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Ever since Stardew Valley released over a decade ago, the game has only managed to get even bigger in terms of its scale and community, with numerous new content updates, merchandise, and real-world events to look forward to. Although fans already have some unique official releases to anticipate in the new year, it's far from the official sequel or new content additions that fans have been itching to see after the latest 1.7 update.
While Stardew Valley players have already been blessed with plenty of content updates over the years, you'll be able to get your hands on a new playable version of the classic farming game from an entirely new perspective far sooner than either Haunted Chocolatier or even the next Stardew Valley patch.
As one of the many Magic: The Gathering sets arriving this summer, Stardew Valley will be getting the brand-new release with the Secret Lair 'The Superdrop of the Moonlight Jellies," as announced by Wizards of the Coast through its MTGSecretLair account on X. The sales of this superdrop will go live on July 27 at 9:00 AM PST and will be shipped out at a later date.
With the superdrop including 3 distinct card sets, you'll be able to grab two 5-card sets with Life in Pelican Town and A Flicker in the Deep for $39.99 USD, as well as the larger 8-card set Welcome to Stardew Valley for $49.99. As per usual with MTG Secret Lairs, each set is also available as a foil version for an additional $10, as well as larger bundles that offer all three sets in foil or non-foil at a discounted price.
Secret Lair x Stardew Valley: A Flicker in the Deep includes 2 additional themed tokens, bringing its card count up to a total of 7.
While some fans are happy to see Stardew Valleyofficially return this month in the form of officially licensed Magic: The Gathering Cards, saying that "these are amazing" and "I'm so excited for this drop," the announcement has been met with more than its fair share of criticism already.
Putting aside some MTG players' criticism of the art and not having heard about the iconic franchise before, the biggest concern for players like MrSoggyRamen is that the drop is yet another example of "another banger I won't be able to buy," citing consistent problems resulting from MTG's Secret Lair drops not being sold as print-to-order sets.
While the fact that ConcernedApe himself hand-drew the Welcome to Stardew Valley cards is an excellent treat for fans of the series, MTG players like Fennikkusu are already preparing for bots to "buy up all the stock." Zernus Machina is sarcastically interested in "seeing what stupid price scalpersset it to" after the set inevitably sells out, which has been an increasingly common trend with Secret Lair sets lately.
Considering that successful Secret Lair sets can sell out within hours, minutes, or even within seconds during a highly anticipated drop, the widespread popularity of Stardew Valley understandably has fans of the series begging that they will even be able to get their hands on any copies before scalpers snatch them up.
If you want a chance to buy the MTG x Stardew Valley cards for yourself, you'll want to make a Wizards account, save your shipping address and payment info, and enter the pre-queue that starts at 8:00 AM PST to ensure you can buy the items to your cart when sale starts.
Although it's unlikely that Magic: The Gathering will change its highly successful Secret Lair formula solely for fans hoping to get a hold of the Stardew Valley crossover cards, it's incredibly easy to sympathize with players of both properties who just want to enjoy the cards and unique gameplay mechanics they bring to the table. Fans will likely be looking for ways to occupy themselves before the release of Haunted Chocolatier for quite a while yet, but there's always the upcoming Stardew Valley 1.7 update to look forward to.
