Serial numbered cards, or serialized cards, are Magic: The Gathering chase cards that are serial numbered with a stamp in the art box.
Description[ | ]
Serial numbering means every individual card is marked, either by a machine or by hand, with a unique number, usually followed by the maximum number in the run. Serial numbering first appeared on non-Magic trading cards in 1990 with Pro Set Football's Vince Lombardi Trophy Hologram card.[1][2][3] The first serialized card for Magic: The Gathering appeared in 2021.
Mirrored cards[ | ]
"Mirrored cards" or "reversed cards" are serial numbered cards that are printed with their rules text and illustration in reverse. The golden stamp in the lower right corner of the art box is non-reversed.
List of serialized cards[ | ]
Date | Cards | Numbered | Found | Notes |
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2021-11 | Mirrored Viscera Seer (1) | 1-100 | Bonus card for Phyrexian Praetors: Compleat Edition.[4][5] | First series of serial numbered cards to appear in the context of Magic: The Gathering |
2022-11 | Retro Frame Artifacts (63) | 1-500 | In Collector Boosters of The Brothers' War, | "Schematic" art with double-rainbow foil.[6] |
2023-02 and later |
Secret Lair 295 (5) | 1-295 | Randomly distributed as free gifts to visitors of MagicCons. | Iconic cards with alternate art.[7][8] |
2023-04 | Multiverse Legends (65) | 1-500 | In Collector Boosters of March of the Machine. | Double-rainbow foil.[9] |
2023-06 | Rings (4) | Various | In Collector Boosters of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. | 300 Elven Sol Rings, 700 Dwarven Sol Rings, and 900 Human Sol Rings. The One Ring had a special version serialized 001/001.[10] [11] |
2023-10 | Doctors (13) | Various | In Collector Boosters of the Doctor Who | The serialized total ranges from 501 to 513 matching each specific Doctor.[12] |
2023-11 | Realms and Relics (30) Rock Posters (20) |
1-100 | In Collector Boosters of the Lord of the Rings Holiday Release | Double rainbow foil.[13] |
2024-01 | Retro Frame cards (64) | 1-500 | In Collector Boosters of Ravnica Remastered. | |
2024-02 | Ravnica City treatment (7) | 1-250 | In Collector Boosters of Murders at Karlov Manor. | |
2024-03 | Bobbleheads (7) | 1-500 | In Collector Boosters of Fallout.[14] | |
2024-06 | "Concept Eldrazi Titans" (3) | 1-250 | In Collector Boosters of Modern Horizons 3. | |
2024-07 | Historical Figures (4) | 1-500 | In Collector Boosters of Assassin's Creed. | Printed in their native language |
2025-01 | Edgar Markov (1) | 1-500 | In Collector Boosters of Innistrad Remastered. | Headliner |
2025-02 | The Aetherspark (1) | 1-500 | In Collector Boosters of Aetherdrift. | Headliner |
Gallery[ | ]
Mirrored Viscera Seer
Serialized retro frame artifact from The Brothers' War (example)
Secret Lair 295 Shivan Dragon packaging
Serialized Secret Lair 295 Shivan Dragon (#043 of 295)
Serialized The One Ring (#001 of 001)
References[ | ]
- ↑ Serial Number. Baseballcardpedia.com.
- ↑ DefGav (July 30, 2013). "The Best Serial Numbers!". Baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com.
- ↑ Trading Cards Explained. Upperdeck.com.
- ↑ Ben Bleiweiss (November 11, 2021). "Just opened what appears to be an AMAZINGLY RARE card.". Twitter.
- ↑ Andrew Smith, Facebook, #MTGRarities: Major Misprints, Test Prints, Oddities
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (September 29, 2022). "A First Look at the The Brothers' War". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mtg Philly randomly dropping serialized secret lair card. Reddit (February 17, 2023).
- ↑ SLD Shivan Dragon. Reddit (February 17, 2023).
- ↑ Max McCall and Adam Styborski (March 29, 2023). "Collecting March of the Machine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Riley Hicks (February 21, 2023). "Absurdly Rare MTG 'Ring' Card To Appear in Lord of the Rings Set!". MTGRocks.com.
- ↑ WPN (March 14, 2023). "First Look for Retailers – The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Barcelona (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (July 28, 2023).
- ↑ Mike Turian, Adam Styborski (September 22, 2023). "Collecting The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth™". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen, Chris Mooney, Pete Hines (October 19, 2023). "Magic: The Gathering x Fallout™ - First Look (Video)". YouTube.