Magic: The Gathering’s New Crossover May Be Its Strangest…

Magic: The Gathering crossovers have become the franchise's bread-and-butter despite the controversial state Universes Beyond and other sets have left the gameplay in. In the last few months, Magic: The Gathering has announced collaborations with Sonic the Hedgehog, PlayStation, Play-Doh, and many more fixtures of pop culture. These tie-ins aren't stopping anytime soon, as there are plenty lined up for 2026, and even a number lined up for a special October set of Secret Lairs.

The upcoming Secret Lairs for October aren't just collabs, with some bringing back exclusive artist sets and MTG staples with Halloween-themed artwork to catch the eye of those experiencing crossover burn out. For example, properties like Jaws and Iron Maiden are joining the fun to put their unique touches on the spooky and creepy season. One collaboration is taking some liberties with being part of a Halloween Superdrop, and seems to be leaning into an urban myth to justify its inclusion. Out of all the Hasbro IPs that Wizards of the Coast could use for the Secret Lair Superdrop, it's hard to imagine many players thought Furby would be coming to Magic: The Gathering someday.

Magic: The Gathering's New Furby Cards Are So Cursed They Turn Back Around into Halloween Comedy Gold

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There are three Furby-inspired Magic: The Gathering sets that differ in terms of their overall vibe. They each seem to be focusing on a different aspect of Furby, so it's worth looking at all the drops to see what each of them represent. All of them retail for $29.99 non-foil and $39.99 rainbow foil, with a special variant available for $59.99.

Secret Lair x Furby: Doo-ay Noo-lah

Distant Melody
Explore
Inspiring Call
Chromatic Lantern
Sol Ring

As the first drop of the Furby x Secret Lair lineup, this set doesn't match up with the idea of being part of a Halloween theme at all. These cards instead seem to serve as a general line-up that accurately portrays what the Furby brand is as Magic: The Gathering staples. Considering how the rest of the set is portrayed, perhaps these will serve as the cards for those who adore Furbies as they are, and the rest of them will be aimed at those who might like the little critters a bit more ironically.

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Secret Lair x Furby: The Gathering

Sphere of Safety
Miscast
Phyrexian Arena
Tormenting Voice
Tamiyo's Safekeeping

Like the name implies, this drop features Magic: The Gathering cards with the addition of several cute, or haunting, Furbies. These reprints lean into a more creepy vibe of the little fuzzy toys, making them feel almost like Photoshopped joke images that were professionally painted over. Tormenting Voice even leans into how Furbies are known to occasionally make gutteral noises unprompted, leading to an urban myth that some are possessed.

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Secret Lair x Furby: The OddBodies

Hullbreaker Horror
Maddening Cacophony
Serum Visions
Umbris, Fear Manifest
Spellskite

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Finally, the last Secret Lair set for this IP, The OddBodies selection, drops all pretense of adorableness and goes straight for creepy and cursed. Prominent MTG cards like Commander format favorite Hullbreaker Horror are twisted and merged with a Furby to create unholy fuzzy abominations. These cards are perfect for the Halloween theme and suit the public perception that Furbies are more unsettling than cute thanks to the aforementioned unprompted noises. Two of the cards in the OddBodies set even reference the "Long Furby" phenomenon among collectors that has become a creepy meme of its own.

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Between these sets, there's something for all kinds of different Furby and Magic: The Gathering fans. Whether they enjoy collecting Furby memorabilia or find the unsettling myths around Furbies funny, there will be a card to represent that which can be added to their collections. On top of the standard non-foil and rainbow foil editions, there's also a special confetti foil collection available for each part of the drop. While there are no pictures of the confetti foil online yet, the concept alone suits Furby perfectly. However, for the OddBodies and Furby: The Gathering sets, it works a little too well with the ironic humor and might be the best bang for Secret Lair collectors' bucks as a result.

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