This Polygon feature ranks Magic: The Gathering's funniest "meme cards" — cards that either intentionally recreate viral internet jokes or gained cult status by accident. It highlights how Wizards of the Coast has increasingly embraced self-aware humour in the trading card game, especially through crossover Secret Lair Drops tied to outside franchises such as Garfield, SpongeBob SquarePants and Marvel, with more expected as Star Trek joins the game's Universes Beyond line-up later this year.

Among the entries discussed are Garfield's Counterspell, a Secret Lair reimagining of the classic counterspell card featuring Garfield slapping Jon; Indestructible Aura, a deliberately misnamed 1994 card from Legends whose artwork shows a bird-like figure making a "rock on" gesture; and Force of Despair from the SpongeBob-themed "Internet Sensation" Drop, which recreates the famous Squidward-staring-out-the-window meme. The piece frames these cards as evidence of Magic's long-standing, sometimes accidental, sense of humour as it expands into ever more pop-culture collaborations.