Holofoil stamp
| Holofoil stamp | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Card Treatment | |
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Only used on rare, mythic rare and promotional cards | |
| Introduced | Magic 2015 |
| Last used | Evergreen |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
A holofoil stamp or security stamp is a small holofoil sticker in the bottom center of Magic: The Gathering rares, mythic rares, and promotional cards.
Description
Silver oval
Silver oval holofoil stamps were introduced in the Magic 2015 set. This was done to make those cards feel more special, as well as to guarantee authenticity.[1] As such, it makes counterfeiting more difficult. Commons, uncommon cards, and basic lands usually do not feature this security stamp, except for basic lands from Unstable.
Gold oval
Cards from the Amonkhet Invocations set have a gold holofoil stamp.
Silver circle
Cards from the Signature Spellbook sets have circle-shaped holofoil stamps.
Silver heart
Cards from Ponies: The Galloping and Ponies: The Galloping 2 have a heart-shaped holofoil stamp.
Gold triangle
Universes Beyond cards featured a triangular holofoil stamp. These were introduced in 2020 as a way of separating the cards from the in-canon cards.[2][3] When Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks were released, Wizards of the Coast decided all Universes Beyond common and uncommon cards would use a silver triangle stamp in addition to the holofoil stamp for rare and mythic rare cards.
In 2025, Wizards of the Coast announced that the Universes Beyond card frame and holofoil stamp would both be retired after the release of Final Fantasy.[4] All Universes Beyond sets would use the standard oval holofoil stamp for rare and mythic rare cards with no identifiers on common and uncommon cards starting with Marvel's Spider-Man.
Silver acorn
Acorn security stamps were introduced in 2021 for Unfinity, to replace silver borders.[5] On commons and uncommons the acorn stamp is printed on the card rather than embossed.
Gold "A"
The first Alchemy cards on MTG Arena featured the MTG Arena "A" as a "foil stamp." This later became a redesigned gold Alchemy "A." The Alchemy stamp represents a digital-only card and is present on all designed-for-digital and rebalanced cards.
Gallery
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Circular holofoil stamp used in Signature Spellbooks. -
Triangular holofoil stamp represents Universes Beyond. -
Acorn-shaped holofoil stamp represents non-tournament legal cards. -
Heart-shaped holofoil stamp. -
Early Alchemy card stamp used the MTG Arena icon. -
The revised gold "A" card stamp.
References
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (January 06, 2014). "From the Director's Chair: 2013". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 25, 2021). "Magic's Voyages to Universes Beyond". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 28, 2020). "The Walking Dead Shambles into Secret Lair". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-10-03.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 1, 2025). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel's Spider-Man: A First Look". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 29, 2021). "To Unfinity and Beyond". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.