TopDeck Inserts

Index | 2000 | 2001


In December 1999 Wizards of the Coast published a magazine named TopDeck. It was dedicated to trading card games, while other Wizards of the Coast magazines covered other parts of their product line.
However, due to the increasing popularity of the internet and its inherent advantages.TopDeck ceased production in February 2001 with issue #15.

Issue #14 features a Starter 2000 Sampler pack which includes nine standard Sixth Edition cards and one white-bordered Spined Wurm without expansion symbol and ©1993-2000 copyright line.

The Starter 2000 sampler pack contains the following ten cards (by order of appearance):
Illustration: Rhox by Mark Zug
SKU: WOC17086
GTIN: 7 42818 17086 4
Made in Belgium
©2000

*Spined Wurm C - Misprint White-bordered Spined Wurm without expansion symbol and ©1993-2000 copyright line.
Stone Rain C 209/350
Python C 150/350
Merfolk of the Pearl Trident C 82/350
Armored Pegasus C 5/350
Forest C 350/350
Mountain C 344/350
Swamp C 340/350
Island C 335/350
Plains C 333/350
Leaflet (Get Ready for the Ultimate Battle of Wits)

ERRORS, MISPRINTS AND TYPOS:

White-bordered Spined Wurm without expansion symbol and ©1993-2000 copyright line.


Starter 2000 Sampler pack sealed (WOC17086)

Some issues of the TopDeck magazine included a player's guide for specific Magic sets.


TopDeck Volume 2 Issue 1 Magazine.


TopDeck 14 Magazine front.


TopDeck 14 Magazine front and back sealed with Starter 2000 Sampler pack.


Top Deck Magazine Advertising Poster 2000 (22' x 28').

ART 2000


MISSING: Lightning Hounds full art by Andrew Robinson.


ART 2001


MISSING: Spined Wurm full art by Keith Parkinson.


EXTERNAL LINKS - ALL FIXED

TopDeck Magazine Press Release; The MTG History Repository

Wizards Of The Coast Ceases Publishing Topdeck Magazine Broken Link
Wizards Of The Coast Ceases Publishing Topdeck Magazine - Wayback Machine

INTERNAL LINKS

Misprinted Non-Standard TopDeck Inserts
Starter 2000 Box Set Cards
Magic Demo Game Boosters and Samplers


2000 - TopDeck Inserts
SETNUMCARDNAMEARTISTSOURCEDATEINFO
001201a/350FoilLightning HoundsAndrew RobinsonTopDeck Volume 2 Issue 1 Magazine Addition.2000-01-?YES 
 


2001 - TopDeck Inserts
SETNUMCARDNAMEARTISTSOURCEDATEINFO
002 Spined WurmKeith ParkinsonContent of Starter 2000 Sampler pack in TopDeck #14 magazine2001-01-?YES