Magic 2011/Changes

Magic 2011

Changes

Cards added to Magic 2011[ | ]

The following 136 cards from Magic 2011 were not printed in Magic 2010. A + after the card name indicates a new card that has never been printed before.

Changes in rarity[ | ]

The following cards changed rarity from their last printing to Magic 2011.

Act of Treason was an uncommon in Magic 2010 and is now a common.
Azure Drake was an uncommon in 9th Edition and is now a common.
Goblin Balloon Brigade was an uncommon in 9th Edition and is now a common.
Protean Hydra was a mythic rare in Magic 2010 and is now a rare.

Strictly better[ | ]

Air Servant is strictly better than Coastal Hornclaw.
Ajani's Mantra is strictly better than Convalescence, Farmstead and Spiritual Sanctuary.
Ajani's Pridemate is strictly better than Fresh Volunteers, Glory Seeker, Knight Errant, Pearled Unicorn, Silvercoat Lion and Squire.
Augury Owl is strictly better than Sea Eagle.
Back to Nature is strictly better than Tranquility.
Barony Vampire is strictly better than Headless Horseman, Mindless Null, Python and Scathe Zombies.
Call to Mind is strictly better than Déjà Vu, Relearn and Sage's Knowledge.
Chandra's Spitfire is strictly better than Bird Maiden and Goblin Sky Raider.
Conundrum Sphinx is strictly better than Air Elemental, Fighting Drake, Hoverguard Observer, Living Tsunami, Stronghold Zeppelin, Thought Devourer, Troublesome Spirit, Vaporous Djinn and Waterspout Djinn.
Fauna Shaman is strictly better than Balduvian Bears, Barbary Apes, Bear Cub, Cylian Elf, Forest Bear, Grizzly Bears, Runeclaw Bear and Scarwood Goblins.
Frost Titan is strictly better than Deep-Sea Serpent and Sea Monster.
Garruk's Packleader is strictly better than Durkwood Boars.
Grave Titan is strictly better than Mold Demon.
Inferno Titan is strictly better than Axegrinder Giant and Barktooth Warbeard.
Leyline of Sanctity is strictly better than Ivory Mask.
Liliana's Caress is strictly better than Megrim.
Liliana's Specter is strictly better than Cackling Fiend.
Manic Vandal is strictly better than Goblin Hero, Gray Ogre and Raging Bull.
Maritime Guard is strictly better than Vodalian Soldiers.
Merfolk Spy is strictly better than Fugitive Wizard, Grayscaled Gharial, Merfolk of the Pearl Trident and Wandering Ones.
Mitotic Slime is strictly better than Durkwood Boars.
Nightwing Shade is strictly better than Battlefield Percher.
Preordain is strictly better than Opt and Reach Through Mists.
Primordial Titan is strictly better than Craw Wurm, Jerrard of the Closed Fist, Rootbreaker Wurm, Torsten Von Ursus and Yavimaya Wurm.
Sacred Wolf is strictly better than Pincher Beetles.
Squadron Hawk is strictly better than Royal Falcon.
Stormtide Leviathan is strictly better than Benthic Behemoth.
Stone Golem is strictly better than Venser's Sliver.
Sun Titan is strictly better than Jedit Ojanen.
Viscera Seer is strictly better than Muck Rats.
Volcanic Strength is strictly better than Cave Sense and Giant Strength.
Wall of Vines is strictly better than Wall of Wood.
War Priest of Thune is strictly better than Fresh Volunteers, Glory Seeker, Knight Errant, Monk Realist, Pearled Unicorn, Silvercoat Lion and Squire.

Strictly worse[ | ]

Aether Adept is strictly worse than Man-o'-War.
Armored Cancrix is strictly worse than Belltower Sphinx and Sky Ruin Drake.
Assault Griffin is strictly worse than Galepowder Mage.
Barony Vampire is strictly worse than Nirkana Cutthroat.
Jace's Ingenuity is strictly worse than Ancestral Recall.
Maritime Guard is strictly worse than Aquamoeba, Fathom Seer, Halimar Excavator and Lighthouse Chronologist.
Nether Horror is strictly worse than Smoldering Butcher.
Stone Golem is strictly worse than Su-Chi.
Time Reversal is strictly worse than Timetwister.
Tireless Missionaries is strictly worse than Angel of Mercy and Shu Soldier-Farmers.
Warlord's Axe is strictly worse than Vulshok Battlegear.

Cards removed from Magic 2010[ | ]

The following 136 cards from Magic 2010 did not get reprinted in Magic 2011.^[1]

Cards in every core set up to Magic 2011[ | ]

The following 2 cards have appeared in all core sets from Alpha to Magic 2011.^[2]

The 6 cards that appeared in all core sets up until Magic 2011 are: Air Elemental, Bog Wraith, Drudge Skeletons, Howling Mine, Nightmare and Rod of Ruin.

Functional reprints[ | ]

Magic 2011 has 6 functional reprints:

Barony Vampire is a functional reprint of Warpath Ghoul from Magic 2010, save for creature type.
Cloud Crusader is a functional reprint of Skyhunter Patrol from 10th Edition, save for creature type.
Cultivate is a functional reprint of Kodama's Reach from Champions of Kamigawa, save for subtype.
Maritime Guard is a functional reprint of Lumengrid Warden from 10th Edition, Straw Soldiers from Portal: Three Kingdoms and Talas Merchant from Portal Second Age, save for creature type.
Nether Horror is a functional reprint of Giant Cockroach from 9th Edition, save for creature type.
Pyretic Ritual is a functional reprint of Desperate Ritual from Champions of Kamigawa, save for subtype - although it is not an arcane and therefore does not have splice onto arcane.

Colorshifted[ | ]

Assault Griffin is a colorshifted version of Jagwasp Swarm from Worldwake, Snapping Drake from Magic 2010 and Talas Air Ship from Portal Second Age, save for creature type.
Manic Vandal is a colorshifted version of Uktabi Orangutan from Sixth Edition and Viridian Shaman from Tenth Edition, save for creature type.
Reverberate is a colorshifted version of Twincast from Magic 2010. It is also a near-functional reprint of Fork except it does not turn the spell red.

References[ | ]

↑ Tom LaPille (June 04, 2010). "Core Samples". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Monty Ashley (June 09, 2010). "Core Set Survivor: Magic 2011 Edition". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[1] Tom LaPille (June 04, 2010). "Core Samples". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

[2] Monty Ashley (June 09, 2010). "Core Set Survivor: Magic 2011 Edition". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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