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Expansion sets beginning with ''Mirage'' have come in groups (usually three) which form a ''block'' (the preferred term in actual gameplay) or ''cycle'' (the preferred term when describing the associated [[Plot (narrative)|storyline]]) consisting of one large "stand-alone" expansion set of more than 300 cards, followed by one or two small expansion sets of less than 200 cards, which continue the themes introduced in the large set. In recent years the large stand-alone expansion sets have had about 250 cards. Like the base set, stand-alone expansion sets contain basic land cards; other expansion sets do not. Beginning with ''[[Alliances (Magic: The Gathering)|Alliances]]'', expansion sets were given [[codename]]s while in [[game design|development]]; the code names of the three expansions of a cycle usually fit together to form a phrase or common theme.<ref name="devcodenames"/> |
Expansion sets beginning with ''Mirage'' have come in groups (usually three) which form a ''block'' (the preferred term in actual gameplay) or ''cycle'' (the preferred term when describing the associated [[Plot (narrative)|storyline]]) consisting of one large "stand-alone" expansion set of more than 300 cards, followed by one or two small expansion sets of less than 200 cards, which continue the themes introduced in the large set. In recent years the large stand-alone expansion sets have had about 250 cards. Like the base set, stand-alone expansion sets contain basic land cards; other expansion sets do not. Beginning with ''[[Alliances (Magic: The Gathering)|Alliances]]'', expansion sets were given [[codename]]s while in [[game design|development]]; the code names of the three expansions of a cycle usually fit together to form a phrase or common theme.<ref name="devcodenames"/> |
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''Ice Age'' and ''Alliances'' were the first two sets to have a well-defined relationship, but were not created as a canonical block at the time of printing. Also beginning with ''Alliances'' in June 1996, expansion sets were released in a regular pattern: the base sets were released in October with the small expansion sets being released in February and June (''Alliances'' was originally the third set of the block; it was retroactively made a second set with the release of ''[[Coldsnap]]'' in 2006). With the exceptions of ''[[Stronghold (Magic: The Gathering)|Stronghold]]'', a 1998 set released in March rather than February, and ''[[Scourge (Magic: The Gathering)|Scourge]]'', a 2003 set which was released in May rather than June, this pattern of months was never broken, over a 10-year period, until 2006, when ''[[Dissension (Magic: The Gathering)|Dissension]]'' was also released a month early in May instead of June, because of the July release of ''Coldsnap''. The third set in a block has since been released in late April or early May. Since 2005 there has been a fourth release date each year in mid-July. Since ''[[Magic 2010]]'' this has been reserved for Core Sets, since they are now released on an annual basis; before that, core sets would occupy this slot every other year, alternating with special releases such as Coldsnap and ''[[Eventide]]''.{{ref label|EVE|XXVI|}} In recent years Wizards has experimented with other block models, with ''[[Lorwyn]]'' and ''[[Shadowmoor]]'' comprising two, connected mini-blocks of a large expansion followed by a single small expansion and the ''[[Zendikar]]'' block with ''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]'' replacing the second small set with a stand alone large set. |
''Ice Age'' and ''Alliances'' were the first two sets to have a well-defined relationship, but were not created as a canonical block at the time of printing. Also beginning with ''Alliances'' in June 1996, expansion sets were released in a regular pattern: the base sets were released in October with the small expansion sets being released in February and June (''Alliances'' was originally the third set of the block; it was retroactively made a second set with the release of ''[[Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering)|Coldsnap]]'' in 2006). With the exceptions of ''[[Stronghold (Magic: The Gathering)|Stronghold]]'', a 1998 set released in March rather than February, and ''[[Scourge (Magic: The Gathering)|Scourge]]'', a 2003 set which was released in May rather than June, this pattern of months was never broken, over a 10-year period, until 2006, when ''[[Dissension (Magic: The Gathering)|Dissension]]'' was also released a month early in May instead of June, because of the July release of ''Coldsnap''. The third set in a block has since been released in late April or early May. Since 2005 there has been a fourth release date each year in mid-July. Since ''[[Magic 2010]]'' this has been reserved for Core Sets, since they are now released on an annual basis; before that, core sets would occupy this slot every other year, alternating with special releases such as Coldsnap and ''[[Eventide]]''.{{ref label|EVE|XXVI|}} In recent years Wizards has experimented with other block models, with ''[[Lorwyn]]'' and ''[[Shadowmoor]]'' comprising two, connected mini-blocks of a large expansion followed by a single small expansion and the ''[[Zendikar]]'' block with ''[[Rise of the Eldrazi]]'' replacing the second small set with a stand alone large set. |
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Most early expansion sets did not have exact '''release dates'''; they were just shipped out within the space of a week, and retailers could start selling them as soon as the sets were received. By the time of ''Alliances'' in 1996, however, release dates were set as Mondays (the earliest set with an exact Monday release date might possibly have preceded ''Alliances'', but ''Alliances'' is the earliest set with a cited and confirmed Monday release date). Beginning with ''[[Mirrodin]]'' in 2003, the release dates were changed from Monday to Friday. |
Most early expansion sets did not have exact '''release dates'''; they were just shipped out within the space of a week, and retailers could start selling them as soon as the sets were received. By the time of ''Alliances'' in 1996, however, release dates were set as Mondays (the earliest set with an exact Monday release date might possibly have preceded ''Alliances'', but ''Alliances'' is the earliest set with a cited and confirmed Monday release date). Beginning with ''[[Mirrodin]]'' in 2003, the release dates were changed from Monday to Friday. |
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:{{note|prerelease-first|VII}}: The first pre-release officially sponsored by [[Wizards of the Coast]] was held for ''[[Homelands (Magic: The Gathering)|Homelands]]'' in [[New York City]].<ref name="HML-Ice Prerelease 1">{{cite web | title=GP Madrid in the Books | work=Week in Review | first=Alex | last=Shvartsman | url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/ash3 | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | date=2004-02-26 | accessdate=2007-04-11}}</ref><ref name="HML-Ice Prerelease 2">{{cite web | title=Saviors of Kamigawa Prerelease | work=Feature Article | url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/265 | first=Brian | last=David-Marshall | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | quote=The New York [Homelands prerelease] event -- October 14th, 1995 -- was my first Prerelease and I had to call and preregister as there were an extremely limited number of seats available. | date=2005-05-16 | accessdate=2007-04-11}}</ref><ref name="HML Prerelease">{{cite web | title=Out of the Closet, Part 2 | work=Making Magic | url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/153&page=2 | first=Mark | last=Rosewater | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | date=2011-07-25 | accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref> ''[[Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering)|Ice Age]]'', which preceded ''Homelands'', had an unofficial widely attended pre-release in [[Toronto]].<ref name="HML-Ice Prerelease 1"/><ref name="HML-Ice Prerelease 2"/><ref name="ICE Prerelease">{{cite web | title=Out of the Closet, Part 1 | work=Making Magic | url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/151 | first=Mark | last=Rosewater | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | date=2011-07-11 | accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref> |
:{{note|prerelease-first|VII}}: The first pre-release officially sponsored by [[Wizards of the Coast]] was held for ''[[Homelands (Magic: The Gathering)|Homelands]]'' in [[New York City]].<ref name="HML-Ice Prerelease 1">{{cite web | title=GP Madrid in the Books | work=Week in Review | first=Alex | last=Shvartsman | url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/ash3 | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | date=2004-02-26 | accessdate=2007-04-11}}</ref><ref name="HML-Ice Prerelease 2">{{cite web | title=Saviors of Kamigawa Prerelease | work=Feature Article | url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/265 | first=Brian | last=David-Marshall | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | quote=The New York [Homelands prerelease] event -- October 14th, 1995 -- was my first Prerelease and I had to call and preregister as there were an extremely limited number of seats available. | date=2005-05-16 | accessdate=2007-04-11}}</ref><ref name="HML Prerelease">{{cite web | title=Out of the Closet, Part 2 | work=Making Magic | url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/153&page=2 | first=Mark | last=Rosewater | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | date=2011-07-25 | accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref> ''[[Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering)|Ice Age]]'', which preceded ''Homelands'', had an unofficial widely attended pre-release in [[Toronto]].<ref name="HML-Ice Prerelease 1"/><ref name="HML-Ice Prerelease 2"/><ref name="ICE Prerelease">{{cite web | title=Out of the Closet, Part 1 | work=Making Magic | url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/151 | first=Mark | last=Rosewater | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | date=2011-07-11 | accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref> |
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:{{note|size-FEM|VIII}}: 15 of the commons came in 4 alternate art versions, while 20 of them came in 3 alternate art versions causing 187 total cards but only 102 unique cards.<ref>{{cite web | title=Fallen Empires | url=http://www.crystalkeep.com/magic/products/fallenempires.php | publisher=Crystal Keep | accessdate=2007-04-15}}</ref> |
:{{note|size-FEM|VIII}}: 15 of the commons came in 4 alternate art versions, while 20 of them came in 3 alternate art versions causing 187 total cards but only 102 unique cards.<ref>{{cite web | title=Fallen Empires | url=http://www.crystalkeep.com/magic/products/fallenempires.php | publisher=Crystal Keep | accessdate=2007-04-15}}</ref> |
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:{{note|HomelandsColdsnap|IX}}: ''[[Homelands (Magic: The Gathering)|Homelands]]'' was not designed as part of the [[Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering)|Ice Age]] Cycle and has no thematic or story-based link to the other sets in it. [[Wizards of the Coast]] retroactively declared it part of the Ice Age cycle in 1997 to fit with the then-emerging standard cycle structure. Nearly a decade later, in 2006, ''[[Coldsnap]]'', which complements ''Ice Age''’s storyline and design themes, was at last released to replace ''Homelands'' and complete the Ice Age Block. ''Homelands'' has reverted to a standalone set.<ref>{{cite web | title=Coldsnap Q&A | work=Feature Article | first=Randy | last=Buehler | url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/291 | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | date=2005-10-26 | accessdate=2006-09-25}}</ref> |
:{{note|HomelandsColdsnap|IX}}: ''[[Homelands (Magic: The Gathering)|Homelands]]'' was not designed as part of the [[Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering)|Ice Age]] Cycle and has no thematic or story-based link to the other sets in it. [[Wizards of the Coast]] retroactively declared it part of the Ice Age cycle in 1997 to fit with the then-emerging standard cycle structure. Nearly a decade later, in 2006, ''[[Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering)|Coldsnap]]'', which complements ''Ice Age''’s storyline and design themes, was at last released to replace ''Homelands'' and complete the Ice Age Block. ''Homelands'' has reverted to a standalone set.<ref>{{cite web | title=Coldsnap Q&A | work=Feature Article | first=Randy | last=Buehler | url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/291 | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | date=2005-10-26 | accessdate=2006-09-25}}</ref> |
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:{{note|size-HML|X}}: 25 commons had 2 alternate art versions making 140 total cards but only 115 unique cards.<ref name="gatherer"/> |
:{{note|size-HML|X}}: 25 commons had 2 alternate art versions making 140 total cards but only 115 unique cards.<ref name="gatherer"/> |
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:{{note|size-ALL|XI}}: All commons had 2 alternate art versions making 199 total cards but only 144 unique cards and 55 unique commons.<ref name="gatherer"/> |
:{{note|size-ALL|XI}}: All commons had 2 alternate art versions making 199 total cards but only 144 unique cards and 55 unique commons.<ref name="gatherer"/> |
Revision as of 09:14, 13 April 2013
These are tables of Magic: The Gathering card sets. A trading card game published by Wizards of the Coast, Magic is primarily marketed in base/core sets and in expansion sets. Except for the game's original release (Alpha/Beta) core sets through Tenth Edition consisted entirely of reprints; from Magic 2010 forward, new cards have been printed in core sets, although reprints still comprise the majority of the set.[1] The core sets have ranged in size from 249 cards (Magic 2010) to 449 cards (Fifth Edition). Expansion sets, which have ranged in size from 92 cards (Arabian Nights) to 422 cards (Time Spiral), are primarily composed of new cards, with few or no reprints. Compilations or reprint sets are distinguished by generally not being released in randomized boosters, instead containing a pre-selected card pool (possibly including new cards). Theme decks serve a similar function; however, they are always attached to a specific set or block, while compilations are free to pick and choose cards from any set.
All expansion sets, and all editions of the base set from Sixth Edition onward, are identified by an expansion symbol printed on the right side of cards, below the art and above the text box. From Exodus onward, the expansion symbols are also color-coded to denote rarity: black for common and basic land cards, silver for uncommon, and gold for rare. Beginning with the Shards of Alara set, a red-orange expansion symbol denotes a new rarity: "Mythic Rare" (the Time Spiral set featured an additional purple coloration for "timeshifted" cards[2]). For the early expansion sets (from Arabian Nights to Alliances), the rarities of cards were often much more complicated than the breakdown into common, uncommon, and rare suggests. The actual distribution can be found in the respective set's article. Cards in compilations are assigned rarity by Wizards, however, they do not necessarily match within the set, with some singletons rare and some mythic rare in a given set.
Wizards of the Coast assigns an internal development codename[3] and a three-character expansion code[4] to each set.
Base/core set editions
After the second version (Beta) of the first set, which contained two cards mistakenly excluded from the first version (Alpha), all subsequent base sets through 10th Edition consisted of cards that had been printed before in either the original base set or an expansion set. Alpha through Fifth Edition did not have set symbols printed on the actual cards, though those sets were retroactively given set symbols in Wizards of the Coast's official Gatherer[5] database of Magic cards.
Set | Set symbol[5] | Set code[4][5] | Pre-release date | Release date | Size[5][6] | ||||||
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Total Cards | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Mythic Rare | Basic Land | Other | |||||
Limited Edition Alpha | None | LEA | none | August 5, 1993[7] | 295[I] | 74 | 95 | 116 | — | 10 | — |
Limited Edition Beta | None | LEB | none | October 1993[8] | 302[I] | 75 | 95 | 117 | — | 15 | — |
Unlimited Edition | None | 2ED | none | December 1993[7] | 302[I] | 75 | 95 | 117 | — | 15 | — |
Revised Edition[II] | None | 3ED | none | April 1994[9] | 306 | 75 | 95 | 121 | — | 15 | — |
Fourth Edition | None | 4ED | none | April 1995[10] | 378 | 121 | 121 | 121 | — | 15 | — |
Fifth Edition | None / Roman-numeral five[III] | 5ED | none | March 24, 1997[11] | 449 | 165 | 132 | 132 | — | 20 | — |
Classic (Sixth Edition) | A Roman-numeral six | 6ED | none | April 28, 1999[11] | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Seventh Edition | A serif numeral seven | 7ED | none | April 11, 2001[11] | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Core Set - Eighth Edition | The number eight superimposed over three fanned cards | 8ED | none | July 28, 2003[12] | 357 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | 7[IV] |
Core Set - Ninth Edition | The number nine superimposed over three fanned cards | 9ED | none | July 29, 2005[13] | 359 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | 9[IV] |
Core Set - Tenth Edition | A Roman-numeral ten | 10E | none | July 13, 2007[14] | 383 | 121 | 121 | 121 | — | 20 | — |
Magic 2010 | "M10" | M10 | July 11, 2009[15] | July 17, 2009[16] | 249 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 20 | — |
Magic 2011 | "M11" | M11 | July 10, 2010[17] | July 16, 2010[17] | 249 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 20 | — |
Magic 2012 | "M12" | M12 | July 9, 2011[18] | July 15, 2011[18] | 249 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 20 | — |
Magic 2013 | "M13" | M13 | July 7, 2012[19] | July 13, 2012[19] | 249 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 20 | — |
Magic 2014 | "M14" | M14 | July 13, 2013[20] | July 19, 2013[20] | 249 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | — |
Expansion sets
Expansion sets beginning with Mirage have come in groups (usually three) which form a block (the preferred term in actual gameplay) or cycle (the preferred term when describing the associated storyline) consisting of one large "stand-alone" expansion set of more than 300 cards, followed by one or two small expansion sets of less than 200 cards, which continue the themes introduced in the large set. In recent years the large stand-alone expansion sets have had about 250 cards. Like the base set, stand-alone expansion sets contain basic land cards; other expansion sets do not. Beginning with Alliances, expansion sets were given codenames while in development; the code names of the three expansions of a cycle usually fit together to form a phrase or common theme.[3]
Ice Age and Alliances were the first two sets to have a well-defined relationship, but were not created as a canonical block at the time of printing. Also beginning with Alliances in June 1996, expansion sets were released in a regular pattern: the base sets were released in October with the small expansion sets being released in February and June (Alliances was originally the third set of the block; it was retroactively made a second set with the release of Coldsnap in 2006). With the exceptions of Stronghold, a 1998 set released in March rather than February, and Scourge, a 2003 set which was released in May rather than June, this pattern of months was never broken, over a 10-year period, until 2006, when Dissension was also released a month early in May instead of June, because of the July release of Coldsnap. The third set in a block has since been released in late April or early May. Since 2005 there has been a fourth release date each year in mid-July. Since Magic 2010 this has been reserved for Core Sets, since they are now released on an annual basis; before that, core sets would occupy this slot every other year, alternating with special releases such as Coldsnap and Eventide.[XXVI] In recent years Wizards has experimented with other block models, with Lorwyn and Shadowmoor comprising two, connected mini-blocks of a large expansion followed by a single small expansion and the Zendikar block with Rise of the Eldrazi replacing the second small set with a stand alone large set.
Most early expansion sets did not have exact release dates; they were just shipped out within the space of a week, and retailers could start selling them as soon as the sets were received. By the time of Alliances in 1996, however, release dates were set as Mondays (the earliest set with an exact Monday release date might possibly have preceded Alliances, but Alliances is the earliest set with a cited and confirmed Monday release date). Beginning with Mirrodin in 2003, the release dates were changed from Monday to Friday.
All sets beginning with Homelands[VI] also have a pre-release date, on which cards are sold in limited quantities in pre-release tournaments. These tournaments were formerly always held two weeks before the release date, but since Shards of Alara they are now held one week before the release date.
Premium foil cards have been inserted into booster packs since Urza's Legacy. Originally 1 foil card was inserted for every 100 cards. The ratio was changed to 1 in 70 cards with the Torment expansion. Beginning with Tenth Edition the percentage was raised to 1 in 56 cards.[21]
Set | Expansion symbol[5] |
Expansion code[4][5] |
Development codename[3] |
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Common | Uncommon | Rare | Mythic Rare | Basic Land |
Other | ||||||
Arabian Nights | A scimitar | ARN | Arabian Nights[22] | none | December 1993[23] | 92[V] | 40 | 19 | 32 | — | 1 | — |
Antiquities | An anvil | ATQ | Antiquities[22] | none | March 1994[24] | 100[VI] | 30 | 44 | 26 | — | — | — |
Legends | The capital of a Doric column | LEG | Legends[22] | none | June 1994[25] | 310 | 75 | 114 | 121 | — | — | — |
The Dark | A thin crescent moon | DRK | The Dark [22] | none | August 1994[26] | 119 | 40 | 44 | 35 | — | — | — |
Fallen Empires | A crown | FEM | Fallen Empires[22] | none | November 1994[27] | 187[VII] | 121 | 30 | 36 | — | — | — |
Homelands[IX] | The globe of Ulgrotha | HML | Homelands[22] | October 14, 1995[VII] | October 1995[28] | 140[X] | 71 | 27 | 42 | — | — | — |
Ice Age Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Ice Age | A snowflake | ICE | Ice Age[22] | none[VII] | June 1995[29] | 383 | 121 | 121 | 121 | — | 20 | — |
Alliances | A flowing banner | ALL | Quack[3] | May 18, 1996[30] | June 10, 1996[11] | 199[XI] | 110 | 43 | 46 | — | — | — |
Coldsnap[IX] | A hanging trio of icicles | CSP | Splat[3] | July 8, 2006[31] | July 21, 2006[32] | 155 | 60 | 55 | 40 | — | — | — |
Mirage Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Mirage | A palm tree | MIR | Sosumi/Menagerie[3] | September 21, 1996[33][XXV] | October 7, 1996[11] | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Visions | Zhalfirin Triangle of War/stylized "V" | VIS | Mirage Jr.[3] | January 11, 1997[34] | February 3, 1997[35] | 167 | 62 | 55 | 50 | — | — | — |
Weatherlight | The Thran Tome, an open book | WTH | Mochalatte[3] | May 31, 1997[36] | June 9, 1997[11] | 167 | 62 | 55 | 50 | — | — | — |
Rath Cycle or Tempest Block | ||||||||||||
Tempest | A storm cloud | TMP | Bogavhati[3] | October 4, 1997[37] | October 13, 1997[11] | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Stronghold | A portcullis | STH | Rachimulot[3] | February 21, 1998[38] | March 2, 1998[11] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Exodus | A bridge | EXO | Gorgonzola[3] | June 6, 1998[39] | June 15, 1998[11] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Artifacts Cycle or Urza Block | ||||||||||||
Urza's Saga | Two gears | USG | Armadillo[3] | October 3, 1998[40] | October 12, 1998[41] | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Urza's Legacy | A hammer | ULG | Guacamole[3] | February 6, 1999[42] | February 15, 1999[11] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Urza's Destiny | An Erlenmeyer flask | UDS | Chimichanga[3] | May 29, 1999[37] | June 7, 1999[43] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Masquerade Cycle or Masques Block | ||||||||||||
Mercadian Masques | A domino mask | MMQ | Archimedes[3] | September 25, 1999[44] | October 4, 1999[45] | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Nemesis | A spiked halberd | NMS | Euripides[3] | February 5, 2000[46] | February 14, 2000[47] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Prophecy | Three crystals | PCY | Dionysus[3] | May 27, 2000 | June 5, 2000[48] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Invasion Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Invasion | The symbol of the Coalition[XII] | INV | Beijing[3] | September 23, 2000[37] | October 2, 2000[49] | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Planeshift | A swirling portal | PLS | Hong Kong[3] | January 27, 2001[50] | February 5, 2001[50] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Apocalypse | Crying mask of Yawgmoth | APC | Shanghai[3] | May 26, 2001[51] | June 4, 2001 | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Odyssey Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Odyssey | The Mirari on a twisted stand | ODY | Argon[3] | September 22, 2001[37] | October 1, 2001 | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Torment | An ouroboros | TOR | Boron[3] | January 26, 2002[52] | February 4, 2002[52] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Judgment | A balancing scale | JUD | Carbon[3] | May 18, 2002 | May 27, 2002[53] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Onslaught Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Onslaught | A four-legged "morph"[XIII] creature | ONS | Manny[3] | September 28, 2002[54] | October 7, 2002[54] | 350 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | 20 | — |
Legions | Two crossed spears behind a shield | LGN | Moe[3] | January 25, 2003[55] | February 3, 2003 | 145 | 55 | 45 | 45 | — | — | — |
Scourge | A dragon mask | SCG | Jack[3] | May 17, 2003[56] | May 26, 2003[56] | 143 | 55 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — |
Mirrodin Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Mirrodin | The sword of Kaldra | MRD | Bacon[3] | September 20, 2003[57] | October 3, 2003[57] | 306 | 110 | 88 | 88 | — | 20 | — |
Darksteel | The shield of Kaldra | DST | Lettuce[3] | January 24, 2004[58] | February 6, 2004[58] | 165 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — |
Fifth Dawn | The helm of Kaldra | 5DN | Tomato[3] | May 22, 2004[59] | June 4, 2004[60] | 165 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — |
Kamigawa Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Champions of Kamigawa | A torii gate | CHK | Earth[3] | September 18, 2004[61] | October 1, 2004[62] | 306 | 110 | 88[XIV] | 88 | — | 20 | — |
Betrayers of Kamigawa | A shuriken | BOK | Wind[3] | January 22, 2005[63] | February 4, 2005[62] | 165 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — |
Saviors of Kamigawa | A lantern | SOK | Fire[3] | May 21, 2005[64] | June 3, 2005[62] | 165 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — |
Ravnica Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Ravnica: City of Guilds | A tower | RAV | Control[65] | September 24, 2005[66] | October 7, 2005[67] | 306 | 110 | 88 | 88 | — | 20 | — |
Guildpact | The seal of the Guildpact | GPT | Alt[65] | January 21, 2006[68] | February 3, 2006[68] | 165 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — |
Dissension | The broken seal of the Guildpact | DIS | Delete[65] | April 22, 2006[69] | May 5, 2006[69] | 180 | 60 | 60 | 60 | — | — | — |
Time Spiral Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Time Spiral | An hourglass | TSP/TSB[XV] | Snap[65] | September 23, 2006[70] | October 6, 2006[70] | 422[XV] | 121 | 80 | 80 | — | 20 | 121 |
Planar Chaos | tilted hourglass / merging planes / stylized letters "PC" / Möbius strip |
PLC | Crackle[65] | January 20, 2007[71] | February 2, 2007[71] | 165 | 60 | 55 | 50 | — | — | — |
Future Sight | an eye gazing through a rift portal | FUT | Pop[65] | April 21, 2007[72] | May 4, 2007[72] | 180 | 60 | 60 | 60 | — | — | — |
Lorwyn Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Lorwyn | A leaf | LRW | Peanut[73] | September 29, 2007[74] | October 12, 2007[74] | 301 | 121 | 80 | 80 | — | 20 | — |
Morningtide | Sunrise / A flame | MOR | Butter[73] | January 19, 2008[75] | February 1, 2008[75] | 150 | 60 | 40 | 50 | — | — | — |
Shadowmoor Cycle/Block[76] | ||||||||||||
Shadowmoor | Crown of the Reaper King | SHM | Jelly[73] | April 19, 2008[77] | May 2, 2008[77] | 301 | 121 | 80 | 80 | — | 20 | — |
Eventide | Eclipsed sun | EVE | Doughnut[76] | July 12, 2008[78] | July 25, 2008[78] | 180 | 60 | 60 | 60 | — | — | — |
Shards of Alara Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Shards of Alara | 5-part gem | ALA | Rock[79] | September 27, 2008[80] | October 3, 2008[81] | 249 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 20 | — |
Conflux | 5-shard shield | CON | Paper[79] | January 31, 2009[82] | February 6, 2009[82] | 145 | 60 | 40 | 35 | 10 | — | — |
Alara Reborn | 5-branched gem | ARB | Scissors[79] | April 25, 2009[83] | April 30, 2009[83] | 145 | 60 | 40 | 35 | 10 | — | — |
Zendikar Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Zendikar | A hedron | ZEN | Live[79] | September 26, 2009[84] | October 2, 2009[84] | 249 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 20 | — |
Worldwake | A hedron opening | WWK | Long[79] | January 30, 2010[85] | February 5, 2010[85] | 145 | 60 | 40 | 35 | 10 | — | — |
Rise of the Eldrazi | A hedron opened | ROE | Prosper[79] | April 17, 2010[86] | April 23, 2010[86] | 248 | 100 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 20 | — |
Scars of Mirrodin Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Scars of Mirrodin | Hexagon in circled hexagon | SOM | Lights[87] | September 25, 2010[88] | October 1, 2010[88] | 249 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 20 | — |
Mirrodin Besieged | Mirran/Phyrexian symbols combined | MBS | Camera[87] | January 29, 2011[89] | February 4, 2011[89] | 155 | 60 | 40 | 35 | 10 | 10 | — |
New Phyrexia | The letter Phi, the symbol of Phyrexia | NPH | Action[87] | May 7, 2011[90][91] | May 13, 2011[90][91] | 175 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 10 | 10 | — |
Innistrad Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Innistrad | Two stylized outward facing herons[92] | ISD[93] | Shake[87] | September 24, 2011[94] | September 30, 2011[94] | 264[XXVIX] | 107 | 67 | 59 | 16 | 15 | — |
Dark Ascension | Innistrad symbol turned inward[95] | DKA[96] | Rattle[87] | January 28, 2012[96] | February 3, 2012[96] | 158[XXVIX] | 64 | 44 | 38 | 12 | — | — |
Avacyn Restored | The collar of Avacyn | AVR[97] | Roll[87] | April 28, 2012[97] | May 4, 2012[97] | 244 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 15 | — |
Return to Ravnica Cycle/Block | ||||||||||||
Return to Ravnica | Stylized mitre | RTR[98] | Hook[79][99] | September 29, 2012[98] | October 5, 2012[98] | 274 | 101 | 80 | 53 | 15 | 25 | — |
Gatecrash | Pointed arch | GTC[100] | Line[79][99] | January 26, 2013[100] | February 1, 2013[100] | 249 | 101 | 80 | 53 | 15 | — | — |
Dragon's Maze | Return to Ravnica and Gatecrash symbols combined[101] | DGM[101] | Sinker[79][99] | April 27, 2013[101] | May 3, 2013[101] | 156 | unrevealed | |||||
Theros Cycle/Block (forthcoming) | ||||||||||||
Theros | unrevealed | THS[102] | Friends[79][99] | September 21, 2013[102] | September 27, 2013[102] | 249 | unrevealed | |||||
Born of the Gods | unrevealed | unrevealed | Romans[79][99] | c. January 2014 | c. February 2014 | unrevealed | ||||||
Journey into Nyx | unrevealed | unrevealed | Countrymen[79][99] | c. April 2014 | c. May 2014 | unrevealed | ||||||
2014-2015 "Huey" block (forthcoming) | ||||||||||||
"Huey" | unrevealed | unrevealed | Huey[103] | c. September 2014 | c. October 2014 | unrevealed | ||||||
"Dewey" | unrevealed | unrevealed | Dewey[103] | c. January 2015 | c. February 2015 | unrevealed | ||||||
"Louie" | unrevealed | unrevealed | Louie[103] | c. April 2015 | c. May 2015 | unrevealed | ||||||
2015-2016 "Blood" block (forthcoming) | ||||||||||||
"Blood" | unrevealed | unrevealed | Blood[104] | c. September 2015 | c. October 2015 | unrevealed | ||||||
"Sweat" | unrevealed | unrevealed | Sweat[104] | c. January 2016 | c. February 2016 | unrevealed | ||||||
"Tears" | unrevealed | unrevealed | Tears[104] | c. April 2016 | c. May 2016 | unrevealed |
Compilations/reprint sets
Reprint sets are sets of certain cards from previous sets that were re-released for different reasons. Some reasons include the cards were fan favorites and popular demand brought them back or in some cases, reprints were to commemorate certain events such as widely known matches or anniversary sets. Some reprint sets revolved around a certain theme; for example, Beatdown was themed around old, out-of-print, heavy-hitting creatures. Reprinting a card in one of these sets does not affect when it leaves Standard and Extended.
Some decks include cards never previously printed. Planechase and Archenemy sets feature oversized cards not legal in sanctioned formats that are intended to affect every player in game, and beginning with Commander, some introduce new cards legal only in eternal formats; Commander introduces 51 such, while Planechase (2012 Edition) introduces 21 such.
Set | Expansion symbol[5] | Expansion code[4][5] |
Release date | Size[5][6] | |||||||
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Total Cards | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Mythic Rare | Basic Land | Other | |||||
Chronicles[XVII] | No specific symbol[XVIII] | CHR | July 1995[105] | 125[XVII] | 37 | 43 | 45 | — | — | — | |
Rivals Quick Start Set | No specific symbol | none | July 1996[106] | Four pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Multiverse Gift Box | No specific symbol | none | November 1996[107] | Boosters from various sets in various languages | |||||||
Anthologies | No specific symbol | ATH | November 1998[108] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Battle Royale | No specific symbol | BRB | November 12, 1999[109] | Four 40-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Beatdown | A mace | BTD | December 2000[110] | Two 61-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Deckmasters: Garfield vs. Finkel | A stylized letter "D" | DKM | December 2001[111] | Two 62-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duels of the Planeswalkers (decks) | A stylized letter "M" inside a circle | DPA | June 4, 2010[112] | Five 60-card decks | |||||||
Archenemy | A trident | ARC | June 18, 2010[113] | Four 60-card and 20 oversized card decks | |||||||
Modern Masters | Crescent and saucer | MMA | June 7, 2013[114] | 229[114] | 101[115] | 60[115] | 53[115] | 15[115] | — | — | |
International Sets | |||||||||||
Renaissance (French/German) | No specific symbol | none | August 1995[105] | 122 | 51 | 40 | 31 | — | — | — | |
Rinascimento (Italian) | No specific symbol | none | August 1995[105] | 69 | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | |
Duel Decks | |||||||||||
Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins | A stylized axe and bow combination symbol | EVG | November 16, 2007[116] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra | A point-reflected pair of swooshes | DD2 | November 7, 2008[117] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic | A halo with horns coming up through its center | DDC | April 10, 2009[118] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana | A leaf inside a semicircle | DDD | October 30, 2009[119] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition | Yawgmoth's and the Coalition's symbols combined | DDE | March 19, 2010[120] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret | Two trapezoids with parts missing | DDF | September 3, 2010[121] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons | A shield in the shape of a dragon in flight | DDG | April 1, 2011[122] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas | Nicol Bolas' horns superimposed on Ajani's axe-head | DDH | September 2, 2011[123] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth | Two nearly-interlocking zigzags | DDI | March 30, 2012[124] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari | Combination of Izzet and Golgari symbols | DDJ | September 7, 2012[125] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt | Combination of stylized sword and jagged knife | DDK | March 15, 2013[126] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters | Combination axe, helmet, and wings | unrevealed | September 6, 2013[127] | Two 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
From the Vault | |||||||||||
From the Vault: Dragons | Wings of a Dragon | DRB | August 29, 2008[128] | 15 limited foil dragon cards | |||||||
From the Vault: Exiled | An arrow firing diagonally leaving a trail | V09 | August 28, 2009[129] | 15 limited foil formerly banned cards | |||||||
From the Vault: Relics | An orb on a stand | V10 | August 27, 2010[130] | 15 limited foil artifact cards | |||||||
From the Vault: Legends | A crown[131] | V11 | August 26, 2011[131] | 15 limited foil legendary creature cards | |||||||
From the Vault: Realms | Mountain and sunrise | V12 | August 31, 2012[132] | 15 limited foil land cards | |||||||
From the Vault: Twenty | Numeral 20 in a circle | unrevealed | August 23, 2013[133] | 20 limited foil cards | |||||||
Planechase | |||||||||||
Planechase | Two circular arcs, the lower with three upper spikes | HOP | September 4, 2009[134] | Four 60-card decks + 40 plane cards | |||||||
Planechase (2012 Edition) | Two circular arcs, the upper with three bites removed from bottom | PC2 | June 1, 2012[135] | Four 60-card decks and 40 plane or phenomenon cards | |||||||
Premium Deck Series | |||||||||||
Premium Deck Series: Slivers | A coiled sliver | H09 | November 20, 2009[136] | 60-card premium foil deck | |||||||
Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning | A flame and lightning bolt | PD2 | November 19, 2010[137] | 60-card premium foil deck | |||||||
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn | A human skull | PD3 | November 18, 2011[138] | 60-card premium foil deck | |||||||
Deck Builder's Toolkits | |||||||||||
Deck Builder's Toolkit | No specific symbol | unknown | May 21, 2010[139] | Box set of 285 cards | |||||||
Deck Builder's Toolkit 2011 | No specific symbol | unknown | March 11, 2011[139] | Box set of 285 cards | |||||||
Deck Builder's Toolkit 2012 | No specific symbol | unknown | July 13, 2012[139] | Box set of 285 cards | |||||||
Commander | |||||||||||
Commander[XXVIII] | Three prongs symbolizing the "wedge" coloration | CMD | June 17, 2011[140] | Five 100-card decks | |||||||
Commander's Arsenal | 3-part gem | CMA | November 2, 2012[141] | 28 foil cards (18 regular, 10 oversized) |
Introductory sets
These introductory sets were intended for novice Magic: The Gathering players. They were illegal in sanctioned tournaments until October 2005,[142] when they became legal in Legacy and Vintage.
Set | Expansion symbol[5] |
Expansion code[4][5] |
Release date | Size[5][6] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Cards | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Mythic Rare | Basic Land | Other | ||||
Portal[XIX] | ||||||||||
Portal | A portal | POR | June 1997[143] | 222[XX] | 90 | 57 | 55 | — | 20 | — |
Portal Second Age | A pentagon | P02 | June 1998[144] | 165 | 70 | 45 | 35 | — | 15 | — |
Portal Three Kingdoms | The Chinese character for the number 3 | PTK | May 1999[145] | 180 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | 15 | — |
Starter | ||||||||||
Starter 1999 | A five-pointed star | S99 | July 1999[146] | 173 | 63 | 55 | 35 | — | 20 | — |
Starter 2000 | "S" overlaid on a five-pointed star | S00 | July 2000[147] | 57[XXI] | 39 | 6 | 2 | — | 10 | — |
Sets not legal for tournament play
These sets, though also published by Wizards of the Coast, are not legal for DCI-sanctioned tournament play.
Set | Expansion symbol[5] | Expansion code[4][5] |
Pre-release date | Release date | Size[5][6] | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Cards | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Mythic Rare | Basic Land | Other | ||||||
Collector's Edition | no symbol, duplicates beta set with extra lands, has gold border back instead of black, and "Collector's Edition" printed in gold, square corners instead of usual rounded. | CED | none | December 1993[148] | 363 | 75 | 95 | 117 | — | 76 | — | |
International Collector's Edition | no symbol, duplicates beta set with extra lands, has gold border back instead of black, and "International Edition" printed in gold, square corners instead of usual rounded. | CED | none | December 1993[148] | 363 | 75 | 95 | 117 | — | 76 | — | |
Astral[XXII] | star with a trail | ASTRAL | none | April 1997[149] | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Un-sets[XXIII] | ||||||||||||
Unglued | A cracked-open egg | UGL | August 7, 1998[37] | August 17, 1998 | 88 | 33 | 22 | 28 | — | 5 | — | |
Unhinged | A horseshoe | UNH | November 20, 2004[150] | November 19, 2004[150] | 141 | 55 | 40 | 40 | — | 5 | 1[XXIV] | |
World Championship Decks | ||||||||||||
World Championship Decks 1999 | No specific symbol | none | none | 1999[151] | Four 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
World Championship Decks 2000 | No specific symbol | none | none | 2000[151] | Four 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
World Championship Decks 2001 | No specific symbol | none | none | 2001[151] | Four 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
World Championship Decks 2002 | No specific symbol | none | none | 2002[151] | Four 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
World Championship Decks 2003 | No specific symbol | none | none | 2003[151] | Four 60-card pre-constructed decks | |||||||
World Championship Decks 2004 | No specific symbol | none | none | 2004[151] | Four 60-card pre-constructed decks |
Magic: The Gathering Online exclusive sets
Sets exclusive to Magic: The Gathering Online.
Set | Expansion symbol[5] |
Expansion code[4][5] |
Release date | Size[5][6] | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Cards | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Mythic Rare | Basic Land | Other | |||||
Masters Editions | |||||||||||
Masters Edition | A circle and a quarter-circle | MED | Monday, September 10, 2007[152] | 195 | 60 | 60 | 60 | — | 15 | — | |
Masters Edition II | A circle and two quarter-circles | ME2 | September 22, 2008[153] | 245 | 80 | 80 | 80 | — | 0 | 5[XXVII] | |
Masters Edition III | A circle behind two quarter-circles | ME3 | September 7, 2009[154] | 230 | 75 | 70 | 70 | — | 15 | — | |
Masters Edition IV | 4 quarter-circles forming an hourglass | ME4 | January 10, 2011[155] | 269 | 80 | 72 | 105 | — | 12 | — | |
Magic: The Gathering Online Deck Series | |||||||||||
Magic Online Deck Series: Legacy Format | No specific symbol | unknown | November 8, 2010[156] | Two 60-card decks with 15 card sideboards | |||||||
Momir Vig Basic Event Deck | No specific symbol | unknown | November 22, 2010[157] | Deck with 1 avatar card & 60 basic lands |
Notes
- ^I : Two cards, the common Circle of Protection: Black and the rare Volcanic Island, were inadvertently left out of the printing of Alpha. Beta and Unlimited included the two missing cards as well as one additional alternate art variant of each of the five basic lands. Consequently, those two sets each have seven more cards than Alpha did.[158]
- ^II : When the Revised Edition was in production in 1994, a number of problems with the set became apparent. Some cards' colors were washed-out. The picture and color foreground for the Serendib Efreet were wrong (not that this was the first such misprint), and there was a growing concern with the Satanic images on some of the cards. The solution was to print a "fixed" version of Revised Edition, code named "Edgar", which has since came to be known as Summer Magic because it was printed in the summer of 1994. The cards were distributed in regular Revised Edition boosters, but no Summer Edition starters were produced. Despite its intended function as a fixed Revised Edition, there were problems with Summer Magic. On some cards, the colors were too dark. Furthermore, Hurricane was printed as a blue card and thereby became the most famous and most desired Summer Magic card of all.[159] The Serendib Efreet had its artwork corrected, but the artist name was still wrong, as was that of Plateau (which had, uniquely out of the cards in Revised, received new art, but not an updated artist credit to reflect that). Because of all these flaws, the entire print run was recalled and destroyed which led to Revised Edition shortage in 1994. However, a few booster boxes survived. Summer Magic cards can sell for over $1000 for notable cards and some as high $5000. Summer Magic cards can best be recognized by their 1994 copyright date.[160]
- ^III : The only cards in Fifth Edition to have an expansion symbol were those printed in Simplified Chinese in 1998.[161]
- ^IV : In addition to the 350 cards normally available in booster packs, the Eighth Edition Core Game contained 7 "starter cards" not available in booster packs, labeled with collector numbers S1 through S7. Ninth Edition contained 9, labeled S1 through S10 (omitting S6). These were meant to introduce new players to the game (most were "vanilla" creatures) but which were regarded as bad cards and disliked by experienced players.[13][162]
- ^V : 14 of the commons were printed in two subtle variations (called "a" and "b") making 92 total cards but only 78 unique cards.[23]
- ^VI : 5 of the cards came in 4 alternate art versions making the set have 100 total cards but only 85 unique cards. The different art versions also differ in rarity causing these 5 cards to make up a total of 6 commons, 9 uncommons, and 6 rares.[5][163]
- ^VII : The first pre-release officially sponsored by Wizards of the Coast was held for Homelands in New York City.[164][165][166] Ice Age, which preceded Homelands, had an unofficial widely attended pre-release in Toronto.[164][165][167]
- ^VIII : 15 of the commons came in 4 alternate art versions, while 20 of them came in 3 alternate art versions causing 187 total cards but only 102 unique cards.[168]
- ^IX : Homelands was not designed as part of the Ice Age Cycle and has no thematic or story-based link to the other sets in it. Wizards of the Coast retroactively declared it part of the Ice Age cycle in 1997 to fit with the then-emerging standard cycle structure. Nearly a decade later, in 2006, Coldsnap, which complements Ice Age’s storyline and design themes, was at last released to replace Homelands and complete the Ice Age Block. Homelands has reverted to a standalone set.[169]
- ^X : 25 commons had 2 alternate art versions making 140 total cards but only 115 unique cards.[5]
- ^XI : All commons had 2 alternate art versions making 199 total cards but only 144 unique cards and 55 unique commons.[5]
- ^XII : The Coalition was a group assembled by Urza to defend Dominaria against the invasion of the Phyrexians.[170]
- ^XIII : Many creatures in the Onslaught Block had the ability to "morph." Morphed creatures looked like "clay spiders."[171]
- ^XIV : This does not count the alternate art for the uncommon card Brothers Yamazaki. Counting each version separately, there are 89 uncommons and 307 cards in the set.[172]
- ^XV : In the Time Spiral Cycle there are special cards in each set that are "timeshifted". In Time Spiral TSP refers to all non-timeshifted cards in the set while TSB, which stands for "TimeShifted Bonus" (during development, the timeshifted cards were known as "bonus cards"), refers to the 121 timeshifted reprint cards.[2][173] The timeshifted reprint cards have a purple expansion symbol and are not counted towards the number of cards in the set. Instead they form a subset with their own collector's numbers. Each Time Spiral booster pack contains exactly one Timeshifted bonus card, replacing a common. In Planar Chaos there are 45 Timeshifted Cards (20 common, 15 uncommon, and 10 rare), however, unlike in Time Spiral they were not reprints but instead they were existing cards from the past which were "colorshifted" (known, iconic cards that were printed in a different color).[5][174] Colorshifted cards are recognizable by the white text for the name and type line and different background designs from the normal cards. In contrast to the timeshifted cards in Time Spiral the colorshifted cards in Planar Chaos and Future Sight are not bonus cards, meaning that they come in rarities of common, uncommon, and rare, and are counted towards the Collector's numbers of the set. However they are distributed differently than normal cards, with 3 of the commons in each booster being timeshifted, and one uncommon being replaced with a timeshifted uncommon 3/4 of the time and a timeshifted rare 1/4 of the time.[174] In Future Sight there are 81 timeshifted Cards, composing 27 of each rarity; these were simply included in packs like ordinary cards of their rarity. However, unlike the previous sets these timeshifted cards have a future theme in that they have a different frame than normal cards and have keyword mechanics that may appear in future sets.[5][175]
- ^XVI : Starting in Shards of Alara Wizards of the Coast introduced a new rarity level higher than rare called Mythic Rare. A mythic rare card will appear in approximately 1 out of every 8 booster packs instead of a rare.[176]
- ^XVII : Chronicles, released in 1995 between Ice Age and Homelands, reprinted many previous cards, drawn from the Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, and The Dark sets, that were becoming difficult to obtain but added no new cards to the game. Despite being published between Ice Age and Homelands, it is not considered part of the Ice Age Block; for purposes of tournament-legality, it was instead treated as an extension of Fourth Edition. The cards in Chronicles were reprinted with white borders, as opposed to their original black borders. Also Chronicles contained three uncommons with four alternate art versions meaning there are 125 total cards but only 116 unique cards and only 34 unique uncommons.[5][177]
- ^XVIII : Many of the early compilation sets did not have expansion symbols of their own and instead the cards within these reprint sets just retained the symbol from their former set.[178]
- ^XIX : Portal was a series of sets featuring simplified rules intended to introduce novice players of Magic: The Gathering to the game. When they were originally released, they were not legal for DCI-sanctioned tournament play, but the DCI changed its policy and the Portal sets became legal in the Vintage and Legacy tournament formats on October 20, 2005.[179]
- ^XX : 5 of the commons and 2 of the uncommons were alternate versions, so there are only 200 unique cards (85 unique common, 55 unique uncommons) in Portal.[5][180]
- ^XXI : Starter 2000 was made up of two 22-card decks and two 15-card packs, all with a fixed selection of cards.[181]
- ^XXII : Astral is a set of 12 cards that was never actually printed on paper and exists only in the Microprose Magic: The Gathering computer game (with the exception of the oversized Aswan Jaguar included in the box). All 12 cards had abilities that depended on randomness and were therefore more practical to use on the computer than on paper.
- ^XXIII : The Un- sets are satirical sets which, though also published by Wizards of the Coast, are not legal for DCI-sanctioned tournament play.
- ^XXIV : Unhinged contains 1 ultra-rare, called Super Secret Tech, which only exists as a foil rare card.[182]
- ^XXV : The first event that used Mirage product was Pro Tour Atlanta on 13 September 1996.[183]
- ^XXVI : The Lorwyn and Shadowmoor blocks consist of two sets each. They were released over the course of one year and thus deviate from the usual three expansion sets per year policy. Eventide was the second set in the Shadowmoor block and was released in July.
- ^XXVII : Masters Edition II has 5 snow-covered lands from Ice Age – it is unclear which rarity these count in.
- ^XXVIII : Commander actually contains 51 cards that have never seen print before.[184]
- ^XXIX : Of the cards in Innistrad, 6 commons, 7 uncommons, 6 rares, and 1 mythic are double-faced cards; though these appear in normal rarities, they are distributed differently, with one double-faced card always appearing per pack, replacing a common. The same is true of Dark Ascension; it has 4 commons, 4 uncommons, 3 rares, and 2 mythics as double-faced cards.
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