Secret Lair - The Walking Dead
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* They very much do not look like they want to be doing this stream.
* They spend a long time talking about the benefits of Secret Lair in general, not talking about mechanically unique cards for a while.
* The idea for these cards came from how fans will make custom Magic cards for other properties. They felt making official versions would be exciting.
* People at Wizards were dissatisfied with how Godzilla cards were handled in Ikoria because all the Godzilla fans who checked it out had to open packs to get them instead of getting them directly. So yes, they argued against the TCG model.
* They really don't think these unique Secret Lair cards will see Legacy play. Yes, they messed up with Mana Crypt (which was a unique card you got when you purchased a book) and yes they messed up with Nexus of Fate, but that won't happen again.
* This won't be about potato chip and razor blade sponsorships. This will all be the kinds of cool properties you'd see at Comic-Con.
* They chose not to use silver border for this because The Walking Dead is too gritty for the tone of silver border cards.
* With Unstable, they saw that players found it awkward having to ask their group if it's OK to play with silver bordered commanders. Thus, with these black border The Walking Dead cards, you won't have to ask your group for permission.
* A triangle holo stamp indicates that a card isn't canon to Magic's story. This appears on all the The Walking Dead cards.
* They brought up the Godzilla treatment, but there are no upcoming sets where these cards could fit, so they chose not to do it.
* "We could [make Magic-themed versions] and we might."
* They're intent on making this a one-time special printing, like other Secret Lairs.
* No reprints are planned, but they could maybe talk to AMC about new printings in the future. (This shows that reprints are indeed restricted by the license.)
* They hope to be able to do these licensed printings a lot more in the future.
* The last card (likely Rick) will be revealed on this week's Talking Dead.