Magic 2012/Changes

==Cards added to Magic 2012==
The following 153 cards from Magic 2012 were not printed in Magic 2011. 
===New cards===
The following 100 cards have never been printed before.
===Returning cards===
These 53 cards are reprints, but were not in Magic 2011. A + after the card name indicates a card that has never been in a core set before. A ! after the card name indicates a card that hasn't been Modern legal before.
==Changes in rarity==
The following cards changed rarity from their last printing to Magic 2012.
*<c>Sengir Vampire</c> was rare in Torment and subsequent printings, though it was an uncommon before. It is now uncommon again.
*<c>Volcanic Dragon</c> was rare in Starter 1999 and is now uncommon.
*<c>Thran Golem</c> was rare in Urza's Destiny and 9th Edition and is now uncommon.
*<c>Oblivion Ring</c> was common in Shards of Alara and Lorwyn and is now uncommon.
==Strictly better==
*<c>Aegis Angel</c> is strictly better than <c>Exalted Dragon</c> and <c>Jedit Ojanen</c>.
*<c>Angelic Destiny</c> is strictly better than <c>Divine Transformation</c>.
*<c>Arachnus Spinner</c> is strictly better than <c>Needleshot Gourna</c>, <c>Sir Shandlar of Eberyn</c>, <c>The Lady of the Mountain</c>, <c>Torsten Von Ursus</c> and <c>Vastwood Gorger</c>.
*<c>Armored Warhorse</c> is strictly better than <c>Keepers of the Faith</c>.
*<c>Aven Fleetwing</c> is strictly better than <c>Advanced Hoverguard</c>.
*<c>Azure Mage</c> is strictly better than <c>Coral Eel</c>, <c>Coral Merfolk</c>, <c>Jhessian Lookout</c> and <c>Wu Infantry</c>.
*<c>Benalish Veteran</c> is strictly better than <c>Pearled Unicorn</c>.
*<c>Blood Ogre</c> is strictly better than <c>Goblin Brawler</c>, <c>Goblin Hero</c>, <c>Gray Ogre</c>, <c>Orcish Veteran</c>, <c>Raging Bull</c>, <c>Sabretooth Tiger</c> and <c>Viashino Spearhunter</c>.
*<c>Bonebreaker Giant</c> is strictly better than <c>Berserkers of Blood Ridge</c>.
*<c>Carnage Wurm</c> is strictly better than <c>Rootbreaker Wurm</c>.
*<c>Chandra's Phoenix</c> is strictly better than <c>Fire Drake</c>.
*<c>Chasm Drake</c> is strictly better than <c>Coastal Hornclaw</c>.
*<c>Crimson Mage</c> is strictly better than <c>Goblin Bully</c>, <c>Goblin Piker</c>, <c>Independent Troops</c> and <c>Whip Sergeant</c>.
*<c>Crown of Empires</c> is strictly better than <c>Cyclopean Snare</c>.
*<c>Duskhunter Bat</c> is strictly better than <c>Bog Imp</c>, <c>Dakmor Bat</c> and <c>Misshapen Fiend</c>.
*<c>Gladecover Scout</c> is strictly better than <c>Elvish Lookout</c> and <c>Willow Elf</c>.
*<c>Goblin Fireslinger</c> is strictly better than <c>Dwarven Trader</c>, <c>Crazed Goblin</c> and <c>Mons's Goblin Raiders</c>.
*<c>Guardian's Pledge</c> is strictly better than <c>Valorous Charge</c>.
*<c>Lurking Crocodile</c> is strictly better than <c>Pale Bears</c>.
*<c>Manalith</c> is strictly better than <c>Celestial Prism</c>, <c>Mana Prism</c>, <c>Phyrexian Lens</c>, <c>Sol Grail</c>, <c>Standing Stones</c>, the Cameo cycle from Invasion and the Obelisk cycle from Shards of Alara.
*<c>Merfolk Mesmerist</c> is strictly better than <c>Vodalian Soldiers</c>.
*<c>Onyx Mage</c> is strictly better than <c>Dakmor Scorpion</c>, <c>Krovikan Scoundrel</c>, <c>Skeletal Snake</c> and <c>Wei Infantry</c>.
*<c>Sorin's Thirst</c> is strictly better than <c>Vicious Hunger</c>.
*<c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c> is strictly better than <c>Djinn of the Lamp</c>.
*<c>Spirit Mantle</c> is strictly better than <c>Seeker</c>.
*<c>Titanic Growth</c> is strictly better than <c>Monstrous Growth</c> and <c>Wielding the Green Dragon</c>.
*<c>Tormented Soul</c> is strictly better than <c>Nightshade Stinger</c>.
*<c>Visions of Beyond</c> is strictly better than <c>Reach Through Mists</c>.
==Strictly worse==
*<c>Amphin Cutthroat</c> is strictly worse than <c>Azure Drake</c>, <c>Benthic Explorers</c>, <c>Bladed Sentinel</c>, <c>Scornful Aether-Lich</c>, <c>Su-Chi</c> and <c>Watchwing Scarecrow</c>.
*<c>Armored Warhorse</c> is strictly worse than <c>Veteran Armorsmith</c>.
*<c>Bonebreaker Giant</c> is strictly worse than <c>Stone Golem</c>, <c>Su-Chi</c>, <c>Tephraderm</c> and <c>Two-Headed Giant of Foriys</c>.
*<c>Dark Favor</c> is strictly worse than <c>Sinister Strength</c>.
*<c>Gladecover Scout</c> is strictly worse than <c>Slippery Bogle</c>.
*<c>Greatsword</c> is strictly worse than <c>Butcher's Cleaver</c>, <c>Loxodon Warhammer</c>, <c>Sunforger</c> and <c>Vulshok Battlegear</c>.
*<c>Kite Shield</c> is strictly worse than <c>Accorder's Shield</c>.
*<c>Manalith</c> is strictly worse than <c>Chromatic Lantern</c>, <c>Coalition Relic</c>, <c>Darksteel Ingot</c> and <c>Spectral Searchlight</c>.
*<c>Rusted Sentinel</c> is strictly worse than <c>Su-Chi</c>.
*<c>Taste of Blood</c> is strictly worse than <c>Ebony Charm</c>.
*<c>Visions of Beyond</c> is strictly worse than <c>Ancestral Recall</c>.
*<c>Wall of Torches</c> is strictly worse than <c>Wall of Razors</c>.
==Cards removed from Magic 2011==
The following 153 cards from Magic 2011 did not get reprinted in Magic 2012.
==Cards in every core set up to Magic 2012==
Since the removal of <c>Giant Growth</c>, <c>Giant Spider</c> is the only card that had appeared in all core sets from Alpha to Magic 2012.
==Functional reprints==
*<c>Gideon's Lawkeeper</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Goldmeadow Harrier</c>, save for creature type.
*<c>Skywinder Drake</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Cloud Spirit</c> and <c>Rishadan Airship</c>, save for creature type.
*<c>Drifting Shade</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Dungeon Shade</c>.
*<c>Bonebreaker Giant</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Obsidian Giant</c> and <c>Fomori Nomad</c>.
*<c>Trollhide</c> is a functional reprint of <c>Savage Silhouette</c>.
==References==
Category:Core set changes