Magic 2012/Changes

Cards added to Magic 2012
The following 153 cards from Magic 2012 were not printed in Magic 2011.

New cards
The following 100 cards have never been printed before. • Adaptive Automaton

• Aegis Angel

• Alabaster Mage

• Amphin Cutthroat

• Angelic Destiny

• Arachnus Spinner

• Arachnus Web

• Arbalest Elite

• Archon of Justice</c>

• Armored Warhorse</c>

• Aven Fleetwing</c>

• Azure Mage</c>

• Belltower Sphinx</c>

• Benalish Veteran</c>

• Blood Ogre</c>

• Bloodlord of Vaasgoth</c>

• Bloodrage Vampire</c>

• Bonebreaker Giant</c>

• Buried Ruin</c>

• Carnage Wurm</c>

• Chandra, the Firebrand</c>

• Chandra's Phoenix</c>

• Chasm Drake</c>

• Circle of Flame</c>

• <c>Crimson Mage</c>

• <c>Crown of Empires</c>

• <c>Crumbling Colossus</c>

• <c>Dark Favor</c>

• <c>Devouring Swarm</c>

• <c>Divine Favor</c>

• <c>Doubling Chant</c>

• <c>Drifting Shade</c>

• <c>Druidic Satchel</c>

• <c>Dungrove Elder</c>

• <c>Duskhunter Bat</c>

• <c>Frost Breath</c>

• <c>Furyborn Hellkite</c>

• <c>Garruk, Primal Hunter</c>

• <c>Garruk's Horde</c>

• <c>Gideon's Avenger</c>

• <c>Gideon's Lawkeeper</c>

• <c>Gladecover Scout</c>

• <c>Goblin Bangchuckers</c>

• <c>Goblin Fireslinger</c>

• <c>Gorehorn Minotaurs</c>

• <c>Grand Abolisher</c>

• <c>Greatsword</c>

• <c>Griffin Rider</c>

• <c>Guardians' Pledge</c>

• <c>Hideous Visage</c>

• <c>Hunter's Insight</c>

• <c>Jace, Memory Adept</c>

• <c>Jace's Archivist</c>

• <c>Jade Mage</c>

• <c>Kite Shield</c>

• <c>Lord of the Unreal</c>

• <c>Lurking Crocodile</c>

• <c>Manalith</c>

• <c>Master Thief</c>

• <c>Merfolk Mesmerist</c>

• <c>Mind Unbound</c>

• <c>Monomania</c>

• <c>Onyx Mage</c>

• <c>Peregrine Griffin</c>

• <c>Personal Sanctuary</c>

• <c>Phantasmal Bear</c>

• <c>Phantasmal Dragon</c>

• <c>Phantasmal Image</c>

• <c>Pride Guardian</c>

• <c>Primordial Hydra</c>

• <c>Rune-Scarred Demon</c>

• <c>Rusted Sentinel</c>

• <c>Scepter of Empires</c>

• <c>Scrambleverse</c>

• <c>Skinshifter</c>

• <c>Skywinder Drake</c>

• <c>Sorin's Thirst</c>

• <c>Sorin's Vengeance</c>

• <c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c>

• <c>Spirit Mantle</c>

• <c>Stave Off</c>

• <c>Stingerfling Spider</c>

• <c>Stonehorn Dignitary</c>

• <c>Stormblood Berserker</c>

• <c>Sundial of the Infinite</c>

• <c>Swiftfoot Boots</c>

• <c>Taste of Blood</c>

• <c>Tectonic Rift</c>

• <c>Throne of Empires</c>

• <c>Timely Reinforcements</c>

• <c>Titanic Growth</c>

• <c>Tormented Soul</c>

• <c>Trollhide</c>

• <c>Turn to Frog</c>

• <c>Vampire Outcasts</c>

• <c>Vengeful Pharaoh</c>

• <c>Visions of Beyond</c>

• <c>Wall of Torches</c>

• <c>Warstorm Surge</c>

• <c>Wring Flesh</c>

Returning cards
These 53 cards are reprints, but were not in Magic 2011. A + after the card name indicates a card that has never been in a core set before. A ! after the card name indicates a card that hasn't been Modern legal before.

• <c>Angel's Mercy</c>

• <c>Auramancer</c> !+

• <c>Blood Seeker</c> +

• <c>Bountiful Harvest</c>

• <c>Brink of Disaster</c> +

• <c>Call to the Grave</c> !+

• <c>Cemetery Reaper</c>

• <c>Consume Spirit</c>

• <c>Coral Merfolk</c>

• <c>Demystify</c>

• <c>Distress</c>

• <c>Divination</c>

• <c>Djinn of Wishes</c>

• <c>Firebreathing</c>

• <c>Flameblast Dragon</c> +

• <c>Flight</c>

• <c>Gideon Jura</c> +

• <c>Goblin Arsonist</c> +

• <c>Goblin Grenade</c> !+

• <c>Goblin War Paint</c> +

• <c>Griffin Sentinel</c>

• <c>Grim Lavamancer</c> !+

• <c>Incinerate</c>

• <c>Levitation</c>

• <c>Lifelink</c>

• <c>Lightning Elemental</c>

• <c>Lure</c>

• <c>Manabarbs</c>

• <c>Merfolk Looter</c>

• <c>Mesa Enchantress</c>

• <c>Oblivion Ring</c> +

• <c>Overrun</c>

• <c>Pentavus</c>+

• <c>Ponder</c> +

• <c>Quicksilver Amulet</c> !+

• <c>Rampant Growth</c>

• <c>Reclaim</c>

• <c>Rites of Flourishing</c> +

• <c>Sengir Vampire</c>

• <c>Shock</c>

• <c>Slaughter Cry</c> +

• <c>Smallpox</c> +

• <c>Solemn Simulacrum</c> +

• <c>Sorin Markov</c> +

• <c>Stampeding Rhino</c>

• <c>Sutured Ghoul</c> !+

• <c>Thran Golem</c>

• <c>Vastwood Gorger</c> +

• <c>Volcanic Dragon</c> !+

• <c>Warpath Ghoul</c>

• <c>Worldslayer</c> +

• <c>Zombie Goliath</c>

• <c>Zombie Infestation</c> !+

Changes in rarity
The following cards changed rarity from their last printing to Magic 2012.


 * <c>Sengir Vampire</c> was rare in Torment and subsequent printings, though it was an uncommon before. It is now uncommon again.
 * <c>Volcanic Dragon</c> was rare in Starter 1999 and is now uncommon.
 * <c>Thran Golem</c> was rare in Urza's Destiny and 9th Edition and is now uncommon.
 * <c>Oblivion Ring</c> was common in Shards of Alara and Lorwyn and is now uncommon.

Strictly better

 * <c>Aegis Angel</c> is strictly better than <c>Exalted Dragon</c> and <c>Jedit Ojanen</c>.
 * <c>Angelic Destiny</c> is strictly better than <c>Divine Transformation</c>.
 * <c>Arachnus Spinner</c> is strictly better than <c>Needleshot Gourna</c>, <c>Sir Shandlar of Eberyn</c>, <c>The Lady of the Mountain</c>, <c>Torsten Von Ursus</c> and <c>Vastwood Gorger</c>.
 * <c>Armored Warhorse</c> is strictly better than <c>Keepers of the Faith</c>.
 * <c>Aven Fleetwing</c> is strictly better than <c>Advanced Hoverguard</c>.
 * <c>Azure Mage</c> is strictly better than <c>Coral Eel</c>, <c>Coral Merfolk</c>, <c>Jhessian Lookout</c> and <c>Wu Infantry</c>.
 * <c>Benalish Veteran</c> is strictly better than <c>Pearled Unicorn</c>.
 * <c>Blood Ogre</c> is strictly better than <c>Goblin Brawler</c>, <c>Goblin Hero</c>, <c>Gray Ogre</c>, <c>Orcish Veteran</c>, <c>Raging Bull</c>, <c>Sabretooth Tiger</c> and <c>Viashino Spearhunter</c>.
 * <c>Bonebreaker Giant</c> is strictly better than <c>Berserkers of Blood Ridge</c>.
 * <c>Carnage Wurm</c> is strictly better than <c>Rootbreaker Wurm</c>.
 * <c>Chandra's Phoenix</c> is strictly better than <c>Fire Drake</c>.
 * <c>Chasm Drake</c> is strictly better than <c>Coastal Hornclaw</c>.
 * <c>Crimson Mage</c> is strictly better than <c>Goblin Bully</c>, <c>Goblin Piker</c>, <c>Independent Troops</c> and <c>Whip Sergeant</c>.
 * <c>Crown of Empires</c> is strictly better than <c>Cyclopean Snare</c>.
 * <c>Duskhunter Bat</c> is strictly better than <c>Bog Imp</c>, <c>Dakmor Bat</c> and <c>Misshapen Fiend</c>.
 * <c>Gladecover Scout</c> is strictly better than <c>Elvish Lookout</c> and <c>Willow Elf</c>.
 * <c>Goblin Fireslinger</c> is strictly better than <c>Dwarven Trader</c>, <c>Crazed Goblin</c> and <c>Mons's Goblin Raiders</c>.
 * <c>Guardian's Pledge</c> is strictly better than <c>Valorous Charge</c>.
 * <c>Lurking Crocodile</c> is strictly better than <c>Pale Bears</c>.
 * <c>Manalith</c> is strictly better than <c>Celestial Prism</c>, <c>Mana Prism</c>, <c>Phyrexian Lens</c>, <c>Sol Grail</c>, <c>Standing Stones</c>, the Cameo cycle from Invasion and the Obelisk cycle from Shards of Alara.
 * <c>Merfolk Mesmerist</c> is strictly better than <c>Vodalian Soldiers</c>.
 * <c>Onyx Mage</c> is strictly better than <c>Dakmor Scorpion</c>, <c>Krovikan Scoundrel</c>, <c>Skeletal Snake</c> and <c>Wei Infantry</c>.
 * <c>Sorin's Thirst</c> is strictly better than <c>Vicious Hunger</c>.
 * <c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c> is strictly better than <c>Djinn of the Lamp</c>.
 * <c>Spirit Mantle</c> is strictly better than <c>Seeker</c>.
 * <c>Titanic Growth</c> is strictly better than <c>Monstrous Growth</c> and <c>Wielding the Green Dragon</c>.
 * <c>Tormented Soul</c> is strictly better than <c>Nightshade Stinger</c>.
 * <c>Visions of Beyond</c> is strictly better than <c>Reach Through Mists</c>.

Strictly worse

 * <c>Amphin Cutthroat</c> is strictly worse than <c>Azure Drake</c>, <c>Benthic Explorers</c>, <c>Bladed Sentinel</c>, <c>Scornful Aether-Lich</c>, <c>Su-Chi</c> and <c>Watchwing Scarecrow</c>.
 * <c>Armored Warhorse</c> is strictly worse than <c>Veteran Armorsmith</c>.
 * <c>Bonebreaker Giant</c> is strictly worse than <c>Stone Golem</c>, <c>Su-Chi</c>, <c>Tephraderm</c> and <c>Two-Headed Giant of Foriys</c>.
 * <c>Dark Favor</c> is strictly worse than <c>Sinister Strength</c>.
 * <c>Gladecover Scout</c> is strictly worse than <c>Slippery Bogle</c>.
 * <c>Greatsword</c> is strictly worse than <c>Butcher's Cleaver</c>, <c>Loxodon Warhammer</c>, <c>Sunforger</c> and <c>Vulshok Battlegear</c>.
 * <c>Kite Shield</c> is strictly worse than <c>Accorder's Shield</c>.
 * <c>Manalith</c> is strictly worse than <c>Chromatic Lantern</c>, <c>Coalition Relic</c>, <c>Darksteel Ingot</c> and <c>Spectral Searchlight</c>.
 * <c>Rusted Sentinel</c> is strictly worse than <c>Su-Chi</c>.
 * <c>Taste of Blood</c> is strictly worse than <c>Ebony Charm</c>.
 * <c>Visions of Beyond</c> is strictly worse than <c>Ancestral Recall</c>.
 * <c>Wall of Torches</c> is strictly worse than <c>Wall of Razors</c>.

Cards removed from Magic 2011
The following 153 cards from Magic 2011 did not get reprinted in Magic 2012.

• <c>Air Servant</c>

• <c>Ajani Goldmane</c>

• <c>Ajani's Mantra</c>

• <c>Ajani's Pridemate</c>

• <c>Ancient Hellkite</c>

• <c>Angelic Arbiter</c>

• <c>Arc Runner</c>

• <c>Armored Ascension</c>

• <c>Armored Cancrix</c>

• <c>Assassinate</c>

• <c>Augury Owl</c>

• <c>Awakener Druid</c>

• <c>Azure Drake</c>

• <c>Back to Nature</c>

• <c>Baneslayer Angel</c>

• <c>Barony Vampire</c>

• <c>Berserkers of Blood Ridge</c>

• <c>Black Knight</c>

• <c>Blinding Mage</c>

• <c>Blood Tithe</c>

• <c>Bloodcrazed Goblin</c>

• <c>Bloodthrone Vampire</c>

• <c>Bog Raiders</c>

• <c>Brittle Effigy</c>

• <c>Call to Mind</c>

• <c>Canyon Minotaur</c>

• <c>Captivating Vampire</c>

• <c>Chandra Nalaar</c>

• <c>Chandra's Spitfire</c>

• <c>Clone</c>

• <c>Cloud Crusader</c>

• <c>Cloud Elemental</c>

• <c>Condemn</c>

• <c>Conundrum Sphinx</c>

• <c>Corrupt</c>

• <c>Crystal Ball</c>

• <c>Cultivate</c>

• <c>Cyclops Gladiator</c>

• <c>Dark Tutelage</c>

• <c>Demolish</c>

• <c>Demon of Death's Gate</c>

• <c>Destructive Force</c>

• <c>Diminish</c>

• <c>Dryad's Favor</c>

• <c>Duress</c>

• <c>Duskdale Wurm</c>

• <c>Earth Servant</c>

• <c>Ember Hauler</c>

• <c>Excommunicate</c>

• <c>Fauna Shaman</c>

• <c>Fire Servant</c>

• <c>Foresee</c>

• <c>Gaea's Revenge</c>

• <c>Gargoyle Sentinel</c>

• <c>Garruk Wildspeaker</c>

• <c>Garruk's Packleader</c>

• <c>Giant Growth</c>

• <c>Goblin Balloon Brigade</c>

• <c>Goldenglow Moth</c>

• <c>Haunting Echoes</c>

• <c>Hoarding Dragon</c>

• <c>Holy Strength</c>

• <c>Hornet Sting</c>

• <c>Howling Banshee</c>

• <c>Hunters' Feast</c>

• <c>Incite</c>

• <c>Infantry Veteran</c>

• <c>Inspired Charge</c>

• <c>Jace Beleren</c>

• <c>Jace's Ingenuity</c>

• <c>Jinxed Idol</c>

• <c>Juggernaut</c>

• <c>Knight Exemplar</c>

• <c>Leyline of Anticipation</c>

• <c>Leyline of Punishment</c>

• <c>Leyline of Sanctity</c>

• <c>Leyline of the Void</c>

• <c>Leyline of Vitality</c>

• <c>Lightning Bolt</c>

• <c>Liliana Vess</c>

• <c>Liliana's Caress</c>

• <c>Liliana's Specter</c>

• <c>Magma Phoenix</c>

• <c>Maritime Guard</c>

• <c>Mass Polymorph</c>

• <c>Merfolk Sovereign</c>

• <c>Merfolk Spy</c>

• <c>Mitotic Slime</c>

• <c>Mystifying Maze</c>

• <c>Nantuko Shade</c>

• <c>Nature's Spiral</c>

• <c>Necrotic Plague</c>

• <c>Nether Horror</c>

• <c>Nightwing Shade</c>

• <c>Obstinate Baloth</c>

• <c>Ornithopter</c>

• <c>Overwhelming Stampede</c>

• <c>Palace Guard</c>

• <c>Phantom Beast</c>

• <c>Phylactery Lich</c>

• <c>Platinum Angel</c>

• <c>Preordain</c>

• <c>Primal Cocoon</c>

• <c>Prized Unicorn</c>

• <c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c>

• <c>Protean Hydra</c>

• <c>Pyretic Ritual</c>

• <c>Pyroclasm</c>

• <c>Quag Sickness</c>

• <c>Relentless Rats</c>

• <c>Rise from the Grave</c>

• <c>Rotting Legion</c>

• <c>Safe Passage</c>

• <c>Scroll Thief</c>

• <c>Serra Ascendant</c>

• <c>Shiv's Embrace</c>

• <c>Sign in Blood</c>

• <c>Silence</c>

• <c>Silvercoat Lion</c>

• <c>Sleep</c>

• <c>Solemn Offering</c>

• <c>Sorcerer's Strongbox</c>

• <c>Spined Wurm</c>

• <c>Squadron Hawk</c>

• <c>Stabbing Pain</c>

• <c>Steel Overseer</c>

• <c>Stone Golem</c>

• <c>Stormtide Leviathan</c>

• <c>Sword of Vengeance</c>

• <c>Sylvan Ranger</c>

• <c>Temple Bell</c>

• <c>Terramorphic Expanse</c>

• <c>Thunder Strike</c>

• <c>Tireless Missionaries</c>

• <c>Tome Scour</c>

• <c>Traumatize</c>

• <c>Triskelion</c>

• <c>Unholy Strength</c>

• <c>Vengeful Archon</c>

• <c>Viscera Seer</c>

• <c>Volcanic Strength</c>

• <c>Voltaic Key</c>

• <c>Vulshok Berserker</c>

• <c>Wall of Frost</c>

• <c>Wall of Vines</c>

• <c>War Priest of Thune</c>

• <c>Warlord's Axe</c>

• <c>Water Servant</c>

• <c>Whispersilk Cloak</c>

• <c>White Knight</c>

• <c>Wild Evocation</c>

• <c>Wild Griffin</c>

• <c>Yavimaya Wurm</c>

Cards in every core set up to Magic 2012
Since the removal of <c>Giant Growth</c>, <c>Giant Spider</c> is the only card that had appeared in all core sets from Alpha to Magic 2012.

Functional reprints

 * <c>Gideon's Lawkeeper</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Goldmeadow Harrier</c>, save for creature type.
 * <c>Skywinder Drake</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Cloud Spirit</c> and <c>Rishadan Airship</c>, save for creature type.
 * <c>Drifting Shade</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Dungeon Shade</c>.
 * <c>Bonebreaker Giant</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Obsidian Giant</c> and <c>Fomori Nomad</c>.
 * <c>Trollhide</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Savage Silhouette</c>.