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Magic 2012
Magic 2011
Magic 2011 is a core set consisting of 249 cards that was released July 16, 2010. This core set contains nearly half new cards and the rest are reprinted from earlier sets. M11 introduced us to the new Titans – Primeval Titan, Grave Titan, Frost Titan, Sun Titan, and Inferno Titan. The set also reprinted all the Planeswalkers first found in Lorwyn but included new signature spell cards for each Planeswalker (Jace's Erasure, Liliana's Specter, Chandra's Outrage and Garruk's Companion). This set also marked the return of 60 card intro decks instead of the 41 card decks that had been printed for new sets since Shards, allowing players to have a functional deck for tournaments. M11 includes most of the evergreen mechanics (excluding double strike and intimidate) and also includes the non-evergreen mechanic Scry.
Magic 2010
Magic 2010 is the MTG core set released in 2009. This 249 set is the first core set since Beta to include new cards, not just reprints. With the release of M10 also came the announcement that there will now be a core set released every year, instead of every two years. In addition to all the Planeswalker’s from Lorwyn being reprinted, new cards like Vampire Nocturnus were introduced and made Vampire decks a popular format for players. Baneslayer Angel was also introduced to players, helping to defend against Demons and Dragons. M10 was a game changer, literally, as several rules regarding combat damage, deathtouch, lifelink and mana burn, were changed.
10th Edition
9th Edition
8th Edition
7th Edition
6th Edition
5th Edition
Released in March of 1997, Fifth Edition was by far the largest version of the Magic: The Gathering; basic set. Fifth Edition contains a total of 429 cards, not including the basic lands.
4th Edition
Released in April 1995, Fourth Edition was a new version of the Magic: The Gathering; basic set. In a continuing attempt to balance and add new flavor to the game, fifty-one cards were removed from the Revised Edition and 122 cards from previous expansions were added, bringing the total cards to 378.
3rd Edition
The Revised Edition of the basic set was released in April 1994 with 306 cards. The white-bordered set "cleaned up" several rules and graphical oversights from the previous Unlimited basic set.
Unlimited
These first 10 million cards sold out quickly, and in December 1993, the Unlimited Edition was released. This white-bordered set consisted of the same 302 cards as the Beta print run.
Beta
After the Alpha print run of 2.6 million cards, some corrections were made and the remaining 7.3 million cards were released as the "Beta" set (302 cards).
Alpha
Premiered at Origins '93 in July of that year, Magic: The Gathering; was first released to the general public on August 5, 1993. The "Alpha" set consisted of 295 cards.
