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Alpha Misprints

In August 1993 Wizards of the Coast released the 1st wave of its initial print run, which came to be known as "Alpha".  This first printing contained 295 unique cards, and was a very small order of just 2.6 million cards total.

The easiest way to distinguish these cards from the 2nd printing known as "Beta", is the extra rounded corners on Alpha cards.

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However there were numerous changes made between print runs, and as a result many Beta cards were changed before they were printed.

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This is a visual guide to these changes, showing the 23 cards which have noticeable template changes between Alpha and Beta.

Basalt Monolith

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Channel

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Circle of Protection Red

Circle of Protection Red.png

Demonic Hordes

Demonic Hordes.png

Elvish Archer

Elvish Archer.png

Icy Manipulator

Icy.png

Karma

Karma.png

Orcish Artillery

Orcish Artillery.png

Phantasmal Forces

Phantasmal Forces.png

Rock Hydra

Rock Hydra.png

Tropical Island

Tropical Island.png

Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise.png

Cyclopean Tomb

Cyclopean Tomb.png

Death Ward

Death Ward.png

Drain Life

Drain Life.png

Force of Nature

Force of Nature.png

Island Sanctuary

Island Sanc.png

Mana Short

Mana Short.png

Orcish Oriflamme

Orcish Oriflamme.png

Red Elemental Blast

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Sedge Troll

Sedge Troll.png

Twiddle

Twiddle.png

Unsummon

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Published
January - 2021

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