MTG: The Mountain Goats Secret Lair Gives Life To John Darnielle’s Pinned Tweet
The Mountain Goats have gone and gotten their very own Secret Lair drop from Magic: the Gathering. Unsurprisingly it’s full of Mountains.
Since the end of February, 2020, the official Mountain Goats pinned tweet has been the phrase: I want to play Magic: the Gathering.
Smash cut to three years (which feels more like fifty two by subjective reckoning) and one pandemic later, and now the Mountain Goats are getting their own Magic: the Gathering Secret Lair drop.
The Mountain Goats Secret Lair – Big On Mountains, Not So Much On Goats
John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats loves Magic. For years, his pinned tweet has been “I want to play Magic: The Gathering,” he’s posted songs celebrating his progress in MTG Arena, and he even streamed a live concert for the Mountain Goats album In League with Dragons, from Wizards of the Coast headquarters.
Knowing this drop was in good hooves, we gave the Mountain Goats full creative control. Darnielle set these cards on Lorwyn, created the art descriptions, hand selected the artists, and reviewed the art as it was being produced. On top of all that, he penned the epic prophecy featured in the flavor text across these 10 cards.
With the first ever extended art on basic lands, these mountains truly are the home of the Mountain Goats.
Art by Darrell Riche, Victor Adame Minguez, Mark Zug, Warren Mahy, Larry MacDougall, Omar Rayyan, Martina Pilcerova, Fred Fields, Ron Spears, Erica Williams
There are ten Mountains all in all. They don’t have different abilities.
They just have cool pieces of flavor text that string together in sequence.
You get an amazing poem/song for your trouble.
As well as ten of the collest Mountains this side of Kamigawa.
The Mountain Goats Mountains Secret Lair releases at the end of August, but you can pre-order now.
