Magic: The Gathering Reveals Its Fortnite Crossover Secret Lair
thegamer.comMagic: The Gathering has shown off its two upcoming Secret Lair crossovers with Fortnite. The latest in a long line of ‘Universes Beyond’ crossovers, Secret Lair x Fortnite will launch on July 21, and contains five reprints of older Magic cards with a Fortnite-themed redesign.
Like all Secret Lair drops, this will only be available for a limited time through the official Secret Lair site, after which it will never be available again.
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Revealed by a surprise delivery to IGN, the crossover will have two drops, both being made available for preorder at the same time. While prices for these drops have yet to be confirmed, it is likely they will call in the $30-$40 price range that previous Universes Beyond drops have.
The first, Secret Lair x Fortnite, contains seven cards:
IGN also confirmed there is a “secret” eighth card that will not be announced just yet.
Like the previous Secret Lair x Arcane, and the Innistrad: Crimson Vow Dracula and Ikoria Godzilla crossovers before it, these are all reprints of existing Magic cards. While they do have different names, as far as the game and its card name rules are concerned, they are still their original forms: The Cube is still a Planar Bridge, the Supply Lama is still Etherium Sculptor, and Battle Royale is still Triumph of the Hordes. This means you can’t have more than four (or one, for Commander) of any version of the card in your deck.
As far as the card selection here goes, it’s fine. The inclusion of Wrath of God and Grim Tutor help pump the value of it up a lot, despite Grim Tutor not being one of the best tutor cards out there. Triumph of the Hordes is a nice inclusion, as it’s a popular win
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