List of Magic: The Gathering sets by date

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• Limited Edition Alpha ( A) (LEA) (August 1993)
• Limited Edition Beta ( B) (LEB) (October 1993)
• Unlimited ( U) (2ED) (December 1993)
• Arabian Nights ( scimitar) (ARN) (December 1993)
• Antiquities ( anvil) (ATQ) (March 1994)
• Revised ( R) (3ED) (April 1994)
• Legends ( capital of a Doric column) (LEG) (June 1994)
• The Dark ( crescent moon) (DRK) (August 1994)
• Fallen Empires ( crown) (FEM) (November 1994)
• Fourth Edition ( 4) (4ED) (May 1995)
• Ice Age ( snowflake) (ICE) (June 1995)
• Chronicles (CHR) (July 1995)
• Homelands ( globe of Ulgrotha) (HML) (October 1995)
• Alliances ( banner) (ALL) (June 1996)
• Mirage ( palm tree) (MIR) (October 1996)
• Visions ( Zhalfirin triangle of war) (VIS) (February 1997)
• Fifth Edition ( V) (5ED) (March 1997)
• Portal ( portal) (POR) (June 1997)
• Weatherlight ( open book (WTH) (June 1997)
• Rath Cycle or Tempest Block
  • Tempest ( storm cloud) (TMP) (October 1997)
  • Stronghold ( portcullis) (STH) (March 1998)
  • Exodus ( bridge) (EXO) (June 1998)
• Portal Second Age ( pentagon) (P02) (June 1998)
• Unglued ( cracked-open egg) (UGL) (August 1998)
• Urza's Saga ( two gears) (USG) (October 1998)
• Anthologies (none) (November 1998)
• Urza's Legacy ( hammer) (ULG) (February 1999)
• Sixth Edition ( VI) (6ED) (April 1999)
• Portal Three Kingdoms ( Chinese/Japanese number 3) (PTK) (May 1999)
• Urza's Destiny ( flask) (UDS) (June 1999)
• Starter 1999 ( five-pointed star) (August 1999)
• Mercadian Masques ( mask) (MMQ) (September 1999)
• Battle Royale ( BR) (November 1999)
• Nemesis ( battleaxe) (NMS) (February 2000)
• Starter 2000 (none) (April 2000)
• Prophecy ( crystals) (PCY) (June 2000)
• Invasion ( symbol of the Coalition) (INV) (September 2000)
• Beatdown Set ( mace) (October 2000)
• Planeshift ( portal swirl) (PLS) (February 2001)
• Seventh Edition ( 7) (7ED) (April 2001)
• Apocalypse ( crying mask) (APC) (June 2001)
• Odyssey ( the Mirari, a metal orb on a helix) (ODY) (September 2001)
• Deckmasters 2001 ( D) (December 2001)
• Torment ( ouroboros) (TOR) (February 2002)
• Judgment ( balancing scale) (JUD) (May 2002)
• Onslaught Cycle/Block
  • Onslaught ( morphed creature) (ONS) (October 2002)
  • Legions ( two crossing spears on a shield) (LGN) (January 2003)
  • Scourge ( dragon mask) (SCG) (May 2003)
• Eighth Edition ( 8) (8ED) (July 2003)
• Mirrodin Cycle/Block
  • Mirrodin ( Sword of Kaldra) (MRD) (October 2003)
  • Darksteel ( Shield of Kaldra) (DST) (February 2004)
  • Fifth Dawn ( Helm of Kaldra) (5DN) (May 2004)
• Champions of Kamigawa ( torii gate) (CHK) (October 2004)
• Unhinged ( horseshoe or U) (UNH) (November 2004)
• Betrayers of Kamigawa ( shuriken) (BOK) (February 2005)
• Saviors of Kamigawa ( lantern) (SOK) (June 2005)
• Ninth Edition ( 9) (9ED) (July 2005)
• Ravnica Cycle/Block
  • Ravnica ( tower) (RAV) (October 2005)
  • Guildpact ( seal of the Guildpact) (GPT) (February 2006)
  • Dissension ( broken seal of the Guildpact) (DIS) (May 2006)
• Coldsnap ( icicles) (CLD) (July 2006)
• Time Spiral Block ([1]) (2006-2007, forthcoming)
  • Time Spiral ( hourglass) (TSP) (October 2006) [2]
  • Planar Chaos (February 2007, forthcoming) [3]
  • Future Sight (May 2007, forthcoming) [4]
• Tenth Edition (10ED) (Summer 2007)
• [5] [6] (Peanut, Butter, Jelly) (codenames) (2007-2008, forthcoming)
• [7] [8] (Rock, Paper, Scissors) (codenames) (2008-2009, forthcoming)
• [9] (Live, Long, Prosper) (codenames) (2009-2010, forthcoming)