Release card

Release cards are cards given away for paying to play at release events. 
==History==
Starting with Eighth Edition, these cards were known as Launch Party promo cards. From Avacyn Restored onwards the name of "Launch Party" was phased out and the cards were then given away at the first Friday Night Magic after release day. Release cards are stamped or otherwise marked to identify them as the release card, are foil, and bear the card's expansion symbol or logo as a watermark. From Amonkhet onwards they were given away at the Draft Weekend, the weekend following release day.Draft Weekend 
From Core Set 2020 onward, the release card was replaced by a card from the WPN promo pack, distributed at the discretion of the stores. However, supplemental sets like Jumpstart could still offer fixed launch promos.
==List==
The following table is a list of release event cards:
Card 	Set 	Date 	Comment
 	Eighth Edition 	July 26, 2003 	Global Celebration Tournament
 	Unhinged 	November 20, 2004 	Parody of the card
 	Betrayers of Kamigawa 	January 28, 2005 	Highlights Flip cards
 	Saviors of Kamigawa 	June 3, 2005 	Highlights Channel
 	Ninth Edition 	August 29, 2005 	Available everywhere except Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
(Shivan Dragon) 	Ninth Edition 	September 24, 2005 	Available in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus only
 	Ravnica: City of Guilds 	October 7, 2005 	Highlight Hybrid mana
 	Guildpact 	February 3, 2006 	Highlight Hybrid mana
 	Dissension 	May 5, 2006 	Highlight Hybrid mana
token 	Coldsnap 	July 21, 2006 	
 	Time Spiral 	October 7, 2006 	Highlights Split second mechanic
 	Planar Chaos 	February 2, 2007. 	Highlights Planeshifted cards
 	Future Sight 	May 4, 2007 	Highlights Futurshifted cards
(Zoetic Cavern) 	Future Sight 	May 4, 2007 	Japanese release card
 	Tenth Edition 	July 14, 2007 	Worldwide Game Day
(Treetop Village)	Tenth Edition 	July 14, 2007 	Japanese release card
 	Lorwyn 	October 12, 2007 	Highlights Evoke
 	Morningtide 	February 1, 2008 	Highlights Prowl mechanic
 	Shadowmoor 	May 2, 2008 	Highlights return of Hybrid mana
 	Eventide 	July 25, 2008 	
 	Shards of Alara 	October 3, 2008 	Also used as prerelease card with the same stamped date. Available in six languages.
 	Conflux 	February 6, 2009 	
 	Alara Reborn 	April 30, 2009 	Highlights Multicolored
 	Magic 2010 	July 17, 2009 	
 	Zendikar 	October 2, 2009 	
 	Worldwake 	February 5, 2010 	Highlights Multikicker
 	Rise of the Eldrazi 	April 23, 2010 	Highlights Level up
 	Archenemy 	June 18, 2010 	Highlights Schemes
 	Magic 2011 	July 16, 2010 	
 	Scars of Mirrodin 	October 1, 2010 	
 	Mirrodin Besieged 	February 4, 2011 	
 	New Phyrexia 	May 13, 2011 	Highlights Phyrexian mana
 	Magic 2012 	July 16, 2011 	
/ 	Innistrad 	October 1, 2011 	Highlight Transform mechanic
/ 	Dark Ascension 	February 4, 2012 	Highlight Transform mechanic
 	Avacyn Restored 	May 4, 2012 	Highlights Angel and Flicker themes
 	Planechase 2012 	June 1, 2012 	Highlights Plane cards
 	Magic 2013 	July 13, 2012 	
 	Return to Ravnica 	October 5, 2012 	Highlights Scavenge mechanic
 	Gatecrash 	February 1, 2013 	Highlights Bloodrush mechanic
 	Dragon's Maze 	May 3, 2013 	Highlights split cards with Fuse
 	Magic 2014 	July 19, 2013 	
 	Theros 	September 27, 2013 	Highlights Enchantment artifacts
 	Born of the Gods 	Feb 7, 2014 	
 	Journey into Nyx 	May 2, 2014 	
 	Conspiracy 	June 7, 2014 	
 	Magic 2015 	July 18, 2014 	
 	Khans of Tarkir 	September 26, 2014 	
 	Fate Reforged 	January 23, 2015 	Highlights Bolster keyword action
 	Dragons of Tarkir 	March 27, 2015 	
 	Magic Origins 	July 17, 2015 	
 	Battle for Zendikar 	October 2, 2015 	Highlights Processors
 	Oath of the Gatewatch 	January 22, 2016 	Highlights Colorless mana
 	Shadows over Innistrad 	April 8, 2016 	Highlights Delirium Ability word
 	Eldritch Moon 	July 22, 2016 	
 	Kaladesh 	September 30, 2016 	
 	Aether Revolt 	January 20, 2017 	
 	Amonkhet 	April 28, 2017 	Highlights Brick counters
 	Hour of Devastation 	July 15–16, 2017 	Highlights Graveyard theme
 	Ixalan 	September 31 / October 1, 2017	Highlights white Vampires
 	Unstable 	December 9–11, 2017 	Highlights Squirrels
 	Rivals of Ixalan 	January 20–21, 2018 	Highlights Treasure
 	Dominaria 	April 28–29, 2018 	Highlights Legendary creatures
 	Core Set 2019 	July 14–15, 2018 	
 	Guilds of Ravnica 	October 6–7, 2018 	Highlight guild-affiliated cards
 	Ravnica Allegiance 	January 26–27, 2019 	Highlight guild-affiliated cards
 	War of the Spark 	May 4–5, 2019 	Highlights the main antagonist of the story
 	Jumpstart 	July, 17-19, 2020 	Highlights the new themed cards
 	Time Spiral Remastered 	March 19, 2021 	Highlights old card frames appearing in the set
 	Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks	August 12, 2022 	Universes Beyond flavored reprint.
and . 	Double Masters 2022 	July 8, 2022 	
and 	Unfinity 	October 28–30 	Highlights reprints of old Un-favorites.
 	Jumpstart 2022 	December 2–4, 2022 	Highlights themed half decks
 	Dominaria Remastered 	January 13, 2023 	Highlights the history of Dominaria.
 	Commander Masters 	August 4, 2023 	
 	Doctor Who 	October 13, 2023 	
 	Ravnica Remastered 	January 12, 2024 	Highlights Ravnica. Retro frame.
 	Ravnica: Clue Edition 	February 23, 2024 	Highlights the Ravnican guilds. Retro frame.
 	Innistrad Remastered 	January 24, 2024 	Highlights Innistrad. Retro frame.
==See also==
*Prerelease card
*Buy-a-Box
==References==
==External links==
*Release Events Promos at Magic Librarities
*Release Events Promos Japanese at Magic Librarities
Category:Promotional cards