Revised Edition (also simply known as
Revised) was the sixth set and third core set released for
Magic: The Gathering. Like previous core sets, it had no expansion symbol.
Revised Edition cards are white-bordered and generally known for their washed-out look. The set was released in April 1994 and contained 306 cards. It was the first base set to contain cards from black-bordered sets other than
Alpha and
Beta.
Printing and distribution Printing of
Revised began in early April 1994 and continued until April 1995, when
Fourth Edition was announced. It is estimated that about 500 million cards of the set were produced, which fully eliminated the distribution problems of earlier sets. The cards of
Revised were still widely available even well into 1996. The cards of
Revised like the cards of the preceding
Unlimited Edition all had white borders, no expansion symbol, and the artist credit at the bottom left. However, the cards were far paler than their
Unlimited counterparts, and the three-dimensional beveling of the cards was cropped out. The omission of the bevel in the card frame was an error. This gave the cards an appearance that was widely criticized as "washed out" and even unprofessional. The beveling was returned in
4th Edition, and the colors were much more vibrant in that set. The large print run meant that
Revised basic lands were so numerous and common that it was uncommon to find any other lands in decks until several years later. The collation of the cards made it possible for a basic land card to appear in the common and uncommon slots of a pack. This was intentional; the land cards were printed on the common and uncommon print sheets. Basic lands would get their own full print sheets in
4th Edition, making
Revised the last tournament-legal set until
Seventh Edition in which basic lands could be found in booster packs. Basic lands returned as a card slot in the
Shards of Alara block of 2008.
Revised was the first base edition of the game to be sold in multiple languages. Black bordered, limited editions were produced in French, German, and Italian. Unlimited, white bordered editions in the same languages were produced after the limited editions had sold out.
Misprints One card-printing error of note appeared on the card . This blue creature card was misprinted with a green border and a picture of another card, . The name, mana cost and rules text were all correct, though. The Revised version is now the most common due to the limited print run of the original, intended versions. The card was missing the clause "and cannot be regenerated". This print run intended to fix some of the errors with
Revised, including the washed-out color, but had problems of its own. The colors were considered too dark and the artist credited for stayed uncorrected as well as the artist credited for Serendib Efreet, although the Efreet had received its original color and art again. A new misprint occurred with the green card ; the so-called "blue Hurricane" is one of the rarest and most sought-after cards in the entirety of
Magic because of its misprint with a blue border. On the secondary market it sells for thousands of dollars. The print run was recalled and destroyed; however, about 40 booster boxes that were shipped to England and Tennessee survived. No more than 11 or 12 of each rare exists. This print run is known primarily for its extremely scarce and valuable cards and packs. Cards are distinguished by dark coloring and a 1994 copyright date displayed at the bottom, along with the artist credit. Booster packs look identical to normal
Revised Edition packs, and as such, telling them apart is impossible without opening them. No starter decks were made.
Notable cards and card changes Twenty
Revised cards were originally in the
Arabian Nights expansion, and another nineteen were originally in the
Antiquities expansion. Thirty-five cards that were in
Unlimited were not in
Revised, including the
Power Nine. A few of the cards that were removed from the base set reappeared in later sets, such as , which would be reprinted in
Ice Age. A few others would be reprinted in
Eighth Edition to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary. Cards removed were generally thought to either be confusing, or to have power level issues. Notable cards include: •
The Dual Lands: '
, , , , , , , , and '. These lands provide two colors of mana with the benefit of possessing two basic land types, an uncommon trait on non-basic lands. All future dual lands would be printed with restrictions. They are now a defining part of the Legacy and Vintage formats, due in particular to their ability to be searched for by the various Fetchlands released many years later. While many cards were removed from
Revised for power reasons, the original dual lands were retained. • ''''
– The original and most powerful "tutor" card ever printed. This card is restricted in Vintage and banned in Legacy. All future tutors were printed with restrictions or made more expensive like Odyssey's'' . • '''''' - This blue card was printed with the wrong art and a green card frame, making it the most commonly seen misprint. • ''''
– While all of the zero-casting cost mana artifacts were removed from Revised,'' Sol Ring remained with its single casting cost. Its mana acceleration has caused it to be restricted in
Vintage and banned in
Legacy. • '''''' - By far the most broken card in the set, Channel was famous for enabling first-turn kills when combined with spells that had "x" in the casting cost, such as Fireball and Disintegrate. It was reprinted in Fourth Edition. • '
and ' - notable for being the only Revised Edition cards to be removed from Fourth Edition but "make a triumphant return in Fifth Edition", in the words of Beth Moursund in the MTG Encyclopedia volume 2. ==Fourth Edition==