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Summary
Magic: The Gathering is a 30+ year old collectible card game with interesting facts, such as cards with real world names, the largest sets, and unique card abilities.
Highlights
🃏 The Wanderer card lacks a subtype due to customs on Magic’s Kagawa plane.
🐀 The card Floral Spasm was originally called Rat King during playtesting.
🌍 Legends set originally had legendary creatures with real world names.
📚 The mystery booster set is the largest with 1,936 cards.
⏰ Time Spiral is the largest normal expansion with 422 cards.
🧊 Ice Age set has the most original non-reprint cards.
🏰 Okina Temple to the Grandfathers has the longest card name in English.
Key Insights
🔍 The Wanderer’s card reflects the secrecy of Kagawa’s Emperor’s name.
🔄 Card abilities can remain consistent despite name changes.
🗿 Real world names of legendary creatures were changed or cut from Legends set.
📉 Mystery Booster and Time Spiral are the largest sets in Magic’s history.
🎨 Magic card art can include hidden references and connections.
💰 Magic art collector characters like Tasa and Liliana add depth to the game.
⛓️ Magic cards can draw inspiration from mythology and history.
The Royal Scions have two planeswalker types to make up for The Wanderer having none. (They were later split into individual cards, Will and Rowan)