Frames
Scryfall tracks the appearance of card’s bounding frame programmatically with the
frame and frame_effects fields.
Frames
The frame field tracks the edition of the card frame of used
for the re/print in question. The overall Magic frame has gone though several major
revisions in the game’s lifetime.
| Frame | Description | Examples |
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The original Magic card frame, starting from Limited Edition Alpha. |
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The updated classic frame starting from Mirage block |
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The “modern” Magic card frame, introduced in Eighth Edition and Mirrodin block. |
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The holofoil-stamp Magic card frame, introduced in Magic 2015. |
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The frame used on cards from the future |
Frame Effects
The frame_effects field tracks additional frame artwork applied over
a particular frame. For example, there are both 2003 and 2015-frame cards
with the Nyx-touched effect.
| Effect | Description | Examples |
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The cards have a legendary crown |
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The miracle frame effect |
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The enchantment frame effect |
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The draft-matters frame effect |
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The Devoid frame effect |
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The Odyssey tombstone mark |
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A colorshifted frame |
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Predominantly inverted text |
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The sun and moon transform marks |
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The compass and land transform marks |
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The Origins and planeswalker transform marks |
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The moon and Eldrazi transform marks |
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The waxing and waning crescent moon transform marks |
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A custom Showcase frame |
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An extended art frame |
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The cards have a companion frame |
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The cards have an etched foil treatment |
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The cards have the snowy frame effect |
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The cards have the Lesson frame effect |
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The cards have the Shattered Glass frame effect |
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The cards have More Than Meets the Eye™ marks |
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The cards have fan transforming marks |
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The cards have the Upside Down transforming marks |
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The cards have Spree asterisks |