How to Get Your Hands on the Godzilla Magic Cards

Last updated on September 3, 2026

Illuna, Apex of Wishes (Ghidorah, King of the Cosmos alternate) | Illustration by Nicholas Gregory

Do you like monster movies? What about kaiju movies? And not just any kaiju but the kaiju. Like, actually Godzilla.

You’ve probably caught on by now, but today is all about the Godzilla Magic cards! If you’ve been keeping up with MTG, then you might have seen Godzilla roaming around. Or maybe you just stopped by because I used the words Godzilla and Magic in the same headline.

Either way, take a seat. I’ll be going over everything you need to know about the Godzilla cards, including how to get ahold of them. Ready? Let’s get started!

What Are the Godzilla Magic Cards?

Void Beckoner (Spacegodzilla, Void Invader alternate) | Illustration by Zezhou Chen

The Godzilla cards are special alternate art cards that were printed in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. These were among the first cards that renamed or reskinned existing Magic cards with names and art reflecting an outside property; these have become increasingly common in the Universes Beyond era.

The Godzilla alternate art doesn’t affect gameplay, just gives the card a different look.

Which MTG Set Has Godzilla?

Godzilla cards can be opened in Ikoria, and Ikoria alone. There are 19 cards total, but you can’t get them all just from cracking packs. 15 of the 19 are box toppers for draft booster boxes, while three can only be found as box toppers in Japanese Draft Booster boxes. And then there’s one oddball that was a buy-a-box promo that's impossible to pull from packs, no matter the region.

This is a pretty odd way to divide things, but it is what it is.

What Are the Godzilla Lands?

Pretty. These actually weren’t part of Ikoria but a Secret Lair release featuring one basic land of each color with the truly stunning Godzilla-themed artwork. It would take tons of purchases to collect enough to bling out your whole deck, but it sure would be pretty.

Gallery and List of Godzilla MTG Cards

• Anguirus, Armored Killer (Gemrazer)
• Babygodzilla, Ruin Reborn (Pollywog Symbiote)
• Battra, Dark Destroyer (Dirge Bat)
• Bio-Quartz Spacegodzilla (Brokkos, Apex of Forever)
• Biollante, Plant Beast Form (Nethroi, Apex of Death)
• Destoroyah, Perfect Lifeform (Everquill Phoenix)
• Dorat, the Perfect Pet (Sprite Dragon)
• Ghidorah, King of the Cosmos (Illuna, Apex of Wishes)
• Gigan, Cyberclaw Terror (Gyruda, Doom of Depths)
• Godzilla Plains
• Godzilla Island
• Godzilla Swamp
• Godzilla Mountain
• Godzilla Forest
• Godzilla, Doom Inevitable (Yidaro, Wandering Monster)
• Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Zilortha, Strength Incarnate)
• Godzilla, Primeval Champion (Titanoth Rex)
• King Caesar, Ancient Guardian (Huntmaster Liger)
• King Caesar, Awoken Titan (Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt)
• Mechagodzilla, the Weapon (Crystalline Giant)
• Mothra, Supersonic Queen (Luminous Broodmoth)
• Mothra’s Great Cocoon (Mysterious Egg)
• Rodan, Titan of Winged Fury (Vadrok, Apex of Thunder)
• Spacegodzilla, Void Invader (Void Beckoner)

What Formats Are They Legal In?

Gyruda, Doom of Depths (Gigan, Cyberclaw Terror alternate) | Illustration by Jesper Ejsing

Godzilla cards are legal in any format that their original cards are legal in. These are effectively alternate arts, so they can be used in any format; it's the same rule that lets you play Alpha basics in Standard, even though that set is very illegal.

Are the Godzilla Cards Valuable/Expensive?

A couple of the Godzilla cards are pretty valuable and pricey. You’re looking at around $85 on TCGplayer to pick up a copy of Ghidora, $50 for Mothra, or $39 for Biollante. That said, many of them come in at about $3; the playability of the cards has a massive impact on the price of these promos.

Is It Worth it to Buy the Godzilla Cards?

If you really love the Godzilla franchise, then the answer is probably yes to buying them.

The answer is just subjective. Are you a fan of the art? Are you specifically looking to purchase the Ghidora or Mothra cards?

If you’ll enjoy having them or are planning on holding onto the expensive ones for a rainy day then do as you please and buy away! But if they don’t excite you that much, you're probably paying a premium price for a card you could get for les money; that $85 Ghidora costs about $2 if you get the base Illuna, Apex of Wishes card.

A card is only worth it if you have a plan for it, even if that plan is throwing it in a hard sleeve to look pretty. But with that said, spend responsibly. Make sure you’re not burning a hole in your wallet to buy these cards, or struggle to get them all graded. This shouldn’t be a problem for most of them but it’s an easy trap to fall into for those few pricier ones.

You should have a pretty good beat on whether or not it’s time for you to buy after considering all this.

Where to Find Godzilla Cards?

Okay, so you’ve decided to find and buy Godzilla cards. I can’t blame you! The Godzilla cards look fantastic and look even better in a card sleeve and on the battlefield. Thankfully, TCGplayer is always here for you with Godzilla cards and makes it the best option to buy them.

You can also search Amazon for the Godzilla cards or find them on eBay. You need to search a bit when it comes to finding the singles you want unless you find someone selling a full collection.

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Will These Ever Be Reprinted?

Luminous Broodmoth (Mothra, Supersonic Queen alternate) | Illustration by Nick Southam

I highly doubt that the Godzilla cards will get reprinted. These were a pretty neat set of promos done with the visit to Ikoria when the set dropped. There was a Secret Lair later on for it with the lands, but that was still pretty close to Ikoria.

2027 does have a return to Ikoria, sort of; Kamigawa: Titanbreach is about an interplanar war between Ikoria and Kamigawa. While there is zero promotion of Godzilla cards associated with the set, it does have a kaiju versus mech theme that would be perfect for a Godzilla crossover. That said, if such a thing happens, it's more likely the set gets unique promos than these get reprinted.

Bonus: Godzilla Commander Decklist

Zilortha, Strength Incarnate (Godzilla, King of the Monsters Form alternate) | Illustration by Antonio José Manzanedo

Yes, you can do an EDH deck with Godzilla cards. You'd need a 5-color commander if you wanted to fit them all in, but for this example, I have a power matters commander, bracket 2, fun deck that is battlecruiser Magic. It might not be the most complex or intricate, but it is stompy fun in Gruul with none other than Godzilla, King of the Monsters / Zilortha, Strength Incarnate at the head.

Some standout cards in this deck are Anguirus, Armored Killer / Gemrazer for some enchantment and artifact removal, Godzilla, Primeval Champion / Titanoth Rex for instant-trample enabling, and Desert Were-Worm, which boasts incredibly high power and provides an extra combat.

Can You Get Godzilla on MTG Arena?

You can get the Godzilla cards on Arena, but it’s much more difficult now than it was before. It used to be that you got a certain number of promos depending on how many Ikoria packs you bought on MTGA, or you earned them by playing the Ikoria draft events on Arena's schedule. That promotion period has unfortunately ended so you can’t get any of the cards that way.

You can only get these Godzilla card styles with a code, but finding this code isn’t an easy task, if at all possible. There seems to be no way to get these codes right now. To top it all off these card styles also can’t be crafted.

But there is hope. A slim hope, but hope nonetheless.

You can get the Secret Lair Godzilla lands with a code, and those codes have been floating around online. Sadly I have yet to locate any codes being sold or given out for these lands. The codes won’t be easy to track down if there aren’t any left.

Can You Get the Godzilla Versions on Magic Online?

Yes, you can get the Godzilla cards on Magic Online, though it’s mostly from buying or trading singles. You should check out places like Cardhoarder to check their stock on the Godzilla series cards if you’re looking to get some of that digital bling!

What Was the “Death Corona” Controversy?

Ah, yes, Spacegodzilla, Death Corona. This was problematic when Ikoria released in April 2020.

Magic cards are designed and printed long before they actually hit the shelves. It just so happened that Ikoria’s release was perfectly timed with the eruption of the pandemic-that-will-not-be-named, and the alternate card name for Void Beckoner was originally “Spacegodzilla, Death Corona.”

This became problematic after it had already been printed and packaged. The original naming choice came from Spacegodzilla’s signature attack, which just so happens to be called the Corona Beam.

Wizards did do something, thankfully, and stopped printing on that name as soon as possible to prevent it from being packaged as much as they could. They replaced it with the name “Spacegodzilla, Void Invader” and started to circulate that version as soon as they could. They also made sure that digital versions reflected the change.

It was a really unfortunately-timed arrangement of events and circumstances that was out of anybody’s immediate control when it happened, but Wizards did good to remedy the issue as soon as humanly possible.

Is Godzilla Now Canon in MTG?

The question of whether of not Godzilla is now canon in Magic lore is a variable answer. You have to remember that MTG is a multiverse of infinite possibilities. There’s no finite end, so by some sort of logic there’s a plane where Godzilla exists and can be summoned across the Blind Eternities.

But as of right now I consider it in a bit of a limbo space. You can call it canon at any time because that’s what the multiverse implies, but at the same time those promotional cards were just card styles and not actual standalone cards like the Street Fighter or Walking Dead Secret Lairs. They do not count as Universes Beyond either. Although, if Godzilla cards were printed today, that'd probably be the case.

I’d consider it non-canon from a perspective of cards that are printed, but I think we can agree that it’s canon if anybody wants to consider it so for the convenience of entertainment.

Wrap Up

Nethroi, Apex of Death (Biollante, Plant Beast Form alternate) | Illustration by Torstein Nordstrand

And that’s all I’ve got for you today! Thank you for stopping by for this one, it’s been a grand time. Do you have a favorite Godzilla card? A favorite land out of the Secret Lair? Or do you just want to talk about your Secret Lair buying experience? Either way, write in those funky comments or discuss on Draftsim's Discord.

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