Alpha, Beta, Gamma Playtest cards

Index | Gamma White | Gamma Blue | Gamma Black | Gamma Red | Gamma Green | Gamma Gold | Gamma Artifact | Gamma Basic Lands | Others | MISSING SOURCES PART 1 | MISSING SOURCES PART 2


000


Earth Elemental
Illus.
RarityUncommon
ColorRed
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoOn green paper.
000


Wall of Water
Illus.
RarityUncommon
ColorBlue
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoOn green paper.
001


NEED SOURCE
Black Vise
Illus.
RarityUncommon
ColorArtifact
Source Gamma playtest cardDate unknown
InfoModified handwritten number.


002


Blaze of Glory
Illus.Dan Day
RarityCommon
ColorWhite
Source Gamma playtest cardDate unknown
InfoExtra handwritten text. Cropped image from The Champion from page 79 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985.
003


Dawn of the Dead
Illus.Barry Reich (Bit)
Rarity
ColorBlack
Source ? playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHandwritten, has a 01 in the lower right-hand corner, it was either in Barry Reich (Bit)'s deck, or his card. Playtest card that didn't make it in Alpha Edition.
004


Earth Lore
Illus.
Rarity
ColorGreen
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoGreen playtest card that didn't make it in Alpha Limited Edition Set.


005


Earthquake
Illus.
RarityRare
ColorRed
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn colorized illustration.
006


Elemental Blast (Blue Elemental Blast)
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorBlue
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoOn Light Orange paper.
007


Elemental Blast (Red Elemental Blast)
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorRed
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn colorized illustration.


008


Elemental Blast (Red Elemental Blast)
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorRed
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn colorized illustration on green paper.
009


Fog
Illus.Russ Nicholson
RarityCommon
ColorGreen
Source Gamma playtest cardDate unknown
InfoExtra Text. Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Smoke card.
010


Forest
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn on white paper.


011


Forest
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn on yellow paper.
012


NEED SOURCE
Gauntlet of Might
Illus.
RarityRare
ColorArtifact
Source ? playtest cardDate unknown
InfoOn Light Orange paper. Different casting cost and text.
013


Hero (Benalish Hero)
Illus.John Bolton
RarityCommon
ColorWhite
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoColorized illustration and modified text. Cropped image from Black Dragon advertisement from page 8 of Epic Illustrated Issue 31. August 1985.


014


Ice Storm
Illus.Gary Larson
Rarity
ColorGreen
Source Gamma playtest cardDate unknown
InfoModified casting cost. Common during playtesting. From Far Side Comic. Universal Press Syndicate, 1991.
015


Islands
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn on white paper.
016


Islands
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn on green paper.


017


Lions (Savannah Lions)
Illus.Rich Buckler
RarityCommon
ColorWhite
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoColorized illustration. Cropped image from A Matter of Vengeance page 78 of Epic Illustrated Issue 29. April 1985.
018


Mountain
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn colorized illustration.
019


Mountains
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHandwritten name on Aqua Green paper.


020


Phantom Monster
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorBlue
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoOn Aqua Green paper. The illustration will be used as the Black Lotus one on the Gamma sheet.
021


Plains
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn on Blue paper.
022


Plains
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn on white paper. It was a red card in that playtest phase.


023


Plains
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn colorized illustration.
024


Sol Ring
Illus.
RarityUncommon
ColorArtifact
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoNo illustration and different text.
025


NEED ARTIST
Starburst
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorRed
Source Gamma playtest cardDate unknown
InfoWith added text. Playtest card that didn't make it in Alpha Limited Edition Set.


026


Sunshine
Illus.
Rarity
ColorWhite
Source ? playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHandwritten playtest card that didn't make it in Alpha Limited Edition Set.
027


Swamp
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn on white paper.
028


Swamp
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorLand
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoHand-drawn colorized illustration.


029


NEED SOURCE
Wall of Bone
Illus.
RarityCommon
ColorBlack
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoWith circles in the upper right and down middle.
030


Wall of Fire
Illus.
Rarity
ColorRed
Source Beta playtest cardDate unknown
InfoOn yellow paper.