How Many Black Ward Were Printed?
Enchantment — Aura
Black Ward is an uncommon white Enchantment — Aura first printed in Alpha (August 1993). The Carta Mundi factory produced exactly 4,530 copies across the Alpha print run of 2,609,728 cards, with artwork by Dan Frazier. It was also printed in Beta (13,590 copies), Unlimited, Collectors Edition (9,000 copies), International Edition (4,500 copies) and Revised Edition.
Print Run Comparison
Documented in 6 of the 8 editions currently analyzed.
Beta has approximately 3× as many copies as Alpha.
International Edition has approximately 0.5× as many copies as Collectors Edition.
Total copies across analyzed editions 🔒
| Edition | Copies Printed | Chance in a Booster Pack | Chance in a Starter Deck | Chance per Booster Box | Chance per Sealed Case | Chance per Starter Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 4,530 | 2.46% | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Beta | 13,590 | 2.46% | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Unlimited | 🔒 | 2.46% | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Collectors Edition | 9,000 | — | — | 100% (complete set) | — | — |
| International Edition | 4,500 | — | — | 100% (complete set) | — | — |
| Revised Edition | 🔒 | 2.48% (1 in 40.3333) | — | — | — | — |
"Chance in a Booster Pack" is the probability of finding at least one copy of this card in a single sealed booster pack of that edition. The same applies to starter decks, booster boxes, sealed cases and starter displays — pack and box compositions vary by edition and are detailed on each edition page.
Why are the odds identical across Alpha, Beta and Unlimited? All three editions were printed from the same 11×11 sheet layout and used the same pack composition, so the pull odds per pack never changed — only the total number of copies printed did.
Source: print run figures are based on documented production evidence and Wizards of the Coast statements. Single-booster probabilities and other results already published by credible sources remain free; additional sealed-product odds follow the edition policy.
Edition Details
Black Ward — Beta
Black Ward — Unlimited
Black Ward — Collectors Edition
Black Ward — International Edition
Black Ward — Revised Edition
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