Magic: The Gathering

Magic: the Gathering
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Game/Set:	Magic: the Gathering
Publisher:	Wizards of the Coast
Country:	USA
Language:	English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Taiwanese

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Magic: the Gathering is the very first CCG ever made and was created by Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011. Magic can be played by two or more players each using a deck of printed cards or a deck of virtual cards through the Internet-based Magic: The Gathering Online or third-party programs.

Each game represents a battle between mighty wizards, known as "planeswalkers", who employ spells, items, and creatures depicted on individual Magic cards to defeat their opponents. Although the original concept of the game drew heavily from the motifs of traditional fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, the gameplay of Magic bears little similarity to pencil-and-paper adventure games, while having substantially more cards and more complex rules than many other card games.

An organized tournament system and a community of professional Magic players has developed, as has a secondary market for Magic cards. Magic cards can be valuable due to their rarity and utility in gameplay.

Card Types[]

Artifacts
Conspiracies
Creatures
Enchantment Creatures
Enchantments
Instants
Interrupts (now called Instants)
Lands
Legendary Artifacts
Legendary Creatures
Legendary Enchantment Artifacts
Legendary Enchantment Creatures
Legendary Lands
Legends (now called Legendary Creatures)
Ongoing
Phenomenon
Planes
Planeswalkers
Sorceries
Vanguard

Colors[]

Black
Blue
Colorless
Green
Red
White

Rarities[]

Commons
Mythic Rares
Promos
Rares
Uncommons

Other Languages[]

LANGUAGE	GAME
Chinese	万智牌
French	Magic: L'Assemblée
German	Magic: Die Zusammenkunft
Italian	Magic: L'Adunanza
Japanese	マジック：ザ・ギャザリング
Korean	매직：더・ 개더링
Spanish	Magic: El Encuentro
Taiwanese (Traditional Chinese)	魔法風雲會

Expansions[]

ICON	EXPANSION	YEAR, DATE	#CARDS	CYCLES	OTHER LANGUAGES
-	Limited Edition Alpha	Aug. 5, 1993	295	Core Sets	-
-	Limited Edition Beta	Oct. 4, 1993	302	Core Sets	-
-	Unlimited Edition	Dec. 1, 1993	302	Core Sets	-
-	Collector's Edition	Dec. 10, 1993	302	Not Tournament Legal	-
-	International Collector's Edition	Dec. 10, 1993	302	Not Tournament Legal	-
	Arabian Nights	Dec. 17, 1993	92	Early Sets	-
	HarperPrism Book Promos	Jan 1, 1994	5	Promos
	Dragon Con	Jan 1, 1994	1	Promos	-
	Antiquities	March 4, 1994	100	Early Sets	-
-	Revised Edition	April 1, 1994	306	Core Sets	DE, FR, IT
	Legends	June 1, 1994	310	Early Sets	IT
	Summer Magic / Edgar	June 21, 1994	306	Early Sets	-
	The Dark	Aug. 1, 1994	119	Early Sets	IT
	Fallen Empires	Nov. 1, 1994	187	Early Sets	-
	Magazine Inserts Japanese	Nov. 1, 1994	8 15	Promos	-
	DCI Legend Membership	1995	2	Promos	-
-	Judge Gift Program	1995-present	100	Promos	-
-	Fourth Edition	1995, April	449	Core Sets	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
-	Chronicles	1995, July	125	Reprint Sets	JP
-	Renaissance	1995, Aug.	229	Reprint Sets	DE, FR, IT
	Homelands	1995, Oct.	140	Early Sets	DE, ES, FR, IT, PT
	Ice Age	1995, June	383	Ice Age Cycle	DE, ES, FR, IT, PT
-	Introductory Two-Player Set	1996	67	Beginner Sets	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, NL
	Arena League	1996	83	Promos	JP (13 cards)
	Celebration Cards	1996-2010	6	Promos
	Alliances	1996, June 10	199	Ice Age Cycle	DE, ES, FR, IT, PT
	Rivals Quick Start Set	1996, July	?	Reprint Sets
	Mirage	1996, Oct. 7	350	Mirage Cycle	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, PT
	Multiverse Gift Box	1996, Nov.	10	Independent Box Sets
	Portal Demogame	1997	6	Promos
	Redemption Program	1997	1	Promos	JP
	Prerelease Events	1997-present	68	Promos	DE, FR, IT, JP
	Visions	1997, Feb. 3	167	Mirage Cycle	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
-	Fifth Edition	1997,March 24	449	Core Sets	CN, DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Astral	1997,April	12	Not Tournament Legal
	Portal	1997, June	241	Beginner Sets	CN, DE, ES, FR, JP, TW
	Weatherlight	1997, June 9	167	Mirage Cycle	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Tempest	1997, Oct. 13	350	Rath Cycle	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Asia Pacific Land Program	1997	15	Promos
	Super Series	1998-2008	31	Promos
	Stronghold	1998, March 2	143	Rath Cycle	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Portal Second Age	1998, June	165	Beginner Sets
	Exodus	1998, June 15	143	Rath Cycle	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Unglued	1998, Aug. 7	94	Un-Serious Sets
	Urza's Saga	1998, Oct. 12	350	Artifacts Cycle	CN, DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Anthologies	1998, Nov.	85	Independent Box Sets
	WotC Online Store	1999	1	Promos
	Guru	1999	5	Promos
	European Land Program	1999	15	Promos
	Worlds	1999	1	Promos
	Friday Night Magic	1999-present	158	Promos	JP
	World Championship Decks 1999	1999	?	World Championship Decks
	Urza's Legacy	1999, Feb.15	143+143	Urza Block	CN, DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Classic Sixth Edition	1999, Apr.28	350	Core Sets
	Portal Three Kingdoms	1999, May	180	Beginner Sets
	Urza's Destiny	1999, June 7	143+143	Urza Block	CN, DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Starter 1999	1999, July	173	Beginner Sets
	Mercadian Masques	1999, Oct. 4	350+350	Masquerade Cycle	CN, DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Battle Royale Box Set	1999, Nov.12	136	Independent Box Sets
	World Championship Decks 2000	2000	?	World Championship Decks
	Nemesis	2000, Feb.14	143+143	Masquerade Cycle	CN, DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, KR, PT, TW
	Prophecy	2000, June 5	143+143	Masquerade Cycle
	Starter 2000	2000, July	57	Beginner Sets
	Invasion	2000, Oct. 2	350	Invasion Block
	Beatdown	2000, Dec.	90	Independent Box Sets
	World Championship Decks 2001	2001	?	World Championship Decks
	Magic Player Rewards	2001-2011	53	Promos
	Planeshift	2001, Feb. 5	143	Invasion Block
	Seventh Edition	2001, Apr.11	350	Core Sets
	Apocalypse	2001, June 4	143	Invasion Block
	Odyssey	2001, Oct. 1	350	Odyssey Block
	Deckmasters	2001, Dec.	56	Independent Box Sets
	World Championship Decks 2002	2002	?	World Championship Decks
	Torment	2002, Feb. 4	143	Odyssey Block
	Judgment	2002, May 27	143	Odyssey Block
	Onslaught	2002, Oct. 7	350	Onslaught Block
	Release Events	2003-2007	13	Promos
	World Championship Decks 2003	2003	?	World Championship Decks
	Legions	2003, Febr. 3	145	Onslaught Block
	Scourge	2003, May 26	143	Onslaught Block
	Eighth Edition	2003, July 28	357	Core Sets
	Eighth Edition Box Set	2003, July 28	7	Independent Box Sets
	Mirrodin	2003, Oct. 3	306	Mirrodin Block
	World Championship Decks 2004	2004	?	World Championship Decks
	Darksteel	2004, Febr. 6	165	Mirrodin Block
	Fifth Dawn	2004, June 4	165	Mirrodin Block
	Champions of Kamigawa	2004, Oct. 1	306	Kamigawa Block
	Unhinged	2004, Nov.20	145	Un-Serious Sets
	Two-Headed Giant Tournament	2005	1	Promos
	Magic: the Gathering Launch Parties	2005-present	22	Promos	ES, FR, IT, JP
	Betrayers of Kamigawa	2005, Febr. 4	165	Kamigawa Block
	Saviors of Kamigawa	2005, June 3	165	Kamigawa Block
	Ninth Edition	2005, July 29	359	Core Sets
	Ninth Edition Box Set	2005, July 29	10	Independent Box Sets
	Ravnica: City of Guilds	2005, Oct. 7	306	Ravnica Block
	Happy Holidays	2006	7	Promos
	Pro Tour	2006	5	Promos	JP
	WPN/Gateway	2006-2011	84	Promos	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP
	Champs	2006-2008	12	Promos
	Hachette Encyclopedia Inserts	2006-2007	725	Reprint Sets	FR, IT
	Guildpact	2006, Febr. 3	165	Ravnica Block
	Dissension	2006, May 5	165	Ravnica Block
	Coldsnap	2006, July 21	155	Ice Age	DE, ES, FR, IT, JP, PT, RU, TW
	Coldsnap Theme Decks	2006, July 21	62	Ice Age
	Time Spiral	2006, Oct. 6	422	Time Spiral Block
	Time Spiral "Timeshifted"	2006, Oct. 6	122	Time Spiral Block
	Summer of Magic	2007	2	Promos
	Grand Prix	2007	9	Promos
	Magic Game Day Cards	2007-2013	27	Promos	FR
	Planar Chaos	2007, Febr. 2	165	Time Spiral Block
	Future Sight	2007, May 4	165	Time Spiral Block
	Tenth Edition	2007, July 13	383	Core Sets
	Masters Edition	2007, Sept.10	195	MTGO
	Lorwyn	2007, Oct. 12	301	Lorwyn Block
	Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins	2007, Nov. 16	62	Duel Decks
	Morningtide	2008, Febr. 1	150	Lorwyn Block
	Shadowmoor	2008, May 2	301	Shadowmoor Cycle
	Eventide	2008, July 25	180	Shadowmoor Cycle
	From the Vault: Dragons	2008,Aug.29	15	From The Vault
	Masters Edition II	2008,Sept.22	245	MTGO
	Shards of Alara	2008, Oct. 3	249	Shards of Alara Block
	Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra	2008,Nov. 7	62	Duel Decks
	15th Anniversary	2009	2	Promos
	Conflux	2009,Febr.6	145	Shards of Alara Block
	Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic	2009, April 10	62	Duel Decks
	Alara Reborn	2009, April 30	145	Shards of Alara Block
	Magic 2010	2009, July 17	249	Core Sets
	From the Vault: Exiled	2009,Aug.28	15	From The Vault
	Planechase	2009,Sept.4	211	"Command Zone"
	Masters Edition III	2009,Sept.7	230	MTGO
	Zendikar	2009,Oct. 2	249	Zendikar Block
	Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana	2009,Oct.30	63	Duel Decks
	Premium Deck Series: Slivers	2009,Nov.20	41	Premium Deck Series
	Worldwake	2010, Febr. 5	145	Zendikar Block
	Rise of the Eldrazi	2010, April 23	248	Zendikar Block
	Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. The Coalition	2010,March 19	71	Duel Decks
	Duels of the Planeswalkers	2010, June 4	113	Reprint Sets
	Archenemy	2010, June 18	151	"Command Zone"
	Magic 2011	2010, July 16	249	Core Sets
	From the Vault: Relics	2010, Aug.27	15	From The Vault
	Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret	2010, Sept.3	79	Duel Decks
	Scars of Mirrodin	2010, Oct. 1	249	Scars of Mirrodin Block
	Magic Online Deck Series: Legacy Format	2010, Nov.8	?	MTGO
	Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning	2010, Nov.19	34	Premium Deck Series
	Momir Vig Basic Event Deck	2010, Nov.22	?	MTGO
	Masters Edition IV	2010,Jan.10	260	MTGO
	World Cup Magic Qualifiers	2011	1	Promos
	Mirrodin Besieged	2011, Febr. 4	155	Scars of Mirrodin Block
	New Phyrexia	2011, May 13	175	Scars of Mirrodin Block
	Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons	2011, April 1	81	Duel Decks
	Commander	2011,June17	320	"Command Zone"
	Commander's Arsenal	2011,June17	18	"Command Zone"
	Magic 2012	2011, July 15	249	Core Sets
	From the Vault: Legends	2011, Aug.26	15	From The Vault
	Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas	2011, Sept. 2	83	Duel Decks
	Innistrad	2011,Sept.30	264	Innistrad Block
	Premium Deck Series: Graveborn	2011,Nov.18	30	Premium Deck Series
	Dark Ascension	2012, Febr.3	158	Innistrad Block
	Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth	2012, March 30	77	Duel Decks
	Avacyn Restored	2012, May 4	244	Innistrad Block
	Planechase 2012 Edition	2012,June1	216	"Command Zone"
	Magic 2013	2012,July 13	249	Core Sets
	From the Vault: Realms	2012,Aug.31	15	From The Vault
	Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari	2012, Sept.7	90	Duel Decks
	Return to Ravnica	2012, Oct. 5	274	Return to Ravnica Block
	Gatecrash	2013, Feb. 1	249	Return to Ravnica Block
	Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt	2013,March15	80	Duel Decks
	Dragon's Maze	2013, Apr. 27	156	Return to Ravnica Block
	Modern Masters	2013, June 7	229	Reprint Sets
	Magic 2014	2013, July 19	249	Core Sets
	From the Vault: Twenty	2013, Aug.23	15	From The Vault
	Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters	2013, Sept.6	81	Duel Decks
	Theros	2013, Sept. 27	249	Theros Block	CH DE FR IT JP KR PT RU SP TW
	Commander 2013 Edition	2013, Nov. 1	357	"Command Zone"
	Born of the Gods	2014, Febr. 7	165	Theros Block
	Journey into Nyx	2014, May 2	165	Theros Block
	Modern Event Deck	2014, May 30	26	-
	Conspiracy	2014, June 6	210	Conspiracy	CN, JP
	Vintage Masters	2014, June 16	650	MTGO
	Magic 2015 Core Set	2014, July 18	284	Core Sets	CN DE ES FR IT JP KR PT RU TW
	Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning	2014, Sept. 5	81	Duel Decks	JP
	Khans of Tarkir	2014, Sept. 26	538	Khans of Tarkir	DE CN FR ES IT JP KR RU PT TW
	From the Vault: Annihilation	2014, Oct. 6	15	From the Vault	-