The singer (and Magic-enthusiast) cements his love for the game by releasing limited-edition, Malone-themed Secret Lair drops
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Noteworthy Magic: The Gathering enthusiast (and award-winning recording artist) Post Malone is giving us a backstage pass into his secret lair. Celebrating 30 years of the MTG tabletop card game franchise, when he’s not throwing down cards, Malone is helping design new decks.
As part of MTG’s Secret Lair Drop Series, The “Secret Lair x Post Malone” collaboration features two new sets of trading cards, a part of a series of drops with specially-curated cards that feature unique artwork from artists and designers. Malone’s new sets, like all of them, is only available for a very limited amount of time, and the preorder will begin Monday, October 17. These sets join the likes of slightly pricer pop culture MTG booster packs like the Street Fighter Secret Lair and Stranger Things Secret Lair packs.
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In the “Secret Lair x Post Malone: Backstage Pass” series, Malone curated and choose the four cards himself from one of his own decks. To make it even more personal, each card places him in a starring role (such as the “K’rrik, Son of Yawgmoth” card becoming “Post, Son of Rich”). For “Secret Lair x Post Malone: The Lands”, not only did he collaborate with the design team to place his tattoos into the scenery, he also hand-wrote the flavor text, which has been printed on every card.
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“We’re a pretty energetic group, but Post put us to shame,” Mark Heggen, Product Architect at Wizards of the Coast told Rolling Stone. He also acknowledges that Malone probably wasn’t the collaborator fans saw coming for this campaign, but, “It was wild to see just how deeply Post knows and loves the game. In our first meeting he casually mentioned a few old cards that I had to go look up. I was like ‘Ooooh this guy knows his stuff.'”
Post Malone is certainly no stranger to showing off his love for Magic: The Gathering. He had previously spent $800,000 on an Alpha Black Lotus Card, the rarest and most valuable MTG card available, signed by Christopher Rush. Malone had also played the game on an episode of the YouTube series Game Knights, and even hosted theMana Y Mana tournament, where the artist competed against a random opponent on a livestream for the chance to win $100,000.
Besides Magic: The Gathering, Post Malone has previously been featured alongside J Balvin and Katy Perry on special Pokemon trading cards, and the Pokémon 25: The Album, as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game’s anniversary celebration. Trending
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For the MTG collaboration, the “Foil Edition” each pack is $39.99, with the regular edition retailing for $29.99. Both Secret Lair x Post Malone packs are exclusively available on official Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair website, but the limited-time release won’t be here for much longer.
When he’s not collaborating on new cards, Malone is busy getting back on stage for his current Twelve Carat Toothace tour. After coming back from injuring his ribs when he accidentally fell through an open trap door, and a brief hospitalization for breathing problems, the North American tour will see Malone continue to perform his latest album of the same name.
The tour’s guest performer is Roddy Ricch, who will open for Malone in all but seven shows. See the full list of Twelve Carat Toothace tour dates and buy tickets at VividSeats.com.
FAQs
As part of MTG's Secret Lair Drop Series, The “Secret Lair x Post Malone” collaboration features two new sets of trading cards, a part of a series of drops with specially-curated cards that feature unique artwork from artists and designers.
How much did Post Malone pay for a Magic: The Gathering card? ›
Malone repeated himself: He'd buy “The 1 of 1 Ring” card for $2 million. For Trafton, it was an easy decision — deal. Not only would he get a life-changing amount of money, the card would go to someone who loved the game just as much as he did.
Does Post Malone actually play MTG? ›
Now let's look at Post Malone. He is a longtime fan of magic the gathering. He is also quite wealthy. So being said fan that he is, he made a bid for the piece of magic history.
What Magic cards does Post Malone have? ›
Last year, American rapper and singer Post Malone dropped $800,000 on a rare Black Lotus card signed by the artist who drew it, making it the most expensive Magic: The Gathering card purchase ever — until now. He may have paid as much as $2 million for The One Ring, a one-of-a-kind card released in June.
How many Magic sets per year? ›
There are about 10 Magic product releases per year. When looking at Wizards' Set Archive, since 2020 there's been: Four Standard sets per year, with the caveat that 2023 had five counting the MAT “micro-set”. Each set contains from two to five Commander preconstructed decks.
What card did Post Malone buy for 800000? ›
Last year, Post Malone paid $800,000 for a rare Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus card signed by the illustrator.
What card did Post Malone buy for $2 million? ›
Gathering Card.
Who bought the $2 million dollar Magic card? ›
Post Malone, apparently, chose to revel in his by buying the most expensive card in the game's thirty-year history.
What's the most expensive magic card? ›
1. The One Ring - $2.64 Million. Behold The One Ring, a card of unrivaled prestige, inspired by the legendary Lord of the Rings, now holding the esteemed title of the most expensive Magic: The Gathering card ever sold.
How much did Post Malone pay for 1 ring? ›
Austin Richard Post, better known by his stage name Post Malone, bought The One Ring card from Magic: The Gathering for a reported $2.6 million. The priceless card released as part of Magic: The Gathering's new Lord of the Rings set back in June.
Posty now owns the 1/1 card.
The special thematic variant of Sauron's Ring was found in June by Joshua Brook.
How many #1 does Post Malone have? ›
It spawned the single "Circles", which was his fourth number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 61 weeks on the chart. His fourth album, Twelve Carat Toothache (2022) was supported by the top-ten singles "I Like You (A Happier Song)" (featuring Doja Cat) and "One Right Now" (with the Weeknd).
Who bought the most expensive Magic card? ›
Post Malone is a longtime fan of the collectible card game from Wizards of the Coast. He purchased the one-of-a-kind card for $2 million—about $10.6 million less than the most expensive trading card, a Number #311 1952 Micky Mantle—from someone named Brook Trafton.
How much is black lotus worth? ›
A Black Lotus, arguably the most sought after card in Magic: The Gathering, has sold for a record-breaking price of $540,000 at a recent auction.
What is the average age of Magic: The Gathering players? ›
The average tabletop player is ~30 years; players range from 13 years old to 45 years old.
What is the best selling Magic set of all time? ›
It's Modern Horizons 2, a set with powerful cards which like Lord of the Rings were designed for the Modern format. Lead designer Mark Rosewater confirmed this was Magic's best selling set of all time as recently as October 2022. Best selling set of all time for now, that is.
How much did post buy the ring for? ›
Post Malone is a “Magic” fan who has paid large sums for other rare cards from the game before. On Wednesday's episode of the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, he confirmed that he paid $2 million, making the “One Ring” the most-expensive known “Magic” card.
How much does Post Malone charge for a private show? ›
The final Post Malone booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Post Malone charge for an event. An example fee to book Post Malone is in the starting range of $2,500,000-$6,000,000.
What is the most expensive Magic card ever sold? ›
1. The One Ring - $2.64 Million. Behold The One Ring, a card of unrivaled prestige, inspired by the legendary Lord of the Rings, now holding the esteemed title of the most expensive Magic: The Gathering card ever sold.
