Secret Lair
Secret Lair Countdown Kit: Marvel's History of Heroes
30 cards of Marvel comic history for $199.99, on sale November 2, 2026 at 9 a.m. PT on the Secret Lair store only. Wizards announced it at New York Comic Con, and Secret Lair has shown the first three cards: Fierce Guardianship, Heroic Intervention and Fighter Class.
Details as announced, checked October 10, 2026. Three of the 30 cards had been revealed at the time of writing.
The Facts
The detail that matters most for buying it is "limited quantity." That is a different arrangement from the Secret Lair Commander decks, which took every order placed inside a 24-hour window. A limited run can sell out, so if you want one, be on the store when it opens at 9 a.m. Pacific on November 2.
The First Three Cards
Secret Lair showed three of the 30 cards on October 10, and all three are reprints of cards Commander players already run, with new Marvel art and the original card names.
The tiles show each card's earlier printing until Scryfall adds the kit versions. The kit's art is described in each note.
Fierce Guardianship ↗
Kit art by Annie Wu: Namor, the Sub-Mariner, shoving a ship. Free to cast if you control a commander.
Heroic Intervention ↗
Kit art by Russell Dauterman: the original X-Men against Magneto, with a quote from Angel.
Fighter Class ↗
Kit art by Benjamin Ee: Daredevil as a stained-glass window. Its first Secret Lair printing.
Fierce Guardianship is the one Commander players will notice first: a counterspell for noncreature spells that you can cast for free whenever you control a commander. Heroic Intervention saves your whole board from a destroy-everything wrath for two mana, and it has had a Marvel printing before, in the Black Panther drop of the 2024 Superdrop. Fighter Class has only been printed in Adventures in the Forgotten Realms before this, so the Daredevil version is its first new look.
The reveal image is labeled 1939 to 2026, and Secret Lair's post opens with "A lot can happen in 87 years." That is the span of Marvel's comics from 1939 to today, which suggests the kit runs across that whole history. Namor, on Fierce Guardianship, first appeared in 1939.
What the Art Shows
Each of the 30 cards illustrates a moment from Marvel's comics, and more than 30 artists worked on them, so expect a different style on nearly every card. Wizards named three of the moments in the announcement:
The Fantastic Four getting their powers from cosmic rays in space.
Iron Man's first appearance, with Ho Yinsen.
Jean Grey becoming the Phoenix.
Those are origin stories, which fits the name. Wizards has not said whether the kit runs in publication order the way the 30th Anniversary kit ran year by year, or which Magic card each moment is printed on.
None of the cards below are in the kit. They are the same heroes as Magic has already printed them, mostly from the Marvel Super Heroes set in June 2026, so you can see who the announcement is talking about and how each one plays.
The Fantastic Four, before the kit
All four members have their own legendary card in Marvel Super Heroes, and every one of them is a Hero that wants other Heroes around, so the four of them in one deck work as a team on the table too.
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards ↗
Stretches into card draw: whenever tokens you control enter, you may draw a card.
Invisible Woman, Sue Storm ↗
Lifelink, plus a 0/4 Wall token whenever your other Heroes get +1/+1 counters.
Human Torch, Johnny Storm ↗
Flame on: flying, and 1 damage to an opponent each time you draw with another Hero out.
The Thing, Ben Grimm ↗
Trample, and two +1/+1 counters every time your Heroes hit a player.
Iron Man, and the origin Sagas
Magic already tells Marvel origin stories as Sagas, enchantments that play out over three turns. Iron Man got one in the Marvel Super Heroes Commander decks, and Tony Stark himself is a double-faced card that starts as the engineer and flips into the armor.
Tony Stark ↗
Digs four cards deep for an artifact, then transforms into The Invincible Iron Man: flying, haste.
Origin of Iron Man ↗
His origin as a Saga: lock down a creature, draw two, then put an artifact onto the battlefield.
Origin of the Avengers ↗
The team-up Saga: scry 2, drop a cheap Hero for free, then a +1/+1 counter on everything.
The Coming of Galactus ↗
The Fantastic Four's biggest problem, ending in a 16/16 flying, trampling Galactus token.
Jean Grey has no card yet
No Magic card is named for Jean Grey or the Phoenix, going by Scryfall on October 10. Storm and Wolverine have legendary cards of their own (both are below), and Marvel art has put plenty of characters on cards that carry other names, so she may already be in an illustration somewhere. A card of her own would still be a first.
The Last Two Countdown Kits
This is the third Countdown Kit, and the first built on a licensed property rather than on Magic's own history. Both earlier kits came out in early November, and this one keeps that slot.
The price matches An Encyclopedia of Magic exactly, for four more cards. Both earlier kits were reprints of existing Magic cards, and the 2025 kit included Commander staples such as Sol Ring . Whether the Marvel kit carries cards of that kind is the question the card list will answer.
30th Anniversary Countdown Kit (2022): one card per year
Shivan Dragon ↗
1993, the first year of Magic.
Necropotence ↗
1995.
Siege Rhino ↗
2014.
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion ↗
2022, the last year in the kit.
An Encyclopedia of Magic (2025): one card per letter
What We Don't Know Yet
The announcement was short. These are the things it did not cover, and what the earlier kits did is a guide only, not a promise:
Which Magic cards the other 27 are. The first three are reprints that keep their own names, but some later cards could still be new, like the 2024 Marvel legends.
Whether there are foils or halo foils, as there were in An Encyclopedia of Magic, and at what rate.
Whether each card is wrapped on its own so you can open one a day, which is what the Countdown name suggests and what the 2025 kit did.
Whether a bonus card ships with it, as one did with both earlier kits.
How many are being made, any per-customer limit, and when orders ship.
Secret Lair Has Done Marvel Before
Secret Lair has run Marvel drops several times, including four in the A Perfectly Normal Superdrop in August. Two of them show the two directions a Marvel card can go, and which way this kit goes decides what kind of product it is.
2024: brand-new legends
The Secret Lair x Marvel Superdrop went live November 4, 2024, also a few weeks after a New York Comic Con reveal. It was five drops, one per hero, and each was led by a new legendary creature that had never existed before. They are real new cards with their own rules text, legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage.
Captain America, First Avenger ↗
Throws his Equipment for damage, then catches it again at the next combat.
Iron Man, Titan of Innovation ↗
Flying, haste, a Treasure every attack, and an artifact upgrade one mana value at a time.
Wolverine, Best There Is ↗
Doubles all the damage he deals, grows when he fights, and regenerates for two mana.
Storm, Force of Nature ↗
Hits a player and gives your next instant or sorcery storm. Storm has storm.
Black Panther, Wakandan King ↗
Banks +1/+1 counters in your lands as vibranium, then moves them onto a creature.
2026: Marvel names on cards you know
The Marvel Zombies drop in the Corn Maze Superdrop took the other route. Every card is an existing Magic card with zombified Marvel art and a Marvel name printed on it, so the card printed as "Zombie Thor" is God-Eternal Bontu .
God-Eternal Bontu ↗
Printed as “Zombie Thor”.
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver ↗
Printed as “Zombie Captain America”.
Varina, Lich Queen ↗
Printed as “Zombie Scarlet Witch”.
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant ↗
Printed as “Zombie Giant-Man”.
Magic calls that printed name a flavor name. The Oracle name, which every rule and every deckbuilding restriction reads, stays the original card's. So a reprint with a Marvel name is legal wherever the original is legal, and in Commander you cannot run it beside another copy of the same card.
Every Marvel Secret Lair card is a reskin, so none of them are new to Magic.
The 2024 Superdrop's five legends were new cards with their own rules text. The Marvel Zombies drop was reskins. A kit of 30 could hold either kind, or both, and the announcement does not say.
Is It Worth $199.99?
Not something anyone can answer yet. TurnZero HQ prices a fixed-list product card by card from the full published list, and only three of the 30 cards are public. Fierce Guardianship is a strong start, but three cards out of 30 is not enough to call the box either way.
What you can decide now is whether you want the object. If you collect Marvel or want 30 pieces of comic-history art on Magic cards, the art is the product and the card values are a bonus. If you are buying for the cards inside, watch for the list before November 2. If Wizards does not reveal it before the sale, you are buying the cards blind, and the price per card is the only number you have.
Also From the Same Panel: Doctor Doom
The kit was one of several Marvel announcements at the October 9 panel, and two of the others are about Doctor Doom. Marvel: Darkhold Destiny, the next Marvel set, is due in April 2027.
The Doomsdrop
Secret Lair x Marvel: Doomsdrop is the next Marvel Secret Lair line after this kit. Wizards describes it as a multi-drop collection inspired by the comics, with each drop built mostly around Doctor Doom and other Marvel characters appearing as guests. The panel showed only a first look: no date, no price, no number of drops and no card names.
Doom already has a few Magic cards to go on. The Doomsdrop's cards are not among them, but they show what Wizards has done with him so far, from a pair of Doombots to a win condition.
Doctor Doom ↗
Marvel Super Heroes. Arrives with two 3/3 Doombot tokens and is indestructible while you control an artifact creature.
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled ↗
Marvel Super Heroes Commander. Taps to draw a card, and wins you the game if that empties your library.
Doctor Doom, King of Latveria ↗
Marvel Super Heroes Commander. Drains each opponent for 2 whenever you discard lands.
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled is the one that will surprise new players. It draws a card on a tap, and if that leaves your library empty you win the game, even at 0 life. The Doomsdrop is listed on the Secret Lair hub, with no date yet.
Free Doctor Doom at Regal
Doom also gets a movie-theater promo. Regal is giving a promo of Doctor Doom, King of Latveria with new art by Jorge Molina to Regal Crown Club members who see Avengers: Doomsday in Infinity Vision on opening weekend, December 17 to 20, 2026, at Regal theaters in the United States, while supplies last. Regal Crown Club is Regal's free loyalty program. Coverage of the promo disagrees on which membership tier qualifies, so check Regal's terms before you buy a ticket.
Doctor Doom, King of Latveria ↗
The Regal promo, art by Jorge Molina. Free with an Infinity Vision ticket on opening weekend.
Doctor Doom, King of Latveria ↗
The same card in Marvel Super Heroes Commander, art by Nathaniel Himawan.
It is not a new card. The promo has the same rules as the Doctor Doom from Marvel Super Heroes Commander: a three-color Villain that drains each opponent for 2 whenever you discard lands, and at the start of each of your combats gives a Villain menace and makes it connive. It is legal in Commander wherever that card is, and Commander's singleton rule means you can run one or the other, not both.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Secret Lair Marvel Countdown Kit?
Secret Lair Countdown Kit: Marvel's History of Heroes is a sealed box of 30 Magic cards whose art shows moments from Marvel's comic history, drawn by more than 30 artists. Wizards announced it at New York Comic Con on October 9, 2026. It costs $199.99 and is sold only through the Secret Lair store.
When does the Marvel History of Heroes kit go on sale?
November 2, 2026 at 9 a.m. PT, on the Secret Lair store. Wizards calls it a limited-quantity release but has not said how many will be made or when orders ship.
How much does the Marvel Countdown Kit cost?
$199.99 for 30 cards, which works out to about $6.67 of the price per card. That is the same price as An Encyclopedia of Magic, the 2025 Countdown Kit, which had 26 cards.
What cards are in Marvel's History of Heroes?
Three of the 30 have been revealed: Fierce Guardianship with Namor, Heroic Intervention with the original X-Men against Magneto, and Fighter Class with Daredevil, all reprints with new art. The announcement also names three comic moments the art shows: the Fantastic Four's cosmic-ray transformation, Iron Man's first appearance with Ho Yinsen, and Jean Grey becoming the Phoenix. The rest of the list is not public yet.
Is the Marvel Countdown Kit worth $199.99?
It cannot be priced yet, because the card list is not public. TurnZero HQ values a product only from its full published list, card by card. Until then, the honest answer is that you are paying for the art and the format, and the value of the cards inside is unknown.
Are Secret Lair Marvel cards legal in Commander?
So far they come in two kinds, and both are legal in Commander. The 2024 Secret Lair x Marvel Superdrop introduced new legendary cards, such as Iron Man, Titan of Innovation, which are legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage but not in Standard, Pioneer or Modern. Reprints with a Marvel name printed on them, such as the Marvel Zombies drop's “Zombie Thor” (God-Eternal Bontu), are legal wherever the original card is. Which kind this kit's cards are will only be clear once the list is revealed.
How do I get the Doctor Doom card from Regal?
Regal is giving a promo of Doctor Doom, King of Latveria to Regal Crown Club members who see Avengers: Doomsday in Infinity Vision at a U.S. Regal theater on opening weekend, December 17 to 20, 2026, while supplies last. It is the same card as the Marvel Super Heroes Commander printing with new art by Jorge Molina. Check Regal's own terms, because coverage disagrees on which membership qualifies.
Is this the same as the Doomsdrop?
No. Secret Lair x Marvel: Doomsdrop is a separate multi-drop Secret Lair collection previewed at the same panel, inspired by the comics and built mostly around Doctor Doom, with other Marvel characters as guests. Wizards has not announced its date, price, number of drops or cards.
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