All eyes in the Magic: The Gathering world are on Final Fantasy this week. The set is officially out on digital platforms, and players are testing out new decks en masse. That said, this isn’t all that’s going on right now in the world of Magic. Monday saw the release of the Summer 2025 Secret Lair Superdrop, which brings with it six new drops in total. Three are the Final Fantasy drops, which we already saw Bonus cards revealed for. For the other three, however, their new MTG Secret Lair Bonus Cards are just coming to light now.
While none of these Bonus Cards are particularly exciting, they are interesting in their own ways. It’s good to see Secret Lair continue to be a place where Wizards can experiment with new card styles and foil treatments. On the other hand, the glaring absence of a dedicated Bonus Card in one of the new drops is likely to ruffle more than a few feathers. In the wacky world of Secret Lair, controversy like this is just par for the course.
Resculpt
- Mana Value: 1U
- Rarity: Rare
- Type: Instant
- Card Text: Exile target artifact or creature. Its controller creates a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
The first of the new MTG Secret Lair Bonus Cards we’ll be looking at today is Resculpt. This was shared by Irsaan on r/MagicTCG, who also shared images of the other Bonus Cards we’ll be covering. This card comes from the Featuring: Imiri Sakabashira drop. In fact, it’s actually one of the guaranteed cards in the base drop itself.
The difference with this Bonus Card version is that it comes in foil, regardless of the drop version purchased. It also includes the artist’s signature in gold foil along the bottom. This is reminiscent of the signatures seen on the old World Champ decks back in the day, but scaled up for the modern era.
While Resculpt was seen in Irsaan’s case, it seems that any of the four cards in the drop could come in this Bonus treatment. Another player posted a signed Mirage Mirror, confirming this. We saw something similar with the black and white Bonus cards for the Twisted Toons drop. With this system, there’s quite the discrepancy between the options here value-wise.
Consecrated Sphinx is a $34 card at minimum, which puts the other three options to shame. Scion of Draco is about $5, while Mirage Mirror is about $0.60 and Resculpt is around $0.25. Unfortunately, Irsaan actually got the lowest possible roll for their Bonus Card.
That said, this ‘random card from the drop’ approach to Bonus Card selection is still a positive in our eyes. While surprising high-value cards, like the Miku Snapcaster, are exciting, they also make the Secret Lair FOMO problem much, much worse. This way, at least players know what they could get going in.
Goblin Bombardment
- Mana Value: 1R
- Rarity: Rare
- Type: Enchantment
- Card Text: Sacrifice a creature: This enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.
The other new MTG Secret Lair Bonus Card revealed in Irsaan’s post was Goblin Bombardment, from the Artist Series: Phil Foglio drop. This is a card from the main drop too, but in this case it follows an established pattern. For many Artist Series drop we’ve seen in the past, the Bonus Card has been one of the main drop cards in a similar style, but with some obvious differences. The ‘Sketch’ style is a rather common one to find. This is intended to give a peek behind the curtain at the artist’s process, and makes a ton of sense for a drop celebrating one artist in particular.
In terms of the card choice here, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Goblin Bombardment isn’t the most valuable card in the drop, lagging behind Song of the Dryads and way behind Constant Mists. Either of those two would’ve been more lucrative picks. On the other hand, Bombardment is the card from the drop that sees the most play by far. It’s a staple in Modern Energy decks, and it sees a ton of Commander play too. In that sense, it’s a fine pick for this drop’s Bonus Card.
Value-wise, this Bonus Card is, unfortunately, almost a guaranteed dud. We’ve seen 22 other Artist Series drops in the past, each with their own ‘work in progress’ Bonus Card. In the vast majority of cases, these versions end up being worth less than the originals, sometimes significantly so.
The only exceptions are the Nils Hamm Tireless Tracker and the Thomas M. Baxa Spellskite, and even then we’re talking slight value increases at best. In this case, with the original having such a vibrant, appealing color palette, I can see it being another low-value addition to the lineup.
Bad News For Frank Frazetta Fans
- Mana Value: 3B
- Rarity: Rare
- Type: Creature – Zombie Noble
- Stats: 3/3
- Card Text: Other Zombies you control get +1/+1.
2B, Tap, Sacrifice a creature: Return a Zombie creature card at random from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your turn and only if there are at least three Zombie creature cards in your graveyard.
The last new MTG Secret Lair Bonus Card Irsaan revealed today was Tomb Tyrant, which came as part of The Art of Frank Frazetta: The Second Exhibition. I say ‘new,’ but this card has actually been known about for a while. It’s one of the many Retro Frame Zombie Bonus Cards we’re seeing in recent drops, replacing the Extended Art Elves and Slivers of old. It’s a pretty low-value hit, but in this case, it also means that the Frank Frazetta drop isn’t getting a dedicated Bonus Card of its own.
“Absolutely crushed the Frazetta bonus card isn’t an actual Frazetta card. It was my last hope for a green Frazetta card. I expect so little and still WOTC let me down. Can’t even be arsed to include one extra card from his literal hundreds of stunning paintings. Shameful.”
HansJobb, via r/MagicTCG
The original Frank Frazetta Secret Lair got a Bonus Card with original Frazetta artwork in Lightning Strike. While a deeply unimpressive card mechanically, this version still goes for around $9.50 due to the artwork. It’s also a nice way to flesh out a drop celebrating such an iconic fantasy artist. That Wizards opted not to do so this time around has left many players deeply disappointed.
Spirit_Old noted that “The Frazetta bonus is lazy. They have a library of art to choose from.” In a similar vein, ogvampire79 added “Dang. The bonus card for the Frazetta drop didn’t include Frazetta artwork, like the first set. I’m bummed about that.”
Just giving the Frazetta drop a generic Retro Frame Zombie as its Bonus Card feels like a disservice. Sure there are some great hits in that pool, but for a drop that’s ultimately serving as a tribute, it feels very impersonal. Hopefully Wizards gets the chance to redeem itself with a third Frazetta drop later down the line.
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