Wizards of the Coast is pairing Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek with a November Secret Lair Superdrop. Here are the confirmed drops, prices, timing, and collector questions.
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Star Trek’s Secret Lair drop arrives before the main set lands
The most important date for crossover collectors is November 9, 2026, at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET. GameSpot reports that Wizards of the Coast will launch Secret Lair x Star Trek: Set Phasers To Superdrop at that time, with six Star Trek themed Secret Lair drops sold while supplies last.
That timing creates the first real pressure point around Star Trek Magic The Gathering collecting. Wizards’ official Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek card image gallery lists the main set release for November 13, 2026, and Scryfall’s Star Trek set page also lists 457 cards with a November 13, 2026 release. The Secret Lair offering, according to GameSpot, opens four days earlier than that official main-set date.
The pricing is clear from GameSpot’s report: each Secret Lair drop costs $30 in non-foil and $40 in foil. GameSpot also reports that the Superdrop contains six drops total and that a bonus card is available to buyers who pick up multiple drops. The provided source text does not identify that bonus card or spell out the exact bundle condition, so collectors should treat the bonus as confirmed in concept but still check the official Secret Lair listing before ordering.
Beam Me Up turns Star Trek transporters into blink strategy
The cleanest mechanical throughline in the revealed MTG Secret Lair Star Trek cards is the Beam Me Up drop. GameSpot lists four cards: Eerie Interlude as “Beam Us Up,” Momentary Blink, Essence Flux as “Materialize,” and Conjurer’s Closet as “The Transporter.” GameSpot describes the group as built around “blinking” permanents, meaning the cards remove permanents from the board and bring them back to reuse enters-the-battlefield effects.
That is a sharp thematic fit. Transporters are one of Star Trek’s most recognizable pieces of technology, and blink effects already play in the design space of temporary disappearance, repositioning, and value recursion. The drop also has a visual collector hook: GameSpot says all four cards are reversible, with one side showing Star Trek characters in space and the other showing them safely back aboard a starship in the same pose.
From a strategy angle, this is the drop most likely to appeal to players who want cards that slot into familiar Magic shells rather than sit only in a binder. GameSpot specifically frames the cards around repeatable value from battlefield-entry triggers. Conjurer’s Closet, Momentary Blink, Essence Flux, and Eerie Interlude occupy different roles in that family of effects, from protection to engine play. The Star Trek skin does not change the mechanics based on the information provided, but it does make the package unusually coherent as both a deck upgrade target and a themed display set.
KHAAAAAAAAN leans into Wrath of Khan moments and high-drama spells
The KHAAAAAAAAN drop is GameSpot’s Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan package. The six listed cards are Wrath of the Skies as “Best Served Cold,” Commandeer, Illusionist’s Gambit as “Reliant’s Betrayal,” Buried Alive, Genesis Wave, and Fracture. GameSpot says the cards highlight scenes and moments from the 1982 film, including Ricardo Montalbán’s Khan Noonien Singh.
This is the most explicitly film-centered group in the revealed lineup. It also has the widest mechanical spread among the drops detailed in the source material. The list moves from board interaction to graveyard setup, from a splashy green payoff to tactical redirection. That spread matters because crossover Secret Lair buyers often face a split incentive: buy for the franchise reference, buy for playable reprints, or buy for a unified art treatment. KHAAAAAAAAN looks less like a single deck package than a curated tribute to one film’s conflict.
There is one important distinction for buyers reading the card names closely. GameSpot’s list uses “as” for some renamed treatments, such as Wrath of the Skies as “Best Served Cold” and Illusionist’s Gambit as “Reliant’s Betrayal,” while other cards are listed under their existing Magic names. That confirms the revealed selection, but it does not provide the full Oracle-text presentation or legality details in the supplied material. Anyone buying for sanctioned play should check the final Secret Lair product page and Wizards database once the cards are live.
Lower Decks gives the Superdrop its animated Commander bait
The Lower Decks drop pulls from Star Trek: Lower Decks and uses the show’s cartoon style, according to GameSpot. The five listed cards are Inti, Seneschal of the Sun as “Mariner, Breaching Protocol,” Kambal, Profiteering Mayor as “Boimler, Citing Protocol,” Silas Renn, Seeker Adept as “Rutherford, Rebuilding the Past,” Thrasios, Triton Hero as “Tendi, Exploring the Future,” and Weatherlight as “U.S.S. Cerritos, California-Class.”
GameSpot notes a particularly relevant collector detail here: this drop marks the Secret Lair debut for Silas Renn, Seeker Adept and Thrasios, Triton Hero, both of which made their Magic debuts in 2016. That gives Lower Decks a different kind of pull from the blink package or the Wrath of Khan tribute. It is not only selling a Star Trek identity; it is putting specific Magic cards into Secret Lair frames for the first time, according to the report.
The Weatherlight as U.S.S. Cerritos treatment is also one of the cleaner crossover choices in the announced cards. A legendary Magic airship becoming a Starfleet vessel is the kind of visual translation that can work for both fanbases without needing new rules. For players who care about table presence, this may be the drop to watch if the final art presentation lands well, especially because Lower Decks already has a distinct visual language compared with live-action Trek.
The Klingon drop makes language and readability part of the collectible pitch
GameSpot identifies the Klingon-themed drop as Secret Lair x Star Trek Set Phasers to Superdrop: tlhIngan maH. Its five cards are Demand Answers, Relentless Assault, Seething Song, War’s Toll, and Warstorm Surge. As with Beam Me Up, GameSpot says the cards are reversible.
The difference is that the reversible treatment here is linguistic rather than scene-to-scene teleportation. GameSpot reports that one side is written in English and the other in Klingon. That immediately separates this drop from ordinary alternate art. It is selling the fantasy of a Star Trek language artifact as much as it is selling Magic cardboard.
For crossover collectors, that is a strong hook and a practical consideration. A reversible card with one side in Klingon has display value, but players should still pay attention to the final card frame, card name presentation, and official product notes when Wizards posts the sale page. The source material confirms the reversible English and Klingon concept, not every tournament-use detail a buyer might need before sleeving these in an event.
How this fits beside the broader Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek release
The Secret Lair Superdrop is arriving in the same release window as a large Star Trek Magic The Gathering product line. Wizards’ official collecting article says Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek releases on November 13, 2026, and describes a set drawing from nearly every incarnation of Star Trek, from The Original Series to newer voyages. Wizards also highlights signed headliner cards, with seven different signed cards, fewer than 250 copies of each, physically signed by Star Trek actors and randomly inserted into Collector Boosters.
That broader collector environment matters because the Secret Lair drops are competing for the same attention and budget as the main set’s Booster Fun treatments. Wizards’ collecting article calls out LCARS shock lands, while the official card image gallery says headliner cards are mechanically identical to their other treatments and that card images are digital renderings rather than physical cards. Scryfall’s Star Trek listing also shows a large set footprint, with 457 cards and categories including alternate-art borderless cards, showcase cards, and extended art cards.
There is one date conflict in the surrounding source material. Star City Games’ preview hub says Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek releases November 6, while Wizards’ official pages and Scryfall list November 13. Because Wizards is the publisher and its official product page is the controlling source here, readers should use November 13 as the main set date unless Wizards announces otherwise. The Secret Lair date reported by GameSpot remains November 9 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET.
Buying strategy for crossover collectors watching the MTG Secret Lair Star Trek drop
The practical decision is not whether Star Trek is coming to Magic. That is confirmed across Wizards’ official pages, Scryfall’s set listing, and GameSpot’s Secret Lair report. The decision is how to prioritize a limited Secret Lair sale against a main set that already contains its own high-end chase items.
If you want the most gameplay-aligned revealed drop, Beam Me Up has the clearest mechanical identity because GameSpot ties the whole package to blink effects and enters-the-battlefield value. If you want a film tribute, KHAAAAAAAAN is built around The Wrath of Khan. If you want first-time Secret Lair treatments for specific older Magic cards, Lower Decks has the confirmed Silas Renn and Thrasios detail. If your priority is Trek-specific presentation, the Klingon drop has the reversible English and Klingon treatment.
The key timing advice is simple: be ready at the sale opening if any of these are must-own items. GameSpot says the drops are available while supplies last, and Secret Lair availability pressure is part of the product pitch. At the same time, do not let the countdown replace due diligence. Before buying multiple drops for the reported bonus card, confirm the exact bonus terms on the live Secret Lair page. Before choosing foil over non-foil, decide whether the extra $10 per drop is worth it for your collection goals. And before assuming the Superdrop covers every Star Trek angle you care about, remember that GameSpot reports six drops total, while the provided source text only gives complete card lists for four of them.