The march of the highly merchandisable spring blockbuster Honour Among Thieves continues with the inevitable announcement of special Magic The Gathering cards featuring the main characters from the movie.

The cards will be available via Secret Lair, Magic the Gathering’s premium service, which provides special cards (usually very well presented) for a very limited time. Previous Secret Lair releases have included characters from the Street Fighter video game and the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon.

The cards also have an additional connection to the movie; the copy on the cards themselves has been written by Sarra Scherb, a Wizards of the Coast Copywriter who also ran an introductory game of Dungeons & Dragons for the directors and main movie cast. (With the exception of Hugh Grant, who was unavailable on the day.) 

Sarra told the press that Justice Smith was especially keen to play and that Chris Pine took on the role of the party leader, looking for cheeky ways to exploit the game’s rules (which is a traditional part of the game).

All cards in this release are Legendary creatures, which means that they would be very useful in a game of Commander. Doric is a dual card, and can be flipped over to unleash her owl-bear form.

This pack features six cards based on the characters of the film including Edgin, Larcenous Lutenist; Forge, Neverwinter Charlatan; and Holga, Relentless Rager all bearing the likeness of the actor playing the role.

This is a great-looking set, a fantastic addition to any collection and a unique bit of merchandise.


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