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Magic: The Gathering Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Magic: The Gathering? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The card 'Black Lotus' was printed in Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited editions, but never in a core set after 1994.

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Black Lotus only appeared in the first three print runs. It was never reprinted in any core set or expansion due to power level.

2.

Krosan Cloudscraper is a 13/13 creature card in Magic: The Gathering.

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Krosan Cloudscraper, from the Legions set, has a power and toughness of 13/13.

3.

Magic: The Gathering's 'ante' mechanic, which required players to wager cards, was removed from official game rules by the late 1990s.

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Ante was an original rule where players wagered random cards. It was removed from tournament play in the mid-1990s and omitted from official comprehensive rules later, due to gambling concerns and player feedback.

4.

The card 'Shahrazad' is banned in some Magic: The Gathering tournament formats because its effect makes games too long.

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Shahrazad creates subgames that extend match time indefinitely, prompting bans in formats like Legacy for logistical reasons.

5.

Richard Garfield originally designed Magic as a standalone board game, not a trading card game.

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Garfield always intended Magic to be a collectible card game with randomized packs, inspired by his love of strategy games.

6.

There is a card named '1996 World Champion' that was given to the winner of the 1996 World Championship.

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Tom Chanpheng, winner of the 1996 World Championship, received a commemorative card titled '1996 World Champion' as part of a series honoring each world champion from 1994 to 2004.

7.

The card 'Hurloon Minotaur' is the only creature in Magic with the type 'Minotaur' printed in the original Alpha set.

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The Alpha set (1993) contains exactly one Minotaur: Hurloon Minotaur. Raging Minotaur first appeared in Portal (1997), not Alpha.

8.

The creature type 'Masticore' was created specifically for a single card, but later used on other cards.

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Masticore debuted as the creature type of the original Masticore card (Urza's Destiny). Later sets introduced other Masticore creatures like Razormane Masticore and Sawtooth Masticore, so the type was used on multiple cards.

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