

This was rectified in the Kaldheim update. Although clearly intended to be a black 2/2 zombie named Walker, this initially wasn't covered by the Comprehensive Rules. Dropĭaryl's and Michonne's cards referred to "Walker tokens" in their rules text, without defining what a Walker is. Secret lair card promoting The Walking Dead tv show. When you ordered the Secret Lair Drop, you'd also get a single-use code that added the same cards from the physical product to your Magic Online account. This drop also comes with five Zombie tokens, each an important walker from the show, and one Treasure token. Each of the cards have mechanics that are inspired by either the characters or the elements of The Walking Dead universe that they represent. These are mechanically unique cards that are legal in Eternal formats. The foil cards included in this very special Secret Lair drop are completely new to Magic, depicting iconic characters of the long-running and critically acclaimed TV series. Mark Heggen revealed that R&D viewed Secret Lair platform as a product - testing grounds platform that let them try things they couldn't do in normal products.

With this drop, the premise of only reprints with alternate art for Secret Lairs was abandoned.

Hasbro is also the owner of Wizards of the Coast. Entertainment One, the producing company of The Walking Dead, is owned by Hasbro. It features a post-apocalyptic world where the undead, known as walkers, have taken over. This set is a tie-in with The Walking Dead franchise, which includes a comic book series, television series, web series, films, novels, video games, and various other media such as audiobooks and soundtracks. The story discussed here is based on another IP than Magic: The Gathering. This article or section discusses story elements that are not canonical.
