Magic: The Gathering Includes Real Cards From 1994's Legends In Dominaria United Collector's Boosters

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Dominaria United marks the start of Magic: The Gathering’s 30th anniversary celebrations, and to celebrate Wizards of the Coast is including actual cards from 1994 in some of its Collector’s booster packs.

Many of the cards from Legends are now on the Reserved List, which means they will never be reprinted. However, that doesn’t stop Wizards from physically cracking Legends packs and putting the cards from them into new boosters, which is exactly what it has done.

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Dubbed ‘Lost Legends’, these cards have been taken from a ‘lost’ stockpile of Legends booster packs that Wizards claims were found in a warehouse in central Washington. A trailer released alongside the announcement shows Wizards employees opening the boosters, complete with gloves to prevent any oil damage being done to the 28-year-old cards.

Legends was a turning point for Magic when it launched in 1994. It was the first time multi-coloured cards were included in a set, and includes some big-money cards like The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, which these days fetches almost $4,000 on the secondary market. However, there is a slight catch: Legends cards will be immensely rare to find.

‘Lost Legends’ cards will only be found in three percent of Dominaria United’s Collector’s booster packs, which are the more expensive ‘luxury’ type of booster. Because of how rarity was defined back in 1994, there was only a seven percent chance to find one at the time – meaning in Dominaria United, your chance of finding any rare is just 0.0021 percent.

Wizards has been keen to make us aware that not every card from Legends will be available in Dominaria United Collector’s boosters. Some have been omitted simply