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[[File:MH1 Art Series front side.png|thumb|right|<c>Mox Tantalite</c> art card]] | [[File:MH1 Art Series front side.png|thumb|right|<c>Mox Tantalite</c> art card]] | ||
An '''art card''' is a regular sized [[Collecting|collectible]] bonus [[card]] that comes with some ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[booster]]s.<ref name="Twitch"> | An '''art card''' is a regular sized [[Collecting|collectible]] bonus [[card]] that comes with some ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[booster]]s.<ref name="Twitch">{{WebRef|url=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/428860046?t=55m21s|title=Weekly MTG: Modern Horizons special preview|author=[[Blake Rasmussen]], [[Stephen Sunu]], [[Adam Prosak]] and [[List of illustrators|Ryan Pancoast]]|publisher=Twitch|date=}}</ref> Art cards are not ''Magic'' cards and are not for gameplay.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/modern-horizons-release-notes-2019-05-31|''Modern Horizons'' Release Notes|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|May 31, 2019}}</ref> | ||
[[File:MH1 Art Series back side.png|thumb|right|Back side of the art card]] | [[File:MH1 Art Series back side.png|thumb|right|Back side of the art card]] | ||
==Description== | |||
The front side depicts a piece of [[art]] in a horizontal orientation. There are no foil art cards. Instead, all of them are treated with a specially developed gloss varnish that brings out the art.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/185157648848/hi-mark-can-you-give-us-more-information|title=Can you give us more information regarding the art cards?|May 26, 2019}}</ref> The [[card back]]s are mostly blank, with some [[collector]]'s info (''Magic'' logo, [[illustration]] credits, legal text and [[collector number]]s). The backs are left uncoated. They are similar to an artist's proofs and thus provide room to get an artist's signature or sketch on it. They can also be used as [[token]]s for [[copy]] [[effect]]s, [[proxy|proxies]], or if it is for a [[legendary]] [[creature]] it could be a good way to store [[experience counter]]s, [[life]] total, commander tax, etc. | The front side depicts a piece of [[art]] in a horizontal orientation. There are no foil art cards. Instead, all of them are treated with a specially developed gloss varnish that brings out the art.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/185157648848/hi-mark-can-you-give-us-more-information|title=Can you give us more information regarding the art cards?|May 26, 2019}}</ref> The [[card back]]s are mostly blank, with some [[collector]]'s info (''Magic'' logo, [[illustration]] credits, legal text and [[collector number]]s). The backs are left uncoated. They are similar to an artist's proofs and thus provide room to get an artist's signature or sketch on it. They can also be used as [[token]]s for [[copy]] [[effect]]s, [[proxy|proxies]], or if it is for a [[legendary]] [[creature]] it could be a good way to store [[experience counter]]s, [[life]] total, commander tax, etc. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Arts cards were first featured in the [[Modern Horizons/Art Series|''Modern Horizons'' Art Series]]. They returned for the [[Zendikar Rising/Art Series|''Zendikar Rising'' Art Series]] and [[Kaldheim/Art Series|''Kaldheim'' Art Series]].<ref>{{YouTubeRef|NqoFes1rJ0c|Magic: The Gathering Panel with Mark Rosewater {{!}} Comic-Con@Home 2020}}</ref> In these sets, five percent of the time, rather than a normal art card you'll get one with a gold-stamped signature of the artist.<ref name="Set Booster">{{DailyRef|making-magic/set-boosters-2020-07-25|Set Boosters|Mark Rosewater|July 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/kaldheim-product-overview-2021-01-25|Kaldheim Product Overview|Ari Zirulnik|January 25, 2021}}</ref> Every art card exists in both its normal version and its signature version. | Arts cards were first featured in the [[Modern Horizons/Art Series|''Modern Horizons'' Art Series]]. They returned for the [[Zendikar Rising/Art Series|''Zendikar Rising'' Art Series]] and [[Kaldheim/Art Series|''Kaldheim'' Art Series]].<ref>{{YouTubeRef|NqoFes1rJ0c|Magic: The Gathering Panel with Mark Rosewater {{!}} Comic-Con@Home 2020}}</ref> In these sets, five percent of the time, rather than a normal art card you'll get one with a gold-stamped signature of the artist.<ref name="Set Booster">{{DailyRef|making-magic/set-boosters-2020-07-25|Set Boosters|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/kaldheim-product-overview-2021-01-25|Kaldheim Product Overview|[[Ari Zirulnik]]|January 25, 2021}}</ref> Every art card exists in both its normal version and its signature version. | ||
Starting with ''[[Dominaria United]]'', [[Wizards of the Coast]] increased the rate at which gold-stamped signature art cards were found from 1-in-20 (5%) to 1-in-10 (10%).<ref name="DMUart">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/card-image-gallery/dominaria-united-art-cards-2022-08-30|title=Dominaria United Art Cards|author=[[Kendall Pepple]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=August 30, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401202703/https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/card-image-gallery/dominaria-united-art-cards-2022-08-30|archivedate=April 1, 2023}}</ref> | |||
With the introduction of [[Play Booster]]s in ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]'', [[Wizards of the Coast]] switched from 81 art cards being made per set down to 49. Then with ''[[Outlaws of Thunder Junction]]'' going forward, increased the number back up to 54 art cards per set release. This change was made, in part, to reflect that there are fewer art cards showing up in each pack.<ref name="Discord Q&A">{{DailyRef|announcements/play-booster-discord-q-and-a|Play Booster Discord Q&A|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|October 20, 2023}}</ref> The change in numbers also necessitated a change in the odds of gold-stamped signature art cards, from 1-in-10 (10%) to 1-in-7 (~14.29%).<ref name="MKMart">{{DailyRef|card-image-gallery/murders-at-karlov-manor-art-cards|Murders at Karlov Manor Art Cards|[[Kendall Pepple]]|January 30, 2024}}</ref> The release of ''Outlaws of Thunder Junction'' brought the odds of stamped art cards back to their initial position of 1-in-20 (5%).<ref name="OTJart">{{DailyRef|card-image-gallery/outlaws-of-thunder-junction-art-cards|''Outlaws of Thunder Junction'' Art Cards|[[Kendall Pepple]]|April 5, 2024}}</ref> | |||
==List of sets with art cards== | ==List of sets with art cards== | ||
{ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! Set Name !! Release Date !! Number of Art Cards !! Chance of Stamped Card | |||
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| ''[[Modern Horizons/Art Series|Modern Horizons]] || Jun 2019 || 54 || 5% (1 in 20)<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/modern-horizons-tokens-and-art-series-2019-05-30|Modern Horizons Tokens and Art Series|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 30, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529021259/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/modern-horizons-tokens-and-art-series-2019-05-30|archivedate=May 29, 2022}}</ref> | |||
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| ''[[Zendikar Rising/Art Series|Zendikar Rising]]'' || Nov 2020 || 81 || 5% | |||
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| ''[[Kaldheim/Art Series|Kaldheim]]'' || Mar 2021 || 81 || 5% | |||
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| ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms/Art series|Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]'' || Jul 2021 || 81 || 5% | |||
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| ''[[Modern Horizons 2/Art Series|Modern Horizons 2]]'' || Jul 2021 || 81 || 5% | |||
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| ''[[Strixhaven: School of Mages/Art series|Strixhaven: School of Mages]]'' || Jul 2021 || 81 || 5% | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Innistrad: Midnight Hunt/Art series|Innistrad: Midnight Hunt]]'' || Oct 2021 || 81 || 5% | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Innistrad: Crimson Vow/Art series|Innistrad: Crimson Vow]]'' || Nov 2021 || 81 || 5% | |||
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| ''[[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty/Art series|Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]]'' || Apr 2022 || 81 || 5% | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Streets of New Capenna/Art series|Streets of New Capenna]]'' || May 2022 || 81 || 5% | |||
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| ''[[Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate/Art series|Baldur's Gate]]'' || Jul 2022 || 81 || 5% | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Dominaria United/Art series|Dominaria United]]'' || Sep 2022 || 81 || 10% (1 in 10)<ref name="DMUart"/> | |||
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| ''[[The Brothers' War/Art Series|The Brothers' War]]'' || Nov 2022 || 81 || 10% | |||
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| ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One/Art Series|Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || Feb 2023 || 81 || 10% | |||
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| ''[[March of the Machine/Art Series|March of the Machine]]'' || Apr 2023 || 81 || 10% | |||
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| ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth/Art Series|The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth]]'' || Jun 2023 || 81 || 10% | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Commander Masters/Art Series|Commander Masters]]'' || Aug 2023 || 81 || 10% | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Wilds of Eldraine/Art Series|Wilds of Eldraine]]'' || Sep 2023 || 81 || 10% | |||
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| ''[[The Lost Caverns of Ixalan/Art Series|The Lost Caverns of Ixalan]]'' || Nov 2023 || 81 || 10% | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor/Art Series|Murders at Karlov Manor]]'' || Feb 2024 || 49 || 14.29% (1 in 7)<ref name="MKMart"/> | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Outlaws of Thunder Junction/Art Series|Outlaws of Thunder Junction]]'' || Apr 2024 || 54 || 5% (1 in 20)<ref name="OTJart"/> | |||
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| ''[[Modern Horizons 3/Art Series|Modern Horizons 3]]'' || Jun 2024 || 54 || 5% | |||
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| ''[[Assassin's Creed/Art Series|Assassin's Creed]]'' || Jul 2024 || 20 || 5% | |||
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| ''[[Bloomburrow/Art Series|Bloomburrow]]'' || Q3 2024 || TBC || TBC | |||
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| ''[[Duskmourn: House of Horror/Art Series|Duskmourn: House of Horror]]'' || Q4 2024 || TBC || TBC | |||
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| Untitled "Death race" set - Codenamed "Tennis" || Q1 2025 || TBC || TBC | |||
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| Untitled Tarkir set - Codenamed "Ultimate" || Q2 2025 || TBC || TBC | |||
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| Untitled "Space opera" set - Codenamed "Volleyball" || Q3 2025 || TBC || TBC | |||
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| Untitled Lorwyn set - Codenamed "Wrestling" || Q4 2025 || TBC || TBC | |||
|- | |||
| Untitled Arcavios set - Codenamed "Yachting" || Q1 2026 || TBC || TBC | |||
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| Untitled event set - Codenamed "Ziplining" || Q2 2026 || TBC || TBC | |||
|} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
File:Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate ZNR art card back.jpg|Art card [[Card back|back]] for [[Zendikar Rising]]. | File:Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate ZNR art card back.jpg|Art card [[Card back|back]] for [[Zendikar Rising]]. | ||
File:Maddening Cacophony ZNR art card.png|{{card|Maddening Cacophony|Zendikar Rising|ZNR}} | |||
File:Nahiri ZNR art card.png|{{card|Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients|Zendikar Rising|ZNR}} | File:Nahiri ZNR art card.png|{{card|Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients|Zendikar Rising|ZNR}} | ||
File:Reidane art card.jpg|{{card|Reidane, God of the Worthy|Kaldheim|KHM}} | File:Reidane art card.jpg|{{card|Reidane, God of the Worthy|Kaldheim|KHM}} | ||
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File:Flumph stat card.png|Stat block card back for creatures in the [[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms|AFR]] [[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms/Art series|art series]]. | File:Flumph stat card.png|Stat block card back for creatures in the [[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms|AFR]] [[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms/Art series|art series]]. | ||
File:ThrunONE.png|{{card|Thrun, Breaker of Silence|Phyrexia: All Will Be One|ONE|#=331}} "What if?" manga style. | File:ThrunONE.png|{{card|Thrun, Breaker of Silence|Phyrexia: All Will Be One|ONE|#=331}} "What if?" manga style. | ||
File:Hedge Whisperer MKM art card back.png|Back face of {{card|Hedge Whisperer||AMKM}}'s art card with the ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]'' [[Murders at Karlov Manor/Puzzles|puzzle]] elements. | |||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:49, 21 June 2024
An art card is a regular sized collectible bonus card that comes with some Magic: The Gathering boosters.[1] Art cards are not Magic cards and are not for gameplay.[2]
Description
The front side depicts a piece of art in a horizontal orientation. There are no foil art cards. Instead, all of them are treated with a specially developed gloss varnish that brings out the art.[3] The card backs are mostly blank, with some collector's info (Magic logo, illustration credits, legal text and collector numbers). The backs are left uncoated. They are similar to an artist's proofs and thus provide room to get an artist's signature or sketch on it. They can also be used as tokens for copy effects, proxies, or if it is for a legendary creature it could be a good way to store experience counters, life total, commander tax, etc.
History
Arts cards were first featured in the Modern Horizons Art Series. They returned for the Zendikar Rising Art Series and Kaldheim Art Series.[4] In these sets, five percent of the time, rather than a normal art card you'll get one with a gold-stamped signature of the artist.[5][6] Every art card exists in both its normal version and its signature version.
Starting with Dominaria United, Wizards of the Coast increased the rate at which gold-stamped signature art cards were found from 1-in-20 (5%) to 1-in-10 (10%).[7]
With the introduction of Play Boosters in Murders at Karlov Manor, Wizards of the Coast switched from 81 art cards being made per set down to 49. Then with Outlaws of Thunder Junction going forward, increased the number back up to 54 art cards per set release. This change was made, in part, to reflect that there are fewer art cards showing up in each pack.[8] The change in numbers also necessitated a change in the odds of gold-stamped signature art cards, from 1-in-10 (10%) to 1-in-7 (~14.29%).[9] The release of Outlaws of Thunder Junction brought the odds of stamped art cards back to their initial position of 1-in-20 (5%).[10]
List of sets with art cards
| Set Name | Release Date | Number of Art Cards | Chance of Stamped Card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons | Jun 2019 | 54 | 5% (1 in 20)[11] |
| Zendikar Rising | Nov 2020 | 81 | 5% |
| Kaldheim | Mar 2021 | 81 | 5% |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms | Jul 2021 | 81 | 5% |
| Modern Horizons 2 | Jul 2021 | 81 | 5% |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages | Jul 2021 | 81 | 5% |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | Oct 2021 | 81 | 5% |
| Innistrad: Crimson Vow | Nov 2021 | 81 | 5% |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty | Apr 2022 | 81 | 5% |
| Streets of New Capenna | May 2022 | 81 | 5% |
| Baldur's Gate | Jul 2022 | 81 | 5% |
| Dominaria United | Sep 2022 | 81 | 10% (1 in 10)[7] |
| The Brothers' War | Nov 2022 | 81 | 10% |
| Phyrexia: All Will Be One | Feb 2023 | 81 | 10% |
| March of the Machine | Apr 2023 | 81 | 10% |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | Jun 2023 | 81 | 10% |
| Commander Masters | Aug 2023 | 81 | 10% |
| Wilds of Eldraine | Sep 2023 | 81 | 10% |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan | Nov 2023 | 81 | 10% |
| Murders at Karlov Manor | Feb 2024 | 49 | 14.29% (1 in 7)[9] |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction | Apr 2024 | 54 | 5% (1 in 20)[10] |
| Modern Horizons 3 | Jun 2024 | 54 | 5% |
| Assassin's Creed | Jul 2024 | 20 | 5% |
| Bloomburrow | Q3 2024 | TBC | TBC |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror | Q4 2024 | TBC | TBC |
| Untitled "Death race" set - Codenamed "Tennis" | Q1 2025 | TBC | TBC |
| Untitled Tarkir set - Codenamed "Ultimate" | Q2 2025 | TBC | TBC |
| Untitled "Space opera" set - Codenamed "Volleyball" | Q3 2025 | TBC | TBC |
| Untitled Lorwyn set - Codenamed "Wrestling" | Q4 2025 | TBC | TBC |
| Untitled Arcavios set - Codenamed "Yachting" | Q1 2026 | TBC | TBC |
| Untitled event set - Codenamed "Ziplining" | Q2 2026 | TBC | TBC |
Gallery
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Art card back for Zendikar Rising.
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Stat block card back for creatures in the AFR art series.
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Thrun, Breaker of Silence (Phyrexia: All Will Be One, #331) "What if?" manga style.
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Back face of Hedge Whisperer's art card with the Murders at Karlov Manor puzzle elements.
References
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen, Stephen Sunu, Adam Prosak and Ryan Pancoast. "Weekly MTG: Modern Horizons special preview". Twitch.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 31, 2019). "Modern Horizons Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 26, 2019). "Can you give us more information regarding the art cards?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering Panel with Mark Rosewater | Comic-Con@Home 2020 (Video). YouTube.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 25, 2020). "Set Boosters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ari Zirulnik (January 25, 2021). "Kaldheim Product Overview". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Kendall Pepple (August 30, 2022). "Dominaria United Art Cards". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (October 20, 2023). "Play Booster Discord Q&A". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Kendall Pepple (January 30, 2024). "Murders at Karlov Manor Art Cards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Kendall Pepple (April 5, 2024). "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Art Cards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (May 30, 2019). "Modern Horizons Tokens and Art Series". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022.