Difference Between Alpha and Beta Cards

1 Answer. ALPHA cards are black bordered and have very very rounded edges (2mm radius) compared to all other kinds of magic cards (1mm radius). Just pick up a black bordered card and overlay them on top of each other. If the corners are VERY different then you have ALPHA, otherwise you have BETA.

1. What is the difference between alpha and beta?
2. What are beta cards?
3. What are Alpha cards?
4. How can you tell the difference in Magic The Gathering sets?
5. Which is first Alpha or Beta?
6. What is the order of Alpha Beta?
7. What is the rarest magic card?
8. How many black lotuses are left?
9. How much is a Black Lotus worth?
10. Are alpha cards tournament legal?
11. How many alpha rares are there?
12. What was the first magic card?

What is the difference between alpha and beta?

Key Takeaways. Alpha shows how well (or badly) a stock has performed in comparison to a benchmark index. Beta indicates how volatile a stock's price has been in comparison to the market as a whole.

What are beta cards?

Limited Edition Beta, commonly known as Beta, is the second print run of Limited Edition, which was the first core set of Magic: The Gathering. It contains 302 black-bordered cards. It was released shortly after Alpha, the first printing of the Limited Edition, sold out.

What are Alpha cards?

Limited Edition Alpha, commonly known as Alpha, is the first print run of Limited Edition, the first core set of Magic: The Gathering. Alpha contains 295 black-bordered cards and was released on August 5, 1993. Alpha is actually a nickname, but widely accepted as the name for this print run of Limited Edition.

How can you tell the difference in Magic The Gathering sets?

Set Symbols appear on both black and white bordered cards, on every set after fifth edition. If there is a symbol there, matching it with the corresponding symbol at http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/card-set-archive will give you all you need to know about the set.

Which is first Alpha or Beta?

Alpha and beta testing are two of the stages that a software must undergo testing. Alpha testing occurs first and when the software passes that, beta testing can then be undertaken. If a software fails alpha testing, changes are done and it repeats the tests until the software passes.

What is the order of Alpha Beta?

THE GREEK ALPHABET

What is the rarest magic card?

The 10 Rarest Magic: The Gathering Cards

1. Black Lotus. Ah, Christopher Rush.
2. Ancestral Recall. Depending on the day, this card fluctuates between the #3 and #2 spot as it's value is a bit less volatile. ...
3. Mox Sapphire. ...
4. Time Walk. ...
5. Mox Jet. ...
6. Mox Ruby. ...
7. Mox Pearl. ...
8. Mox Emerald. ...

How many black lotuses are left?

Magic: The Gathering - Here's How Many Black Lotuses Remain. I promise you there's more than 5,000 Black Lotuses in existence right now.

How much is a Black Lotus worth?

Black Lotus value $28,000-35,000 and up

This card comes in three sets, Alpha and Beta with a black border. It is also printed in Unlimited with a white border. Beta and Unlimited versions of this card are worth $4,000-6,000.

Are alpha cards tournament legal?

Alpha cards (cards from the first print run of the core set) may be used in decks containing non-Alpha cards only if all cards are placed in completely opaque sleeves and only if the sleeves could not be considered marked.

How many alpha rares are there?

There are 116 rares, 95 uncommon cards and 74 common cards in the Alpha set. And then there are five Basic Land cards with two different artworks [10 Basic Land cards in total].

What was the first magic card?

Magic: The Gathering Limited Edition is the first Magic: The Gathering card set. It premiered in a limited release at Origins Game Fair in 1993, with a general release that August. The initial print run of 2.6 million cards sold out quickly, and a new printing run was released in October 1993.