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|image = MTG BW.jpg | |||
|symbol_description = The letter "U" | |||
|design = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small> | |||
|development = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small> | |||
|art = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small> | |||
|release = December 1, 1993 | |||
|mechanics = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small> | |||
|keywords = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small> | |||
|size = 302 cards<br/>{{curmb|75|95|117||15}} | |||
|code_expansion = 2ED | |||
|code_expansion_ref={{DailyRef|ask-wizards-august-2004-2004-08-02|Ask Wizards - August, 2004|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 02, 2004}} | |||
|code_development = | |||
|series = [[Core set]]s | |||
|first = Beta{{!}}Limited Edition Beta | |||
|second = Unlimited Edition | |||
|third = Revised Edition | |||
|previous = Beta{{!}}Limited Edition Beta | |||
|next = Arabian Nights | |||
|plane=[[Multiverse|Multiversal]]}} | |||
'''''Unlimited Edition''''', or '''''Unlimited''''' is the second edition of the [[core set]]. This [[white border|white-bordered]] set consisted of the same 302 cards as the ''[[Beta]]'' print run. It was released in December 1993. | |||
[[File:Unlimited booster.jpg|thumb|''Unlimited'' booster.]] | |||
==Set details== | |||
For information on the mechanics and themes, notable [[card]]s, storyline, design and development, cycles, creature types, and points of interest in this set, please see the ''[[Beta]]'' set. | |||
The original plan of the creators had been to mark unlimited sets with a gray border, not white. They found out that this was technically too difficult, and had to settle for what they considered to be the much less aesthetically satisfying white.<ref>[http://howell.seattle.wa.us/games/mtg/regathering.html David Howell: The Regathering]</ref> | |||
This set was | ==Marketing== | ||
This set was released on December 1, 1993, after ''Beta'' had sold out as quickly as ''[[Alpha]]'' had. The print run was 35 million cards.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://archive.org/details/TheDuelistPresentstheCompleteMagicCardList/|title="The Duelist Presents: the Complete Magic Card List"|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=December 1995|work=The Duelist #8|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia">[[Beth Moursund]] (2002). ''[[The Complete Encyclopedia of Magic: The Gathering]]'', Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN-10 1-56025-443-2.</ref> Cards were available from mid-January 1994 through mid-March 1994.<ref name="1999 rulings summary">Stephen D'Angelo (February 2, 1999) "[[Card Rulings Summary (02/17/99)|Card Rulings Summary]]". Usenet.</ref> The cards were sold in 60-card [[starter deck]]s and 15-card [[boosters]]. [[Wizards of the Coast]] instructed [[Carta Mundi]] to change the black border on the [[card frame]] to white, in order to maintain the [[collecting]] value of the initial ''[[Limited]]'' print run. | |||
''Unlimited'' was the first set to be officially titled as something other than just ''Magic: The Gathering''. The ''"Unlimited Edition"'' label appears on the booster boxes, decks, and booster packs.<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-january-2007-2007-01-01|Ask Wizards - January, 2007|[[Wizards of the Coast]]| January 1, 2007}}</ref> The rulebook was the same as for ''Beta''.<ref name="The Original Magic Rulebook">{{DailyRef|feature/original-magic-rulebook-2004-12-25|The Original ''Magic'' Rulebook|[[John Carter]]|December 25, 2004}}</ref> | |||
==Misprints== | ==Misprints== | ||
*<c>Contract | The misprints in Unlimited are identical to the misprints in [[Beta]]. | ||
* Almost every instance of the artist [[Douglas Shuler]]'s name was misspelled as "Schuler". (These include: <c>Animate Artifact</c>, <c>Benalish Hero</c>, <c>Circle of Protection: White</c>, <c>Contract from Below</c>, <c>Demonic Tutor</c>, <c>Drain Life</c>, <c>Drain Power</c>, <c>Dwarven Warriors</c>, <c>Force of Nature</c>, <c>Frozen Shade</c>, <c>Glasses of Urza</c>, <c>Hypnotic Specter</c>, <c>Mountain</c> (the two original versions from [[Alpha]]), <c>Northern Paladin</c>, <c>Power Surge</c>, <c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c>, <c>Psionic Blast</c>, <c>Righteousness</c>, <c>Serra Angel</c>, <c>Tranquility</c>, <c>Unholy Strength</c>, <c>Unsummon</c>, <c>Uthden Troll</c>, <c>Veteran Bodyguard</c>, <c>Volcanic Explosion</c>, and <c>Weakness</c>.) As in [[Beta]], the only two cards in Unlimited that have [[Douglas Shuler]]'s name spelled correctly are <c>Icy Manipulator</c> and the third (new in [[Beta]]) version of <c>Mountain</c>. | |||
*<c>Goblin Balloon Brigade</c> {{-}} the wording for the activated ability could be interpreted to give all [[Goblin]]s [[Flying]] instead of only itself, which was the original intent. The wording was changed to reflect the original intent beginning with [[Revised Edition]].<ref name="Alpha Revised">{{DailyRef|arcana/alpha-typos-2009-09-22|''Alpha'' Typos|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 22, 2009}}</ref> | |||
*<c>Goblin King</c> {{-}} the wording gave all [[Goblin]]s +1/+1 and [[mountainwalk]], but the original intent was that this would not apply to the Goblin King itself. Beginning with [[Revised Edition]] this problem was solved by listing the Goblin King's type as "Lord"; beginning with Ninth Edition the word "Goblin" returned to the type and the wording for the ability was changed to "Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk." <ref name="Alpha Revised"/> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.wizards.com/magic/advanced/1_2_3e/ABUnlim.asp ''Unlimited'' Product Page] (old) | *[http://www.wizards.com/magic/advanced/1_2_3e/ABUnlim.asp ''Unlimited'' Product Page] (old) | ||
*{{Prodpage| | *{{Prodpage|alpha-beta-and-unlimited|Unlimited}} (new) | ||
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| Set Information | |||||
| Set symbol | |||||
| Symbol description | The letter "U" | ||||
| Design | (See Alpha) | ||||
| Development | (See Alpha) | ||||
| Art direction | (See Alpha) | ||||
| Release date | December 1, 1993 | ||||
| Plane | Multiversal | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | (See Alpha) | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | (See Alpha) | ||||
| Set size |
302 cards (75 commons, 95 uncommons, 117 rares, 15 basic lands) | ||||
| Expansion code | 2ED[1] | ||||
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Unlimited Edition, or Unlimited is the second edition of the core set. This white-bordered set consisted of the same 302 cards as the Beta print run. It was released in December 1993.
Set details
For information on the mechanics and themes, notable cards, storyline, design and development, cycles, creature types, and points of interest in this set, please see the Beta set.
The original plan of the creators had been to mark unlimited sets with a gray border, not white. They found out that this was technically too difficult, and had to settle for what they considered to be the much less aesthetically satisfying white.[2]
Marketing
This set was released on December 1, 1993, after Beta had sold out as quickly as Alpha had. The print run was 35 million cards.[3][4] Cards were available from mid-January 1994 through mid-March 1994.[5] The cards were sold in 60-card starter decks and 15-card boosters. Wizards of the Coast instructed Carta Mundi to change the black border on the card frame to white, in order to maintain the collecting value of the initial Limited print run.
Unlimited was the first set to be officially titled as something other than just Magic: The Gathering. The "Unlimited Edition" label appears on the booster boxes, decks, and booster packs.[6] The rulebook was the same as for Beta.[7]
Misprints
The misprints in Unlimited are identical to the misprints in Beta.
- Almost every instance of the artist Douglas Shuler's name was misspelled as "Schuler". (These include: Animate Artifact, Benalish Hero, Circle of Protection: White, Contract from Below, Demonic Tutor, Drain Life, Drain Power, Dwarven Warriors, Force of Nature, Frozen Shade, Glasses of Urza, Hypnotic Specter, Mountain (the two original versions from Alpha), Northern Paladin, Power Surge, Prodigal Sorcerer, Psionic Blast, Righteousness, Serra Angel, Tranquility, Unholy Strength, Unsummon, Uthden Troll, Veteran Bodyguard, Volcanic Explosion, and Weakness.) As in Beta, the only two cards in Unlimited that have Douglas Shuler's name spelled correctly are Icy Manipulator and the third (new in Beta) version of Mountain.
- Goblin Balloon Brigade — the wording for the activated ability could be interpreted to give all Goblins Flying instead of only itself, which was the original intent. The wording was changed to reflect the original intent beginning with Revised Edition.[8]
- Goblin King — the wording gave all Goblins +1/+1 and mountainwalk, but the original intent was that this would not apply to the Goblin King itself. Beginning with Revised Edition this problem was solved by listing the Goblin King's type as "Lord"; beginning with Ninth Edition the word "Goblin" returned to the type and the wording for the ability was changed to "Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk." [8]
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 02, 2004). "Ask Wizards - August, 2004". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ David Howell: The Regathering
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 1995). ""The Duelist Presents: the Complete Magic Card List"". The Duelist #8. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Beth Moursund (2002). The Complete Encyclopedia of Magic: The Gathering, Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN-10 1-56025-443-2.
- ↑ Stephen D'Angelo (February 2, 1999) "Card Rulings Summary". Usenet.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 1, 2007). "Ask Wizards - January, 2007". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ John Carter (December 25, 2004). "The Original Magic Rulebook". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Magic Arcana (September 22, 2009). "Alpha Typos". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.