Several special seasonal Magic packagings have been released by Wizards of the Coast, containing a combination of various products.
Description
Holiday Gift Box
Although Gift Boxes incidently have been released in the past, this particular product was introduced after the release of Return to Ravnica.[1]
The storage box is useful to both beginners and thorough collectors and especially designed for non-Magic playing people who want to surprise their playing relatives. Initially, the gift boxes were always released in November. Starting with Shadows over Innistrad, a Gift Box is released with each large expansion.
Each Gift Box can hold more than 2,000 Magic cards, it comes with some booster packs from the first set of a block, a pack of twenty basic lands from the same set, six illustrated plastic dividers, a sticker sheet for customizing the dividers and an exclusive card with alternate art.
Gift Box
In 2016 the product was rebranded as the Magic: The Gathering Gift Box and also appeared in the Easter Season.[2][3]
Gift Pack
For the 2017 Holiday Season the Gift Box was replaced by a Gift Pack, losing the deck box.[4] In 2018, the Gift Pack became integrated with the reintroduced Core Set, and featured 5 exclusive cards.[5][6]
Contents
| Date | Name | Box | Boosters | Set | Specials | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11 | Holiday Gift Box | X | 4 | Return to Ravnica | Alternate art Dreg Mangler [1] | |
| 2013-11 | Holiday Gift Box | X | 4 | Theros | Alternate art Karametra's Acolyte [7] [8] | |
| 2014-11 | Holiday Gift Box | X | 4 | Khans of Tarkir | Alternate art Sultai Charm [9] | |
| 2015-11 | Gift Box | X | 5 | Battle for Zendikar | Alternate art Scythe Leopard [2] [10] | Except inside booster packs, the basic lands are not full-art. |
| 2016-05 | Gift Box | X | 5 | Shadows over Innistrad | Alternate art Ravenous Bloodseeker [3] | First and only Gift Box released in the spring. |
| 2016-11 | Gift Box | X | 5 | Kaladesh | Alternate art Chief of the Foundry [11] | |
| 2017-10 | Gift Pack | 3 | Amonkhet Hour of Devastation Ixalan |
Foil Metalwork Colossus Foil Kari Zev, Skyship Raider 5 foil basic lands [4] |
Includes a Spindown life counter and an exclusive mini-poster (Featuring art from Hour of Devastation) | |
| 2018-11 | Gift Pack | 4 | Core Set 2019 | Exclusive foil Angelic Guardian Exclusive foil Angler Turtle Exclusive foil Vengeant Vampire Exclusive foil Immortal Phoenix Exclusive foil Rampaging Brontodon 5 foil basic lands [5] |
Includes a themed Spindown life counter. The 5 exclusive creature cards numbered #GP1/001 to #GP1/005 are considered to be part of Core Set 2019 . |
See also
Gallery
Holiday Gift Box Christmas 2012
Holiday Gift Box Christmas 2013
Holiday Gift Box Christmas 2014
Gift Box Autumn 2015
Gift Box Spring 2016
Gift Box Autumn 2016
Gift Pack Autumn 2017
Gift Pack Autumn 2018
