Reserved List
The Reserved List is a list of Magic: The Gathering cards that will never be reprinted in order to preserve their value on the secondary market.[1] The Reprint Policy featuring the Reserved List was first published by Wizards of the Coast on March 4, 1996,[2][3][4] was revised in 2002[5][6] and again in 2010.[7]
In November 2022, alongside their article back-end update many articles, including the reprint policy site and many references to the Reserved List, were accidentally removed.[8][9][10]
Current definition
- Reserved cards are cards that will never be printed again in a functionally identical form.
- A card is considered functionally identical to another card if it has the same card type, subtypes, abilities, mana cost, power, and toughness.
- The exclusion of any particular card from the reserved list doesn't indicate that there are any plans to reprint that card.
- The reprint policy applies to both English and non-English cards.
- All policies apply only to tournament-legal Magic cards in printed form. Wizards of the Coast has and may continue to print special versions of cards not meant for regular gameplay, such as oversized cards. The restriction also does not apply on non-redeemable digital cards in Magic Online or MTG Arena.[11]
History
Creation
The Reserved List was created in the wake of the protests of Magic card collectors and players when a lot of their cards had been devalued with the release of Fourth Edition and Chronicles.
It had always been the policy of WotC to print any functionally novel card with a black border before or at the same time as it was printed with a white border. It had also been their policy never to reprint with a black border any previously published Magic card which had identical art and card power. The purpose of these policies was to make the black-bordered, limited-edition versions of Magic cards as collectible as possible. However, it was later recognized that much of the collectibility of a Magic card was also determined by its availability for game-play purposes. Accordingly, WotC decided to expand their previous policies by creating a new category of cards, called "Reserved Cards," that they would never print again in black or white border in game-functionally identical form.
Wizards of the Coast reserved the right to continue to print non-standard versions of cards for sale or promotional use, such as factory sets and oversized cards.
The first list
The first list of Reserved Cards included:
- All cards from Alpha/Beta that had not appeared in Fourth Edition or Ice Age.
- All uncommon and rare cards from Arabian Nights and Antiquities that had not been reprinted in white border at that time (i.e., that did not appear in Revised, Fourth Edition, or Chronicles).
- All rare cards from Legends and The Dark that had not yet been reprinted in white border.
Subsequent additions
WotC reserved the right to reprint cards from Fallen Empires, Ice Age, Homelands, and subsequent limited expansion sets, as well as cards from Chronicles. In order to maintain the collectibility of these products, however, they would reprint in white border no more than 25 percent of the rarest cards. At least 75 percent of the rarest cards from each of these sets would never be reprinted in either black or white border. For this purpose, the rarest cards from a given expansion set were defined as those appearing with the lowest frequency on the rarest print sheet used to print that expansion (i.e., cards from Fallen Empires, Chronicles and Homelands designated U1 and cards from Ice Age designated R1 in The Duelist magazine's cardlists for these sets).
In conjunction with the release of each new core set, such as Fifth Edition, WotC would announce which sets were considered eligible to have cards from them rotated into the core set. Any rare card from those sets not rotated into the core set at that time would become a Reserved Card and thus would never be printed again in black or white border in game-functionally identical form.
2002 revision
In 2002's revision WoTC decided no cards from the Mercadian Masques set and later sets would be reserved. Commons and uncommons from Limited Edition were removed from the reserved list due to overwhelming public support for this change. In consideration of past commitments, however, no other cards would be removed from the list. The exception was Feroz's Ban from Homelands, which was reprinted in Fifth Edition but (mistakenly) still was on the Reserved List at the time. It was also removed.
2010 revision
The original policy only applied to non-premium cards, meaning that Reserved cards could still be reprinted as a premium-exclusive card. When this was applied to Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. The Coalition and From the Vault: Relics the Magic community's reactions were to a large extent negative.[12][13] Starting in 2011, no cards on the reserved list would be printed in either premium or non-premium form.[7]
Complete list of Reserved cards
- Ancestral Recall
- Badlands
- Bayou
- Black Lotus
- Blaze of Glory
- Braingeyser
- Chaos Orb
- Contract from Below
- Copy Artifact
- Cyclopean Tomb
- Darkpact
- Demonic Attorney
- Demonic Hordes
- Farmstead
- Fastbond
- Forcefield
- Fork
- Gauntlet of Might
- Granite Gargoyle
- Illusionary Mask
- Kudzu
- Lich
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Natural Selection
- Plateau
- Raging River
- Roc of Kher Ridges
- Rock Hydra
- Savannah
- Scrubland
- Sedge Troll
- Taiga
- Time Vault
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Tropical Island
- Tundra
- Two-Headed Giant of Foriys
- Underground Sea
- Vesuvan Doppelganger
- Veteran Bodyguard
- Volcanic Island
- Wheel of Fortune
- Word of Command
- Ali from Cairo
- Bazaar of Baghdad
- City in a Bottle
- Diamond Valley
- Drop of Honey
- Elephant Graveyard
- Guardian Beast
- Ifh-Bíff Efreet
- Island of Wak-Wak
- Jihad
- Juzám Djinn
- Khabál Ghoul
- King Suleiman
- Library of Alexandria
- Merchant Ship
- Old Man of the Sea
- Pyramids
- Ring of Ma'rûf
- Sandals of Abdallah
- Serendib Djinn
- Shahrazad
- Singing Tree
- Acid Rain
- Adun Oakenshield
- Al-abara's Carpet
- Alchor's Tomb
- All Hallow's Eve
- Angus Mackenzie
- Bartel Runeaxe
- Boris Devilboon
- Caverns of Despair
- Chains of Mephistopheles
- Cleanse
- Disharmony
- Divine Intervention
- Elder Spawn
- Eureka
- Falling Star
- Field of Dreams
- Firestorm Phoenix
- Forethought Amulet
- Gosta Dirk
- Gravity Sphere
- Gwendlyn Di Corci
- Halfdane
- Hazezon Tamar
- Hellfire
- Imprison
- In the Eye of Chaos
- Infinite Authority
- Invoke Prejudice
- Jacques le Vert
- Jovial Evil
- Knowledge Vault
- Kobold Overlord
- Lady Caleria
- Lady Evangela
- Land Equilibrium
- Life Matrix
- Lifeblood
- Living Plane
- Livonya Silone
- Mana Matrix
- Master of the Hunt
- Mirror Universe
- Moat
- Mold Demon
- Nether Void
- North Star
- Nova Pentacle
- Pixie Queen
- Planar Gate
- Quarum Trench Gnomes
- Ragnar
- Ramses Overdark
- Rapid Fire
- Rasputin Dreamweaver
- Reverberation
- Ring of Immortals
- Rohgahh of Kher Keep
- Spinal Villain
- Spiritual Sanctuary
- Storm World
- Sword of the Ages
- Telekinesis
- Tetsuo Umezawa
- The Abyss
- The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- Thunder Spirit
- Tuknir Deathlock
- Typhoon
- Ur-Drago
- Willow Satyr
- Wood Elemental
- City of Shadows
- Cleansing
- Eternal Flame
- Exorcist
- Frankenstein's Monster
- Goblin Wizard
- Grave Robbers
- Hidden Path
- Knights of Thorn
- Lurker
- Mana Vortex
- Martyr's Cry
- Nameless Race
- Niall Silvain
- Preacher
- Psychic Allergy
- Scarwood Bandits
- Season of the Witch
- Sorrow's Path
- Stone Calendar
- Tracker
- Worms of the Earth
- Wormwood Treefolk
- Aeolipile
- Balm of Restoration
- Conch Horn
- Delif's Cube
- Draconian Cylix
- Dwarven Armorer
- Ebon Praetor
- Elven Lyre
- Elvish Farmer
- Fungal Bloom
- Goblin Flotilla
- Hand of Justice
- Homarid Shaman
- Icatian Lieutenant
- Icatian Skirmishers
- Implements of Sacrifice
- Rainbow Vale
- Ring of Renewal
- River Merfolk
- Spirit Shield
- Thelon's Curse
- Thelonite Monk
- Thrull Champion
- Tourach's Gate
- Vodalian Knights
- Vodalian War Machine
- Zelyon Sword
- Aegis of the Meek
- Altar of Bone
- Amulet of Quoz
- Balduvian Hydra
- Blizzard
- Brand of Ill Omen
- Call to Arms
- Chromatic Armor
- Earthlink
- Energy Storm
- Flow of Maggots
- Formation
- Fyndhorn Pollen
- General Jarkeld
- Glacial Crevasses
- Gravebind
- Halls of Mist
- Hot Springs
- Ice Cauldron
- Illusionary Presence
- Illusions of Grandeur
- Infernal Denizen
- Jester's Mask
- Kjeldoran Knight
- Kjeldoran Phalanx
- Land Cap
- Lava Tubes
- Lightning Blow
- Márton Stromgald
- Mercenaries
- Mesmeric Trance
- Minion of Tevesh Szat
- Mountain Titan
- Mudslide
- Musician
- Mystic Might
- Polar Kraken
- Reality Twist
- River Delta
- Ritual of Subdual
- Skeleton Ship
- Snowblind
- Soldevi Golem
- Spoils of Evil
- Spoils of War
- Storm Spirit
- Timberline Ridge
- Trailblazer
- Veldt
- Winter's Chill
- An-Zerrin Ruins
- Anaba Ancestor
- Anaba Spirit Crafter
- Apocalypse Chime
- Autumn Willow
- Aysen Crusader
- Aysen Highway
- Baki's Curse
- Baron Sengir
- Beast Walkers
- Black Carriage
- Chain Stasis
- Daughter of Autumn
- Didgeridoo
- Dwarven Pony
- Dwarven Sea Clan
- Faerie Noble
- Grandmother Sengir
- Hazduhr the Abbot
- Heart Wolf
- Koskun Falls
- Leeches
- Mammoth Harness
- Marjhan
- Mystic Decree
- Narwhal
- Reveka, Wizard Savant
- Rysorian Badger
- Serra Aviary
- Soraya the Falconer
- Timmerian Fiends
- Veldrane of Sengir
- Wall of Kelp
- Willow Priestess
- Winter Sky
- Ashnod's Cylix
- Balduvian Trading Post
- Chaos Harlequin
- Dystopia
- Fatal Lore
- Floodwater Dam
- Gargantuan Gorilla
- Gustha's Scepter
- Heart of Yavimaya
- Helm of Obedience
- Ivory Gargoyle
- Kaysa
- Keeper of Tresserhorn
- Kjeldoran Outpost
- Krovikan Horror
- Lake of the Dead
- Lodestone Bauble
- Lord of Tresserhorn
- Misfortune
- Nature's Wrath
- Omen of Fire
- Phantasmal Sphere
- Phelddagrif
- Phyrexian Devourer
- Phyrexian Portal
- Ritual of the Machine
- Rogue Skycaptain
- Royal Decree
- Sheltered Valley
- Soldevi Digger
- Soldevi Excavations
- Splintering Wind
- Sustaining Spirit
- Sworn Defender
- Thawing Glaciers
- Thought Lash
- Tidal Control
- Tornado
- Varchild's War-Riders
- Wandering Mage
- Winter's Night
- Acidic Dagger
- Afiya Grove
- Amulet of Unmaking
- Asmira, Holy Avenger
- Auspicious Ancestor
- Barreling Attack
- Bazaar of Wonders
- Benthic Djinn
- Bone Mask
- Brushwagg
- Cadaverous Bloom
- Canopy Dragon
- Carrion
- Catacomb Dragon
- Chaosphere
- Circle of Despair
- Cycle of Life
- Discordant Spirit
- Divine Retribution
- Emberwilde Caliph
- Emberwilde Djinn
- Energy Bolt
- Energy Vortex
- Forsaken Wastes
- Frenetic Efreet
- Grim Feast
- Hakim, Loreweaver
- Hall of Gemstone
- Harbinger of Night
- Hivis of the Scale
- Jabari's Influence
- Jungle Patrol
- Kukemssa Pirates
- Leering Gargoyle
- Lion's Eye Diamond
- Lure of Prey
- Malignant Growth
- Mangara's Tome
- Mindbender Spores
- Misers' Cage
- Mist Dragon
- Natural Balance
- Null Chamber
- Paupers' Cage
- Phyrexian Dreadnought
- Phyrexian Purge
- Phyrexian Tribute
- Political Trickery
- Preferred Selection
- Prismatic Lace
- Purgatory
- Purraj of Urborg
- Rashida Scalebane
- Razor Pendulum
- Reflect Damage
- Reparations
- Rock Basilisk
- Sawback Manticore
- Seeds of Innocence
- Shallow Grave
- Shauku, Endbringer
- Shimmer
- Sidar Jabari
- Soul Echo
- Spectral Guardian
- Spirit of the Night
- Subterranean Spirit
- Tainted Specter
- Taniwha
- Teeka's Dragon
- Teferi's Imp
- Teferi's Isle
- Telim'Tor
- Telim'Tor's Edict
- Tombstone Stairwell
- Torrent of Lava
- Unfulfilled Desires
- Ventifact Bottle
- Warping Wurm
- Wellspring
- Yare
- Zirilan of the Claw
- Zuberi, Golden Feather
- Aku Djinn
- Anvil of Bogardan
- Bogardan Phoenix
- Breathstealer's Crypt
- Chronatog
- City of Solitude
- Corrosion
- Diamond Kaleidoscope
- Elkin Lair
- Equipoise
- Eye of Singularity
- Femeref Enchantress
- Firestorm Hellkite
- Flooded Shoreline
- Forbidden Ritual
- Griffin Canyon
- Guiding Spirit
- Kaervek's Spite
- Katabatic Winds
- Kookus
- Lichenthrope
- Lightning Cloud
- Ogre Enforcer
- Phyrexian Marauder
- Pillar Tombs of Aku
- Pygmy Hippo
- Quirion Druid
- Rainbow Efreet
- Retribution of the Meek
- Righteous War
- Sands of Time
- Squandered Resources
- Suleiman's Legacy
- Teferi's Realm
- Three Wishes
- Tithe
- Triangle of War
- Undiscovered Paradise
- Viashivan Dragon
- Zhalfirin Crusader
- Abeyance
- Aboroth
- Ancestral Knowledge
- Avizoa
- Bone Dancer
- Bösium Strip
- Bubble Matrix
- Debt of Loyalty
- Dwarven Thaumaturgist
- Ertai's Familiar
- Firestorm
- Fungus Elemental
- Gallowbraid
- Goblin Bomb
- Heart of Bogardan
- Heat Stroke
- Infernal Tribute
- Inner Sanctum
- Liege of the Hollows
- Lotus Vale
- Mana Web
- Maraxus of Keld
- Morinfen
- Mwonvuli Ooze
- Null Rod
- Paradigm Shift
- Peacekeeper
- Pendrell Mists
- Psychic Vortex
- Scorched Ruins
- Thran Tome
- Tolarian Entrancer
- Tolarian Serpent
- Urborg Justice
- Urborg Stalker
- Wave of Terror
- Well of Knowledge
- Winding Canyons
- Xanthic Statue
Reserved until March 2002
The following cards were removed from the Reserved List in March 2002:[6]
Card Name | Card Set | Rarity |
---|---|---|
Basalt Monolith | Limited Edition | U |
Berserk | Limited Edition | U |
Camouflage | Limited Edition | U |
Clone | Limited Edition | U |
Consecrate Land | Limited Edition | U |
Copper Tablet | Limited Edition | U |
Demonic Tutor | Limited Edition | U |
Dwarven Demolition Team | Limited Edition | U |
Earthbind | Limited Edition | C |
False Orders | Limited Edition | C |
Guardian Angel | Limited Edition | C |
Ice Storm | Limited Edition | U |
Invisibility | Limited Edition | C |
Jade Statue | Limited Edition | U |
Juggernaut | Limited Edition | U |
Lance | Limited Edition | U |
Living Wall | Limited Edition | U |
Nettling Imp | Limited Edition | U |
Psionic Blast | Limited Edition | U |
Regrowth | Limited Edition | U |
Resurrection | Limited Edition | C |
Sacrifice | Limited Edition | U |
Sinkhole | Limited Edition | C |
Sol Ring | Limited Edition | U |
Feroz's Ban | Homelands | R |
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 4, 2016). "Official Reprint Policy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Card Reprint Policy, The Duelist #10, May 1996
- ↑ How was the Reserve List created?
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 05, 2013). "Twenty Things That Were Going To Kill Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Randy Buehler (January 07, 2002). "Reexamining Reprints". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Randy Buehler (July 19, 2002). "The New Reprint Policy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (March 18, 2010). "Revised Reprint Policy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 16, 2022). "We recently migrated the Magic website and some of my "Making Magic" articles didn't transfer properly.". Twitter.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 20, 2022). "The link to the Reserve List (Official Reprint Policy) no longer works". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 20, 2022). "So is the reserved list article gone on purpose or just not working?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 28, 2019). "There's nothing preventing Reserved List cards appearing on Arena is there?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 23, 2013). "Were people really so incensed that Phyrexian Negator was reprinted?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 09, 2015). "On Phyrexian Negator and the Reserved List". Blogatog. Tumblr.