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**[[Basic]] lands: 12<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Land+T=Basic+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Basic Lands]</ref> | **[[Basic]] lands: 12<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Land+T=Basic+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Basic Lands]</ref> | ||
**[[Snow]] lands: 26<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Land+T=Snow+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Snow Lands]</ref> | **[[Snow]] lands: 26<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Land+T=Snow+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Snow Lands]</ref> | ||
*Total [[tribal]]: 56<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Tribal+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Tribal | *Total [[tribal]]: 56<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Tribal+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Tribal cards]</ref> | ||
*Total [[planeswalker]]s: 235<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Planeswalker+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Planeswalkers]</ref> | *Total [[planeswalker]]s: 235<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Planeswalker+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Planeswalkers]</ref> | ||
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**<c>Dark Ritual</c> has been printed with three different card types: [[Interrupt]], [[Mana Source]] and [[Instant]]. | **<c>Dark Ritual</c> has been printed with three different card types: [[Interrupt]], [[Mana Source]] and [[Instant]]. | ||
**<c>Omniclown Colossus</c> was printed with three card types on the card: [[Artifact]], [[Creature]] and [[Sorcery]] (for the [[Adventure]]). | **<c>Omniclown Colossus</c> was printed with three card types on the card: [[Artifact]], [[Creature]] and [[Sorcery]] (for the [[Adventure]]). | ||
*[[Art]] versions: <c>Island</c> ( | *[[Art]] versions: <c>Island</c> (287) | ||
**Non-[[basic]] card: <c>Evolving Wilds</c> (17) | **Non-[[basic]] card: <c>Evolving Wilds</c> (17) | ||
*Used keyword: [[Flying]] ( | **Non-[[land]] card: <c>Counterspell</c> and <c>Lightning Bolt</c> (14) each | ||
*Used subtype: [[Human]] ( | *[[Booster_pack#Booster_Fun|Card treatments]] of a single card in a single set: <c>Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines</c> (10) | ||
*Used keyword: [[Flying]] (2417)<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=Keyword%3AFlying+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All cards with flying]</ref> (includes Vintage-legal sets, excludes revisions)<!-- nts: page 1 --> | |||
*Used subtype: [[Human]] (3125)<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Human+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Human cards]</ref> | |||
**Used [[creature class]]: [[Wizard]] (968)<ref>Retrieved from Scryfall [https://scryfall.com/search?q=T=Wizard+Not%3ADigital+Not%3AToken All Wizard cards]</ref> | |||
*Expensive card: <c>1996 World Champion</c> was sold by the cards original owner, [[Tom Chanpheng]], to a private collector for $17,500 in 2001.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magiclibrarities.net/353-rarities-unique-cards-english-cards-index.html |title=Unique Cards |accessdate=2020-03-26|work=Magic Librarities }}</ref> In 2017, it again appeared on eBay for $200,000. Magic Librarities Administrator Dragsamou verified the authenticiy of the post, though the owner did not end up selling it.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magiclibrarities.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9978 |title=1996 World Champion |accessdate=2020-03-26|work=Magic Librarities Forum }}</ref> | *Expensive card: <c>1996 World Champion</c> was sold by the cards original owner, [[Tom Chanpheng]], to a private collector for $17,500 in 2001.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magiclibrarities.net/353-rarities-unique-cards-english-cards-index.html |title=Unique Cards |accessdate=2020-03-26|work=Magic Librarities }}</ref> In 2017, it again appeared on eBay for $200,000. Magic Librarities Administrator Dragsamou verified the authenticiy of the post, though the owner did not end up selling it.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magiclibrarities.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9978 |title=1996 World Champion |accessdate=2020-03-26|work=Magic Librarities Forum }}</ref> | ||
**Expensive "normal" card: <c>Black Lotus</c> (~$1,500-$3,000)<ref>Various. [[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering#Secondary market|Magic: The Gathering#Second market]], ''Wikipedia.org'' (last modified 21:03, 14 April 2007)</ref><ref>Seth Quillen (January 19, 2005). "[http://newscafe.ansci.usu.edu/archive/jan2005/011905_magic.html Magic: the Gathering is growing around the world]", Utah State University - Hard News Cafe: "...its most expensive card, the coveted Beta Black Lotus card is worth $22,000 alone."</ref><ref>According to various sources: [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070404153721AABWXHt Yahoo! Answers] [http://www.starcitygames.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=299669&sid=e2ea43e403b3a44ff551901975767ac2 StarCityGames.com Forum]</ref><ref>StarCityGames.com - [http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardsearch.php?singlesearch=Black+Lotus Black Lotus information and rulings].</ref> (general standard, differs with quality and editions) | **Expensive "normal" card: <c>Black Lotus</c> (~$1,500-$3,000)<ref>Various. [[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering#Secondary market|Magic: The Gathering#Second market]], ''Wikipedia.org'' (last modified 21:03, 14 April 2007)</ref><ref>Seth Quillen (January 19, 2005). "[http://newscafe.ansci.usu.edu/archive/jan2005/011905_magic.html Magic: the Gathering is growing around the world]", Utah State University - Hard News Cafe: "...its most expensive card, the coveted Beta Black Lotus card is worth $22,000 alone."</ref><ref>According to various sources: [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070404153721AABWXHt Yahoo! Answers] [http://www.starcitygames.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=299669&sid=e2ea43e403b3a44ff551901975767ac2 StarCityGames.com Forum]</ref><ref>StarCityGames.com - [http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardsearch.php?singlesearch=Black+Lotus Black Lotus information and rulings].</ref> (general standard, differs with quality and editions) | ||
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==Longest== | ==Longest== | ||
*The longest [[type line]] is that of <c>The Reality Chip</c> ("Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish") at 49 characters. [[R&D]] had to break some rules to print it, and learned that they couldn't break them again.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/676448557150109696/neo-isnt-my-cup-of-tea-and-as-a-limited-player|title=the most unique type line ever printed to date is in this set|February 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/676454148878811136/and-learned-we-cant-break-them-again-what-does|title=What does that mean?|February 17, 2022}}</ref> | |||
* The longest [[type line]] is that of <c>The Reality Chip</c> ("Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish"). [[R&D]] had to break some rules to print it, and learned that they couldn't break them again.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/676448557150109696/neo-isnt-my-cup-of-tea-and-as-a-limited-player|title=the most unique type line ever printed to date is in this set|February 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/676454148878811136/and-learned-we-cant-break-them-again-what-does|title=What does that mean?|February 17, 2022}}</ref> | *The card with the longest period between set printings is <c>Arboria</c>. It was first printed in ''[[Legends]]'' (released June 10, 1994) and wasn't printed in paper again until ''[[Dominaria Remastered]]'' (released January 13, 2023) {{em}} 10293 days (28 years, 7 months) later.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/zbrhd1/article_longest_time_between_printings/|title=(Article) Longest time between printings?|author=u/thesalus|publisher=Reddit.com|date=December 4, 2022}}</ref> | ||
*<c>Mind Rot</c> is the only card (so far) to have been [[Standard]]-legal for 20 years straight. It originally debuted in ''[[Portal]]'' but eventually was added to the [[core set]] with ''[[Seventh Edition]]'' and had been in every core set since (and ''[[Kaladesh]]'').<ref>{{TwitterRef|MTGHistory|1395010675638951939|author=Daily MTG History|title=The card MIND ROT hits a record-setting milestone this month|date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> The card left Standard when ''[[Core Set 2021]]'' rotated out. | |||
==Least== | ==Least== | ||
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==Rarest== | ==Rarest== | ||
* <c>Shichifukujin Dragon</c> and <c>1996 World Champion</c>, only one copy of each in existence.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/world-records-2011-09-14|World Records|[[Monty Ashley]]|September 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/nearly-25-years-magic-graphics-2017-06-13|(Nearly) 25 Years of Magic in Graphics|Diego Fumagalli|June 13, 2017}}</ref> | *<c>Shichifukujin Dragon</c> and <c>1996 World Champion</c>, only one copy of each in existence.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/world-records-2011-09-14|World Records|[[Monty Ashley]]|September 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/nearly-25-years-magic-graphics-2017-06-13|(Nearly) 25 Years of Magic in Graphics|Diego Fumagalli|June 13, 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Highest== | ==Highest== | ||
Revision as of 04:33, 21 February 2023
This is a list of Magic: The Gathering statistical facts and trivia.
Totals
As of the release of Strixhaven: School of Mages:
| Total | 
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| All cards[1] | 22,049 | 3,329 | 3,267 | 3,317 | 3,298 | 3,267 | 2,965 | 2,414 |
| Artifacts[2] | 2,196 | 44 | 45 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 1,977 | 60 |
| Creatures[3] | 11,698 | 1,958 | 1,710 | 1,904 | 1,878 | 2,033 | 721 | 1,538 |
| Enchantments[4] | 2,639 | 581 | 528 | 452 | 397 | 438 | 5 | 237 |
| Instants[5] | 2,683 | 510 | 646 | 358 | 471 | 384 | 21 | 294 |
| Sorceries[6] | 2,501 | 273 | 379 | 600 | 530 | 414 | 21 | 284 |
Most
- Cards in a set: Mystery Booster (1936)
- Cards in a core set: Fifth Edition (429)
- Cards in a supplemental set: Mystery Booster (1936)
- Cards in an expansion: Time Spiral (422)
- Card types used on a single card: 3
- Dark Ritual has been printed with three different card types: Interrupt, Mana Source and Instant.
- Omniclown Colossus was printed with three card types on the card: Artifact, Creature and Sorcery (for the Adventure).
- Art versions: Island (287)
- Non-basic card: Evolving Wilds (17)
- Non-land card: Counterspell and Lightning Bolt (14) each
- Card treatments of a single card in a single set: Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (10)
- Used keyword: Flying (2417)[12] (includes Vintage-legal sets, excludes revisions)
- Used subtype: Human (3125)[13]
- Used creature class: Wizard (968)[14]
- Expensive card: 1996 World Champion was sold by the cards original owner, Tom Chanpheng, to a private collector for $17,500 in 2001.[15] In 2017, it again appeared on eBay for $200,000. Magic Librarities Administrator Dragsamou verified the authenticiy of the post, though the owner did not end up selling it.[16]
Reprints
Most reprints (as of Phyrexia: All Will Be One)†.
| Card | Reprints |
|---|---|
| Evolving Wilds | 45 |
| Sol Ring | 40 |
| Swords to Plowshares | 38 |
| Serra Angel | 36 |
| Counterspell | 35 |
| Giant Growth | 35 |
| Terramorphic Expanse | 34 |
| Command Tower | 33 |
| Llanowar Elves | 33 |
| Dark Ritual | 32 |
| Disenchant | 32 |
Longest
- The longest type line is that of The Reality Chip ("Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish") at 49 characters. R&D had to break some rules to print it, and learned that they couldn't break them again.[22][23]
- The card with the longest period between set printings is Arboria. It was first printed in Legends (released June 10, 1994) and wasn't printed in paper again until Dominaria Remastered (released January 13, 2023) — 10293 days (28 years, 7 months) later.[24]
- Mind Rot is the only card (so far) to have been Standard-legal for 20 years straight. It originally debuted in Portal but eventually was added to the core set with Seventh Edition and had been in every core set since (and Kaladesh).[25] The card left Standard when Core Set 2021 rotated out.
Least
- Cards in a set: Arabian Nights (78)
- Used keyword: Absorb, Gravestorm, & Transfigure (1) each
- Each of these cards are "Futureshifted" and will possibly make appearances in later sets.
- Used subtype (on the type line):
- Creature: Ferret (Joven's Ferrets), Fractal (Esix, Fractal Bloom), Mite (Skrelv, Defector Mite), Oyster (Giant Oyster), Reflection (Aurora of Emrakul), Sable (Bronze Sable) and Spawn (Elder Spawn) (1) each
- Artifact: Fortification (Darksteel Garrison) and Powerstone (The Mightstone and Weakstone) (1) each
- Enchantment: Cartouche and Rune (5) each
- Instant or Sorcery: Trap (6)
- Land: Mine (Urza's Mine), Power-Plant (Urza's Power Plant) and Tower (Urza's Tower) (1) each
Rarest
- Shichifukujin Dragon and 1996 World Champion, only one copy of each in existence.[26][27]
Highest
- Mana value: Gleemax (1,000,000)
- Non-acorn: Draco (16)
- Non-creature artifact: The Cauldron of Eternity (12)
- Equipment: Elbrus, The Binding Blade and Kaldra Compleat (7)
- Vehicle: Parhelion II (8)
- Enchantment: Omniscience (10)
- Aura: Eldrazi Conscription, Overwhelming Splendor, Spawning Grounds and Yavimaya's Embrace (8)
- Instant: Blinkmoth Infusion (14)
- Sorcery: Enter the Infinite and Volcanic Salvo (12)
- Planeswalker: Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver, Ugin, the Spirit Dragon and Urza, Planeswalker (8)
- Battle: (to be released)
- Activation cost: Spawnsire of Ulamog (20)
- Base power: Infinity Elemental (∞)
- Finite: B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster) (99)[28]
- Non-acorn: Yargle and Multani (18)
- Token: Marit Lage (20)
- Base toughness: B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster) (99)
- Non-acorn: Kharis & The Beholder (20)
- Regular Set: Charix, the Raging Isle (17)
- Token: Marit Lage (20)
- Non-acorn: Kharis & The Beholder (20)
- Power/toughness difference: Infinity Elemental (∞/5)
- Non-acorn: Yargle and Multani (18/6)
- Toughness/power difference: Kharis & The Beholder (1/20)
- Regular Set: Charix, the Raging Isle (0/17)
- Base loyalty: Garruk the Slayer (20)[29]
- Non-acorn: There are various Planeswalkers with a base loyalty of 7 (e.g. Arlinn, Voice of the Pack, Sarkhan the Mad)
- Base life gain: Heroes Remembered (20)
- Base damage to ...
- target creature: Into the Maw of Hell (13)
- each creature: Star of Extinction (20)
- target player: Hidetsugu's Second Rite and Sorin's Vengeance (10)
- any target: Aetherflux Reservoir (50)
Lowest
- Mana value: There are various creature, artifact, instant and sorcery cards with a mana value of 0 (e.g. Crimson Kobolds, Evermind).
- Enchantment: Urza's Saga (0)
- Planeswalker: Garruk the Slayer (0)[29]
- Non-acorn: Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded and Wrenn and Six (2)
- Power: Char-Rumbler & Spinal Parasite (-1) (A creature with 0 or less power deals no damage).
- Toughness: Spinal Parasite (-1)
Sets and cards sharing names
The following sets share their name with cards:
| Set | Card (First Release) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Apocalypse | Apocalypse (Tempest) | |
| Coldsnap | Cold Snap (Ice Age) | |
| Conflux | Conflux (Conflux) | Card in set of the same name |
| Conspiracy | Conspiracy (Mercadian Masques) | |
| Future Sight | Future Sight (Onslaught) | |
| Hour of Devastation | Hour of Devastation (Hour of Devastation) | Card in set of the same name |
| March of the Machine | March of the Machines (Mirrodin) | The card is plural, the set is not |
| Mirrodin Besieged | Mirrodin Besieged (Modern Horizons) | Card released after the set |
| Morningtide | Morningtide (Torment) | |
| Onslaught | Onslaught (Exodus) | |
| Onslaught | Onslaught (Exodus) | |
| Phyrexia: All Will Be One | All Will Be One | Card in set of the same name |
| Prophecy | Prophecy (Homelands) | |
| Time Spiral | Time Spiral (Urza's Saga) | |
| Torment | Torment (Stronghold) | |
| Urza's Saga | Urza's Saga (Modern Horizons 2) | Card released after the set |
| Visions | Visions (Legends) | |
| War of the Spark | War of the Spark (Heroes of the Realm) | Card released after the set |
| Weatherlight | Weatherlight (Dominaria) | Card released after the set |
Identical card names and subtypes
Other than the five basic lands which match their basic land types, there are a few cards where card name and subtypes match.
Creatures
This is a list of creatures whose name and creature type(s) are identical.[30]
- Assembly-Worker
- Atog
- Aurochs
- Brushwagg
- Camel
- Centaur Archer
- Cockatrice
- Dauthi Horror
- Dragon Egg
- Dragon Turtle
- Faerie Noble
- Fungus Elemental
- Fungus Sliver
- Goblin Assassin
- Goblin Berserker
- Goblin Mime
- Goblin Mutant
- Goblin Wizard
- Homarid
- Homarid Shaman
- Homarid Warrior
- Juggernaut
- Kavu Scout
- Leviathan
- Lhurgoyf
- Lizard Warrior
- Manticore
- Masticore
- Merfolk Assassin
- Metathran Soldier
- Metathran Zombie
- Minotaur Warrior
- Ogre Berserker
- Ogre Shaman
- Ogre Warrior
- Orgg
- Phelddagrif
- Phyrexian Dreadnought
- Phyrexian Hydra
- Phyrexian Juggernaut
- Plant Elemental
- Scarecrow
- Shapeshifter
- Skeleton Archer
- Spike Drone
- Spike Soldier
- Thrull Wizard
- Vampire Noble
- Viashino Skeleton
- Viashino Warrior
- Zombie Assassin
- Zombie Ogre
Others
Card names that combine other card names
- Dread Wight — Dread and Wight
- Glory Seeker — Glory and Seeker
- Restore Balance — Restore and Balance
- Stasis Cocoon — Stasis and Cocoon
- Void Shatter — Void and Shatter
Notes
^† A card is counted as a reprint if it was previously printed in another set—either eternal or acorn. Cards printed as gold bordered commemorative sets, oversized promos, digital-only promos, Salvat printings, and/or Foreign Black-Bordered or Foreign White-Bordered sets are not counted as reprints.
To prevent over-counting:
- A card's first printing is not counted.
- If a card is reprinted with multiple art versions in a single set, it is only counted as a reprint once.
- A card printed as part of The List is only counted once.
- A skinned card is counted as a reprint of the base card.
- Universes Beyond and Universes Within cards are considered the same card. A reprint of either version is counted as a reprint.
- Secret Lair printings are counted once per Secret Lair drop.
- Bonus cards included in a Secret Lair drop are not counted if the drop already includes that card.
References
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Artifacts
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Creatures
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Enchantments
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Instants
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Sorceries
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Lands
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Basic Lands
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Snow Lands
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Tribal cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Planeswalkers
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All cards with flying
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Human cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall All Wizard cards
- ↑ Unique Cards. Magic Librarities. Retrieved on 2020-03-26.
- ↑ 1996 World Champion. Magic Librarities Forum. Retrieved on 2020-03-26.
- ↑ Various. Magic: The Gathering#Second market, Wikipedia.org (last modified 21:03, 14 April 2007)
- ↑ Seth Quillen (January 19, 2005). "Magic: the Gathering is growing around the world", Utah State University - Hard News Cafe: "...its most expensive card, the coveted Beta Black Lotus card is worth $22,000 alone."
- ↑ According to various sources: Yahoo! Answers StarCityGames.com Forum
- ↑ StarCityGames.com - Black Lotus information and rulings.
- ↑ Charlie Hall (January 27, 2021). "Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus card sells for $511,100 at auction". polygon.com.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 17, 2022). "the most unique type line ever printed to date is in this set". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 17, 2022). "What does that mean?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ u/thesalus (December 4, 2022). "(Article) Longest time between printings?". Reddit.com.
- ↑ Daily MTG History (May 19, 2021). "The card MIND ROT hits a record-setting milestone this month". Twitter.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (September 14, 2011). "World Records". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Diego Fumagalli (June 13, 2017). "(Nearly) 25 Years of Magic in Graphics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (September 8, 2015). "Size Matters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Blake Rasmussen (June 23, 2014). "Win the Ultimate Trophy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (October, 2008). "Ask Wizards - October, 2008". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 14, 2021). "On the Horizons, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.