Regardless of frame, dual lands will appear twice as often as non-dual land rares. Wizards of the Coast added that roughly three in ten packs will include a “rare retro frame card” in the retro frame slot, meaning there’s a chance that two Power Nine cards - including Black Lotus - could appear in a single booster. The cards will comprise one rare card, three uncommons, seven commons and two basic lands, plus a token. Each pack will include 15 cards, with 13 of those using the frame seen on modern cards and two - a basic land and one other - featuring a “retro” frame, matching last year’s throwback set Time Spiral Remastered. The 30th Anniversary Edition box will include four booster packs said to be “reimagined” for a modern re-release. Although less rare that a copy from MTG's first Alpha set, a Beta Black Lotus typically fetches tens of thousands of dollars at auction. That includes Black Lotus, considered to be MTG’s Holy Grail card. The Beta card list includes many of Magic: The Gathering’s most iconic cards, including the Power Nine - a set of nine cards notorious for their in-game power and subsequent rarity and value. Surprise!Īnnounced during Hasbro’s Investor Day stream, Magic: The Gathering’s 30th Anniversary Edition is based on Limited Edition Beta, the card game’s second-ever print run released in October 1993.

Magic: The Gathering is releasing a 30th Anniversary Edition including some of its earliest and most iconic cards.

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