Punch cards or Punch-Out cards[1] are perforated helper cards that can be punched out into small cardboard markers that can be placed on playing cards.
History[ | ]
Punch cards were introduced in the official Magic game in the Amonkhet block as a playing aid to keep track of abilities or counters added to regular cards, or to replace token cards in limited environments.[2][3]
Punch cards were considered to be a success, but R&D announced that they didn't plan to do punch cards for every set, as they considered it a tool rather than something they wished to rely on repeatedly.[4][5] Punch cards returned with Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths where they featured keyword counters.[6] Since then, they have become an irregular feature of premier sets.
Mark Rosewater considers the design potential for punch-out technology "pretty huge".[7][1]
Most recent punch cards feature an X in the information below the text box instead of the rarity indicator.
Mechanics[ | ]
Amonkhet block[ | ]
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths and Commander 2020[ | ]
Streets of New Capenna[ | ]
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan[ | ]
Murders at Karlov Manor[ | ]
Gallery[ | ]
Commander 2020 (Symbiotic Swarm)
New Capenna Shield counters
New Capenna +1/+1 counters
New Capenna Keyword counters
New Capenna Shield counters and +1/+1 counters
New Capenna Shield counters and Charge counters
New Capenna Obscura family counters
New Capenna Goaded markers
Lost Caverns Stun counters, Finality counters and +1/+1 counters
Murders at Karlov Manor Stun counters, Unlock counters and +1/+1 counters, indicators for "Solved" and "Suspected"
References[ | ]
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (March 18, 2024). "Looking Back, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (March 27, 2017). "So Much Amonkhet News". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 28, 2017). "How is embalm going to work with limited formats, where you're not guaranteed the tokens?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 02, 2017). "Have you considered making tokens a different size than regular magic cards?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 12, 2017). "Have you gathered enough feedback to have a verdict on punch cards?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (April 2, 2020). "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 6, 2020). "The Future of Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Kendall Pepple (April 20, 2022). "The Tokens from Streets of New Capenna". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.