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'''Core sets''' (stylized as '''Core Set''') form the base [[set]] of cards for [[tournament]] play and rotations.<ref>{{ | '''Core sets''' (stylized as '''Core Set''') form the base [[set]] of cards for [[tournament]] play and rotations.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/core-curriculum-2011-07-20|Core Curriculum|[[Doug Beyer]]|July 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|please-sir-i-want-some-core-2011-07-04|Please Sir, I Want Some Core|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 27, 2011}}</ref> After ''[[Limited Edition]]'' in 1993, all core sets through ''[[Tenth Edition]]'' consisted solely of [[reprint]]ed cards. As of ''[[Magic 2010]]'', they feature new cards alongside reprints. Core sets were discontinued in 2015, but were reintroduced in 2018.<ref name=MetTwo>{{DailyRef|making-magic/metamorphosis-2-0-2017-06-12|Metamorphosis 2.0|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 12, 2017}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Core Set symbols.jpg|right|thumb|Evolution of the Core Set Expansion symbol.]] | [[File:Core Set symbols.jpg|right|thumb|Evolution of the Core Set Expansion symbol.]] | ||
Up to ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' core sets were referred to as '''base sets''' or '''basic sets'''.<ref>{{ | Up to ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' core sets were referred to as '''base sets''' or '''basic sets'''.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/revising-base-set-2002-10-31|"Revising" the base set|[[Magic Arcana]]|October 31, 2002}}</ref> However, a base set was broader defined, because the ''Fourth Edition'' base set included the ''[[Chronicles]]'' extension. The name change came into being, because there were concerns that older base sets confused newer players—their primary audience—by making them feel like they "missed out" on five or six previous editions and were hopelessly behind.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/core-set-2003-03-31|Core Set|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 31, 2003}}</ref> | ||
''[[Fifth Edition]]'' was the first core set to implement [[expansion symbol]]s on its cards (though only on the Simplified Chinese printing), implementing a roman numeral style logo, which appeared in all languages starting with ''[[Sixth Edition]]''. The later core set expansion symbol style (the stylized 'M' from the Magic logo and an abbreviation of the set year number) was introduced with ''[[Magic 2010]]''. Core sets were printed with [[border|white borders]] from ''[[Unlimited Edition]]'' through ''[[Ninth Edition]]'', but a ''[[Tenth Edition]]'' poll resulted in that set's cards being printed with black borders, a trend that continued with all subsequent sets. [[Foil card]]s were black-bordered beginning from their core-set introduction in ''[[Seventh Edition]]''. | ''[[Fifth Edition]]'' was the first core set to implement [[expansion symbol]]s on its cards (though only on the Simplified Chinese printing), implementing a roman numeral style logo, which appeared in all languages starting with ''[[Sixth Edition]]''. The later core set expansion symbol style (the stylized 'M' from the Magic logo and an abbreviation of the set year number) was introduced with ''[[Magic 2010]]''. Core sets were printed with [[border|white borders]] from ''[[Unlimited Edition]]'' through ''[[Ninth Edition]]'', but a ''[[Tenth Edition]]'' poll resulted in that set's cards being printed with black borders, a trend that continued with all subsequent sets. [[Foil card]]s were black-bordered beginning from their core-set introduction in ''[[Seventh Edition]]''. | ||
Core sets were released at varying intervals. ''[[Fourth Edition|Fourth]]'', ''Fifth'', ''Sixth'', and ''Seventh Editions'' were scheduled erratically, followed by biannual releases through ''Magic 2010''. From ''[[Magic 2011]]'' until ''[[Magic Origins]]'', they occupied an annual summer product slot.<ref>{{ | Core sets were released at varying intervals. ''[[Fourth Edition|Fourth]]'', ''Fifth'', ''Sixth'', and ''Seventh Editions'' were scheduled erratically, followed by biannual releases through ''Magic 2010''. From ''[[Magic 2011]]'' until ''[[Magic Origins]]'', they occupied an annual summer product slot.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/magic-2011-has-big-shoes-fill-2010-06-28|''Magic 2011'' Has Big Shoes to Fill|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|June 28, 2010}}</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> | ||
===Discontinuation and reintroduction=== | ===Discontinuation and reintroduction=== | ||
Core sets were discontinued after ''Magic Origins'' in 2015, but were reintroduced in 2018. Like the sets from ''Magic 2010'' to ''[[Magic Origins]]'', these sets contain a mix of new and reprinted cards. However, they are geared primarily toward incoming players.<ref name=MetTwo /><ref>{{ | Core sets were discontinued after ''Magic Origins'' in 2015, but were reintroduced in 2018. Like the sets from ''Magic 2010'' to ''[[Magic Origins]]'', these sets contain a mix of new and reprinted cards. However, they are geared primarily toward incoming players.<ref name=MetTwo /><ref>{{DailyRef|mm/metamorphosis|Metamorphosis|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Getting to the Core">{{DailyRef|making-magic/getting-core-2018-06-18|Getting to the Core|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 18, 2018}}</ref> They have a strong integration with the [[welcome deck]]s, [[planeswalker deck]]s and [[Deck Builder's Toolkit]], allowing for an easier transition between the products.<ref name=MetTwo/> These core sets do go through [[exploratory design|exploratory]] or [[vision design]].<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/172691094003/do-core-sets-still-go-through-all-of-the-new|title=Do core sets still go through all of the new vision design, set design, and play design steps? |April 07, 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Core sets formerly contained more cards than [[Set#Expansion sets|expansion sets]] and ranged from 249 cards (''[[Magic 2010]]'') to 449 cards (''[[Fifth Edition]]''). | Core sets formerly contained more cards than [[Set#Expansion sets|expansion sets]] and ranged from 249 cards (''[[Magic 2010]]'') to 449 cards (''[[Fifth Edition]]''). | ||
Core sets may be distinguished from expansion sets by the addition of [[reminder text]] on cards, so as to elucidate abilities and mechanics that are unfamiliar or initially incomprehensible to newer players, such as [[first strike]], [[flying]], [[haste]], [[protection]], [[regeneration]], and [[trample]].<ref>{{ | Core sets may be distinguished from expansion sets by the addition of [[reminder text]] on cards, so as to elucidate abilities and mechanics that are unfamiliar or initially incomprehensible to newer players, such as [[first strike]], [[flying]], [[haste]], [[protection]], [[regeneration]], and [[trample]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/lets-start-very-beginning-2003-07-14|Let's Start at the Very Beginning|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 14, 2003}}</ref> | ||
Most core sets do not have a unified storyline among cards. Cards' flavor text may nevertheless refer to expansion sets and their settings or even real-world people, texts, or things (e.g., the ''Fifth Edition'' {{card|Boomerang||5ED}} and the ''Seventh Edition'' {{card|Boomerang||7ED}}). Two sets are an exception to this: | Most core sets do not have a unified storyline among cards. Cards' flavor text may nevertheless refer to expansion sets and their settings or even real-world people, texts, or things (e.g., the ''Fifth Edition'' {{card|Boomerang||5ED}} and the ''Seventh Edition'' {{card|Boomerang||7ED}}). Two sets are an exception to this: | ||
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* ''Magic Origins'' focuses on the backstories of [[Gideon Jura]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], and [[Nissa Revane]]. | * ''Magic Origins'' focuses on the backstories of [[Gideon Jura]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], and [[Nissa Revane]]. | ||
Core sets were often seeded with cards that reinforced the themes of upcoming [[block]]s, or used to provide [[answer]]s to cards that were more powerful than was anticipated in the year preceding it. The last goal of core sets was to play well with the [[block]] that was leaving [[Standard]], while not relying so heavily on it that the cards would not work after rotation.<ref>{{ | Core sets were often seeded with cards that reinforced the themes of upcoming [[block]]s, or used to provide [[answer]]s to cards that were more powerful than was anticipated in the year preceding it. The last goal of core sets was to play well with the [[block]] that was leaving [[Standard]], while not relying so heavily on it that the cards would not work after rotation.<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/core-developments-standard-2013-07-09|Core Developments for Standard|[[Sam Stoddard]]|July 12, 2013}}</ref> | ||
==List of core sets== | ==List of core sets== | ||
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|''[[Magic 2011]]'' | |''[[Magic 2011]]'' | ||
|align="center"|{{keyrune|M11}} | |align="center"|{{keyrune|M11}} | ||
|249<ref>{{ | |249<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/announcing-magic-2011-2010-01-06|Announcing ''Magic 2011''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|January 6, 2010}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Magic 2012]]'' | |''[[Magic 2012]]'' | ||
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|249<ref>{{ | |249<ref>{{DailyRef|announcing-magic-2012-2011-01-03|Announcing ''Magic 2012''|[[Monty Ashley]]|January 3, 2011}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Magic 2013]]'' | |''[[Magic 2013]]'' | ||
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|249<ref>{{ | |249<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/announcing-2012-01-03|Announcing ''Magic 2013 Core Set''|[[Monty Ashley]]|January 3, 2012}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Magic 2014]]'' | |''[[Magic 2014]]'' | ||
|align="center"|{{keyrune|M14}} | |align="center"|{{keyrune|M14}} | ||
|249<ref>{{ | |249<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/announcing-magic-2014-core-set-2013-01-07|Announcing the ''Magic 2014 Core Set''|[[Monty Ashley]]|January 7, 2013}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Magic 2015]]'' | |''[[Magic 2015]]'' | ||
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|269<ref>{{ | |269<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/announcing-magic-2015-2014-01-03|Announcing ''Magic 2015''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|January 6, 2014}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Magic Origins]]'' | |''[[Magic Origins]]'' | ||
|align="center"|{{keyrune|ORI}} | |align="center"|{{keyrune|ORI}} | ||
|272<ref>{{ | |272<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/announcing-magic-origins-2015-02-08|Announcing ''Magic Origins''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 8, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Core Set 2019]]'' | |''[[Core Set 2019]]'' | ||
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|269<ref>{{ | |269<ref>{{DailyRef|news/25th-anniversary-announcement-day-2017-06-14|25th Anniversary Announcement Day 2017|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 14, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:32, 6 April 2019
Core sets (stylized as Core Set) form the base set of cards for tournament play and rotations.[1][2] After Limited Edition in 1993, all core sets through Tenth Edition consisted solely of reprinted cards. As of Magic 2010, they feature new cards alongside reprints. Core sets were discontinued in 2015, but were reintroduced in 2018.[3]
History
Up to Eighth Edition core sets were referred to as base sets or basic sets.[4] However, a base set was broader defined, because the Fourth Edition base set included the Chronicles extension. The name change came into being, because there were concerns that older base sets confused newer players—their primary audience—by making them feel like they "missed out" on five or six previous editions and were hopelessly behind.[5]
Fifth Edition was the first core set to implement expansion symbols on its cards (though only on the Simplified Chinese printing), implementing a roman numeral style logo, which appeared in all languages starting with Sixth Edition. The later core set expansion symbol style (the stylized 'M' from the Magic logo and an abbreviation of the set year number) was introduced with Magic 2010. Core sets were printed with white borders from Unlimited Edition through Ninth Edition, but a Tenth Edition poll resulted in that set's cards being printed with black borders, a trend that continued with all subsequent sets. Foil cards were black-bordered beginning from their core-set introduction in Seventh Edition.
Core sets were released at varying intervals. Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Editions were scheduled erratically, followed by biannual releases through Magic 2010. From Magic 2011 until Magic Origins, they occupied an annual summer product slot.[6][7]
Discontinuation and reintroduction
Core sets were discontinued after Magic Origins in 2015, but were reintroduced in 2018. Like the sets from Magic 2010 to Magic Origins, these sets contain a mix of new and reprinted cards. However, they are geared primarily toward incoming players.[3][8][9] They have a strong integration with the welcome decks, planeswalker decks and Deck Builder's Toolkit, allowing for an easier transition between the products.[3] These core sets do go through exploratory or vision design.[10]
Description
Core sets formerly contained more cards than expansion sets and ranged from 249 cards (Magic 2010) to 449 cards (Fifth Edition).
Core sets may be distinguished from expansion sets by the addition of reminder text on cards, so as to elucidate abilities and mechanics that are unfamiliar or initially incomprehensible to newer players, such as first strike, flying, haste, protection, regeneration, and trample.[11]
Most core sets do not have a unified storyline among cards. Cards' flavor text may nevertheless refer to expansion sets and their settings or even real-world people, texts, or things (e.g., the Fifth Edition Boomerang and the Seventh Edition Boomerang). Two sets are an exception to this:
- Seventh Edition tells the story of a war among the paladins—Eastern Paladin, Northern Paladin, Southern Paladin, and Western Paladin—narrated through the flavor text of cards from the set.
- Magic Origins focuses on the backstories of Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren, Liliana Vess, Chandra Nalaar, and Nissa Revane.
Core sets were often seeded with cards that reinforced the themes of upcoming blocks, or used to provide answers to cards that were more powerful than was anticipated in the year preceding it. The last goal of core sets was to play well with the block that was leaving Standard, while not relying so heavily on it that the cards would not work after rotation.[12]
List of core sets
| № | Edition | Symbol | Set size | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01a | Limited Edition Alpha | 295 | 1993-08 | |
| 01b | Limited Edition Beta | 302 | 1993-10 | |
| 02 | Unlimited Edition | 302 | 1993-12 | |
| 03 | Revised Edition | 306 | 1994-04 | |
| 04 | Fourth Edition | 378 | 1995-05 | |
| 05 | Fifth Edition | 449 | 1997-03 | |
| 06 | Sixth Edition | 350 | 1999-04 | |
| 07 | Seventh Edition | 350 | 2001-04 | |
| 08 | Eighth Edition | 357 | 2003-07 | |
| 09 | Ninth Edition | 359 | 2005-07 | |
| 10 | Tenth Edition | 383 | 2007-07 | |
| 11 | Magic 2010 | 249[13] | 2009-07 | |
| 12 | Magic 2011 | 249[14] | 2010-07 | |
| 13 | Magic 2012 | 249[15] | 2011-07 | |
| 14 | Magic 2013 | 249[16] | 2012-07 | |
| 15 | Magic 2014 | 249[17] | 2013-07 | |
| 16 | Magic 2015 | 269[18] | 2014-07 | |
| 17 | Magic Origins | 272[19] | 2015-07 | |
| 18 | Core Set 2019 | 269[20] | 2018-07 | |
| 19 | Core Set 2020 | 2019-07 |
Theme decks
References
- ↑ Doug Beyer (July 20, 2011). "Core Curriculum". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 27, 2011). "Please Sir, I Want Some Core". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Mark Rosewater (June 12, 2017). "Metamorphosis 2.0". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (October 31, 2002). ""Revising" the base set". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 31, 2003). "Core Set". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (June 28, 2010). "Magic 2011 Has Big Shoes to Fill". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Diego Fumagalli (June 13, 2017). "(Nearly) 25 Years of Magic in Graphics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 25, 2014). "Metamorphosis". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 18, 2018). "Getting to the Core". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 07, 2018). "Do core sets still go through all of the new vision design, set design, and play design steps?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 14, 2003). "Let's Start at the Very Beginning". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Sam Stoddard (July 12, 2013). "Core Developments for Standard". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic 2010 — Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 6, 2010). "Announcing Magic 2011". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (January 3, 2011). "Announcing Magic 2012". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (January 3, 2012). "Announcing Magic 2013 Core Set". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (January 7, 2013). "Announcing the Magic 2014 Core Set". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 6, 2014). "Announcing Magic 2015". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 8, 2015). "Announcing Magic Origins". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 14, 2017). "25th Anniversary Announcement Day 2017". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.