Eighth Edition is the ninth official print run of the Core Set and was released in July 2003. Eighth Edition cards were the first to appear with a new card layout which caused much controversy among fans of the game. It consists of 357 cards and exists in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese. Existence of the Simplified Chinese Eighth Edition box set is not proven. Aside from boosters and preconstructed decks, there is an Eighth Edition box set called Core Game in existence which is aimed to be an introductory item to playing Magic and hence is categorized as a Starter Level product. It contains: * 80 Eighth Edition cards divided into 2 decks and 1 Advanced Booster Pack (2 x 33 + 1 x 14) * 1 standard foil Eighth Edition Elvish Champion card * 1 enhanced rule book with 8th Edition rules * 1 CD which contains 2 explanatory test games, basic information about how to play Magic, an overview about Magic: The Gathering Online, and the Magic: The Gathering Online software (English CD version only) * 1 manual for Magic: The Gathering Online (English CD version only) * 2 player guides which cover 1 demo game * 2 playmats to explain the different game zones * 2 cardboard life counters * "Do Not Open" Advanced booster pack (14 cards), this pack has exactly the same cards in each copy of the 8th edition core game. It exists only in English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese. Contents of Advanced Booster Pack: 14 cards (4 Basic Lands, 4 Commons and 6 Uncommons) and a Core Set Advanced Booster insert. 2 are Special Eighth Edition cards: S4/7 and S7/7 Core Game Eight Edition Advanced Booster Insert. Contents by order of appearance (opening by the front of the booster): Holy Day C Sanctimony U Plains 331/350 C Honor Guard C Sea Eagle S4/7 C Rod of Ruin U Island 336/350 C Core Game Advanced Booster Insert is sandwiched at this location, possibly to separate the cards between the gold and silver players. Forest 347/350 C Patagia Golem U Silverback Ape S7/7 U Naturalize C Mountain 343/350 C Goblin Glider U Blanchwood Armor U The Japanese Eighth Edition Box Set has a smaller packaging compared to the others. 12 of the 80 cards, 7 of them being different, are exclusively available in the Eighth Edition box set. As a result, no foil versions of these cards exist. Being considered too weak for standard play, but being highly suitable to explain the basics of the game, these cards are part of Eighth Edition, but feature a special enumeration to distinguish them from regular Eighth Edition cards. One of these cards, Eager Cadet (S1/7), has also been added to the 22 cards Eighth Edition Demogame boosters which have been handed out freely in stores and at events to promote Magic. The Eighth Edition Demo booster exists in different languages: English (2 different packaging versions exist), German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese. Others might exist but it's not proven yet or they were only available as Demo sampler without the 2 Special cards. Contents of Demo Game booster: 22 Eight Edition cards (10 Basic Lands and 12 Commons). Two eleven cards mini decks (Red/Black), (Green/White). One being a Special Eighth Edition card: S7/10 Eight Edition Instruction Sheet. Contents by order of appearance (opening by the front of the booster): GREEN/WHITE (12 Commons) 1 Trained Armodon C 1 Glory Seeker C 1 Forest 347/350 C 1 Plains 331/350 C 1 Forest 350/350 C 1 Forest 348/350 C 1 Plains 332/350 C 1 Trained Armodon C 1 Glory Seeker C 1 Grizzly Bears C 1 S1/7 Eager Cadet C English Eight Edition Instruction Sheet RED/BLACK (12 Commons) 1 Hill Giant C 1 Spineless Thug C 1 Mountain 343/350 C 1 Swamp 340/350 C 1 Mountain 346/350 C 1 Mountain 345/350 C 1 Swamp 339/350 C 1 Hill Giant C 1 Scathe Zombies C 1 Goblin Raider C 1 Spineless Thug C Contents by order of appearance (opening by the ? of the Sampler pack): ? Aven Flock C Remove Soul C Gravedigger C Volcanic Hammer C Craw Wurm C Plains 333/350 C Island 336/350 C Swamp 341/350 C Mountain 346/350 C Forest 347/350 C The French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish versions of the box only contain: * 66 Eighth Edition cards divided into 2 decks (2 x 33) * 1 enhanced rule book with 8th Edition rules * 2 player guides which cover 1 demo game * 2 playmats to explain the different game zones Due to the removal of the Advanced Booster Pack, 2 of the 7 special cards, the Sea Eagle and the Silverback Ape, are not included and therefore do not exist in French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. The card numbers have not been adjusted to this change, however. A Spanish "Special Edition" 10th Anniversary large box exists with different contents: 6 Spanish 8th Edition boosters 1 Spanish Eighth Edition box set 1 CD which contains 2 explanatory test games, basic information about how to play Magic, an overview about Magic: The Gathering Online, and the Magic: The Gathering Online software. Spanish "Special Edition" large box front and back. English Eighth Edition with CD box set front and back. English Eighth Edition box set with CD - Core Game™ - Two-Player Game - 888960000 - Made in USA. English Eighth Edition box set without CD - Core Game™ - Two-Player Game - 965780000 - Made in USA. French Eighth Edition box set - Jeu De Découverte™ - Jeu Pour 2 Joueurs - 966031010 - Made in Belgium. German Eighth Edition box set - Hauptspiel™ - Spiel Für 2 Spieler - 966041000 - Made in Belgium. Italian Eighth Edition box set - Gioco Principale™ - Gioco Per Due Persone - Product Code - Made in ? Portuguese Eighth Edition box set - Kit Básico™ - Jogo Para Duas Pessoas - 966061900 - Made in USA. Spanish Eighth Edition box set - Juego Básico™ - Juego Para Dos Jugadores - 966071050 - Made in USA. Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition box set - 965931410 - Made in USA. Japanese Eighth Edition box set (smaller box set) - 965791400 - Made in USA. English - 15088896001 - Made in the U.S.A. Japanese - Made in the U.S.A. - 15096579001 - Made in the U.S.A. Traditional Chinese - (15096593001 CT) - Made in the U.S.A. Eighth Edition Advanced Boosters English Eighth Edition Demo Game Version 1 - For Two Players - 150B5439001 EN B0000005439 - Made in the U.S.A. English Eighth Edition Demo Game Version 2 - For Two Players - 150B5439001 EN B0000005439 - Made in the U.S.A. German Achte Edition Vorführspiel - Für zwei Spieler - 150B5438001 DE B0000005438 - Made in Belgium Italian Ottava Edizione Prodotto Promozoniale - Product Code and Made in ? Portuguese Oitava Edição Jogo De Demonstração - Para Dois Jogadores - 150B5444001 PT B0000005444 - Made in Belgium Spanish Octava Edición Demo - Para Dos Jogadores - 150B5445001 SP B0000005445 - Made in Belgium Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition Demo Game booster - 150B5437001 CT B0000005437 - Made in the U.S.A. English Eighth Edition Sampler - 150B5440001 EN B0000005440 - Made in the U.S.A. ART MISSING: Eager Cadet full art by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt. Enormous Baloth full art by Mark Tedin. Giant Octopus full art by Heather Hudson - Sea Eagle full art by Anthony S. Waters. MISSING: Silverback Ape full art by Ron Spears - Vengeance full art by Paolo Parente. MISSING: Vizzerdrix full art by Dave Dorman. 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SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | S1/7 | Eager Cadet | Greg & Tim Hildebrandt | English Eighth Edition box set English Eighth Edition Demogame booster | 2003-07-26 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
002 | S6/7 | Enormous Baloth | Mark Tedin | English Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
003 | S3/7 | Giant Octopus | Heather Hudson | English Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
004 | S4/7 | Sea Eagle | Anthony S. Waters | English Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
005 | S7/7 | Silverback Ape | Ron Spears | English Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
006 | S2/7 | Vengeance | Paolo Parente | English Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
007 | S5/7 | Vizzerdrix | Dave Dorman | English Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | S1/7 | Cadet impatient Eager Cadet | Greg & Tim Hildebrandt | French Eighth Edition box set French Eighth Edition Demogame booster | 2003-07-26 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
002 | S6/7 | Baloth énorme Enormous Baloth | Mark Tedin | French Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
003 | S3/7 | Pieuvre géante Giant Octopus | Heather Hudson | French Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
004 | S2/7 | Vengeance Vengeance | Paolo Parente | French Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
005 | S5/7 | Vizzerdrix Vizzerdrix | Dave Dorman | French Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | S1/7 | Eifriger Kadett Eager Cadet | Greg & Tim Hildebrandt | German Eighth Edition box set German Eighth Edition Demogame booster | 2003-07-26 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
002 | S6/7 | Gewaltiger Baloth Enormous Baloth | Mark Tedin | German Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
003 | S3/7 | Riesenoktopus Giant Octopus | Heather Hudson | German Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
004 | S2/7 | Rache Vengeance | Paolo Parente | German Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
005 | S5/7 | Vizzerdrix Vizzerdrix | Dave Dorman | German Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | S1/7 | Cadetto Entusiasta Eager Cadet | Greg & Tim Hildebrandt | Italian Eighth Edition box set Italian Eighth Edition Demogame booster | 2003-07-26 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
002 | S6/7 | Baloth Enorme Enormous Baloth | Mark Tedin | Italian Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
003 | S3/7 | Piovra Gigante Giant Octopus | Heather Hudson | Italian Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
004 | S2/7 | Vendetta Vengeance | Paolo Parente | Italian Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
005 | S5/7 | Vizzerdrix Vizzerdrix | Dave Dorman | Italian Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | S1/7 | 熱心な士官候補生 Eager Cadet | Greg & Tim Hildebrandt | Japanese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
002 | S6/7 | 超大なべィ口ス Enormous Baloth | Mark Tedin | Japanese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
003 | S3/7 | 大ダコ Giant Octopus | Heather Hudson | Japanese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
004 | S4/7 | 海の鷲 Sea Eagle | Anthony S. Waters | Japanese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
005 | S7/7 | ツルバーバック Silverback Ape | Ron Spears | Japanese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
006 | S2/7 | 復讐 Vengeance | Paolo Parente | Japanese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
007 | S5/7 | ヴィザードリックス Vizzerdrix | Dave Dorman | Japanese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | S1/7 | Cadete Impetuoso Eager Cadet | Greg & Tim Hildebrandt | Portuguese Eighth Edition box set Portuguese Eighth Edition Demogame booster | 2003-07-26 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
002 | S6/7 | Baloth Enorme Enormous Baloth | Mark Tedin | Portuguese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
003 | S3/7 | Polvo Gigante Giant Octopus | Heather Hudson | Portuguese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
004 | S2/7 | Vingança Vengeance | Paolo Parente | Portuguese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
005 | S5/7 | Vizzerdrix Vizzerdrix | Dave Dorman | Portuguese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | S1/7 | Cadete ansioso Eager Cadet | Greg & Tim Hildebrandt | Spanish Eighth Edition box set Spanish Eighth Edition Demogame booster | 2003-07-26 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
002 | S6/7 | Báloth enorme Enormous Baloth | Mark Tedin | Spanish Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
003 | S3/7 | Pulpo gigante Giant Octopus | Heather Hudson | Spanish Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
004 | S2/7 | Venganza Vengeance | Paolo Parente | Spanish Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
005 | S5/7 | Vizzerdrix Vizzerdrix | Dave Dorman | Spanish Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | S1/7 | 熱切的軍校生 Eager Cadet | Greg & Tim Hildebrandt | Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition box set Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition Demogame booster | 2003-07-26 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
002 | S6/7 | 龐大巴洛西 Enormous Baloth | Mark Tedin | Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
003 | S3/7 | 巨章魚 Giant Octopus | Heather Hudson | Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
004 | S4/7 | 海雕 Sea Eagle | Anthony S. Waters | Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
005 | S7/7 | 銀背猿 Silverback Ape | Ron Spears | Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
006 | S2/7 | 復仇 Vengeance | Paolo Parente | Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||
007 | S5/7 | 威瑟垂克斯 Vizzerdrix | Dave Dorman | Traditional Chinese Eighth Edition box set | 2003-07-26 | YES | ||