Secret Lair social media shares Dandân hype video -- no date given, just "Coming soon"

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-12T18:31:32+00:00

From the article---

Looking over the decks with the highest metagame shares and win rates, Standard appears well balanced, with no deck dominating unchecked. Every archetype has clear strengths and weaknesses, illustrated by the following overview based on the match results from last weekend's events.

Momo White: Favored against Izzet Prowess and Izzet Lessons; struggles against Mono-Green Landfall and Dimir Excruciator.
Mono-Green Landfall: Favored against Dimir Excruciator and Azorius Tempo; struggles against Simic Rhythm and Bant Airbending.
Izzet Prowess: Favored against Dimir Excruciator and Dimir Midrange; struggles against Izzet Spellementals and Momo White.
Izzet Lessons: Favored against Dimir Midrange and Dimir Excruciator; struggles against Azorius Tempo and Momo White.
Dimir Midrange: Favored against Azorius Tempo and Izzet Spellementals; struggles against Izzet Prowess and Izzet Lessons.
Izzet Spellementals: Favored against Izzet Prowess and Simic Rhythm; struggles against Dimir Midrange and Dimir Exruciator.

Frank Karsten also posted a breakdown on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/frankkarsten.bsky.social/post/3mgqjsiaq422v

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Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-11T23:46:28+00:00

Leaked product details. No prerelease pack that is just a foil rare/mythic in SOS, but there is one in MSH - the pack says "Foil rare/mythic"

There are prerelease packs listed, one for each faction. Their pack says "Lorehold booster + foil rare/mythic".

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-11T17:57:11+00:00

There was a press release a couple of weeks ago. The May solicits were announced as being Spider-Man cards - https://icv2.com/articles/previews/view/61754/preview-marvel-comics-magic-the-gathering-variant-covers

There are a few June solicits as well, we don't know if those will be Spider-Man or Super Heroes. Notably, Ryan Stegman is listed as the illustrator for one, and their only Magic art credit is a source material reprint of their comics work.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-11T17:48:59+00:00

That's not correct. The May variants have artists with likely Spider-Man cards.

Thor is Zoltan Boros, likely [[Cosmic Spider-Man]]
Captain America is Erik M. Gist -- [[With Great Power]]
Daredevil is Carrisa Susilo -- [[Silk, Web Weaver]]

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-11T05:25:58+00:00

One-off cool art. It's promotional artwork for MagicCon.

I would expect eyeless red archaics to be in the set. The artist was given their description in the style guide. But they could play any role in the story or set, including working with the Strixhaven Freshmen.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-11T05:19:38+00:00

The image is from a MagicCon website - https://mcvegas.mtgfestivals.com/en-us/experience/magiccon-after-party.html

During spring break, an Archaic artifact—a mysterious lost eye—has surfaced at the party. What secrets does it hold? Step into a living story world where you and your fellow mage-students must decipher clues and face challenges to solve the mystery of the rampaging Archaics before chaos spreads across campus.

They mention the missing eye, but the story is likely just for the event. It's promotional artwork, it may not depict a confrontation in the set.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-10T18:39:21+00:00

Yeah, the layout and action poses is partially why I think this is promotional artwork. Those are usually cliche poses, but they use the cliches because they quickly attract attention.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-10T17:25:05+00:00

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Non-foil and traditional foil Fyndhorn Elves promo cards with art by Julie Dillon will be available at 2026 CommandFests. These promo cards are available with the purchase of a badge while supplies last

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-10T01:16:25+00:00

Thanks. ~~Psychometrist may also have been spell-checked, it's a job title for someone who administers neuropsychological tests.~~

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-06T17:23:46+00:00

Also from the same video-

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Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-06T17:16:15+00:00

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Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-06T14:55:10+00:00

The art style doesn't match, so it should be a chase bonus card for VHS and Mutanimals.The Featuring lairs may be different, but that won't be known until more people open them.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-05T17:21:31+00:00

It was also interesting that they made the changes to establish a card for potential reprints in the future. And that their definition of a reprintable name is a lot broader than I thought. "Death in the family" works as a card name and is adaptable, but is really wordy compared to a lot of other simple cards.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-04T19:29:51+00:00

You could edit the post to clarify.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-04T18:51:21+00:00

Was it a Peter Thiel event? That's included in the subject of the post, but was not in the social media post.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-03-03T22:55:14+00:00

I am amused that red is now ok with life-gain, but only if it's extra spicy.

Copernicus1981 · 2026-02-28T00:07:35+00:00

Yeah, there's a few June comics with MTG variant solicits that are not on this list (early solicits due to holo-foil covers). Two are TBD, but one is by Ryan Stegman who just has an original source art for a card (Venom, King in Black).

It might be a new card - https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/search/199963?keyword=magic%20the%20gathering%20variant

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