When orders opened for the Set Phasers to Superdrop on November 9, Magic: The Gathering players assumed the bonus card pulled in early marketing unboxings was a fixed inclusion across the crossover lineup. Early community unboxing reports and collector tracking threads on Reddit confirm that buyers are not getting a uniform extra card, but rather a randomized pull from a series of Captain-themed Command Towers.
The discovery began after early promotional copies of the Assimilation drop revealed a borderless Command Tower illustrating Captain Jean-Luc Picard seated in the Enterprise-D command chair, cataloged on the Secret Lair checklist as #7177 with art by Uzuri.
Collector-number tracking quickly shattered the assumption that Picard was guaranteed. Command Tower #7179 on Scryfall, illustrated by Irvin Rodriguez, features Captain Kathryn Janeway on the bridge of the U.S.S. Voyager. That leaves card #7178 conspicuously unaccounted for in public databases, pointing to an unconfirmed third variant that collectors widely anticipate will feature either James T. Kirk or Benjamin Sisko.
The randomized distribution could make chase captains expensive and highly sought after by players building around a specific Starfleet captain. Across the collector discussion threads, some expressed hesitation over spending $29.99 for non-foil or $39.99 for rainbow foil drops without knowing whether they will pull the exact Command Tower variant they want for their Commander deck, while anticipating high singles prices for Patrick Stewart’s Picard printing.
The uncertainty around the bonus slot arrives alongside broader collector scrutiny over Secret Lair stock transparency. Buyers in the same collector thread noted that the Marvel’s History of Heroes Countdown Kit product page quietly shifted to “No Longer Available” right as the Star Trek drops went live, reviving debate over whether remaining inventory is held back or genuinely exhausted under Wizards of the Coast’s limited print run model.
Until customer deliveries begin arriving, players picking up Set Phasers to Superdrop bundles will have to wait for the shipping envelope to find out which Captain’s chair they actually secured.
