Magic: The Gathering feels like it's everywhere at the moment, and while at the time of writing we're deep into Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy, we're just days from Edge of Eternities arriving to whisk us away to new planets and star systems.
That doesn't factor in Secret Lair, either, with Wizards of the Coast running near-constant drops of limited edition cards and sets with new artwork that range from Sonic to Spongebob. Here's everything from 2025 so far, including the items that are still in stock.
Secret Lair 2025's Drops You Can Still Buy from WOTC- At a Glance
Sure, we're getting a smidge ahead of ourselves here, but there are three Sonic The Hedgehog x Secret Lair drops that arrived on July 14.
We've got the full lowdown, but the short (and spiky) version is that the drops will be divided into Sonic: Friends & Foes, Sonic: Chasing Adventure, and Sonic: Turbo Gear. Here's what each includes, with the original Magic card in brackets where appropriate.
Friends & Foes:
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Miles "Tales" Prower
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Amy Rose
- Dr. Eggman
- Super State
Chasing Adventure:
- Generous Gift
- Open the Armory
- Fabricate
- Deadly Dispute
- Unexpected Windfall
- Sol Ring
- Treasure Token
Turbo Gear
- Tornado, Sonic's Biplane (Weatherlight)
- Knuckles's Gloves (The Reaver Cleaver)
- Piko Piko Hammer (Hammer of Nazahn)
- Power Sneakers (Lightning Greaves)
- Egg Hammer (Myr Battlesphere)
- Air Shoes (Swiftfoot Boots)
- Egg Pawn (Myr Token)
With each Secret Lair drop being particularly limited in its availability, your best bet is naturally to look on the secondhand market.
While some can be found at Amazon and other generalist stores, these don’t have the same level of quality assurance as specialist retailers like TCGPlayer, Card Kingdom, Magic Madhouse, and others.
So what's been popular in 2025 besides Final Fantasy? As things stand, the most notable heavy-hitters from this year so far include Deadpool, Spongebob, and our furry friends. Here's where you can still buy the sets at market price.
There’s also a good chance you may need to buy cards individually, rather than in predetermined Secret Lair sets, so consider picking them up piecemeal if the opportunity presents itself.
If you’re lucky enough to have a local game store that’s offering a large collection of Magic: The Gathering singles, it’s worth taking a look—you might end up finding a Secret Lair card lurking in a binder or loose in a box somewhere (perish the thought!).
We’ve got the full list below for every Secret Lair drop already released in 2025, alongside the best places to buy each set, or even the individual cards. Let’s dig in.
Animar and Friends - February 3
Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy has finally launched, and while there are boosters, Commander decks, and even a new Starter Kit to pick up (if you can find it in stock), collectors will perhaps be most interested in the new Secret Lair x Final Fantasy drops.
It’s been a busy year for Wizards of the Coast’s limited-time mini-sets, and while the company sold out of all three Final Fantasy drops in record time (leaving many disappointed), you can still get them via third-party sellers... if you're willing to pay the inflated costs, that is.
Before we start, it’s worth pointing out that you won’t find Secret Lair drops at the same price as you’d find them directly from Wizards of the Coast (standard $30 nonfoil, $40 rainbow foil), with most being listed anywhere between $80-$150 or above.
This is a huge markup, so if you're looking to buy, be sure you're 100% informed of what you're paying for. You can buy them from eBay, but we’ve always found TCGPlayer, while still eBay-owned, to be the most secure and trustworthy way to nab Secret Lair drops post-release.
There are a trio of Final Fantasy Secret Lair sets, Weapons, Grimoire, and Game Over, each offering unique art and names for Magic: The Gathering cards. Everything is available in standard and foil, alongside the Japanese variants as well.
Here’s how you can grab each, what’s included, and all the key info you need to help you decide whether you still want these to add to your collection via third party seller listings selling at a premium.
- Secret Lair x Final Fantasy: Game Over (Jun 9) - 5 cards
- Spira’s Punishment (Day of Judgement)
- Absorb into Time (Temporal Extortion)
- Merciless Poisoning (Toxic Deluge)
- Unseat the Usurper (Praetor’s Grasp)
- Meteorfall (Star of Extinction)
- Secret Lair x Final Fantasy: Grimoire (Jun 9) - 5 cards
- Yuna’s Holy Magic (Prismatic Ending)
- Hope’s Aero Magic (Cyclonic Rift)
- Noctis’ Death Magic (Damn)
- Vivi’s Thunder Magic (Lightning Bolt)
- Aerith’s Curage Magic (Heroic Intervention)
- Secret Lair x Final Fantasy: Weapons (Jun 9) - 5 cards
- Yuna’s Sending Staff (Staff of the Storyteller)
- Clive’s Invictus Blade (Blade of Selves)
- Cloud’s Buster Sword (Umezawa’s Jitte)
- Gaia’s Dark Hammer (Colossus Hammer)
- Tidus’s Brotherhood Sword (Sword of Truth and Justice)
What is Secret Lair?
Secret Lair is a limited-time drop of cards that are usually offered as bundles for a day or two at the most before they sell out.
They’ve had some wild theming in the past, but with Magic: The Gathering channelling its inner Fortnite, the crossovers are becoming more and more frequent (in fact, Fortnite has had its own Secret Lair set because, of course, it has).
9 Cards in Secret Lair x Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Vol. 1 & 2
The cards have new artwork, but are based on existing cards in terms of gameplay functionality, so you can expect to use them in competitive play, so long as the original card is still in the standard rotation.
As of the debut of Final Fantasy’s Universes Beyond set, that list of Standard rotation sets runs until Brother’s War.
Lloyd Coombes is Gaming Editor @ Daily Star. He's a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife's dismay. He's also a tech, gaming, and fitness freelancer seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar, Tom’s Guide, IGN, and more.
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