The latest in MTG Secret Lair crossovers is here. Releasing September 30th, Ghostbusters is here just in time for spooky season, coming as part of the Camp Totally Safe Superdrop. In a truly festive twist, the character appearing in the latest spoiled Secret Lair from Ghostbusters aren’t the heroes, but one of the ghosts.
Slimer gets its very own Secret Lair complete with five reskinned cards showcasing the mascot itself. Strangely, in an unexpected twist, the reprint value of this Secret Lair is actually pretty good!
The Goods
Five new Slimer-themed cards appear in the new Secret Lair X Ghostbusters Slimer drop. When taking a look at these cards via a reprint value lens, the good news is that only one of the reprints in this Secret Lair has a truly abysmal reprint value. Even better, two of these cards are getting the first reprints they’ve ever seen in this Secret Lair! That said, only one card in this drop has a reprint value of over $10.
The most expensive reprint in this Secret Lair is Trickbind. Boasting a $15 market average, Trickbind can counter a triggered or activated ability and shut down that card’s effects for the rest of the turn. Importantly, the card has Split Second, which makes it very difficult to interact with. No matter how much you may want to save your Fetch Land trigger, Trickbind makes it literally impossible.
Notably, Trickbind only has one printing at this point – in Time Spiral. This means that foil copies of the card go for unsettling amounts. We don’t expect this to retail for the $100 that mint condition foil Trickbinds usually do, but it will be a great opportunity to grab a foil Trickbind for a reasonable price.
Incarnation Technique is another card with a decent secondary market value getting its first reprint. Milling five and reanimating a creature is moderately impressive for five mana, but stick Demonstrate on the card, and it can wreak some real havoc in Commander. Printed only in Commander 2021, Incarnation Technique goes for about $8. Notably, a foil printing of this card does not currently exist.
Pernicious Deed has a few printings now, and the cheapest one holds a secondary market value of about $5. This board wipe is incredibly effective in Commander and sees some scarce Legacy play. Foils go for slightly more, at about $9.
Windfall‘s $2 secondary market value brings the nonfoil iteration of this Secret Lair to about $30, which is the price of the bundle. This is, by far, the most iconic card in this Secret Lair, and is a common staple in the Commander format. Because of this card’s popularity, we wouldn’t be surprised if this particular reprint held a premium for players wanting to bling their decks out.
The Flavorful Dud
The Mimeoplasm is a fantastically flavorful reprint as far as representing Slimer in MTG goes. A Legendary Ooze, The Mimeoplasm interacts with your graveyard, becoming a gross amalgamation of two of your creatures. One of them turns into +1/+1 counters, and the other one becomes the likeness of The Mimeoplasm. As flavorful of a representation as this is, the secondary market value of this card is less than a dollar. This also isn’t the first time that The Mimeoplasm has had a Secret Lair appearance. That copy is the most expensive one of The Mimeoplasm’s reprints, going for about $5. We expect Slimer to go for at least that much. Potentially, the card could go for even more if MTG players like the crossover.
All-in-all, while this barely breaks even for nonfoil reprint value, the foil reprint value is off the charts. Incarnation Technique has never had a foil printing before, and Trickbind should be a lot easier to access in foil now. These alone make this particular Secret Lair a good deal for those who are interested in these cards.
It’s nice to see some stronger reprint value in these Secret Lair products. While the crossovers have carried secondary market value regardless of reprint value, it’s difficult to make your money go far in such an expensive hobby, so every bit helps.
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