Box topper

Box topper cards are Magic cards that appear at the top of a sealed booster box. They are a variant on the Buy-a-Box promos.

Oversized box toppers
Oversized box toppers—approximately 4" x 6" (11 x 15 cm)—appeared in booster boxes from Eighth Edition and Ninth Edition. They were also given away at special events, including E3, Origins Game Fair, Gen Con, and the San Diego Comic-Con.

Eighth Edition
There were 33 different box toppers in Eighth Edition, each picturing a card from the set that had never before been reprinted in a core set. There were supposed to be 34 box toppers, but Giant Badger was axed at the last minute as there was no logo available because it didn't come from an expansion set.

On the front is the card image as it appears in Eighth Edition. On the back is a blow-up of the art, plus the original expansion logo and date.

There are no rarity differences between the different box toppers; they are distributed in the displays equally. Six of them were used as giveaways at shows and conventions over the summer of 2003 (Avatar of Hope was the Grand Prix Bangkok side events participation bonus, Lord of the Undead was the Gen Con attendance bonus, Obliterate was the World Championships participation bonus, Phyrexian Plaguelord was the Comic-Con attendance bonus, Savannah Lions was the Origins attendance bonus, and Two-Headed Dragon was the E3 attendance bonus).

List
• Ambition's Cost

• Avatar of Hope</c>

• Blinding Angel</c>

• Curiosity</c>

• Diabolic Tutor</c>

• Enrage</c>

• Furnace of Rath</c>

• Guerrilla Tactics</c>

• Intruder Alarm</c>

• Llanowar Behemoth</c>

• Lord of the Undead</c>

• Merchant of Secrets</c>

• Merchant Scroll</c>

• Mind Bend</c>

• Mind Sludge</c>

• Naturalize</c>

• Nekrataal</c>

• <c>Obliterate</c>

• <c>Orcish Spy</c>

• <c>Phyrexian Arena</c>

• <c>Phyrexian Plaguelord</c>

• <c>Plow Under</c>

• <c>Primeval Force</c>

• <c>Rewind</c>

• <c>Rukh Egg</c>

• <c>Sage of Lat-nam</c>

• <c>Savannah Lions</c>

• <c>Skull of Orm</c>

• <c>Suntail Hawk</c>

• <c>Two-Headed Dragon</c>

• <c>Underworld Dreams</c>

• <c>Vampiric Spirit</c>

• <c>Vexing Arcanix</c>

Ninth Edition
Only 13 cards were chosen as box toppers for Ninth Edition boxes.

List
• <c>Clone</c>

• <c>Force of Nature</c>

• <c>Hell's Caretaker</c>

• <c>Hypnotic Specter</c>

• <c>Icy Manipulator</c>

• <c>Jester's Cap</c>

• <c>Kird Ape</c>

• <c>Llanowar Elves</c>

• <c>Mahamoti Djinn</c>

• <c>Paladin en-Vec</c>

• <c>Rathi Dragon</c>

• <c>Serra Angel</c>

• <c>Verdant Force</c>

Ultimate Box Topper
In 2018, box toppers were revived in regular card size. Each booster box of Ultimate Masters came with a random semi-borderless foil box topper, each being available as a regular card in the set, as well. There is a total of 40 box toppers.

Ikoria Box Topper
For the box toppers of Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, Wizards of the Coast partnered with Toho Corporation to feature its iconic monsters such as Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah. These cards are called the Godzilla Series Monster cards. There was a total of 18 different Box topper cards, but three of these were only available in Japan.

Double Box Topper
Each booster box of Double Masters came with two random Showcase non-foil box toppers, each being available as a regular card in the set, too. There is a total of 40 box toppers. The Box toppers are numbered #333 to #372.

Expedition Box Topper
Booster boxes of Zendikar Rising come with an Expedition Box Topper. The Zendikar Rising Expeditions are a Masterpiece Series, 30 of the best lands ever printed. They each feature a distinct expansion symbol (a detailed hedron), have their own set code (ZNE) and are numbered #1–30.