Bonus sheet
Bonus sheets are print sheets with a collection of reprinted Magic cards that are associated with a specific Magic set and usually have a unique treatment.[1]
Description
As a supplementary set, the reprints are legal for use in Limited formats, along with their associated set, but do not necessarily have the same constructed legality.[2] The major exception is for Historic, for which all cards in bonus sheets from sets programmed onto Arena will receive their first printing; each bonus sheet page notes the cards that are new for Arena and their previous printings, if any.
In contrast to the similar Masterpiece Series, bonus sheets usually had a guaranteed slot in the booster as opposed to being a rare occurrence. This was not true for The Big Score, where Breaking News was the guaranteed bonus sheet for that format. In 2025 Design began experimenting with the types of bonus sheets, moving away from the one-card-per-booster-pack model.[3] Both FINAL FANTASY Through the Ages and Edge of Eternities' Stellar Sights had lower distribution odds; one-in-three for Ages and one-in-eight for Sights.
Bonus sheet sets
Notes
- ↑ The Big Score was originally designed as a stand-alone Epilogue-style set, similar to March of the Machine: The Aftermath. Due to the poor sales and reception of The Aftermath, the stand-alone set release was cancelled and the cards were added to the Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play booster, replacing The List cards for that set. Unlike Breaking News or other bonus sheets, all 30 cards in the set are Standard legal.
References
- ↑ Ragavan Reprint in March of The Machine?! Bonus Sheets! - Magic The Gathering MTG Multiverse Legends (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (March 17, 2023).
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 3, 2023). "Storm Scale: Throne of Eldraine through Strixhaven, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 24, 2025). "Am I reading this correctly that the EoE bonus sheet cards will only show up 1 in 8 packs?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 25, 2006). "Purple Reign". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Gavin Verhey (September 1, 2020). "I CAN FINALLY TALK ABOUT IT!". Twitter.
- ↑ Jess Dunks and Matt Tabak (April 16, 2021). "Strixhaven: School of Mages and Commander (2021 Edition) Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Max McCall (October 27, 2022). "What's Inside The Brothers' War Boosters?". Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 13, 2023). "Shadows of the Past Card List and Schedule". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023.
- ↑ Jiachen Tao (May 15, 2023). "Shadows of the Past: A New Way to Draft on MTG Arena". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
- ↑ First Look at March of the Machine (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (February 19, 2023).
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 2, 2024). "What unifying factor goes into the Breaking News bonus sheet?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Clayton Kroh (November 25, 2024). "MTG Arena Announcements – November 25, 2024". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Zakeel Gordon, Jubilee Finnegan (February 18, 2025). "A First Look at Magic: The Gathering®—FINAL FANTASY™". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.