The following is a listing of recent, current, and upcoming promotional cards that are known. If there are missing cards or promotions here, please post or PM with both the card names and, ideally, an image or source to the information. For a more complete list of older promotional cards, please refer to the MTGS Promotional Cards search results entry.
FNM:
Yet Another Note: As of Dominaria, FNM promos will not be released month-by-month, but as a trio for the set, for stores to distribute as they please.
Seriously, with the notes: As of Core Set 2020, there will be five "FNM promos".
"Slot four is the promo slot. With each Standard-legal set there will be a selection of special, season-specific cards, just like FNM promos (although, for the first season, there will be five cards, up from the usual three). Most of the time, you can expect to see the alternate frame cards you're accustomed to. But again, here and there, we'll throw a curveball."
Prerelease Promos:
For the foreseeable future, prerelease promos will be in Prerelease Packs and every rare and mythic rare in the set is possible as a promo. They are distinguished from the regular foil rares as a prerelease promo by the date stamped onto the card.
Dominaria will have two prerelease cards per pack - one is the normal "can be any rare/mythic" and the other is "can be any legendary".
Battlebond has two prerelease cards per pack, and there are 11 different packs - only the "partners" are available as promos.
War of the Spark will have two prerelease cards per pack - one is the normal "can be any rare/mythic" and the other is "can be any planeswalker".
Major Events:
RPTQ 2017: Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
RPTQ 2018: Noble Hierarch
RPTQ 2019: Arcbound Ravager
GP Promo 2017: Progenitus
GP Promo 2018: Mutavault GPMagicFest Promo 2019: Lightning Bolt (Foil is for main event or fanatic package sign up non foil is for double up or ptq events) GPMagicFest Side Event Promos: Unique basic land with a GP watermark and Sam Burley art.
Nationals participation 2017: Inkmoth Nexus
Nationals participation 2018: Flooded Strand
Nationals participation 2019: Unknown
Ravnica Weekend (Nov 9-11, Feb 16-17): Foil watermarked guild basics
Lunar New Year: Foil Treasure Token
Standard Showdown: Foil basic lands with Alayna Danner art.
Promo packs will also include Japanese alt-art WAR planeswalkers (WOTC estimates 1/4 packs).
Convention Promo:
Convention promos are back, and are now full-art!
Pax South 2018: Deeproot Champion
GP Vegas 2018: Death Baron
GP Vegas 2019 Commander Celebration: Sol Ring
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It looks like it's localized to Apita, Aeon-Kyushu Jusco and Itoyokado stores. I'm not familiar with any of them personally, so that's all the help I can be.
Alright well i came back to singapore today lol... i asked around in stores in akihabara, shinjuku, osaka and hiroshima.. got nothing tho.. did get some of the dengeki cunning sparkmages tho..
I remember the Judge Foils for 2009 is Demonic tutor and not Dark Ritual... I do not have any Dark Ritual last year..... Please correct me if I am wrong...
I have a DCI Dark Ritual right next to me (recieved for working MMS in Minneapolis Saturday) which says "1/10 G09". It was given out to all certified judges sometime last year as well as being one of the ones given out at events. (Demonic Tutor was "3/5 G08")
The ritual was supposed to be given out in the standard judge rotation, but the judge manager at the time did not like the art and gave it out to everyone.
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The ritual was supposed to be given out in the standard judge rotation, but the judge manager at the time did not like the art and gave it out to everyone.
i just received my Foils from GP madrid, and it appears to have entered rotation alongside Noughts and Natural orders
I just Recieved Bit. Blast and Celestial Purge as my MPR Textless spells.
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I don't know what its from, but there is a Japanese promo for Sheperd of the Lost as well. I thought it was the equivalent to the Loam Lion promo, but on your list you have Oran-Rief. A quick search returned nothing. Hopefully someone else has some info on it.
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It seems like in the last year or so there's been at least a couple Japanese promos without much explanation. Worldwake had Sparkmage as a Japanese promo as well as Loam Lion, iirc.
I don't know what its from, but there is a Japanese promo for Sheperd of the Lost as well. I thought it was the equivalent to the Loam Lion promo, but on your list you have Oran-Rief. A quick search returned nothing. Hopefully someone else has some info on it.
It seems like in the last year or so there's been at least a couple Japanese promos without much explanation. Worldwake had Sparkmage as a Japanese promo as well as Loam Lion, iirc.
I'm quite sure there are explanations as to how you get the promos. The promos are given in Japan only so you probably wont see adverts for them anywhere else.
The promo Oran-Rief exists. The Dengeki Cunning Sparkmage is fairly easy to find. The Loam Lion and Oran-Rief are somewhat tougher to find. They are given out by certain stores in certain areas for buying 6 '6 card'-boosters. The Japanese Foil Promo Celestial Colonnade is the Japanese Buy a Box promo for Zendikar.
These are the Japanese Promos (non WPN, MPS) for the year together with signed and non signed variants of the Shepherd of the Lost promos. The Japanese Promo Steward of Valeron is not in the scan, but they are given out together with the Shepherd of the Lost at the Dengeki Character Festival in Chiba last year. Shepherd of the Lost isn't a magazine promo, only the Cunning Sparkmage is.
The full MPS Zendikar Land set have already been released as well.
WOTC is seriously shaking up their promotional programs.
The following is a listing of recent, current, and upcoming promotional cards that are known. If there are missing cards or promotions here, please post or PM with both the card names and, ideally, an image or source to the information. For a more complete list of older promotional cards, please refer to the MTGS Promotional Cards search results entry.
FNM:
Yet Another Note: As of Dominaria, FNM promos will not be released month-by-month, but as a trio for the set, for stores to distribute as they please.
Seriously, with the notes: As of Core Set 2020, there will be five "FNM promos".
"Slot four is the promo slot. With each Standard-legal set there will be a selection of special, season-specific cards, just like FNM promos (although, for the first season, there will be five cards, up from the usual three). Most of the time, you can expect to see the alternate frame cards you're accustomed to. But again, here and there, we'll throw a curveball."
January 2018: Blue Merfolk/Treasure token
February 2018: City's Blessing/Red Elemental token
March 2018: Blue Illusion/Green Saproling token
Dominaria (April - June 2018): Opt, Shanna, Sisay's Legacy, and Cast Down
Core Set 2019 (July - September 2018): Elvish Rejuvinator, Militia Bugler, Murder
Guilds of Ravnica (October - December 2018): Conclave Tribunal, Sinister Sabotage, Thought Erasure
Ravnica Allegiance (January - March 2019): Light Up The Stage, Growth Spiral, Mortify
War of the Spark (April-June 2019): Augur of Bolas, Paradise Druid, Dovin's Veto
Prerelease Promos:
For the foreseeable future, prerelease promos will be in Prerelease Packs and every rare and mythic rare in the set is possible as a promo. They are distinguished from the regular foil rares as a prerelease promo by the date stamped onto the card.
Dominaria will have two prerelease cards per pack - one is the normal "can be any rare/mythic" and the other is "can be any legendary".
Battlebond has two prerelease cards per pack, and there are 11 different packs - only the "partners" are available as promos.
War of the Spark will have two prerelease cards per pack - one is the normal "can be any rare/mythic" and the other is "can be any planeswalker".
Golgari:
find/ finality
vivid revival
underrealm lich
Gruesome Menagerie
mausoleum secrets
Assassin's Trophy
hatchery spider
izoni
Boros:
tajic, legion's edge
Response
light of the legion
legion warboss
swiftblade vindicator
deafening clarion
Aurelia, exemplar of justice
citywide bust
Dimir:
etrata, the silencer
lazav, the multifarious
connive
mission briefing
ritual of soot
blood operative
narcomeba
thief of sanity
Izzet:
quasiduplicate
expansion
firemind's research
risk factor
thousand-year storm
ionize
runaway steam-kin
niv-mizzet parun
Selesnya:
venerated loxodon
Dawn of hope
beast whisperer
bounty of might
emmara, soul of the accord
assure
trostani discordant
knight of autumn
Draft Weekend Promo:
Ixalan: Bishop of Rebirth
Unstable: Earl of Squirrel
Rivals of Ixalan: Brass's Bounty
Dominaria: Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
Magic 2019: Desecrated Tomb
Guilds of Ravnica: Firemind's Research
Ravnica Allegiance: Simic Ascendancy
War of the Spark: Bolas's Citadel
Modern Horizons: Astral Drift
Intro Pack/Clash Pack/Gift Box Alternate Art Cards:
Intro packs and Clash packs have been discontinued.
Store Championship Promos:
Ixalan Store Championship Winner: Map of Ixilan playmat
Ixalan Store Championship Participant: Ghalta, Primal Hunger
Dominaria Store Championship Winner: Teferi playmet
Dominaria Store Championship Participant: Steel Leaf Champion
Magic 2019 Store Championship Winner: Dragon playmet
Magic 2019 Store Championship Participant: Demon of Catastrophes
Guilds of Ravnica Store Championship Winner: Planeswalker playmet
Guilds of Ravnica Store Championship Participant: Emmara, Soul of the Accord
Ravnica Allegiance Store Championship Participation: Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
War of the Spark Planeswalker Weekend: Time Wipe and Karn's Bastion
Buy-A-Box Promotion:
Dominaria: Firesong and Sunspeaker* (unique - does not appear in the set)
Magic 2019: Nexus of Fate* (unique - does not appear in the set)
Guilds of Ravnica: Impervious Greatwurm* (unique - does not appear in the set)
Ravnica Allegiance: The Haunt of Hightower* (unique - does not appear in the set)
War of the Spark: Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge* (unique - does not appear in the set)
Modern Horizons: Flusterstorm
Major Events:
RPTQ 2017: Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
RPTQ 2018: Noble Hierarch
RPTQ 2019: Arcbound Ravager
GP Promo 2017: Progenitus
GP Promo 2018: Mutavault
GPMagicFest Promo 2019: Lightning Bolt (Foil is for main event or fanatic package sign up non foil is for double up or ptq events)GPMagicFest Side Event Promos: Unique basic land with a GP watermark and Sam Burley art.Nationals participation 2017: Inkmoth Nexus
Nationals participation 2018: Flooded Strand
Nationals participation 2019: Unknown
Ravnica Weekend (Nov 9-11, Feb 16-17): Foil watermarked guild basics
Lunar New Year: Foil Treasure Token
Open House:
Ixalan: Walk the Plank
Rivals of Ixalan: Silvergill Adept
Dominaria: Llanowar Elves
Magic 2019: Guttersnipe
Guilds of Ravnica: Boros Challenger
Ravnica Allegiance: Rakdos Firewheeler
War of the Spark: Liliana's Triumph
Standard Showdown: Foil basic lands with Alayna Danner art.
Promo packs will also include Japanese alt-art WAR planeswalkers (WOTC estimates 1/4 packs).
Judge Promos:
1/8 2018: Merchant Scroll
2/8 2018: Vampiric Tutor
3/8 2018: Nin, the Pain Artist
4/8 2018: Commander's Sphere
5/8 2018: Teferi's Protection
6/8 2018: Lord of Atlantis
7/8 2018: Rhystic Study
8/8 2018: Food Chain
1/8 2019: Mirri's Guile
2/8 2019: Sliver Legion
3/8 2019: Mox Opal
4/8 2019: Isolated Watchtower
5/8 2019:
6/8 2019:
7/8 2019:
8/8 2019:
Leagues Promo:
Ixalan League: Unclaimed Territory.
Rivals League: Evolving Wilds. Yes, another version.
Dominaria League: Zhalfirin Void
Magic 2019 League: Reliquary Tower
Guilds of Ravnica: Necrotic Wound (a non-land! incredible!)
Ravnica Allegiance: Gate Colossus
War of the Spark:
Holiday Promo:
2016: Thopter Pie Network
2017: Some Disassembly Required
2018: Bog Humbugs
Convention Promo:
Convention promos are back, and are now full-art!
Pax South 2018: Deeproot Champion
GP Vegas 2018: Death Baron
GP Vegas 2019 Commander Celebration: Sol Ring
HasCon Collection 2019:
Unknown at this time
SDCC Planeswalkers 2019:
God-Eternal Oketra
God-Eternal Kefnet
God-Eternal Bontu
God-Eternal Rhonas
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
"Big Box Store" Promos:
Thalia's Lancers
Bristling Hydra
Curator of Mysteries
Etali, Primal Storm
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Anyway, hopefully this should stay a bit more up-to-date. Spidey carefully cited sources for everything in the OP; I'm probably not going to do that. If that's an issue then let me know. Questions or comments, shoot me a PM. Thanks.
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He means promos at large stores like Wal-Mart. They have "value packs" that come with a promo.
It's the promo for distributors.
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I'm pretty sure the goal for this is for current and future promos. No reason to track past promos really.
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/73a
Those are actually old judge promos that they're just giving out in a new way. Interesting info, but not exactly Rumor Mill content.
http://media-dominaria.cursecdn.com/attachments/72/423/635032489754014097.jpg (from the WWK spoiler)
I'll probably add DD's to it too, at least the rares in them, once we get more info.
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Shepherd of the Lost and Cunning Sparkmage were promos from the Dengeki Maoh magazine.
I'm quite sure there are explanations as to how you get the promos. The promos are given in Japan only so you probably wont see adverts for them anywhere else.
The promo Oran-Rief exists. The Dengeki Cunning Sparkmage is fairly easy to find. The Loam Lion and Oran-Rief are somewhat tougher to find. They are given out by certain stores in certain areas for buying 6 '6 card'-boosters. The Japanese Foil Promo Celestial Colonnade is the Japanese Buy a Box promo for Zendikar.
These are the Japanese Promos (non WPN, MPS) for the year together with signed and non signed variants of the Shepherd of the Lost promos. The Japanese Promo Steward of Valeron is not in the scan, but they are given out together with the Shepherd of the Lost at the Dengeki Character Festival in Chiba last year. Shepherd of the Lost isn't a magazine promo, only the Cunning Sparkmage is.
The full MPS Zendikar Land set have already been released as well.
You should read them.
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