Textless
Textless refers to cards without any text and use the whole card frame for the artwork (i.e. missing a text box).[1]
Description
The first series of textless cards was given out by the DCI as part of the Magic Player Rewards program.[2] All of these promotional cards are instants or sorceries.
Additionally the Un-sets and Zendikar feature textless basic lands and Future Sight has a cycle of textless vanilla creatures. These have been officially referred to as "full frame".[3] They shouldn't be confused with full-art cards, which do feature card text. The tokens from Unglued are completely textless as well. Textless cards returned in 2019 as MagicFest promos. Some Secret Lair cards are functionally textless as the change to the frame and art does not fit any rules text.
Textless spells are allowed in DCI-sanctioned Magic tournaments they are legal in.
List of promotional textless cards
2005
- 2/6 P05 Terror
- 3/6 P05 Fireball
- 4/6 P05 Oxidize
- 5/6 P05 Mana Leak
- 6/6 P05 Reciprocate
2006
- 2/7 P06 Hinder
- 3/7 P06 Pyroclasm
- 4/7 P06 Giant Growth
- 5/7 P06 Putrefy
- 6/7 P06 Zombify
- 7/7 P06 Lightning Helix
2007
- 1/7 P07 Wrath of God (foil)
- 2/7 P07 Condemn
- 3/7 P07 Mortify
- 4/7 P07 Psionic Blast
- 5/7 P07 Cruel Edict
- 6/7 P07 Disenchant
- 7/7 P07 Recollect
2008
- 1/7 P08 Damnation (Foil)
- 2/7 P08 Tidings
- 3/7 P08 Incinerate
- 4/7 P08 Mana Tithe
- 5/7 P08 Harmonize
- 6/7 P08 Ponder
- 7/7 P08 Corrupt
2009
- 1/7 P09 Cryptic Command (Foil)
- 2/7 P09 Flame Javelin
- 3/7 P09 Unmake
- 4/7 P09 Nameless Inversion
- 5/7 P09 Remove Soul
- 6/7 P09 Blightning
- 7/7 P09 Rampant Growth
- LLC 8/9 P09 Negate
- LLC 9/9 P09 Terminate
2010
- LLC 1/9 P10 Lightning Bolt (Foil)
- LLC 2/9 P10 Cancel
- LLC 3/9 P10 Sign in Blood
- LLC 4/9 P10 Infest
- LLC 5/9 P10 Volcanic Fallout
- LLC 6/9 P10 Celestial Purge
- LLC 7/9 P10 Bituminous Blast
- LLC 8/9 P10 Burst Lightning
- LLC 9/9 P10 Harrow
2011
- LLC 1/9 P11 Day of Judgment (Foil)
- LLC 2/9 P11 Brave the Elements
- LLC 3/9 P11 Doom Blade
- LLC 4/9 P11 Treasure Hunt
- LLC 5/9 P11 Searing Blaze
2019
- MagicFest 2019 — Lightning Bolt
2020
- MagicFest 2020 — Path to Exile
2022
- Year of the Tiger APAC League Jedit Ojanen
- Store Championship Dark Confidant
- Store Championship Omnath, Locus of Creation
2023
- Store Championship Moonshaker Cavalry
- MagicFest Reliquary Tower
- Store Championship Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
- Store Championship Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
2024
- Festival Counterspell
- Store Championship Dauthi Voidwalker
- Love Your LGS Sakura-Tribe Elder
- First textless card to exclude Power/Toughness.
References
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (November 12, 2004). "Something Not In Unhinged…". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 13, 2004). "New Promo Terror". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 30, 2007). "Timeshift After Timeshift". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.