Lair Marvel Superdrop. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast (October 18, 2024).
- ↑ Brian McCormick (September 18, 2024). "Marvel x Magic: The Gathering Sneak Peak Coming to NYCC". MTGInsider.com.
- ↑ Brian David-Marshall (October 18, 2024). "Magic/Marvel panel is about to start.". Bluesky.
- ↑ Potential Marvel SLD Leak?. Reddit (September 22, 2024).
- ↑ a b c d Maddy Myers (October 18, 2024). "First Marvel characters in Magic are Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Wolverine, and Storm". Polygon.com.
- ↑ Brian McCormick (October 24, 2024). "Marvel Secret Lair Drop Will ‘Immediately Sell Out,’ Hasbro CEO Tells Investors". MTG Insider.
- ↑ The Marvel x Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair was a DISASTER (Video). Amazonian. YouTube (November 4, 2024).
- ↑ Pop Culture & Art (November 4, 2024). "Fans express frustration as MTG X Marvel Secret Lair crashes site due to overwhelming demand". Tribune.com.
- ↑ u/peachypeachyapple (November 8, 2024). "Abundant Growth (Groot) Marvel secret lair". Reddit.
- ↑ a b c Brian David-Marshall (October 18, 2024). "Panel attendees will get one of two special variant comics and a foil Dr. Stange Counterspell.". Bluesky.