Wizards of the Coast Sets Goblin Storm Secret Lair for May 18
Wizards of the Coast set goblin storm secret lair for May 18, 2026, putting a 100-card Commander deck on sale for $149.99. The release lands at 9:00 AM Pacific Time through Secret Lair only, which gives the company a collectible product with a fixed drop window and no broader retail run.
Steve Sunu on Goblin Storm
Steve Sunu, Secret Lair Principal Product Lead, framed the deck as an answer to a very specific Goblin problem: “Secret Lair has been long known for its love of meteorological phenomena, and to answer the timeless philosophical question, ‘How many Goblins can I accumulate after I storm off to bash my opponents’ face in?’” He added, “If you understood any of that last sentence, this is the deck for you!”
The deck was designed by Carmen Klomparens and Eli Rice, with art from Wizard of Barge. That lineup puts the release in the same lane as Secret Lair’s other full-deck offerings, but with a cleaner pitch: red creatures, storm mechanics, and a collector-facing package built around limited availability rather than broad shelf presence.
12 Foils and 22 Mountains
Goblin Storm includes 12 borderless foil cards with brand-new art, 22 brand-new borderless basic Mountains, foil Goblin tokens, a Storm Count tracker with new Wizard of Barge art, a special deck box, and a storage box. The deck also includes cards such as Zada, Hedron Grinder, Krenko, Mob Boss, Broadside Bombadiers, Grapeshot, and Roaming Throne.
Single orders over $99 ship free, so the $149.99 price sits above the free-shipping threshold before taxes or any added purchase. For buyers, that makes the deck a straightforward one-item purchase if they want the release without adding more product to the cart.
Shipping Error Preview
The deck was slightly spoiled when a shipping error highlighted some of the mono-red cards before the official announcement. That leak-like moment gave collectors an early look, but the sale date still sets the real deadline: May 18 is when the storefront opens, and the limited Secret Lair format means the practical move is to decide quickly if the package is worth the price.
Wizards of the Coast announced Goblin Storm after Dandan deck shipments, which reinforces the company’s push into deck-sized Secret Lair drops rather than single-card novelty releases. If this one follows the same pattern, the audience is not just Commander players looking for a red deck; it is collectors who want the exclusive foils, the art treatment, and the box set in one purchase.
