Fourth Edition
Fourth Edition is a Core Set that was released in 1995.
Set details
Fifty-one cards were removed from the Revised Edition and 122 cards from previous expansions (Legends and The Dark) were added.
Cards were available from May 3, 1995 well past the end of the run in April 1997.
The print run is estimated at 500 million cards.
Card Changes
- A copyright notice '©' now appears on the bottom.
- The tap symbol changed to a curved arrow symbol, with a black rectangle representing the tapping card behind it.[1]
Cycles
- Circles of protection: These are each common white enchantments with the ability to prevent the next damage from a source of a color for 1 mana — Circle of Protection: White, Circle of Protection: Blue, Circle of Protection: Black, Circle of Protection: Red and Circle of Protection: Green.
- Laces: Rare instants (formerly interrupts) that permanently change the color of a permanent to a color — Purelace, Thoughtlace, Deathlace, Chaoslace and Lifelace.
- Lucky charms: Uncommon artifacts with a triggered ability that allows the controller pay 1 mana to gain 1 life when a spell of a color resolves — Ivory Cup, Crystal Rod, Throne of Bone, Iron Star and Wooden Sphere.
- Wards: Uncommon white Auras with enchant creature that grant protection from a color — White Ward, Blue Ward, Black Ward, Red Ward and Green Ward.
Cards added to 4th Edition
The following cards from 4th Edition were not printed in Revised.
Changes in rarity
The following cards changed rarity from their last printing to 4th Edition.
- Apprentice Wizard was a rare in The Dark and is now a common.
- Ashes to Ashes was an common in The Dark and is now an uncommon.
- Black Mana Battery was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Blood Lust was an uncommon in Legends and is now a common.
- Blue Mana Battery was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Brothers of Fire was an uncommon in The Dark and is now a common.
- Carrion Ants was a rare in Legends and is now an uncommon.
- Divine Transormation was a rare in Legends and is now an uncommon.
- Elven Riders was a rare in Legends and is now an uncommon.
- Eternal Warrior was an uncommon in Legends and is now a common.
- Flood was an uncommon in The Dark and is now a common.
- Fortified Area was an uncommon in Legends and is now a common.
- Ghost Ship was a common in The Dark and is now an uncommon.
- Green Mana Battery was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Hurr Jackal was a common in Arabian Nights and is now a rare.
- Junun Efreet was a rare in Arabian Nights and is now an uncommon.
- Killer Bees was a rare in Legends and is now an uncommon.
- Land Tax was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Mind Bomb was a rare in The Dark and is now an uncommon.
- Mishra's Factory was a rare in Antiquities and is now an uncommon.
- Osai Vultures was a common in Legends and is now an uncommon.
- Pradesh Gypsies was an uncommon in Legends and now a common.
- Pyrotechnics was a common in Legends and is now an uncommon.
- Red Mana Battery was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Relic Bind was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Shapeshifter was a rare in Antiquities and is now an uncommon.
- Sisters of the Flame was an uncommon in The Dark and is now a common.
- Spirit Shackle was a common in Legends and is now an uncommon.
- Sylvan Library was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Wall of Spears was an uncommon in Antiquities and is now a common.
- White Mana Battery was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Winds of Change was an uncommon in Legends and is now a rare.
- Winter Blast was a rare in Legends and is now an uncommon.
- Xenic Poltergeist was an uncommon in Antiquities and is now a rare.
Cards removed from Revised Edition
The following cards from Revised did not get reprinted in 4th Edition.
Misprints
- Gaea's Liege — refers to itself as Leige once in the text box.
- Segovian Leviathan — The flavor text lists Job 40:25, there is no Job 40:25. It was corrected in 5th Edition to read Job 41:1.