What’s Inside an Unfinity Booster? A Deep Dive into Magic: The Gathering’s Whimsical Set
Let’s cut straight to the chase: what exactly can you expect to find inside an Unfinity booster? Unlike traditional Magic: The Gathering sets, Unfinity shakes things up with its playful, often absurd, approach to card design and mechanics. This makes opening a pack a unique and potentially bewildering experience. The type of booster you open greatly impacts what you’ll find, so let’s break down the contents of each available booster type:
Unfinity Draft Boosters:
- 14 Playable Cards: These form the core of the booster, designed to be drafted for a balanced gameplay experience.
- 1 Sticker Sheet: A hallmark of Unfinity, these stickers add a layer of customizability and absurdity to gameplay, allowing you to alter existing cards or interact with certain card abilities.
- 1 Marketing Card: A non-playable card used for promotional purposes.
- 1 Full-Art Land: Every draft booster contains one full-art land. Most often this will be a planetary space-ic basic land, but approximately one in four Draft Boosters will contain an orbital space-ic land. About one out of every 24 Draft Boosters will surprise you with a coveted borderless shock land.
Unfinity Collector Boosters:
- 15 Foil Magic: The Gathering Cards: Every single card in this booster is a foil, designed for collectors and players who appreciate premium treatments.
- 3–5 Galaxy Foil Cards: These feature a unique foil treatment with planets and stars, making them highly sought after.
- 10–12 Traditional Foil Cards: These are classic foil cards you expect from Magic: The Gathering.
- 1 Traditional Foil Double-Sided Token: A shiny, double-sided token that can be used for gameplay or simply as a collector’s item.
- 1 Traditional Foil Box Topper Card: (Included only in the Collector Booster Box, one per box)
Note, that Unfinity does not offer Set Boosters, making Draft Boosters and Collector Boosters the only options.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Unfinity Boosters
1. What is the difference between an Unfinity Draft Booster and a Collector Booster?
The core difference lies in the focus and contents. Draft Boosters are designed for drafting – a format where players open packs and build decks on the fly. They have a mix of rarities and include stickers, but not exclusively foil cards. Collector Boosters, on the other hand, are aimed at collectors, with every card being a premium foil. They also include galaxy foils and a foil token. Collector Boosters are often significantly more expensive.
2. Do all Unfinity cards have the acorn symbol?
No, only some Unfinity cards feature the acorn symbol. The acorn stamp replaces the silver borders from previous “Un-sets”. Cards with the acorn symbol are generally not legal in tournament formats. Cards without the acorn symbol are legal in eternal formats like Commander, Legacy, and Vintage.
3. Are stickers legal in MTG Unfinity games?
Yes, stickers are a core part of the Unfinity gameplay. If you are playing formats where Unfinity cards are legal, you use a stack of at least 10 sticker cards and cards that reference stickers. You can use up to the 48 sticker cards printed in the set, whenever you play formats where they’re legal such as Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
4. How many cards in Unfinity are legal in Commander?
There are 140 cards from Unfinity that are legal in Commander, Pauper, Legacy, and Vintage, including some Attraction cards. These cards do not have the acorn symbol at the bottom.
5. What are Galaxy Foil cards?
Galaxy Foil cards are a special type of foil treatment in Unfinity. These cards feature a visual effect that includes planets and stars, making them uniquely appealing and highly sought after by collectors.
6. Does every Unfinity Draft Booster have a full-art land?
Yes, every Unfinity Draft Booster includes one full-art land. Most commonly, this will be a planetary space-ic basic land. However, there’s a chance of opening an orbital space-ic land, and a small chance of a borderless shock land.
7. What are the different types of space-ic lands in Unfinity Draft Boosters?
There are a few types of space-ic lands that you can open. The most common are the planetary space-ic basic lands, followed by orbital space-ic lands which are found in about 1 in 4 draft boosters, and the rarest are the borderless shock lands which appear approximately in 1 in 24 draft boosters.
8. Is Unfinity designed to be drafted?
Yes, Unfinity is primarily designed to be drafted, hence the availability of draft boosters.
9. Why did Unfinity use a black border instead of the usual silver border?
Unfinity shifted to black borders due to player prejudice against silver borders. The acorn symbol replaces the silver border as an indicator that a card is not legal for most constructed tournament formats.
10. Are Unfinity cards legal in Pauper?
Yes, Unfinity cards that are printed at common rarity are legal in the Pauper format.
11. What does the acorn symbol mean?
The acorn symbol on a card signifies that it is not tournament legal in most Constructed formats, similar to silver-bordered cards in previous “Un-sets”.
12. How many Draft Boosters are in an Unfinity Draft Booster Box?
An Unfinity Draft Booster Box contains 36 Draft Boosters, plus one foil box topper card.
13. What are Attraction cards?
Attraction cards are unique to Unfinity. These are not lands or regular spells, and they represent locations within the amusement park theme of the set. Some of these are legal in Eternal formats.
14. Why are some Unfinity cards with the same name but different numbers on them?
This is because different versions of the same card exist as Attraction cards, with different mechanics. These may be legal in Eternal formats.
15. Are Set Boosters better than Draft Boosters?
Set boosters are not available for the Unfinity set. But in general, Set Boosters are often considered more exciting for opening and collection building due to their curated slots, while Draft Boosters are better suited for drafting. In the case of Unfinity, the Draft Boosters contain the unique sticker sheets which are necessary for the Unfinity play experience.
Hopefully, this deep dive into the world of Unfinity boosters has cleared things up. Whether you’re chasing galaxy foils or trying to build the perfect draft deck, Unfinity offers a unique and fun Magic: The Gathering experience.