Chronicles set symbol
Chronicles stamps every card in the product with its own expansion icon. Use the silhouette above as the visual key, then confirm set code CHR so remasters cannot pass.
Set code
chr
Released
Jul 1995
Cards
125
Type
Masters
Lookalikes & traps
Binder piles mix Chronicles with adjacent Standard sets. Silhouette first, then CHR, before you trust a lot listing title. Also watch foil vs nonfoil: sheen does not change which set Chronicles is.
Confirm after the icon
For Chronicles, prioritize edition/authenticity cues over rarity-color habits, then compare comps for the exact printing of Chronicles / Concordant Crossroads — not a generic name search.
How to identify Chronicles cards
- 1
Start with the Chronicles glyph silhouette; art style alone will not separate this masters product from guests and remasters.
- 2
Do not read rarity from symbol color on this pre-Exodus printing; use edition context instead.
- 3
Confirm set code CHR and the collector number on the information line under the text box.
- 4
Finish with a Tappr scan when Chronicles / Concordant Crossroads appears under multiple set codes in the same lot.
Rarity by symbol color
Pre-Exodus printing (1995): expansion symbols were generally monochrome and did not encode rarity by color. Identify Chronicles with edition cues and set context — not black/silver/gold folklore borrowed from later sets.
Legend shows the modern post-Exodus palette. Pre-Exodus sets and special rarities (for example Time Spiral purple timeshifted) follow the rarity reading above — not this swatch row alone.
FAQ
What does the Chronicles set symbol look like?
Chronicles stamps every card in the product with its own expansion icon. Use the silhouette above as the visual key, then confirm set code CHR so remasters cannot pass. Reprints of Chronicles / Concordant Crossroads under other codes keep different glyphs — match the icon, then CHR.
What is the Chronicles set code?
The set code is CHR. It appears with the collector number on modern cards. If you see a different code, you are not holding the Chronicles printing even when the name matches.
How do I read rarity on a Chronicles card?
Pre-Exodus printing (1995): expansion symbols were generally monochrome and did not encode rarity by color. Identify Chronicles with edition cues and set context — not black/silver/gold folklore borrowed from later sets.
How do I confirm a Chronicles card quickly?
Icon match → rarity reading for this era → CHR + collector number. Binder piles mix Chronicles with adjacent Standard sets. Silhouette first, then CHR, before you trust a lot listing title.. Tappr can finish the printing match when the listing is ambiguous.
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