Matsuhiro Arita isn’t any stranger to card video games. He’s the artist accountable for the work on innumerable playing cards from the unique launch of the Pokemon Trading Card Game, together with the extremely saught after Charizard – however now he is portray a special sort of dragon due to a Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop, and we have the primary take a look at all 4 playing cards from it.
Flip via the gallery beneath to see all of the playing cards in Arita’s Secret Lair:
This is not the primary time Arita has painted a Magic card, however his earlier addition was a single, borderless artwork model of Lumra, Bellow of the Woods from final yr’s Bloomburrow set. So to get 4 new playing cards suddenly shortly after that may be a large leap.
In addition to that, the inclusions all see some kind of play accross completely different codecs. The iconic Lighting Bolt is performed just about in all places it’s allowed, and Murktide Regent has been a robust card in each Modern and Legacy since its launch in Modern Horizons 2 in 2021. Meanwhile, Light-Paws is a well-loved Commander by itself, and Shorikai has each discovered a snug residence for itself in lots of Vintage Cubes and is at present the twentieth hottest Commander general according to EDHRec.
Wizards of the Coast describes this drop on its retailer web page as such: “With almost 30 years of expertise creating beloved artwork for buying and selling card video games, Mitsuhiro Arita’s work has develop into a few of the most recognizable on the earth. His first collaboration with Magic: The Gathering was on a borderless Lumra, Bellow of the Woods launched in 2024’s Bloomburrow, which shortly grew to become a fan-favorite. In this Secret Lair Drop, the legendary artist returns to showcase his iconic creature design throughout 4 exceptional playing cards.”
As ordinary with Secret Lair drops, this one shall be accessible on the Secret Lair website in non-foil for $29.99 and foil for $39.99, with each solely being made accessible whereas provides final beginning on Monday, February 10 at 9am PT. Secret Lairs can are likely to promote out quick lately, some extent of irration inside the group since WOTC switched from a timed print-to-order system final yr, so if you happen to’re seeking to snag them you may wish to be there as quickly as they go reside.
For extra on Magic, you’ll be able to be taught extra about its demise race set, Aetherdrift, which launches within the subsequent week, try previous Secret Lairs we have revealed like Chucky and Monty Python, or examine how WOTC goals to set Magic up for long-term success.
Tom Marks is IGN’s Executive Reviews Editor. He loves card video games, puzzles, platformers, puzzle-platformers, and much extra.
