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Mystery Booster 2
 
Test cards
 
Indicate test card from Mystery Booster 2.

Packs of Mystery Booster 2 contain a pretend "playtest card". They are called test cards on the cards themselves.

Description

The test cards feature black and white card faces that look like they have been stickered on cards with a regular card frame of the appropriate color. The card names are pretended funny placeholders, and the cards lack Collector numbers. Test cards are not meant for Constructed play, but may be used in Chaos Draft. There is a total of 121 test cards.[1]

Test cards are not considered to be “real” cards, nor are they considered Acorn. They are meant as entertainment pieces rather than as game pieces.[2][3]

Rulings

  • Playtest cards aren't legal for play in tournaments other than Mystery Booster 2 Limited formats.
  • Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as {T} and {W}. These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.
  • Playtest cards often use "CARDNAME" in place of the card's name. This follows the same rules as an object referring to itself by name.
  • For many playtest cards, you'll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules will be updated to allow them to work.

Themes and mechanics

The test cards explore various themes and mechanics, testing out boundaries and mechanics that later might appear in regular sets. Some will be nods to things already coming to print, while some are more nebulous in their influence.

New concepts are colorless Phyrexian mana (C/P), Symbol for one mana generated by a legendary source. (one mana of any type from a Legendary source), and Symbol for one land drop. (a cost that can be paid by giving up a land drop).

New named mechanics are Annihinfect, Assist kicker, Bedtime story, Buddy list, Construct a building, Coststorm, Daunt, Deworded, Equipment swap, Flashforward, Forbidden, Grazing type, Hope, Host, Land casualty, Library ninjutsu, Multicleave, Negamorph, Nimble, Partner with itself, Pass the ball, Planeswalkerwalk, Planet, Positioning, Proliferatelink, Scryfall, Shackle, Sinecure, Spaceship, Tantrum, Teach and Thoughtweft.

Returning

Returning mechanics (some with new twists) are: Adventurer card, Ascend, Banding, Changeling, Coin flipping, Companion, Daybound and nightbound, Draw, Devoid, Eternalize, Fear, Flanking, Gunk, Horsemanship, Heroic, Ingest, intimidate, Landwalk (Islandwalk, Plainswalk), Legacy, Level up, Madness, Planeswalk, Poisonous, Rebound, Retrace, Roles, Shroud, Splice, Umbra armor, Vanishing, Wishes, Wither and World Enchantments.

Named

The following terms are used for the first time in rules text or reminder text: Adjacent creatures, Afraid, Back face, Card advantage, Check off, Enchant card in your hand, Enchant zone, Familiar, Gameplay tracker, Double-faced card, Keyword action, Land drop, Monk track, Objective, Playtesting, Points, Production ability, Production phase, Prestige, Resource, Sleeve, Tax, Way behind. Conjure is named on paper cards for the first time.

Beige, Orange, Silver and Purple appear as named colors for the first time. Gold is a returning named color.

Card types

Mystery Booster 2 includes the unique card type Building.

New subtypes are Apiary, Armored, Athlete, Champion, Cobbler, Luxior, Omenpath, Quest, Realm, Secret Mission, Shoemaker, Town, Ulamog's, Wainwright and You.

Basic, Poly, Mono and Continuous are returning supertypes, and Conspiracy is a returning card type. Cow, Germ, Licid and Spuzzem are returning creature subtypes.

Counters

New counters are: Base power counters, Base toughness counters, Milk counters, Primeval counters and Release counters.

Poison counters return.

Card list

Card name Color Stickered on Notes Artist
Indicate Colorless mana Vindicate (Eternal Masters) References a semi-popular card concept among custom Magic card designers.[4] Combos with Nadu, Winged Wisdom.[5] Drew Moss
Kozilek, Compleated Colorless mana Kozilek, Butcher of Truth (Rise of the Eldrazi) Introduces Annihinfect and colorless Phyrexian mana. Will Liu
Marchesa's Surprise Party Colorless mana Sovereign's Realm (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)† Introduces the Secret Mission subtype for Conspiracy cards. Each birthday surprise condition is something Marchesa would approve. Maru Ferreira
Omnipresent Impostor Colorless mana Farfinder (Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths) The first basic creature. The card lives up to its omnipresent nature by functionally acting as every named card. Francois Dery
Rule with an Even Hand Colorless mana Sovereign's Realm (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)† Ensures that all attacks the player makes are made even. Stephanie Bouchard
Who's that Praetor? Colorless mana All Is Dust (Ultimate Masters) Collects each of the New Phyrexian Praetors that appeared during the Phyrexian Arc and plays on the fact that Ebon Praetor is the earliest non-Phyrexian Praetor. The name references "Who's that Pokémon?" from the Pokémon anime. First printed as an Unknown Event card at MagicCon: Philadelphia 2023.[6] Thomas Ricci
A Girl and Her Dogs White mana Phyrexian Pegasus (March of the Machine) Allows players to create their own faithful companions. The name references the novel and film A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison. Sara Pitre-Durocher
Abbot of the Sacred Meeple White mana Phyrexian Pegasus (March of the Machine) Makes fun of Eurogames with many meeples (eg. Catan). Introduces Sinecure (This creature can occupy a space two spaces higher on the Monk track higher than its power). Equals odd-numbered production phases with the color beige. You may spend sheep for constructing a building. Also references buildings, prestige, apiary, cobbler, shoemaker and wainwright. Jair Medina
Arcanum Things White mana Kor Halberd (March of the Machine) † The first card to use Equipment swap, an equipment version of Aura swap. The name references Arcanum Wings (Future Sight), which debuted Aura swap. Kevin Soler
Avacyn's Collar, the Symbol of her Church White mana Kor Halberd (March of the Machine) † Introduces the Shackle mechanic. Makes fun of the widely criticized flavor text of Ancient Grudge (Innistrad).[7][1] Olga Kharyton
Brigid, Who's Seen Some Stuff White mana Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile (Lorwyn) Introduces Nimble (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater) and thoughtweft, representing the Kithkin trait of the same name (a creature with thoughtweft has all printed keyword abilities of other creatures you control with thoughtweft). Alina Marica
Champion of the Hareish White mana Champion of the Parish (Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed) Keywords the unreleased "fellowship" mechanic designed for Bloomburrow as Buddy list. The card's name and second ability is a pun on Champion of the Parish and Bloomburrow's planar animal-shifting magic. Sara Pitre-Durocher
Defender of the Queue White mana Phyrexian Pegasus (March of the Machine) Introduces Positioning (As this creature enters, lock your creatures in order from left to right for as long as you control a creature with positioning. Each time a creature enters or comes under your control, position it to the left or right of another creature you control.) Marika Lord
Essence of Ajani White mana Surge of Salvation (March of the Machine) The first emblem with a mana cost and that can be cast. It's also the first card to be cast directly into the Command zone. The illustration approximates the art design used for Planeswalker emblem tokens. Name and effect reference Ajani's Welcome. Lucas Firmino
Friarball White mana Surge of Salvation (March of the Machine) Introduces Coststorm. The card's name is a play on Fireball. Marc-André Dupont
Intangible Vibes White mana Intangible Virtue (Commander Legends) Changes all creatures into tokens, including their cease-to-exist clause. Name references Intangible Virtue. Marisa Oh
Jeskai Baller White mana Phyrexian Pegasus (March of the Machine) Introduces the Athlete creature type and uses Rebound as a reference to Basketball. Oscar Camacho
Knight of Lost Causes White mana The card creates an official definition of being "way behind". Sandy Lee
Muraganda Eldrazi White mana Eldrazi Displacer (Oath of the Gatewatch) A play on the tendency of Muragandan cards to care about vanilla creatures (e.g. Muraganda Petroglyphs). Introduces both Deworded and Primeval counters. Jair Medina
New Master of Arms White mana Recreates Master of Arms as it worked before the Sixth Edition rules changes. Florin Petre Bostan
Noble Ox White mana The card is based on the homophone of "Noble Ox" and "no blocks". It is the first card printed with the "can block any number of creatures" ability since Guardian of the Gateless (Conspiracy: Take the Crown) in 2016. Marianne Martin
Plain Walker White mana Combines the homophones of Plain, planeswalker, planeswalk and plainswalk. Introduces Planeswalkerwalk as a riff on plainswalk. The feet of the Kithkin are formed as the planeswalker symbol. Marika Lord
Sliver of Hope White mana Phyrexian Pegasus (March of the Machine) Introduces hope to Magic: The Gathering. Carol Azevedo
Tax Taker White mana Phyrexian Pegasus (March of the Machine) Rewards you for taxing your opponents with Treasure. Marc-André Dupont
Alberix, the Trade Planet Blue mana World enchantment that introduces resources, the Planet keyword and flavor word Trade Routes. Thomas Ricci
Blurry Visionary Blue mana Allows players to make their own modal double-faced cards, by putting two cards back-to-back in a sleeve. Sergei Ryzhov
Can't Quite Recall Blue mana Ancestral Vision (Time Spiral Remastered) A twist on Ancestral Recall that uses the Forbidden mechanic. This card was originally designed for Avacyn Restored but was discarded when the Forbidden mechanic was removed from the set design.[6] In Mystery Booster 2, the art references the original card and the use of Forbidden pokes fun at the fact that that card is on the Reserved List. David Borba
Catch of the Day Blue mana A modal creature. Nadezhda Tikhomirova
Duelists' Convocation International Blue mana Apparently inspired by a Twitter/X exchange between Gavin Verhey and April King in 2022.[8] The name is designed as a joke for younger players who don't know what the DCI was. Pedro Maia
Heart of a Duelist Blue mana A stab at the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game and partial reference to a phrase from the anime: "Heart of the cards". Drew Moss
Map to Lorthos's Temple Blue mana When all objectives are checked off, you can create a Lorthos, the Tidemaker token. Introduces the Quest enchantment subtype, originally designed for Zendikar and Throne of Eldraine.[9][10][11][12] Francois Dery
Night of the Flying Merfolk Blue mana Kiora Bests the Sea God (Theros Beyond Death) Features Bedtime story, which flavorfully moves the Saga turn-based action to the end step as a way of representing reading a story to a child at bedtime. Ashlea Kelly
No-Regrets Egret Blue mana When this card is in your opening hand, it can influence your mulligan. Marco Wulfr
Panglacial Shinobi Blue mana Combines the extreme rules oddness of Panglacial Wurm with the strike-from-nowhere ability of Ninjutsu to form Library ninjutsu. David Giraud
Search Elemental Blue mana Zephyr Winder (March of the Machine) Introduces the Scryfall ability word. References Scryfall, the most popular Magic card database and search engine. Gonçalo Pereira
Subgoyf Blue mana Sharding Sphinx (March of the Machine Commander) † A Goyf that cares about non-creature subtypes. Nadezhda Tikhomirova
There // They're // Their (split card) Blue mana Said // Done (Modern Horizons 2) A split card Lesson in English grammar. First instant with the Lesson subtype. Marika Lord
Two by Four Blue mana Introduces base power counters and base toughness counters in reference to the two inch by four inch rectangular cross section of a piece of lumber. Sam Denmark
Wisedrafter's Will Blue mana Voidmage Prodigy (Onslaught) This is the original design for Kai Budde's Magic Invitational card.[6] It was deemed too powerful at the time and was not a creature, so R&D worked with Kai to design the card that would go on to see print — Voidmage Prodigy.[13] Ashlea Kelly
Your Wish Is My Command Blue mana Allows players to Wish any spells from their sideboard and turn modal spells into commands. Christine Couture
Call from the Grave Black mana A reprint of the Astral card Call from the Grave from the 1997 MicroProse game Magic: The Gathering (aka Shandalar). Alex Tarca
Cleaver Blow Black mana Vanquish the Weak (March of the Machine) Introduces Multicleave (You may pay an additional 1 generic mana any number of times as you cast this spell. For each time you do, choose a paired set of squared brackets and remove the word in between.). Art shows a cleaver chopping square brackets in half. Drew Moss
Common Black Removal Black mana Pokes fun at Design's regular use of a four mana black removal spell with a set-specific twist at common rarity. Michele Esposito
Creepy Crawler Black mana Introduces the afraid batch (An opponent is afraid of you if a Horror, Nightmare, enchantment, or face-down creature you control entered the battlefield or attacked them this turn). Marika Lord
Halving Season Black mana An inverse version of the card Doubling Season. First printed as an Unknown Event card at MagicCon: Chicago 2024.[6] Drew Moss
Lich's Duel Mastery Black mana Lich's Mastery (Dominaria) References Duel Masters. David Giraud
Lifening Elemental Black mana Brings back the Splice mechanic but on a creature. Andréa Blouin
Liliana's Other Contract // Liliana's Undead Minion (double-faced) Black mana Grasping Shadows (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) References the Demonic Pact Liliana Vess made with Nicol Bolas and her resulting life lesson. Introduces the Planeswalker type You. Barbara Witkowska
Magus of the Chains Black mana Nezumi Informant (March of the Machine) A magus for Chains of Mephistopheles. The flowchart in the art is a slightly modified version of the one created by judge Charlotte Sable to help guide players through using the card.[14] Will Liu
Oddric, Lunar Marquis Black mana Syr Konrad, the Grim A version of Odric, Lunarch Marshal that grants mostly discontinued abilities. Carol Azevedo
Pinchy McStingbutt Black mana The card is named after the fan-voted name for the scorpion that appeared on the Amonkhet playmat during the open beta release of Magic: The Gathering Arena.[15] It is the first non-digital card to use the Conjure mechanic. Drew Moss
TL;DR Black mana Vanquish the Weak (March of the Machine) "TL;DR" is internet slang for "too long; didn't read" and is a joke at some players refusing to read cards that contain too many words. Sergei Ryzhov
The Many Deeds of Belzenlok Black mana Rite of Belzenlok (Dominaria) References Belzenlok and how he stole credit for many of the events and titles from Dominaria's past (head of the Cabal, wielder of Blackblade, etc.) Maru Ferreira
Toofer, Keeper of the Full Grip Black mana Introduces the concept of card advantage into an ability. Toofer's name is a play on the concept of "two-for-one". Oscar Camacho
Yawgmoth's Day Planner Black mana Witch's Cauldron (Commander Masters) Reference to Yawgmoth's Agenda's Japanese mistranslation of the English homonym "agenda". Tiago Sousa
You Compleat Me Black mana Vanquish the Weak (March of the Machine) Sets your maximum life total at 10. Adds costly filtering and card advantage. Jean-Christophe Drolet
All-Star Kicker Red mana Play on soccer strikers. Introduces assist kicker and pass the ball. Marika Lord
Bolshack Dragon Red mana Shivan Dragon (Core Set 2020) A Duel Masters card, changed to fit Magic rules and abilities. Introduces the Armored creature type. The card was added to honor Duel Masters as that game's Black Box product served as inspiration for the original Mystery Booster.[6] Marco Espenosa
Boltfire Red mana Firebolt (Modern Horizons) Introduces Flashforward, a reverse of Flashback. Marika Lord
Boulder Jockey Red mana Introduces Symbol for one land drop., a cost that can be paid in place of a land drop. Name references Rock Jockey Marika Lord
Dwarven Confluencer Red mana Produces Mana Confluence tokens. References Dwarven Miner, Dwarven Blastminer and/or Dwarven Driller Marika Lord
Flanking Licid Red mana A Licid that bestows Flanking on creatures. Originally designed by Mark Rosewater for the 1998 Magic Invitational.[16] Nikolai Maslakov
Gobland Red manaLand A colorshifted Dryad Arbor. Anik Sikder
Immersturm Battlefield Red mana Volcanic Spite (March of the Machine) Introduces the Realm enchantment type and related keyword Host. Thomas Ricci
Planeswalkerificate Red mana Turns a creature into a Planeswalker. It's a planeswalker version of Enchantmentize from the original Mystery Booster. Guga Baraldi
Pyromancy 101 Red mana Start from Scratch (Strixhaven: School of Mages) Introduces a variant of Cipher for Lessons called Teach. Marika Lord
Snap Judgment Red mana Alternate win condition referencing the “snap” mechanic of Marvel Snap. Will Liu
Toddler's Rage Red mana Volcanic Spite (March of the Machine) Introduces tantrum (It's like trample but for blocking). Mélanie Bouregeois
Vuzzle Spaceship Red manaArtifact Introduces Spaceship, a keyworded variant of the Clockwork creature mechanic. It also introduces new templating for static abilities that turn on or off based on the creature's power. Hélio Frazão
Wormhole Warp Red mana Chaos Warp but for cards in the sideboard, Wish-style. Sam Denmark
Zone of Flame Red mana Enchants Zones. Will Liu
Built Bear Green mana Legacy (keyword) allowing you to build a creature with Bear stats. Bogdan Marica
The Colossal Dreadmaw Green mana Colossal Dreadmaw (Ixalan) Legendary creature that may turn all creatures you cast into Colossal Dreadmaws. First printed as an Unknown Event card at MagicCon: Barcelona 2023.[6] Marika Lord
Dairy Cow Green mana War Historian (March of the Machine) † A real-life version of the ProZD Magic: The Gathering parody card game. The original sketch was a paid advertisement by Wizards of the Coast for Magic: The Gathering Arena.[17] Introduces Grazing type and Milk counters, and uses the acorn Cow creature type instead of Ox. Andréa Blouin
Flavor Disaster Green mana Introduces Negamorph, a mirror opposite to Megamorph, which puts a -1/-1 counter on the creature when it is turned face-up. Drew Moss
Glade of the Pump Spells Green manaLand Is the first land to have a mana cost, requiring additional mana to be paid to play the card as a land drop. The card's name uses the player slang for spells that increase (pump) the power and toughness of one or more creatures. Christine Couture
Keeper of the Crown // Coronation of the Wilds (adventurer) Green mana Lovestruck Beast (Throne of Eldraine, #299) Introduces Symbol for one mana generated by a legendary source. as a cost (Symbol for one mana generated by a legendary source. can be paid with one mana from a legendary source). Elliot Stevens
Meandered Towershell Green mana Meandering Towershell (Khans of Tarkir) Grants the ability of the Towershell (Khans of Tarkir) to enchanted creature. Hung Nguy
Naturalize 2 Green mana Naturalize (Core Set 2019) First card that can remove emblems and other gameplay trackers (Monarch, Dungeons, City's Blessing). The art is a reverse version of Naturalize (Core Set 2019), with the sword's hilt transforming and the blade remaining. Marika Lord
Penumbra Umbra Green mana Turns enchanted creature into penumbra creature, and has umbra armor. Bogdan Marica
Phyrexian Seedling Green mana Introduces Proliferatelink. Drew Moss
Plant a Sapling // Fully-Grown Treefolk (double-faced) Green mana Herbology Instructor (March of the Machine) Simulates waiting for a tree to grow from a seed. Lucas Firmino
Questing Cosplayer Green mana Questing Beast (Throne of Eldraine) Creates a unique Role (Questing Role) that gives the enchanted creature all the abilities of Questing Beast. First printed as an Unknown Event card at MagicCon: Las Vegas 2023.[6] Gabriela Birchal
Spuzzem Strategist Green mana A reference to the printed wording of Floral Spuzzem’s ability, where it (the card) would choose which artifact to destroy. Uses the obsolete Spuzzem creature type rather than Elemental. Alex Tarca
Starting Town NPC Green mana War Historian (March of the Machine) † References non-player characters, characters in a role-playing or video game that a player cannot control. Turn all creatures in your hand into adventurer cards. Pedro Maia
Teferi, Druid of Argoth Green mana Surrak and Goreclaw (March of the Machine) Planar Chaos-style planeshifted version of Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir. Mélanie Bouregeois
Werewhat Green mana Allows players to create their own double-faced were-creature by exiling a card. Marco Espinoza
Wrenn and One Green mana Wrenn and Realmbreaker (March of the Machine) A play on Wrenn's tendency to name her Treefolk hosts in order of their acquisition. Introduces Land planeswalker as a type combination. Marianne Marten
Anax and Cymede & Kynaios and Tiro White manaGreen manaRed manaBlue mana Niv-Mizzet Supreme (March of the Machine: The Aftermath) † "Quad team up" of Anax and Cymede with Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis as a play on the team up Legendary cards of March of the Machine. First printed as an Unknown Event card at MagicCon: Minneapolis 2023.[6] Marika Lord
Chatzuk, Mighty Guitarist White manaGreen mana Melira, the Living Cure (Phyrexia: All Will Be One) References the owner of the Helm of Chatzuk (Limited Edition Alpha). Marco Wulfr
Chea, Friend to Maybe Too Many White manaBlack manaGreen mana Creates the Familiar batch (Bats, Birds, Cats, Dragons, Faeries, Foxes, Frogs, Imps, Lizards, and Spiders are familiars, as well as any creature with “Familiar” in its name.) Stephanie Bouchard
Convention Maro Green manaBlue manaRed mana Niv-Mizzet, Supreme (March of the Machine: The Aftermath) Allows players to create their own Maro. The card is an exclusive promo for Festival in a Box: Las Vegas 2024 and is not found in Mystery Booster 2 boosters. Mark Rosewater
Don't Worry About It Green manaBlue mana Growth Spiral (Ravnica Allegiance) Introduces the ability to enchant cards in a player's hand. Jean-Christophe Drolet
Fludge, Gunk Guardian Black manaGreen mana Yargle and Multani (March of the Machine) Features the return of Gunk cards, as designed by Richard Garfield. First seen on Gunk Slug in the original Mystery Booster. Sara Leal
Glimpse, the Unthinkable Blue manaBlack mana Hidetsugu and Kairi (March of the Machine) The card's abilities make Glimpse untargetable and unable to be chosen which reflects a player being unable to think of Glimpse through the mechanics of Magic: The Gathering. The card name is a play on Glimpse the Unthinkable, but with a comma to make it a legendary creature with an epithet. Lena Zykova
Jund 'Em Out Black manaRed manaGreen mana Rebuild the City (March of the Machine: The Aftermath) Ingredients for a Modern Jund deck. The name is a catchphrase from the LoadingReadyRun channel on YouTube. Drew Moss
Hish of the Snake Cult Black manaGreen manaBlue mana Niv-Mizzet, Supreme (March of the Machine: The Aftermath) References the errata of Naga to Snakes, but also incorporates Serpents. Mark Rosewater doesn’t expect the latter any time soon, as Serpents are used for sea monsters.[18] Marco Dotti
Lutri, Pauper Otter Blue manaRed mana Lutri, the Spellchaser Lutri but designed for the Pauper format. Introduces colored text in the text box, referencing the colors of uncommon, rare, mythic rare and Timeshifted expansion symbols. Will Liu
Narod, the Beige Flower White manaBlue manaBlack mana Doran, the Siege Tower (Lorwyn) The card's name and ability are all references to Doran, the Siege Tower. It is one of only six cards, and the only multicolored card, to have the Plant subtype and not include green in its casting cost. Sara Leal
Pokey, the Scallywagg Blue manaRed mana Baral and Kari Zev (March of the Machine) Swaps the actions of dice rolling with flipping a coin and vice versa. David Borba
Stone Drake Blue manaBlack mana References Drake Stone and the tie-in cards for The Sorcerer's Apprentice movie.[6] Raluca Marinescu
Terry Pin, Turboturtle Blue manaRed mana Baral and Kari Zev (March of the Machine) "Terrapin" is North-American colloquialism for small freshwater turtles. Harpreet Rattan
Wowzer, the Aspirational White manaBlue manaBlack manaRed manaGreen mana Features an Alternate-win condition that is virtually impossible to meet. Tiago Sousa
Mothers Yamazaki Red manaWhite mana Djeru and Hazoret (March of the Machine) Parodies Brothers Yamazaki. Features Partner with itself as a response to the long-standing player demand that they be able to use both Brothers Yamazaki as Commanders.[19] Marika Lord
Rin and Seri, Inseparabler Red manaGreen manaWhite mana Rin and Seri, Inseparable Dogs are Cats and Cats are Dogs too. Giacomo Galloni
Wrath of Leknif White manaBlue mana Shadowmage Infiltrator (Odyssey) Wrath of God, but free. Depicts and refers to Jon Finkel as this is the original design for his Magic Invitational card.[6] It was deemed too powerful at the time and R&D worked with Jon to design the card that would go on to see print — Shadowmage Infiltrator.[13] Leknif is Finkel spelled backward. Marion Kivits
Luxior, Ignited Artifact References Luxior. Introduces Artifact planeswalker as a type combination, Luxior as a planeswalker type, and is an Equipment. Alexandre Breton
Microscope Artifact Allows players to examine their library and turn a card in their graveyard into a Germ (but not the Phyrexian kind). Originally designed by Jeremy Geist for Murders at Karlov Manor.[20] Alina Marica
Mox Poison Artifact Chrome Mox (Mirrodin) † First printed as an Unknown Event card at MagicCon: Philadelphia 2023.[1][6] Dan Frazier
Orb of Origin Artifact Reintroduces the Poly Artifact. Turns all other artifacts into Mono and Continuous as per the original Limited Edition Comprehensive Rules. Drew Moss
Runed Terror Artifact Skittering Surveyor (March of the Machine) † References Legends of Runeterra. Instead of taking turns as normal, players take their phases sequentially. Introduces Champion as a creature type. Kevin Dubell
Fetching Garden Land Temple Garden (Ravnica Remastered) A dual land that enters tapped if it was played from your hand, making it an ideal target for fetch lands. Sophie Rochon
Lazotep Archway Land First land card to have Eternalize. Represents the lazotep-covered Eternals of Nicol Bolas' Dreadhorde. Will Liu
Madlands Land First land card to have Madness. The name is a play on Badlands and the tendency of players to name tapland cycles after their mechanical gimmick. Véronique Chabot
Maestros' Totally Safe Hideout Land Brings Casualty to lands in the form of Land casualty. The card also hints at the fate of the Maestros in the Streets of New Capenna storyline. Gonçalo Pereira
Omenpath to Naya Land Introduces the Omenpath nonbasic land type. Sandy Lee
Processing Plant Land Mystic Monastery (March of the Machine Commander) Features Ulamog's as a nonbasic land type and callback to the Urza's subtype. Thomas Ricci
Slumbering Waterways Land A quirky take on creature lands, where the player needs to figure out how to "wake up" the land. Kevin Dubell
Temur Elevator Land A land with Ascend as a joke on elevators transporting people up (and down) buildings. Marika Lord
The Heron Moon Land The card name is a reference to the Moon of Innistrad and the flavor text of Mad Prophet (Avacyn Restored) and Prophetic Ravings (Eldritch Moon). The ability references Emrakul's current status and Innistrad's association with the number thirteen. Introduces release counters. Kevin Dubell
Under-Construction Skyscraper Land A Level up land. Kevin Dubell
Value Town // Take a Trip To ... (adventurer) Land Swiftwater Cliffs (March of the Machine) † The card name is a reference to the chorus of the 1980 song Funkytown by Lipps Inc. Introduces the Town land type. Hélio Frazão

^† This card is speculated to be underneath the playtest "sticker" but has not been confirmed.

Reused names

Test cards are not considered true Magic cards so their names are not exclusive and can be reused in traditional Magic sets.[21]

References

  1. ↑ a b c Blake Rasmussen, Gavin Verhey, Zakeel Gordon (August 7, 2024). "Mystery Booster 2 (Video)". Weekly MTG. YouTube.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 12, 2019). "Are the mystery booster playtest cards legal in silver border constructed?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 12, 2019). "May I ask what the reason was only to have the playtest cards be available at cons and not in the store release?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  4. ↑ u/Aaron4451 (August 3, 2024). "[MB2] Indicate (Playtest Card)". Reddit.
  5. ↑ Gavin Verhey (August 4, 2024). ""OMG... It combos with Nadu!"". Twitter.
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Gavin Verhey (August 17, 2024). "10 Easter Eggs In Mystery Booster 2! (Video)". Good Morning Magic. YouTube.
  7. ↑ Least favourite/worst flavour text. Reddit (April 17, 2017).
  8. ↑ Would be a fun callback in a set. :). Twitter (February 2, 2022).
  9. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 12, 2019). "So wait, when you say Quests you aren't referring to Zendikar block quests like Quest for Renewal?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  10. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 11, 2019). "Throne of Eldraine Vision Design Handoff, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Mark Gottlieb (September 12, 2019). "The Adventure Adventure". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12.
  12. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 12, 2019). "Can you please talk about what Quests mechanic would be?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  13. ↑ a b Gavin Verhey (August 9, 2024). "Finkel and Kai famously had cards that were too strong and got redesigned - so as a fun nod to history I put them in". Twitter.
  14. ↑ Charlotte Sable (June 21, 2016). "“How Chains of Mephistopheles Works!”". Ask a Magic Judge.
  15. ↑ MTG Arena (October 10, 2018). "Well, we asked, and you voted...". Twitter.
  16. ↑ Gavin Verhey (August 6, 2024). ""Okay, but does Mystery Booster 2 have a playtest card designed by Mark Rosewater in 1998??"". Twitter.
  17. ↑ ProZD (October 24, 2018). "when you have a REALLY good turn in a card game (Video)". ProZD. YouTube.
  18. ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 9, 2024). "Is the serpent -> snake errata actually happening?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  19. ↑ Ryan Sainio (February 14, 2019). "Wish They Were Partners". Hipsters of the Coast.
  20. ↑ Gavin Verhey (November 20, 2024). "Fun fact: this was originally a card in MKM!". Twitter.
  21. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 18, 2024). "So I take it that the Mystery Booster 'test' card names are not considered 'taken' or... was that a red herring?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
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