Sometimes, an announcement one might expect to be an April Fool’s Day joke turns out to be the real deal. Case in point: One week after releasing limited-time drops featuring SpongeBob SquarePants, Wizards of the Coast has announced a surprise Secret Lair drop centered around Deadpool, the Merc With A Mouth from Marvel Comics.
The limited-run five-card drop features four reprinted MTG cards with new Deadpool-themed art and flavor text, in which the popular Marvel hero speaks directly to the player in his trademark fourth-wall-breaking style. The fifth card in the drop is a mechanically unique creature card for Deadpool himself–the first mechanically-unique Secret Lair card since Lara Croft, Tomb Raider in 2024.
The five cards in the Deadpool Secret Lair drop are as follows:
- Deadpool, Trading Card (Legendary Creature – Mutant Mercenary Hero)
- Costs two generic, one red, and one black mana to cast
- 5 power/3 toughness
- As Deadpool enters, you may exchange his text box and another creature’s.
- At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life.
- Pay three generic mana and sacrifice this creature: Each other player draws a card.
- Deadly Rollick
- Blasphemous Act
- Saw In Half
- Vandalblast
The Deadpool Secret Lair is the latest collaboration between Marvel and Magic: The Gathering, as Deadpool joins Captain America, Wolverine, Black Panther, Storm, and Iron Man on the list of heroes to receive themed Secret Lair drops. Spider-Man, meanwhile, will receive a full standard set in September, complete with booster packs, Welcome Decks, and more.
The Magic: The Gathering Deadpool Secret Lair is available now on the Secret Lair website.
