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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