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 released on August 22, 2014. It contains 15 cards, with a "sweep the battlefield" theme.^[8] 6 of the cards have new artwork.

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.^[9] 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).^[10]
• 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.^[11]
• Premium Deck Series: Graveborn was released November 18, 2011. The set revolved around cards that deal with the graveyard.^[12]

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

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