# set · SLD · 7 decks

Secret Lair Commander Decks

Six one off Commander decks sold through Secret Lair drops, each built around a single gimmick rather than a set theme.

Released
2024-01-01
Colors
White manaBlue manaBlack manaRed manaGreen mana

Mechanics

  • One deck per drop

    Secret Lair decks are sold individually rather than as a batch of four or five, so each one is built around a single idea with no sibling decks to balance against.

  • Alternate art printings

    The draw of a Secret Lair is the art treatment. Mechanically these are reprints, so the decks live or die on how well the gimmick holds up in play.

  • Coin flips and changelings

    Two of the drops are built on mechanics no normal precon would use as a centerpiece: flipping coins until you lose, and a deck where every creature is every creature type.

The set

Secret Lair Commander decks are the odd ones out. They arrive as individual drops rather than a seasonal batch, and each one commits fully to a single idea instead of covering a color pie slot.

That makes them more interesting to read about than most precons. A coin flip deck and a Shrine based alternate win condition deck would never survive a normal product review, but as standalone drops they work. The tradeoff is availability: these were print to order, so getting one now means the secondary market.

Where to start

Raining Cats and Dogs is the most playable of the six at a normal table. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose is the one worth owning if your pod enjoys a game that nobody, including you, can predict.

The decks 7

Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

A five-color alternate win condition deck from Secret Lair, led by Go-Shintai of Life's Origin, collect Shrine tokens and leverage ten different alternate victory cards from Maze's End to Felidar Sovereign.

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Bruna, the Fading Light · Gisela, the Broken Blade

A mono-white angel tribal deck from Secret Lair, led by Bruna, the Fading Light, return angels and humans from your graveyard, meld with Gisela to form the indestructible Brisela, and close with a soaring angel army.

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Morophon, the Boundless

A five-color changeling tribal deck from Secret Lair. Every creature counts as every type, so Morophon, the Boundless names one tribe and the whole board cashes in the payoffs at once.

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Esika, God of the Tree

A five-color double-faced card deck from Secret Lair, led by Esika, God of the Tree, put legendary creatures into play off The Prismatic Bridge, or use Esika's front face to generate mana from your legendary permanents.

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Zada, Hedron Grinder

A mono-red Secret Lair Commander deck led by Zada, Hedron Grinder, copy one cheap pump spell onto a board of goblins and turn a single card into twenty.

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Okaun, Eye of Chaos · Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom

An Izzet coin-flip deck from Secret Lair. Okaun, Eye of Chaos doubles its power on every winning flip and Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom draws you a card, so a single lucky streak either kills someone or refills your hand.

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Rin and Seri, Inseparable

A Naya cat and dog tribal deck from Secret Lair, led by Rin and Seri, Inseparable, cast cats to generate dogs and cast dogs to generate cats, then tap Rin and Seri to deal damage and gain life equal to your board counts.

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Other sets

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