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{{Infobox set
|set name = Limited Edition Beta
  |name = Limited Edition/Beta
|logo = [[File:MTG.jpg|250px]]
  |image = MTG.jpg
|symbol = LEB symbol.gif
  |symbol_description = The letter “B” against a black box
|symbol description = The letter "B"
  |design = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small>
|design team = <small>(See [[#Alpha|''Alpha'']].)</small>
  |development = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small>
|development team = <small>(See [[#Alpha|''Alpha'']].)</small>
  |art = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small>
|date_release = October 1993
  |release = October 4, 1993
|mechanics = <small>(See [[#Alpha|''Alpha'']].)</small>
  |plane = [[Multiverse|Multiversal]]
|keywords = <small>(See [[#Alpha|''Alpha'']].)</small>
  |mechanics = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small>
|size = 302<BR><small>(15 basic lands, 75 commons, 95 uncommons, 117 rares)</small>
  |keywords = <small>(See ''[[Alpha]]'')</small>
|code_expansion = LEB
  |size = 302 cards<br/>{{curmb|75|95|117||15}}
|code_development =  
  |code_expansion = LEB
|block name = [[Advanced level]]|
  |code_expansion_ref={{DailyRef|ask-wizards-august-2004-2004-08-02|Ask Wizards - August, 2004|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 02, 2004}}
|first set = [[Alpha]]|
  |code_development =
|second set = Beta|
  |series = [[Core set]]s
|third set = [[Unlimited Edition]]
  |first = Alpha{{!}}Limited Edition Alpha
|previous set = [[Alpha]]
  |second = Beta{{!}}Limited Edition Beta
|this set = Beta
  |third = Unlimited Edition
|next set = [[Unlimited Edition]]
  |previous = Alpha{{!}}Limited Edition Alpha
|}}
  |next = Unlimited Edition
}}
'''''Limited Edition Beta''''', commonly known as '''''Beta''''', is the second print run of ''[[Limited Edition]]'', which was the first [[core set]] of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. It contains 302 [[border|black-bordered]] cards. It was released shortly after ''[[Alpha]]'', the first printing of the ''Limited Edition'', sold out.


'''Limited Edition Beta''', or more commonly '''Beta''', is the second printing of the first edition of Magic, includes 302 black-bordered cards.  It was released shortly after ''[[Alpha]]'', the first printing of the first edition, sold out.
''Beta'' is actually a nickname, but widely accepted as the name for this print run.<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-june-2008-2008-06-02|Ask Wizards, June 2008|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 2, 2008}}</ref>


==Set details==
==Set details==
[[File:LEA and LEB Islands.jpg|right|thumb|Comparison between ''Alpha'' and ''Beta'' card corners.]]
''Beta'' included a few changes from ''Alpha'':
''Beta'' included a few changes from ''Alpha'':
*Its cards use a less rounded corner than ''Alpha'' cards, which has been used on all cards, a new 4MM corner diecut was purchased due to the increase in demand of millions of cards and also made distinction from a standard 1/2" corner found on playing cards. This allowed future sets to have larger artwork and smaller borders.
*Its cards use a less rounded corner than ''Alpha'' cards. A new 4mm corner diecut was purchased by [[Carta Mundi]] to facilitate the increase in demand for millions of cards. Due to this, there is a difference from the standard 1/2" corner found on playing cards. This change also allowed future cards to be printed with larger artwork and smaller borders.
*<c>Circle of Protection: Black</c> and <c>Volcanic Island</c>, which were accidentally left out of ''Alpha'', were added,
*<c>Circle of Protection: Black</c> and <c>Volcanic Island</c>, which were accidentally left out of ''Alpha'', were added.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/alpha-oops-iii-2002-04-10|Alpha "Oops…" III|[[Magic Arcana]]|April 10, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/alpha-oops-v-2002-07-12|Alpha "Oops…" V|[[Magic Arcana]]|July 12, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/25-more-random-things-about-magic-2016-06-20|25 More Random Things About Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 20, 2016}}</ref>
*the misprinted <c>Cyclopean Tomb</c>, <c>Demonic Hordes</c>, <c>Elvish Archers</c>, <c>Orcish Artillery</c>, <c>Orcish Oriflamme</c> <c>Phantasmal Forces</c> and <c>Red Elemental Blast</c> were fixed,
*The misprinted <c>Cyclopean Tomb</c>, <c>Force of Nature</c>, <c>Birds of Paradise</c>, <c>Demonic Hordes</c>, <c>Elvish Archers</c>, <c>Orcish Artillery</c>, <c>Orcish Oriflamme</c>, <c>Phantasmal Forces</c>, <c>Red Elemental Blast</c>, <c>Rock Hydra</c>, <c>Sedge Troll</c>, <c>Unsummon</c>, and <c>Tropical Island</c> were fixed.
*and a third version of each [[basic]] [[land]] with new artwork was added to bring the set's card count above 300, as the Limited Edition had been advertised (mistakenly for ''Alpha'') as having "more than 300 cards."
*A third version of each [[basic]] [[land]] with new artwork was added.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/land-latecomers-2002-11-08|Land latecomers|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 08, 2002}}</ref>


Among ''Alpha'', ''Beta'', and ''[[Unlimited]]'', cards from ''Beta'' are considered to be the most valuable because of the black border and the use of the 4MM rounded corner (''Alpha'' cards were originally shunned as [[marked card|marked cards]] in early tournament decks, which had to appear unmarked without sleeves under early tournament rules).
Between ''Alpha'', ''Beta'', and ''[[Unlimited]]'', cards from ''Beta'' were initially the most desirable due to the combination of black borders and the use of the 4mm rounded corner. Due to the different corner radius, ''Alpha'' cards were considered [[Marked card|marked]] unless a deck comprised only ''Alpha'' cards, but the advent of [[Set|expansion sets]] with the smaller corners made the use of all-Alpha decks suboptimal.


Due to the printing process, it is possible to get land cards in a rare (Islands, 4 are on the rare print sheet), uncommon, or common card slot. The chance is approximately 3.31% for rares, 21.5% for uncommons and 38.02% for commons. This is because they put lands on all three printed sheets.
''Beta'' cards were printed using three different [[Print sheet|print sheets]] - one for [[Rare|rares]], one for [[Uncommon|uncommons]], and one for [[Common|commons]].  As part of Richard Garfield's plan to keep players from guessing rarities, [[Basic land|basic lands]] were included on all three sheets. The chance is approximately 3.31% for rares, 21.5% for uncommons, and 38.02% for commons. The only lands on the rare sheets were four copies of {{Card|Island}}.


===Marketing===
===Marketing===
''Beta'' was released on October 4, 1993. ''Limited Edition'' was advertised as having "more than 300 cards," so a third version of each basic land was added in the ''Beta'' release in order to validate this claim. The print run was announced by Wizards to be 7.3 million cards. Cards were evenly divided over 60-card [[starter deck]]s and 15-card [[boosters]]. UPC codes were now printed on the bottom of each starter deck (''Alpha'' had none).  
''Beta'' was released on October 4, 1993. ''Limited Edition'' was advertised as having “more than 300 cards,” so a third version of each basic land was added in the ''Beta'' release in order to validate this claim. The print run was announced by Wizards to be 7.83 million cards.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.facebook.com/peter.adkison/posts/pfbid02E7Vha1ZLWhtzAy2MiLioSi9kH1u2LfZ4KdYMLuWjymdsweGtLkyMrbPBPd7rPfZzl|title=Magic: The Gathering print runs from 1993|author=[[Peter Adkison]]|date=March 5, 2021|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Facebook|Facebook]]}}</ref> Cards were available from mid-October 1993 until mid-December 1993.<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 evenly divided over 60-card [[starter deck]]s and 15-card [[boosters]]. UPC codes were now printed on the bottom of each starter deck (''Alpha'' had none).


The 40-page ''Beta'' rulebook had <c>Bog Wraith</c> on the cover and "[[Roreca|Worzel's Story]]" was dropped to include a summary of play, an FAQ and an Index. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/jc20|The Original Magic Rulebook|[[John Carter]]|Saturday, December 25, 2004}}</ref>
The 40-page ''Beta'' rulebook had <c>Bog Wraith</c> on the cover and “[[Roreca|Worzel's Story]]” was dropped to include a summary of play, an FAQ and an Index.<ref name="The Original Magic Rulebook">{{DailyRef|feature/original-magic-rulebook-2004-12-25|The Original ''Magic'' Rulebook|[[John Carter]]|December 25, 2004}}</ref>


====Collectors' Edition====
==== Collectors' Editions ====
The '''Collectors' Edition''' was a special commemorative edition of Beta cards released in December 1993.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/373|Collectors' Edition|Wizards of the Coast|June 20, 2003}}</ref> [[Wizards of the Coast]] produced 10,000 copies of this set. These cards have square corners and a gold border on the back and, thus, are not legal in [[DCI]]-sanctioned tournaments.
[[File:LEB International Edition Air Elemental.jpg|thumb|right|An ''International Edition'' card is distinguished by its square corners and its gold card border as seen on the backside of a card.]]
{{main|Collectors' Edition|30th Anniversary Edition}}


====International Edition====
The ''Collectors' Edition'' was a special commemorative edition of ''Beta'' cards released on December 10, 1993.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/collectors-edition-2003-06-20|Collectors' Edition|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 20, 2003}}</ref> [[Wizards of the Coast]] produced about 13,500 copies of this set.<ref name="AdkisonNewsgroup">[[Peter Adkison]] (Dec 30, 1993) [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.board/c/t09zQbgHrDQ/m/TZJc6u_gUosJ?hl=en&pli=1 "MTG: International VS Collectors"]. Newsgroup: rec.games.board. Retrieved July 23, 2022.</ref><ref name="4thPPG">T. Brian Wagner & Victor K. Wertz (1995). "Magic: a collecting history". In Michael G. Ryan (Ed.), ''[[Fourth Edition/Pocket Players' Guide|The Pocket Players' Guide for Magic: The Gathering - Fourth Edition]]'' (pp. F-1 to F-4). [[Wizards of the Coast]]."...we released 13,500 ''Collectors' Edition'' sets of ''Magic: The Gathering''. These limited edition sets contained 363 cards, including one of each of the 302 different cards, with multiple land cards making up the difference. Ten thousand sets were sold in the U.S. and Canada, while 3,500 ''International Collectors' Edition'' sets were produced for sale overseas."</ref>{{efn|If 10,000 copies were ''sold'' in the US and Canada, 8500-9000 of which comprised the full print run of the ''Collectors' Edition'' and the remainder from the ''International Collectors' Edition'', leaving 3500-4000 of the ''ICE'' sets (5000 total) to actually be sold overseas, it is roughly consistent with both sources.}} These cards have square corners and a gold border on the back, and thus are not legal in [[DCI]]-sanctioned tournaments. <references group="lower-alpha"/>
[[File:LEB International Edition Air Elemental.jpg|thumb|right|An ''International Edition'' card is distinguished by its square corners and its gold card border as seen on the observe of a card.]]
Released in December 1993, the '''International Edition''' contains copies of all the [[Beta]] - Limited Edition cards. Wizards of the Coast produced 3,000 copies of this set. These cards have square corners and a gold border on the back. The difference between the international and domestic versions is that the international edition says "International Edition" on the back of the card. These cards are not legal in any [[DCI]]-sanctioned tournaments.


==Cycles==
Out of those, 5000 were printed as the ''International Collectors' Edition'', some of which were sold in the US and Canada to make up a shortfall in the regular print run, and the remainder sold overseas. The difference between the international and domestic versions is that the international edition says “International Edition” on the back of the card.<ref name="AdkisonNewsgroup" />
''Beta'' has nine [[cycle]]s and 3 [[vertical cycle]]s.
*'''Basic lands''': The five [[basic]] [[land]]s were introduced in Limited Edition {{-}} <c>Plains</c>, <c>Island</c>, <c>Swamp</c>, <c>Mountain</c>, and <c>Forest</c>.
*'''[[Boons]]''': Each of these [[common]] [[instant]]s has a [[mana cost]] of C and an effect involving the number 3 {{-}} <c>Healing Salve</c>, <c>Ancestral Recall</c>, <c>Dark Ritual</c>, <c>Lightning Bolt</c>, and <c>Giant Growth</c>.
*'''Circles of protection''': Each of these common [[white]] [[enchantment]]s has a mana cost of {{1}}{{W}} and the ability to prevent the all [[damage]] from a [[source]] of a given color for {{1}} {{-}} <c>Circle of Protection: White</c>, <c>Circle of Protection: Blue</c>, <c>Circle of Protection: Black</c>, <c>Circle of Protection: Red</c>, and <c>Circle of Protection: Green</c>.
*'''[[Dual lands]]''':
**'''Allied colors''': [[Rare]] lands with two basic land types that each produce mana of an allied pair of [[color|colors]] {{-}} <c>Tundra</c>, <c>Underground Sea</c>, <c>Badlands</c>, <c>Taiga</c> and <c>Savannah</c>.
**'''Enemy colors''': Rare lands with two basic land types that each produce mana of an enemy pair of colors {{-}} <c>Scrubland</c>, <c>Volcanic Island</c>, <c>Bayou</c>, <c>Plateau</c> and <c>Tropical Island</c>.
*'''Laces''': Each of these rare instants permanently changes the color of a permanent {{-}} <c>Purelace</c>, <c>Thoughtlace</c>, <c>Deathlace</c>, <c>Chaoslace</c>, and <c>Lifelace</c>.
*'''[["Lucky charms"|Lucky charms]]''': Each of these [[uncommon]] [[artifact]]s has a [[triggered ability]] that allows the controller pay {{1}} to gain 1 life when a spell of a given color is being cast {{-}} <c>Ivory Cup</c>, <c>Crystal Rod</c>, <c>Throne of Bone</c>, <c>Iron Star</c>, and <c>Wooden Sphere</c>.
*'''[[Moxen]]''': Each of these [[rare]] artifacts has a mana cost of {{0}} and "{{T}}: Add C to your mana pool" {{-}} <c>Mox Pearl</c>, <c>Mox Sapphire</c>, <c>Mox Jet</c>, <c>Mox Ruby</c>, and <c>Mox Emerald</c>.
*'''Top-down cycle''': Each of these rare cards was designed at the last minute before the release of Alpha. They were never playtested and were designed to fit pieces of unused artwork {{-}} <c>Island Sanctuary</c>, <c>Stasis</c>, <c>Word of Command</c>, <c>Sedge Troll</c>, and <c>Birds of Paradise</c>{{unref}}
*'''[[Wards]]''': Each of these uncommon [[white]] [[Aura]]s with [[enchant]] creature grants protection from a given color {{-}} <c>White Ward</c>, <c>Blue Ward</c>, <c>Black Ward</c>, <c>Red Ward</c>, and <c>Green Ward</c>.


===Vertical cycles===
In November 2022, the ''[[30th Anniversary Edition]]'' was released, which is a commemorative, collectible, non-tournament-legal product celebrating 30 years of Magic, inspired by ''Beta''.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/kicking-magics-30th-anniversary-celebration-2022-10-04|Kicking Off ''Magic's'' 30th Anniversary|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|October 4, 2022}}</ref>
*'''Goblins''': Each of these [[red]] [[Goblin]] creatures exists at a different level of rarity {{-}} <c>Mons's Goblin Raiders</c>, <c>Goblin Balloon Brigade</c>, <c>Goblin King</c>.
*'''Red three-drop humanoids''': Each of these 2/2 red creatures has a mana cost of {{2}}{{r}} and increasingly powerful abilities {{-}} <c>Gray Ogre</c>, <c>Uthden Troll</c>, and <c>Sedge Troll</c>. <c>Granite Gargoyle</c> might also be considered part of this group, though it doesn't fit the theme of monstrous human-like creatures.
*'''Pingers''' {{-}} Each of these permanents has "{{T}}: [This] deals 1 damage to target creature or player" {{-}} <c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c>, <c>Rod of Ruin</c>, and <c>Pirate Ship</c>.


==Cards added to ''Beta''==
== Cards and cycles added to ''Beta''==
The following cards from ''Beta'' were not printed in ''[[Alpha]]''.
[[File:Uncut-LEB-R.jpg|thumb|right|Uncut ''Beta'' [[print sheet]]]]
The following cards from ''Beta'' were not printed in ''[[Alpha]]'':
 
*Third versions of the [[basic land]]s
*<c>Circle of Protection: Black</c>
*<c>Circle of Protection: Black</c>
*<c>Volcanic Island</c>
*<c>Volcanic Island</c>  
 
''Beta'' therefore adds the following cycles to those present in ''Alpha'':
*'''Circles of protection''': Five common [[white]] [[enchantment]]s has a mana cost of {{1}}{{W}} and the ability to prevent the all [[damage]] from a [[source]] of a given color for {{1}} {{-}} <c>Circle of Protection: White</c>, <c>Circle of Protection: Blue</c>, <c>Circle of Protection: Black</c>, <c>Circle of Protection: Red</c>, and <c>Circle of Protection: Green</c>.
*'''[[Dual land]]s''': Ten [[rare]] lands with two [[basic land type]]s.
**'''Allied colors''' {{-}} <c>Tundra</c>, <c>Underground Sea</c>, <c>Badlands</c>, <c>Taiga</c>, and <c>Savannah</c>.
**'''Enemy colors''' {{-}} <c>Scrubland</c>, <c>Volcanic Island</c>, <c>Bayou</c>, <c>Plateau</c>, and <c>Tropical Island</c>.
 
==Misprints==
==Misprints==
*<c>Contract From Below</c> and <c>Force of Nature</c> {{-}} The artist's name, [[Douglas Shuler|Shuler]], was misspelled.
*Almost every instance of the artist [[Douglas Shuler]]'s name was misspelled as “Schuler”.  (These include: {{card|Animate Artifact||LEB}}, {{card|Benalish Hero||LEB}}, {{card|Circle of Protection: White||LEB}}, {{card|Contract from Below||LEB}}, {{card|Demonic Tutor||LEB}}, {{card|Drain Life||LEB}}, {{card|Drain Power||LEB}}, {{card|Dwarven Warriors||LEB}}, {{card|Force of Nature||LEB}}, {{card|Frozen Shade||LEB}}, {{card|Glasses of Urza||LEB}}, {{card|Hypnotic Specter||LEB}}, {{card|Mountain||LEB|#=298}} (#298) {{card|Mountain||LEB|#=299}} (#299), {{card|Northern Paladin||LEB}}, {{card|Power Surge||LEB}}, {{card|Prodigal Sorcerer||LEB}}, {{card|Psionic Blast||LEB}}, {{card|Righteousness||LEB}}, {{card|Serra Angel||LEB}}, {{card|Tranquility||LEB}}, {{card|Unholy Strength||LEB}}, {{card|Unsummon||LEB}}, {{card|Uthden Troll||LEB}}, {{card|Veteran Bodyguard||LEB}}, {{card|Volcanic Explosion||LEB}}, and {{card|Weakness||LEB}}.) The only two cards in Beta that have [[Douglas Shuler]]'s name spelled correctly are {{card|Icy Manipulator||LEB}} and the third (new) version of {{card|Mountain||LEB|#=297}} (#297).
*{{card|Goblin Balloon Brigade||LEB}} {{-}} 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>
*{{card|Goblin King||LEB}} {{-}} 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==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wizards.com/magic/advanced/1_2_3e/ABUnlim.asp Official product page] (old)
*[http://www.wizards.com/magic/advanced/1_2_3e/ABUnlim.asp Official product page] (old)
*{{Prodpage|abu|Limited Edition Beta}} (new)
*[http://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/products/card-set-archive/alpha-beta-and-unlimited ''Limited Edition Beta'' product information page] (new)


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Limited Edition
Beta
[[File:{{#setmainimage:MTG.jpg}}|250px]]
Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description The letter “B” against a black box
Design (See Alpha)
Development (See Alpha)
Art direction (See Alpha)
Release date October 4, 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 LEB[1]
Core sets
Limited Edition Alpha Limited Edition Beta Unlimited Edition
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Limited Edition Alpha Limited Edition
Beta		 Unlimited Edition

Limited Edition Beta, commonly known as Beta, is the second print run of Limited Edition, which was the first core set of Magic: The Gathering. It contains 302 black-bordered cards. It was released shortly after Alpha, the first printing of the Limited Edition, sold out.

Beta is actually a nickname, but widely accepted as the name for this print run.[2]

Set details

Comparison between Alpha and Beta card corners.

Beta included a few changes from Alpha:

Between Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited, cards from Beta were initially the most desirable due to the combination of black borders and the use of the 4mm rounded corner. Due to the different corner radius, Alpha cards were considered marked unless a deck comprised only Alpha cards, but the advent of expansion sets with the smaller corners made the use of all-Alpha decks suboptimal.

Beta cards were printed using three different print sheets - one for rares, one for uncommons, and one for commons. As part of Richard Garfield's plan to keep players from guessing rarities, basic lands were included on all three sheets. The chance is approximately 3.31% for rares, 21.5% for uncommons, and 38.02% for commons. The only lands on the rare sheets were four copies of Island.

Marketing

Beta was released on October 4, 1993. Limited Edition was advertised as having “more than 300 cards,” so a third version of each basic land was added in the Beta release in order to validate this claim. The print run was announced by Wizards to be 7.83 million cards.[7] Cards were available from mid-October 1993 until mid-December 1993.[8] The cards were evenly divided over 60-card starter decks and 15-card boosters. UPC codes were now printed on the bottom of each starter deck (Alpha had none).

The 40-page Beta rulebook had Bog Wraith on the cover and “Worzel's Story” was dropped to include a summary of play, an FAQ and an Index.[9]

Collectors' Editions

An International Edition card is distinguished by its square corners and its gold card border as seen on the backside of a card.
Main articles: Collectors' Edition and 30th Anniversary Edition

The Collectors' Edition was a special commemorative edition of Beta cards released on December 10, 1993.[10] Wizards of the Coast produced about 13,500 copies of this set.[11][12][a] These cards have square corners and a gold border on the back, and thus are not legal in DCI-sanctioned tournaments.

  1. ↑ If 10,000 copies were sold in the US and Canada, 8500-9000 of which comprised the full print run of the Collectors' Edition and the remainder from the International Collectors' Edition, leaving 3500-4000 of the ICE sets (5000 total) to actually be sold overseas, it is roughly consistent with both sources.

Out of those, 5000 were printed as the International Collectors' Edition, some of which were sold in the US and Canada to make up a shortfall in the regular print run, and the remainder sold overseas. The difference between the international and domestic versions is that the international edition says “International Edition” on the back of the card.[11]

In November 2022, the 30th Anniversary Edition was released, which is a commemorative, collectible, non-tournament-legal product celebrating 30 years of Magic, inspired by Beta.[13]

Cards and cycles added to Beta

Uncut Beta print sheet

The following cards from Beta were not printed in Alpha:

Beta therefore adds the following cycles to those present in Alpha:

Misprints

References

  1. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 02, 2004). "Ask Wizards - August, 2004". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 2, 2008). "Ask Wizards, June 2008". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Magic Arcana (April 10, 2002). "Alpha "Oops…" III". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Magic Arcana (July 12, 2002). "Alpha "Oops…" V". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 20, 2016). "25 More Random Things About Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Magic Arcana (November 08, 2002). "Land latecomers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Peter Adkison (March 5, 2021). "Magic: The Gathering print runs from 1993". Facebook.
  8. ↑ Stephen D'Angelo (February 2, 1999) "Card Rulings Summary". Usenet.
  9. ↑ John Carter (December 25, 2004). "The Original Magic Rulebook". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 20, 2003). "Collectors' Edition". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ a b Peter Adkison (Dec 30, 1993) "MTG: International VS Collectors". Newsgroup: rec.games.board. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  12. ↑ T. Brian Wagner & Victor K. Wertz (1995). "Magic: a collecting history". In Michael G. Ryan (Ed.), The Pocket Players' Guide for Magic: The Gathering - Fourth Edition (pp. F-1 to F-4). Wizards of the Coast."...we released 13,500 Collectors' Edition sets of Magic: The Gathering. These limited edition sets contained 363 cards, including one of each of the 302 different cards, with multiple land cards making up the difference. Ten thousand sets were sold in the U.S. and Canada, while 3,500 International Collectors' Edition sets were produced for sale overseas."
  13. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (October 4, 2022). "Kicking Off Magic's 30th Anniversary". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ a b Magic Arcana (September 22, 2009). "Alpha Typos". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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