Information Below the Text Box is the area on a card containing the illustration credit(s), legal text and collector numbers post-Exodus. The copyright year was added in Legends. Magic 2015 revamped the collector info (adding set code, rarity and language). The Story Spotlight was added in Kaladesh
From the Comprehensive Rules (April 12, 2024—Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
- 213. Information Below the Text Box
- 213.1. Each card features text printed below the text box that has no effect on game play. Not all card sets were printed with all of the information listed below on each card.
- 213.1a Most card sets feature collector numbers. This information is printed in the form [card number]/[total cards in the set] or simply [card number]. Some cards, such as unique cards in Planeswalker Decks®, have card numbers that exceed the listed total number of cards.
- 213.1b A card’s rarity is indicated with a single letter following the collector number.
- 213.1c Some promotional cards include information to indicate the specific promotion the card is associated with.
- 213.1d Some cards with interchangeable names include information about a specific version of a card with that interchangeable name. See rule 201.3.
- 213.1e The three-character code representing the set in which a card is printed and the two-character code representing the language in which a card is printed are separated by a bullet point. If a card is premium, these codes are instead separated by a star.
- 213.1f The illustration credit for a card follows the paintbrush icon or, on older cards, the abbreviation “Illus.”
- 213.1g Legal text (the fine print at the bottom or bottom-right of the card) lists the trademark and copyright information.
- 213.1. Each card features text printed below the text box that has no effect on game play. Not all card sets were printed with all of the information listed below on each card.