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Modern Masters 2017 Edition ("MM3") was released on March 17, 2017.

It was also released in


English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. The 2017 edition added Innistrad block, Return to
Ravnica block, Magic 2013, and Magic 2014 to the sets eligible for a Modern Masters reprint.
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.

Iconic Masters is a Magic compilation set; it was released at Hasbro's HasCon's 25th
anniversary celebration of Magic in September 2017, and released to the wider public in
November 2017.[9] It is a compilation set with reprinted cards originating throughout the history
of Magic, similar to Eternal Masters.[10] The set is generally perceived to have had poor sales
due to the two month delayed nature of its wide release, which happened only a few weeks
before the release of Unstable. Wizards of the Coast would later apologize for setting wrong
expectations for the set as well as the strange scheduling after receiving negative feedback about
the set.[11]

Masters 25 (A25) was released on March 16, 2018. It was themed as a celebration of 25 years of
the history of Magic, with cards from every printed set.[11]

Ultimate Masters (UMA) was released on December 7, 2018. In the set's official
announcement,[12] it was noted that it would have an unusually high price point, but would
contain unusually high-value reprints. It is the first Magic set to include a regular-sized "box
topper" promotional card with each booster box. Wizards of the Coast announced[12] that it
would be the last Masters set for some time; however, Double Masters would be released less
than two years later.

Double Masters (2XM) was released on August 7, 2020. Due to the "double" theme of the set,
each draft booster contains two rare or mythic cards and two foil cards of any rarity, and each
booster box contains two "box topper" promotional cards.[13] It is the first Masters set to be
released without an official list price.

Anthologies
Anthologies
Released November 1998
Expansion code ATH
← Urza's Saga Urza's Legacy →

Anthologies was a box set and the second compilation set. It was printed in November 1998 to
celebrate the 5th anniversary of Magic. It featured cards from Alpha through Urza's Saga.[14] The
print run was unknown.

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.[15][16]

Anthologies had two decks: "Dark Alliance", a black/red "aggressive deck" with goblins; and
"Defenders of the Cause", a green/white control deck.[14] It was printed with and without
expansion symbols. The cards had white borders and standard backs.[14]

The Anthologies cards with identical copies in 5th Edition (e.g. Armageddon, Nevinyrral's Disk,
etc.) bear a striking resemblance to those from 5th Edition and can be difficult to differentiate.
They can be told apart by looking at the copyright line: 5th Edition cards have "© 1997",
whereas the Anthologies reprints have "© 1993-1998", which became the new standard for the
copyright line with the release of Exodus.

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."[14]

Battle Royale
Battle Royale
Released November 1999
Size 160 (136 unique) cards
Keywords None new
Mechanics Compilation
Expansion code BRY
← Mercadian Masques Nemesis →

Battle Royale was a Magic: The Gathering boxed set, the third compilation set, released in
November 1999 as a collection of cards emphasizing the multiplayer aspect of the game. Most of
the cards included are ones that can affect multiple opponents. This promotion included cards
from all different sets that existed previous to it. The cards still retained their original expansion
symbols although they were printed with white borders, which was the standard for reprinted
Magic: The Gathering cards of "core sets" until the 2007 release of Tenth Edition. These are the
only sets that are printed with white borders (which started with Unlimited.) Another interesting
aspect is that colored expansions symbols were added to the cards that didn’t have them
previously (namely cards from Tempest, Portal: Second Age, Stronghold and Ice Age.)[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).

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