For tournament play, Chronicles was designated as an extension of the Fourth Edition base set.
[1] Wizards of the Coast released a similar set called Renaissance into the German, French and Italian markets.
[3] The original Modern Masters distribution was highly limited and Wizards of the Coast stated they would not like to release as much as they did with Chronicles.
[4] Wizards of the Coast eventually loosened this, and printed considerably more of the 2015 and 2017 editions of Modern Masters.
Notable reprints in the original Modern Masters included Dark Confidant, Tarmogoyf, and Vendilion Clique.
[7] Notable reprints in Modern Masters 2015 Edition included Bitterblossom, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, and Karn Liberated.
Notable reprints in Modern Masters 2017 Edition included Tarmogoyf, Damnation, Liliana of the Veil, Snapcaster Mage, Voice of Resurgence, and the enemy color "fetchlands" such as Scalding Tarn.
[9] It is a compilation set with reprinted cards originating throughout the history of Magic, similar to Eternal Masters.
Unlike Chronicles, but like other box sets such as Battle Royale, the reprinted cards did not count as current product, and thus were only legal in formats which allowed the original cards being reprinted to be used, and were not automatically legal in Standard at the time the product was available.
The reviewer from the online second volume of Pyramid stated that "For latecomers to the game, this is a great way to get a taste of some cards from supplements long ago out of print and snapped up by the collectors.
)[15][16] The set included 160 cards built into four different two-color theme decks which are 40 cards each: Spirit Gale (blue / white), Chargoyf (green / red), The Deluge (green / white), and Cinder Heart (black / red).
Beatdown was released as a pair of preconstructed decks combined with accessories, unlike the normal distribution of Magic cards in randomized packs.
Alternate art was done for four cards: Sengir Vampire, Erhnam Djinn, Ball Lightning, and Clockwork Beast.
The set includes 122 special edition Magic cards divided into two theme decks, Aerodoom and Ground Pounder.
The focus of the two decks in the Beatdown box set is to overwhelm your opponent with decks that included some of the more powerful creatures in the game, to that date, such as the aforementioned Erhnam Djinn, Sengir Vampire, Ball Lightning and Clockwork Beast.
Each set consists mostly of cards released in previous Magic: The Gathering expansions, but in foil and sometimes with new artwork.
Some From the Vault decks contain a pre-release of a card due to be released in the next Magic: The Gathering expansion.
Typically, the boxed set also contains a 20-sided spin-down life counter die in addition to the cards.