 | This article documents an upcoming release. |
| Secret Lair Drop Series: The Walking Dead | |||||
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| Symbol description | Shooting star | ||||
| Release date | October 4, 2020 | ||||
| Set size |
1 mini-set (TBA cards) | ||||
| Expansion code | SLD[2] | ||||
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The Walking Dead is a drop of cards in the Secret Lair product range and a continuation of the Secret Lair Drop Series.[3] It will become available for pre-order purchase from the Wizards of the Coast webshop secretlair.wizards.com from October 4th through October 12th, 2020. The price is $49.99.[4]
Description
This set is a tie-in with The Walking Dead franchise, which includes a comic book series, television series, web series, films, novels, video games, and various other media such as audiobooks and soundtracks. It features a post-apocalyptic world where the undead, known as walkers, have taken over.
The cards included in this very special Secret Lair drop are completely new to Magic, depicting the iconic characters of the long-running and critically acclaimed TV series. These are mechanically unique cards that will be legal in Eternal formats. Each of the cards have mechanics that are inspired by either the characters or the elements of The Walking Dead universe that they represent.[5]
Criticism
| “ | Miss a Drop. It's Gone. | ” |
The fact that the set features unique cards instead of reprints (like the Secret Lair series originally was envisioned), garnered a lot of criticism. People argued that the cards should have been silver-bordered or that the double-naming technique used for the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Box Toppers should have been used.[6][7] Wizards of the Coast argued that the Magic version (same card mechanically, but with a Magic name and art) could be printed in any number of future products.[8][9]
Card list
| Drop | Card number | Card/Token | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Walking Dead | 143 | |||
| The Walking Dead | 144 | Daryl, Hunter of Walkers | Romana Kendelic | Portrays Daryl. |
| The Walking Dead | 145 | Glenn, the Voice of Reason | Paolo Puggioni | Portrays Glenn. |
| The Walking Dead | 146 | Michonne, Ruthless Survivor | Romana Kendelic | Portrays Michonne. |
| The Walking Dead | 147 | Negan, the Cold-Blooded | Jake Murray | Portrays Negan. |
| The Walking Dead | 148 | Walker | Dave Allsop |  2/2 Zombie token creature"Bicycle Girl". Quote by by Rick Grimes |
| The Walking Dead | 149 | Walker | Josh Hass | 2/2 Zombie token creature "Well Walker". Quote by Dale Horvath. |
| The Walking Dead | 150 | Walker | Devin Platts | 2/2 Zombie token creature "Blade Walker". Quote by Glenn Rhee. |
| The Walking Dead | 151 | |||
| The Walking Dead | 152 | |||
| The Walking Dead | 153 | Treasure | Jason Felix |  Artifact tokenDepicts Rick's badge and hat |
Stained-glass planeswalker
TBA
References
- ↑ Printed on the card frame.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ The Zendikar Adventuring Party (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (September 1, 2020).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 28, 2020). "The Walking Dead Shambles into Secret Lair". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Trilby Beresford (September 28, 2020). "'Magic the Gathering' Reveals Crossover With 'The Walking Dead' (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 28, 2020). "This secret lair is a very very dangerous slope to go down.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 28, 2020). "I’ve been getting a lot of feedback today.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 28, 2020). "While the Secret Lair is the one chance to get the Walking Dead versions of these cards, we have the ability to print the Magic versions of these cards in future products.". Twitter.
- ↑ MTG Secret Lair (September 28, 2020). "We could imagine reprinting these same cards with new art, or mechanically-similar versions of these cards with different names and creative treatments.". Twitter.