Secret Lair

The Unfathomable Crushing Brutality of Basic Lands

Released in February 2021, The Unfathomable Crushing Brutality of Basic Lands paired artist Mark Riddick's metal-album-cover aesthetic with an entirely tongue-in-cheek premise: that basic lands, not creatures or removal spells, are secretly the most brutal cards in Magic. Official copy leaned fully into the bit, promising players "an education" in true metal basic-land brutality.