If you can exile for value, this gets significantly better
Life totals are going to dwindle quickly
The Brothers War contained three Meld cards, focusing on key characters Urza, Mishra, and Titania, and these cards quickly spiked in price, proving to be a fan-favorite highlight of the set
Arena players got digital-only cards and periodic rebalancing in Alchemy and Historic, collectors got a glut of Secret Lairs, Dungeons and Dragons players got their own standalone set, and those of us with a penchant for Modern got a real monkeys paw scenario with Modern Horizons 2
Ghyrson Starn + Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin These two commanders both play well with pingers, rewarding you in different ways for dealing damage in increments of exactly 1
Why the buzz was so loud: limited runs, queues, and FOMO culture If you felt like everyone was talking about it at once, thats because Secret Lair has been engineered for that moment since the model change in 2024