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This set was released on December 1, 1993, after '' | This set was released on December 1, 1993, after ''Beta had sold out as quickly as ''[[Alpha]] had. The print run was announced by Wizards to be 35 million cards, the largest yet. It sold out by late March 1994. The cards were sold in 60-card [[starter deck]]s and 15-card [[boosters]]. | ||
'''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. The rulebook was the same as for ''Beta''. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/jc20|The Original Magic Rulebook|[[John Carter]]|December 25, 2004}}</ref> | '''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. The rulebook was the same as for ''Beta''. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/jc20|The Original Magic Rulebook|[[John Carter]]|December 25, 2004}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:08, 22 November 2013
| Unlimited Edition | |
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| Set Information | |
| Set symbol | |
| Themes and mechanics | (See Alpha.) |
| Keywords/ability words | (See Alpha.) |
| Set size |
302 (15 basic lands, 75 commons, 95 uncommons, 117 rares) |
| Expansion code | 2ED |
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.
Marketing
This set was released on December 1, 1993, after Beta had sold out as quickly as Alpha had. The print run was announced by Wizards to be 35 million cards, the largest yet. It sold out by late March 1994. The cards were sold in 60-card starter decks and 15-card boosters.
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. The rulebook was the same as for Beta. [1]
Misprints
- Contract From Below and Force of Nature— The artist's name, Shuler, was misspelled.
References
- ↑ John Carter (December 25, 2004). "The Original Magic Rulebook". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.