Eighth Edition/Changes
Cards added to Eighth Edition
The following 167 cards from Eighth Edition were not printed in Seventh Edition.
- Ambition's Cost
- Anaba Shaman
- Angel of Mercy
- Avatar of Hope
- Aven Cloudchaser
- Aven Fisher
- Aven Flock
- Balance of Power
- Blinding Angel
- Blood Moon
- Brass Herald
- Bribery
- Call of the Wild
- Canyon Wildcat
- Carrion Wall
- Catalog
- Chastise
- Choke
- Cinder Wall
- Coastal Hornclaw
- Coastal Piracy
- Coastal Tower
- Coercion
- Collective Unconscious
- Concentrate
- Coral Eel
- Cowardice
- Craw Wurm
- Curiosity
- Death Pit Offering
- Death Pits of Rath
- Deathgazer
- Deepwood Ghoul
- Defense Grid
- Dehydration
- Demolish
- Demystify
- Diabolic Tutor
- Distorting Lens
- Diving Griffin
- Dusk Imp
- Dwarven Demolition Team
- Elfhame Palace
- Elite Javelineer
- Elvish Pioneer
- Elvish Scrapper
- Emperor Crocodile
- Enormous Baloth
- Enrage
- Execute
- Fecundity
- Fertile Ground
- Flash Counter
- Flashfires
- Fodder Cannon
- Foratog
- Fugitive Wizard
- Fungusaur
- Furnace of Rath
- Gaea's Hearld
- Giant Badger
- Glory Seeker
- Gluttonous Zombie
- Grave Pact
- Guerilla Tactics
- Hammer of Bogardan
- Holy Day
- Horned Troll
- Hulking Cyclops
- Hunted Wumpus
- Index
- Intruder Alarm
- Invisibility
- Ivory Mask
- Karma
- Larceny
- Lava Hounds
- Lesser Gargadon
- Lhurgoyf
- Living Terrain
- Llanowar Behemoth
- Lord of the Undead
- Maggot Carrier
- Mana Leak
- Master Decoy
- Merchant of Secrets
- Merchant Scroll
- Mind Bend
- Mind Slash
- Mind Sludge
- Mogg Sentry
- Moss Monster
- Murderous Betrayal
- Nantuko Disciple
- Natural Affinity
- Naturalize
- Nekrataal
- Noble Purpose
- Norwood Ranger
- Obliterate
- Oracle's Attendants
- Orcish Spy
- Panic Attack
- Peach Garden Oath
- Phyrexian Arena
- Phyrexian Plaguelord
- Plague Wind
- Planar Portal
- Plow Under
- Primeval Force
- Primeval Shambler
- Puppeteer
- Rain of Blades
- Ravenous Rats
- Redeem
- Revive
- Rewind
- Rhox
- Ridgeline Rager
- Royal Assassin
- Rukh Egg
- Rushwood Dryad
- Sage of Lat-Nam
- Salt Marsh
- Savannah Lions
- Sea Eagle<c>
- <c>Searing Wind
- Sever Soul
- Severed Legion
- Shifting Sky
- Shivan Oasis
- Shock Troops
- Silverback Ape
- Sizzle
- Skull of Orm
- Slay
- Sneaky Homunculus
- Solidarity
- Spiketail Hatchling
- Spitting Spider
- Spreading Algae
- Star Compass
- Story Circle
- Suntail Hawk
- Swarm of Rats
- Sword Dancer
- Thieves' Auction
- Tidal Kraken
- Trade Routes
- Tundra Wolves
- Two-Headed Dragon
- Underworld Dreams
- Urborg Volcano
- Urza's Armor
- Urza's Mine
- Urza's Power Plant
- Urza's Tower
- Vampiric Spirit
- Vexing Arcanix
- Viashino Sandstalker
- Vicious Hunger
- Vine Trellis
- Wall of Stone
- Warped Devotion
- Wrath of Marit Lage
- Zombify
- Zur's Weirding
To mark the 10th anniversary of Magic, Eighth edition included at least one card from every set not made of reprints that had never been reprinted before:
- Arabian Nights: Rukh Egg
- Antiquities: Sage of Lat-Nam
- Legends: Moss Monster
- The Dark: Skull of Orm
- Fallen Empires: Orcish Spy
- Ice Age: Vexing Arcanix
- Homelands: Merchant Scroll
- Alliances: Guerrilla Tactics (was in Deckmasters 2001)
- Mirage: Foratog and Mind Bend
- Visions: Viashino Sandstalker
- Portal: Primeval Force
- Weatherlight: Cinder Wall, Lava Hounds and Llanowar Behemoth
- Tempest: Canyon Wildcat, Choke, Elite Javelineer, Furnace of Rath
- Stronghold: Grave Pact and Intruder Alarm
- Portal Second Age: Swarm of Rats and Vampiric Spirit
- Exodus: Curiosity
- Urza's Saga: Catalog, Redeem, Rewind, Spreading Algae and Urza's Armor
- Urza's Legacy: Defense Grid and Phyrexian Plaguelord
- Portal Three Kingdoms: Ambition's Cost and Peach Garden Oath
- Urza's Destiny: Emperor Crocodile, Fodder Cannon, Plow Under and Solidarity
- Starter 1999: Silverback Ape
- Mercadian Masques: over twenty, from Bribery to Vine Trellis
- Nemesis: eight cards from Blinding Angel to Sneaky Homunculus
- Prophecy: twelve cards from Avatar of Hope to Sword Dancer
- Invasion: Obliterate, Planar Portal and the taplands
- Planeshift: eight cards from Gaea's Herald to Warped Devotion
- Apocalypse: Brass Herald, Index and Phyrexian Arena
- Odyssey: 11 cards from Aven Cloudchaser to Zombify
- Torment: Mind Sludge
- Judgment: Chastise and Suntail Hawk
- Onslaught: seven cards from Demystify to Severed Legion
- Legions: Fugitive Wizard and Merchant of Secrets
- Scourge: Enrage and Rain of Blades
Changes in rarity
The following cards changed rarity from their last printing to Eighth Edition.
- Ambition's Cost was a rare in Portal Three Kingdoms and is now a uncommon.
- Brass Herald was a uncommon in Apocalypse and is now a rare.
- The Circle of Protection cycle was common in 7th Edition and are now uncommon.
- Coastal Piracy was a uncommon in Mercadian Masques and is now a rare.
- Elite Javelineer was a common in Tempest and is now a uncommon.
- Guerrilla Tactics was a common in Alliances and is now a uncommon.
- Invisibility was a common in Unlimited and is now a uncommon.
- Larceny was a uncommon in Mercadian Masques and is now a rare.
- Lava Hounds was a uncommon in Weatherlight and is now a rare.
- Lightning Blast was a common in 7th Edition and is now a uncommon.
- Mind Bend was a uncommon in Mirage and is now a rare.
- Noble Purpose was a uncommon in Mercadian Masques and is now a rare.
- Redeem was a uncommon in Urza's Saga and is now a common.
- Rewind was a common in Urza's Saga and is now a uncommon.
- Rukh Egg was a common in Arabian Nights and is now a rare.
- Sage of Lat-Nam was a common in Antiquities and is now a rare.
- Sever Soul was a common in Mercadian Masques and is now a uncommon.
- Shifting Sky was a uncommon in Planeshift and is now a rare.
- Skull of Orm was a uncommon in The Dark and is now a rare.
- Spiketail Hatchling was a common in Prophecy and is now a uncommon.
- Story Circle was a uncommon in Mercadian Masques and is now a rare.
- Stream of Life was a common in 7th Edition and is now a uncommon.
- Swarm of Rats was a common in Portal Second Age and is now a uncommon.
- Underworld Dreams was a uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Urza's Armor was a uncommon in Urza's Saga and is now a rare.
- The Urzatron was common in 5th Edition and is now uncommon.
- Warped Devotion was a uncommon in Planeshift and is now a rare.
- Wrath of Marit Lage was a rare in Ice Age and is now a uncommon.
Cards removed from 7th Edition
The following 160 cards from Seventh Edition did not get reprinted in Eighth Edition.
- Abyssal Horror
- Adarkar Wastes
- Æther Flash
- Agonizing Memories
- Anaconda
- Ancestral Memories
- Ancient Silverback
- Arcane Laboratory
- Baleful Stare
- Bedlam
- Befoul
- Bellowing Fiend
- Benthic Behemoth
- Bereavement
- Blood Pet
- Breath of Life
- Brushland
- Bull Hippo
- Caltrops
- Castle
- Charcoal Diamond
- Cloudchaser Eagle
- Compost
- Coral Merfolk
- Corrupt
- Counterspell
- Crimson Hellkite
- Crypt Rats
- Dakmor Lancer
- Darkest Hour
- Delusions of Mediocrity
- Disenchant
- Disorder
- Dregs of Sorrow
- Duress
- Early Harvest
- Earthquake
- Elder Druid
- Elvish Archers
- Engineered Plague
- Equilibrium
- Familiar Ground
- Femeref Archers
- Feroz's Ban
- Fervor
- Final Fortune
- Fire Diamond
- Fire Elemental
- Fog
- Force Spike
- Foul Imp
- Fugue
- Gang of Elk
- Gerrard's Wisdom
- Ghitu Fire-Eater
- Glacial Wall
- Goblin Digging Team
- Goblin Elite Infantry
- Goblin Gardener
- Goblin Matron
- Goblin Spelunkers
- Goblin War Drums
- Gorilla Chieftain
- Grafted Skullcap
- Granite Grip
- Grapeshot Catapult
- Greed
- Heavy Ballista
- Hollow Dogs
- Howl From Beyond
- Hurricane
- Impatience
- Infernal Contract
- Jalum Tome
- Jandor's Saddlebags
- Karplusan Forest
- Kjeldoran Royal Guard
- Knight Errant
- Knighthood
- Leshrac's Rite
- Levitation
- Llanowar Elves
- Longbow Archer
- Lord of Atlantis
- Mana Breach
- Mana Short
- Marble Diamond
- Mawcor
- Meekstone
- Memory Lapse
- Merfolk Looter
- Merfolk of the Pearl Trident
- Moss Diamond
- Nature's Resurgence
- Nature's Revolt
- Necrologia
- Nocturnal Raid
- Northern Paladin
- Opportunity
- Opposition
- Oppression
- Orcish Oriflamme
- Ostracize
- Paraiah
- Pillage
- Pit Trap
- Pride of Lions
- Prodigal Sorcerer
- Purify
- Pygmy Pyrosaur
- Rag Man
- Razortooth Rats
- Reckless Embermage
- Reclaim
- Redwood Treefolk
- Reprisal
- Reprocess
- Revenant
- Reverse Damage
- Rowen
- Scavenger Folk
- Seeker of Skybreak
- Serra Advocate
- Serra's Embrace
- Shanodin Dryads
- Shield Wall
- Sisay's Ring
- Sky Diamond
- Skyshroud Falcon
- Sleight of Hand
- Soul Net
- Southern Paladin
- Spitting Earth
- Squall
- Starlight
- Static Orb
- Storm Cauldron
- Storm Shaman
- Strands of Night
- Stronghold Assassin
- Sulfurous Springs
- Sustainer of the Realm
- Tainted Æther
- Telepathic Spies<c>
- <c>Thoughtleech
- Tolarian Winds
- Trained Orgg
- Tranquility
- Treefolk Seedlings
- Uktabi Wildcats
- Underground River
- Untamed Wilds
- Vigilant Drake
- Wall of Bone
- Wall of Fire
- Wall of Wonder
- Wild Growth
- Wildfire
- Wind Dancer
- Yawgmoth's Edict
Cards in every core set up to Eighth Edition
The following 40 cards appeared in all core sets from Beta to Eighth Edition.
- Air Elemental
- Bog Wraith
- Circle of Protection: Black
- Circle of Protection: Blue
- Circle of Protection: Green
- Circle of Protection: Red
- Circle of Protection: White
- Crystal Rod
- Dingus Egg
- Disrupting Scepter
- Drudge Skeletons
- Fear
- Flight
- Giant Growth
- Giant Spider
- Goblin King
- Grizzly Bears
- Healing Salve
- Howling Mine
- Iron Star
- Ivory Cup
- Jayemdae Tome
- Lure
- Nightmare
- Orcish Artillery
- Raise Dead
- Regeneration
- Rod of Ruin
- Samite Healer
- Scathe Zombies
- Shatter
- Stone Rain
- Stream of Life
- Throne of Bone
- Unsummon
- Verduran Enchantress
- Wall of Air
- Wall of Swords
- Wooden Sphere
- Wrath of God
The 20 cards that left are: Castle, Counterspell, Disenchant, Earthquake, Elvish Archers, Fog, Howl From Beyond, Hurricane, Llanowar Elves, Lord of Atlantis, Meekstone, Merfolk of the Pearl Trident, Orcish Oriflamme, Prodigal Sorcerer, Reverse Damage, Shanodin Dryads, Soul Net, Tranquility, Wall of Fire, Wild Growth.