How do I tell what edition my old Magic cards are?

How do I tell what edition my old Magic cards are?

The easy way to tell what edition a card is from is by checking the symbol on the right side of the bar between the art and the text box. This is the expansion symbol which tells you the set it’s from.

What do the symbols mean on Magic cards?

W = White = W (Comes from Plains basic land) U = Blue = U = (Comes from Island basic land) B = Black = B = (Comes from Swamp basic land) R = Red = R = (Comes from Mountain basic land) G = Green – G = (Comes from Forest basic land)

How can you tell if a Magic The Gathering card is rare?

To tell if a card is rare or mythic rare we look at the expansion set symbol. Almost all cards will have an expansion set symbol on it to help you identify it. The colour of this symbol will tell you what rarity the card is; common = black, uncommon = silver, rare = gold, mythic = orange-red / bronze.

How can you tell the difference between alpha and beta Magic cards?

ALPHA cards are black bordered and have very very rounded edges (2mm radius) compared to all other kinds of magic cards (1mm radius). Just pick up a black bordered card and overlay them on top of each other. If the corners are VERY different then you have ALPHA, otherwise you have BETA.

What does M mean on a Magic card?

mythic rare
Yes, currently in Magic card codes there are seven options for the rarity field: C – common. U – uncommon. R – rare. M – mythic rare.

How can you tell if a magic card is Alpha or Beta?

How are Magic cards numbered?

The first number represents the card’s number in the series, the second number represents the total number of cards in the set. The numbers have no effect on game play. A star (★) next to the collector number is used to indicate a premium printing of a card.

What MTG cards are worth money?

Most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards

• Foil Intuition (Judge Promos)
• Time Walk (Alpha)
• Mox Jet (Alpha)
• Mox Emerald (Alpha)
• Underground Sea (Alpha)
• Copy Artifact (Beta)
• Timetwister (Alpha)
• Mox Sapphire (Beta)

Why do some Magic cards have white borders?

The white border cards were mostly from older core sets, to distinguish them from expert sets. They are legal in current formats if they share an English name with a card that’s legal in the format in question. For example, a white-bordered 6th Ed. Giant Growth is legal because it was printed in Return to Ravnica.

Are MTG cards a good investment?

The most common reason people invest in Magic is to play the game and with good reason. Magic is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, games ever created. It offers a variety of formats and levels of competition to suit any player and any budget.

What does S mean in MTG?

special
“S stands for special”.

What does t mean in MTG?

tokens
Magic has common (C), uncommon (U), rare (R) and mythic rare (M or MR) cards. Basic lands technically have their own rarity (L), but are often marked as common. The latter also applies to special cards (S) and tokens (T).

What does M mean on a magic card?

How can you tell if a Magic card is Alpha or Beta?

Are white bordered Magic cards worth anything?

White borders with these symbols are from Chronicles, and aren’t worth as much (tricksy hobbitses). Alpha and Beta cards are black bordered with no printed copyright date or set symbol. The best way to tell the difference between an Alpha and a Beta card is to check the corners.