The Monster Hunter Secret Lair never went on sale, and as of 3 November 2026 it has no new release date. Wizards of the Coast and Capcom revealed the Secret Lair x Monster Hunter Superdrop, four drops of 19 reprinted Magic cards with Monster Hunter art, on 18 November 2025, for a 1 December sale at $29.99 non-foil or $39.99 foil per drop. On 26 November 2025, five days before the sale, Wizards pulled it to "rework this Superdrop entirely". No new card list has been announced.
That leaves nothing to buy. TCGplayer lists no sealed Monster Hunter drop and no Monster Hunter singles, and Scryfall shows no price for any of the cards. What you can buy are the same 19 Magic cards in their normal printings: $73.04 together in non-foil on 3 November 2026, against the $119.96 the four non-foil drops would have cost. Only one drop, The Hunters, held more card value ($34.24) than its $29.99 price.
If you play Monster Hunter but not Magic: a Secret Lair is Wizards of the Coast's online-only store for small themed sets of Magic: The Gathering cards. A drop is usually 4 to 8 reprints of existing cards with new art, sold for a limited time at $29.99 non-foil or $39.99 foil, and shipped about three months later. Monster Hunter would have joined Magic's Universes Beyond crossovers with other licensed games and films. Our MTG Secret Lair guide explains drops, the sale-day queue and what past drops resell for.
Below: the timeline, every card in the drop and the monster it shows, what each card costs now, what comparable video-game Secret Lairs sell for, and what to check when the reworked drop is announced.
Is the Monster Hunter Secret Lair Out? Release Date and Status
No. The Secret Lair x Monster Hunter Superdrop has no release date as of 3 November 2026. Wizards said on 26 November 2025 that it would "share new details and an updated release date in a few months" and told fans to "keep an eye out for more information in 2026". Ten months into 2026, it hasn't. Everything Edinburgh reported on 25 September 2026 that IGN had asked Wizards for an update and got no reply.
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2025 | Capcom and Wizards reveal four drops: The Hunt, The Hunters, The Monsters and The Monsters II |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Wizards pulls the superdrop, five days before the sale, to "rework this Superdrop entirely" |
| 1 Dec 2025 | The planned sale date (9 a.m. PT, through 21 December, while supplies last). It did not happen |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Draftsim reports that cards from the pulled drops have leaked on Reddit, including an unannounced Armored Skyhunter bonus card |
| 30 Aug 2026 | MTGRocks reports a Palamute version of Pack Leader, another unannounced bonus card, shown in a YouTube video |
| 3 Nov 2026 | No new date, no new card list, nothing listed on TCGplayer |
In Japan the drops were to go on sale on 2 December 2025 through Rakuten Books, in English and Japanese. Wizards' postponement covered the whole superdrop.
Monster Hunter Secret Lair Price: What It Would Have Cost
| Product | Price (announced 18 Nov 2025) |
|---|---|
| Any one drop, non-foil | $29.99 |
| Any one drop, foil | $39.99 |
| All four drops, non-foil | $119.96 |
| All four drops, foil | $159.96 |
| Amped State Surge Foil Bundle (all four drops in surge foil, the only way to get surge foil) | $239.96 |
| Hunter's Carve Everything Bundle (all four drops in foil and non-foil, English or Japanese) | $279.92 |
| Master Rank Everything Bundle (all four drops in foil and non-foil, English and Japanese) | $559.84 |
The bonus card was a foil Sol Ring with Valstrax art by Lē Yamamura, in English and Japanese, included with the bundles while supplies lasted. Its flavour text: "When Valstrax soars in the sky, it may be the last thing you'll ever see."
The sale never opened, so nobody paid for anything and there was nothing to refund.
Every Card in the Monster Hunter Secret Lair (Card List)
Nineteen cards in four drops, plus the Sol Ring bonus. All of them are reprints of existing Magic cards. Most carry a Monster Hunter name above the Magic name, so in a game they play exactly like the original card. The list below is the November 2025 version, checked against Scryfall's Secret Lair entries (numbers SLD 2236 to 2254). Each card was offered in non-foil and foil. The reworked drop may change any of it. Under each picture: the card's Magic name and its cheapest normal printing on TCGplayer on 3 November 2026, since the Monster Hunter versions were never sold.
The Hunt (5 cards)
One spell in each colour, each showing a monster on the hunt.
| # | Magic card | Name on the card | Art shows | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2246 | Blind Obedience | Crimson Moonlight | Malzeno | Daniel Romanovsky |
| 2247 | Snap | Kushala Daora's Fury | Kushala Daora | Kotakan |
| 2248 | Village Rites | Song of the Barbarous Beast | Magnamalo and Tobi-Kadachi | Simon Dominic |
| 2249 | Mizzium Mortars | The Rage of Yian Garuga | Yian Garuga | Sansyu |
| 2250 | Tooth and Nail | Tooth and Nail (no new name) | Azure Rathalos and Seregios | Gamazo |
Crimson MoonlightBlind Obedience · from $4.54, 3 Nov 2026
Kushala Daora's FurySnap · from $2.89, 3 Nov 2026
Song of the Barbarous BeastVillage Rites · from $0.29, 3 Nov 2026
The Rage of Yian GarugaMizzium Mortars · from $0.45, 3 Nov 2026
Tooth and NailTooth and Nail · from $3.46, 3 Nov 2026
The Hunters (5 cards)
Hunters in monster armour, one per colour. These are the drop's strongest cards for players: Grand Abolisher and Imperial Recruiter are Commander staples.
| # | Magic card | Name on the card | Art shows | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2241 | Grand Abolisher | Dual-Bladed Hunter | A hunter in Tigrex armour with Bone Scythes | Takayuki Futami |
| 2242 | Archaeomancer | Hero of Hoarfrost Reach | Velkhana armour, a Slinger and a Winged Seraphyd greatsword | Yuu Fujiki |
| 2243 | Grim Haruspex | Nargacuga Stalker | Nargacuga armour with the Hidden Eye light bowgun | Jeremy Chong |
| 2244 | Imperial Recruiter | Bherna Huntmaster | Rathalos, Brachydios and Gore Magala armour | Wayne Wu |
| 2245 | Champion of Lambholt | Champion of Kotoko | Astalos armour with a Verdant Lightning Shield | IkasamaHideo |
Dual-Bladed HunterGrand Abolisher · from $17.36, 3 Nov 2026
Hero of Hoarfrost ReachArchaeomancer · from $0.30, 3 Nov 2026
Nargacuga StalkerGrim Haruspex · from $1.81, 3 Nov 2026
Bherna HuntmasterImperial Recruiter · from $12.16, 3 Nov 2026
Champion of KotokoChampion of Lambholt · from $2.61, 3 Nov 2026
"Champion of Kotoko" is printed that way on the card. The Monster Hunter village is Kokoto, and fans noticed.
The Monsters (5 cards)
Five monsters as legendary creatures, so each can lead a Commander deck.
| # | Magic card | Name on the card | Colours and cost | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2236 | Nezahal, Primal Tide | Lagiacrus, Lord of the Seas | Blue, 7 mana | Wayne Wu |
| 2237 | Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | Rathalos, King of the Skies | Red, 7 mana | Brock Grossman |
| 2238 | Ziatora, the Incinerator | Fatalis, the Black Dragon | Black-red-green, 6 mana | Toy(e) |
| 2239 | Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire | Nergigante, Herald of Destruction | Black-red-green, 6 mana | Oxygen |
| 2240 | Sarulf, Realm Eater | Zinogre, Lord of Lightning | Black-green, 3 mana | Kemonomichi |
Rathalos, King of the SkiesDrakuseth, Maw of Flames · from $0.29, 3 Nov 2026
Fatalis, the Black DragonZiatora, the Incinerator · from $0.41, 3 Nov 2026
Nergigante, Herald of DestructionVaevictis Asmadi, the Dire · from $1.97, 3 Nov 2026
Zinogre, Lord of LightningSarulf, Realm Eater · from $0.32, 3 Nov 2026
Lagiacrus, Lord of the SeasNezahal, Primal Tide · from $8.34, 3 Nov 2026
The Monsters II (4 cards)
| # | Magic card | Name on the card | Colours and cost | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2251 | Razaketh, the Foulblooded | Gore Magala, Dark Eclipse | Black, 8 mana | Wayne Wu |
| 2252 | Kalamax, the Stormsire | Brachydios, Brutish Indigo | Green-blue-red, 4 mana | Ryuichi Sakuma |
| 2253 | Wasitora, Nekoru Queen | Nargacuga, Ever-Present Shadow | Black-red-green, 5 mana | Daniel Romanovsky |
| 2254 | Amareth, the Lustrous | Velkhana, Silver Sovereign | Green-white-blue, 6 mana | Daniel Romanovsky |
Gore Magala, Dark EclipseRazaketh, the Foulblooded · from $14.47, 3 Nov 2026
Brachydios, Brutish IndigoKalamax, the Stormsire · from $0.57, 3 Nov 2026
Nargacuga, Ever-Present ShadowWasitora, Nekoru Queen · from $0.46, 3 Nov 2026
Velkhana, Silver SovereignAmareth, the Lustrous · from $0.34, 3 Nov 2026
These are the cards as revealed in November 2025, shown from Scryfall's scans.
Bonus cards
- Sol Ring (SLD 913), foil only: Valstrax art, announced as the bundle bonus.
- Pack Leader (Palamute), leaked: never announced. Scryfall lists a Japanese foil printing (SLD 7056) tagged as a Secret Lair bonus card, with no English version.
- Armored Skyhunter, leaked: never announced and not on Scryfall. It was reported as a bonus card for The Monsters II.
Which Monster Hunter Monsters Are Magic Cards?
Nine monsters got their own legendary Magic card. The Rathalos card is Drakuseth, Maw of Flames, renamed "Rathalos, King of the Skies"; the Fatalis card is Ziatora, the Incinerator, renamed "Fatalis, the Black Dragon"; and Valstrax appears on the bonus Sol Ring. Wizards has never sold any of them with Monster Hunter art.
A quick lookup for anyone searching a monster's name. "Own card" means the monster is the card; "art" means it appears in a spell's art or on a hunter's armour.
| Monster | Magic card | Drop | How it appears |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astalos | Champion of Lambholt | The Hunters | Armour |
| Brachydios | Kalamax, the Stormsire | The Monsters II | Own card (also armour on Imperial Recruiter) |
| Fatalis | Ziatora, the Incinerator | The Monsters | Own card |
| Gore Magala | Razaketh, the Foulblooded | The Monsters II | Own card (also armour on Imperial Recruiter) |
| Kushala Daora | Snap | The Hunt | Art |
| Lagiacrus | Nezahal, Primal Tide | The Monsters | Own card |
| Magnamalo and Tobi-Kadachi | Village Rites | The Hunt | Art |
| Malzeno | Blind Obedience | The Hunt | Art |
| Nargacuga | Wasitora, Nekoru Queen | The Monsters II | Own card (also armour on Grim Haruspex) |
| Nergigante | Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire | The Monsters | Own card |
| Palamute | Pack Leader | Leaked bonus | Own card (Japanese only on Scryfall) |
| Rathalos | Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | The Monsters | Own card (Azure Rathalos in Tooth and Nail; armour on Imperial Recruiter) |
| Seregios | Tooth and Nail | The Hunt | Art |
| Tigrex | Grand Abolisher | The Hunters | Armour |
| Valstrax | Sol Ring | Bundle bonus | Art |
| Velkhana | Amareth, the Lustrous | The Monsters II | Own card (also armour on Archaeomancer) |
| Yian Garuga | Mizzium Mortars | The Hunt | Art |
| Zinogre | Sarulf, Realm Eater | The Monsters | Own card |
What the Monster Hunter Secret Lair Is Worth Now
Sealed: no market. The drops were never sold, so no sealed copies exist to resell. Monster Hunter singles: none listed on TCGplayer, and Scryfall shows no price for any of the 19. The same cards in their normal printings: $73.04 non-foil, $127.35 foil on 3 November 2026.
Here is the cheapest current printing of every card, with TCGplayer market prices from Scryfall on 3 November 2026:
| Card (Monster Hunter name) | Cheapest non-foil | Price | Cheapest foil | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Obedience (Crimson Moonlight) | Ravnica Remastered | $4.54 | Ravnica Remastered | $5.85 |
| Snap (Kushala Daora's Fury) | Dominaria Remastered | $2.89 | Dominaria Remastered | $4.03 |
| Village Rites (Song of the Barbarous Beast) | Core Set 2021 | $0.29 | Core Set 2021 | $0.49 |
| Mizzium Mortars (The Rage of Yian Garuga) | Return to Ravnica | $0.45 | Modern Masters 2017 | $2.41 |
| Tooth and Nail | Commander Masters | $3.46 | Commander Masters | $4.04 |
| The Hunt | $11.63 | $16.82 | ||
| Grand Abolisher (Dual-Bladed Hunter) | The Big Score | $17.36 | The Big Score promo | $18.19 |
| Archaeomancer (Hero of Hoarfrost Reach) | Magic 2013 | $0.30 | Ultimate Masters | $4.35 |
| Grim Haruspex (Nargacuga Stalker) | Khans of Tarkir | $1.81 | Special Guests | $4.53 |
| Imperial Recruiter (Bherna Huntmaster) | Modern Horizons 2 | $12.16 | Modern Horizons 2 | $17.68 |
| Champion of Lambholt (Champion of Kotoko) | Midnight Hunt Commander | $2.61 | Double Masters | $12.04 |
| The Hunters | $34.24 | $56.79 | ||
| Nezahal, Primal Tide (Lagiacrus) | Commander Legends | $8.34 | Rivals of Ixalan promo | $20.00 |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames (Rathalos) | Foundations Commander | $0.29 | Foundations | $0.69 |
| Ziatora, the Incinerator (Fatalis) | Modern Horizons 3 Commander | $0.41 | Streets of New Capenna | $1.35 |
| Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire (Nergigante) | Core Set 2019 | $1.97 | Core Set 2019 | $11.10 |
| Sarulf, Realm Eater (Zinogre) | The List | $0.32 | Kaldheim | $0.42 |
| The Monsters | $11.33 | $33.56 | ||
| Razaketh, the Foulblooded (Gore Magala) | Hour of Devastation | $14.47 | Commander Masters | $17.15 |
| Kalamax, the Stormsire (Brachydios) | The List | $0.57 | Commander 2020 | $0.63 |
| Wasitora, Nekoru Queen (Nargacuga) | Commander 2017 | $0.46 | Double Masters 2022 | $1.83 |
| Amareth, the Lustrous (Velkhana) | Commander Legends | $0.34 | Commander Legends | $0.57 |
| The Monsters II | $15.84 | $20.18 | ||
| All 19 cards | $73.04 | $127.35 |
What the table says:
- The Hunters is the only drop whose cards beat its price: $34.24 non-foil against $29.99, and $56.79 foil against $39.99. Grand Abolisher and Imperial Recruiter do almost all of that.
- The other three are well under it. The Hunt's cards come to $11.63, The Monsters' to $11.33 and The Monsters II's to $15.84: between 38% and 53% of $29.99.
- Four cards make up 72% of the total: Grand Abolisher ($17.36), Razaketh ($14.47), Imperial Recruiter ($12.16) and Nezahal ($8.34). The other fifteen are under $5 each, and nine of them are under $1.
- The monsters themselves are cheap cards. Rathalos (Drakuseth) is $0.29 and Fatalis (Ziatora) is $0.41. In this drop you would have been paying for the art.
- Vaevictis Asmadi already has a foil, from Core Set 2019, at $11.10. Some launch coverage said this drop would give it its first one.
Card value is a floor, not a forecast. A Secret Lair usually sells for more than its cards cost elsewhere, because buyers pay for the art: 65 of the 66 non-foil drops sold in 2026 trade above $29.99 on TCGplayer, with a median of $44.63 on 1 November 2026 (from our Secret Lair resale data).
What Video-Game Secret Lairs Sell For After Release
The closest real comparison is the PlayStation Superdrop, sold on 27 October 2025, three weeks before Monster Hunter was revealed, at the same $29.99 non-foil price. Here is how it and other video-game drops trade now:
| Drop | Sold | TCGplayer market |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost of Tsushima (PlayStation Superdrop) | 27 Oct 2025 | $155.73 |
| Fortnite | Jul 2022 | $100.71 |
| God of War: Greek (PlayStation Superdrop) | 27 Oct 2025 | $96.57 |
| Sonic: Friends & Foes | 14 Jul 2025 | $57.07 |
| God of War: Norse (PlayStation Superdrop) | 27 Oct 2025 | $39.44 |
| PlayStation Platinum Trophy Bundle | 27 Oct 2025 | $822.25 |
| PlayStation bonus Sol Ring (SLD 912, foil) | 27 Oct 2025 | $14.70 |
Drop prices are TCGplayer market on 1 November 2026; the Sol Ring is Scryfall's TCGplayer price on 3 November 2026.
Ghost of Tsushima$155.73 on 1 Nov 2026
Fortnite$100.71 on 1 Nov 2026
God of War: Greek$96.57 on 1 Nov 2026
Sonic: Friends & Foes$57.07 on 1 Nov 2026
God of War: Norse$39.44 on 1 Nov 2026
Three drops from the same superdrop range from $39.44 to $155.73, so the game's name alone doesn't set the price. We aren't predicting what a reworked Monster Hunter drop will be worth. It depends on the cards Wizards picks this time, and on whether it is a limited run.
Was the Monster Hunter Secret Lair Cancelled? Why Wizards Pulled It
Postponed, not formally cancelled: Wizards pulled the superdrop to rework it with Capcom and promised an updated release date, which had not come by 3 November 2026. In Wizards' own words (26 November 2025):
- The superdrop "fell short of expectations."
- "But in our excitement, we missed the mark on elements like card selection and faithfully integrating the world and mechanics of Monster Hunter."
- "Pulling Superdrops back isn't something we're going to do very often, but we're committed to doing better."
- "Capcom is on board for us to take another swing at this Superdrop as well."
The complaints that preceded it, as reported at the time:
- Every card was a reprint of an existing Magic card with new art and a new name, rather than a new card built around how the games play.
- No weapons. A game about forging weapons and armour got no Equipment cards.
- Weak card value. Apart from The Hunters, each drop's cards were worth well under $29.99, as the table above still shows.
- The bundles, up to $559.84 for the Master Rank Everything Bundle.
- "Champion of Kotoko", a misspelling of the Kokoto village printed on the card.
Wargamer called it "a pretty unprecedented move for Wizards", saying it knew of no Magic product pulled this close to release.
Leaked Monster Hunter Cards: Are They Real, and Can You Buy Them?
On 24 August 2026 Draftsim reported that a Reddit user had posted cards from the pulled drops, alongside basic lands from unannounced Secret Lairs, and said they came from "a Magic collection". Among them was a bonus card Wizards had never announced, a reskinned Armored Skyhunter, reported as the bonus for The Monsters II. Draftsim treated the cards as likely real. On 30 August 2026 a Palamute version of Pack Leader appeared in a video by Nick Robinson; MTGRocks reported it was meant for The Monsters, and players on Reddit called it "yet another flavor fail".
Scryfall's high-resolution scans of 18 of the 19 cards, and its Japanese Pack Leader entry, suggest at least some of the cards were printed. Wizards hasn't said what happened to any printed stock.
What that means if you are shopping:
- There is no legitimate retail source. Wizards never sold the drop, and TCGplayer lists no product for it on 3 November 2026.
- Treat any "sealed Monster Hunter Secret Lair" listing as a likely scam. At best you'd be paying a speculative price for a single leaked card.
- If you want to play the cards, buy the normal printings in the price table. They are the same cards in a game.
Should You Wait for the Rework or Buy the Cards Now?
If you play Magic and want the cards: buy them now in their existing printings. Grand Abolisher, Imperial Recruiter, Razaketh and Nezahal are the only ones over $8. All 19 are legal in Commander.
If you're a Monster Hunter fan who wants the art: wait. Nothing is for sale, and nothing you can buy now will carry this art except leaked cards of unknown origin. When the reworked superdrop is announced, check:
- Sale date and time. Secret Lair sales open at 9 a.m. PT, with a pre-queue about an hour earlier. Our Secret Lair guide explains how the queue works.
- The card list. Wizards has promised a rework, so expect changes. Compare it with the November 2025 list above.
- Limited run or order window. Most drops are limited runs that sell out. Since August 2026, Secret Lair Commander decks have used a 24-hour order window in which every order is filled, and they resell for a much smaller premium.
- Price, bundles and the bonus card. Will the Valstrax Sol Ring return, and what do you have to buy to get it?
- Shipping. Plan on about three months.
- Japanese versions. The pulled drops were offered in English and Japanese.
We'll update this page when Wizards announces the reworked drop.
How we priced this
Card prices are TCGplayer market prices as reported by Scryfall's API on 3 November 2026, for the cheapest English paper printing of each card in non-foil and in foil, excluding the unreleased Monster Hunter printings themselves. TCGplayer has no Monster Hunter product in its Secret Lair Drop Series listings (checked through tcgcsv.com on 3 November 2026). Comparable drop prices come from our Secret Lair resale data, TCGplayer market on 1 November 2026.
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Citations & Resources
- Wizards of the Coast: Back to the drawing board with Secret Lair x Monster Hunter (26 November 2025)
- Bleeding Cool: Magic: The Gathering reveals Secret Lair x Monster Hunter Superdrop (18 November 2025)
- StarCityGames: MTG teams up with Capcom for Monster Hunter Secret Lair Superdrop (18 November 2025)
- ICv2: Magic: The Gathering Monster Hunter Superdrop incoming (19 November 2025)
- GameRant: Monster Hunter Secret Lair drops, card list and bundles (18 November 2025)
- MTGRocks: Monster Hunter promo and surge foil bundle (18 November 2025)
- Denfaminico Gamer: Japanese sale through Rakuten Books (19 November 2025)
- Wargamer: Monster Hunter Secret Lair pulled for a rework (27 November 2025)
- EDHREC: Wizards postpones Monster Hunter Secret Lair drop (26 November 2025)
- Draftsim: Monster Hunter Secret Lair leaks (24 August 2026)
- MTGRocks: Scrapped Monster Hunter bonus card revealed (30 August 2026)
- Everything Edinburgh: Where is the reworked Monster Hunter Secret Lair? (25 September 2026)
- Scryfall: the 19 Monster Hunter cards (SLD 2236 to 2254), Valstrax Sol Ring (SLD 913) and Japanese Pack Leader (SLD 7056)
- Card prices: TCGplayer market via the Scryfall API, 3 November 2026. Sealed drop prices: TCGplayer market via the tcgcsv.com mirror, 1 November 2026.
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