'All are important, and it's a delicate balance to strike. 'The goal is always to create products that respect and celebrate the partner, the fans, AND that the cards in the drop feel like they belong in someone's deck,' Nguyen explains. 'Part of what makes Secret Lair so special is its ability to experiment.' This one has both, and Wizards of the Coast Senior Product Designer Daniel Nguyen says that every Secret Lair drop is different thanks to a whole bunch of different factors. While Secret Lairs have done plenty of video game crossovers in the past, they've generally either been all mechanically unique cards like the Street Fighter drop or all reprints with new art like the Fortnite drop. This drop will include five reprinted cards with new Tomb Raider art, a unique treasure token, and a brand new Lara Croft card.
Next year Magic has both commander decks for Fallout and a full crossover set for Final Fantasy coming, but next week's Secret Lair Secretversary Superdrop will add Lara Croft to the game's quickly expanding recognizable roster with a smaller video game crossover.