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Darksteel

Printing Information
The Darksteel expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards.

Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is black for common cards () silver for uncommon cards () and gold for rare cards ().

The 165 card set's breakdown by rarity looks like this:
NormalFoil
55 Rares55 Rare Foils
55 Uncommons55 Uncommon Foils
55 Commons55 Common Foils

This set contains foil premium cards. These cards are identical to the normal cards in name, text, etc. They are just printed with a metalic foil finish. Every card in this set has a foil version. Foil versions of common cards appear in the common card slot in about one in 12 boosters. Foil versions of uncommon cards appear in an uncommon slot in about one in 20 boosters. Foil versions of rare cards appear in a rare slot in about one in 40 boosters.

It was released in February 2004.

The print run is unknown.

Rules
These cards were written under Eighth Edition rules.

Packaging Information
15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) originally retailed for $3.29. 36 packs per box.

60 card preconstructed decks originally retailed for $9.99. 4 different decks.

The preconstructed decks had mixture of Mirrodin, and Darksteel cards.


Other Products
Darksteel was part of a cycle that includes Mirrodin and Fifth Dawn.

Check the Products page for other products.

Card Lists
These lists and others can also be found on the lists page.

Text (13k)Feb 2004
Text Spoiler (68k)Feb 2004
Text (30k) - Oracle ErrataJan 2008

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