Magic: The Gathering fans spotted a press release from Capcom that went live early, revealing an upcoming collab between MTG and Monster Hunter. 2025 has been the year of crossovers for Magic: The Gathering, more so than usual, with three Standard-legal Universes Beyond sets and plenty of collaborations via Secret Lair drops. This is the new norm for the game, and 2026 will likely have even more collabs, with four confirmed UB sets in Standard in the form of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel superheroes, The Hobbit, and Star Trek.
The most recent example is the MTG Secret Lair PlayStation drops, including cards dedicated to various games available on Sony’s consoles, which came out on October 27. There was also a Secret Lair Superdrop on October 13 featuring multiple IPs, such as Furby, The Office, and Jaws. As such, the idea of a possible crossover between MTG and Monster Hunter doesn’t come as a surprise, especially with how the latter could fit into Magic: The Gathering‘s own high-fantasy multiverse.
It’s Time to Welcome MTG’s Secret Lair Drops for Monster Hunter
On Reddit, a user known as Copernicus1981 shared a link to a press release from Capcom highlighting an MTG Secret Lair collaboration with Monster Hunter, listing the cards included in each of the four drops, and even the release date of the crossover. This is currently scheduled for Monday, December 1, 2025, at 9 am PST, based on the leaked press release, and it features four drops with no mechanically-unique cards. These are:
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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter: The Hunt
- Blind Obedience, featuring Malenzo from Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.
- Snap, featuring Kushala Dora from Monster Hunter 2.
- Village Rites, featuring Magnamalo and Tobi-Kadachi from Monster Hunter Rise.
- Mizzium Mortars, featuring Yian Gaurga from Monster Hunter Generations and Monster Hunter 2.
- Tooth and Nail, featuring Azure Rathalos and Seregios from Monster Hunter 4.
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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter: The Hunters
- Grand Abolisher, featuring Tigrex Armor with Bone Scythes from Monster Hunter Generations and Monster Hunter Freedom 2.
- Archaeomancer, featuring Velkhana Armor with Slinger and Winged Seraphyd Greatsword from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
- Grim Haruspex, featuring Nargacuga Armor with a Hidden Eye Light Bowgun from Monster Hunter P2G/MHFU.
- Imperial Recruiter, featuring Rathalos Armor with Red Tigrex Claws, Brachydios Armor with Burning Knocker, Gore Malaga Armor and Royal Rose from Monster Hunter 4G.
- Champion of Lambholt, featuring Astalos Armor with Verdant Lightning Shield from Monster Hunter Generations.
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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter: The Monsters
- Amareth, the Lustrous, featuring Velkhana from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
- Nezahal, Primal Tide, featuring Lagiacrus from Monster Hunter 3.
- Razaketh, the Foulblooded, featuring The Gore Malaga from Monster Hunter 4.
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames, featuring Rathalos from Monster Hunter Generations.
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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter: The Monsters 2
- Wasitora, Nekorus Queen, featuring Nargacuga from Monster Hunter Portable 2nd Generation/Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
- Kalamax, the Stormsire, featuring Brachydios from Monster Hunter 3 Generations.
- Sarulf, Realm Eater, featuring Zinogre from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
- Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire, featuring Nergigante from Monster Hunter World.
- Ziatora, the Incinerator, featuring Fatalis from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
One of the cards from The Monsters 2 Secret Lair drop is apparently in the first The Monsters drop, but it’s unclear which one. This means The Monsters 2 contains four cards instead of five.
While the press release itself is no longer available, fans managed to grab a few screenshots, which helped recreate the list of cards in each drop. The goal for the first three drops is to have each color represented at least once, according to the leaked press release, which is particularly clear in the first two drops. Each MTG Secret Lair drop is cheap, by Secret Lair standards, at $30 for the base version and $40 for the foil version.
However, the reception online has not been great so far, based on the leaks. This is because of two reasons. The first is that there have been several mechanically-unique cards in recent Secret Lair drops, such as MTG‘s Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima, which is arguably a great and interesting Esper commander. Instead, the Monster Hunter collab features only reprints. The second reason is that most reprints are quite inexpensive and underutilized, meaning that their effective and perceived value is significantly lower than $30 or $40 in most cases.
As it stands, the prices are as follows:
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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter: The Hunt
- Blind Obedience – around $3
- Snap – around $2.50
- Village Rites – around $0.25
- Mizzium Mortars – around $0.45
- Tooth and Nail – around $2
- Total value: $8.20
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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter: The Hunters
- Grand Abolisher – around $10
- Archaeomancer – around $0.20
- Grim Haruspex – around $1.30
- Imperial Recruiter – around $12
- Champion of Lambholt – around $2
- Total value: $25.50
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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter: The Monsters
- Amareth, the Lustrous – around $0.25
- Nezahal, Primal Tide – around $8
- Razaketh, the Foulblooded – around $8
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames – around $0.50
- Total value: $16.75 (variable, due to the fifth card in the drop being unclear)
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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter: The Monsters 2
- Wasitora, Nekorus Queen – around $0.50
- Kalamax, the Stormsire – around $0.40
- Sarulf, Realm Eater – around $0.35
- Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire – around $1
- Ziatora, the Incinerator – around $0.30
- Total value: $2.55 (variable, due to one card being part of The Monsters drop, instead)
