From the Vault

The From the Vault series for Magic: the Gathering was released on an annual basis from 2008 to 2017, usually in late August. It was aimed at collectors.
==Description==
Each box set contained 15 tournament-legal, black-bordered, holographic foil cards with a common theme, aside from From the Vault: Twenty, which contained twenty cards. Some of these cards featured new alternate art.
While the MSRP for these sets was US$39.95, these sets frequently demanded a higher price due to low availability and high demand.
The series was created by Senior Brand Director Mark Purvis. It was discontinued in 2018, being replaced by the Signature Spellbook-series.
==List of From the Vault sets==
Name 	Code	Theme 	Release date 	Logo
From the Vault: Dragons 	DRB 	Dragons 	August 29, 2008 	
From the Vault: Exiled 	V09 	Banned cards 	August 28, 2009 	
From the Vault: Relics 	V10 	Artifacts 	August 27, 2010 	
From the Vault: Legends 	V11 	Legendary creatures 	August 26, 2011 	
From the Vault: Realms 	V12 	Lands 	August 31, 2012 	
From the Vault: Twenty 	V13 	Cards from the past 20 years of winning decks 	August 23, 2013 	
From the Vault: Annihilation	V14 	Board sweepers 	August 22, 2014 	
From the Vault: Angels 	V15 	Angels 	August 21, 2015 	
From the Vault: Lore 	V16 	Cards renowned for their stories 	August 19, 2016 	
From the Vault: Transform 	V17 	Double-faced cards with the transform or meld mechanic	November 24, 2017	
===April Fool's Joke===
Wizards 'announced' a fake From the Vault set on April 1, 2009 as part of April Fool's Day: From the Vault: Vaults.
==Foiling process==
From the Vault sets were printed using a special foiling process that was unique to the series. They were printed on a foil stock that is twice as reflective, and treated with a varnish. This resulted in a shinier and stiffer card that had an almost holographic look to them. They feel much slicker to the touch and weigh a notable amount more than a regular foil. From the Vault cards are also exceedingly hard to write on (e.g. an autograph). However, these cards were also notable for having many production issues, like one-pixel vertical lines going down the cardface. They were also more prone to curling, regardless of moisture (but moisture makes it worse).
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