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The [[Ravnica block]] has been sold as a "perfect for draft" piece. This includes one booster of [[Ravnica]], [[Dissension]], and [[Guildpact]], and a [[spindown life counter]]. Retail price: US$11.99. | The [[Ravnica block]] has been sold as a "perfect for draft" piece. This includes one booster of [[Ravnica]], [[Dissension]], and [[Guildpact]], and a [[spindown life counter]]. Retail price: US$11.99. | ||
===Artwork=== | |||
*Booster packs from [[Alpha]] until [[Fallen Empires]] have no card artwork | |||
**[[Homelands]] packs have no card artwork | |||
*[[Ice Age block]] | |||
**[[Ice Age]] packs have artwork from one of five cards: <c>Jester's Cap</c>, <c>Dire Wolves</c>, <c>Scaled Wurm</c>, <c>Pygmy Allosaurus</c>, <c>Karplusan Yeti</c> | |||
**[[Alliances]] packs all have artwork from the card <c>Benthic Explorers</c> | |||
**[[Coldsnap]] packs have artwork from one of the five cards: <c>Adarkar Valkyrie</c>, <c>Rimescale Dragon</c>, <c>Allosaurus Rider</c> | |||
*[[Mirage block]] | |||
**[[Mirage]] packs have artwork from one of the cards: <c>Maro</c>, <c>Polymorph</c>, <c>Taniwha</c>, <c>Jungle Troll</c> | |||
**[[Visions]] packs have artwork from the card <c>Teferi's Puzzle Box</c> | |||
**[[Weatherlight]] packs have artwork from the card <c>Steel Golem</c> | |||
*[[Tempest block]] | |||
**[[Tempest]] packs have artwork from one of the cards: <c>Auratog</c>, <c>Volrath's Curse</c>, <c>Commander Greven il-Vec</c> | |||
**[[Stronghold]] packs have artwork from the card <c>Warrior Angel</c> | |||
**[[Exodus]] packs have artwork from the card <c>Exalted Dragon</c> | |||
*[[Urza block]] | |||
**[[Urza's Saga]] packs have artwork from one of the cards: <c>Herald of Serra</c>, <c>Chimeric Staff</c>, <c>Phyrexian Colossus</c> | |||
**[[Urza's Legacy]] packs have artwork from the card <c>Beast of Burden</c> | |||
**[[Urza's Destiny]] packs have artwork from the card <c>Emperor Crocodile</c> | |||
*[[Masques block]] | |||
**[[Mercadian Masques]] packs have artwork from the card <c></c> | |||
**[[Nemesis]] packs have artwork from the card <c></c> | |||
**[[Prophecy]] packs have artwork from the card <c></c> | |||
*[[Invasion block]] | |||
**[[Invasion]] packs have artwork from the card <c></c> | |||
**[[Planeshift]] packs have artwork from the card <c></c> | |||
**[[Apocalypse]] packs have artwork from the card <c></c> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 02:57, 2 January 2011
A booster pack, depending on the expansion set, contains 8 to 16 cards of that set. A Booster Pack Box consists of 36 booster packs. A Booster Case consists of 6 boxes or 216 booster packs. It is one of the ways to purchase cards.
Contents and cost
Over the years booster packs have grown in size and cost:
- Arabian Nights was sold in 8-card booster packs for $1.45US per pack. Each pack contained:
- Antiquities was also sold in 8-card booster packs.
- Legends booster packs contain 15 cards.
- The Dark, Fallen Empires and Homelands boosters contain 8 cards.
- Alliances and Chronicles booster packs contain 12 cards:
- From Mirage until Coldsnap, booster packs contain 15 cards:
- In Core set booster packs from 7th Edition to 9th Edition 1 common was replaced with a basic land card. These boosters contain 15 cards:
- 1 basic land, 10 commons, 3 uncommons and 1 rare.
- The price went up to $3.29 starting with 9th Edition.
- The Time Spiral block has "timeshifted" cards and due to this their rarities in booster packs are different, though each booster pack contains 15 cards.
- Time Spiral booster packs contain 10 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 rare, and 1 purple-rarity timeshifted card.
- Planar Chaos booster packs contain 8 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 rare, 3 timeshifted commons, and 1 uncommon or rare timeshifted card.
- Future Sight booster packs contain 11 commons, 3 uncommons, and 1 rare, any of which might be a timeshifted card.
- 10th Edition Core Set booster packs introduced an additional marketing card and thus contain 16 cards:
- 1 marketing card, 1 basic land, 10 commons, 3 uncommons and 1 rare.
- From Lorwyn to Eventide, booster packs contain 16 cards:
- 1 marketing card, 11 commons, 3 uncommons and 1 rare.
- From Shards of Alara on, both Core set and Expansion booster packs contain 16 cards:
- 1 marketing card, 1 basic land, 10 commons, 3 uncommons and 1 rare (occasionally, about 1 in 8 packs, replaced by a mythic rare).[1][2]
The latest expansion set's booster pack retails for $3.95US.
Packaging
Ice Age packs appear to be the first packs made of foil wrappers and the first with artwork on the wrappers.
Booster packs can be sold in blister packs. A blister pack is putting plastic and a cardboard backing around the booster pack, this is somewhat of a theft-deterrent. This kind of packing can add cost to the booster pack. Blister packs can hold one, two, or three booster packs.
The Ravnica block has been sold as a "perfect for draft" piece. This includes one booster of Ravnica, Dissension, and Guildpact, and a spindown life counter. Retail price: US$11.99.
Artwork
- Booster packs from Alpha until Fallen Empires have no card artwork
- Homelands packs have no card artwork
- Ice Age block
- Ice Age packs have artwork from one of five cards: Jester's Cap, Dire Wolves, Scaled Wurm, Pygmy Allosaurus, Karplusan Yeti
- Alliances packs all have artwork from the card Benthic Explorers
- Coldsnap packs have artwork from one of the five cards: Adarkar Valkyrie, Rimescale Dragon, Allosaurus Rider
- Mirage block
- Mirage packs have artwork from one of the cards: Maro, Polymorph, Taniwha, Jungle Troll
- Visions packs have artwork from the card Teferi's Puzzle Box
- Weatherlight packs have artwork from the card Steel Golem
- Tempest block
- Tempest packs have artwork from one of the cards: Auratog, Volrath's Curse, Commander Greven il-Vec
- Stronghold packs have artwork from the card Warrior Angel
- Exodus packs have artwork from the card Exalted Dragon
- Urza block
- Urza's Saga packs have artwork from one of the cards: Herald of Serra, Chimeric Staff, Phyrexian Colossus
- Urza's Legacy packs have artwork from the card Beast of Burden
- Urza's Destiny packs have artwork from the card Emperor Crocodile
- Masques block
- Mercadian Masques packs have artwork from the card
- Nemesis packs have artwork from the card
- Prophecy packs have artwork from the card
- Invasion block
- Invasion packs have artwork from the card
- Planeshift packs have artwork from the card
- Apocalypse packs have artwork from the card