The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Usually when it comes to April Fool’s Day – in a sea of ​​increasingly annoying branded jokes – a lot of the irritation comes from people announcing things that aren’t actually things. So on one hand, it’s good Magic the GatheringThis year’s gag is at least something you can buy. On the other hand… well, that depends on how much you like Deadpool.

Today, Wizards of the Coast announced that it will be celebrating “April Pool Day” with a new Secret Lair drop based entirely on Deadpool, which will include a bunch of classic. Magic The staple cards – your Soul Rings, your Lightning Bolt, etc. – in his trademark humorous style.

This is a fun continuation of the April Fool’s drop from around the same time last year – which saw Deadpool not only get his own Commander card, but also join a series of cards featuring new artwork with the character. This time, he’s more cheeky, actively presented as a chaotic force coming out of these cards and marking them as his own cards rather than having the brand synergy of it all. time for Serious Deadpool, riding on the unicorn for a Deadly Rollick, is probably over as serious as he could have been.

As well as the standard and foil versions of the “I Fixed It (You’re Welcome)” set of cards, which includes new variants of Lightning Bolt, Deadly Dispute, Soul Ring, Thrill of Possibility, and Lightning Greaves, there will also be a “Pool Party” edition of the drop, which will include the same cards with revised artwork to incorporate more party elements, right down to hats and confetti, and a different foil treatment.

It’s suitably goofy for an April Fool’s release, but given that Wizards is double-dipping on Deadpool drops for the occasion rather than doing something different this year, there’s no doubt that we’ll have plenty of Marvel-themed releases. marvel super heroes Scheduled to release in June. Maybe he is the real fool?

The Deadpool “I Fixed It (You’re Welcome)” set will be priced at $30 for the standard release, $40 for the foil edition, and $60 for the “Pool Party” edition. It will also be available in a bundle of all three sets for $125, titled the “FINAL_final_REALLYfinal_v7_USETHISONE(2)_everything” bundle, and it will all go live on April 1st.

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