How Many Island Were Printed?
Basic Land — Island
Island is a basic land colorless Basic Land — Island first printed in Alpha (August 1993). The Carta Mundi factory produced exactly 174,400 copies across the Alpha print run of 2,609,728 cards, with artwork by Mark Poole. It was also printed in Beta (520,280 copies), Unlimited, Collectors Edition (144,000 copies), International Edition and Revised Edition.
Print Run Comparison
Documented in 6 of the 8 editions currently analyzed.
Beta has approximately 2.98× as many copies as Alpha.
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 | 174,400 | 64.69% | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Beta | 520,280 | 64.39% | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Unlimited | 🔒 | 64.39% | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Collectors Edition | 144,000 | — | — | 100% (complete set) | — | — |
| International Edition | 🔒 | — | — | 100% (complete set) | — | — |
| Revised Edition | 🔒 | — | — | — | — | — |
"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
Island — Beta
Per-variant odds refer to one specific artwork, not any copy of this land.
Island — Unlimited
Per-variant odds refer to one specific artwork, not any copy of this land.
Island — Collectors Edition
Island — International Edition
Island — Revised Edition
Per-variant odds refer to one specific print variant, not any copy of the card.
Per-variant copy counts are derived from the reconstructed print sheet layouts of each edition: where slot allocation is uneven (e.g. Alpha, Arabian Nights dark/light), counts reflect the actual sheet slots; where it is even, equal slot allocation is applied. Edition totals are based on documented production data and official Wizards of the Coast statements.
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