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The introduction of showcase treatments in Throne of Eldraine was initially kept to one design per set, without re-use. Each of the subsequent tentpole set releases had a distinctive showcase card design with some experimentation in frame design and art styles. For Core Set 2021, Wizards revisited the unique showcase frames used in the Signature Spellbook series. While these showcase cards were inspired by the originals, they were indinvidually tailored to each of the planeswalkers appearing in, and remained distinct to, Core Set 2021. The first true re-use of a showcase frame, where the design was exactly the same as the previous use, came with the D&D Rulebook showcase inCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate.

For March of the Machine and the Multiverse Legends bonus sheet, Wizards wanted a distinct and recognizable showcase frame for each plane being represented in the New Phyrexian Invasion. By using the set-specific showcases developed since Throne of Eldraine, 11 of the 36 invaded planes were covered. Of those without an existing frame, Wizards co-opted some per-existing bonus sheet and Masterpiece Series frames to become the iconic frame for Amonkhet, Arcavios, Dominaria, and Kaladesh (now Avishkar).

Showcases

Note: If a card frame is used as a showcase in any set, all sets and releases with that frame will be included in the table below.

Example Style Releases Scryfall search
Retro frame Retro frame[a] cards
Planeshifted frame Planeshifted /
Colorshifted[1] 		cards
Future frame Futureshifted[2] cards
Expeditions frame (Eldrazi border) Expeditions (Eldrazi)[3] 45 cards
Inventions frame Inventions[4][b] cards
Invocations frame Invocations[5][c] All: cards
Signature Spellbook Signature Spellbook[6][d] All: cards
Expeditions frame (Hedron border) Expeditions (Hedron)[7] 30 cards
Storybook frame Adventure[8] cards
Nyx constellation frame Constellation[9] cards
Comic-book treatment Comic-book art[10] /

Comic-book (crystal)[f]

All: cards
Poster frame (Hedron) Landfall[7] cards
Phyrexian language frame Phyrexian language[g] All: cards
Viking frame Viking[11] cards
Mystical Archive treatment Mystical Archive[12] cards
Japanese Mystical Archive treatment Japanese Mystical Archive[12] cards
Sketch treatment Sketch[13] cards
Dungeons & Dragons Rulebook treatment D&D Rulebook[14] cards
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Module treatment D&D Dungeon Module[14] cards
Eternal Night frame Eternal Night[15][16] cards
Equinox frame Equinox[15] cards
Fang frame Fang[16] cards
Ninja frame Ninja[17] cards
Samurai frame Samurai[17] cards
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Module treatment Soft Glow[17] /
Neon Ink (glow in the dark) 		All: cards
Golden Age frame Golden Age[18] cards
Art deco frame Art Deco[18] cards
Skyscraper frame Skyscraper[18] cards
Stained Glass frame Stained Glass[19][h] All: cards
Ichor frame Borderless Ichor[21] cards
Dragon wing frame Dragon wing cards
Ravnica City frame Ravnica City[22] cards
Treasure frame Treasure[23] /
Gods of Ixalan[24] 		All: cards
Profile portrait frame Borderless Profile[25] cards
Ixalan legends frame Legends of Ixalan[24] cards
Oltec treatment Borderless Oltec[24] All: cards
Dinosaurs treatment Borderless Dinosaurs[24] cards
Dossier treatment Dossier[22] cards
Magnified treatment Magnified[22] cards
Wanted poster treatment Wanted poster[26] cards
Vault frame Vault[26] cards
Woodland frame Woodland[27] cards
Double Exposure treatment Double Exposure[28] cards
Paranormal frame Paranormal[28] cards
First Place foil treatment First Place foil[29] cards
Draconic frame Draconic[30] cards
Borderless Clan Clan[30] cards
Viewport frame Viewport[31] cards
Stellar Sights Stellar Sights[31] cards
Poster Stellar Sights Poster Stellar Sights[31] cards
Fable frame Fable[32] cards

Universes Beyond

Example Style Releases Scryfall search
Ring frame Ring[33] cards
Scrolls of Middle-earth frame Scrolls of Middle-earth[33] cards
TARDIS frame TARDIS[34] cards
Pip-Boy frame Pip-Boy[35] cards
Memory Corridor frame Memory Corridor[36] cards
Web-slinger frame Web-slinger[37] cards
Panel frame Panel[37] cards
Elemental frame Elemental[38] cards

Other recurring themes

Example Style Releases Scryfall search
Anime style Anime / Manga cards
Blueprint showcase on a serialized card Blueprint / Schematic /
Field Notes 		All: cards
Chibi treatment Chibi cards
Japan Showcase Japan Showcase[28] /
Fracture foils 		All: cards
Poster treatment Posters All:

Notes

  1. ↑ Cards printed prior to Eighth Edition have the same card frame as retro frame cards but have been excluded from this list because that was the only frame in Magic at the time. Similarly, the Masters Edition I-IV, Magic Online Deck Series, Vintage Masters, and The List cards have been excluded because they are regular prints of cards from that era and not specifically a showcase card.
  2. ↑ When designing the look of Kaladesh's showcase for March of the Machine, Wizards of the Coast chose to modify the Kaladesh Inventions card frame. The majority of the frame is left unchanged but non-artifact cards have a darker title bar and type line. The pin lines are the only element of the frame that convey a card's color.
  3. ↑ When designing the look of Amonkhet's showcase for March of the Machine, Wizards of the Coast chose to modify the Amonkhet Invocations card frame for ease of readability, better identification of colors on two-color cards and to allow for power and toughness. They also removed almost all the elements that reflected Nicol Bolas' reign as God-Pharaoh.
  4. ↑ The specific design of each Signature Spellbook frame is unique to each Planeswalker.
  5. ↑ For Tarkir: Dragonstorm, Wizards of the Coast chose to reuse Ugin's Signature Spellbook frame to represent the new Spirit Dragons and their connection to Ugin's dragonstorms. For that set, the frame is named "Ghostfire".
  6. ↑ When Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths was released, the comic-book showcase treatment was an art-only treatment. The cards used the standard borderless full-art card frame with no embellishments. When designing the look of each plane's showcase for March of the Machine, Wizards of the Coast chose to modify the card frame to include elements of Ikoria's crystals.
  7. ↑ Approximately half of all Phyrexian-language cards have a unique Phyrexian card frame.
  8. ↑ Wizards of the Coast originally designed the stained glass treatment as an art teaser for the 36 Planeswalkers in War of the Spark with no intention of creating cards featuring the art.[20] After the images proved popular with players demanding cards with the art, they were printed as Secret Lair bonus cards using the standard planeswalker card frame. For Dominaria United, Wizards revisited the concept as way of representing New Argive but used a modified showcase frame.

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 5, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part II". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (April 20, 2007). "When a Cycle Isn't a Cycle". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Dan Barrett (August 26, 2015). "Battle for Zendikar: Your First Look". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 12, 2016). "Masterpiece Series: Kaladesh Inventions". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 29, 2017). "Masterpiece Series: Amonkhet Invocations". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Mike Turian (June 5, 2020). "Collecting Core Set 2021". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ a b Mike Turian (September 1, 2020). "Collecting Zendikar Rising". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Mike Turian (August 15, 2023). "Collecting Wilds of Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (December 13, 2019). "Theros Beyond Death Collector Booster Contents". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Mike Turian (April 2, 2020). "Collecting Ikoria". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Mike Turian (December 17, 2020). "Collecting Kaldheim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ a b Mike Turian (March 25, 2021). "Collecting Strixhaven: School of Mages". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. ↑ Mike Turian (May 21, 2021). "Collecting Modern Horizons 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ a b Max McCall (June 29, 2021). "Collecting Adventures in the Forgotten Realms". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  15. ↑ a b Mike Turian (September 2, 2021). "Collecting Innistrad: Midnight Hunt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ a b Mike Turian (October 28, 2021). "Collecting Innistrad: Crimson Vow". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  17. ↑ a b c Max McCall (January 27, 2022). "Collecting Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  18. ↑ a b c Max McCall (April 7, 2022). "Collecting Streets of New Capenna". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  19. ↑ Mike Turian (August 18, 2022). "Collecting Dominaria United". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  20. ↑ Chris Gleeson (March 8, 2019). "A Closer Look at the Stained-Glass Planeswalkers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  21. ↑ Mike Turian (January 17, 2023). "Collecting Phyrexia: All Will Be One". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  22. ↑ a b c Mike Turian and Adam Styborski (January 16, 2024). "Collecting Murders at Karlov Manor". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  23. ↑ Blake Rasmussen, Emily Teng, Roy Graham, David Humpherys (February 19, 2023). "First Look at March of the Machine (Video)". Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.
  24. ↑ a b c d Zakeel Gordon (October 24, 2023). "Collecting The Lost caverns of Ixalan". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  25. ↑ Max McCall (July 11, 2023). "Collecting Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  26. ↑ a b Max McCall (March 26, 2024). "Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  27. ↑ Zakeel Gordon and Blake Rasmussen (July 9, 2024). "Collecting Bloomburrow: The 4 Most Important Thing to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  28. ↑ a b c Mike Turian & Jubilee Finnegan (August 30, 2024). "Collecting Duskmourn: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  29. ↑ Jubilee Finnegan & Max McCall (January 21, 2025). "Collecting Aetherdrift: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  30. ↑ a b Athena Froehlich & Jubilee Finnegan (March 18, 2025). "Collecting Tarkir: Dragonstorm: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  31. ↑ a b c Mike Turian & Jubilee Finnegan (July 8, 2025). "Collecting Edge of Eternities: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  32. ↑ Mike Turian & Jubilee Finnegan (January 5, 2026). "Collecting Lorwyn Eclipsed: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  33. ↑ a b Mike Turian & Adam Styborski (May 30, 2023). "Collecting "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  34. ↑ Mike Turian (October 3, 2023). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering - Doctor Who". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  35. ↑ Zakeel Gordon (February 20, 2024). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering - Fallout". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  36. ↑ Zakeel Gordon (June 18, 2024). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering® – Assassin's Creed®". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  37. ↑ a b Max McCall & Jubilee Finnegan (August 29, 2025). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering® | Marvel's Spider-Man: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  38. ↑ Max McCall & Jubilee Finnegan (October 28, 2025). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering® | Avatar: The Last Airbender™: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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