From the Vault
The From the Vault series for Magic: the Gathering - created by Senior Brand Director Mark Purvis[1] - was released on an annual basis, usually in late August. Each box set contained 15 tournament-legal, black-bordered, holographic foil cards with a common theme, aside from From the Vault: Twenty, which contained twenty cards. Some of these cards featured new alternate art.
While the MSRP for these sets was US$39.95, these sets frequently demanded a higher price due to low availability and high demand.
The From the Vault series was discontinued in 2018, being replaced by the Signature Spellbook-series.[2][3]
List of From the Vault sets
| Name and expansion code | Theme | Release date | Logo |
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| From the Vault: Dragons (DRB) | Dragons | August 29, 2008 | 
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| From the Vault: Exiled (V09) | Banned cards | August 28, 2009 | 
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| From the Vault: Relics (V10) | Artifacts | August 27, 2010 | 
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| From the Vault: Legends (V11) | Legendary creatures | August 26, 2011 | 
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| From the Vault: Realms (V12) | Lands | August 31, 2012 | 
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| From the Vault: Twenty (V13) | Cards from the past 20 years of winning decks | August 23, 2013 | 
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| From the Vault: Annihilation (V14) | Board sweepers | August 22, 2014 | 
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| From the Vault: Angels (V15) | Angels | August 21, 2015 | 
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| From the Vault: Lore (V16) | Cards renowned for their stories | August 19, 2016 | 
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| From the Vault: Transform (V17) | Double-faced cards with the transform or meld mechanic | November 24, 2017 | 
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April Fool's Joke
Wizards 'announced' a fake From the Vault set on April 1, 2009 as part of April Fool's Day: From the Vault: Vaults.
Foiling process
From the Vault sets were printed using a special foiling process that was unique to the series. They were printed on a foil stock that is twice as reflective, and treated with a varnish.[4] This resulted in a shinier and stiffer card that had an almost holographic look to them. They feel much slicker to the touch and weigh a notable amount more than a regular foil. From the Vault cards are also exceedingly hard to write on (e.g. an autograph). However, these cards were also notable for having many production issues, like one-pixel vertical lines going down the cardface. They were also more prone to curling, regardless of moisture (but moisture makes it worse).
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 09, 2017). "Trivia regarding the FTV sets". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (February 14, 2018). "Valentine's Day Mini–Announcement Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 15, 2018). "Is From the Vault discontinued?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Purvis (August 08, 2008). "Sneak Peek: From the Vault: Dragons". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.