MTG - All Secret Lair: 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit Cards Ranked
Magic: The Gathering is going big for its 30th anniversary, with a bumper Secret Lair drop. The 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit includes 30 cards, one for each year Magic: The Gathering has been around, and features brand new art from a previous Secret Lair collaborator.
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Starting at 1993 and going all the way up to 2022, these are some of the most iconic Magic: The Gathering cards to be printed. Here is every card in the kit, ranked by their power.
This list contains spoilers for the entire 30th Anniversary Countdown Kit.
30 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion - 2022
This rat ninja gives you free cards at the low cost of some of your life. Nashi hasn’t made as big of an impact on Magic as some of the other cards in the 30th Anniversary, but is still one of the best ninjutsu cards ever.
29 Wild Mongrel - 2001
Wild Mongrel was iconic in its prime because of everything it enabled. As a free discard outlet, Wild Mongrel allowed players to discard their Madness cards while making an efficient creature even stronger.
28 Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero - 2000
Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero was so good that it is still banned in Masques block constructed tournaments. Lin Sivvi allowed for an extremely consistent curve, as well as locking out your opponent if they’re playing the same deck thanks to an older Legendary rule that only one Legendary creature with the same name can be in play at one time across both battlefields. With that rule no longer in effect, though, it's slightly less powerful.
27 Mishra's Factory - 1994
The original manland, Mishra’s Factory is cheap and grows the more you have in play. With Mishra’s Factory in play, you can board wipe and then keep swinging.
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Mishra’s Factory can also fuel artifact strategies, since it becomes an artifact creature that can grow from a 2/2 to a 3/3 when blocking.
26 Shivan Dragon - 1993
This Dragon was once one of the premier cards in Magic. While other creatures might have been more reliable, it was hard to ignore the sheer power of the Shivan Dragon.
25 Tradewind Rider - 1997
One part of a four-card combo that could reliably secure a win on turn four, Tradewind Rider helped enable infinite mana and Squirrel tokens, and could win by making your opponent draw infinite cards.
24 Squee, Goblin Nabob - 1999
Squee’s most powerful ability has kept him around in Magic: The Gathering for years, and he is annoyingly impossible to get rid of. This version of Squee returns to your hand for free every turn, making him the perfect card to discard and sacrifice.
23 Dragonlord Ojutai - 2015
From a year with tons of powerful Dragons comes Dragonlord Ojutai. With hexproof while untapped, Ojutai can wait on the battlefield until you have protection backup to start swinging freely and help draw more cards.
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Dragonlord Ojutai was the top end of extremely efficient decks in its prime, slotting into Esper (blue/white/black), Jeskai (red/white/blue), and Bant (blue/green/white) decks as a top-end win condition.
22 Chrome Mox - 2003
Anytime the word Mox shows up on a Magic card, you know it’s going to have some power, and Chrome Mox is no exception. For zero mana you can ramp up extra mana at the low cost of exiling a card from your hand.
21 Bogardan Hellkite - 2006
Being able to get four of these beefy Dragons out on turn four thanks to a Dragonstorm combo is a guaranteed win. Even if their enter the battlefield triggers don’t kill your opponent, you’re still sitting with four 5/5 creatures on the battlefield









