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The introduction of showcase treatments in Throne of Eldraine was initially kept to one design per set, without re-use. For Core Set 2021, Wizards revisited the unique showcase frames used in the Signature Spellbook series. While these were inspired by the originals, they were tailored to each of the planeswalkers included in that set and remained distinct to Core Set 2021.

The first true re-use of a showcase frame came with Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, which reused the D&D Rulebook showcase.

For March of the Machine and the Multiverse Legends bonus sheet, Wizards wanted a distinct and recognizable showcase frame for each plane being 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] frame:old year>=2006 (-set:ME1,ME2,ME3,ME4,TD0,VMA,30A,PLIST)
Planeshifted frame Planeshifted /
Colorshifted[1] 		frame:colorshifted
Future frame Futureshifted[2] frame:future
Expeditions frame (Eldrazi border) Expeditions (Eldrazi)[3] set:EXP
Inventions frame Inventions[4][b] set:MPS OR (set:SLD CN=1265) OR (set:MOM CN=302) OR (set:MAT CN=92) OR (set:KLR frame:showcase) OR set:MUL (CN=6 OR CN=8 OR CN=21 OR CN=57)
Invocations frame Invocations[5][c] All: set:MP2 OR (set:MOM,MUL,MAT atag:Amonkhet frame:showcase)
Signature Spellbook Signature Spellbook[6][d] All: set:SS1,SS2,SS3 OR (set:M21 frame:showcase)
Expeditions frame (Hedron border) Expeditions (Hedron)[7] set:ZNE
Storybook frame Adventure[8] (atag:Eldraine frame:showcase -set:WOT,MH2) OR (set:SPG CN=77)
Nyx constellation frame Constellation[9] atag:constellation frame:showcase
Comic-book treatment Comic-book art[10] /

Comic-book (crystal)[e]

All: (atag:Ikoria frame:showcase) OR (set:SPG CN=83)
Poster frame (Hedron) Landfall[7] (atag:Zendikar frame:showcase) OR (set:SPG CN=78)
Phyrexian language frame Phyrexian language[f] All: language:Phyrexian
Viking frame Viking[11] (atag:Kaldheim frame:showcase) OR (set:SPG CN=76)
Mystical Archive treatment Mystical Archive[12] (set:STA CN<64) OR (set:MOM,MUL,MAT atag:arcavios frame:showcase) OR (set:SPG CN=74) OR (set:SLD CN=1272)
Japanese Mystical Archive treatment Japanese Mystical Archive[12] (set:STA CN>63) OR (set:SLD CN>435 CN<441)
Sketch treatment Sketch[13] set:MH2 CN>326 CN<381
Dungeons & Dragons Rulebook treatment D&D Rulebook[14] (set:AFR CN>298 CN<350) OR (set:CLB CN>374 CN<451) OR (set:SLD CN>1011 CN<1019 -CN=1012a) OR (set:SLD CN=709)
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Module treatment D&D Dungeon Module[14] set:AFR CN>349 CN<359
Eternal Night frame Eternal Night[15][16] (set:MID CN>267 CN<278) OR (set:MID CN>311 CN<326) OR (set:VOW CN>267 CN<278) OR (set:VOW CN>316 CN<329) OR (set:VOW CN>407 CN<413) OR set:DBL
Equinox frame Equinox[15] (set:MID CN>285 CN<312) OR (set:MOM CN=316) OR (set:MUL CN=7) OR (set:MUL CN=41) OR (set:MAT CN=97) OR (set:INR CN=325)
Fang frame Fang[16] (set:VOW CN>285 CN<317) OR (set:MAT CN=64) OR (set:SLD CN=1264) OR (set:INR CN>325 CN<329)
Ninja frame Ninja[17] (set:NEO CN>330 CN<354) OR (set:SLD CN=1267)
Samurai frame Samurai[17] set:NEO CN>308 CN<331
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Module treatment Soft Glow[17] /
Neon Ink (glow in the dark) 		All: (set:NEO CN>362 CN<406) OR (set:NEO CN>428 CN<433) OR (set:MOM,MUL,MAT atag:Kamigawa frame:showcase) OR (set:SPG CN=82)
Golden Age frame Golden Age[18] (set:ALA frame:showcase) OR (set:SNC CN>295 CN<341) OR (set:SLD CN>452 CN<456 OR CN=1262) OR (Atraxa set:MUL frame:showcase) OR (Errant and Giada set:MOM frame:showcase) OR (set:MAT atag:new-capenna frame:showcase)
Art deco frame Art Deco[18] (set:SNC CN>340 CN<350) OR (set:SPG CN=79)
Skyscraper frame Skyscraper[18] set:SNC CN>349 CN<360
Stained Glass frame Stained Glass[19][g] All: (set:SLD CN>500 CN<537) OR (atag:stained-glass frame:showcase -set:STA,MH2,SNC,LTR)
Ichor frame Borderless Ichor[21] (set:ONE CN>284 CN<325) OR (set:MOM,MUL atag:black-and-white-ink) OR (set:SLD CN>1212 CN<1218) OR (set:SLD CN=1271)
Dragon wing frame Dragon wing (set:MOM,MUL,MAT atag:tarkir frame:showcase) OR (set:SLD CN=1269)
Ravnica City frame Ravnica City[22] (set:MOM,MUL,MAT atag:ravnica frame:showcase) OR (set:MKM CN>316 CN<324) OR (set:SPG CN=80) OR (set:SLD CN=1273)
Treasure frame Treasure[23] /
Gods of Ixalan[24] 		All: (set:MOM,MUL,MAT atag:Ixalan-plane frame:showcase) OR (set:LCI CN>313 CN<320) OR (set:SLD CN=1268)
Profile portrait frame Borderless Profile[25] set:CMM,MH3,M3C atag:side-profile
Ixalan legends frame Legends of Ixalan[24] (set:LCI CN>291 CN<314 -CN=307) OR (set:LCC CN>16 CN<20) OR (set:SLD CN>1408 CN<1414)
Oltec treatment Borderless Oltec[24] All: set:LCI CN>332 CN<353
Dinosaurs treatment Borderless Dinosaurs[24] atag:paleoart
Dossier treatment Dossier[22] (set:MKM CN>335 CN<377) OR (set:SLD CN>1565 CN<1570)
Magnified treatment Magnified[22] set:MKM CN>286 CN<317
Wanted poster treatment Wanted poster[26] (set:OTJ CN>286 CN<300) OR (set:SLD CN>1686 CN<1691) OR (set:SLD CN=827)
Vault frame Vault[26] set:BIG CN>30 CN<66
Woodland frame Woodland[27] set:BLB CN>294 CN<337
Paranormal frame Paranormal[28] (set:DSK CN>301 CN<328) OR (set:SLD CN>1757 CN<1763)

Universes Beyond

Example Style Releases Scryfall search
Ring frame Ring[29] set:LTR CN>301 CN<332
Scrolls of Middle-earth frame Scrolls of Middle-earth[29] (set:LTR CN>451 CN<731) OR (set:LTC CN>411 CN<491)
TARDIS frame TARDIS[30] set:WHO CN>534 CN<565
Pip-Boy frame Pip-Boy[31] set:PIP CN>326 CN<353
Memory Corridor frame Memory Corridor[32] (set:ACR CN>126 CN<155) OR (set:ACR CN>266 CN<272)

Other recurring themes

Example Style Releases Scryfall search
Anime style Anime / Manga atag:anime
Blueprint showcase on a serialized card Blueprint / Schematic /
Field Notes 		All: (set:BRO CN>292 CN<297) OR (set:BRR CN>63 CN<127) OR (set:BLB CN>286 CN<295) OR (set:SLD CN>315 CN<321) OR (set:SLD CN>602 CN<608) OR (set:SLD CN>690 CN<696) OR (set:SLD CN=802 OR CN>1569 CN<1575)
Chibi treatment Chibi atag:chibi
Japan Showcase Japan Showcase[28] /
Fracture foils 		All: (set:DSK CN>385 CN<406) OR (set:FDN CN>421 CN<442) OR (set:DFT CN>398 CN<416)
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 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.
  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. 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 conveys a cards color.
  4. ↑ The specific design of each Signature Spellbook frame is unique to each Planeswalker.
  5. ↑ When Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths was released, the comic-book showcase treatment was an illustration-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.
  6. ↑ Approximately half of all Phyrexian-language cards have a unique Phyrexian card frame.
  7. ↑ Wizards of the Coast originally designed the stained glass treatment as an illustration teaser for the 36 Planeswalkers in War of the Spark.[20] After popular demand for 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 Mike Turian & Jubilee Finnegan (August 30, 2024). "Collecting Duskmourn: The Four Most Important Things to Know". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  29. ↑ 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.
  30. ↑ Mike Turian (October 3, 2023). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering - Doctor Who". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  31. ↑ Zakeel Gordon (February 20, 2024). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering - Fallout". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  32. ↑ Zakeel Gordon (June 18, 2024). "Collecting Magic: The Gathering® – Assassin's Creed®". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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