MSCHF is taking Magic all the way back to the beginning. Back to the game's earliest playtest days, when prototype cards were printed out, cut up, and passed around long before Magic reached the public, and players were still figuring out what, exactly, a Serra was.

Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set is a fittingly chaotic chrono-cruise down memory lane. We're firing up the library printers and making you the playtester. This release is set to arrive in the Chaos Vault on September 2, 2026, only at MagicSecretLair.com for $19.92 (a fitting homage to the year Magic was being playtested) while supplies last.

As we continue to test out wild new ideas like this release, we want to be open with where we're headed and why. If you're curious about what lies in the future for us, Matthew Hodgins, director of Secret Lair, recently discussed what's in store. And if you want to know all about this release, we've got you covered—read on!

Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set

Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set
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Each copy of Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set includes a Zeta Booster, a new creation from MSCHF containing 7 randomized Magic cards that look a bit different than what you're used to. And by a bit different, we mean "incredibly different and inspired by the original Magic: The Gathering (A Deckmaster Game) playtest cards from the 1990s." With artwork developed by the minds of MSCHF to look like it was pulled from the copier in 1992, these aren't like anything in your collection.

Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set includes 1 Zeta Booster. Each Zeta Booster contains the following:

  • 7 Magic: The Gathering cards
    • 3 Common cards
      • From among 52 common cards
    • 2 Uncommon cards
      • From among 39 uncommon cards
    • 1 Wildcard of any rarity
      • From among 52 common (60%), 39 uncommon (30%), 20 rare (7.5%), and 10 mythic rare (2.5%) cards
    • 1 Rare or mythic rare card
      • From among 20 rare (75%) and 10 mythic rare (25%) cards

Please note that common cards from Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set do not affect Pauper legality. If a common card from this release wasn't legal in Pauper, it still won't be legal in Pauper.

Not every card will come out of the printer looking the same—and that's part of the charm. Most cards will appear in this classic black-and-white photocopy treatment. But 10% of the time, you'll find a photocopy negative card, flipping the colors for an even more striking look. And 5% of the time, when the printer decides to get really temperamental, your card will have this jittery CMYK look that we're calling the color banding treatment. It turns out that even an unreliable library printer can contribute to an artistic masterpiece.

There are 121 different cards that you can find in Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set, ranging from Limited Edition (Alpha) classics to contemporary Commander favorites, all given a fittingly retro style by MSCHF and delivered to you in the big '26. You can check out all the cards below in all three of their versions, sorted by color and rarity. Once you've found your favorites, prepare to join us for some MSCHF on September 2.

      

ALL CARDS


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