PlayStation icons invade Magic: The Gathering with seven Secret Lair drops

The trading card phenomenon that is Magic: The Gathering continues its push into pop culture, with its latest high-profile crossover targeting the prestige catalog of PlayStation. Wizards of the Coast and Sony announced at MagicCon Atlanta that they are launching seven different Secret Lair drops featuring iconic PlayStation franchises, allowing fans to play with characters from their favorite console adventures.

The entire collection of seven sets, known as the Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair x PlayStation Superdrop, will become available for purchase on October 27 at 9:00 am PT (12:00 PM ET) on the Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair website. These limited-edition, direct-to-consumer sets offer players a unique opportunity to collect and utilize cards featuring beloved protagonists as functional, playable additions to the popular trading card game.

The full lineup of drops includes:

• The Last of Us Part I
• The Last of Us Part II
• God of War: Greek
• God of War: Norse
• Uncharted
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Ghost of Tsushima

Deep Dives into Beloved PlayStation Stories

The creative teams at Wizards of the Coast worked closely with studios like Naughty Dog and Santa Monica Studio to ensure authenticity. This partnership yields cards that are not mere collector’s items, but are mechanically unique, offering new strategies and experiences.

The two The Last of Us sets, for instance, reimagine characters like Joel, Ellie, and Abby as cards with unique functions designed to reflect their intertwined journeys and desperate fight for survival. Similarly, the God of War drops allow players to experience Kratos’s dramatic transformation—from the embodiment of “raw chaos” in his Greek era to the fatherhood and legacy of the Norse era—through distinct card mechanics.

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Other popular titles, including Uncharted (featuring Nathan Drake), Horizon Forbidden West (featuring Aloy), and Ghost of Tsushima (featuring Jin Sakai), also receive stunningly realized card art and mechanics fitting for their roles as samurai or explorers. Fans interested in grabbing these specialized cards will need to be ready precisely when the Superdrop launches, as the Secret Lair model is known for its limited availability and quick sell-out times.

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