| Secret Lair Drop Series: Sheldon's Spellbook | |||||
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| Symbol description | Shooting star | ||||
| Design |
Gavin Verhey (lead) Sheldon Menery Ari Zirulnik | ||||
| Art direction | Jacob Covey | ||||
| Release date | February 26, 2024 | ||||
| Set size |
1 mini-set (7 cards) | ||||
| Expansion code | SLD[1] | ||||
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Secret Lair Drop Series: Sheldon's Spellbook is a drop of cards in the Secret Lair product range and a continuation of the Secret Lair Drop Series. It was available for purchase from the Wizards of the Coast webshop secretlair.wizards.com from February 26, 2024 to March 24, 2024.[2][3] This drop was pre-order and time boxed to demand.
Description[ | ]
Sheldon's Spellbook honors the late Sheldon Menery for his contributions to Magic: The Gathering, his role in developing the Commander format, and his friendship with many of the people working at Wizards of the Coast.[4][5] Priced at $39.99 for non-foil and $49.99 for foil, 50% of the sales proceeds are being donated to benefit the American Cancer Society.[6][7]
The Secret Lair drop was devised and developed before Sheldon's death on September 7, 2023.[4] The chosen cards are ones that he was well known for and enjoyed playing in Commander. Eladamri's Vineyard is there because he had a profound love of wine and sharing it with friends. Inkshield is there because "you did this to yourself" is probably the phrase most associated with him and that card is the purest embodiment of it. He had a Ruhan deck that was all about that. As co-designer of Commander 2021, he also had had a hand in the design of Inkshield.
Card list[ | ]
| Drop | Card number | Card/Token | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon's Spellbook | 1691 | Teferi's Protection | Steve Argyle | Features flavor text quoting Sheldon. |
| Sheldon's Spellbook | 1692 | Eladamri's Vineyard | Alayna Danner | First foil version. |
| Sheldon's Spellbook | 1693 | Bene Supremo | Johannes Voss | The card is only available in Italian, as a reference to how Sheldon normally referred to it. |
| Sheldon's Spellbook | 1694 | Inkshield | Donato Giancola | Features the likeness of Sheldon with flavor text referencing one of his most famous Commander decks. First foil version. |
| Sheldon's Spellbook | 1695 | Sheldon, the Commander | Livia Prima | Features the likeness of Sheldon with flavor text taken from him. First foil version of this card. |
| Sheldon's Spellbook | 1696 | Sol Ring | Lindsey Look | Features the first quotation of Shakespeare on a Magic card since Pay No Heed (Magic 2014) in 2013. |
| Sheldon's Spellbook | 1697 | Command Tower | Titus Lunter | Features flavor text quoting Sheldon. |
Bonus card[ | ]
Insert
As an extra, the drop comes with a surprise bonus card.[8]
| Drop | Bonus card | Card # | Artist | Notes |
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| Sheldon's Spellbook | Keen Duelist | 0828 | Thanh Tuấn | Features the likeness of Sheldon with flavor text taken from him. |
External links[ | ]
- The Secrets of Sheldon's Spellbook - Magic: The Gathering MTG Secret Lair Drop Charity (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (February 15, 2024).
- LevDev (Jordan) (February 16, 2024). "I go step by step why the cards were selected for the lair.". Twitter.
References[ | ]
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ Scott Larabee (February 16, 2024). "Here is the preview video of Sheldon's Spellbook Secret Lair Drop... benefiting the benefiting the American Cancer Society.". Twitter.
- ↑ Andre Garcia (February 16, 2024). "In case you couldn’t watch the RC stream, here are the previews for the Sheldon Spellbook!". Twitter.
- ↑ a b Gavin Verhey (February 16, 2024). "The Secrets of Sheldon's Spellbook - Magic: The Gathering MTG Secret Lair Drop Charity (Video)". Good Morning Magic. YouTube.
- ↑ Gavin Verhey and Ari Zirulnik (February 26, 2024). "Crafting Sheldon's Spellbook". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 16, 2024). "Secret Lair: Sheldon's Spellbook to Benefit the American Cancer Society®". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Commander Rules Committee (February 14, 2024). "On the Commander RC twitch stream Thursday, we'll be revealing the contents of the Secret Lair drop, "Sheldon's Spellbook"". Twitter.
- ↑ u/Dreams000 (July 7, 2024). "Bonus card for Sheldon’s secret lair". Reddit.