The next Secret Lair Superdrop is just around the corner, and this time, the Superdrop is jam-packed with all sorts of goodies. Dragon lovers may find the adorable artwork on the They Grow Up So Fast Secret Lair to be right up their alley. For fans of amusing crossovers, multiple MTG X Spongebob Squarepants products await you.
Interestingly, though, these crossovers aren’t the only cartoon-inspired Secret Lairs available. We’ve got one more group of five cards to share that fit the theme quite well. Known as the Twisted Toons Secret Lair, this awesome collection with art by Desmuncubic is sure to bring out the kid in you. Beyond the nostalgic factor, the cards are gorgeous, and the value isn’t half bad, either.
Silence
Showcasing an illustration that gives off Tom and Spike vibes from the Tom and Jerry cartoons, this variant of Silence is super cool-looking.
Silence is a pretty powerful card that typically often sees play in combo shells in Pioneer. Decks like Lotus Field combo can utilize Silence as a way to fight through counterspells. Either your opponent spends mana and their counterspell targeting Silence, or they let Silence resolve and can’t interact on your combo turn anymore. In either case, you’re in good shape.
With Orim’s Chant making its way to Modern with the release of Modern Horizons 3, Silence doesn’t see quite as much play as it used to. Silence also has been reprinted multiple times, including in a previous Secret Lair drop. Nonetheless, the card still holds a decent price tag. It sits at a little over $7 in its cheapest, non-foil form.
Winds of Abandon
Winds of Abandon is a versatile removal spell. At two mana, getting to exile an opposing creature and give them a land is nothing special. Once you get to six mana, however, you can use Winds of Abandon as a one-sided board wipe. Sure, your opponent gets a bunch of lands out of the deal, but if you’re attacking them for lots of damage, this won’t matter much.
Winds of Abandon doesn’t see much Constructed play given that it’s not legal in Standard, Pioneer, or any exclusive MTG Arena format. Still, the sorcery sees play in Commander as well as unique draft environments like Vintage Cube. Winds of Abandon has only been featured in Modern Horizons and on The List. This lack of reprints helps contribute to its price tag, which sits at roughly $7 as well.
Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak is a unique “Ritual” effect printed way back in Exodus. While it’s less reliable than something like Dark Ritual, getting a burst of three extra mana is very strong. You just need access to a creature to sacrifice. As such, Culling the Weak is at its best in cEDH Storm shells using cheap Commanders, such as Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh, to enable it.
From a value perspective, Culling the Weak lost a lot of its luster once it was reprinted in Mystery Booster 2. The good news, at least, is that Culling the Weak still maintains a price tag of over $6. Plus, this is the first time Culling the Weak will be receiving different artwork, which is a nice bonus.
Young Wolf
Young Wolf is a very simple design, but it does have a great home in Modern. A 1/1 with Undying for one mana may not seem too exciting. Luckily, the presence of Yawgmoth, Thran Physician can change that. With two copies of Young Wolf alongside Yawgmoth and a way to offset the life loss, including Dredger’s Insight, you can draw your entire deck!
Golgari Yawgmoth isn’t quite as popular as it used to be in a metagame dominated by Grinding Breach. Assuming a ban to the deck in some capacity occurs at the end of the month, though, the deck could rise once again. Either way, Young Wolf is worth very little. This common has been reprinted multiple times, most recently in Innistrad Remastered where it sits at under 10 cents.
Fatal Push
Fatal Push was actually spoiled earlier in the week, giving us a sneak peek at what the artwork for the Twisted Toons Secret Lair would be all about.
Fatal Push is one of the best kill spells ever printed. It’s a Pioneer staple for nearly all black decks. In Modern and Legacy where Fetchlands run rampant, triggering revolt is trivial, making the card stronger than it looks. Its efficiency is rivaled only by a handful of other spells like Swords to Plowshares.
Even as one of the strongest uncommons printed over the last decade, its multitude of reprints and low rarity prevent Fatal Push from being worth a whole lot. In fact, it doesn’t even crack $2 in its cheapest, non-foil form.
Total Value
Like most Secret Lairs in the Our Boss Is on Vacation, the Totally Toons product will be available for purchase on March 24th at 9 a.m. PST in non-foil and rainbow foil editions. The non-foil version is $29.99, while the rainbow foil variant is $39.99.
In total, the non-foil reprint value of all the cards showcased above totals about $22. This does fall a bit short of the $29.99 threshold, but not by much. Secret Lair copies of cards do tend to be worth more than their traditional counterparts, which is worth keeping in mind.
One other thing to note with regard to the rainbow foil edition is that up to this point, Culling the Weak has only appeared in foil as part of a Japanese promo. Those who purchased the fourteenth volume of the manga “Destroy All Humanity. They Cannot be Regenerated” would receive the foil promo for the efforts. This foil is worth over $20 and isn’t available in English.
So, for players looking to add some pizazz to their Commander decks, the rainbow foil edition of the Twisted Toons Secret Lair may have some extra appeal. Make sure to check in on Monday if you want to get your hands on any of these Secret Lairs before they potentially sell out.
