Tournament Cards

Brainstorm

Secret Lair Showdown champion prize, traditional foil

FOIL
4awarded copies

Places at completed events: 4

Confirmed places at future events: 0

Worldwide print run: not documented. Award places do not prove physical deliveries.

Evidence: High
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English · #1 · FOIL

How it was obtained

Win one of the four 2023 Secret Lair Showdown Championships.

Route
Win an open qualifying circuit
First distributed
19 February 2023
Tournament type
Secret Lair Showdown
Quantity basis
Officially awarded copies
Collector number
1

Event or product

Four Secret Lair Showdown Championships in 2023

About the quantity

One per championship. The official source described it as one of only four obtainable copies.

Sources

Sales history

No documented sales.

Championship history

ChampionshipCity / locationDateFormatAward places
Secret Lair Showdown · Philadelphia 2023Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States19 February 2023Pioneer1
Secret Lair Showdown · Minneapolis 2023Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States7 May 2023Format not yet verified1
Secret Lair Showdown · Barcelona 2023Barcelona, Spain30 July 2023Modern1
Secret Lair Showdown · Las Vegas 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, United States24 September 2023Modern1

Secret Lair Showdown · Philadelphia 2023

19 February 2023 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Pioneer

Four qualifying events fed the Sunday championship. The date shown is the championship date. The champion and deck have not yet been verified.

The 32 championship qualifiers earned Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer; the champion earned Brainstorm.

Secret Lair Showdown · Minneapolis 2023

7 May 2023 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Format not yet verified

Richard (surname not published in the cited announcement)

Wizards identified the Minneapolis champion as Richard. His full name and deck have not yet been verified. Four qualifying events fed the Sunday championship.

The 32 championship qualifiers earned Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer; the champion earned Brainstorm.

Secret Lair Showdown · Barcelona 2023

30 July 2023 · Barcelona, Spain

Modern

Four qualifying events fed the Sunday championship. The date shown is the championship date.

The 32 championship qualifiers earned Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer; the champion earned Brainstorm.

Secret Lair Showdown · Las Vegas 2023

24 September 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Modern

Four qualifying events fed the Sunday championship. The date shown is the championship date.

The 32 championship qualifiers earned Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer; the champion earned Brainstorm.

Secret Lair Showdown · Barcelona · July 2023 · Modern

Isaac Queralt Garriga · Jeskai Breach

Won 2–1 against Luke Greenslade on Dimir Mill.

Queralt Garriga used a list built by Corey Baumeister and defeated Brad Nelson in the semifinal. In the deciding game of the final, his nearly empty library became an advantage: Thassa’s Oracle won the match.

The 32 championship qualifiers earned Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer; the champion earned Brainstorm.

Secret Lair Showdown · Las Vegas · September 2023 · Modern

Anuraag Das · Four-Color Control (self-described as Azorius Control)

Defeated Living End in the final.

Das had played Azorius Control since 2014. His winning build combined Counterspell and Supreme Verdict with Up the Beanstalk, a light splash and a single Omnath. He highlighted Cosmic Rebirth as a standout card.

The 32 championship qualifiers earned Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer; the champion earned Brainstorm.