Release Date: 7/28/03 Set Size: 350 Cards (110 Rares, 110 Uncommons, 110 Commons, 20 Basic Lands) Additional Cards: (7 Starter Deck Cards: Eager Cadet, Enormous Baloth, Giant Octopus, Sea Eagle, Silverback Ape, Vengeance, Vizzerdrix) Expansion Symbol: w Expansion Code: 8ED Languages: Cliinese-S, Chinese-T, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish Set overview: 8th Edition is the weakest of the Core sets, and there aren't many desirable cards from it. The most memorable part of the set is 6th Edition Basic Land CARD Price Forest (#34 刀 S0.25 Forest (#348) S0.25 Forest (#349) S0.25 Forest (#350) S0.25 Island (#335) S0.25 Island (#336) S0.25 Island (#33 刀 S0.25 Island (#338) S0.25 Mountain (#343) S0.25 Mountain (#344) S0.25 Mountain (#345) S0.25 Mountain (#346) S0.25 Plains (#331) S0.25 Plains (#332) S0.25 Plains (#333) S0.25 Plains (#334) S0.25 Swamp (#339) S0.25 Swamp (#340) S0.25 Swamp (#341) S0.25 Swamp (#342) S0.25 7TH EDITION Release Date: 4/11/01 Set Size: 350 Cards (110 Rares, 110 Uncommons, 110 Commons, 20 Basic Lands) Expansion Symbol: Expansion Code: 7ED Languages: Chinese-S, Chinese-T, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish Set overview: 7th Edition was the first set to feature foil cards (more on this in the Urza's Legacy section). Given that core sets are under- produced compared to expansion sets (since they are reprint sets), the 7th Edition foil set is considered one of the rarest foil sets to come out of Booster packs. Birds of Paradise is the liighest-dollar foil from this set. 7th Edition Rare Card Non-Foil Foil Abyssal Horror S0.50 S4 Adarkar Wastes ■S5 S100 Aladdin's Ring S0.50 S10 Ancestral Memories S0.50 S38 Ancient Silverback S0.50 S4 Archivist S0.50 S6 Beast of Burden S0.50 S4 Bedlam S0.50 $20 Bellowing Fiend S0.50 S3 Benthic Behemoth S0.50 S5 Birds of Paradise S10 S600 Blessed Reversal S0.50 S4 Bloodshot Cyclops S0.50 S5 Brushland S7 S150 City of Brass S10 S150 Coat of Arms S9 S150 Crimson Hellkite S0.50 S20 Daring Apprentice S0.50 $10 Darkest Hour S2 S40 Deflection SO.5O S4 Delusions of Mediocrity SO.5O S5 Dingus Egg SO.5O $10 Disrupting Scepter SO.5O S4 Dregs of Sorrow SO.5O $10 Early Harvest SO.75 S15 Earthquake SO.75 $20 Eastern Paladin SO.5O S7 Elder Druid SO.5O S4 Elite Archers SO.5O S3 the fact that 8th Edition celebrated the 10th Aimiversaiy of Magic by including at least one card from eveiy expansion set printed up until this point. 8th Ed辻ion Rare Card Non-Foil Foil Aladdin's Ring S0.50 S2 Archivist S0.50 S2.5O Avatar of Hope S0.75 §4 Balance of Power S0.50 S2 Beast of Burden S0.50 S2 Birds of Paradise S10 S100 Blessed Reversal S0.50 S2 Blinding Angel S3 S10 Blood Moon S30 S130 Bloodshot Cyclops S0.50 S3 Brass Herald S0.50 S3 Bribery S23 S35 Call of the Wild S0.50 S4 City of Brass S9 S60 Coastal Piracy S5 S13 Coat of Arms S8 S12 Collective Unconscious S0.50 S4 Cowardice S0.50 S2 Daring Apprentice S0.50 S2 Death Pit Offering S0.50 S2 Death Pits of Rath S0.50 S4 Defense Grid S12 S30 Deflection S0.50 S2 Dingus Egg S0.50 S2 Disrupting Scepter S0.50 S2 Distorting Lens S0.50 S3 Eastern Paladin S0.50 S2 Elite Archers S0.50 S2 Elvish Champion S8 S6 Elvish Piper S6 S12 Emperor Crocodile S0.50 S2 Ensnaring Bridge S45 S15O Evacuation S1.50 S9 Fallen Angel S0.50 S6 Fleeting Image S0.50 S2 Flying Carpet S0.50 S2 Fungusaur S0.50 S2 Furnace of Rath S1.50 ■S5 Gaea's Herald S0.75 •S5 Glorious Anthem Si §5 Goblin King S2.50 S10 Grave Pact S20 S120 Hammer of Bogardan S0.50 S2 Howling Mine S3.5O S9 Inferno S0.50 S3 Intrepid Hero Si S3 Intruder Alarm S8 S50 Ivory- Mask S0.75 S4 Jayemdae Tome S0.50 $2 Larceny S0.50 S2 Lava Hounds S0.50 S2 Lhurgoyf S0.50 S3 Lord of the Undead S13 S20 Mahamoti Djinn S0.50 S2 Mana Clash S0.50 S2 Maro S0.50 S2 Master Healer S0.50 S2 blight of Oaks S0.50 S2 Millstone S0.50 S2 Mind Bend S0.50 S2 Mogg Sentry S0.50 S2 Murderous Betrayal S0.50 S2 Natural Affinity S0.50 S4 Nightmare S0.50 S2 Noble Purpose S0.50 S3 Obliterate S3 S12 Okk S0.50 S2 Oracle's Attendants S0.50 S2 Persecute S0.75 •S5 Phyrexian Arena S8.50 S45 The 8th Edition cards were the first ones to get a new look and more modern frame, as illustrated on Bribery, Rare, $35 foil; $23 non-foil・ The New Card Frame The look of Magic cards hadn't much changed in the first decade of the game. In 2003, WOTC revamped the Magic Card frame to give it a more modern look. The key points: • Easier to read card name • Larger/more pronounced Power/Toughness box • More readable copyright line • General changes to the color of the card frames This new frame would be the Standard for Magic cards until Magic Core Set 2015. This also marks the start of the Modern card format card legality. All regular-release sets from this point forward are legal in Modern (but not things like Box sets or Duel Decks). Please send email to [email protected] if you have any questions.