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 |
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | 201a/350 | Lightning Hounds | Andrew Robinson | TopDeck Volume 2 Issue 1 Magazine Addition. | 2000-01-? | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
002 | Spined Wurm | Keith Parkinson | Content of Starter 2000 Sampler pack in TopDeck #14 magazine | 2001-01-? | YES | |||