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==Set details== [[File:LegendsExchangeAB.jpeg|thumb|right|Legends Exchange]] [[File:Legends booster.jpg|thumb|right|''Legends'' booster]] The set's [[rarity]] breakdown is: 75 commons (29@C1, 46@C2), 114 Uncommons (107@U1, 7@U2), 121 Rares. The [[expansion symbol]] for ''Legends'' is the [[Wikipedia:Capital (architecture)|capital]] of a column, meant to evoke a time of legends.<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-october-2006-2006-10-02|Ask Wizards|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|October 31, 2006}}</ref> Some ''Legends'' booster boxes contained only one portion of the possible uncommon cards, while others contained a different portion.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/make-no-mistake-2003-11-10|Make No Mistake|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 10, 2003}}</ref> These "A" and "B" boxes elicited widespread complaints from frustrated players and collectors; Wizards of the Coast responded with the ''Legends Exchange Program'', allowing consumers to trade in up to 100 cards from one group of uncommon cards for an equal number of cards from the other group,<ref>{{DailyRef|25-random-things-about-magic-2009-02-16|25 Random Things About Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 16, 2009}}</ref> The Legends lands have a unique golden-colored text box. ===Marketing=== ''Legends'' was the first expansion set to be sold in [[booster pack]]s of 15 cards (previous expansions had been sold in packs of 8). Cards were available from mid-June 1994 through late June 1994. The print run was announced by [[Wizards of the Coast]] at 35 million cards.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://archive.org/details/the-duelist-a-special-preview-edition/|title="An Expansion Timeline"|author=[[John Tynes]]|date=April 1995|work=The Duelist: A Special Preview Edition|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia">[[Beth Moursund]] (2002). ''[[The Complete Encyclopedia of Magic: The Gathering]]'', Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN-10 1-56025-443-2.</ref> Each booster pack had the same simple Magic design on it; each pack included a rules card, which explained all the [[abilities]] and card [[type]]s introduced in the set, and also included a few rule clarifications. Even though it was a 310-card set, ''Legends'' did not contain [[basic land]] and was not considered a "[[Set#Standalone sets|stand-alone]]" expansion. Hence, there were no ''Legends'' [[starter deck]]s.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/legends-product-images-2002-03-04|''Legends'' product images|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 04, 2002}}</ref> ''Legends'' is the oldest Magic expansion that was released in the Italian language (though the Italian ''[[The Dark]]'' was released earlier). After ''Legends'' was released, it went on to win the ''GAMA'' Award for Best Game Accessory of the Year, in 1994.<ref name="History"/>
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