Magic: The Gathering/Statistics and trivia

This is a list of Magic: The Gathering statistical facts and trivia.
==Totals==
As of the release of Strixhaven: School of Mages:
 	Total 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
All cardsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Cards 	22,049	3,329	3,267	3,317	3,298	3,267	2,965	2,414
ArtifactsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Artifacts 	2,196 	44 	45 	32 	24 	17 	1,977	60
CreaturesRetrieved from Scryfall: All Creatures 	11,698	1,958	1,710	1,904	1,878	2,033	721 	1,538
EnchantmentsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Enchantments	2,639 	581 	528 	452 	397 	438 	5 	237
InstantsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Instants 	2,683 	510 	646 	358 	471 	384 	21 	294
SorceriesRetrieved from Scryfall: All Sorceries 	2,501 	273 	379 	600 	530 	414 	21 	284
*Total lands: 791Retrieved from Scryfall: All Lands
**Basic lands: 12Retrieved from Scryfall: All Basic Lands
**Snow lands: 26Retrieved from Scryfall: All Snow Lands
*Total kindred: 56Retrieved from Scryfall: All Tribal cards
*Total planeswalkers: 235Retrieved from Scryfall: All Planeswalkers
===Acorn===
As of the release of Unfinity:
 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
All cardsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn cards 	624 	88	90	84	89	86	153	34
ArtifactsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Artifacts 	172 	17	6 	0 	3 	1 	143	2
BattlesRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Battles 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
CreaturesRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Creatures 	289 	49	41	49	56	50	23 	21
EnchantmentsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Enchantments 	72 	17	19	12	6 	14	1 	3
InstantsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Instants 	63 	13	20	9 	11	8 	1 	1
SorceriesRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Sorceries 	69 	9 	9 	14	17	13	0 	7
PlaneswalkersRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Planeswalkers	2 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1
LandsRetrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Lands 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	9 	0
*Total Legendary cards: 50Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Legendary cards
*Total Snow cards: 1Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Snow cards
*Total Hosts: 20Retrieved from Scryfall: All Acorn Host cards
==Most==
*Cards in a set: Mystery Booster (1936)
**Cards in a core set: Fifth Edition (429)
**Cards in a supplemental set: Mystery Booster (1936)
**Cards in an expansion: Time Spiral (422)
*New cards in a set: Ice Age (346)
*Card types used on a single card: 3
**Both <c>Golden Guardian</c> // <c>Gold-Forge Garrison</c> and <c>Hostile Hostel</c> // <c>Creeping Inn</c> are double-faced cards with a Land on one face and an Artifact Creature on the other.
**<c>Omniclown Colossus</c> was printed with three card types on the card: Artifact, Creature, and Sorcery (for the Adventure).
**<c>Invasion of Ravnica</c> is a Battle that transforms into an artifact creature (<c>Guildpact Paragon</c>) while <c>Invasion of Theros</c> transforms into an enchantment creature (<c>Ephara, Ever-Sheltering</c>).
**The token created by <c>Hammer of Purphoros</c> is an Enchantment Artifact Creature.
**<c>Dark Ritual</c> has been printed with three different card types: Interrupt, Mana Source and Instant.
*Art versions: <c>Mountain</c> (332)
**Non-basic card: <c>Command Tower</c> (27)
**Non-land card: <c>Sol Ring</c> (26)
*Card treatments of a single card in a single set: (10 in Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
*Illustrators making their debut in a set: Mystery Booster (104)
**In a premier set: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (57)
*Used keyword: Flying (2417)Retrieved from Scryfall: All cards with flying (includes Vintage-legal sets, excludes revisions) 
*Used subtype: Human (3125)Retrieved from Scryfall: All Human cards
**Used creature class: Wizard (968)Retrieved from Scryfall: All Wizard cards
*Colored mana symbols in a mana cost: (15) 
**Non-acorn: <c>Progenitus</c> (10) 
*Chapters on a Saga: 6 (<c>City of Death</c>; <c>The Flux</c>; <c>Long List of the Ents</c>)
*Expensive card: The serialized version of (serialized 001 of 001) was sold to Post Malone in 2023 for $2,000,000.
**In 2022, Post Malone paid $800,000 for a Black Lotus, signed by the artist, Christopher Rush.
**Another graded Alpha Black Lotus (PSA 10), also signed by Rush, was sold for $511,100. Two years later, a similar specimen was sold for $540,000.
**Expensive "normal" card: <c>Black Lotus</c> (~$1,500-$3,000)Various. Magic: The Gathering#Second market, Wikipedia.org (last modified 21:03, 14 April 2007)Seth Quillen (January 19, 2005). "Magic: the Gathering is growing around the world", Utah State University - Hard News Cafe: "...its most expensive card, the coveted Beta Black Lotus card is worth $22,000 alone."According to various sources: Yahoo! Answers StarCityGames.com ForumStarCityGames.com - Black Lotus information and rulings. (general standard, differs with quality and editions)
===Reprints===
Most reprints (as of Phyrexia: All Will Be One).
Card 	Reprints
<c>Evolving Wilds</c> 	45
<c>Sol Ring</c> 	40
<c>Swords to Plowshares</c>	38
<c>Serra Angel</c> 	36
<c>Counterspell</c> 	35
<c>Giant Growth</c> 	35
<c>Terramorphic Expanse</c>	34
<c>Command Tower</c> 	33
<c>Llanowar Elves</c> 	33
<c>Dark Ritual</c> 	32
<c>Disenchant</c> 	32
==Longest==
*Longest card name (including punctuation and spaces): <c>Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names So We Made this Card to Have the Absolute Longest Card Name Ever Elemental</c> at 141 characters.
**Non-Acorn English card name: <c>Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers</c> (33 characters).
**Non-Acorn English card name (combined faces): <c>Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant</c> and <c>Hermit of the Natterknolls // Lone Wolf of the Natterknolls</c> (56 characters)
**Italian card name: <c>Capitana Fendiburrasca, Razziatrice di Cosmio</c> (45 characters).
**French card name: <c>Marcheur de chaînes de la Halle aux viscères</c> and <c>Souverain des cieux, navire amiral du consul</c> (44 characters each).
**Portuguese card name: <c>Equilibrista de Corrente do Clube da Sangria</c> (44 characters).
**German card name: <c>Omnath, der Sammelpunkt der Vollkommenheit</c> and <c>Schnibbedischnick, die Zeit hat 'nen Knick</c> (42 characters each).
**Spanish card name: <c>Faucesiniestras, devastador de aerorruinas</c>; <c>Glacian, ingeniero de las piedras de poder</c> and <c>Owen Grady, adiestrador de velocirraptores</c> (42 characters each).
**Russian card name: <c>Линесса, Повелительница Западного Ветра</c> (39 characters).
**Japanese card name: <c>アスモラノマルディカダイスティナカルダカール</c> (22 characters).
**Korean card name: <c>아스모라노마르디카다이스티나쿨다카르</c> (18 characters).
**Chinese card name: <c>阿司魔拉诺马尔迪卡带斯提纳酷达卡</c> (16 characters).
*Longest type line: <c>The Reality Chip</c> ("Legendary Artifact Creature — Equipment Jellyfish"), 49 characters. R&D had to break some rules to print it, and learned that they couldn't break them again.
*Longest flavor text (including punctuation and spaces): at 448 characters.
**Non-Acorn English card: at 303 characters.
*Longest time between set printings: <c>Arboria</c>. It was first printed in Legends (released June 10, 1994) and wasn't printed in paper again until Dominaria Remastered (released January 13, 2023) 10293 days (28 years, 7 months) later.
**Oldest card that has never been reprinted: shared by ten cards from Arabian Nights, namely <c>Army of Allah</c>, <c>Camel</c>, <c>Desert Nomads</c>, <c>Jihad</c>, <c>King Suleiman</c>, <c>Pyramids</c>, <c>Merchant Ship</c>, <c>Sandals of Abdallah</c>, <c>Shahrazad</c>, and <c>Stone-Throwing Devils</c>.
*Longest time legal in Standard: After the basic lands, <c>Mind Rot</c>, at 7456 days (20 years 5 months 13 days). It originally debuted in Portal but eventually was added to the core set with Seventh Edition and was in every core set since (and Kaladesh). The card left Standard when Core Set 2021 rotated out in September 2021.
==Least== 
*Cards printed in a set with its own expansion code and set symbol: Mirrodin Pure ()
**In a premier set: The Big Score (40)
**In a stand-alone release: March of the Machine: The Aftermath (50)
**In a tentpole set: Arabian Nights (78) 
*Used keyword: Absorb and Transfigure (1) each 
**Both of these cards are Futureshifted and will possibly make appearances in later sets. 
*Used subtype (on the type line):
**Artifact: Map (0)
**Battle: Siege (36) (Battles currently only have a single subtype)
**Creature: Ferret (<c>Joven's Ferrets</c>), Mite (<c>Skrelv, Defector Mite</c>), Oyster (<c>Giant Oyster</c>), Reflection (<c>Aurora of Emrakul</c>), Sable (<c>Bronze Sable</c>) and Spawn (<c>Elder Spawn</c>) (1 each)
**Enchantment: Role (0)
**Instant or Sorcery: Chorus (5)
***In paper: Lesson and Trap (20 each)
**Land: Mine (<c>Urza's Mine</c>), Power-Plant (<c>Urza's Power Plant</c>) and Tower (<c>Urza's Tower</c>) (1 each)
==Rarest==
There are three cards where only one copy was ever distributed:
*<c>1996 World Champion</c> awarded to Tom Chanpheng on winning the 1996 World Championships, encased inside the trophy. 
*<c>Shichifukujin Dragon</c> gifted to the Japan DCI Tournament Center in Tokyo.
*The serialized version of (serialized 001 of 001) found in an English-language The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Collector Booster by Brook Trafton. Currently owned by Post Malone.
==Highest==
*Mana value: <c>Gleemax</c> (1,000,000)
**Non-acorn: <c>Draco</c> (16)
**Non-artifact creature: <c>Autochthon Wurm</c>, , <c>Emrakul, the Aeons Torn</c>, <c>Earthquake Dragon</c>, and <c>Shadow of Mortality</c> (15)
**Non-creature artifact: <c>The Cauldron of Eternity</c> and <c>Excalibur, Sword of Eden</c> (12) 
***Vehicle: <c>Parhelion II</c> (8)
**Enchantment: <c>Nyxborn Behemoth</c> (12)
***Non-creature enchantment: <c>Omniscience</c> (10)
***Aura: <c>Eldrazi Conscription</c>; <c>Overwhelming Splendor</c>; <c>Spawning Grounds</c> and <c>Yavimaya's Embrace</c> (8)
***Saga: <c>Kiora Bests the Sea God</c> and <c>The World Spell</c> (7)
**Instant: <c>Blinkmoth Infusion</c> (14) 
**Sorcery: <c>Enter the Infinite</c>; <c>Rise of the Eldrazi</c> and <c>Volcanic Salvo</c> (12)
**Planeswalker: <c>Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker</c>; <c>Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver</c>; <c>Ugin, the Spirit Dragon</c> and <c>Urza, Planeswalker</c> (8)
**Battle: <c>Invasion of Fiora</c> and <c>Invasion of Lorwyn</c> (6)
*Activation cost: <c>Spawnsire of Ulamog</c> (20)
*Base power: <c>Infinity Elemental</c> (∞)
**Finite: (99)
**Non-acorn: <c>Yargle and Multani</c> (18)
**Token: (20)
*Base toughness: (99) 
**Non-acorn: <c>Kharis & The Beholder</c> (20) 
***Regular Set: <c>Charix, the Raging Isle</c> (17)
**Token: (20)
*Power/toughness difference: <c>Infinity Elemental</c> (∞/5)
**Non-acorn: <c>Yargle and Multani</c> (18/6)
*Toughness/power difference: <c>Kharis & The Beholder</c> (1/20) 
**Regular Set: <c>Charix, the Raging Isle</c> (0/17)
*Base loyalty: <c>Garruk the Slayer</c> (20)Blake Rasmussen (June 23, 2014). "Win the Ultimate Trophy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
**Non-acorn: There are 10 planeswalkers with a base loyalty of 7 (e.g. <c>Arlinn, Voice of the Pack</c>, <c>Sarkhan the Mad</c>)
*Base defense: <c>Invasion of Alara</c> and <c>Invasion of Arcavios</c> (7)
*Base life gain: <c>Heroes Remembered</c> (20)
*Base life loss: <c>The Millennium Calendar</c> (1000)
*Base damage to ...
**target creature: <c>Into the Maw of Hell</c> (13)
**each creature: <c>Star of Extinction</c> (20)
**target player: <c>Hidetsugu's Second Rite</c> and <c>Sorin's Vengeance</c> (10)
**any target: <c>Aetherflux Reservoir</c> (50)
==Lowest==
*Mana value: There are various creatures, artifacts, instants, and sorcery cards with a mana value of 0 (e.g. <c>Crimson Kobolds</c>, <c>Evermind</c>).
**Enchantment: <c>Urza's Saga</c> (0)
**Planeswalker: <c>Garruk the Slayer</c> (0)
***Non-acorn: <c>Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded</c> and <c>Wrenn and Six</c> (2)
**Battle: There are various battle cards with a mana value of 2 (e.g. <c>Invasion of Azgol</c>, <c>Invasion of Tarkir</c>).
*Power: <c>Char-Rumbler</c> & <c>Spinal Parasite</c> (-1) (A creature with 0 or less power deals no damage).
*Toughness: <c>Spinal Parasite</c> (-1)
==Sets and cards sharing names==
The following sets share their name with cards:
Set 	Card (First Release)	Notes
Aether Revolt 	 	Card released after the set
Apocalypse 	 	
Coldsnap 	 	
Conflux 	 	Card in the set of the same name
Conspiracy 	 	
Future Sight 	 	
Hour of Devastation 	 	Card in the set of the same name
March of the Machine 	 	The card is plural, and the set is not
Mirrodin Besieged 	 	Card released after the set
Morningtide 	 	
Onslaught 	 	
Phyrexia: All Will Be One	 	Card in the set of the same name
Planar Chaos 	 	
Prophecy 	 	
Rise of the Eldrazi 	(Commander Masters) 	Card released after the set
Secret Lair 	 	Card released after the set (Heroes of the Realm exclusive)
The Big Score 	 	
The Brothers' War 	 	Card in the set of the same name
Throne of Eldraine 	 	Card released after the set
Time Spiral 	 	
Torment 	 	
Urza's Saga 	 	Card released after the set
Visions 	 	
War of the Spark 	 	Card released after the set (Heroes of the Realm exclusive)
Weatherlight 	 	Card released after the set
==Identical card names and subtypes==
Other than the five basic lands which match their basic land types, there are a few cards where card name and subtypes match.
===Creatures===
This is a list of creatures whose name and creature type(s) are identical. 
===Non-creatures===
These are the non-creatures that have identical names and types.
====Obsolete====
These cards previously had a name and subtype(s) that were identical but have since been errata'd so they no longer match. 
==Identical card names and mechanics==
===Cards bestowing mechanics===
* Fear
* Lifelink
* Regenerate
* Vigilance
===Card name matching the exact rules text===
* Manifest dread
===Other cards that share a name with a mechanic===
* Absorb
* Afflict
* Afterlife
* Bargain
* Battle cry
* Channel
* Connive 
* Delirium
* Dredge
* Enrage
* Exile
* Explore
* Fabricate
* Flash
* Fortify
* Gravestorm
* Investigate
* Join forces
* Melee
* Overload
* Persist
* Fight
* Provoke 
* Rally 
* Rebound 
* Recover 
* Replicate 
* Sacrifice 
* Start your engines!
* Suspend 
* Undergrowth 
* Unearth 
* Vanishing
==Card names that combine other card names==
*<c>Dread Wight</c> <c>Dread</c> and <c>Wight</c>
*<c>Glory Seeker</c> <c>Glory</c> and <c>Seeker</c>
*<c>Mind Spring</c> <c>Mind</c> // <c>Spring</c>
*<c>Restore Balance</c> <c>Restore</c> and <c>Balance</c>
*<c>Stasis Cocoon</c> <c>Stasis</c> and <c>Cocoon</c>
*<c>Void Shatter</c> <c>Void</c> and <c>Shatter</c>
==Card names that are anagrams of each other==
A list of card names that can be spelled with the same sets of letters (ignoring capitalization and punctuation).
First released	Anagram	Notes
 	 	
 	 	The letter portion matches but the numbers need to be ignored for <c>Land Aid '04</c>.
 	 	Both cards are acorn.
 	 	Intentional reference.
 	 	Intentional reference.
 	 	
 	 	Intentional reference.
 	 	
 	and 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	Intentional reference.
 	 	
 	 	Intentional reference.
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	Intentional reference.
 	 	Intentional, but missing an "s" due to the art only having one Onulet.
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	Acorn joke reference.
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	Test card joke reference.
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	Test card joke reference.
 	 	
 	 	
==Miscellaneous==
*Including reminder text, there are only two cards in Magic: The Gathering that contain all 26 English letters and .
** has all 26 letters in its flavor text.
==Notes==
 A card is counted as a reprint if it was previously printed in another seteither eternal or acorn. Cards printed as gold bordered commemorative sets, oversized promos, digital-only promos, Salvat printings, and/or Foreign Black-Bordered or Foreign White-Bordered sets are not counted as reprints.
To prevent over-counting:
*A card's first printing is not counted.
*If a card is reprinted with multiple art versions in a single set, it is only counted as a reprint once.
*A card printed as part of The List is only counted once.
*A skinned card is counted as a reprint of the base card.
*Universes Beyond and Universes Within cards are considered the same card. A reprint of either version is counted as a reprint.
*Secret Lair printings are counted once per Secret Lair drop.
**Bonus cards included in a Secret Lair drop are not counted if the drop already includes that card.
==References== 
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