Magic Facts

Daily facts about Magic the Gathering

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💡 Did you know? Ice Age was released on June 1st, 1995, and was designed to be played separate from all other Magic expansions. It introduced Snow lands and cumulative upkeep!

👉 What's your favorite Ice Age card?

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💡 Did you know? Urza's Saga debuted Cycling, the first keyword to allow players to trade a card for a new one at a mana cost, revolutionizing card advantage and deck filtering!

👉 Which Cycling card is your favorite?

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💡Did you know? Tempest introduced the Shadow keyword, the first instance of a permanent evasion ability beyond Flying that completely ignored ground blockers.

👉 Which Shadow card is your favorite?

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💡 Did you know? The Showcase frame, introduced with Throne of Eldraine in 2019, has become increasingly popular for special printings of cards, often featuring unique art and borders.

👉 Which Showcase card is your favorite?

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💡 Did you know? Fourth Edition was released on April 1st, 1995. It introduced cards from Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, and The Dark into the core set. It also added updated mana symbols!

👉 What's your favorite #4ED card?

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💡 Did you know? The rise of Alchemy as a digital-only format on Arena has introduced rebalanced cards and digital-specific mechanics. This has created a distinct metagame separate from paper Magic.

👉 Do you play Alchemy?

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💡 Did you know? Ugin returns in #tarkirdragonstorm as Ugin, Eye of the Storms, a planeswalker with an incredible ultimate!

👉 What's card do you hope to play from Tarkir: Dragonstorm!

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💡 Did you know? Magic: The Gathering was created by mathematician and game designer Richard Garfield in 1993!

📷 Today, Magic has millions of players worldwide and is considered the first-ever collectible card game.

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💡 Did you know? Fallen Empires was the fifth expansion set, released on November 15th, 1994. It introduced cards such as Hymn to Tourach, High Tide and Goblin Grenade!

👉 What's your favorite Fallen Empires card?

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💡 Did you know? Fetch lands are returning in Dragons of Tarkir! They appear as Special Guest cards, non-foil versions found in Play Boosters and foil versions in Collector Boosters.

👉 What's your favorite Fetch land?

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💡 Did you know? The mechanic Cumulative upkeep unofficially debuted in Arabian Nights on Cyclone. While the card doesn’t have the keyword, it functions just like it.

👉 What's your favorite card with Cumulative upkeep?

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💡 Did you know? A number of original playtest cards, like Lightning Bolt, survived nearly intact from their original forms before Alpha.

👉 What are some interesting early card designs?

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💡 Did you know? The color pie wasn't always as rigid as it is today. Early sets experimented with color bleed and abilities that now seem out of place.

👉 What card sticks out to you?

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💡 Did you know? The Dark was the fourth expansion set, released on August 8h, 1994. Maze of Ith was added to the Restricted list, and Blood Moon was a key card in Modern and other formats!

👉 What's your favorite The Dark card?

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💡 Did you know? Scars of Mirrodin brought Proliferate, the first keyword to allow players to add counters to any permanent or player, creating powerful synergies with poison, charge counters, and other counter-based strategies.

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💡 Did you know? Urza's Saga debuted Cycling, a keyword that allows players to trade a card for a new one at a cost, revolutionizing card advantage and deck filtering.

👉 Share your favorite Cycling cards!

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💡 Did you know? In addition to SpongeBob on March 24th, WPN Community Manager Nelson Brown announced a Marvel Secret Lair coming soon after: "I can confirm that it will be Marvel-themed and will contain mechanically unique cards."

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💡 Did you know? 18 Secret Lair × SpongeBob cards have been revealed! It drops at 9 AM PT on March 24, available in both non-foil and traditional foil for $29.99 and $39.99!

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💡 Did you know? Storm is one of the most powerful mechanics every printed, and was introduced as a major keyword in Scourge which released on May 26, 2003!

���� What's your favorite Storm card?

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💡 Did you know? The Reserved List isn't just about powerful cards. It also includes some surprisingly mundane cards, like specific printings of basic lands and even certain promotional items.

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