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Adventure showcase frame

Showcase cards were introduced in Throne of Eldraine. Showcase is not one treatment but a catch-all term to cover a variety of different treatments of cards that embody the spirit of the relevant sets.[1] On showcase cards, the art and card frame play into the set's theme.

Description[edit]

Each set has its own unique showcase cards. Which cards get the treatment (and usually, it will just be cards from that set), and at what rarity, will vary from set to set. Showcase cards replace cards of the same rarity as the non showcase card in booster packs. The showcase cards don't require a mechanic to correlate with a new frame. It can be any theme.[2]

Sometimes, borderless, extended art and retro frame treatment are also counted as Showcase.[3] This clouds the distinction between Showcase and the Booster Fun concept. Skinned cards are also sometimes counted as Showcases.[3]

List[edit]

Release Set Type of cards # Style Notes Example
2019-10 Throne of Eldraine Cards with adventure 30 Art nouveau/storybook <c set="ELD" number="297" title="Flaxen Intruder" artist="">Flaxen Intruder</c>
2020-01 Theros Beyond Death Gods, Demigods and Nyx basic lands 16 The constellations of Nyx.[4] <c set="THB" number="258" title="Daxos, Blessed by the Sun" artist="">Daxos, Blessed by the Sun</c>
2020-04 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Creatures with mutate and five triome lands 35 Comic-book illustration Rares and mythic rares are full-art. <c set="IKO" number="300" title="Illuna, Apex of Wishes" artist="">Illuna, Apex of Wishes</c>
2020-07 Core Set 2021 Planeswalkers with their signature spells and five basic lands 29 Signature Spellbook frames Teferi features 4 slightly different artworks (#290-293).
The colorless Ugin does not feature any signature spells in Showcase frames.[5] 		<c set="M21" number="290" title="Teferi, Master of Time" artist="">Teferi, Master of Time</c>
2020-08 Double Masters Box toppers 40 Full-art First compilation set to feature showcase cards. <c set="2XM" number="361" title="Mana Crypt" artist="">Mana Crypt</c>
2020-09 Zendikar Rising
  1. Cards with landfall
  2. Zendikar Expeditions
 53
  1. Brightly-colored travel posters[6]
  2. Hedron frame
  1. <c set="ZNR" number="302" title="Spitfire Lagac" artist="">Spitfire Lagac</c>
  2. <c set="ZNE" number="" title="Marsh Flats" artist="">Marsh Flats</c>
2021-02 Kaldheim Viking Legends 25 Geometric stone Viking art / "Viking metal" artwork.[7] <c set="KHM" number="299" title="Halvar, God of Battle" artist="">Halvar, God of Battle</c>
2021-04 Strixhaven: School of Mages 0 Replaced by the Mystical Archive cards.
2021-06 Modern Horizons 2
  1. New cards
  2. fetch lands and modern cards
 115
  1. Sketches for the main art with fragments of the art description.[8]
  2. Retro frame cards.
 First supplemental set to feature showcase cards.
  1. <c set="MH2" number="380" title="Urza's Saga" artist="">Urza's Saga</c>
  2. <c set="MH2" number="382" title="Marble Gargoyle" artist="">Marble Gargoyle</c>
2021-06 Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
  1. Creatures
  2. Lands
 60
  1. Classic rulebook frame treatment.
  2. Classic module land frames.[9]
  1. <c set="AFR" number="302" title="Cloister Gargoyle" artist="">Cloister Gargoyle</c>
  2. <c set="AFR" number="353" title="Evolving Wilds" artist="">Evolving Wilds</c>
2021-09 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
  1. Werewolves and warlocks
  2. Basic lands and other legendary creatures
 48
  1. Autumnal "Equinox" treatment.[10][11]
  2. Black and white "Eternal Night" treatment with colored accents.
  1. <c set="MID" number="307" title="Arlinn, the Pack's Hope" artist="">Arlinn, the Pack's Hope</c>
  2. <c set="MID" number="270" title="Island" artist="">Island</c>
2021-11 Innistrad: Crimson Vow
  1. Vampires
  2. Basic lands and other legendary creatures
  3. Basic lands
 48
  1. "Fang" treatment.[12]
  2. Black and white "Eternal Night" treatment with colored accents.
  3. Black and white "Moonlit" treatment.
  1. <c set="VOW" number="315" title="Olivia, Crimson Bride" artist="">Olivia, Crimson Bride</c>
  2. <c set="VOW" number="271" title="Island" artist="">Island</c>
  3. <c set="VOW" number="409" title="Island" artist="">Island</c>
2022-02 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
  1. Ninjas
  2. Samurai
  3. Other rares and mythics
  4. Basic lands
 100
  1. "Ninja" treatment.[13]
  2. "Samurai" treatment.
  3. "Soft Glow" treatment.
  4. Neon Ink treatment.
  5. Ukiyo-e lands.

DFC rares and mythics feature alternate art on both faces, but only the back face features the "Soft Glow" frame.
<c set="NEO" number="432" title="Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos" artist="">Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos</c> is additionally available in a unique "Neon Ink foil" variation of the "Soft Glow" treatment, featuring 4 different frame colors.

  1. <c set="NEO" number="343" title="Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion" artist="">Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion</c>
  2. <c set="NEO" number="328" title="Isshin, Two Heavens as One" artist="">Isshin, Two Heavens as One</c>
  3. <c set="NEO" number="374" title="The Reality Chip" artist="">The Reality Chip</c>
  4. <c set="NEO" number="429" title="Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos" artist="">Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos</c>
  5. <c set="NEO" number="296" title="Island" artist="">Island</c>
2022-04 Streets of New Capenna
  1. Three-color cards
  2. Rare and mythic rare cards
  3. Basic lands
  4. Allied-color and triome taplands
 119
  1. "Golden age" treatment, with alternate gilded versions.[14]
  2. "Art deco" treatment.
  3. Metropolis lands.
  4. "Skyscraper" treatment.
  1. <c set="SNC" number="330" title="Riveteers Ascendancy" artist="">Riveteers Ascendancy</c>
  2. <c set="SNC" number="341" title="Elspeth Resplendent" artist="">Elspeth Resplendent</c>
  3. <c set="SNC" number="279" title="Mountain" artist="">Mountain</c>
  4. <c set="SNC" number="353" title="Raffine's Tower" artist="">Raffine's Tower</c>
2022-06 Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
  1. Legendary cards.
  2. Creatures and artifacts.
 158
  1. Foil-etched legendary cards.[15]
  2. Classic rulebook treatment.
  1. <c set="CLB" number="523" title="Alaundo the Seer" artist="">Alaundo the Seer</c>
  2. <c set="CLB" number="382" title="Ancient Silver Dragon" artist="">Ancient Silver Dragon</c>
2022-07 Double Masters 2022 Box toppers 80 Full-art [16] Some of the box topper cards feature art from famous artists in Magic's past, including Phil Foglio, Mark Tedin, and Richard Kane Ferguson.

<c set="2X2" number="375" title="Coiling Oracle" artist="">Coiling Oracle</c>

2022-09 Dominaria United Legendary cards and basic lands. 87 Stained glass artwork and textured foil treatment. [17] The textured foils use the same artwork as the stained glass artwork but feature "a unique foil pattern and a high-gloss varnish".

<c set="DMU" number="302" title="Jodah, the Unifier" artist="">Jodah, the Unifier</c>

2022-11 The Brothers' War 0 Replaced by the Retro Artifacts cards.
2023-02 Phyrexia: All Will Be One Phyrexians 87
  1. Ichor frame
  2. Manga "What if?"
  3. Oil Slick Raised Foil
  4. Phyrexian Planeswalkers
 Representing the Glistening oil
  1. <c set="ONE" number="298" title="Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines" artist="">Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines</c>
  2. <c set="ONE" number="338" title="Koth, Fire of Resistance" artist="">Koth, Fire of Resistance</c>
  3. <c set="ONE" number="357" title="Atraxa, Grand Unifier" artist="">Atraxa, Grand Unifier</c>
  4. <c set="ONE" number="325" title="Jace, the Perfected Mind" artist="">Jace, the Perfected Mind</c>
2023-04 March of the Machine Legendary creatures 28
  1. Ichor treatment (New Phyrexia)
  2. Amonkhet Invocations frame (Amonkhet)
  3. Mystical Archive treatment (Arcavios)
  4. Golden Age treatment (Capenna)
  5. Stained glass treatment (Dominaria)
  6. Storybook treatment (Eldraine)
  7. Comic-book illustration (Ikoria)
  8. Equinox frame (Innistrad)
  9. Treasure treatment (Ixalan)
  10. Kaladesh Inventions frame (Kaladesh)
  11. Viking frame (Kaldheim)
  12. "Soft Glow" frame (Kamigawa)
  13. City Murual treatment (Ravnica)
  14. Dragon Wing treatment (Tarkir)
  15. Constellation treatment (Theros)
  16. Hedron frame (Zendikar)
  17. Retro frame (Zhalfir - MAT only)

Each creature has the showcase frame of the plane they are currently on. For the non-Phyrexians this is their home plane, while for the New Phyrexians it's the plane they are on during the Invasion of the Multiverse.

  1. <c set="MOM" number="292" title="Elesh Norn" artist="">Elesh Norn</c> // <c set="MOM" number="292" title="The Argent Etchings" artist="">The Argent Etchings</c>
  2. <c set="MOM" number="304" title="Djeru and Hazoret" artist="">Djeru and Hazoret</c>
  3. <c set="MUL" number="37" title="Dina, Soul Steeper" artist="">Dina, Soul Steeper</c>
  4. <c set="MUL" number="33" title="Atraxa, Praetors' Voice" artist="">Atraxa, Praetors' Voice</c>
  5. <c set="MUL" number="22" title="Squee, the Immortal" artist="">Squee, the Immortal</c>
  6. <c set="MUL" number="9" title="Emry, Lurker of the Loch" artist="">Emry, Lurker of the Loch</c>
  7. <c set="MOM" number="311" title="Kogla and Yidaro" artist="">Kogla and Yidaro</c>
  8. <c set="MOM" number="316" title="Thalia and The Gitrog Monster" artist="">Thalia and The Gitrog Monster</c>
  9. <c set="MOM" number="307" title="Ghalta and Mavren" artist="">Ghalta and Mavren</c>
  10. <c set="MOM" number="302" title="Baral and Kari Zev" artist="">Baral and Kari Zev</c>
  11. <c set="MOM" number="310" title="Inga and Esika" artist="">Inga and Esika</c>
  12. <c set="MUL" number="14" title="Horobi, Death's Wail" artist="">Horobi, Death's Wail</c>
  13. <c set="MUL" number="61" title="Teysa Karlov" artist="">Teysa Karlov</c>
  14. <c set="MUL" number="27" title="Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma" artist="">Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma</c>
  15. <c set="MOM" number="312" title="Kroxa and Kunoros" artist="">Kroxa and Kunoros</c>
  16. <c set="MOM" number="313" title="Omnath, Locus of All" artist="">Omnath, Locus of All</c>
Multiverse Legends Legendary creatures 65
2023-05 March of the Machine: The Aftermath All cards in the set. 50 The Aftermath uses the same showcase treatments as March of the Machine with two changes:
  1. The Equinox frame used to represent Innistrad is replaced with the Fang frame.
  2. The retro frame is included to represent characters on Zhalfir.
  1. <c set="MAT" number="64" title="Markov Baron" artist="">Markov Baron</c>
  2. <c set="MAT" number="83" title="Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir" artist="">Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir</c>
2023-06 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Legendary creatures (Ring frame). 86
  1. The Ring frame
  2. Scene cards
  1. The Ring frame cards highlight pivotal moments for each character through the story.
  2. The scene cards are collections of cards that together show a panorama of a major story moment.
  1. <c set="LTR" number="330" title="Sméagol, Helpful Guide" artist="">Sméagol, Helpful Guide</c>
  2. <c set="LTR" number="448" title="Frodo, Sauron's Bane" artist="">Frodo, Sauron's Bane</c>
2023-08 Commander Masters
  1. Commanders
  2. All card types
  3. Basic Lands
 51
  1. Borderless profiles
  2. Borderless frame break art
  3. Retro frame Basic Lands
  1. <c set="CMM" number="678" title="Neheb, the Eternal" artist="">Neheb, the Eternal</c>
  2. <c set="CMM" number="702" title="Jeweled Lotus" artist="">Jeweled Lotus</c>
  3. <c set="CMM" number="450" title="Forest" artist="">Forest</c>
2023-09 Wilds of Eldraine Enchantments and Creatures with Adventures. 20 Storybook frame Also includes the Enchanting Tales cards. <c set="WOE" number="291" title="Kellan, the Fae-Blooded" artist="">Kellan, the Fae-Blooded</c>
2023-10 Doctor Who Legendary creatures plus the <c set="WHO" number="551" title="TARDIS" artist="">TARDIS</c> itself. 43 TARDIS frame <c set="WHO" number="561" title="The Tenth Doctor" artist="">The Tenth Doctor</c>
2023-11 The Lord of the Rings Holiday Release
  1. Scene cards
  2. Key moments or characters from the story.
  3. Reprints.
  4. All cards in all sets (LTR and LTC).
 143
  1. The scene cards are collections of cards that together show a panorama of a major story moment.
  2. Poster style treatment
  3. Borderless Brothers Hildebrandt cards
  4. Scroll of Middle-earth treatment
  1. <c set="LTC" number="498" title="Galadriel, Light of Valinor" artist="">Galadriel, Light of Valinor</c>
  2. <c set="LTC" number="741" title="Aragorn, the Uniter" artist="">Aragorn, the Uniter</c>
  3. <c set="LTC" number="523" title="Pact of Negation" artist="">Pact of Negation</c>
  4. <c set="LTR" number="697" title="The One Ring" artist="">The One Ring</c>
2023-11 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
  1. Legendary Creatures
  2. Gods of Ixalan
  3. Oltec
  4. Dinosaurs
  5. <c set="LCI" number="" title="Cavern of Souls" artist="">Cavern of Souls</c>
  6. Basic Lands
 67
  1. Legends of Ixalan treatment
  2. Gods of Ixalan treatment
  3. Borderless Oltec
  4. Borderless Dinosaur
  5. Cosmium Neon Ink treatment
  6. Core full art treatment
  1. <c set="LCI" number="294" title="Breeches, Eager Pillager" artist="">Breeches, Eager Pillager</c>
  2. <c set="LCI" number="317" title="Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might" artist="">Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might</c> // <c set="LCI" number="317" title="Temple of Power" artist="">Temple of Power</c>
  3. <c set="LCI" number="340" title="The Skullspore Nexus" artist="">The Skullspore Nexus</c>
  4. <c set="LCI" number="326" title="Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant" artist="">Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant</c>
  5. <c set="LCI" number="410a" title="Cavern of Souls" artist="">Cavern of Souls</c>
  6. <c set="LCI" number="287" title="Plains" artist="">Plains</c>
2024-01 Ravnica Remastered
  1. Shock lands
  2. Iconic creatures and spells
  3. Iconic creatures and spells
 176
  1. Borderless
  2. Anime
  3. Retro frame
  1. <c set="RVR" number="299" title="Stomping Ground" artist="">Stomping Ground</c>
  2. <c set="RVR" number="418" title="Bruvac the Grandiloquent" artist="">Bruvac the Grandiloquent</c>
  3. <c set="RVR" number="331" title="Arclight Phoenix" artist="">Arclight Phoenix</c>
2024-02 Murders at Karlov Manor
  1. Legendary Creatures
  2. Story Spotlights
  3. Paruns and Guildmasters
 TBA
  1. Dossier treatment
  2. Magnified treatment
  3. Ravnica City treatment
  1. <c set="MKM" number="358" title="Curious Cadaver" artist="">Curious Cadaver</c>
  2. <c set="MKM" number="310" title="Fanatical Strength" artist="">Fanatical Strength</c>
  3. <c set="MKM" number="317" title="Aurelia, the Law Above" artist="">Aurelia, the Law Above</c>
2024-03 Fallout TBA 35
  1. Pip-Boy frame
  2. Vault Boy spotlights
  1. Represents the in-game interface used throughout the Fallout series.
  2. Uses a Vault-Tec advertisement art style.
  1. <c set="PIP" number="340" title="Dogmeat, Ever Loyal" artist="">Dogmeat, Ever Loyal</c>
  2. <c set="PIP" number="359" title="Sol Ring" artist="">Sol Ring</c>

Gallery[edit]

  • Adventurer card (showcase).jpg

    Storybook showcase from Throne of Eldraine.

  • THB Constellation showcase - Thassa Deep-Dwelling.png

    Constellation showcase from Theros Beyond Death.

  • IKO Comic Book showcase - Illuna Apex of Wishes.png

    Comic book showcase from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths.

  • M21 Signature showcase - Teferi Master of Time.png

    Signature showcase from Core Set 2021.

  • ZNE Expeditions showcase - Prismatic Vista.png

    Expeditions showcase from Zendikar Rising.

  • ZNR Hedron showcase - Lotus Cobra.png

    Hedron showcase from Zendikar Rising.

  • KHM Viking showcase - Magda Brazen Outlaw.png

    Viking showcase from Kaldheim.

  • STA Time Warp - Mystical Archive.png

    Mystical Archive bonus sheet showcase from Strixhaven: School of Mages.

  • STA Swords to Plowshares - Mystical Archive - Japan.png

    Japanese Mystical Archive style.

  • MH2 Sketch showcase - Dakkon Shadow Slayer.png

    Sketch showcase from Modern Horizons 2.

  • AFR Dungeon Module showcase- Evolving Wilds.png

    D&D Dungeon Module showcase from Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.

  • AFR Rulebook showcase - Bruenor Battlehammer.png

    D&D Rulebook showcase from Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.

  • MID Eternal Night Showcase - Lier Disciple of the Drowned.png

    Eternal Night showcase from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Innistrad: Crimson Vow.

  • MID Equinox showcase - Arlinn the Packs Hope.png

    Equinox showcase from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt.

  • VOW Fang showcase - Sorin the Mirthless.png

    Fang showcase from Innistrad: Crimson Vow.

  • NEO Neon Soft Glow showcase - Surgehacker Mech.png

    Neon 'Soft Glow' showcase from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

  • Neon Ink Hidetsugu.jpg

    Neon Ink showcase from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

  • NEO Ninja showcase - Satoru Umezawa.png

    Ninja showcase from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

  • NEO Samurai showcase - The Wandering Emperor.png

    Samurai showcase from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.

  • SNC Art Deco showcase - Elspeth Resplendent.png

    Art Deco showcase from Streets of New Capenna.

  • SNC Golden Age showcase - Brokers Ascendancy.png

    Golden Age showcase from Streets of New Capenna.

  • SNC Skyscraper showcase - Jetmirs Garden.png

    Skyscraper showcase from Streets of New Capenna.

  • DMU Stained Glass showcase - Braids Arisen Nightmare.png

    Stained Glass showcase from Dominaria United.

  • ONE Ichor showcase - Phyrexian Obliterator.png

    Ichor showcase from Phyrexia: All Will Be One.

  • MOM Treasure showcase - Ghalta and Mavren.png

    Treasure showcase from March of the Machine. Designed to represent Ixalan.

  • MUL Ravnica showcase Niv-Mizzet Reborn.png

    Ravnica City showcase from March of the Machine. Designed to represent Ravnica.

  • MUL Tarkir showcase - Taigam Ojutai Master.png

    Dragon Wing showcase from March of the Machine. Designed to represent Tarkir.

  • MOM Invocation showcase - Djeru and Hazoret.png

    Redesigned Amonkhet Invocations frame for March of the Machine.

  • MKM Dossier showcase - Rakdos Patron of Chaos.png

    Dossier showcase from Murders at Karlov Manor.

  • MKM Magnified showcase - Not on my Watch.png

    Magnified showcase from Murders at Karlov Manor.

  • PHY showcase - Vorinclex Monstrous Raider.png

    Phyrexian language showcase.

  • MH2 Retro Border showcase - Galvanic Relay.png

    Retro frame cards have been used as showcase treatments.

Universes Beyond[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 21, 2019). "Project Booster Fun". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 21, 2019). "Do the showcase frames mean that we are going to see a mechanic with a unique frame in every set going forward?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 WPN (November 1, 2021). "Here Are the 5 Special Treatments for Innistrad: Crimson Vow". Wizards Play Network.
  4. ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 05, 2020). "I thought that Showcase cards were going to be a regular thing, but it appears Theros has none?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  5. ↑ Mike Turian (June 5, 2020). "Collecting Core Set 2021". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Mike Turian (September 1, 2020). "Collecting Zendikar Rising". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Mike Turian (December 17, 2020). "Collecting Kaldheim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Clayton Kroh (May 21, 2021). "Booster Fun of Modern Horizons 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Clayton Kroh (June 29, 2021). "Behind the Scenes of Booster Fun for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Mike Turian (September 2, 2021). "Collecting Innistrad: Midnight Hunt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Clayton Kroh (September 2, 2021). "Fear and Booster Fun in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ Mike Turian (October 28, 2021). "Collecting Innistrad: Crimson Vow". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. ↑ Max McCall (January 27, 2022). "Collecting Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ Max McCall (April 7, 2022). "Collecting Streets of New Capenna". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  15. ↑ Max McCall (May 17, 2022). "Collecting Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  16. ↑ Max McCall (June 16, 2022). "Collecting Double Masters 2022 and Product Overview". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  17. ↑ Mike Turian (August 18, 2022). "Collecting Dominaria United". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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