A misprint is a mistake in a printed Magic Card resulting from editorial or mechanical failures of some kind.[1][2] The manufactured product was not produced as intended.
Examples
Editorial mistakes
| Mistake | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Misattributed artists | Plateau (Revised) | Drew Tucker, instead of Cornelius Brudi |
| Wrong art | Fanatical Strength (Murders at Karlov Manor) | Use of concept art, instead of the final product |
| Wrong card type | Circular Logic (Secret Lair) | Sorcery, instead of Instant |
| Wrong subtype | Saiba Trespassers (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty) | Ninja, instead of Rogue |
| Wrong mana cost | Orcish Oriflamme (Alpha) |   , instead of 
|
| Wrong Power/Toughness | Mirri, Cat Warrior (Anthologies) | 2/2, instead of 2/3 |
| Copy edit | Shay Cormac (Assassin's Creed) (etched foil) | "Bounty County", instead of "Bounty Counter" |
Technical mistakes
| Mistake | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wrong card back | A small number of Modern Horizons 3 traditional foil double-faced uncommons were misprinted with incorrectly matched faces.[3] | Similarly, in the time that Pokémon cards used to be produced by Wizards of the Coast, some test runs were printed with a Magic card back.[4] Around the same time, some Magic cards were printed with a Wyvern card back.[1] |
| Wrong card frame | Serendib Efreet (Revised) / Hurricane (Summer Magic) | Green instead of blue card frame. Also wrong art. / Blue instead of green. |
| Double-printed cards | Jumpstart fused cards | Two different card faces layered over each other. |
| Granulated art | All white cards from Torment.[1] | |
| Splotchy art | ||
| Washed out art | ||
| Darkened art | ||
| Smeared ink | ||
| Mis-stamped cards | Missing, misaligned or pushed through holofoil stamps. |
In the sets
- Misprints in Alpha (10)
- Misprints in Beta (2)
- Misprints in Unlimited (2)
- Misprints in Antiquities (2)
- Misprints in Revised (3)
- Misprints in Legends (6)
- Misprints in The Dark (7)
- Misprints in Fallen Empires (cardbacks)
- Misprints in Fourth Edition (2)
- Misprints in Foreign Black-Bordered releases (1)
- Misprints in Ice Age (3)
- Misprint in Chronicles (1)
- Misprints in Fifth Edition (5)
- Misprint in Urza's Saga (1)
- Misprints in Anthologies (8)
- Misprints in Portal Three Kingdoms (3)
- Misprints in Starter 1999 (3)
- Misprint in Beatdown (1)
- Misprint in Invasion (1)
- Misprint in Odyssey (2)
- Misprints in Torment (white cards)
- Misprints in Guildpact (2)
- Misprint in Shadowmoor (1)
- Misprints in Shards of Alara (2)
- Misprint in Worldwake (1)
- Misprints in Rise of the Eldrazi (2)
- Misprint in Amonkhet Standard Showdown (1)
- Misprints in Core Set 2020 (1)
- Misprints in Jumpstart (fused cards)
- Misprints in Strixhaven (1)
- Misprints in Mystical Archive (2)
- Misprints in Neon Dynasty (3)
- Misprints in Dominaria United (3)
- Misprints in Jumpstart 2022 (fused cards)
- Misprint in Alchemy: The Brothers' War (1)
- Misprint in March of the Machine (1)
- Misprint in March of the Machine: The Aftermath (1)
- Misprint in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (1)
- Misprint in Alchemy: Eldraine (1)
- Misprint in Ravnica Remastered (2)
- Misprint in Murders at Karlov Manor (1)
- Misprint in Assassin's Creed (1)
- Misprints in Duskmourn Commander (2)
- Misprint in Foundations Jumpstart (1)
- Misprint in Innistrad Remastered (TBA)
In Secret Lair drops
| Drop | Card number | Card/Token | Misprint |
|---|---|---|---|
| More Adventures in Middle-earth | 734 | Grima Wormtongue | Erroneously printed as a 2/4 instead of 1/4.[5] |
| If Looks Could Kill | 1108 | Reflector Mage | The card erroneously features the legendary card frame crown around the title bar, despite not being a Legendary creature.[6][7] |
| Artist Series: Alayna Danner | 1292 | Seraph Sanctuary | Accidentally printed with an "in-progress" version of the illustration, not the final version. Artist Alayna Danner was given several copies with the final art to give away and Wizards of the Coast has promised a version will be the bonus card in a future Secret Lair drop.[8] |
| Deceptive Divination | 1519 | Circular Logic | Erroneously printed with the card type sorcery, instead of instant.[9] |
| Tome of the Astral Sorceress | 1720 | Sphinx of the Second Sun | Uses inaccurate "second" main phase terminology introduced in Bloomburrow, likely due to being finalized before it was decided that older cards would retain "post-combat" wording.[10] |
| Monstrous Magazines | 1765 | Koma, Cosmos Serpent | Misses the comma in its name. Rules text mistakenly says "your turn" instead of "each turn".[11] |
| sAnS mERcY | 9990 | dOOm bLaDE | "Target" misspelled as "targeet". |
See also
External links
- Squt's Magic Misprint Page
- MisprintedMTG's Beginner's Guide to Misprints
- The Magic: The Gathering Misprint Glossary
- Magic's Most Famous Misprints
- Collecting Magic – Oddities Part I: No Dotted Line
- Collecting Magic – Oddities Part II: Unchecked Quality
- Collecting Magic – Oddities Part III: Filling the Gaps
References
- ↑ a b c Nick Wolf (February 11, 2024). "A Brief Tour of Magic's Misprinted Cards". Commander's Hearld.
- ↑ Josh Nelson (November 12, 2024). "Misprints and Human Mistakes: A Brief Guide to Factory Errors in Magic: the Gathering". Cardsphere.com.
- ↑ Mike Turian, Adam Styborski & Kendall Pepple (May 21, 2024). "Collecting Modern Horizons 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Joe Parlock (December 10, 2020). "Test Print Pokémon Cards With Magic The Gathering Backs Have Been Certified As Genuine". Forbes.com.
- ↑ In case Tales of Middle Earth Secret Lair wasnt dissapointing enough. Reddit (September 2, 2023).
- ↑ Jack Hughes (October 11, 2022). "I think it’s a mistake, I sadly don’t have the final final card art to confirm.". Twitter.
- ↑ The Secret Lair edition of Reflector Mage was actually printed with the legendary frame. Reddit (December 19, 2022).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 24, 2023). "Secret Lair Artist Series: Alayna Danner Statement". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Secret Lair Deceptive Divinations Drop Print Error. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast (February 5, 2024).
- ↑ Matt Tabak (July 25, 2024). "Update: There are 11 cards in Oracle (plus three Alchemy-only cards) that will continue to use the term “postcombat main phase” after #MTGBloomburrow". Twitter.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 27, 2024). "Secret Lair: Camp Totally Safe Superdrop". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.