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10th (tenth) edition booster pack each containing 16 cards per pack. 1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common and 1 tip or token. Released on July 13th, 2007, 10th edition is a core set. The set contains 383 black-bordered cards (121 rare, 121 uncommon, 121 common, 20 basic lands). There are also 12 tips and tricks and 6 token cards making the total set count 401 cards. Each one of these is slightly more common than an uncommon.
Tenth edition replaced 9th edition as the core set of cards for standard tournament play. The symbol for Tenth Edition is the Roman numeral "X." As part of their "Selecting Tenth Edition" promotion,WOTC gave fans the chance to manage a part of the set's brand. The results gave the Roman numeral "X" over the number "10," along with many other card, art, and flavor text choices. Tenth Edition was the first core set since Beta to be printed with black-bordered cards, rather than white-bordered ones. Tenth Edition is also the first core set to include legendary creatures (two of each color), bringing back flavorful relics of Magic's past such as Squee, Goblin Nabob and Kamahl, Pit Fighter.
As with Eighth and Ninth Edition, part of the development process for Tenth Edition included allowing fans to select certain cards for inclusion in the set. This process began in mid-June 2006 and continued for 10 weeks.
Tenth Edition starter packs include land cards from Magic's next set, Lorwyn. Foil cards in Tenth Edition do not have reminder text. Many use the extra space to add flavor text that does not appear on the nonfoil versions. Others, such as Time Stop, simply center their existing text in the text box for added impact. |
