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This is a list of Magic: The Gathering statistical facts and trivia.

Totals

As of the release of Strixhaven: School of Mages:

Total {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} {C} {M}
All cards[1] 22,049 3,329 3,267 3,317 3,298 3,267 2,965 2,414
Artifacts[2] 2,196 44 45 32 24 17 1,977 60
Creatures[3] 11,698 1,958 1,710 1,904 1,878 2,033 721 1,538
Enchantments[4] 2,639 581 528 452 397 438 5 237
Instants[5] 2,683 510 646 358 471 384 21 294
Sorceries[6] 2,501 273 379 600 530 414 21 284

Most

Reprints

Most reprints (as of Commander Legends).[21]

Card Reprints
Giant Growth 46
Serra Angel 43
Counterspell 41
Disenchant 40
Llanowar Elves 40
Dark Ritual 39
Evolving Wilds 38
Swords to Plowshares 35
Fireball 33
Air Elemental 32

Longest

Least

Rarest

Highest

B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster)

Lowest

Sets and cards sharing names

The following sets share their name with cards:

Set Card (First Release) Notes
Apocalypse Apocalypse (Tempest)
Coldsnap Cold Snap (Ice Age)
Conflux Conflux (Conflux) Card in set of the same name
Conspiracy Conspiracy (Mercadian Masques)
Future Sight Future Sight (Onslaught)
Hour of Devastation Hour of Devastation (Hour of Devastation) Card in set of the same name
March of the Machine March of the Machines (Mirrodin) The card is plural, the set is not
Mirrodin Besieged Mirrodin Besieged (Modern Horizons) Card released after the set
Morningtide Morningtide (Torment)
Onslaught Onslaught (Exodus)
Onslaught Onslaught (Exodus)
Phyrexia: All Will Be One All Will Be One Card in set of the same name
Prophecy Prophecy (Homelands)
Time Spiral Time Spiral (Urza's Saga)
Torment Torment (Stronghold)
Urza's Saga Urza's Saga (Modern Horizons 2) Card released after the set
Visions Visions (Legends)
War of the Spark War of the Spark (Heroes of the Realm) Card released after the set
Weatherlight Weatherlight (Dominaria) Card released after the set

Identical card names and subtypes

Other than the five basic lands which match their basic land types, there are a few cards where card name and subtypes match.

Creatures

This is a list of creatures whose name and creature type(s) are identical.[29]

Others

Card names that combine other card names

References

  1. Retrieved from Scryfall All Cards
  2. Retrieved from Scryfall All Artifacts
  3. Retrieved from Scryfall All Creatures
  4. Retrieved from Scryfall All Enchantments
  5. Retrieved from Scryfall All Instants
  6. Retrieved from Scryfall All Sorceries
  7. Retrieved from Scryfall All Lands
  8. Retrieved from Scryfall All Basic Lands
  9. Retrieved from Scryfall All Snow Lands
  10. Retrieved from Scryfall All Tribal Cards
  11. Retrieved from Scryfall All Planeswalkers
  12. Retrieved from Scryfall Creatures with flying
  13. Retrieved from Scryfall All Human Cards
  14. Unique Cards. Magic Librarities. Retrieved on 2020-03-26.
  15. 1996 World Champion. Magic Librarities Forum. Retrieved on 2020-03-26.
  16. Various. Magic: The Gathering#Second market, Wikipedia.org (last modified 21:03, 14 April 2007)
  17. Seth Quillen (January 19, 2005). "Magic: the Gathering is growing around the world", Utah State University - Hard News Cafe: "...its most expensive card, the coveted Beta Black Lotus card is worth $22,000 alone."
  18. According to various sources: Yahoo! Answers StarCityGames.com Forum
  19. StarCityGames.com - Black Lotus information and rulings.
  20. Charlie Hall (January 27, 2021). "Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus card sells for $511,100 at auction". polygon.com.
  21. Nate Hofmann (November 26, 2020). "Some Interesting Tidbits About Mtg Cards". Natejh.com.
  22. Daily MTG History (May 19, 2021). "The card MIND ROT hits a record-setting milestone this month". Twitter.
  23. Mark Rosewater (February 17, 2022). "the most unique type line ever printed to date is in this set". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  24. Mark Rosewater (February 17, 2022). "What does that mean?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  25. Monty Ashley (September 14, 2011). "World Records". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  26. Diego Fumagalli (June 13, 2017). "(Nearly) 25 Years of Magic in Graphics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  27. Blake Rasmussen (September 8, 2015). "Size Matters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  28. a b Blake Rasmussen (June 23, 2014). "Win the Ultimate Trophy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  29. Wizards of the Coast (October, 2008). "Ask Wizards - October, 2008". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  30. Mark Rosewater (June 14, 2021). "On the Horizons, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.