Magic: The Gathering’s Biggest Mistake Was These 32-Year-Old Cards

I remember when Magic: The Gathering first launched – even back then, the core ideas were all there. You played creatures by ‘summoning’ them, and it had all the classic card types we know and love: sorceries, instants, enchantments, artifacts, and lands. The Black Lotus, which came out in the very first set, Limited Edition Alpha, quickly became legendary – it’s still one of the most recognizable cards ever! It’s part of what people call the “Power Nine,” cards that are considered way too strong. That first set also had these special lands called dual lands. They weren’t necessarily overpowered back then, but in today’s game, they’re incredibly powerful and, for various reasons, they just don’t reprint them anymore.







