Judge Gift
The Judge Gift cards, also known as Judge Promos, are handed out or mailed to the official judges for judging at Magic: The Gathering tournaments and events. From 2022 they stopped being mailed out to eligible judges and became available only for participants, presenters and organizers of Judge conferences (digital or physical meetings with an educational focus of the Judge Academy).[1]
Description
All of the cards are foil, and for some cards, it's the first available printing in foil. For many cards, the Judge Gift printing was the first time they were printed using the then-current (Eighth Edition onward) card frame or original card frame for select cards that were printed originally with the new card frame.
Since 2000, the DCI symbol was used as expansion symbol for these cards. Each card also has a watermark in its foil. A shooting star was first used, but starting in 2004 this also became the DCI symbol. In 2011 both reverted to the shooting star.
As with most printings, cards are printed with the current Oracle rules wording at the time of the printing. Vindicate's 2013 printing marked the first time a card had a second printing as a Judge Gift, albeit with different art. Wasteland was repeated in the 2015 printing, and Vampiric Tutor was repeated in the 2018 printing.
Starting in 2020, both the watermark and expansion symbol were replaced with Archie the Owl, the Judge's Familiar . For cards that were printed using the Retro frame, the Archie watermark is replaced with the holographic shooting star.
Card list
Starting with Armageddon in 2004 and ending with the basic lands from 2014, all Judge Gift cards were printed with the Eighth Edition to Conspiracy card frame, unless otherwise noted. Starting with the 2015 promos, all cards were printed using the newest card frame (Magic 2015 onward), unless otherwise noted.
Year | # | Code | Name | New foil | Alternate art | Notes |
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1998 | Lightning Bolt | |||||
1998 | Stroke of Genius | |||||
1998 | Gaea's Cradle | |||||
1999 | Memory Lapse | Mailed gift. | ||||
2000 | Counterspell | First use of the expansion symbol | ||||
2000 | Vampiric Tutor | World Championships Brussels. No flavor text. | ||||
2001 | Ball Lightning | US Nationals in Orlando. Alternate flavor text. | ||||
2001 | Oath of Druids | |||||
2002 | Hammer of Bogardan | Pro Tour Osaka. | ||||
2002 | Tradewind Rider | Pro Tour Houston. Alternate flavor text. | ||||
2003 | 1/3 | G03 | Intuition | [2] | ||
2003 | 2/3 | G03 | Argothian Enchantress | Grand Prix Brussels. | ||
2003 | 3/3 | G03 | Living Death | Pro Tour Yokohama.[3] | ||
2004 | 1/6 | G04 | Armageddon | Grand Prix Chicago. First use of the watermark | ||
2004 | 2/6 | G04 | Balance | Mailed gift. | ||
2004 | 3/6 | G04 | Time Warp | Grand Prix Chicago. | ||
2004 | 4/6 | G04 | Phyrexian Negator | Grand Prix Chicago. | ||
2004 | 5/6 | G04 | Deranged Hermit | Mailed gift | ||
2004 | 6/6 | G04 | Hermit Druid | Grand Prix Chicago. | ||
2005 | 1/4 | G05 | Gemstone Mine | |||
2005 | 2/4 | G05 | Regrowth | Pro Tour Honolulu. | ||
2005 | 3/4 | G05 | Sol Ring | Pro Tour London. | ||
2005 | 4/4 | G05 | Mishra's Factory | Pro Tour Los Angeles. Autumn version. | ||
2006 | 1/4 | G06 | Exalted Angel | World Championships in Yokohama. | ||
2006 | 2/4 | G06 | Grim Lavamancer | World Championships in Yokohama.[4] | ||
2006 | 3/4 | G06 | Meddling Mage | Pro Tour Charleston. | ||
2006 | 4/4 | G06 | Pernicious Deed | World Championships in Yokohama. | ||
2007 | 1/5 | G07 | Ravenous Baloth | |||
2007 | 2/5 | G07 | Cunning Wish | |||
2007 | 3/5 | G07 | Yawgmoth's Will | |||
2007 | 4/5 | G07 | Vindicate | |||
2007 | 5/5 | G07 | Decree of Justice | |||
2008 | 1/5 | G08 | Orim's Chant | |||
2008 | 2/5 | G08 | Mind's Desire | |||
2008 | 3/5 | G08 | Demonic Tutor | |||
2008 | 4/5 | G08 | Goblin Piledriver | Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur. | ||
2008 | 5/5 | G08 | Living Wish | First widely released in 2009. | ||
2009 | 1/10 | G09 | Dark Ritual | In 2009, judges were urged to participate in events and help build new retailers running FNM's.[5] | ||
2009 | 2/10 | G09 | Maze of Ith | |||
2009 | 3/10 | G09 | Stifle | |||
2009 | 4/10 | G09 | Survival of the Fittest | |||
2009 | 5/10 | G09 | Burning Wish | |||
2009 | 6/10 | G09 | Bloodstained Mire | As a special offer to active judges, the Onslaught fetch lands were available to judges who convinced local retailers to host FNM tournaments that had not hosted those tournaments in 2009 or 2010.[5] | ||
2009 | 7/10 | G09 | Flooded Strand | |||
2009 | 8/10 | G09 | Polluted Delta | |||
2009 | 9/10 | G09 | Windswept Heath | |||
2009 | 10/10 | G09 | Wooded Foothills | |||
2010 | 1/8 | G10 | Sinkhole | |||
2010 | 2/8 | G10 | Natural Order | |||
2010 | 3/8 | G10 | Phyrexian Dreadnought | |||
2010 | 4/8 | G10 | Thawing Glaciers | |||
2010 | 5/8 | G10 | Land Tax | |||
2010 | 6/8 | G10 | Morphling | |||
2010 | 7/8 | G10 | Wheel of Fortune | |||
2010 | 8/8 | G10 | Wasteland | |||
2011 | 1/8 | G11 | Bitterblossom | |||
2011 | 2/8 | G11 | Sword of Fire and Ice | Retro (pre-Modern) card frame | ||
2011 | 3/8 | G11 | Vendilion Clique | |||
2011 | 4/8 | G11 | Entomb | Officially released in 2014, after being said it was 'unlikely this promo card would ever see the light of day'.[6][7] Delay was likely due to Premium Deck Series: Graveborn containing a foil Entomb and also being released in 2011.[8] | ||
2011 | 5/8 | G11 | Mana Crypt | No watermark. The first use of the shooting star as the expansion symbol. | ||
2011 | 6/8 | G11 | Dark Confidant | Retro frame. No watermark. | ||
2011 | 7/8 | G11 | Doubling Season | First reuse of shooting star as a watermark. | ||
2011 | 8/8 | G11 | Goblin Welder | |||
2012 | 1/8 | Judge | Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed | [9] | ||
2012 | 2/8 | Judge | Flusterstorm | [9] | ||
2012 | 3/8 | Judge | Noble Hierarch | Retro frame. | ||
2012 | 4/8 | Judge | Karmic Guide | |||
2012 | 5/8 | Judge | Sneak Attack | |||
2012 | 6/8 | Judge | Karakas | |||
2012 | 7/8 | Judge | Sword of Light and Shadow | Retro frame | ||
2012 | 8/8 | Judge | Command Tower | |||
2013 | 1/8 | Judge | Swords to Plowshares | |||
2013 | 2/8 | Judge | Bribery | [10] | ||
2013 | 3/8 | Judge | Imperial Recruiter | |||
2013 | 4/8 | Judge | Crucible of Worlds | Retro frame.[10] | ||
2013 | 5/8 | Judge | Genesis | Without tombstone symbol.[11] | ||
2013 | 6/8 | Judge | Overwhelming Forces | [12] | ||
2013 | 7/8 | Judge | Vindicate | [11] | ||
2013 | 8/8 | Judge | Show and Tell | [12] | ||
2014 | 1/9 | Judge | Karador, Ghost Chieftain | [6] | ||
2014 | 2/9 | Judge | Greater Good | Announced in May 2014 after reaching the milestone of 5000 judges.[13] | ||
2014 | 3/9 | Judge | Riku of Two Reflections | [13] | ||
2014 | 4/9 | Judge | Force of Will | Every Judge who certified another judge after 2005 received a Force of Will for each judge certified (up to 4).[13] | ||
2014 | 5/9 | Judge | Hanna, Ship's Navigator | [13] | ||
2014 | 6/9 | Judge | Sword of Feast and Famine | Retro frame.[13] | ||
2014 | 7/9 | Judge | Nekusar, the Mindrazer | [13] | ||
2014 | 8/9 | Judge | Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite | Phyrexian text. Phyrexian symbol as watermark.[13] | ||
2014 | 9/9 | Judge | Oloro, Ageless Ascetic | [13] | ||
2014 | 1/5 | Judge | Plains | Full-art. Part of a cycle of basic lands illustrated by Terese Nielsen, Announced in August 2014.[14] | ||
2014 | 2/5 | Judge | Island | Full-art.[14] | ||
2014 | 3/5 | Judge | Swamp | Full-art.[14] | ||
2014 | 4/5 | Judge | Mountain | Full-art.[14] | ||
2014 | 5/5 | Judge | Forest | Full-art.[14] | ||
2015 | 1/8 | Judge | Temporal Manipulation | Announced in 2016.[15] | ||
2015 | 2/8 | Judge | Shardless Agent | Announced in 2016.[15] | ||
2015 | 3/8 | Judge | Rishadan Port | |||
2015 | 4/8 | Judge | Ravages of War | [16] | ||
2015 | 5/8 | Judge | Damnation | Centered text. Non-Planar Chaos timeshifted card frame.[16] | ||
2015 | 6/8 | Judge | Dualcaster Mage | [16] | ||
2015 | 7/8 | Judge | Feldon of the Third Path | [16] | ||
2015 | 8/8 | Judge | Wasteland | [16] | ||
2016 | 1/8 | Judge | Stoneforge Mystic | Never released officially. The illustration was reused for the 2016 Stoneforge Mystic (Grand Prix) | ||
2016 | 2/8 | Judge | Mana Drain | |||
2016 | 3/8 | Judge | Azusa, Lost but Seeking | |||
2016 | 4/8 | Judge | Command Beacon | |||
2016 | 5/8 | Judge | Mystic Confluence | |||
2016 | 6/8 | Judge | Imperial Seal | |||
2016 | 7/8 | Judge | Defense of the Heart | [17] | ||
2016 | 8/8 | Judge | Zur the Enchanter | [17] | ||
2017 | 1/8 | Judge | Avacyn, Angel of Hope | |||
2017 | 2/8 | Judge | Capture of Jingzhou | |||
2017 | 3/8 | Judge | Gaddock Teeg | |||
2017 | 4/8 | Judge | Homeward Path | |||
2017 | 5/8 | Judge | Doran, the Siege Tower | |||
2017 | 6/8 | Judge | Prismatic Geoscope | |||
2017 | 7/8 | Judge | Spellskite | |||
2017 | 8/8 | Judge | Pendelhaven | |||
2017 | 9/8 | Judge | Rules Lawyer | |||
2018 | 1/8 | Judge | Merchant Scroll | |||
2018 | 2/8 | Judge | Vampiric Tutor | |||
2018 | 3/8 | Judge | Nin, the Pain Artist | New legendary card frame. | ||
2018 | 4/8 | Judge | Commander's Sphere | |||
2018 | 5/8 | Judge | Teferi's Protection | |||
2018 | 6/8 | Judge | Lord of Atlantis | |||
2018 | 7/8 | Judge | Rhystic Study | |||
2018 | 8/8 | Judge | Food Chain | |||
2019 | 1/8 | Judge | Mirri's Guile | [18] | ||
2019 | 2/8 | Judge | Sliver Legion | New legendary card frame. | ||
2019 | 3/8 | Judge | Mox Opal | New legendary card frame.[18] | ||
2019 | 4/8 | Judge | Isolated Watchtower | Last Judge Program card. | ||
2019 | 5/8 | Judge | Monastery Mentor | First Judge Academy card.[19][20] | ||
2019 | 6/8 | Judge | Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow | [19][20] | ||
2019 | 7/8 | Judge | Chalice of the Void | Uses Magic Online exclusive art, making its paper debut.[19][20] | ||
2019 | 8/8 | Judge | Reflecting Pool | Uses Magic Online exclusive art, making its paper debut.[19][20] | ||
2020 | 1/10 | Judge | Arena Rector | Conference promo.[21] The 2020 promos are all tutors.[22] First use of Archie the Owl as expansion symbol and watermark.[23] | ||
2020 | 2/10 | Judge | Enlightened Tutor | |||
2020 | 3/10 | Judge | Spellseeker | |||
2020 | 4/10 | Judge | Demonic Tutor | |||
2020 | 5/10 | Judge | Infernal Tutor | [24] | ||
2020 | 6/10 | Judge | Gamble | |||
2020 | 7/10 | Judge | Birthing Pod | [24] | ||
2020 | 8/10 | Judge | Sylvan Tutor | Conference promo.[21] | ||
2020 | 9/10 | Judge | Sterling Grove | [24] | ||
2020 | 10/10 | Judge | Eye of Ugin | [24] | ||
2021 | 1/10 | Judge | Morophon, the Boundless | 2021's judge promos were available by participating in judge conferences (digital meetings with an educational focus). | ||
2021 | 2/10 | Judge | K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth | Conference promo. | ||
2021 | 3/10 | Judge | Edgar Markov | Conference promo. | ||
2021 | 4/10 | Judge | Ezuri, Claw of Progress | Conference promo. | ||
2021 | 5/10 | Judge | The Gitrog Monster | Conference promo.[25] | ||
2021 | 6/10 | Judge | Grand Arbiter Augustin IV | Conference promo. | ||
2021 | 7/10 | Judge | Karlov of the Ghost Council | Conference promo. | ||
2021 | 8/10 | Judge | Mizzix of the Izmagnus | Conference promo. | ||
2021 | 9/10 | Judge | Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen | Conference promo.[25] | ||
2021 | 10/10 | Judge | Zacama, Primal Calamity | Conference promo. | ||
2022 | 1/10 | Judge | Greater Auramancy | Going forward, all Judge Promos are distributed at Conferences. [1] The theme for 2022 is enchantments. | ||
2022 | 2/10 | Judge | Omniscience | [1] | ||
2022 | 3/10 | Judge | Parallel Lives | Art featuring Urza and Mishra.[1] | ||
2022 | 4/10 | Judge | Stranglehold | Art featuring Jetmir of the Cabaretti.[1] | ||
2022 | 5/10 | Judge | Smothering Tithe | [26] | ||
2022 | 6/10 | Judge | Training Grounds | Art featuring Soratami on Kamigawa.[26] | ||
2022 | 7/10 | Judge | Animate Dead | Retro frame and retro rules text. | ||
2022 | 8/10 | Judge | Purphoros, God of the Forge | |||
2022 | 9/10 | Judge | No Mercy | Organizer/Presenter preview. [1] | ||
2022 | 10/10 | Judge | Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun | [26] | ||
2023 | 1 | Judge Academy | Painter's Servant | Retro frame | ||
2023 | 2 | Judge Academy | Grindstone | Retro frame | ||
2023 | 3 | Judge Academy | Mycosynth Lattice | Retro frame | ||
2023 | 4 | Judge Academy | Retrofitter Foundry | Retro frame | ||
2023 | 5 | Judge Academy | Sword of War and Peace | Retro frame | ||
2023 | 6 | Judge Academy | Plains | Owl land.[27] | ||
2023 | 7 | Judge Academy | Island | Owl land. | ||
2023 | 8 | Judge Academy | Swamp | Owl land. | ||
2023 | 9 | Judge Academy | Mountain | Owl land. | ||
2023 | 10 | Judge Academy | Forest | Owl land. |
References
- ↑ a b c d e f Nicolette Apraez (October 4, 2021). "Judge Academy 2022 Announcements". Judge Academy.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (August 25, 2003). "DCI Promo Intuition". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (May 05, 2003). "DCI Promo Living Death". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (July 26, 2011). "Grim Lavamancer's Friend". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (January 11, 2010). "DCI Judges and Friday Night Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021.
- ↑ a b Trick Jarrett (February 03, 2014). "Entombed for Karador". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022.
- ↑ Eric Sorensen (March 13, 2012). "Ask Wizards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022.
- ↑ johnstown713 (January 13, 2013). "Judge Foil 2011 #4 of 8 Found!". Magic Librarities. Retrieved on October 31, 2023.
- ↑ a b Monty Ashley (December 13, 2011). "The 2011 (sic) Judge Foils". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022.
- ↑ a b Trick Jarrett (April 05, 2013). "New Judge Promos". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022.
- ↑ a b Trick Jarrett (August 28, 2013). "Vindicated Genesis". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Trick Jarrett (June 19, 2013). "Overwhelming Tell". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Trick Jarrett (May 8, 2014). "Celebrating the Judge Program!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (August 4, 2014). "Judge Promo Basic Lands". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Blake Rasmussen (March 22, 2016). "The March 22, 2016 Update". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021.
- ↑ a b c d e Blake Rasmussen (March 23, 2015). "Judge Promos Coming Soon". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022.
- ↑ a b Blake Rasmussen (September 27, 2016). "The September 27, 2016 Update". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022.
- ↑ a b Magic Judges (April 10, 2019). "We have a gorgeous new pair of judge foils to share with you today". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c d Nicolette Apraez (July 29, 2019). "Judge Academy FAQ". Judge Academy.
- ↑ a b c d E. Raff (September 18, 2019). "Check out these new judge promos". Twitter.
- ↑ a b Nicolette Apraez (December 10, 2019). "Tuesday Update! (12/10 Conference Promos and CC Selections!)". Coolstuffinc.com.
- ↑ Gavin Verhey (December 4, 2019). "Check out the first 4 Judge Academy promos of 2020!". Twitter.
- ↑ Sara Mox (December 3, 2019). "You Say Goodbye, and I Say Hello". Judgeacademy.com.
- ↑ a b c d Nicolette Apraez (June 2, 2020). "Promos and Important Reminders! June 30th!". Judge Academy.
- ↑ a b Gavin Verhey (December 22, 2020). "2021's foils all have a theme: legendary creatures!". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c Judge Academy (June 6, 2022). "You all seem very excited for the big Q3 promo reveal!". Twitter.
- ↑ Judge Academy (August 15, 2023). "Judge Academy is SO EXCITED to share our new Magic Judge promo cards for Q3 and Q4!". Twitter.