There’s really no end to the MTG content machine. Hot off the heels of the Duskmourn spoiler season finishing, we’re now being inundated with new Secret Lair drops. Releasing on September 30th, the Camp Totally Safe Superdrop is shaping up very quickly. Boasting not just one but two Universes Beyond crossovers, this upcoming Superdrop is looking like a slam dunk.
Speaking of slam dunks, that’s sure to be the case for the new Hatsune Miku x Secret Lair drop. Announced late last night, this drop offers a suite of five Planeswalkers and only two Mikus! The rest of this drop’s cards uniquely showcase other Vocaloids from the Crypton media network. Despite this unique distinction, this drop is surely to be worryingly successful, if past precedent is anything to go by.
Hatsune Miku: Electric Entourage Secret Lair Drop
🎃#HatsuneMiku x @MTGSecretLair – FALL🎃
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Drop @ https://t.co/iVkwQE3Ocl
Sep. 30, 2024 9:00 AM PT
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As mentioned, the latest Hatsune Miku Secret Lair only really contains two Mikus. These cards are Miku, Divine Diva (Elspeth Tirel), and Miku, Voice of Power (Freyalise, Llanowar’s Fury). Both these Mikus are five mana Planeswalkers which see absolutely no competitive play at all.
Thankfully, these cards are a lot more interesting casually, specifically in Commander. Freyalise, Llanowar’s Fury, (or rather Miku, Voice of Power) for example, is a staple in Elf Typal decks. Offering mana dork tokens and potentially insane card draw, this card offers tons of utility. It can even be your Commander, which is a nice touch, even if it is better suited in the 99 of decks.
While they can’t be your Commander, Elspeth Tirel (aka Miku, Divine Diva) is still fantastic in go-wide token-based decks. Not only can this Planeswalker create tokens, but they can gain you tons of life too. Their best party trick, however, has to be their board wipe that removes everything but tokens and lands. If you have a way to activate this immediately, Elspeth Tirel can really do work.
As much as both Freyalise and Elspeth are useful cards in Commander, they’re not the most expensive by any means. Freyalise, Llanowar’s Fury, for example, sells for around $1.70 on average following a handful of reprints. Despite not being reprinted nearly as much, Elspeth Tirel is only worth $0.64.
Despite these cards being rather disappointing value-wise, it’s worth remembering that they are Mikus. If past precedent has taught us anything, this means these new variants are bound to be expensive. Child of Alara might only be a $0.50 rare, but Miku, Child of Song is worth $8.
Weird, But Exciting Planeswalker Picks
As mentioned, the rest of the Electric Entourage Secret Lair Drop aren’t Hatsune Miku variants. Instead, they’re other Vocaolids from the Crypton media network, specifically Kaito, Megurine, and the twins Len and Rin. Notably, this means that Meiko is miraculously missing, although they could be a bonus card.
To continue the oddness, a variant of the MTG Planeswalker Kaito wasn’t reimagined for the Kaito Vocaloid card. Instead, Wizards decided to go with Jace, Unraveler of Secrets. Exactly why this decision was made is unclear, but it may have something to do with mitigating any Kaito-based confusion.
As for the card itself, Jace, Unraveler of Secrets is a somewhat underwhelming reprint that only sells for $4. While this isn’t amazing, it is a lot better than the reprint of The Royal Scions. This card, which we can’t quite see the reskinned name of, sells for just $0.36 on TCGplayer. Both these cards don’t see much in the way of constructed or casual play.
Thankfully, not every card in this drop is a complete value dud. To redeem the drop’s value, the Megurine-flavored card, Liliana of the Dark Realms, sells for $16 on average! While this isn’t enough to make the drop break even, it’s nonetheless a fantastic reprint that many are happy to see. Thanks to offering Swamp-based ramp, removal, and extra ramp, this card is a pretty popular choice in Commander.
As with the Miku cards we mentioned earlier, the low prices found on some cards shouldn’t actually be a problem. Should this drop sell like its predecessors, demand will far outstrip supply, resulting in remarkably high prices. Whether or not this is a good thing is very much up for debate.
Fingers on Buzzers
Overall, the total value of the Hatsune Miku: Electric Entourage Secret Lair Drop is only around $24 on a good day. Despite this, any MTG player, or Miku fan, who wants this drop will have to act fast. Each of the past Hatsune Miku Secret Lair drops has sold out obscenely quickly, often in a matter of hours.
With this in mind, if you’re looking to pick up the Electric Entourage drop, you’ll need to be ready. The drop should go live at exactly 9 AM PT on September 30th and likely won’t last long beyond then. Given checkout queues can last for upwards of an hour, there may only be a small window to place orders.
Technically, there’s no guarantee that this drop will sell out as quickly as other Miku drops have done previously. After all, this drop only contains two Mikus and every card is hardly a Commander staple. That said, this product is bound to be scalped to high heaven, so waiting around just seems foolish.
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