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MTG Alpha/Beta land count
GoblinOutpost
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Thought I'd start a short thread to build up MTG awareness here.
I am interested in finding out how many Alpha and Beta basic land cards was produced?
The original MTG Encyclopedia states the Alpha set has 2.6M total cards and Beta 7.3M. How much of these are basic lands?
-- Joe
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Here you go...
Limited MTG print run = 10,400,000 cards (25% Alpha, 75% Beta)
- Total Alpha print run = 2,600,000 cards, sold as 2400 boxes of boosters & 21,700 starter decks
- Total Beta print run = 7,300,000 cards, sold as 6700 boxes of boosters & 60,800 starter decks
- Alpha R1 (rares) = 116 cards, 1100 of each (127,600 total)
- Beta R1 (rares) = 117 cards, 3200 of each (374,400 total)
- Alpha U1 (uncommons) = 95 cards, 4500 of each (427,500 total)
- Beta U1 (uncommons) = 95 cards, 13400 of each (1,273,000 total)
- Alpha C1 (commons) = 74 cards, 15900 of each (1,176,600 total)
- Beta C1 (commons) = 75 cards, 47800 of each (3,585,000 total)
- Alpha lands = 10 cards, 86800 of each (868,000 total)
- Beta lands = 15 cards, 137,900 of each (2,068,000 total)
All frequency totals are rounded to the nearest hundred. All totals are approximates, since they're based off the frequency of cards on the printing sheets and the total number of booster/starters released. In addition, some Alpha rares were inserted into Beta starters in lieu of Beta rares.
Any more questions, or shall we move on to Arabian Nights?
Take it easy,
Jared
Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes,
Hypnotized by you if I should linger,
Staring at the ring around your finger" - Sting
Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.
I knew Jared would have "some" info on this, but I didn't know it would be so incredibly thorough! I've learned my lesson!!
<< <i>Any more questions, or shall we move on to Arabian Nights? >>
YES PLEASE!
For Arabian Nights, the total print run was 5,000,000, sold as 10,400 boxes of boosters. There are 7 levels of rarity (U2, U3, U4, C1, C4, C5, C11), corrisponding to the number of times a particular card appears on a sheet. The U3 and C1 levels are identical in frequency. A booster had 2 Uncommons (U2, U3, U4 or C1) and 6 Commons (C4, C5, or C11).
- 33 U2 cards = 20000 of each
- 17 U3 cards = 30000 of each
- 1 C1 card (Mountain) = 30000 total
- 1 U4 card (Oasis) = 40000 total
- 16 C4 cards = 120,000 each
- 9 C5 cards = 150,000 each
- 1 C11 card (Desert) = 330,000 total
Always happy to add what I can to the MTG "mix"
Take it easy,
Jared
Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes,
Hypnotized by you if I should linger,
Staring at the ring around your finger" - Sting
Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.
Do we dare try for Antiquities?
PLEEEEEEASE?
Ok, Jared must have missed Tony plea for AQ. This is what I came up with.
Total cards = 15M (from MTG Encyclopedia)
I calculated the following:
Total boosters = 1,875,000
U1 = 31,000
U2 = 62,000
U3 = 93,000
C1 = 93,000
C2 = 186,000
C3 = 279,000
C4 = 372,000
-- Joe
Not bad, except there are no C3's, sorry
15,000,000 total cards
1,875,000 boosters (31250 boxes)
U1 = 30,000 each
U2 = 60,000 each
U3/C1 = 90,000 each
C2 = 180,000 each
C4 = 360,000 each
Take it easy,
Jared
Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes,
Hypnotized by you if I should linger,
Staring at the ring around your finger" - Sting
Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.
There are 4 "RARE" Islands on the Beta and Unlimited Sheets, 5 on Alpha. 1 of the Alpha Islands was supposed to be the rare dual land Volcanic Island.
There are 26 Lands on the Uncommon Sheet broken down as 2 Islands, 6 Swamps, 6 Plains, 6 Mountains, 6 Forests.
There are 41 Lands on the Beta and Unlimited Sheets broken down as 10 Islands, 9 Swamps, 8 Plains, 10 Mountains, 9 Forests. There is one additional land on the ALpha Common sheet that took the spot of the C.O.P Black.
That's all for my 2 cents on the subject of random magic trivia!
Len
tap4black
Thanks for the info - as someone who was buying cards back when they were $2.45 a pack, I remember all too well the "rare" island
Take it easy,
Jared
Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes,
Hypnotized by you if I should linger,
Staring at the ring around your finger" - Sting
Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.
Alright, here you go (all these demands - geesh, you're starting to remind me of my kids
Legends total print run = 35,000,000, sold as 64,800 boxes of boosters
- 121 R1 cards = 19,300 of each
- 107 U1 cards = 57,900 of each
- 7 U2 cards = 115,700 of each
- 29 C1 cards = 212,100 of each
- 46 C2 cards = 424,200 of each
Take it easy,
Jared
Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes,
Hypnotized by you if I should linger,
Staring at the ring around your finger" - Sting
Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.
Thanks again Jared!
I bought my set of sheets through a random encounter via email and MOTL. I really do not know exactly how many sheets are out there but this is only the 4th different set that I have laid hands on in the 10+ years I have been dealing MTG. I know there is a set on Ebay at this time, see link below. The seller is asking $6K for his sheets. I know a set of the same sheets sold from a different seller earlier this summer and brought a price just under $5000. Fortunately for me, the seller of the sheets I now own wanted quite a bit less as there are small flaws on 2 of them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MAGIC-MTG-BETA-Artist-Proof-Uncut-Sheet-Set-MINT_W0QQitemZ8701528748QQcategoryZ19114QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Len
Tap4black
Len, you got your hands on 4 sets. Does that mean you own 4 sets. (Don't they have an icon for drooling. :-) )
-- Joe
Common Uncommon Rare
Alpha 15,900 4,500 1,100
Beta 47,800 13,400 3,200
Unlimited 245,200 68,900 16,500
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Stats from Scrye Magazine from like 5 years ago
article labeled "how rare is that black lotus anyways?"
-Rudy
Alpha_Investments
Currently 95 Alpha 10's so far...
8 x Alpha PSA 10 Hypnotic Spector
3 x Alpha PSA 10 Icy Manipulator
2 x Alpha PSA 10 Demonic Tutor
1 x Alpha PSA 10 TimeWalk
0 x Alpha PSA 10 Black Lotus
Thanks for the info - I would love to own a set of them, but $6000 is just a LITTLE out of my price range right now
The neat thing about uncut sheets is that it helps to explain things we suspect about the cards. If you look at them, notice how the notoiously off-center cards are on the right side of the sheet (Crusade, Vesuvian, Volcanic Island, Birds, Forcefield, etc.)? Just an interesting observation.
Are the Artists Proof "cards" that popular? I remember being at GenCon back in 1994 and all of the artists were giving them away with purchases or selling them for around $5 apiece. No real interest, due to the square corners. Of course, since I didn't bother to get any, it would figure they would be popular now
Take it easy,
Jared
Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes,
Hypnotized by you if I should linger,
Staring at the ring around your finger" - Sting
Ray Thiel (1964-2007) - the man who showed me more wonderful games & gaming sessions than I ever dreamed possible... you ran out of hit points too young, my friend.