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'''Serial numbered cards''', or '''serialized cards''',  are ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' chase cards that are serial numbered with a stamp in the [[Illustration|art box]].  
'''Serial numbered cards''', or '''serialized cards''',  are ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' chase cards that are serial numbered with a stamp in the [[Illustration|art box]].  


==History==
==Description==
===Serial numbering===
Serial numbering means every individual card is marked, either by a machine or by hand, with a unique number, usually followed by the maximum number in the run. Serial numbering first appeared on non-''Magic'' trading cards in 1990 with Pro Set Football's Vince Lombardi Trophy Hologram card.<ref>{{WebRef|url=http://baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/Serial_Number|title=Serial Number|publisher=Baseballcardpedia.com}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=http://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-best-serial-numbers.html|title=The Best Serial Numbers!|author=DefGav|date=July 30, 2013|publisher=Baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=http://www.upperdeck.com/collectors-zone/trading-cards-explained.aspx|title=Trading Cards Explained|publisher=Upperdeck.com}}</ref> The first serialized card for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' appeared in [[2021]].
Serial numbering means every individual card is marked, either by a machine or by hand, with a unique number, usually followed by the maximum number in the run. Serial numbering first appeared on non-''Magic'' trading cards in 1990 with Pro Set Football's Vince Lombardi Trophy Hologram card.<ref>{{WebRef|url=http://baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/Serial_Number|title=Serial Number|publisher=Baseballcardpedia.com}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=http://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-best-serial-numbers.html|title=The Best Serial Numbers!|author=DefGav|date=July 30, 2013|publisher=Baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=http://www.upperdeck.com/collectors-zone/trading-cards-explained.aspx|title=Trading Cards Explained|publisher=Upperdeck.com}}</ref>


===Mirrored cards===
===Mirrored cards===
"Mirrored cards" or "reversed cards" are serial numbered cards that are printed with their [[rules text]] and [[illustration]] in reverse. The golden stamp in the lower right corner of the art box is non-reversed. They are numbered #1 of 100 to of #100 of 100.
"Mirrored cards" or "reversed cards" are serial numbered cards that are printed with their [[rules text]] and [[illustration]] in reverse. The golden stamp in the lower right corner of the art box is non-reversed.


====Viscera Seer====
==List of serialized cards==
The 100 mirrored {{card|Viscera Seer||SLD}}s are the first series of serial numbered cards to appear in the context of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. The first of these cards was found in November 2021 as a bonus card in a foil ''[[{{SLD|All-Natural, Totally Refreshing Superdrop|Phyrexian Praetors: Compleat Edition}}]]'' packaging.<ref>{{TwitterRef|StarCityBen|1458851557278203906|author=[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|title=Just opened what appears to be an AMAZINGLY RARE card.|date=November 11, 2021}}</ref> The second card found was #15 and was found in a non-foil version of the same [[Secret Lair]] [[drop]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158414863867327&set=pcb.2543021772509049 Andrew Smith, Facebook, #MTGRarities: Major Misprints, Test Prints, Oddities]</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
 
!width="6.0%"|Date
===Retro Frame Artifacts===
!width="15.0%"|Cards
The ''[[Retro Frame Artifacts]]'' set associated with ''[[The Brothers' War]]'', as released in November 2022, had versions of the "schematic" art that are [[double-rainbow foil]]ed and numbered up to #500 in the lower left corner of the art box.<ref name="First Look">{{DailyRef|news/first-look-brothers-war-2022-09-29|A First Look at the ''The Brothers' War''|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|September 29, 2022}}</ref>
!Numbered
 
!Found
===Secret Lair 295===
!Notes
[[Secret Lair 295]] is a series of 295 numbered {{Card|Shivan Dragon||SLD}} cards with art by [[List of illustrators|Martin Ontiveros]] that were were randomly distributed as free gifts to visitors of [[MagicCon]] Philadelphia in February 2023.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfinance/comments/114rm1d/mtg_philly_randomly_dropping_serialized_secret/|title=Mtg Philly randomly dropping serialized secret lair card|date=February 17, 2023|publisher=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/114se25/sld_shivan_dragon/|title=SLD Shivan Dragon|date=February 17, 2023|publisher=Reddit}}</ref> Additional cards in series of 295 were distributed at other conventions.
|-
 
|2021-11
===Multiverse Legends===
|Mirrored {{card|Viscera Seer||SLD}} (1)
The ''[[March_of_the_Machine/Multiverse_Legends|Multiverse Legends]]'' set associated with ''[[March of the Machine]]'' features  serialized versions of each of the 65 cards.<ref>{{YouTubeRef|-y3G-nFhN0I|First Look at March of the Machine|channel=Magic: The Gathering|date=February 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Collecting">{{DailyRef|feature/collecting-march-of-the-machine|Collecting ''March of the Machine''|[[Max McCall]] and [[Adam Styborski]]|March 29, 2023}}</ref>
|1-100
 
|Bonus card for ''[[{{SLD|All-Natural, Totally Refreshing Superdrop|Phyrexian Praetors: Compleat Edition}}]]''.<ref>{{TwitterRef|StarCityBen|1458851557278203906|author=[[Ben Bleiweiss]]|title=Just opened what appears to be an AMAZINGLY RARE card.|date=November 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158414863867327&set=pcb.2543021772509049 Andrew Smith, Facebook, #MTGRarities: Major Misprints, Test Prints, Oddities]</ref>
===The Lord of the Rings===
|First series of serial numbered cards to appear in the context of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''
For ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth]]'', a serialized Ring card could appear in [[Collector Booster]]s.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://mtgrocks.com/absurdly-rare-ring-card-to-appear-in-lord-of-the-rings-set/|title=Absurdly Rare MTG 'Ring' Card To Appear in Lord of the Rings Set!|author=Riley Hicks|date=February 21, 2023|publisher=MTGRocks.com}}</ref> There are 300 Elven Sol Rings, 700 Dwarven Sol Rings, and 900 Human Sol Rings. The serialized version of The One Ring, which is a variant of {{Card|The One Ring||LTR}} Mythic Rare card from the main set, features a raised gold foil treatment applied to the frame, art, and text written in the [[Wikipedia:Black Speech|Black Speech]] of [[Wikipedia:Sauron|Sauron]] using Tengwar letterforms. The serialization denotes that this card is 001/001 — the only one of its kind available in the world.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/news/first-look-for-retailers-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|title=First Look for Retailers – The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™|author=[[WPN]]|date=March 14, 2023|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref>
|-
|2022-11
|''[[Retro Frame Artifacts]]'' (63)
|1-500
|In [[Collector Booster]]s of ''[[The Brothers' War]]'',
|"Schematic" art with [[double-rainbow foil]].<ref name="First Look">{{DailyRef|news/first-look-brothers-war-2022-09-29|A First Look at the ''The Brothers' War''|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|September 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2023-02<br>and later
|''[[Secret Lair 295]]'' (5)
|1-295
|Randomly distributed as free gifts to visitors of [[MagicCon]]s.
|Iconic cards with [[alternate art]].<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfinance/comments/114rm1d/mtg_philly_randomly_dropping_serialized_secret/|title=Mtg Philly randomly dropping serialized secret lair card|date=February 17, 2023|publisher=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/114se25/sld_shivan_dragon/|title=SLD Shivan Dragon|date=February 17, 2023|publisher=Reddit}}</ref>
|-
|2023-04
|''[[March_of_the_Machine/Multiverse_Legends|Multiverse Legends]]'' (65)
|1-500
|In Collector Boosters of ''[[March of the Machine]]''.
|Double-rainbow foil.<ref name="Collecting MOM">{{DailyRef|feature/collecting-march-of-the-machine|Collecting ''March of the Machine''|[[Max McCall]] and [[Adam Styborski]]|March 29, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2023-06
|Rings (4)
|Various
|In Collector Boosters of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth]]''.
|300 Elven Sol Rings, 700 Dwarven Sol Rings, and 900 Human Sol Rings. {{Card|The One Ring||LTR|#=0}} had a special version serialized 001/001.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://mtgrocks.com/absurdly-rare-ring-card-to-appear-in-lord-of-the-rings-set/|title=Absurdly Rare MTG 'Ring' Card To Appear in Lord of the Rings Set!|author=Riley Hicks|date=February 21, 2023|publisher=MTGRocks.com}}</ref> <ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/news/first-look-for-retailers-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|title=First Look for Retailers – The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™|author=[[WPN]]|date=March 14, 2023|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref>
|-
|2023-10
|[[Doctor]]s (13)
|Various
|In Collector Boosters of the ''[[Doctor Who]]''
|The serialized total ranges from 501 to 513 matching each specific Doctor.<ref name="Preview Barca">{{YouTubeRef|Y5YsggzwCxI|The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Barcelona|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=July 28, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2023-11
|''[[Realms and Relics]]'' (30)<br>Rock Posters (20)
|1-100
|In Collector Boosters of the ''[[Lord of the Rings Holiday Release]]''
|Double rainbow foil.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/collecting-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth#ltrupdate|title=Collecting The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™|author=[[Mike Turian]], [[Adam Styborski]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=September 22, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014175902/https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/collecting-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth#ltrupdate|archivedate=October 14, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2024-01
|Retro Frame cards (64)
|1-500
|In Collector Boosters of ''[[Ravnica Remastered]]''.
|
|-
|2024-02
|Ravnica City treatment (7)
|1-250
|In Collector Boosters of ''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]''.
|
|-
|2024-03
|[[Bobblehead]]s (7)
|1-500
|In Collector Boosters of ''[[Fallout]]''.<ref>{{YouTubeRef|nYla3gjHUHA|Magic: The Gathering x Fallout™ - First Look|creator=[[Blake Rasmussen]], [[Chris Mooney]], [https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Pete_Hines Pete Hines]|date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>
|
|-
|2024-06
|"Concept [[Eldrazi]] [[Titan]]s" (3)
|1-250
|In Collector Boosters of ''[[Modern Horizons 3]]''.
|
|-
|2024-07
|Historical Figures (4)
|1-500
|In Collector Boosters of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.
|Printed in their native language
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 14:05, 26 February 2024

Mirrored Viscera Seer #15 of 100

Serial numbered cards, or serialized cards, are Magic: The Gathering chase cards that are serial numbered with a stamp in the art box.

Description

Serial numbering means every individual card is marked, either by a machine or by hand, with a unique number, usually followed by the maximum number in the run. Serial numbering first appeared on non-Magic trading cards in 1990 with Pro Set Football's Vince Lombardi Trophy Hologram card.[1][2][3] The first serialized card for Magic: The Gathering appeared in 2021.

Mirrored cards

"Mirrored cards" or "reversed cards" are serial numbered cards that are printed with their rules text and illustration in reverse. The golden stamp in the lower right corner of the art box is non-reversed.

List of serialized cards

Date Cards Numbered Found Notes
2021-11 Mirrored Viscera Seer (1) 1-100 Bonus card for Phyrexian Praetors: Compleat Edition.[4][5] First series of serial numbered cards to appear in the context of Magic: The Gathering
2022-11 Retro Frame Artifacts (63) 1-500 In Collector Boosters of The Brothers' War, "Schematic" art with double-rainbow foil.[6]
2023-02
and later 		Secret Lair 295 (5) 1-295 Randomly distributed as free gifts to visitors of MagicCons. Iconic cards with alternate art.[7][8]
2023-04 Multiverse Legends (65) 1-500 In Collector Boosters of March of the Machine. Double-rainbow foil.[9]
2023-06 Rings (4) Various In Collector Boosters of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. 300 Elven Sol Rings, 700 Dwarven Sol Rings, and 900 Human Sol Rings. The One Ring had a special version serialized 001/001.[10] [11]
2023-10 Doctors (13) Various In Collector Boosters of the Doctor Who The serialized total ranges from 501 to 513 matching each specific Doctor.[12]
2023-11 Realms and Relics (30)
Rock Posters (20) 		1-100 In Collector Boosters of the Lord of the Rings Holiday Release Double rainbow foil.[13]
2024-01 Retro Frame cards (64) 1-500 In Collector Boosters of Ravnica Remastered.
2024-02 Ravnica City treatment (7) 1-250 In Collector Boosters of Murders at Karlov Manor.
2024-03 Bobbleheads (7) 1-500 In Collector Boosters of Fallout.[14]
2024-06 "Concept Eldrazi Titans" (3) 1-250 In Collector Boosters of Modern Horizons 3.
2024-07 Historical Figures (4) 1-500 In Collector Boosters of Assassin's Creed. Printed in their native language

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Serial Number. Baseballcardpedia.com.
  2. ↑ DefGav (July 30, 2013). "The Best Serial Numbers!". Baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com.
  3. ↑ Trading Cards Explained. Upperdeck.com.
  4. ↑ Ben Bleiweiss (November 11, 2021). "Just opened what appears to be an AMAZINGLY RARE card.". Twitter.
  5. ↑ Andrew Smith, Facebook, #MTGRarities: Major Misprints, Test Prints, Oddities
  6. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (September 29, 2022). "A First Look at the The Brothers' War". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Mtg Philly randomly dropping serialized secret lair card. Reddit (February 17, 2023).
  8. ↑ SLD Shivan Dragon. Reddit (February 17, 2023).
  9. ↑ Max McCall and Adam Styborski (March 29, 2023). "Collecting March of the Machine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Riley Hicks (February 21, 2023). "Absurdly Rare MTG 'Ring' Card To Appear in Lord of the Rings Set!". MTGRocks.com.
  11. ↑ WPN (March 14, 2023). "First Look for Retailers – The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™". Wizards Play Network.
  12. ↑ The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Barcelona (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (July 28, 2023).
  13. ↑ Mike Turian, Adam Styborski (September 22, 2023). "Collecting The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023.
  14. ↑ Blake Rasmussen, Chris Mooney, Pete Hines (October 19, 2023). "Magic: The Gathering x Fallout™ - First Look (Video)". YouTube.
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