MTG’s New Secret Lair Drop is Already Sold Out After Queue Issues

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The latest Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair release was incredibly popular, selling out quickly and causing issues with the online queue. This follows other recent hyped releases, like the multi-brand crossover in October and the PlayStation-themed cards. This time, players were eager to purchase the Secret Lair Countdown Kit – a collection of 26 cards priced at $199.

As a Magic player, I’ve noticed Secret Lair drops are usually super popular, but lately getting them has been a real pain. The biggest issue is they don’t make enough to meet demand, so it’s basically a race to see who can buy them first. It’s frustrating because bots swoop in and grab everything just to resell it later. We already saw this happen with the PlayStation Secret Lair and the Marvel drop last year, and now the Encyclopedia of Magic is completely sold out – it’s impossible to get your hands on one!

Say Goodbye to Magic: The Gathering’s Best 2025 Secret Lair

The most popular Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair releases often offer good value, especially when they reprint older cards in a convenient bundle. A recent example, the Encyclopedia of Magic, is already sold out. It featured a unique set: one card for each letter of the alphabet.

  • Altar of the Brood (around $9)
  • Brain Freeze (around $12)
  • Crop Rotation (around $5.50)
  • Demonic Consultation (around $14.90)
  • Eerie Ultimatum (around $3.60)
  • Field of the Dead (around $40)
  • Gray Merchant of Asphodel (around $1)
  • Hymn to Tourach (around $0.65)
  • Isochron Scepter (around $18.30)
  • Junji, the Midnight Sky (around $0.55)
  • Krark-Clan Ironworks (around $22.70)
  • Llanowar Elves (around $0.45)
  • Myrel, Shield of Argive (around $19.60)
  • Narset’s Reversal (around $2.40)
  • Ob Nixilis, the Fallen (around $3.85)
  • Phyrexian Altar (around $62)
  • Questing Beast (around $3.80)
  • Retrofitter Foundry (around $0.65)
  • Sol Ring (around $1.40)
  • Temple of the False God (around $0.15)
  • Urza’s Saga (around $35)
  • Vesuva (around $1.70)
  • Wasteland (around $22.90)
  • Xantcha, Sleeper Agent (around $1.90)
  • Yarok, the Desecrated (around $3.55)
  • Zo-Zu the Punisher (around $10.70)

Okay, so I just checked the prices on TCGPlayer, and if you were to buy every card from the drop individually, getting the cheapest version of each one, it would cost around $298.25. And to compare, the Encyclopedia of Magic itself went for $199 – so the cards add up to quite a bit more!

The recent Secret Lair Encyclopedia release would have been a great addition for many Magic: The Gathering Commander players, as several of the cards included are commonly used in the format. However, the offer is no longer available. Many fans are also frustrated that they lost their place in line due to technical problems, which delayed the release by half an hour.

Most responses to the announcement of the 30-minute delay have been critical, with many fans asking Secret Lair to go back to selling products through traditional print-on-demand. Others are frustrated that bot accounts frequently buy up Secret Lair items and resell them at a significant markup on sites like eBay, TCGPlayer, and Cardmarket.

Similar problems happened with some PlayStation releases and a recent Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop on October 13th. This drop, featuring the cards Demonic Tutor and Armageddon, was priced at $39.99, but the cards themselves were worth over $100.

The Secret Lair Encyclopedia of Magic is now sold out and can only be purchased through resellers, leaving many disappointed fans who tried to buy it during the initial sale with nothing. This issue of high demand and limited stock isn’t new, but it’s particularly frustrating because of the technical problems some people experienced while waiting in the online queue – some lost their spot entirely, while others were unfairly moved to different positions.

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2025-11-03 23:06