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On February 9th, Wizards of the Coast is launching the Roll for Initiative Superdrop, a mega-collaboration between Magic: The Gathering and their sister team for Dungeons &amp; Dragons. This batch of Secret Lair drops hearkens back to releases from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, the two D&amp;D-collaborative releases for Magic.
What's in these drops, and, of perhaps more importance, are these drops any good? Read on, and we'll venture our guesses!
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<h2>Shadowheart's Devotion</h2>
This drop and one other (detailed later in this article), take after recent drops themed after <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Karlach, Fury of Avernus" href="#" target="_blank">Karlach, Fury of Avernus</a> and <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Astarion, the Decadent" href="#" target="_blank">Astarion, the Decadent</a>. They detail pivotal moments in the character's journey, trials, and tribulations. The drop also features the character's card in particular.
In this case, the character is Shadowheart, a much-beloved character from the massively popular video game Baldur's Gate III. Her card left a fair amount to be desired, but BG3 players will still probably want this drop for their own collections, partly thanks to the inclusion of <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancient Copper Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Ancient Copper Dragon</a>.
Shadowheart's Devotion contains the following five cards:
<ul>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar|SLD|2483" href="#" target="_blank">Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beseech the Queen|SLD|2484" href="#" target="_blank">Beseech the Queen</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Black Market|SLD|2485" href="#" target="_blank">Black Market</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Victimize|SLD|2486" href="#" target="_blank">Victimize</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancient Bronze Dragon|SLD|2487" href="#" target="_blank">Ancient Bronze Dragon</a></li>
</ul>
Shadowheart's Devotion will go for $29.99 in nonfoil and $39.99 in foil.
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<h2>Gale's Ambition</h2>
The second of the two drops featuring a prolific BG3 character is Gale's Ambition, which, as you may have already guessed, features <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy" href="#" target="_blank">Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy</a>. This drop contains the relevant legendary creature as well as a few extremely blue cards, including <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Personal Tutor" href="#" target="_blank">Personal Tutor</a> as the key "money card" in the drop. Gale fans will want to pick up this drop, as will players who want a bunch of jazzed-up versions of the blue staple cards in the drop.
Gale's Ambition contains the following five cards:
<ul>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy|SLD|2488" href="#" target="_blank">Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arcane Denial|SLD|2489" href="#" target="_blank">Arcane Denial</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Archmage&#039;s Charm|SLD|2490" href="#" target="_blank">Archmage&#039;s Charm</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brainstorm|SLD|2491" href="#" target="_blank">Brainstorm</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Personal Tutor|SLD|2492" href="#" target="_blank">Personal Tutor</a></li>
</ul>
This Secret Lair drop will be offered at a price point of $29.99 in nonfoil and $39.99 in foil.
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<h2>Black Lights &amp; Dark Dungeons</h2>
The next Secret Lair drop in this list is an homage to those really neat blacklight posters from your college days. Black Lights &amp; Dark Dungeons has four cards that all work well with its key legendary creature, <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sefris of the Hidden Ways" href="#" target="_blank">Sefris of the Hidden Ways</a>. It's honestly one of the coolest drops in this superdrop, but if the aesthetics don't immediately catch you, the inclusion of <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Displacer Kitten" href="#" target="_blank">Displacer Kitten</a> might.
Black Lights &amp; Dark Dungeons contains the following four cards:
<ul>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Seasoned Dungeoneer|SLD|2505" href="#" target="_blank">Seasoned Dungeoneer</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Displacer Kitten|SLD|2506" href="#" target="_blank">Displacer Kitten</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tortured Existence|SLD|2507" href="#" target="_blank">Tortured Existence</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sefris of the Hidden Ways|SLD|2508" href="#" target="_blank">Sefris of the Hidden Ways</a></li>
</ul>
This drop will sell at a price of $29.99 in nonoil and $39.99 in foil.
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<h2>Shadows Over Baldur's Gate</h2>
This drop is pretty neat, with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prosper, Tome-Bound" href="#" target="_blank">Prosper, Tome-Bound</a> as the key legendary creature inclusion and the rest of the drop supporting their theme. Furthermore, the drop is notably the first inclusion with <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wild-Magic Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Wild-Magic Sorcerer</a> with its most current errata (as it's now, rightly, a Sorcerer).
Shadows Over Baldur's Gate contains the following four cards:
<ul>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grim Hireling|SLD|2493" href="#" target="_blank">Grim Hireling</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wild-Magic Sorcerer|SLD|2494" href="#" target="_blank">Wild-Magic Sorcerer</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Xorn|SLD|2495" href="#" target="_blank">Xorn</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Prosper, Tome-Bound|SLD|2496" href="#" target="_blank">Prosper, Tome-Bound</a></li>
</ul>
This Secret Lair drop is going for $29.99 for nonfoil and $39.99 in foil.
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<h2>Whispers in Candlekeep</h2>
Even in the context of Magic: The Gathering, what is a game of Dungeons &amp; Dragons without at least one Dragon? The Whispers in Candlekeep drop has not one, but two Dragons cards in it! These two formidable cards are <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm" href="#" target="_blank">Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm</a>, the key legend for the drop, and <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient" href="#" target="_blank">Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient</a>, a remarkable and pricey Dragon.
The Whispers in Candlekeep drop contains the following four cards:
<ul>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Counterspell|SLD|2497" href="#" target="_blank">Counterspell</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragonborn Champion|SLD|2498" href="#" target="_blank">Dragonborn Champion</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient|SLD|2499" href="#" target="_blank">Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm|SLD|2500" href="#" target="_blank">Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm</a></li>
</ul>
This Secret Lair drop will sell for $29.99 in nonfoil and $39.99 in foil.
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<h2>Strahd's Descent</h2>
Next, we have Strahd's Descent. I know this one is fairly controversial because many Dungeons &amp; Dragons die-hards wanted original designs for Strahd. However, this is probably the next best thing if we can't get that. Anyway, as expected, we got <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Strefan, Maurer Progenitor" href="#" target="_blank">Strefan, Maurer Progenitor</a>, reskinned as "The Devil Strahd" (performing his best rendition of the "Family Guy" intro theme as he can). Furthermore, this drop features a reskin of <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bloodletter of Aclazotz" href="#" target="_blank">Bloodletter of Aclazotz</a> as one of Strahd's consorts.
Strahd's Descent contains the following four cards:
<ul>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Strefan, Maurer Progenitor|SLD|2501" href="#" target="_blank">Strefan, Maurer Progenitor</a>, reskinned as "The Devil Strahd"</li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bloodletter of Aclazotz|SLD|2502" href="#" target="_blank">Bloodletter of Aclazotz</a>, reskinned as "Cast-Off Consort"</li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="End the Festivities|SLD|2503" href="#" target="_blank">End the Festivities</a></li>
<li><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Voldaren Estate|SLD|2504" href="#" target="_blank">Voldaren Estate</a>, reskinned as "Castle Ravenloft"</li>
</ul>
This drop will sell for $29.99 in nonfoil and $39.99 in foil.
<h2>Secret Lair x Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Lands of the Forgotten Realms</h2>
Finally, we have a pair of each major basic land themed after D&amp;D, presented in a full-art style. This drop contains ten total basic lands:
<ul>
<li>2x <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Plains|SLD|2509" href="#" target="_blank">Plains</a></li>
<li>2x <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Island|SLD|2510" href="#" target="_blank">Island</a></li>
<li>2x <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swamp|SLD|2511" href="#" target="_blank">Swamp</a></li>
<li>2x <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mountain|SLD|2512" href="#" target="_blank">Mountain</a></li>
<li>2x <a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Forest|SLD|2513" href="#" target="_blank">Forest</a></li>
</ul>
Like the other drops in this collection, Lands of the Forgotten Realms will sell at a price point of $29.99 nonfoil and $39.99 foil.
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
There are probably plenty of reasons to bite with this superdrop. Some of these cards are likely well worth their price point, at least in nonfoil. I know I, personally, won't be doing so, but last year was a big one for Secret Lair drops, and I believe I went a little overboard, myself. But I'm not you, so take from that what you will!
Nevertheless, I'd like to now open the floor to you, dear readers. Do any of these Secret Lair drops appeal to you? Will you be purchasing any of them? Sound off in the comments below!

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Secret Lair: Roll for Initiative Superdrop Drops at 9AM Pacific