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shivverA couple of years ago, Magic: the Gathering put out a Doctor Who set of cards, and I wrote an entry about that, explaining the card set and our progress in collecting the cards we wanted. The set came out in October 2023, just before the 60th, and covered the show up until the end of Thirteen's run.
Well, a few weeks ago, a friend of ours in Guild Wars 2, who we call Cupcake and who is a big MtG player, was talking about the set and lamented that he couldn't justify how much he'd have to spend to get the Fourteenth Doctor card.
Wait, Fourteenth Doctor card? There was no Fourteenth Doctor card. The set ended with Thirteen.
It was part of a Secret Lair drop. Didn't you guys know about it?
Yeah, brb, buying cards...
Apparently, MtG does this, put out small sets of cards in limited printing. In the case of DW, they released a set called "Secret Lair: Regeneration" for the 60th, with cards for the Fourteenth Doctor, the Meep, Rose Noble, the Toymaker, and the Fifteenth Doctor. The set came out in December 2023, so the BBC must have released details of the specials to Wizards of the Coast long before that so that they could make these cards. (Though obviously not *all* the details since the set isn't named "Secret Lair: Bigeneration". :P )
So, of course, we bought the cards -- well, the ones we were interested in, anyway, as we're trying to cut down on our spending. (Though, the two cards we didn't get aren't all that expensive.) The expensive one was Fourteen, expensive enough that it's counting as my birthday and Christmas present this year. I looked online to find out why in the world this card is so expensive, and it's a combination of two things: 1) a completely unique mechanic that makes for an interesting Commander deck, and 2) David Tennant. As Cupcake said, "He is so handsome on that card!"
Anyway, here they are! Click to expand. They're in soft sleeves and hard sleeves, so there are a few artifacts in the photo. Also, Fifteen is a foil, and that also played games with my phone camera.
Well, a few weeks ago, a friend of ours in Guild Wars 2, who we call Cupcake and who is a big MtG player, was talking about the set and lamented that he couldn't justify how much he'd have to spend to get the Fourteenth Doctor card.
Wait, Fourteenth Doctor card? There was no Fourteenth Doctor card. The set ended with Thirteen.
It was part of a Secret Lair drop. Didn't you guys know about it?
Yeah, brb, buying cards...
Apparently, MtG does this, put out small sets of cards in limited printing. In the case of DW, they released a set called "Secret Lair: Regeneration" for the 60th, with cards for the Fourteenth Doctor, the Meep, Rose Noble, the Toymaker, and the Fifteenth Doctor. The set came out in December 2023, so the BBC must have released details of the specials to Wizards of the Coast long before that so that they could make these cards. (Though obviously not *all* the details since the set isn't named "Secret Lair: Bigeneration". :P )
So, of course, we bought the cards -- well, the ones we were interested in, anyway, as we're trying to cut down on our spending. (Though, the two cards we didn't get aren't all that expensive.) The expensive one was Fourteen, expensive enough that it's counting as my birthday and Christmas present this year. I looked online to find out why in the world this card is so expensive, and it's a combination of two things: 1) a completely unique mechanic that makes for an interesting Commander deck, and 2) David Tennant. As Cupcake said, "He is so handsome on that card!"
Anyway, here they are! Click to expand. They're in soft sleeves and hard sleeves, so there are a few artifacts in the photo. Also, Fifteen is a foil, and that also played games with my phone camera.
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Date: 2025-11-19 09:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-11-19 12:51 pm (UTC)The Fourteen one looks really cool