Parts of a Card
Formats
Sets and Blocks
Booster Packs
Turn Phases
100
This symbol or series of symbols, is found in the upper right-hand corner of a card.
What is mana cost?
100
This basic format includes a 60-100 card deck, but uses only cards from the most recent expansions.
What is Standard?
100
This set was the only all-multicolored set in MTG.
What is Alara Reborn?
100
An item containing 15 cards.
What is a booster pack?
100
Comes directly before your draw step.
What is upkeep?
200
These two numbers are used to indicate how powerful a creature is combat-wise.
What is power and toughness?
200
In this format, players play with a special deck of cards that represent planes, and are navigated by a die.
What is Planechase?
200
This set was the first set Magic introduced.
What is Alpha?
200
In this product, players receive a deck, and two booster packs.
What is an Intro Pack?
200
The last part of a turn.
What is end step?
300
A word on a card used to show basic information about how the card is used. Hint: Usually found directly underneath the card art.
What is Type or Super-type?
300
In this 3v1 format, the player on their own is given 40 life and a special deck of cards to assist them.
What is Archenemy?
300
Packs for this set still go for a high price, due to the fact that the set includes a certain planeswalker.
What is Worldwake?
300
A product where you receive nine packs.
What is a fat pack?
300
This phase happens twice in a turn.
What is main phase.
400
This part of a card is used to tell a small story or quote, but is not found on every card.
What is flavor text?
400
In this format, players play with 40 card decks and no card restrictions. Hint: Usually played in draft or sealed.
What is Limited?
400
This set focused on artifacts and introduced the "Affinity for artifacts" keyword.
What is Mirrodin?
400
In this product, players receive 36 packs.
What is a booster box?
400
This phase is divided into several different steps.
What is combat?
500
This word is used to describe a card's ongoing ability.
What is a static ability?
500
In this format, players open 1 booster pack each, add in 2 of each land, and play.
What is Pack Wars?
500
This set introduced us to the mechanic "suspend"
What is Time Spiral?
500
This product is a deck generally more powerful the intro pack decks, has many more rares, and is about twice as expensive.
What is an event deck?
500
You draw your card after this.
What is untap step?