Addendum: Magic: The Gathering Expansions

This is a table of editions and expansions of the trading card game Magic: The Gathering.

Wizards of the Coast releases Magic cards in core editions and expansion blocks. The basic editions usually have 350 cards that have already been published before. Expansion blocks add new cards to the game. Expansions since Ice Age have always come in the form of blocks or cycles of three expansions consisting of a 350-card expansion that includes the basic lands and two smaller expansions, of 143 cards, that continue the theme of the first expansion. Each cycle has the name of its first expansion, so we have, for example, the Ice Age cycle, which consists of the expansions Ice Age, Homelands and Alliances. In the Mirrodin cycle there has been a better balance in the number of cards introduced by each expansion: 306, 165 and 165 cards.

The first expansion of each cycle is released in October, while smaller expansions associated with it are released in February and June of the following year. This practice began with the publication of Alianzas in June 1996.

All expansion blocks and all basic editions starting with Sixth Edition, are identified by an expansion symbol printed on the right side of each card, below the drawing and above the text.

Base Editions

After the second version (Beta) of the first set, which included two cards that were mistakenly omitted from the first version (Alpha) >), all subsequent base sets up to Tenth Edition, consisted of reprints of cards that originally arose from a previous base set or expansion. Editions between Alpha and Fifth Edition do not even have expansion symbols printed on the cards, although they were later granted a symbol by Wizards of the Coast to be consulted on their cards. website. The latest base edition to be released is Magic: Origins (Magic: Origins),

Expansions

Since Alianzas in June 1996, the first set of each cycle has been released in October, and the smaller sets that complete the cycle have been released in February and June. The expansions are listed below with their names in Spanish and English, a description of the symbol that identifies the expansion, the date of publication, and the number of cards it contains.

1: A group assembled by Urza to defend Dominaria from the invasion of the Phyrexians.

Expansions not allowed in DCI tournaments

• Unglued, Unhinged, Unstable and Unsactioned are satellite expansions published by Wizards of the Coast. They are easily recognized for being the only cards with the silver-colored edges (gris), although their expanded basic art lands are legal in tournaments.
  • Unglued (broken egg) (August 1998), 94 letters.
  • Unhinged (short) (November 2004), 141 letters.
  • Unstable (moulding call) (December 2017), 268 letters.
  • Unsanctioned (a hybrid of the previous three: horseshoe coming out of an egg with two diagonally crossed plumber keys) (February 2020), 96 cards.
• World Championship Decks (WCD): Replicas of the winners of the world’s every year. They are published since 1996, they have the golden edge, a signature at the bottom right of the winner and the reverse with the tournament logo.
• Oversized (OS): commemorative cards larger than the legal for tournaments (most 6x9 inches), which serve more as decoration.
• Happy Hollidays Promos (HHO): Edited every Christmas since 2006, these limited edition letters are delivered to the workforce, being parodies that congratulate the new year. They are distinguished by writing the legend "Happy Holidays" at the bottom right of the illustration. They are rare to see and can reach very high prices among collectors.

Other publications

• Premium Deck Series: Slivers (fragmented). Inside the series of bars premiumwhich was launched on 20 November 2009 Slivers or fragmented, which stands out for presenting sixty letters in format foil, black edge, only in English and limited edition that include five rare and a mythical.