Cycles
What cycle, first introduced in 2008 with the first five, was recently completed in 2020?
The Ultimatum Cycle from Alara.
What card, originally printed as a mystery booster playtest card, was seen functionally reprinted in Theros: Beyond Death?
Enchantmentize
The recent elimination of what has helped WotC's extract more revenue out of their products?
MSRP
What green mythic has the number '7' printed 7 times on it?
Elderscale Wurm (M13)
When WotC first announced the Historic format, they decided what mind-boggling restriction (since reversed) would be applied to the format?
Double wildcards for crafting Historic cards.
Myojins from Champions of Kamigawa.
What "gas" white card has never been printed outside of Arena and would see significant commander play if reprinted in paper?
Inspiring Commander
At one point in time, WotC wanted to try going green. Name the only booster pack to feature non-plastic packaging.
Modern Masters 2015
Name all abilities of Questing Beast.
Vigilance, deathtouch, haste. ~ can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less. Combat damage that would be dealt by creatures you control can't be prevented. Whenever ~ deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to target planeswalker that player controls.
Leaks are a constant source of drama within the Magic community. In what was one of the most egregious leaks to date, which set was spoiled in it's entirely before spoiler season?
New Phyrexia via the "god book" given to a writer.
Name all incomplete land cycles (all 10 are not legal) in the Pioneer format.
Painlands (M15/Origins), BFZ Lands (Battle for Zendikar), Hand Reveal Lands (Shadows over Innistrad), Fast Lands (Kaladesh), Dual-colored cycling lands (Amonkhet), Triomes (Ikoria), Flip Lands (Zendikar Rising)
Excluding promos, only four lands have been upshifted from rare to mythic in a draftable booster set. What are they?
Cavern of Souls, Dark Depths, Mana Confluence, Karakas
In the last few years, WotC has introduced and then discontinued mechanically unique Buy-a-box promos. What standard sets contained the first and last mechanically unique Buy-a-box promos?
Dominaria, M21
Woodland Bellower (Magic Origins)
It has been possible to box map many past sets (allowing you to predict which rares are in what packs). How was Eldritch Moon's box mapping different from normal?
You could only pull mythics from packs featuring a certain art.
The elemental force cycle contains five 7/7 elemental creatures for 8 mana. Name the set each card was originally printed in.
White: Celestial Force (Commander 2011), Blue: Tidal Force (Commander 2013), Black: Baleful Force (Commander 2013), Red: Magmatic Force (Commander 2011), Green: Verdant Force (Tempest)
Jace, the Mind Scupter is an iconic card. Name all paper sets in which Jace has been reprinted.
Masters 25, From the Vault 20, War of the Spark Mythic Edition, Double Masters, Eternal Masters
In order to milk as much money out of the playerbase as possible, WotC has refused to reprint enemy fetches in a substantial way. Name all "premium" products enemy fetches have appeared in since their original printing.
Pushed green mythics can be pricy. Name the most expensive green mythic you can buy (excluding promos).
Allosaurus Shepherd (JMP)
Double Masters VIP edition was accused of false advertising. What two issues were people upset with?
1. You could only pull one mythic in each slot (foil and promo) instead of two.
2. A certain number of commons and uncommons (e.g. Urza Lands) were included in the list of foil promo rares and mythics.
Alara Reborn has some of the most cycles of any Magic set. One cycle that is particularly relevant to the Modern format is the common dual-colored cascade cycle. Name all five cards and their color combinations.
Stormcaller's Boon (Blue/White), Deny Reality (Black/Blue), Demonic Dread (Red/Black), Violent Outburst (Green/Red), Captured Sunlight (White/Green)
What invitational card (card that originally featured the art of a pro player) has been reprinted the most?
Solemn Simulacrum
Products are more confusing now than ever. Name all types of cards (besides regular foil/non-foil cards) one can find in a Zendikar Rising Set Booster.
Art cards, foil stamped art cards, minigame cards, cards from The List, alternate frame landfall cards.
Name all four Green/Blue (UG) mythics to feature an X in their mana cost or rules text.
Hydriod Krasis, Nissa, Steward of Elements, Prime Speaker Zegana, Ezuri, Claw of Progress
What controversial loophole (since eliminated) allowed WotC to reprint Reserved List cards in paper, and what year was it eliminated?
Printing as foil promos; 2010