Hold onto your beans! MagicCon Chicago is barely a few weeks away. For those who can't make it (and even those who can), Wizards of the Coast has just about launched this year's Festival In A Box. It will go for sale around the time this article goes live! The product features a booster box of Mystery Booster 2, new exclusive promos, and even a new Secret Lair drop. Let's dive in!
Festival In A Box Has Some Cool Stuff
We have covered Mystery Booster 2 in much depth. The cards in the box are extremely varied and the contents are often quite sought-after. You may get some cards you never expected to see in paper Magic! This box may be the main draw for players to get their hands on Festival In A Box. And yet, there's more to be gained as well! For instance, look at this new Secret Lair to come with it: It's Animar & Friends!
Animar, Soul of Elements, a newly reprinted card from the Animar & FriendsSecret Lair drop for Festival In A Box.All Will Be One, a newly reprinted card from the Animar & FriendsSecret Lair drop for Festival In A Box.Benevolent Hydra, a newly reprinted card from the Animar & FriendsSecret Lair drop for Festival In A Box.Forgotten Ancient, a newly reprinted card from the Animar & FriendsSecret Lair drop for Festival In A Box.Mulldrifter, a newly reprinted card from the Animar & FriendsSecret Lair drop for Festival In A Box.If you think Animar & Friends is cool, there is one more really interesting group of cards left in the Festival In A Box promotion. Below are the four promotional cards from the box!
A promotional copy of Ponder, found in the Festival In A Box.Second City, a promotional playtest card found only in this year's Festival In A Box.
A promotional copy of Serra the Benevolent, also found in the box.A promotional copy of The First Sliver, also found in the box.Notably, Ponder features Urza, in its art, Serra the Benevolent uses the Vanguard art and a retro frame, Second City is a playtest card, and The First Sliver, remarkably, has no reminder text for its cascade-granting ability.
Are You Ready For Deep Dish?!
Festival In A Box will sell on SecretLair.Wizards.com in a little under a half an hour. It costs $199.99 and contains all of these cool things shown above. Will you be grabbing one? Sound off below!
Josh Nelson wears many hats. They are a music journalist when not writing gaming news. Beyond this, they're a scholar of the Sweeney Todd urban legend, a fan of monster-taming RPGs, and a filthy Aristocrats player. Josh has been playing Magic since 2001 and attributes their tenure to nostalgia, effort, and "aesthetic".