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This is a list of Magic: The Gathering statistical facts and trivia.
Totals[ | ]
As of the release of Strixhaven: School of Mages:
Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All cards[1] | 22,049 | 3,329 | 3,267 | 3,317 | 3,298 | 3,267 | 2,965 | 2,414 |
Artifacts[2] | 2,196 | 44 | 45 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 1,977 | 60 |
Creatures[3] | 11,698 | 1,958 | 1,710 | 1,904 | 1,878 | 2,033 | 721 | 1,538 |
Enchantments[4] | 2,639 | 581 | 528 | 452 | 397 | 438 | 5 | 237 |
Instants[5] | 2,683 | 510 | 646 | 358 | 471 | 384 | 21 | 294 |
Sorceries[6] | 2,501 | 273 | 379 | 600 | 530 | 414 | 21 | 284 |
Acorn[ | ]
As of the release of Unfinity:
Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All cards[12] | 624 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 153 | 34 |
Artifacts[13] | 172 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 143 | 2 |
Battles[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Creatures[15] | 289 | 49 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 50 | 23 | 21 |
Enchantments[16] | 72 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
Instants[17] | 63 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Sorceries[18] | 69 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
Planeswalkers[19] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lands[20] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Most[ | ]
- Cards in a set: Mystery Booster (1936)
- Cards in a core set: Fifth Edition (429)
- Cards in a supplemental set: Mystery Booster (1936)
- Cards in an expansion: Time Spiral (422)
- New cards in a set: Ice Age (346)
- Card types used on a single card: 3
- Both Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison and Hostile Hostel // Creeping Inn are double-faced cards with a Land on one face and an Artifact Creature on the other.
- Omniclown Colossus was printed with three card types on the card: Artifact, Creature, and Sorcery (for the Adventure).
- Invasion of Ravnica is a Battle that transforms into an artifact creature (Guildpact Paragon) while Invasion of Theros transforms into an enchantment creature (Ephara, Ever-Sheltering).
- The Golem token created by Hammer of Purphoros is an Enchantment Artifact Creature.
- Dark Ritual has been printed with three different card types: Interrupt, Mana Source and Instant.
- Art versions: Mountain (332)
- Non-basic card: Command Tower (27)
- Non-land card: Sol Ring (26)
- Card treatments of a single card in a single set: Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (10 in Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
- Illustrators making their debut in a set: Mystery Booster (104)
- In a premier set: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (57)
- Used keyword: Flying (2417)[24] (includes Vintage-legal sets, excludes revisions)
- Used subtype: Human (3125)[25]
- Used creature class: Wizard (968)[26]
- Colored mana symbols in a mana cost: B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster) (15)
- Non-acorn: Progenitus (10)
- Chapters on a Saga: 6 (City of Death; The Flux; Long List of the Ents)
- Expensive card: The serialized version of The One Ring (serialized 001 of 001) was sold to Post Malone in 2023 for $2,000,000.[27]
- In 2022, Post Malone paid $800,000 for a Black Lotus, signed by the artist, Christopher Rush.[28]
- Another graded Alpha Black Lotus (PSA 10), also signed by Rush, was sold for $511,100.[29] Two years later, a similar specimen was sold for $540,000.[30]
- Expensive "normal" card: Black Lotus (~$1,500-$3,000)[31][32][33][34] (general standard, differs with quality and editions)
Reprints[ | ]
Most reprints (as of Phyrexia: All Will Be One)†.
Card | Reprints |
---|---|
Evolving Wilds | 45 |
Sol Ring | 40 |
Swords to Plowshares | 38 |
Serra Angel | 36 |
Counterspell | 35 |
Giant Growth | 35 |
Terramorphic Expanse | 34 |
Command Tower | 33 |
Llanowar Elves | 33 |
Dark Ritual | 32 |
Disenchant | 32 |
Longest[ | ]
- Longest card name (including punctuation and spaces): Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names So We Made this Card to Have the Absolute Longest Card Name Ever Elemental at 141 characters.
- Non-Acorn English card name: Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers (33 characters).
- Non-Acorn English card name (combined faces): Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant and Hermit of the Natterknolls // Lone Wolf of the Natterknolls (56 characters)
- Italian card name: Capitana Fendiburrasca, Razziatrice di Cosmio (45 characters).
- French card name: Marcheur de chaînes de la Halle aux viscères and Souverain des cieux, navire amiral du consul (44 characters each).
- Portuguese card name: Equilibrista de Corrente do Clube da Sangria (44 characters).
- German card name: Omnath, der Sammelpunkt der Vollkommenheit and Schnibbedischnick, die Zeit hat 'nen Knick (42 characters each).
- Spanish card name: Faucesiniestras, devastador de aerorruinas; Glacian, ingeniero de las piedras de poder and Owen Grady, adiestrador de velocirraptores (42 characters each).
- Russian card name: Линесса, Повелительница Западного Ветра (39 characters).
- Japanese card name: アスモラノマルディカダイスティナカルダカール (22 characters).
- Korean card name: 아스모라노마르디카다이스티나쿨다카르 (18 characters).
- Chinese card name: 阿司魔拉诺马尔迪卡带斯提纳酷达卡 (16 characters).
- Longest type line: The Reality Chip ("Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish"), 49 characters. R&D had to break some rules to print it, and learned that they couldn't break them again.[35][36]
- Longest time between set printings: Arboria. It was first printed in Legends (released June 10, 1994) and wasn't printed in paper again until Dominaria Remastered (released January 13, 2023) — 10293 days (28 years, 7 months) later.[37]
- Oldest card that has never been reprinted: shared by ten cards from Arabian Nights, namely Army of Allah, Camel, Desert Nomads, Jihad, King Suleiman, Pyramids, Merchant Ship, Sandals of Abdallah, Shahrazad, and Stone-Throwing Devils.
- Longest time legal in Standard: After the basic lands, Mind Rot, at 7456 days (20 years 5 months 13 days). It originally debuted in Portal but eventually was added to the core set with Seventh Edition and was in every core set since (and Kaladesh).[38] The card left Standard when Core Set 2021 rotated out in September 2021.
Least[ | ]
- Cards printed in a premier set: The Big Score (40)
- In a stand-alone release: March of the Machine: The Aftermath (50)
- In a tentpole set: Arabian Nights (78)
- Used keyword: Absorb and Transfigure (1) each
- Both of these cards are Futureshifted and will possibly make appearances in later sets.
- Used subtype (on the type line):
- Artifact: Map (0)
- Battle: Siege (36) (Battles currently only have a single subtype)
- Creature: Ferret (Joven's Ferrets), Mite (Skrelv, Defector Mite), Oyster (Giant Oyster), Reflection (Aurora of Emrakul), Sable (Bronze Sable) and Spawn (Elder Spawn) (1 each)
- Enchantment: Role (0)
- Instant or Sorcery: Chorus (5)
- Land: Mine (Urza's Mine), Power-Plant (Urza's Power Plant) and Tower (Urza's Tower) (1 each)
Rarest[ | ]
There are three cards where only one copy was ever distributed:[39][40]
- 1996 World Champion — awarded to Tom Chanpheng on winning the 1996 World Championships, encased inside the trophy.
- Shichifukujin Dragon — gifted to the Japan DCI Tournament Center in Tokyo.
- The serialized version of The One Ring (serialized 001 of 001) — found in an English-language The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Collector Booster by Brook Trafton.[41] Currently owned by Post Malone.[27]
Highest[ | ]
- Mana value: Gleemax (1,000,000)
- Non-acorn: Draco (16)
- Non-artifact creature: Autochthon Wurm, B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster), Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, Earthquake Dragon, and Shadow of Mortality (15)
- Non-creature artifact: The Cauldron of Eternity and Excalibur, Sword of Eden (12)
- Vehicle: Parhelion II (8)
- Enchantment: Nyxborn Behemoth (12)
- Non-creature enchantment: Omniscience (10)
- Aura: Eldrazi Conscription; Overwhelming Splendor; Spawning Grounds and Yavimaya's Embrace (8)
- Saga: Kiora Bests the Sea God and The World Spell (7)
- Instant: Blinkmoth Infusion (14)
- Sorcery: Enter the Infinite; Rise of the Eldrazi and Volcanic Salvo (12)
- Planeswalker: Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker; Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver; Ugin, the Spirit Dragon and Urza, Planeswalker (8)
- Battle: Invasion of Fiora and Invasion of Lorwyn (6)
- Activation cost: Spawnsire of Ulamog (20)
- Base power: Infinity Elemental (∞)
- Finite: B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster) (99)[42]
- Non-acorn: Yargle and Multani (18)
- Token: Marit Lage (20)
- Base toughness: B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster) (99)
- Non-acorn: Kharis & The Beholder (20)
- Regular Set: Charix, the Raging Isle (17)
- Token: Marit Lage (20)
- Non-acorn: Kharis & The Beholder (20)
- Power/toughness difference: Infinity Elemental (∞/5)
- Non-acorn: Yargle and Multani (18/6)
- Toughness/power difference: Kharis & The Beholder (1/20)
- Regular Set: Charix, the Raging Isle (0/17)
- Base loyalty: Garruk the Slayer (20)[43]
- Non-acorn: There are 10 planeswalkers with a base loyalty of 7 (e.g. Arlinn, Voice of the Pack, Sarkhan the Mad)
- Base defense: Invasion of Alara and Invasion of Arcavios (7)
- Base life gain: Heroes Remembered (20)
- Base life loss: The Millennium Calendar (1000)
- Base damage to ...
- target creature: Into the Maw of Hell (13)
- each creature: Star of Extinction (20)
- target player: Hidetsugu's Second Rite and Sorin's Vengeance (10)
- any target: Aetherflux Reservoir (50)
Lowest[ | ]
- Mana value: There are various creatures, artifacts, instants, and sorcery cards with a mana value of 0 (e.g. Crimson Kobolds, Evermind).
- Enchantment: Urza's Saga (0)
- Planeswalker: Garruk the Slayer (0)[43]
- Non-acorn: Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded and Wrenn and Six (2)
- Battle: There are various battle cards with a mana value of 2 (e.g. Invasion of Azgol, Invasion of Tarkir).
- Power: Char-Rumbler & Spinal Parasite (-1) (A creature with 0 or less power deals no damage).
- Toughness: Spinal Parasite (-1)
Sets and cards sharing names[ | ]
The following sets share their name with cards:
Identical card names and subtypes[ | ]
Other than the five basic lands which match their basic land types, there are a few cards where card name and subtypes match.
Creatures[ | ]
This is a list of creatures whose name and creature type(s) are identical.[44]
- Assembly-Worker
- Atog
- Aurochs
- Brushwagg
- Camel
- Centaur Archer
- Cockatrice
- Dauthi Horror
- Dinosaur Egg
- Dragon Egg
- Dragon Turtle
- Faerie Noble
- Fungus Elemental
- Fungus Sliver
- Goblin Assassin
- Goblin Berserker
- Goblin Mime
- Goblin Mutant
- Goblin Wizard
- Homarid
- Homarid Shaman
- Homarid Warrior
- Juggernaut
- Kavu Scout
- Leviathan
- Lhurgoyf
- Lizard Warrior
- Manticore
- Masticore
- Merfolk Assassin
- Metathran Soldier
- Metathran Zombie
- Minotaur Warrior
- Ogre Berserker
- Ogre Shaman
- Ogre Warrior
- Orgg
- Phelddagrif
- Phyrexian Dreadnought
- Phyrexian Hydra
- Phyrexian Juggernaut
- Phyrexian Pegasus
- Plant Elemental
- Scarecrow
- Shapeshifter
- Skeleton Archer
- Spike Drone
- Spike Soldier
- Thrull Wizard
- Vampire Noble
- Zombie Assassin
- Zombie Ogre
Non-creatures[ | ]
These are the non-creatures that have identical names and types.
Obsolete[ | ]
These cards previously had a name and subtype(s) that were identical but have since been errata'd so they no longer match.
Identical card names and mechanics[ | ]
Cards bestowing mechanics[ | ]
Card name matching the exact rules text[ | ]
Card names that combine other card names[ | ]
- Dread Wight — Dread and Wight
- Glory Seeker — Glory and Seeker
- Mind Spring — Mind // Spring
- Restore Balance — Restore and Balance
- Stasis Cocoon — Stasis and Cocoon
- Void Shatter — Void and Shatter
Card names that are anagrams of each other[ | ]
A list of card names that can be spelled with the same sets of letters (ignoring capitalization and punctuation).[46]
Notes[ | ]
^† A card is counted as a reprint if it was previously printed in another set—either eternal or acorn. Cards printed as gold bordered commemorative sets, oversized promos, digital-only promos, Salvat printings, and/or Foreign Black-Bordered or Foreign White-Bordered sets are not counted as reprints.
To prevent over-counting:
- A card's first printing is not counted.
- If a card is reprinted with multiple art versions in a single set, it is only counted as a reprint once.
- A card printed as part of The List is only counted once.
- A skinned card is counted as a reprint of the base card.
- Universes Beyond and Universes Within cards are considered the same card. A reprint of either version is counted as a reprint.
- Secret Lair printings are counted once per Secret Lair drop.
- Bonus cards included in a Secret Lair drop are not counted if the drop already includes that card.
References[ | ]
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Artifacts
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Creatures
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Enchantments
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Instants
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Sorceries
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Lands
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Basic Lands
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Snow Lands
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Tribal cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Planeswalkers
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Artifacts
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Battles
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Creatures
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Enchantments
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Instants
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Sorceries
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Planeswalkers
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Lands
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Legendary cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Snow cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Host cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All cards with flying
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Human cards
- ↑ Retrieved from Scryfall: All Wizard cards
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