Magic: The Gathering is about to get wonderfully weird.
Wizards of the Coast has officially revealed Secret Lair Commander Deck: Odds and Ends, a ready-to-play 100-card Commander deck built around Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign and packed with strange synergies, powerful reprints, and exclusive artwork from acclaimed artist Ricardo Cavolo.
And this isn’t just another Commander deck with a fancy skin.
The entire concept of Odds and Ends revolves around Yennett’s ability to turn the top of your library into a potential treasure chest. If you can manipulate the top card correctly, Yennett can let you cast an odd-mana-value spell for free when she attacks. That opens the door to some seriously ridiculous plays.
Wizards is also giving the deck a visual identity that is almost as unusual as its gameplay, with 12 foil cards featuring brand-new Ricardo Cavolo artwork and additional Cavolo-designed foil basic lands.
But there’s a catch for players who want to grab one: the deck is launching through a 24-hour ordering window, and orders beyond the limited immediately available stock are expected to take months to arrive.
Yennett turns the top of your library into a free-spell machine
At the center of Odds and Ends is Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign, a legendary Sphinx whose ability gives the entire deck its identity.
When Yennett attacks, her ability can allow you to cast a spell with an odd mana value from the top of your library without paying its mana cost.
That means the top card of your library suddenly becomes extremely important.
Instead of simply hoping Yennett reveals something useful, the deck gives you tools to manipulate what is waiting on top. Sensei’s Divining Top and Brainstorm are specifically highlighted as ways to stack the odds in your favor before Yennett attacks.
And when that setup works, the payoff can be huge.
Wizards specifically points to Profane Transfusion, Ethersworn Sphinx and Master of Predicaments as splashy spells that become particularly exciting when Yennett lets you cast them for free.
The deck doesn’t stop at its commander, either.
Space Beleren can influence the battlefield, Inniaz, the Gale Force can scramble permanents, and Thief of Sanity gives the deck another way to generate card advantage.
The official announcement even frames the deck around one final question: “Who is going to win this game?”
The answer given by Wizards?
“You.”
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Ricardo Cavolo’s artwork makes familiar Magic cards look completely different
The gameplay may be strange, but the artwork is arguably the first thing that will make Odds and Ends stand out across a Commander table.
The deck features artwork from Ricardo Cavolo, whose style combines contemporary art with traditional techniques. Wizards has pushed that aesthetic directly into the card design rather than simply commissioning alternate illustrations.
The deck contains 12 foil cards with artwork exclusive to this Commander release.
Cavolo’s work extends beyond the illustration itself, with the artist also contributing to the cards’ rules-text layout. Some illustrations spill beyond the traditional art frame and into the text box, while familiar Commander staples receive dramatically different visual interpretations.
The 12 exclusive-art foil cards are:
- Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
- Void Winnower
- Esper Sentinel
- Reconnaissance
- Swords to Plowshares
- Weathered Wayfarer
- Misleading Signpost
- Breach the Multiverse
- Virtue of Persistence
- Shadrix Silverquill
- Sensei’s Divining Top
- Sol Ring
The deck also includes four foil borderless Plains, four foil borderless Islands and four foil borderless Swamps.
Those basic lands use the same stylized Ricardo Cavolo artwork and bespoke designs, giving the entire deck a consistent visual identity.
So yes, even your basic lands are getting the Cavolo treatment.
76 Planeswalker-stamp reprints bring some serious Commander names
The exclusive foils are only part of the package.
Odds and Ends also contains 76 non-foil reprints carrying the Planeswalker stamp. Wizards says this stamp is used to distinguish these versions from their original printings and has appeared in products such as Mystery Booster 2 and previous Secret Lair Commander releases.
The selection jumps between recognizable Commander staples, strange utility cards and downright unusual inclusions.
Among the highlighted cards are Fractured Identity and Psychic Battle, while the wider deck includes cards such as Toxrill, the Corrosive, Nadir Kraken, Aminatou, the Fateshifter, Ethersworn Sphinx, Thief of Sanity and Space Beleren.
The complete Planeswalker-stamp list is:
- Approach of the Second Sun
- Marvo, Deep Operative
- Claim Jumper
- Leadership Vacuum
- Swift Reconfiguration
- Vesuvan Drifter
- Aerial Extortionist
- Inniaz, the Gale Force
- Smuggler’s Share
- Planeswalker’s Mischief
- Fatespinner
- Jeskai Infiltrator
- Fractured Identity
- Exchange of Words
- Shared Fate
- Aeon Engine
- Master of Predicaments
- Psychic Battle
- Imprisoned in the Moon
- Ponder
- Extinction Event
- Dazzling Sphinx
- Rapid Hybridization
- Brainstorm
- Oubliette
- Soothsaying
- Nadir Kraken
- Arcane Signet
- Doom Whisperer
- Command Tower
- Exotic Orchard
- Toxrill, the Corrosive
- Loran of the Third Path
- Profane Transfusion
- Promise of Loyalty
- Skyclave Apparition
- Time Stop
- Aminatou, the Fateshifter
- Enigma Sphinx
- Space Beleren
- Ethersworn Sphinx
- Breena, the Demagogue
- Contaminated Landscape
- Chaos Wand
- Vega, the Watcher
- Adarkar Wastes
- Thief of Sanity
- Caves of Koilos
- Commander’s Sphere
- Silent Clearing
- Fabled Passage
- Arcane Sanctum
- Underground River
- Venser’s Journal
- Command Beacon
- Prairie Stream
- Coalition Relic
- Myriad Landscape
- Drowned Catacomb
- Reliquary Tower
- Mirage Mirror
- Isolated Chapel
- Glacial Fortress
- Temple of Deceit
- Temple of Enlightenment
- Temple of Silence
- Talisman of Progress
- Wayfarer’s Bauble
- Path of Ancestry
- Sunken Hollow
- Evolving Wilds
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Mystic Gate
- Skyclave Relic
- Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
- Aboleth Spawn
Adarkar Wastes is included here because it appears on Wizards of the Coast’s official decklist; it was absent from the supplied list.
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The token package is ready for Toxrill, Nadir Kraken and more
The battlefield chaos doesn’t stop with the main deck.
Odds and Ends includes 10 non-foil double-sided tokens, using artwork from previous Magic: The Gathering releases.
The complete token package contains:
- 2x Slug // Copy
- 2x Inkling // Treasure
- 1x Tentacle // Illusion
- 1x Tentacle // Frog Lizard
- 1x Tentacle // Copy
- 1x Slug // Tentacle
- 1x Slug // Inkling
- 1x Inkling // Horror
These tokens support several of the deck’s battlefield effects.
Toxrill, the Corrosive can create Slugs, Nadir Kraken is associated with Tentacles, and Smuggler’s Share can generate Treasure tokens.
The product also contains a Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign display commander. This is separate from the playable deck and is not legal in sanctioned play.
A deck box is included as well.
What’s actually inside the $149.99 Odds and Ends box?
For $149.99 USD, the product includes:
- 1 ready-to-play 100-card Commander deck
- 12 foil cards featuring new Ricardo Cavolo artwork
- 4 foil borderless Plains
- 4 foil borderless Islands
- 4 foil borderless Swamps
- 76 non-foil Planeswalker-stamp reprints
- 10 non-foil double-sided tokens
- 1 Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign display commander
- 1 deck box
The display commander is not legal in sanctioned play. The 100-card playable Commander deck itself is the core product, while the display commander is an additional presentation piece. Wizards lists the product contents and $149.99 price in its official announcement.
The 24-hour Secret Lair window is the part players need to watch
Here’s where things get interesting for anyone planning to buy Odds and Ends.
Wizards is opening a 24-hour ordering window instead of relying solely on a limited first-come, first-served stock drop.
The window opens on:
September 28, 2026 — 9:00 a.m. PT
It closes on:
September 29, 2026 — 8:59 a.m. PT
Wizards says orders placed during that window will be fulfilled. However, only a limited quantity will be available for immediate shipment. Additional orders made during the window are expected to ship later.
For later orders, the current expected shipping schedule is:
| Region | Expected shipping |
| North America | July 2027 |
| EU and UK | August 2027 |
That means ordering during the 24-hour window doesn’t necessarily mean the deck will be sitting on your doorstep shortly after launch. If the immediately available inventory is gone, players can still place an order during the window, but they may be waiting until 2027 for fulfillment.
The official announcement specifically describes those later shipping dates as expected dates, so they can change.
When does Magic: The Gathering Odds and Ends release?
Secret Lair Commander Deck: Odds and Ends launches September 28, 2026, at 9 a.m. PT.
The order window remains open for exactly 24 hours, closing at 8:59 a.m. PT on September 29.
The release brings together a very specific Commander experience: Yennett’s top-deck manipulation and free odd-mana-value spells, an unusually eclectic collection of cards, 12 exclusive Ricardo Cavolo foil treatments, Cavolo-designed basic lands, Planeswalker-stamp reprints and a dedicated token package.
And the deck’s personality is basically baked into its name.
It’s Odds and Ends — strange cards, strange art, strange interactions, and a commander that rewards you for knowing exactly what is sitting on top of your library.
For Commander players, collectors and anyone who enjoys turning an apparently random board state into a completely calculated play, this Secret Lair release is built around making that uncertainty part of the game.
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Disclaimer: Product details, pricing, card contents, ordering information and estimated shipping dates are based on Wizards of the Coast’s official announcement published September 26, 2026. Shipping estimates and availability may change.
Sources
- Wizards of the Coast — Secret Lair Commander Deck: Odds and Ends Decklist
- Secret Lair — Official Storefront
- Magic: The Gathering — Official Website
Featured Image Credit: Wizards of the Coast / Ricardo Cavolo
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