Card

Comparison

Guide
By:
The Curmudgeon
 Comparison Elements

Left card is
generally stronger

Right card is
generally stronger
I always hated
griffins.

Cards are identical

Reminder - There is always a ‘counterexample’ for every
card comparison.

or ? or ?

I always hated
green.

“Absolute” betterness does not exist in Magic.

 Original set 
Portal Second Age, 1998
7 prints
 Original set 
War of the Spark, 2019
1 print
 Original set 
Portal Second Age, 1998
1 print
 Original set 
Magic Origins, 2015
1 print
 Original set 
Core Set 2020, 2019
1 print
 Original set  Original set 
Aether Revolt, 2017 Ravnica Allegiance, 2019
1 print 1 print
Original set 
Mirrodin, 2003
1 print
Original set 
Portal, 1997
4 prints
Original set  Original set  Original set  Original set 
Legends, 1994 Fallen Empires, 1994 Innistrad, 2011 Rivals of Ixalan, 2018
1 print 1 print 10 prints 2 prints
(several arts)
 Original set 
Ravnica Allegiance, 2019
2 prints
 Original set 
War of the Spark, 2019
1 print
Original set 
Dominaria, 2018
2 prints
 Original set 
Ravnica: City of Guilds, 2005
5 prints
 Original set 
Aether Revolt, 2017
1 print
Original set  Original set 
Mirrodin, 2003 Portal Three Kingdoms, 1999
1 print 3 prints
 Original set 
Rivals of Ixalan, 2018
1 print
Original set 
Amonkhet, 2017
3 prints
 Original set 
Rivals of Ixalan, 2018
1 print
Original set 
Portal, 1997
1 print
 Original set 
Magic 2013, 2012
1 print
Original set  Original set 
The Dark, 1994 Portal Second Age, 1998
5 prints 2 prints
 Original set  Original set  Original set 
Global Series JY & MY, 2018 Ravnica Allegiance, 2019 Ravnica Allegiance, 2019
1 print 1 print 1 print
Original set  Original set 
Odyssey, 2001 Guilds of Ravnica, 2018
1 print 1 print
 Original set  Original set 
Hour of Devastation, 2017 Guilds of Ravnica, 2018
1 print 1 print
Original set  Original set 
Onslaught, 2002 Starter 1999, 1999
1 print 2 print
 Original set  Original set 
Magic 2013, 2012 Khans of Tarkir, 2014
2 prints 8 prints
Original set 
Prophecy, 2000
4 prints
 Original set 
Battle for Zendikar, 2015
2 prints
 Original set 
Magic 2014, 2013
6 prints
 Original set 
Battle for Zendikar, 2015
2 prints
 Original set 
Starter 1999, 1999
2 prints
 (Only works in Commander &
similar formats)

Original set 
Mirage, 1996
4-6 prints each

Original set  Original set 

Mirrodin, 2003 Modern Horizons, 2019
1-2 prints each 1 print each
 (Only works in Commander &
similar formats)

Original set 
Invasion, 2000
1 print each

Original set 
Shards of Alara, 2008
1-4 prints each
 (Only works in Commander &
similar formats)

Original set  Original set  Original set 

Planeshift, 2001 Shadows over Innistrad, 2016 Ixalan, 2017
3 prints 1 print 1 print
Original set 
Alliances, 1996
1 print
 Original set 
Eldritch Moon, 2016
2 print
Original set  Original set 
Theros, 2013 Guilds of Ravnica, 2018
1 print 1 print
 Various
3-cost, add mana
no other effect
 Original set  Original set 
Time Spiral, 2006 Rise of the Eldrazi, 2010
27 prints 31 prints
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watching