Cryptid Nation (Set)

**Cryptid Nation** was the inaugural core set released for the MetaZoo game. Originally developed through the MetaZoo Kickstarter campaign launched in July 2020, it became publicly available when its first edition was released in July 2021, and was later re-released with its second edition becoming available for pre-order in December 2021/January 2022. The Cryptid Nation set is considered a part of the Cryptid Nation block, and contains 159 cards, along with a secret rare (with variations per edition) and box topper packets in its booster boxes.

## Description

As the first set released for the MetaZoo Game, Cryptid Nation was unique in several aspects. Unlike many subsequent core sets, it didn’t focus on a specific aura type, and as of the Native set, was the only set to include a box topper packet inside each booster box.

## Card List

The following is a complete list of the individual cards released as part of the Cryptid Nation set.

### Obnoxious Nine

The Obnoxious Nine, also written as ‘OB9’, were nine cards in the Cryptid Nation set that much harder to find than other cards, as they were only printed as full holo cards and did not have a non-holo or reverse holo printing, decreasing the odds they would appear in a booster pack. Those cards were;

* Uncle Sam (Cryptid Nation)
* Chessie (Cryptid Nation)
* Sam Sinclair (Cryptid Nation)
* Death Beam (Cryptid Nation)
* Growth (Cryptid Nation)
* Powerup Red (Cryptid Nation)
* Phoenix Rain (Cryptid Nation)
* Silver Bullet (Cryptid Nation)
* Ghost Train (Cryptid Nation)

### Supplementary Product

Like the other sets released in the Cryptid Nation block, the Cryptid Nation set was available in a limited number of products; Booster Boxes and individual Booster Packs, Spellbook boxes, Release Deck boxes, Theme Decks, and in Blister Packs. Cryptid Nation featured only one design on its booster boxes, and only one type of blister pack, but otherwise kept to the standard five theme decks and five release decks. The specific product was as followed;

### Mini Sets & Promotional Sets

The Cryptid Nation set had several mini sets and promotional sets done with other companies during its release.

## History

Cryptid Nation was first developed as part of the MetaZoo Kickstarter campaign.

### Second Edition

Due to difficulties in getting product, it is believed many stores over-ordered Cryptid Nation’s first edition, asking for more product than they needed and receiving only a small portion of it. Because of this, demand for the second edition was perceived to be much higher than it actually was, and its print run was significantly larger.Template:Cite Many stores over-ordered second edition as a result, and ended up with much more product than they needed, causing Cryptid Nation’s second edition products to quickly fall in price as supply exceeded demand. This meant that for several subsequent sets afterwards, second edition products for Cryptid Nation were among the easiest and cheapest for buyers to find, while first edition were the most expensive and hardest to obtain.

### Changes Seen in Later Sets

As the first set released, Cryptid Nation received a lot of feedback that fundamentally altered later sets. Most predominant was the addition of Aura Type Advantages being listed in the bottom left corner of each Beastie and Artifact spell.