Magic: The Gathering Sets - Base/core Set Editions

Base/core Set Editions

After the second version (Beta) of the first set, which contained two cards mistakenly excluded from the first version (Alpha), all subsequent base sets through 10th Edition consisted of cards that had been printed before in either the original base set or an expansion set. Alpha through Fifth Edition did not have set symbols printed on the actual cards, though those sets were retroactively given set symbols in Wizards of the Coast's official Gatherer database of Magic cards.

Set Set symbol Set code Pre-release date Release date Size
Limited Edition Alpha None LEA none August 5, 1993 295 74 95 116 — 10 —
Limited Edition Beta None LEB none October 1993 302 75 95 117 — 15 —
Unlimited None 2ED none December 1993 302 75 95 117 — 15 —
Revised Edition None 3ED none April 1994 306 75 95 121 — 15 —
Fourth Edition None 4ED none April 1995 378 121 121 121 — 15 —
Fifth Edition None / Roman-numeral five 5ED none March 24, 1997 449 165 132 132 — 20 —
Classic (Sixth Edition) A Roman-numeral six 6ED none April 28, 1999 350 110 110 110 — 20 —
Seventh Edition A serif numeral seven 7ED none April 11, 2001 350 110 110 110 — 20 —
Core Set - Eighth Edition The number eight superimposed over three fanned cards 8ED none July 28, 2003 357 110 110 110 — 20 7
Core Set - Ninth Edition The number nine superimposed over three fanned cards 9ED none July 29, 2005 359 110 110 110 — 20 9
Core Set - Tenth Edition A Roman-numeral ten 10E none July 13, 2007 383 121 121 121 — 20 —
Magic 2010 "M10" M10 none July 17, 2009 249 101 60 53 15 20 —
Magic 2011 "M11" M11 July 10, 2010 July 16, 2010 249 101 60 53 15 20 —
Magic 2012 "M12" M12 July 9, 2011 July 15, 2011 249 101 60 53 15 20 —
Magic 2013 "M13" M13 July 7, 2012 July 13, 2012 249 101 60 53 15 20 —

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