Ninth Edition set symbol
Ninth Edition stamps every card in the product with its own expansion icon. Use the silhouette above as the visual key, then confirm set code 9ED so remasters cannot pass.
Set code
9ed
Released
Jul 2005
Cards
710
Type
Core
Lookalikes & traps
White-border vs black-border eras matter for older cores; do not price a 9ED reprint as the earliest expansion printing of Ninth Edition / Grave Pact. Also watch foil vs nonfoil: sheen does not change which set Ninth Edition is.
Confirm after the icon
Bottom information line should show collector number + set code 9ED (and usually a C/U/R/M rarity letter). On Ninth Edition / Grave Pact, mismatch between listing title and 9ED is the usual bait-and-switch.
How to identify Ninth Edition cards
- 1
Start with the Ninth Edition glyph silhouette; art style alone will not separate this core product from guests and remasters.
- 2
Apply Exodus-era color rules only: no mythic orange on 9ED cards from 2005.
- 3
Confirm set code 9ED and the collector number on the information line under the text box.
- 4
Finish with a Tappr scan when Ninth Edition / Grave Pact appears under multiple set codes in the same lot.
Rarity by symbol color
Exodus-through-pre-mythic rules: black common, silver uncommon, gold rare on the Ninth Edition symbol. Mythic orange does not apply yet (Shards of Alara, 2008). Purple timeshifted is a Time Spiral-family exception, not a generic 9ED rule.
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 Ninth Edition set symbol look like?
Ninth Edition stamps every card in the product with its own expansion icon. Use the silhouette above as the visual key, then confirm set code 9ED so remasters cannot pass. Reprints of Ninth Edition / Grave Pact under other codes keep different glyphs — match the icon, then 9ED.
What is the Ninth Edition set code?
The set code is 9ED. It appears with the collector number on modern cards. If you see a different code, you are not holding the Ninth Edition printing even when the name matches.
How do I read rarity on a Ninth Edition card?
Exodus-through-pre-mythic rules: black common, silver uncommon, gold rare on the Ninth Edition symbol. Mythic orange does not apply yet (Shards of Alara, 2008). Purple timeshifted is a Time Spiral-family exception, not a generic 9ED rule.
How do I confirm a Ninth Edition card quickly?
Icon match → rarity reading for this era → 9ED + collector number. White-border vs black-border eras matter for older cores; do not price a 9ED reprint as the earliest expansion printing of Ninth Edition / Grave Pact.. Tappr can finish the printing match when the listing is ambiguous.
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