Magic: The Gathering Announces A New Pride Secret Lair To Raise Funds For The Trevor Project
Wizards of the Coast has announced it will be running a special Pride-themed Secret Lair promotion for Magic: The Gathering, with 50% of all purchases being donated to The Trevor Project.
Pride Across the Multiverse is a drop of eight cards with new art depicting some of Magic's various LGBTQIA2S+ characters. Each of the cards was illustrated by an LGBTQIA2S+ artist, and will come in an exclusive rainbow foil box rather than the usual black ones Secret Lairs are delivered in.
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Announced on the official Magic: The Gathering website, there is an eclectic selection of cards on offer here:
A Commander staple it's always nice to have more copies of, this features a complex scene full of iconography from the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Highlights include the aces cards, the trans flag in the top left, and various flags on the ring itself.
A rainbow land for a rainbow-themed Secret Lair, Mana Confluence might not be the best all-colours land out there, but it still sees plenty of play.
While this is probably the least outwardly-queer card of the drop, artist Merlin G.G. has said it represents "the community's hard-fought victories and the battles that are still to come", which is a nice sentiment.
Alesha is famous for being Magic's first canonically trans characters, and Two Spirit artist Winona Nelson's illustration shows her "in her later years, guiding the next generation". On top of that, Alesha is a popular Boros (red/white) Commander that sees a lot of play in red/white decks.
This one introduces a new queer relationship to Magic, with the Kaladesh Planeswalker Saheeli entering into a relationship with the Ixalan Planeswalker Huatli. A story was
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