Magic: The Gathering is preparing an unusually wide-ranging Secret Lair release for October. The upcoming Corn Maze superdrop combines supernatural seasonal flavor with movie characters, comic-book monsters, artist-focused cards, artifact lands, and a collection devoted to Treefolk. Its most eye-catching crossover may be KPop Demon Hunters: How It's Done, a seven-card drop that reworks existing Magic cards with characters from the film.
The complete Corn Maze lineup will be sold through Secret Lair beginning October 12, while supplies last. Each of the eight drops will be offered in two editions: Non-Foil for $29.99 and Traditional Foil for $39.99. As ever with Secret Lair, the focus is not on a new tournament-legal expansion or a fresh mechanical format, but on limited collectible versions of established cards featuring alternative names and artwork.
That approach makes Corn Maze a particularly eclectic Magic release. Its Halloween timing is reflected most directly in the zombie-themed Marvel selection and several darker art choices, but the overall roster reaches far beyond straightforward horror. KPop Demon Hunters shares space with three separate Jim Henson's Labyrinth drops, a new Artist Series installment from Véronique Meignaud, the industrial-styled Manufactured Grounds by See Machine, and the decidedly less frightening Peace, Love, & Treefolk set.
KPop Demon Hunters joins Magic's crossover catalog
KPop Demon Hunters: How It's Done contains seven returning Magic cards. Rather than introducing brand-new gameplay pieces, the drop presents alternative treatments of cards players may already know, with artwork featuring major characters from the movie. Secret Lair products commonly use bold, highly individual art directions, and this collection continues that tradition rather than attempting to resemble a conventional in-universe Magic set.
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The cards included are Dawn's Truce, Unbreakable Formation, Freed from the Real, Swan Song, Demonic Counsel, Tempt with Immortality, and Underworld Breach. The group spans multiple colors and card types, making it more than a simple one-theme deck supplement, though collectors interested in the crossover presentation may be the primary audience.
Magic has increasingly used Secret Lair as a home for licensed collaborations and visually experimental releases. That means the KPop Demon Hunters cards arrive in a product line that has already hosted many outside properties, while a separate Star Trek Magic set is also due to launch in November. Corn Maze illustrates how Wizards of the Coast can run several forms of crossover at once: fully constructed expansion-style releases on one hand, and smaller collectible drops built around selected reprints on the other.
Marvel Zombies puts a horror spin on 2026's superhero cards
The Corn Maze superdrop also revisits the year's Marvel material through Secret Lair x Marvel Zombies. This is a more overtly spooky offering, matching existing Magic cards to undead versions of well-known Marvel heroes. The choices lean into the familiar Magic concept of creatures returning from death, with Unstoppable Slasher serving as zombie Wolverine, a suitable pairing for a card designed to keep coming back.
The six-card Marvel Zombies list is:
- Unstoppable Slasher
- Zombie Apocalypse
- Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant as "Zombie Giant-Man"
- God-Eternal Bontu as "Zombie Thor"
- Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver as "Zombie Captain America"
- Varina, Lich Queen as "Zombie Scarlet Witch"
That selection is notable for turning multiple recognizable heroic figures into the drop's undead cast. It is also an example of the care Secret Lair often takes when choosing reprints for a licensed reskin: the original card's creature type, rules text, or general gameplay identity can help sell the alternate character concept. In this case, the zombie theme gives the collection a clear identity even though its individual cards originate from different Magic releases.
Three Labyrinth drops cover heroes, goblins and the maze itself
Jim Henson's Labyrinth receives the greatest amount of space in Corn Maze, with three distinct Secret Lair products. Should You Need Us focuses on the film's heroes and allies. It includes Jodah, the Unifier as "Sarah, Champion to the Lost," Kogla, the Titan Ape as "Ludo, Rock Caller," Shigeki, Jukai Visionary as "The Wiseman, Eccentric Oracle," Wort, Boggart Auntie as "Hoggle, Heart in Conflict," and Kami of the Crescent Moon as "The Worm, Sagely Guide."
The drop also includes a double-faced presentation of Lu Xun, Scholar General as "Sir Didymus, Rider of Ambrosius" and "Sir Didymus, Faithful Companion." The character-driven selection gives Labyrinth fans a number of recognizable personalities, rather than limiting the crossover to its lead characters.
The second collection, Fear Me, Love Me, pivots toward Jareth and the Goblin Kingdom. Its contents are Muxus, Goblin Grandee as "Jareth, Goblin King," Boggart Shenanigans as "Call Out the Goblins!," Dance with Calamity as "Dance with Goblins," Goblin Rabblemaster as "Goblin Cradle-Thieves," Claim the Firstborn as "The Kidnapping of Toby," and Trinisphere as "I've Brought You a Gift."
The third, Through the Labyrinth, draws from places, events, and obstacles in the story. It features Timely Ward as "Rescue in the 13th Hour," Chronomantic Escape as "Under Jareth's Spell," Delayed Blast Fireball as "Frenzy of the Fireys," Tempt with Discovery as "The Goblin King's Offer," Rogue's Passage as "Shaft of Hands," Planar Temporal Gateway as "Doors of Indecision," and Leveler as "The Cleaners Leveler."
The remaining Corn Maze drops offer art, lands and Treefolk
Outside the licensed crossover sets, Corn Maze includes three drops that should appeal to players and collectors looking for distinct visual treatments of familiar cards. Artist Series: Véronique Meignaud contains Bloodsoaked Champion, Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines, Ashnod's Altar, and Cabal Stronghold. The Artist Series branding places a particular emphasis on the work of one artist across a curated group of cards.
Manufactured Grounds by See Machine is a five-card cycle of artifact lands: Ancient Den, Seat of the Synod, Vault of Whispers, Great Furnace, and Tree of Tales. These lands are connected by their artifact identity and have long been notable cards within Magic's history, so a coordinated alternative treatment may attract both dedicated artifact-deck players and collectors.
Finally, Peace, Love, & Treefolk gathers five cards associated with the creature type: Dauntless Dourbark, Leaf-Crowned Elder, Timber Protector, Treefolk Harbinger, and Doran, the Siege Tower. It is the most creature-tribe-focused entry in the superdrop and provides a lighter contrast to the monsters, goblins, demons, and maze hazards found elsewhere in the lineup.
A broad Secret Lair release for collectors
Corn Maze's greatest draw is its range. A Magic player interested in zombie-themed commanders can look to Marvel Zombies; a Labyrinth fan has three different entry points; KPop Demon Hunters collectors have a dedicated seven-card set; and players who prefer Magic-original material can choose the artist, artifact-land, or Treefolk collections. There is little mechanical unity between all eight releases, but that is largely the point of a Secret Lair superdrop built around collectible variety.
All eight collections go on sale October 12 in Traditional Foil and Non-Foil versions. Because the products are available only while supplies last, anyone with a preferred treatment or crossover will need to watch the Secret Lair storefront when the Corn Maze superdrop arrives.
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