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| {{Infobox set|
| | #REDIRECT[[Limited Edition#Beta]] |
| Set Name = '''Limited Edition Beta'''|
| | [[Category:Magic core sets]] |
| Symbol = Beta.gif|
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| Symbol Description =|
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| Design Team = [[Richard Garfield]],<br>with contributions from<br>[[Charlie Cateeno]],<br>[[Skaff Elias]],<br>[[Don Felice]],<br>[[Tom Fontaine]],<br>[[Jim Lin]],<br>[[Joel Mick]],<br>[[Chris Page]],<br>[[Dave Pettey]],<br>[[Barry "Bit" Reich]],<br>[[Bill Rose]]<br>and [[Elliott Segal]]|
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| Development Team = Same as Design Team|
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| Release Date = Between July & December 1993 |
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| Mechanics = The entire game |
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| Keywords = [[Banding]], [[First Strike]], [[Flying]], [[Landwalk]], [[Protection]], [[Regeneration]], [[Trample]]|
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| Size= 302 (75 Common 95 Uncommon 117 Rare 15 Land)|
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| Expansion Code = LEB |
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| Block Name = [[Advanced level]]|
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| First Set = [[Alpha]]|
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| Second Set = '''Limited Edition Beta'''|
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| Third Set = [[Unlimited]]|
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| Previous Set = [[Alpha]]|
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| This Set = Limited Edition Beta |
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| Next Set = [[Unlimited]] |
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| }}
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| '''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.
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| ==Set details==
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| ''Beta'' included a few changes from ''Alpha'':
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| *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.
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| *<c>Circle of Protection: Black</c> and <c>Volcanic Island</c>, which were accidentally left out of ''Alpha'', were added,
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| *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,
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| *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."
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| 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).
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| 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.
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| The starter deck rulebook had Bog Wraith on the cover and "Worzel's Story" was dropped to include a summary of play.
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| UPC codes were included on the bottom of each starter deck, Alpha starter decks do not have it.
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| The print run was announced by Wizards to be 7.3 million cards.
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| ===Collectors' Edition===
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| 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.
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| ==Cycles==
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| ''Beta'' has nine [[cycle]]s and 3 [[vertical cycle]]s.
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| *'''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>.
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| *'''[[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>.
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| *'''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>.
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| *'''[[Dual lands]]''':
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| **'''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>.
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| **'''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>.
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| *'''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>.
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| *'''[["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>.
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| *'''[[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>.
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| *'''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}}
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| *'''[[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>.
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| ===Vertical cycles===
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| *'''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>.
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| *'''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.
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| *'''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>.
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| ==Cards added to ''Beta''==
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| The following cards from ''Beta'' were not printed in ''[[Alpha]]''.
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| *<c>Circle of Protection: Black</c>
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| *<c>Volcanic Island</c>
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| ==Misprints==
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| *<c>Contract From Below</c> and <c>Force of Nature</c> {{-}} The artist's name, [[Douglas Shuler|Shuler]], was misspelled.
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.wizards.com/magic/advanced/1_2_3e/ABUnlim.asp Official product page] (old)
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| *{{Prodpage|abu|Limited Edition Beta}} (new)
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| {{sets}}
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