From the Vault (Magic: The Gathering)

From the Vault is a series of limited-edition Magic: The Gathering boxed sets. Each set consists mostly of cards released in previous Magic: The Gathering expansions, but in foil and sometimes with new artwork. Some From the Vault decks contain a pre-release of a card due to be released in the next Magic: The Gathering expansion. Typically, the boxed set also contains a 20-sided spin-down life counter die in addition to the cards.

Because From the Vault releases are not normal expansion sets, the tournament-legality of the cards depends on the most recent normal expansion they were printed in.

The following is a list of the released or announced From the Vault sets:

• From the Vault: Dragons was released August 29, 2008.^[1] It contained 15 cards, all of which were Dragons or Dragon-related, and one of which was a pre-release of a card in the Shards of Alara set. 7 of the cards had new artwork (counting the pre-release).
• From the Vault: Exiled was released August 28, 2009.^[2] It contained 15 cards, all of which are or were banned or restricted in at least one format.^[3] 8 of the cards had new artwork.
• From the Vault: Relics was released August 27, 2010.^[4] It contained 15 cards, all of which were artifacts, and one of which was a pre-release of a card in the Scars of Mirrodin set. 11 of the cards had new artwork (counting the pre-release).
• From the Vault: Legends was released August 26, 2011.^[5] It contained 15 cards, all of which were legendary creatures, and one of which was a pre-release of a card in the Innistrad set. 8 of the cards had new artwork (counting the pre-release).
• From the Vault: Realms: was released on August 31, 2012. It contained 15 cards, all of which were lands.^[6] 7 of the cards had new artwork.
• From the Vault: Twenty was released on August 23, 2013. It contained 20 cards, each of which represented a year in Magic's history, in commemoration of Magic's 20th anniversary.^[7] 9 of the cards had new artwork.
• From the Vault: Annihilation was released on August 22, 2014. It contains 15 cards, with a "sweep the battlefield" theme.^[8] 6 of the cards have new artwork.
• From the Vault: Angels was released on August 21, 2015. It contains 15 cards, all of which were angel themed (14 creatures, 1 sorcery),^[9] with five of them having new artwork.
• From the Vault: Lore was released on August 19, 2016. It contains 15 cards, all of which showcased important moments in Magic's story.^[10]

Premium Deck Series

Premium Deck Series was a set of preconstructed 60-card Magic: The Gathering decks. All cards were foil and were reprints of cards first printed in other Magic sets.^[11] All of the cards are black bordered and tournament legal in their original formats.

There have been three Premium Deck Series printed:

• Premium Deck Series: Slivers was released November 20, 2009. All creatures in this deck were of the Sliver subtype (including the mythic-rare Sliver Overlord).^[12]
• Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning was released November 19, 2010. The set was mono-red and revolved around Elemental creatures and various red spells that dealt direct damage to creatures or opponents.^[13]
• Premium Deck Series: Graveborn was released November 18, 2011. The set revolved around cards that deal with the graveyard.^[14]

In July 2012 at Comic Con it was announced that the Premium Decks Series would be discontinued after Graveborn.

References

1. "Announcing "From the Vault: Dragons"". Magic Arcana. Wizards of the Coast. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
2. Magic Arcana (2009-03-18). "Announcing "From the Vault: Exiled"". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
3. LaPille, Tom (2009-08-07). "Meet the Exiled". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
4. "From the Vault: Relics". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
5. Ashley, Monty (February 7, 2011). "Announcing "From the Vault: Legends"". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
6. Ashley, Monty (February 29, 2012). "Announcing "From the Vault: Realms"". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
7. Ashley, Monty (February 17, 2013). "Announcing "From the Vault: Twenty"". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
8. "Announcing "From the Vault: Annihilation"". Wizards of the Coast. February 10, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
9. "Announcing From The Vault: Angels". magic.wizards.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
10. "Announcing From The Vault: Lore". magic.wizards.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
11. "Premium Deck Series: Slivers". Retrieved 2008-12-18.
12. "Premium Deck Series: Slivers Official Decklist".
13. "Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning Official Decklist".
14. "Premium Deck Series: Fire & Lightning Official Decklist".