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This is a list of Magic: The Gathering statistical facts and trivia.

Totals

Total {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} {C} {M}[1]
All cards[2] 19,868 3,031 2,967 3,010 2,994 2,981 2,747 2,138
Artifacts[3] 2,061 35 42 19 11 8 1,891 55
Creatures[4] 10,604 1,769 1,551 1,738 1,714 1,861 682 1,289
Enchantments[5] 2,421 542 488 416 369 404 15 187
Instants[6] 2,469 477 594 322 434 357 21 264
Sorceries[7] 2,235 247 341 550 480 371 15 246

Most

Fewest

Rarest

Highest

BFM

B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster)

Lowest

Sets named after cards

The following sets share their name with cards:

Set Card (First Release) Notes
Apocalypse Apocalypse (Tempest)
Coldsnap Cold Snap (Ice Age)
Conflux Conflux (Conflux) Card in set of the same name
Conspiracy Conspiracy (Mercadian Masques)
Future Sight Future Sight (Onslaught)
Hour of Devastation Hour of Devastation (Hour of Devastation) Card in set of the same name
Mirrodin Besieged Mirrodin Besieged (Modern Horizons) Card released after the set
Morningtide Morningtide (Torment)
Onslaught Onslaught (Exodus)
Planar Chaos Planar Chaos (Judgment)
Prophecy Prophecy (Homelands)
Time Spiral Time Spiral (Urza's Saga)
Visions Visions (Legends)
Torment Torment (Stronghold)
Weatherlight Weatherlight (Dominaria) Card released after the set

References

  1. {M} = Total - {W} - {U} - {B} - {R} - {G} - {C}
  2. All cards (WUBRGC). Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-09.
  3. All artifacts (WUBRGC). Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  4. All creatures (WUBRGC). Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  5. All enchantments (WUBRGC). Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  6. All instants (WUBRGC). Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  7. All sorceries (WUBRGC). Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  8. All lands. Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  9. All basic lands. Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  10. All snow lands. Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  11. All tribal cards. Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  12. All planeswalkers. Retrieved from Scryfall on 2019-11-08.
  13. MagicCards.Info: Results. Retrieved: 15-02-2007[dead link]
  14. All Human cards. Retrieved from Scryfall on 2018-11-05.
  15. Various. Magic: The Gathering#Second market, Wikipedia.org (last modified 21:03, 14 April 2007)
  16. Seth Quillen (January 19, 2005). "Magic: the Gathering is growing around the world", Utah State University - Hard News Cafe: "...its most expensive card, the coveted Beta Black Lotus card is worth $22,000 alone."
  17. According to various sources: Yahoo! Answers StarCityGames.com Forum
  18. StarCityGames.com - Black Lotus information and rulings.
  19. Monty Ashley (September 14, 2011). "World Records". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  20. Diego Fumagalli (June 13, 2017). "(Nearly) 25 Years of Magic in Graphics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  21. Blake Rasmussen (September 8, 2015). "Size Matters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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