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Revision as of 18:48, 18 June 2019
The bundle, previously known as the fat pack, is a special Magic product from WOTC, consisting of several of their products. The bundle is useful to both beginners and thorough collectors.
Fat packs were first introduced with Mercadian Masques. There has been a fat pack for every expansion and Core Set since. In may 2016, the fat packs were rechristened to 'bundles', connecting the name to the appropiate set. The first one to be released is the Kaladesh Bundle, the next one the Aether Revolt Bundle, and so forth.[1]
History
When the brand team first decided to make the Fat Pack, they had a meeting to brainstorm names. One of the joke suggestion was "Phat Pack", making fun of teenage slang at the time. A number of people at the meeting didn't get it was a joke and decided they liked it — just with a small spelling change.[2]
Fat packs originally had a MSRP of U.S. $24.95. They contained three booster packs, a tournament pack, two premium cards, a visual guide of the set and a novel. For small sets, the tournament pack was exchanged for three extra boosters.
Ninth Edition
Starting with Ninth Edition, fat packs were redesigned with a cardboard piece surrounding two boxes. This cardboard piece could be unglued from itself and inside was a panorama art-piece.[3] Six color-coded plastic card dividers were added to keep the cards separated in the card boxes. The two premium cards were removed and a 40-card land pack was added.[4]
Ravnica: City of Guilds
Starting with Ravnica: City of Guilds, the visual card encyclopedia in the back of the player's guide was changed from completely alphabetical to by color then alphabetical within each color.[5]
Shadowmoor
Starting with Shadowmoor, the fat pack was redesigned so that the panorama art-piece surrounded just one card box (disposable cardboard inserts allowed it to contain the contents, once the inserts and contents were removed the card box is the same size as previous card boxes). The art-piece is 2¼" smaller in unwrapped length. The color-coded card dividers were removed. The number of boosters increased from 6 to 8.
Shards of Alara
Starting with Shards of Alara, the fat pack's content was changed replacing the novel with a brief introduction of the expansion's respective novel or Planeswalker's Guide. The Pro Tour Player card was removed.[6]
Mirrodin Besieged
In the Mirrodin Besieged, the fat pack's content was changed removing the brief introduction of the expansion's respective novel. The amount of boosters increased from 8 to 9 and the land pack now contained 80 lands. Two deck boxes were added.
Innistrad and Dark Ascension
The first two sets of the Innistrad block exchanged 10 basic land for 10 checklist cards.
After the (temporary) demise of the core sets
In 2014 it was announced that concurrent with the Two-Block Paradigm, fat packs (as well as intro packs and Deck Builder's Toolkits) would be re-figured to accommodate starter level players.[7]
Kaladesh
With the release of Kaladesh Fat packs were given a facelift. Now considered to be too nondescript, the name was changed to "[set name] Bundle." The number of boosters increased from 9 to 10. The Bundle had an MSRP of $42.99.[1] The package adds two smaller boxes to store counters, tokens etc. Regular cards don't fit in these small boxes.
Contents
Below is a list of the fat packs and their variable contents. In addition to the listed contents, most fat packs contain a rules - or "Learn-to-Play" insert and all of them contain a player's guide with a complete visual encyclopedia of the set. Spindown life counters often come in five different colors.
| Set | Date | Boosters | Basic lands |
Card box |
Deck box |
Spindown Counter |
Literature | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Set 2020 | 2019-09 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 1 (oversized) | Includes 1 foil promo card: Chandra's Regulator. 20 basic lands are also foil. | ||
| War of the Spark | 2019-05 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 1 | Advertised as to include basic land cards not found in packs.[8] This appears to be false. | ||
| Ravnica Allegiance | 2019-01 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 1 | Includes one premium foil version of each basic land (5 total). | ||
| Guilds of Ravnica | 2018-10 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 1 | Includes one premium foil version of each basic land (5 total).[9] | ||
| Core Set 2019 | 2018-07 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Dominaria | 2018-04 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Rivals of Ixalan | 2018-01 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ixalan | 2017-09 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Hour of Devastation | 2017-07 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 basic lands are full-art. Also includes 1 copy of each token available in the set. | |
| Amonkhet | 2017-04 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 basic lands are full-art.[10] Also features 25 double-faced tokens (including all embalmed tokens).[11] | |
| Aether Revolt | 2017-01 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Kaladesh | 2016-09 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Eldritch Moon | 2016-07 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Shadows over Innistrad | 2016-04 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Oath of the Gatewatch | 2016-01 | 9 | 80 (full-art) | 1 | 2 | 1 | The 80 full-art Basics include 14 full-art Wastes. | |
| Battle for Zendikar | 2015-10 | 9 | 80 (full-art) | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Magic Origins | 2015-07 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Does not contain checklist cards. | |
| Dragons of Tarkir[12] | 2015-03 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Fate Reforged | 2015-01 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Khans of Tarkir | 2014-09 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Magic 2015 | 2014-07 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Journey into Nyx[13] | 2014-05 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Born of the Gods[14] | 2014-02 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Theros[15] | 2013-09 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Magic 2014 | 2013-07 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Dragon's Maze[16] | 2013-05 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Gatecrash [17] | 2013-02 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Return to Ravnica | 2012-10 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Magic 2013[18] | 2012-07 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Avacyn Restored[19] | 2012-05 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Dark Ascension [20] | 2012-02 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 1 | The pack also contains ten checklist cards for use with double-faced cards | |
| Innistrad[21] | 2011-09 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 1 | The pack also contains ten checklist cards for use with double-faced cards | |
| Magic 2012 | 2011-07 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| New Phyrexia | 2011-05 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 basic land are from Scars of Mirrodin and 40 from New Phyrexia | |
| Mirrodin Besieged | 2011-02 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 basic land are from Scars of Mirrodin and 40 from Mirrodin Besieged | |
| Scars of Mirrodin | 2010-10 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Excerpt from Test of Metal | ||
| Magic 2011[22] | 2010-07 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Excerpt from Test of Metal | ||
| Rise of the Eldrazi[23] | 2010-04 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Excerpt from Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum | ||
| Worldwake[24] | 2010-02 | 8 | 40 (full-art) | 1 | 1 | Excerpt from Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum | 40 basic land are from Zendikar | |
| Zendikar[25] | 2009-10 | 8 | 40 (full-art) | 1 | 1 | Excerpt from Path of the Planeswalker | ||
| Magic 2010 [26] | 2009-07 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Excerpt from The Purifying Fire | ||
| Alara Reborn[27] | 2009-04 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 (gold) | Excerpt from Alara Unbroken | ||
| Conflux[28] | 2009-02 | 8 | 40 | 1[29] | 1 | Excerpt from Agents of Artifice | ||
| Shards of Alara[30] | 2008-09 | 8 | 40 | 1 (5 versions) | 1 | Excerpt from A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara | ||
| Eventide [31] | 2008-06 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Eventide novel | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card | |
| Shadowmoor[32] | 2008-05 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Shadowmoor anthology | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card | |
| Morningtide[33] | 2008-02 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | Morningtide novel. | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card and six color-coded plastic card dividers. | |
| Lorwyn[34] | 2007-10 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | Lorwyn novel | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card and six color-coded plastic card dividers. | |
| Tenth Edition[35] | 2007-07 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card and six color-coded plastic card dividers. | ||
| Future Sight | 2007-05 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | Future Sight novel | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card and six color-coded plastic card dividers. | |
| Planar Chaos[36] | 2007-02 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | Planar Chaos novel | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card and six color-coded plastic card dividers. | |
| Time Spiral [37] | 2006-10 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | Time Spiral novel | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card and six color-coded plastic card dividers. | |
| Coldsnap[37][38] | 2006-10 | 6 | 40 (snow) | 2 | The Gathering Dark classic novel.[39] | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card, six color-coded plastic card dividers and a life counter with a circle spinner featuring Darien, King of Kjeldor.[40] | ||
| Dissension | 2006-05 | 6 | 40 | 2 | Dissensiom novel. | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card, six color-coded plastic card dividers and a life counter with a circle spinner featuring Rakdos the Defiler. | ||
| Guildpact | 2006-02 | 6 | 40 | 2 | Guildpact novel. | Includes one random Pro Tour Player Card, six color-coded plastic card dividers and a life counter with a circle spinner featuring Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind. | ||
| Ravnica: City of Guilds | 2005-10 | 6 | 40 | 2 | Ravnica novel. | Includes six color-coded plastic card dividers and a life counter with a circle spinner featuring Sisters of Stone Death. | ||
| Ninth Edition | 2005-07 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 1 | Includes six color-coded plastic card dividers and a special oversized Ninth Edition card. | ||
| Saviors of Kamigawa | 2005-06 | 6 | 1 | Saviors of Kamigawa novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common). | |||
| Betrayers of Kamigawa | 2005-02 | 6 | 1 | Betrayers of Kamigawa novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Champions of Kamigawa | 2004-10 | 3 | 1 | Champions of Kamigawa novel | Includes a tournament pack and two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Fifth Dawn | 2004-06 | 6 | 1 | Fifth Dawn novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Darksteel | 2004-02 | 6 | 1 | Darksteel novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Mirrodin | 2003-10 | 3 | 1 | Mirrodin novel | Includes a tournament pack and two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Scourge | 2003-05 | 6 | 1 | Scourge novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Legions | 2003-01 | 6 | 1 | Legions novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Onslaught | 2002-10 | 3 | 1 | Onslaught novel | Includes a tournament pack and two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Judgment | 2002-05 | 6 | 1 | Judgment novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Torment | 2002-02 | 6 | 1 | Torment novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Odyssey | 2001-09 | 3 | 1 | Odyssey novel | Includes a tournament pack and two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Apocalypse | 2001-06 | 6 | 1 | Apocalypse novel | This is the first Fat Pack that includes a spindown life counter Also includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) | |||
| Planeshift | 2001-02 | 6 | Planeshift novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common). | ||||
| Invasion | 2000-09 | 3 | Invasion novel | Includes a tournament pack and two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) The visual guide is a pullout section from TopDeck Magazine #13. | ||||
| Prophecy | 2000-06 | 6 | Prophecy novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) The visual guide is a pullout section from TopDeck Magazine #8. | ||||
| Nemesis | 2000-02 | 6 | Nemesis novel | Includes two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) The visual guide is a pullout section from an unreleased TopDeck Magazine #4. | ||||
| Mercadian Masques | 1999-09 | 3 | Mercadian Masques novel | Includes a tournament pack and two premium cards (a basic land and a random common) The visual guide is a pullout section from TopDeck Magazine #1. |
Bundle promos
The Core Set 2020 for the first time contains a foil alternate art promo card: Chandra's Regulator.[41]
Gallery
Overview of fatpacks
Sealed Fifth Dawn fatpack
Sealed Apocalypse fatpack
Sealed Betrayers of Kamigawa fatpack
Sealed Champions of Kamigawa fatpack
Sealed Darksteel fatpack
Sealed Invasion fatpack
Sealed Legions fatpack
Sealed Mirrodin fatpack
Sealed Nemesis fatpack
Sealed Odyssey fatpack
Sealed Onslaught fatpack
Sealed Prophecy fatpack
Sealed Planeshift fatpack
Sealed Scourge fatpack
Sealed Saviors of Kamigawa fatpack
Sealed Torment fatpack
Sealed Mercadian Masquesfatpack
Morningtide fat pack, with the post-Ravnica box design.
Shadowmoor fat pack, with the one card box instead of two.
Related images
Dark Ascension fat pack panorama, featuring Sorin
Worldwake fat pack panorama by Eric Deschamps.
Magic 2010 fat pack panorama.
Eventide fat pack panorama by Christopher Moeller.
Shadowmoor fat pack panorama by Adam Rex.
Morningtide fat pack panorama by Steve Prescott.
Tenth Edition fat pack panorama by Kev Walker featuring two Serra Angels taking on the Lord of the Pit).
Future Sight fat pack panorama by Jean-Sebastien Rossback featuring Korlash, Heir to Blackblade vs. Tombstalker.
Planar Chaos fat pack panorama by Daren Bader featuring Oros, the Avenger vs. Akroma, Angel of Fury.
Time Spiral fat pack panorama by Aleksi Briclot featuring Bogardan Hellkite vs. Serra Avenger.
Coldsnap fat pack panorama by Dan Dos Santos featuring Rimescale Dragon vs. Adarkar Valkyrie.
Dissension fat pack panorama by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai featuring Rakdos, Augustin IV and Momir Vig.
Dissension Life counter with circle spinner, replacing the spindown counter normally found in fat packs.
Guildpact fat pack panorama by Parente featuring Niv-Mizzet, Angel of Despair, and Borborygmos.
Ravnica fat pack panorama by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai featuring Savra, Queen of the Golgari vs. Razia, Boros Archangel vs. Szadek, Lord of Secrets vs. Tolsimir Wolfblood.
Ninth Edition fat pack panorama by Greg Staples featuring Serra Angel vs. Hypnotic Specter.
References
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (May 16, 2016). "Ramp of Approval". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 20, 2016). "25 More Random Things About Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (August 16, 2007). "Fat Pack Murals #1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (July 27, 2005). "A Fatter Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 19, 2005). "Ravnica Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 02, 2008). "Changes as of Shards of Alara". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 7, 2014). "PAX Australia Magic Panel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ War of the spark bundles do NOT contain foil lands. Reddit (May 5, 2019).
- ↑ Bundles now include foil lands!
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 14, 2017). "Do the Amonkhet fat packs have full art basic lands or regular art?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering Twitter
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (March 2, 2015). "Dragons of Tarkir Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Trick Jarrett (April 08, 2014). "Journey into Nyx Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Trick Jarrett (January 14, 2014). "Born of the Gods Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Trick Jarrett (August 27, 2013). "Theros Intro Pack Rares and Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Trick Jarrett (April 09, 2013). "Dragon's Maze Boosters & Fat Packs". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (January 3, 2013). "Gatecrash Intro Packs (and Fat Pack)". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (June 28, 2012). "More Magic 2013 Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (April 16, 2012). "Avacyn Restored Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (January 16, 2012). "Dark Ascension Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (September 12, 2011). "The Innistrad Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (May 26, 2010). "Magic 2011 Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 11, 2010). "Rise of the Eldrazi Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (December 16, 2009). "Worldwake Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (August 26, 2009). "Zendikar Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (June 15, 2009). "Magic 2010 Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 12, 2009). "Alara Reborn Fat Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (December 17, 2008). "Conflux Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (December 12, 2008). "Wallpaper of the Week: Conflux Fat Pack Mural". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 01, 2008). "Shards of Alara Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (July 08, 2008). "Eventide Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 20, 2008). "Shadowmoor Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (January 31, 2008). "Morningtide Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 4, 2007). "Lorwyn Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (July 16, 2007). "Tenth Edition Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 27, 2007). "Fat Pack Cardbox Art". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Magic Arcana (September 11, 2007). "Fat Pack Murals #2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (May 22, 2006). "Coldsnap Fat Pack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (June 29, 2006). "Jeff Grubb Returns in the Coldsnap Fat Pack!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (November 30, 2009). "Coldsnap Cube". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Chris Gleeson (June 17, 2019). "Core Set 2020 Promos and Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.