iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Not really a token, but the first non-card that will be in a token slot revealed is the "You Did It!" God Pack celebration card that will come in "God Packs" that start with Nauctis and will be part of in universe sets for the foreseeable future.

screenshot of a god pack contents with:

1 God Pack celebration card
10 Non-foil rare and/or mythic rare cards
2 Non-foil Booster Fun rare and/or mythic rare cards
2 Traditional foil Booster Fun rare and/or mythic rare cards

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 3h

Hi @archidekt.com your 'not "technically" legal' warning mentions its official prerelease date but is using the release date. Also the CSS that would highlight the not legal cards with a red border seems to be missing - was that removed?

Screenshot with the text:

- Your deck requires exactly 100 cards.
- This card is not "technically" legal until its official prerelease date (2026-11-13) - Crystalline Entity

screenshot of the WPN page for Star Trek that shows the prerelease is November 6-12, 2026

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 30/09/2026

Also The Wandering Emperor is the same character I believe - same lacking type.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 29/09/2026

@wotcmatt.bsky.social is there rhyme or reason to determine when a set gets a copy token printed? I've noticed that it doesn't seem to have any correlation with how many cards create permanent copies.

A table that shows how many cards in the Magic the Gathering sets since March of the Machine create copy tokens and whether that set has copy tokens.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 28/09/2026

They make a specific tool to just remove the tops called a Soft-Boiled Egg Topper. Also specific spoons called egg spoons to get out the bit that the toast fingers can't.

An image of a Soft-Boiled Egg Topper with two topped eggs in the foreground, behind that receding the topper, a plate of toast with butter, and a cup of tea.

An image with a pair of egg spoons and their size compared to a teaspoon. There's also an egg in the picture.

Text on the image states "Pair of Victorian English sterling silver egg spoons, c. 1860." Also has the size of the egg spoon as "4 & 3/4 inches, 121 mm)" vs "Tea spoon for comparison. 5 & 3/4 inches, 146 mm"

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 23/09/2026

A handful of new tokens were spoiled today on Reddit along with artwork for a most of the known ones. I'll also add the cards that create them when they're officially revealed. www.reddit.com/r/MTGRumors/...

Screenshot of a spreadsheet tracking the revealed tokens and what we know about them.

Token Color Set Number New token Revealed with card
0/1 Human White T 0001 Yes The City on the Edge of Forever
2/2 Romulan Black T 0002 Yes In the Pale Moonlight
2/1 Klingon Warrior Red T 0004 Yes Cha'DIch Investigator
1/1 Officer Red T 0012 Yes Captain James T. Kirk
1/1 Legendary Dog Porthos Green Yes
1/1 Borg Artifact T 0019 Yes
Clue Artifact No In the Pale Moonlight
3/3 Illusion Artifact T 0024 Yes
New Planet Land T 0027 Yes Saurian Explorer

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 18/09/2026

The token doesn't really convey the size of him like the Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone card does unless you know how big mature bamboo grows.

Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone
{3}{G}
Legendary Creature — Human Druid

When Jiang Yanggu enters, create Mowu, a legendary 3/3 green Dog creature token.

At the beginning of your end step, untap all tokens you control.

“I traveled with Mowu as a Planeswalker. Now I do so through Omenpaths. Neither of us are complaining about the longer walk.”

2/2
Watermark: Desparked

Illustrated by Dmitry Burmak

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 18/09/2026

Functional reprint of Warlord’s Fury

Warlord's Fury
{R}
Sorcery

Creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn.

Draw a card.

“The old ways were for a winter world. We do what’s best for us, not for the past. We are Keldons!”
—Grand Warlord Radha

Illustrated by Volkan Baǵa

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 16/09/2026

They also didn't put a 1/1 white Human or Copy token in the commander deck, those are created by Stroke of Midnight and Venser, Fervent Forger respectively. They also put the wrong Angel token in it.

The following is a table copied from a spreadsheet - it lists the set code, token name, set number, whether it's new, and which card creates it.

Set Token Set Number New token Revealed with card
FRC 4/4 white Angel with flying T 0001 No Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
FRC Copy - likely being printed but only in commander deck or collector boosters Oops No Venser, Fervent Forger
FRC 1/1 Food token Gingerbrute T 0012 Yes Ginger, Queen of Sweets
FRC 1/1 colorless Myr T 0015 No Memnarch, the Warden
FRC 2/1 white Insect T 0002 No Overlord of the Mistmoors
FRC 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite T 0016 No Skrelv's Hive
FRC X/X Blue Shark with flying T 0006 No Shark Typhoon
FRC 0/0 black Zombie Army T 0008 No Dreadhorde Invasion
FRC 1/1 red Goblin T 0009 No Windcrag Siege
FRC 1/1 green and white Citizen T 0011 No Grand Crescendo
FRC 1/1 white Warrior T 0005 No Secure the Wastes
FRC 1/1 white Spirit with flying T 0004 No Occult Epiphany
FRC 1/1 white Human Oops No Stroke of Midnight
FRC 1/1 white Soldier T 0003 No Martial Coup
FRC 0/0 Phyrexian T 0013 No Sunfall
FRC Incubator T 0013 No Sunfall
FRC 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep T 0010 No Kher Keep
FRC Map token T 0014 No Restless Anchorage
FRC 2/2 Black Rogue T 0007 No Currency Converter
FRC The Monarch H 0017 No Ginger, Queen of Sweets

Please note that this deck includes the 3/3 blue Angel token found in Reality Fracture Play Boosters and does not include the 4/4 white Angel token created by Ob Nixilis, the Ascended. Later printings of the Multiverse Reforged Commander deck will feature the 4/4 white Angel token, which you can also find in Reality Fracture Collector Boosters.

Multiverse Reforged Tokens

1x Kobolds of Kher Keep // Phyrexian Mite token
1x Soldier // Map token
1x Spirit // Jace token
1x Warrior // Shark token
1x Zombie Army // Goblin token
1x Insect // Rogue token
1x Angel // Treasure token
1x Gingerbrute // Myr token
1x The Monarch (helper) // Citizen token
1x Incubator // Phyrexian token

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 16/09/2026

The only new token in the commander deck is a Gingerbrute token, but the packaging includes the wrong angel token (3/3 blue vs 4/4 white) and doesn't include a 1/1 white Human (created by Stroke of Midnight) or a Copy token (created by Venser, Fervent Forger).

Set Token Set Number New token Revealed with card
FRC 4/4 white Angel with flying T 0001 No Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
FRC Copy - likely being printed but only in commander deck or collector boosters Oops No Venser, Fervent Forger
FRC 1/1 Food token Gingerbrute T 0012 Yes Ginger, Queen of Sweets
FRC 1/1 colorless Myr T 0015 No Memnarch, the Warden
FRC 2/1 white Insect T 0002 No Overlord of the Mistmoors
FRC 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite T 0016 No Skrelv's Hive
FRC X/X Blue Shark with flying T 0006 No Shark Typhoon
FRC 0/0 black Zombie Army T 0008 No Dreadhorde Invasion
FRC 1/1 red Goblin T 0009 No Windcrag Siege
FRC 1/1 green and white Citizen T 0011 No Grand Crescendo
FRC 1/1 white Warrior T 0005 No Secure the Wastes
FRC 1/1 white Spirit with flying T 0004 No Occult Epiphany
FRC 1/1 white Human Oops No Stroke of Midnight
FRC 1/1 white Soldier T 0003 No Martial Coup
FRC 0/0 Phyrexian T 0013 No Sunfall
FRC Incubator T 0013 No Sunfall
FRC 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep T 0010 No Kher Keep
FRC Map token T 0014 No Restless Anchorage
FRC 2/2 Black Rogue T 0007 No Currency Converter
FRC The Monarch H 0017 No Ginger, Queen of Sweets

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 16/09/2026

This looks like the final list of main set tokens for Reality Fracture. No guarantees on the Thopter and Treasure tokens being printed since they're legacy tokens like Copy, but Sculpture should be.

Token Set Number New token Revealed with card
2/2 colorless Wizard Soldier named "Cadet" T 0001 Yes Ajani Unrelenting
2/2 white Cat Soldier T 0002 No Ajani Resolute
3/3 blue Angel T 0003 Yes Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
1/1 blue Illusion T 0004 Yes The Theorist, Jace Beleren
Blue Jace Planeswalker Token T 0005 Yes Lots (Academic Ascent)
8/8 blue Leviathan with hexproof T 0006 Yes Kiora of Salt and Sand
5/5 red Dragon with Flying T 0007 No Kiora of Fire and Ashes
4/4 green Beast with Trample Yes Garruk, Veiled Butcher
3/3 green Forest Tentacle T 0009 Yes Verdant Kraken
Mowu No Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone
Heartwood artifact T 0011 Yes Woodwork Prodigy
Lotus T 0012 Yes Kwia Vigorbloom
Sculpture Yes Vraska, Soul of Stone
1/1 colorless Thopter artifact No Pia, Determined Rebuilder
Treasure No Vraska, the Cutting Glare
Copy? Not being printed, it would have been T 0002 No Uldaros Theorix

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 16/09/2026

The new Forest Tentacle a 3/3 green Token Land Creature, created by Verdant Kraken is probably the last token to be revealed in the main set. It being T 0009 means we have the continuous number slots from 1-12 and the other 3 artifact tokens slot in at the end.

Verdant Kraken
{4}{G}{G}{G}
Creature — Plant Kraken

At the beginning of each player’s upkeep, you create a 3/3 green Forest Tentacle land creature token. (It has “{T}: Add {G}.” It’s affected by summoning sickness until your next turn.)

—————————————————
It specializes in natural disorder.

6/6
Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds

and

Forest Tentacle

Token Land Creature - Forest Tentacle
(This token has "{T}: Add {G}." It's affected by summoning sickness until your next turn.)

3/3
Illustrated by Deruchenko Alexander

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 16/09/2026

Depends on what you mean by interact with. Wasp, Shrinking Savior from a Marvel Superheroes Jumpstart deck cares about negative power but references it as "less than 0" but it was the only other card I found that does. This Loot is the only one that refers to it as "negative" though.

Wasp, Shrinking Savior
{2}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Hero

Flying

Whenever Wasp attacks, up to one other target creature gets -3/-0 until your next turn. Then draw a card for each creature with power less than 0 on the battlefield.

“I guess someone needs a little more negative reinforcement.”

1/3
Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 16/09/2026

1/1 colorless Thopters last seen in Aetherdrift return with Pia, Determined Rebuilder. With Lotus at T 0012 and Sculpture this is likely 14, we still don't know what one of them between 8 and 10 is, we can guess 2 are the 4/4 green Beast with trample and the Legendary 3/3 Mowu.

Pia, Determined Rebuilder
{2}{R}
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

When Pia enters, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.

{5}{R}: Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts you control.

“We’ve kept one foot in the past for too long. Now we walk into a better future!”

2/2
Illustrated by Andreas Zafiratos

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 15/09/2026

Saw a couple of Crim gameplay videos with this guy as commander and he seemed pretty close.

Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent
{1}{B}
Legendary Creature — Human Coward Villain
Whenever Bob attacks alone, return him to his owner’s hand. If you do, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
“I mainly joined up for the benefits …”
2/2
Illustrated by Mintautas Šukys

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 15/09/2026

@tolariancommunitycollege.com probably not worth doing a whole video on, but would love to see a mention in the set preview that Reality Fracture marks the third set in a row where a main set card creates token copies but the main set doesn’t have copy tokens. Non-exhaustive examples:

Multiversal Incursion
{5}{U}{U}
Sorcery

For each nontoken creature you control, create a token that’s a copy of that creature, except it isn’t legendary.

“Dibs on not dying this time.”
—Spider-Man, Peter Parker

Illustrated by Lordigan

The Notary Hobbits
{3}{G}{G}
Legendary Creature — Halfling Advisor

When The Notary Hobbits enter, if they’re not a token, create two tokens that are copies of them, except the tokens aren’t legendary.

{T}: Add {C} for each Halfling you control.

Since Bilbo was presumed dead, his belongings were auctioned by three of the town’s best lawyers: Messrs. Grubb, Grubb, and Burrowes.

1/1
Illustrated by Jarel Threat

Uldaros Theorix
{3}{U}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx

Flying

When Uldaros Theorix enters, if you cast him, exile up to one target nonland card of each card type from your graveyard. Copy those cards. You may cast any number of spells with total mana value 6 or less from among the copies without paying their mana costs. (Permanent spells cast this way become tokens.)

5/5
Illustrated by Alexander Mokhov

Token Set Number New token Reveal Date Revealed with card
2/2 colorless Wizard Soldier named "Cadet" T 0001 Yes 2026/7/17 Ajani Unrelenting
2/2 white Cat Soldier T 0002 No 2026/7/17 Ajani Resolute
3/3 blue Angel T 0003 Yes Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
1/1 blue Illusion T 0004 Yes 2026/7/17 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
Blue Jace Planeswalker Token T 0005 Yes 2026/09/08 Lots (Academic Ascent)
8/8 blue Leviathan with hexproof T 0006 Yes
5/5 red Dragon with Flying T 0007 No Kiora of Fire and Ashes
4/4 green Beast with Trample Yes 2026/7/17 Garruk, Veiled Butcher
Mowu No 2026/09/08 Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone

Heartwood T 0011 Yes 2026/7/17 Woodwork Prodigy
Lotus T 0012 Yes 2026/09/08 Kwia Vigorbloom
Sculpture Yes Vraska, Soul of Stone
Treasure No Vraska, the Cutting Glare
Copy? No 2026/09/08 Uldaros Theorix Likely not being printed

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 14/09/2026

Definitely running the new colorless Karn every time I see it this limited cycle if I'm not playing an artifact deck myself.

Karn, Argent Defender
{2}
Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem

Artifacts and creatures entering the battlefield don’t cause abilities to trigger.

“I owe the Multiverse a debt I fear I can never repay. That remedy begins now, with a first step away from the past and toward the future I wish to see.”

1/3
Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 14/09/2026

Is this the color-shifted Bloodline Bidding? I would have said Kindred Dominance or Raise the Palisade, but those have been Commander only, Bloodline Bidding is Standard legal.

Bloodline Bidding
{6}{B}{B}
Sorcery

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature’s color.)

Choose a creature type. Return all creature cards of the chosen type from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Illustrated by Drew Baker

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 14/09/2026

Sorry, you don't get one 6/6 red dragon with flying, you only get four 5/5 red dragons with flying. (This is the win more scenario, more likely you'll get two.)

The Misty Mountains Cold
{2}{R}
Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)

I, II, III, IV — Create a Treasure token. Then if you control four or more Treasures, sacrifice this Saga. If you do, create a 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying. (A Treasure token is an artifact with “{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.”)

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 14/09/2026

Very fast queue apparently.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 11/09/2026

I wish Mole Man, Moloid Master had a place in this, but I think him & his minions are a turn too slow to have meaningful impact.

Mole Man, Moloid Master
{2}{G}
Legendary Creature — Human Villain

You may play lands from your graveyard.

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 1/1 green Minion creature token named Moloid with “Whenever this token attacks, you may mill a card.”

“Forward, my mindless minions! To the surface, to take what’s ours!”

1/1
Illustrated by Michele Giorgi

Moloid
Token Creature — Minion

Whenever this token attacks, you may mill a card.

1/1
Illustrated by Genel Jumalon

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 10/09/2026

New 8/8 blue Leviathan creature token with hexproof on Kiora of Salt and Sand.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 10/09/2026

New 3/3 blue Angel creature token from Lyra, Tolarian Archangel

Lyra, Tolarian Archangel 1UU
Legendary Creature - Angel Wizard
Flying
At the beginning of each end step, if you've drawn three or more cards this turn, create a 3/3 blue Angel creature token with flying.
3UU: Until end of turn, whenever Lyra deals combat damage to a player, draw two cards.
3/3
FRA • EN NO AARON MILLER

Lyra, Archangel of Dawn 2W
Legendary Creature - Angel Knight
Flying
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each Angel you control.
3/3
FRA • EN AARON MILLER
Borderless Echoed Pairs

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 10/09/2026

The 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying returns with Kiora of Fire and Ashes. She enters with one and then can create them late game.

Kiora of Fire and Ashes 4RR
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Noble
When Kiora enters, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
8: Create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of my way."
2/2
U 0247
FRA • EN IO CHRIS RAHN
™M & © 2026 Wizards of the Coast

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 10/09/2026

The eternal treasure token comes back with Vraska, the Cutting Glare and the new 1/1 colorless Sculpture Treasure artifact creature token is created by Vraska, Soul of Stone.

Vraska, the Cutting Glare
Legendary Creature - Gorgon Assassin
Deathtouch
When Vraska enters, if you control six or more lands, destroy target permanent an opponent controls. They create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "r, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
"No one can remake me. Not Bolas, not Phyrexia, and not you, jace."
R 0278
FRA • EN KIERAN YANNER

Vraska, Soul of Stone
Legendary Creature - Gorgon Wizard
Artifact creatures you control have vigilance.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 colorless Sculpture Treasure artifact creature token with "r, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color."
"Paths to peace are carved in flesh and This is how we reform what has failed
4/4
™M & © 2026 Wizards of the Coast
R 0277
FRA • EN IO KIERAN YANNER
™ & © 2026 Wizards of the Coast

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 09/09/2026

And the token some might consider the most exciting is a Lotus token - created by Kwia Vigorbloom.

Kwia Vigorbloom
{3}{G}{W}{W}
Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx

Flying, vigilance, lifelink, ward {2}

Whenever you gain life, create a colorless artifact token named Lotus with “{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add three mana of any one color.” This ability triggers only once each turn.

6/6
Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast
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Lotus

Token Artifact

{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add three mana of any one color.

Artist: Alex V. Ngo

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 09/09/2026

A returning token - Mowu, a legendary 3/3 green Dog creature token - is created by Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone. Image of the token is the original version, hopefully the new one's art reflects how much bigger they've become.

Mowu
Token Legendary Creature — Dog

3/3
Mowu
Token Legendary Creature — Dog

3/3
Illustrated by XiaoDi Jin

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 09/09/2026

Another set with a copy token that I wonder if a copy token will be printed, the last 2 main sets had copy effects but didn't have copy tokens (Multiversal Incursion in MSH and Notary Hobbits in The Hobbit). One main set card Uldaros Theorix creates them so far. The alt arts are awesome.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 09/09/2026

With prerelease in 17 days the card reveals are going to be coming quick. First up is the new blue Jace planeswalker token, it's created by cards of every color and will also be the first planeswalker in pauper.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 08/09/2026

This is going into my Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk “Fight Club” deck.

Bruce Banner
{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Hero

{X}{X}, {T}: Draw X cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

{2}{R}{R}{G}{G}: Transform Bruce Banner. Activate only as a sorcery.

“You shouldn’t make me angry …”

1/1
The Incredible Hulk
{2}{R}{R}{G}{G}
Legendary Creature — Gamma Berserker Hero

Reach, trample

Enrage — Whenever The Incredible Hulk is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on him. If he’s attacking, untap him and there is an additional combat phase after this phase.

“… You wouldn’t like me when I’M ANGRY!!!”

8/8
Illustrated by Tommy Arnold

Venus, Torn Between Worlds
{4}{G}
Legendary Creature — Mutant Frog Turtle

Whenever Venus is dealt damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on her. (She must survive the damage to get the counters.)

Whenever a creature you control with a counter on it deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {U}. If you do, draw a card.

Built from scraps. Defined by self.

5/5
Illustrated by April Prime

Red Hulk
{4}{R}{R}
Legendary Creature — Gamma Berserker Villain

Reach, trample

Enrage — Whenever Red Hulk is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on him. When you do, he deals damage equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on him to any other target.

6/7
Illustrated by Adi Granov

Hungering Hydra
{X}{G}
Creature — Hydra

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

This creature can’t be blocked by more than one creature.

Whenever this creature is dealt damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on it. (It must survive the damage to get the counters.)

0/0
Illustrated by Daarken

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 08/09/2026

The Hexhaven Invigorator reminds me of the mimics from "Edge of Tomorrow."

The alien "mimics" from the movie "Edge of Tomorrow." They have a large mouth, are seemingly muscular, and have tendrils everywhere.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 08/09/2026

Has anyone done a Command Tower alter based on R. F. Kuang's "Babel" yet?

The cover of R.F. Kuang's "Babel" showing a school tower rising high above the surrounding buildings.

An alternative view of the tower looking upwards from the base.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 02/09/2026

I'm happy I'm not an engineer at @mtgsecretlair.com today. Would love to see the 5 whys after they...

Settle the Wreckage
{2}{W}{W}
Instant

Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search their library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

There was a hiss, a gushing whirl, and then silence. And that was the end of Smaug and Esgaroth.

Illustrated by Chris Cold

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 02/09/2026

Well, I got down to 10 minutes before the line became paused.

Calculating your position in line...

This may take a few moments.
The line is paused.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 02/09/2026

I'd expect 5-7 "draw two cards" in this set based on previous patterns, but Hobbit kind of broke the pattern with 8 in a small set when most small sets have 2-3; I think it was compensating for the lack in Lorwyn Eclipsed. 31 of the current 97 leave with next rotation.

An analysis of cards in standard legal sets with the text "draw two cards"

Set Set Code Cards in set Count Percent
Wilds of Eldraine WOE 381 4 1.049868766
Lost Caverns of Ixalan LCI 291 3 1.030927835
Murders at Karlov Manor MKM 276 7 2.536231884
Outlaws of Thunder Junction OTJ 276 6 2.173913043
Bloomburrow BLB 281 6 2.135231317
Duskmourn DSK 286 5 1.748251748
Foundation FDN 292 7 2.397260274
Aetherdrift DFT 291 8 2.749140893
Tarkir Dragonstorm TDM 286 7 2.447552448
Final Fantasy FIN 309 7 2.265372168
Edge of Eternities EOE 276 6 2.173913043
Spider-Man SPM 198 2 1.01010101
The Last Airbender TLA 286 3 1.048951049
Lorwyn Eclipsed ECL 273 1 0.3663003663
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TMT 195 3 1.538461538
Secrets of Strixhaven SOS 276 9 3.260869565
Marvel Superheroes MSH 276 5 1.811594203
The Hobbit HOB 193 8 4.14507772

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 01/09/2026

This card is going to be gross in any deck that runs Practiced Offense

Vigorbloom Vanguard
{1}{G/W}
Creature — Troll Druid

This creature enters prepared. (While it’s prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)

Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has vigilance.

2/2
Seed Suture
{G/W}
Sorcery

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. You gain 1 life.

Illustrated by Denman Rooke

Practiced Offense
{2}{W}
Sorcery

Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature target player controls. Target creature gains your choice of double strike or lifelink until end of turn.

Flashback {1}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Watermark: Lorehold

Illustrated by Raluca Marinescu

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 01/09/2026

I like the progression of its activated ability this year from Page, Loose Leaf (self) and Key to the Side-Door (legends you control), to this (any legend) and how it scales with the rarity.

Page, Loose Leaf
{2}
Legendary Artifact Creature — Construct

{T}: Add {C}.

Grandeur — Discard another card named Page, Loose Leaf: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an instant or sorcery card. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

0/2
Illustrated by Michal Ivan

Key to the Side-Door
{1}
Artifact

{2}, {T}: Target creature can’t be blocked this turn.

{1}, {T}, Discard a legendary card with the same name as a legendary permanent you control: Draw two cards.

“I forgot to mention that with the map went a key, a small and curious key.”
—Gandalf, to Thorin

Illustrated by Nathaniel Himawan

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 01/09/2026

I want to build a mono-black deck around this with Malevolent Awakening, Krovokian Horror, Bloodghast, and The Sackville-Bagginses

Malevolent Awakening
{1}{B}{B}
Enchantment
{1}{B}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
The most popular pit fighters are brought back for encore performances.
Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli

Krovikan Horror
{3}{B}
Creature — Horror Spirit
At the beginning of the end step, if this card is in your graveyard with a creature card directly above it, you may return this card to your hand.
{1}, Sacrifice a creature: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
2/2
Illustrated by Christopher Rush
Part of the Reserved List

Bloodghast
{B}{B}
Creature — Vampire Spirit
This creature can’t block.
This creature has haste as long as an opponent has 10 or less life.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
2/1
Illustrated by Lixin Yin

The Sackville-Bagginses
{1}{B}
Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen
When The Sackville-Bagginses enter, you may sacrifice another creature or artifact. If you do, draw a card and create a Treasure token.
Whenever you sacrifice a token, target opponent loses 1 life.
It took more than Bilbo showing up alive to convince some that he was not, in fact, “presumed dead.”
2/2
Illustrated by Denman Rooke

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 31/08/2026

Hmm, definitely more utility than Secret Identity imho since it can do those combat tricks. Also activates the destroy/exile target creature with power or toughness >=4.

Secret Identity
{U}
Instant

Choose one —

• Conceal — Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a Citizen with base power and toughness 1/1 and gains hexproof.

• Reveal — Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a Hero with base power and toughness 3/4 and gains flying and vigilance.

Illustrated by rk post

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 31/08/2026

I like the use of the card number, rarity, and set as the series denotation on these faux Harlequin Romance covers in the Secret Lair drop. They reference the last in universe non SLD printing of each card except Runaway Together which seems to indicate these were designed before Lorwyn Eclipsed.

This cover image for Thrill of Possibility with Rogue and Gambit in an embrace it has a rarity of rare, a set number of 2616 and SLD (Secret Lair Drop) as the set:

Thrill of Possibility
{1}{R}
Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.

Draw two cards.

Artists: Shreya Shetty & Scott Okumura

The last standard legal printing was a common with set number 0210 in Foundations.

This cover image for Grave Pact with Thanos kneeling before Death it has a rarity of rare, a set number of 2615 and SLD (Secret Lair Drop) as the set:

Grave Pact
{1}{B}{B}{B}
Enchantment

Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Illustrated by James Bousema & Scott Okumura

The last in universe printing was a mythic with set number 0029 in (WOT) Wilds of Eldraine Enchanting Tales.

This cover image for Savor the Moment with Steve Roger's Captain America and Peggy Carter moments before a kiss against a brick wall, Steve's left arm is behind her and his left hand is on Peggy's waist it has a rarity of rare, a set number of 2614 and SLD (Secret Lair Drop) as the set:

Savor the Moment
{1}{U}{U}
Sorcery

Take an extra turn after this one. Skip the untap step of that turn.

Illustrated by Gal Or & Scott Okumura

The last in universe printing was a rare with set number 50 in (SHM) Shadowmoor.

This cover image for Runaway together with Wiccan and Hulkling holding hands and flying towards the viewer in front of a cityscape, it has a rarity of rare, a set number of 2613 and SLD (Secret Lair Drop) as the set:

Run Away Together
{1}{U}
Instant

Choose two target creatures controlled by different players. Return those creatures to their owners’ hands.

Illustrated by Gal Or & Scott Okumura

The last in universe printing was a common with set number 0067 in (ECL) Lorwyn Eclipsed, but it references the common Foundations with set number 0162.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 28/08/2026

The only one out of the box is this Miles Morales.

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 26/08/2026

I know it's probably not possible, but it would be great if @scryfall.com co-attributed the artists of the Zeta cards with the original artists when applicable, like with Hullbreaker Horror, the art used in the composite is "The Terrible Dogfish" by Carlo Chiostri for "The Adventures of Pinocchio."

Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}
Summon Kraken Horror

Flash. Can’t be countered.

Whenever you cast a spell, return either “target spell you don’t control” or “target nonland permanent” to its owner’s hand

7/8
Illustrated by MSCHF

Pinocchio carries Geppetto on his back and swims out of The Terrible Dogfish's mouth. A 1902 drawing by Carlo Chiostri.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terrible_Dogfish

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JD Hovland @jdhovland.com · 24/08/2026

@mtgsecretlair.com you have a typo in Impostor on the SLD card list page (card looks correct).

1x Sakashima the Imposter as "Man-E-Faces, Actor of Eternia"
1x Kona, Rescue Beastie as "Beast Man, Savage Henchman"
1x Ertai Resurrected as "Evil-Lyn, Evil Warrior Goddess"
1x Derevi, Empyrial Tactician as "The Sorceress, Heroic Guardian"
1x Samut, Voice of Dissent as "Teela, Warrior Goddess"
1x Tetsuo, Imperial Champion as "Trap Jaw, Wizard of Weapons"

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