List of Magic: The Gathering sets
The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering is sold in sets or editions, each year a number of new cards will appear.
- 4.1 Basic sets and extensions
- 4.2 Other editions
Types of editions
Main sets
1993 are three main editions have been published ( Alpha, Beta and Unlimited), 1994, appeared the main set Revised. The original edition Alpha and the slightly modified, edition beta were later also called the first edition, Unlimited as 2nd Edition Revised and as 3rd edition.
From 1995 until 2007 then every two years a new main set (4th Edition to 10th Edition) have been released. The term core set or English Core Set but was not launched until 2003 with the 8th Edition. The main sets from Unlimited to 10th Edition consist of cards that have already been published in other editions (main sets or extensions) ( Reprints ).
Since 2009, every year a new core set published (Magic 2010, Magic 2011, etc.), which is in each case approximately equal numbers of new cards and reprints.
Main sets do not have a cross-cutting issue and the cards are technically rather simple rules to make them more attractive for beginners.
The main sets are distributed essentially as a 15- card booster. In addition, are or were also
- Starter Decks ( Alpha, Beta, Unlimited, Revised, Fourth Edition, Fifth Edition )
- Tournament Packs (Sixth Edition )
- Theme Decks (Seventh Edition, Eighth Edition, Ninth Edition, Tenth Edition )
- Intro Packs (Magic 2010 Magic 2011 Magic 2012 Magic 2013 Magic 2014)
- Large boxes ( Revised, Fourth Edition )
- 2-Player Starter Set ( Sixth Edition, Seventh Edition, Eighth Edition (published as the main game), Ninth Edition )
- Fat Packs (Tenth Edition Magic 2010 Magic 2011 Magic 2012 Magic 2013 Magic 2014)
- Event Decks ( Magic 2012, Magic 2013, Magic 2014)
- Booster Battle Packs ( Magic 2012, Magic 2013, Magic 2014)
- Deck Builder's Toolkit ( Magic 2011, Magic 2012, Magic 2013, Magic 2014)
Offered. However, these are often not available in all released languages .
Extensions
About three new editions are released as an expansion every year, usually three consecutive editions form a so-called block. A block consists of three thematically related publications that are published at intervals of approximately three months. The first edition of a block, the block is also usually the name that usually contains significantly more cards than the other two editions. The vast majority of the cards in the blocks has not been printed in this form, as well as new game mechanics are generally introduced, which are often not continued later.
The extensions are also marketed primarily as a booster. There are also, as in the main sets and Intro Decks, Booster Battle Packs and many other forms of distribution.
Other expenditure
In addition to the main set and the extensions, there are numerous other issues:
Between 1997 and 2000 five different starter sets (Portal and Starter) were issued. These were sold as a booster, 2- Player Starter Kit Großbox, theme deck.
1996 Pro Tour Collector Set and 1997 to 2004 was an annual World Championships Decks issued that are not tournament legal with a gold rim and different type of back. This pre-built decks off each contain both 60 cards plus 15 cards sideboard, as they were played by the finalists of the World Championships.
1998 and 2004 appeared with Unglued Unhinged and each one set with silver rim, humorous caricature the Magic World; these cards, each of which appeared as a booster, are also not tournament legal.
2007 and 2008 were a year, a dual deck vorkonstruiertes be published twice a year since 2009, which consists of two 60 cards.
Since 2008 is published as From the Vault annually a compilation of 15 or 20 Reprint foil cards.
2009-2011 vorkonstruiertes a Premium deck was published annually, which each consists of 60 foil cards.
Further, there are various issues that have been designed for special multiplayer game variants. In 1997, four different Vanguard editions, 2009 and 2012, two Planechase editions, 2010 edition Archenemy and Commander from 2011 to 2013 three editions were published until 1999.
There are a variety of other forms. There are
- Various reprint editions,
- Cards, which are issued only on certain tournaments,
- Cards that can be won only on tournaments,
- Cards, which are only available as a supplement in magazines.
Visual design
Since the 8th edition published in 2003 the cards were brought out in a more modern layout. This is the map frame, the fonts used, and also the colors. The color of the artifact cards was initially brown gray us since the 8th Edition.
Initially, there was the part of the player base lodge a protest with the new look of the cards. Wizards of the Coast improved by then in some places.
In the editions published in 2007 world chaos and look into the future, some cards had a futuristic look, which was, however, limited to these editions.
Until the 9th edition published in 2005 editions, which consist exclusively of reprints, a white border and the other issues had a black border. This scheme was abolished with the 10th edition published in 2007, so since then all regular editions were issued with a black border. Since his 1999 Edition Urza's Legacy also foil cards ( shiny metallic cards) were added to the boosters. These cards have always had a black border at the reprint editions.
Finally, there are still tickets available with a silver or golden edge peaks ( instead of the normal rounded ) corners or other back image. These are special cards, their use is not allowed in tournaments.
Issue of editions
Each three editions are aggregated into one block, have a certain background story. This story can span multiple blocks, as is the case with the story of Urza, the Planeswalker (English Planeswalker ). It begins in 1998 in the Urza block and does not end until 2001 Invasion block with his death. Since the 2003's Mirrodin block of the overall scene is transported to another world, so it creates a new background. But even in these blocks is still resorted to elements from the previous blocks. So Karn, the creator of Mirrodin Mirrodin block in was already created by Urza himself in the Urza block and played a role in many subsequent editions. In the older editions that did not appear on German, usually no such comprehensive history is hidden behind the cards. There, only a small background story to the cards was conceived.
List of editions
Basic sets and extensions
37 Red 37 completely completely completely blue 37 green 37 completely white 36 black 13 completely colorless artifact 25 mixed colored cards, for example, Blue / Black 20 different countries standard 7 7 Special Country Heroes 10 tokens 1 Emblem
Other editions
Vanguardkarten
Vanguardkarten were larger than normal Magic game cards. This Magic playing cards were printed last in April of 1999 and is generally prohibited to tournaments. Vanguardkarten are from the beginning in the game. They have neither strength nor power of resistance, but act on the life points of the player and the number of cards he has from the beginning on hand and at the same time is his maximum hand size, a. With a Vanguardkarte it is possible for example to hold up to eight cards in hand or to start with 27 life points. They also often have other skills, such as the card Sliver Queen, Brood Mother, which allows a player to make using mana creature tokens into play. But they do not really apply as part of the game and are therefore not out of the game influenced.