MTG 30 Anniversary Edition
Magic: The Gathering 30th Anniversary Edition
If you have not heard this by now you might been living under a rock, Magic: The Gathering announce that they are reprinting the reserve list… sort of… its actually just high end proxy cards.
To celebrate 30 years of Magic: The Gathering, Wizards of the Coast decided to revisit the gold backed cards, first debut on 10th December 1993 when they created the Collector/ International Edition (CE/IE). Similar to the CE/IE cards these are not tournament legal and is meant to be a commemorative piece to celebrate this milestone. This commemorative release is issued based on the limited edition Beta, featuring chase cards like Black Lotus, Shivan Dragon, Lightning Bolt and other iconic cards.
The Magic 30 Anniversary Edition will come in both retro frame along with a modern adapted wording and framing, paying homage to when Magic started and where we have come.
Comparison of various Modern & Retro framing.
The 30th Anniversary Edition will be on sale for the holidays, available November 28 on 30thEdition.wizards.com. This reminded me the days of the Mythic Edition era not to long ago which also has a limited print-run and felt like cash grab by Wizards of the Coast.
Each display of 30th Anniversary Edition will contain four packs that contains 15 cards, 13 cards in the modern frame—1 rare, 3 uncommons, 7 commons, and 2 basic lands—plus one basic land in the retro frame, one additional retro frame card, and a token, all these for the mere $999.
Display of 4 Booster Packs
Booster pack
When I first heard the news I was over the moon but after reading the announcement article it just sucked all the joy out. This did not feel like Wizards is about to celebrate 30 Years of Magic, but instead it felt like a daylight robbery that people standing still in line and wait patiently to be robbed. Granted that it was some players wish that Wizards would “reprint” the reserve list, but being charge $250 per booster pack of non tournament legal proxy just leaves a bitter taste.
In conclusion, I am pretty sure the Magic 30 Anniversary Edition would still sell out within minutes. Eventually landing on various marketplaces for 2-3X increase in value, i hope Wizards of the Coast won’t use the narrative of celebration and “we don’t track the secondary market value” nonsense when you are selling 15 pieces of cardboard for $250 dollars. I’m not here to stop anyone from buying, as different people enjoy Magic: The Gathering differently. If this brings joy to you by all means indulge, but I rather use the money and get a real Volcanic Island instead of a proxy.
*All the visual cards in the 30th Anniversary Edition
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