From the Vault

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The From the Vault series for Magic: the Gathering was released on an annual basis from 2008 to 2017, usually in late August. It was aimed at collectors.

Description

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 series was created by Senior Brand Director Mark Purvis.[1] It was discontinued in 2018, being replaced by the Signature Spellbook-series.[2][3]

List of From the Vault sets

Name Code Theme Release date Logo
From the Vault: Dragons DRB Dragons August 29, 2008
From the Vault: Exiled V09 Banned cards August 28, 2009
From the Vault: Relics V10 Artifacts August 27, 2010
From the Vault: Legends V11 Legendary creatures August 26, 2011
From the Vault: Realms V12 Lands August 31, 2012
From the Vault: Twenty V13 Cards from the past 20 years of winning decks August 23, 2013
From the Vault: Annihilation V14 Board sweepers August 22, 2014
From the Vault: Angels V15 Angels August 21, 2015
From the Vault: Lore V16 Cards renowned for their stories August 19, 2016
From the Vault: Transform V17 Double-faced cards with the transform or meld mechanic November 24, 2017

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

  1. Mark Rosewater (November 09, 2017). "Trivia regarding the FTV sets". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. Blake Rasmussen (February 14, 2018). "Valentine's Day Mini–Announcement Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Mark Rosewater (February 15, 2018). "Is From the Vault discontinued?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  4. Mark Purvis (August 08, 2008). "Sneak Peek: From the Vault: Dragons". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.