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The classic card back
The card back is printed onto the back of each Magiccard, except double-faced cards and Contraptions.
Regular backs[edit | edit source]
The back of every card is identical, with the exception of commemorative sets. The card back features the original blue version of the Magic: The Gathering logo, a representation of the color wheel and the word 'Deckmaster' at the bottom, all on a brown background with an oval shape meant to represent the cover of your book of magic spells.[1] It was designed and colored by the original art director for the game, Jesper Myrfors, together with Christopher Rush.[2]
Until the release of double-faced cards, no legal card could have a different print on the back than the regular Magic card back. That is also the reason that the back stayed unchanged during the 8th Edition revision of the card frame.
According to Mark Rosewater, the topic of changing the card back 'comes up every couple years [internally at Wizards of the Coast] but so far the status quo has always won.'[3] The internal reasons to change the card back include updating the logo and trademark, removing the obsolete reference to 'Deckmaster', and design updates to match the modern card face design.[1] Regarding concerns about the effect on players of changing the card back, Mark Rosewater noted that '[d]ata shows that very few players play constructed without using card sleeves'.[4] He also said:
The change would have zero impact on limitedformats and would only affect Standard for a year. It would have an ongoing impact on formats with older cards, but the mere fact people are playing with older cards greatly increases the chances that they play with sleeves already.[5]
However, as of 2017 Wizards of the Coast had no plans to change the card back.[5]
Different backs[edit | edit source]
Originally it was planned to feature different backs for Arabian Nights and each following expansion but this was infeasible as people would be able to tell which card they would probably draw next depending on the ratio of cards from each expansion in their decks.[6]
For the Tempest set, design briefly considered creating cards with drawtriggers that had different backs so the opponent would see when such a card was drawn.[7]
Make skype for business default mac. In 2001 or early 2002 the word 'Deckmaster' was almost trademarked 'without thinking of the ramifications the change would have on the game, namely that players could cheat by using lands that didn't have the extra trademark and spells that did, or vice versa.' This problem was recognized in time and the change prevented.[8]
On April Fools' 2004 Wizards of the Coast jokingly announced that due to a trademark challenge by the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association, the name of the game would be changed to Magique: the Gathering. To solve the problem of mixing different card backs for casual and tournament play, the company had decided to run a limited print run of each previously published Magique: the Gathering expansion with the new card back.[9]
Logo[edit | edit source]
Since the card back cannot change, it features some imperfections as the logo is the older, blue version while everywhere else the logo has been updated for yellow with red trim. After the blue version was locked on the card back, the brand team realized that blue was a poor choice for packaging and advertising.[10]
The only paper cardbacks with the updated yellow logo are the oversizedCommander and oversizedPlanechase cards. The idea is that as long as all the oversized cards have the same back, even if it’s slightly different, it doesn’t matter.[11]
Deckmaster[edit | edit source]
When Magic was first designed, Wizards of the Coast had plans for a series of trading card games. To group these games together, they were all given the name Deckmaster. Magic, Jyhad (renamed Vampire: The Eternal Struggle), Netrunner, and BattleTech were all Deckmaster games.[12] Wizards of the Coast eventually abandoned this method of grouping their trading card games, but the Magic card back is locked so the Deckmaster logo remains.[10][13]
The 'T' and 'R' in Deckmaster overlap a blue pattern which was initially believed to be a ballpoint pen marking introduced to the logo before the printing[14][15], but according to Jesper Myrfors this is not the case, as the Deckmaster logo was created with the same textured process as the blue card border.[16]
Trademark[edit | edit source]
One more detail on the back of the card that has changed everywhere but remains the same on the back of the card is the trademark of the logo. Everywhere else the logo is used it now has a registered trademark (an ®) rather than a simple trademark (a ™). At the time of the original printing, the logo didn't yet have a registered trademark.[10]
On the battlefield[edit | edit source]
If a permanent on the battlefield is turned face down by a spell or ability, it becomes a 2/2 face-down colorlesscreature with no text, no name, no subtypes, no expansion symbol, and no mana cost. A card that enters the battlefield face down also has these characteristics.
Double-faced cards[edit | edit source]
A double-faced card's back face is indicated by the transformation related icon (often the moon symbol) in its upper left corner.
Digital[edit | edit source]
In the digital Duels of the Planeswalkers, the “Deckmaster” logo has been removed. Also, the Magic: The Gathering logo has been changed from blue to yellow.[17] This is also the design used in Magic Duels, in Magic Online, and on physical oversized cards. There are also official card sleeves with this design.
Challenge Decks[edit | edit source]
Challenge Decks have different card backs, which indicate that they can't be played in regular decks.
Hero cards and tokens[edit | edit source]
Hero cards and most tokens both have advertising on their card backs, to indicate that they are to be kept separate from all decks. Some token cards, however, may be double-faced to represent two different token permanents.
Contraptions[edit | edit source]
Contraptions have a special card back to show the sprockets and the rules of the CRANK! counter.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
- Considered for Arabian Nights
- For Oversized cards and Magic software
- Re-imagined for 2018UltraPro card sleeves[18]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ abMark Rosewater (September 04, 2017). 'When it does come up for discussion, what do people think should be changed?'. Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑Mark Rosewater (January 27, 2003). 'Frames of Reference'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑Mark Rosewater (September 03, 2017). 'Is there yet a possibility of the actual paper card back changing?'. Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑Mark Rosewater (September 04, 2017). 'I'm surprised that there's been consideration given to changing the card back.'. Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ abMark Rosewater (September 04, 2017). 'Wouldn't changing the card back make playing with card sleeves mandatory?'. Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑Magic Arcana (August 05, 2002). 'Almost a Different Back'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑Mark Rosewater (November 24, 2014). 'Top 8 and a Half Tales'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑Magic Arcana (March 26, 2002). 'The eternal cardback'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑Mark Rosewater (April 1, 2004). 'Ask Wizards'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ abcMark Rosewater (February 16, 2009). '25 Random Things About Magic'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑Mark Rosewater (April 03, 2012). 'Why is the logo on the back of the oversized Commander cards yellow?'. Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑Wizards of the Coast (July, 2002). 'Ask Wizards - July 2002'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑Mark Rosewater (April 29, 2004). 'Ask Wizards'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑Mark Rosewater (April 01, 2012). 'What is it really!?'. Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑Worth Wollpert (May 22, 2004). 'Ask Wizards'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑u/Fenton112. 'Jesper Myrfors told me the blue mark on the 'Deckmaster' box is NOT a pen mark, or an error!'. Retrieved on 2019-09-01.
- ↑Monty Ashley (August 24, 2012). 'The Alternate Back'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑Matt Cavotta (March 27, 2018). 'Venturing Outward with the Magic Logo'. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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For sure the most frequently asked question in our forum is 'Where are the card images?'. This is a small tutorial answering to all card images related questions regarding MTG Studio.
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- Is MTG Studio shipped with card images?
- Where to get the images from?
- How the images are named?
- What is the difference between full and cropped images?
- Where to put the downloaded images?
- Which formats are supported?
- Alternative sources of images?
- Additional Questions?
I. Is MTG Studio shipped with card images?
No. MTG Studio is not distributed with card images. Here are the main reasons why:
- All individual cards are protected under trademark and copyright laws, including art elements and the card backs. The copyright belongs to Wizards of the Coast and the respective artists. The use of this art and images requires the express permission from Wizards of the Coast. Without this permission, scanning and posting and otherwise distributing these images violates the law.
- All full scans with 312x446 pixels high quality jpegs are approximately 700 MB which will make MTG Studio almost impsosible to download from a web site.
- Anyway, if the installation program was shipped with all card images the outgoing traffic of our web server will increase so much that we will be forced to increase the price of MTG Studio nearly 5 times. (Currently only $19.95).
II. Where to get the images from?
You can download the card images from various Internet sources:
magiccards.info - Almost any card from any edition available in extra high quality (312x445 pixels)
MTG Promos - Lots of High Quality promo scans
mwsdata.com - Full and cropped images from almost any edition.
mtgstudio.com/forum - be sure to check out forum thread where lots of external sources are mentioned.
NOTE: Have in mind that 'The use of this art and images requires the express permission from Wizards of the Coast. Without this permission, scanning and posting and otherwise distributing these images violates the law.'
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III. How the images are named?
The valid file name must include only standard English lowercase and upper case ASCII symbols.
Example:
Fork → Fork.full.jpg
Demonic Tutor → Demonic Turor.full.jpg
Due to restriction of the allowed symbols for valid file name forming on Windows and Linux platforms some images require different filename from the real name of the card. Invalid symbols are: / : * ? ' < > |. How to handle those symbols?
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- Replace all occurrences of / (slash) and (back-slash) in the card name with - (dash)
Example:
Fire/Ice → Fire-Ice.full.jpg
- Skip all occurrences of : (column), ' (quotes), ? (question mark), * (asterisk), <, > and | (vertical line) in the card name
Example:
Circle of Protection: Red → Circle of Protection Red.full.jpg
Pang Tong 'Young Phoenix' → Pang Tong Young Phoenix.full.jpg
Question Elemental? → Question Elemental.full.jpg
- Some cards contain specific symbols such as , (coma) ' (apostrophe) ! (exclamation mark) ®. These symbols are valid within the file name and must be typed exactly as they are printed on the card.
Example:
Mine, Mine, Mine! → Mine, Mine, Mine!.full.jpg
The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast® Customer Service.full.jpg
IV. What is the difference between full and cropped images?
Full images - full card images including the card border and all the card characteristics such as card name, type line, power, toughness, etc. Click here to see an example of a full card image. The file extension for full images must be *.full.jpg in order MTG Studio to recognize them.
(Example: The full image of the card 'Head to Head' from Unhinged™ must be saved as with filename 'Head to Head.full.jpg'
Cropped Images - cropped images are scans of only the card art image in the middle of the card. Click here to see an example of a cropped image of the card 'Head to Head' from Unhinged™ edition. Cropped images are saved with *.jpg extension.
(Example: The cropped image of the card 'Head to Head' from Unhinged™ must be saved as with filename 'Head to Head.jpg'
NOTE: MTG Studio currently supports only full images (those with extension *.full.jpg). In the future support for cropped images will be added.
V. Which formats are supported?
MTG Studio supports standard JPEG format. The usual file extension for this picture format is *.jpg, *.jpeg, or *.jpe.
Time showed that no real need for BMP, GIF, or PNG is needed since all scans publically available are in JPEG format.
VII. Alternative sources of images?
MTG Interactive Encyclopedia - MTG Studio support the image file format from MTGIE. In order the MTGIE images to be correctly displayed you must have MTGIE installed.In the future ability to have only MTGIE folder copied and change the folder where your MTGIE images are stored will be added.
Wizards Images - MTG Studio can automatically download the full card images from the official Wizards site.
VIII. Additional Questions?
Q: Is searching for card art images case sensitive?
A: No. Searching for card pictures is not case-sensitive.
Q: Can I have other than Card Art folders where to store my images?
A: Yes. Choose View|Options|Card Art Folders form and add the full path to folders where card pictures are stored.Choose View|Options|Card Art Folders form and add the full path to folders where card pictures are stored.
Q: Where I can read more about the Card Art?
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A: For additional information check our mtgstudio.com/forum topic dedicated to Card Art support.
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