Magic: The Gathering Trinisphere Returns with Labyrinth Art

Magic: The Gathering Trinisphere Returns with Labyrinth Art

Jareth’s gift carries a three-mana tax.

Wizards of the Coast is reprinting the notorious Trinisphere in Secret Lair x Jim Henson’s Labyrinth. The roughly US$35 artifact has been redesigned as “I’ve Brought You a Gift”, showing David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King, holding one of the character’s sparkling crystals.

The card is part of the Secret Lair: Corn Maze Superdrop, unveiled on September 30, 2026. Three separate drops draw on Labyrinth, with the six-card Fear Me, Love Me collection focusing on Jareth and memorable characters and scenes from the 1986 fantasy film.

Its artwork depicts Jareth beneath his towering 1980s hairstyle, clutching three glowing crystals. The flavour text also adapts the film’s crystal scene: “It’s a crystal, nothing more. But if you turn it this way and look into it, it will show you your dreams.”

Why Trinisphere frustrates Magic players

First released in 2004’s Darksteel, Trinisphere costs three generic mana. While it remains untapped, any spell that would cost less than three mana costs three instead. That effect makes it a natural fit for Stax and prison strategies, which aim to restrict opponents’ ability to cast spells.

The artifact is powerful enough to be limited to one copy in Vintage, Magic: The Gathering’s most powerful format. Its reputation comes from turning inexpensive spells into expensive, restrictive plays.

The original Darksteel version is currently around US$35, and several other non-foil printings sit at a similar price. The Kaladesh Inventions Masterpiece version is considerably rarer, costing more than US$166 on the secondary market.

The new printing is notable because the complete non-foil Fear Me, Love Me drop costs US$29.99. However, collectors should not assume the reprint guarantees a quick profit: adding another limited-edition version to the market can push a card’s secondary-market price down.

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What else is in Fear Me, Love Me?

The remaining cards give familiar Magic designs new Labyrinth-themed identities:

• Muxus, Goblin Grandee becomes “Jareth, Goblin King”, with art by Rebecca Guay.
• Boggart Shenanigans becomes “Call Out the Goblins!”.
• Dance with Calamity becomes “Dance with Goblins”.
• Goblin Rabblemaster becomes “Goblin Cradle-Thieves”.
• Claim the Firstborn becomes “The Kidnapping of Toby”.

The foil edition of the drop costs US$39.99. The wider eight-drop Corn Maze Superdrop goes on sale on October 12 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. Customers spending US$199 will also receive a foil Maze of Ith, reimagined as “The Labyrinth”, while supplies last.

The release arrives during a broader burst of interest in older Magic cards. A previously overlooked planeswalker and a widely unplayable enchantment recently rose in value after new combos emerged, while another older card gained a fresh role protecting The Hobbit’s Beorn the Fierce.

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