<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Cheese%20Stands%20Alone">The Cheese Stands Alone</a> → <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Barren%20Glory">Barren Glory</a></p>
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hungry%20Hungry%20Heifer">Hungry Hungry Heifer</a> ≈ <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Chisei%2C%20Heart%20of%20Oceans">Chisei, Heart of Oceans</a></p>
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rocket-Powered%20Turbo%20Slug">Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug</a> ≈ <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%22next+upkeep%22+o%3A%22.+If+you+don%27t%2C+you+lose+the+game.%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pact cycle</a></p>
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Ultimate%20Nightmare%20of%20Wizards%20of%20the%20Coast%C2%AE%20Customer%20Service">The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast&#174; Customer Service</a> ≈ <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Comet%20Storm">Comet Storm</a></p>
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krark%27s%20Other%20Thumb">Krark&#39;s Other Thumb</a> ≈ <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Barbarian%20Class">Barbarian Class</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pixie%20Guide">Pixie Guide</a></p>
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Assquatch">Assquatch</a> ≈ <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Coercive%20Recruiter">Coercive Recruiter</a></p>
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Super-Duper%20Death%20Ray">Super-Duper Death Ray</a> → <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Flame%20Spill">Flame Spill</a></p>
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Enchantmentize">Enchantmentize</a> → <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=One%20with%20the%20Stars">One with the Stars</a></p>
<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=B.F.M.">B.F.M.</a> (Big Furry Monster) ≈ <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=layout:meld" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Meld mechanic</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=layout:host+or+layout:augment" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Host/Augment</a> ≈ <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=kw:mutate" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mutate</a></p>

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2021-08-13T13:58:52.563Z
I'm not sure I would count the last one, as the +1.5/+1.5 lord boost is as least as important to the card as the threaten trigger, and Recruiter doesn't have that
Arcanist Lupus
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2021-08-13T14:58:21.123Z
@ArcanistLupus I agree with that assessment - to steal a symbol from math, maybe we could use the ⫊ symbol to show that a subset of the card is approximately equal to it?
Kyle Pollard
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2021-08-13T15:46:26.033Z
@toroid maybe, but in this case it feels misleading, because the equal portion was entirely black border legal when printed, and the part that was left out was the silverbordered component
Arcanist Lupus
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2021-08-13T17:40:35.087Z
@Arcanist Ah, I agree with that
Kyle Pollard
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m90
<p>There are probably quite a few more that I can't think of right now, so I've marked this as a Community Wiki answer.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74252" rel="nofollow noreferrer">_____</a> → <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=416836" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Spy Kit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439528" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Angelic Rocket</a> → <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=532597" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Meteor Golem</a></li>
</ul>

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2021-08-14T21:26:19.050Z
Angelic Rocket to Meteor Golem doesn't really fit here. It's mechanically similar, but all of the parts that are the same already existed in black border at the time Angelic Rocket was printed, just not with that exact wording. The only silver bordered part of Angelic Rocket was the host/augment mechanic, and Meteor Golem doesn't have that.
murgatroid99
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2021-08-16T07:23:53.257Z
The asker did not specify that they were looking  for new mechanics- just balance or rules tweaks. @toroid - what do you think please?
user3490
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2021-08-14T21:06:04.243Z
2021-08-14T21:06:04.243Z
user3490
<p>The playtest card <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/j21/14/boneyard-aberration" rel="noreferrer">Boneyard Aberration</a> is being printed digitally in Jumpstart Horizons. It's a digital-only black bordered equivalent to the playtest card <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bone%20Rattler">Bone Rattler</a> with some minor rebalancing.</p>
<p>Similarly, the silver-bordered <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Giant%20Fan">Giant Fan</a> was later reprinted in black border as <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Power%20Conduit">Power Conduit</a> with some minor rules tweaking and rebalancing.</p>
<p>What other playtest cards from the Mystery Booster set or silver-bordered cards from the Unsets were later printed (possibly with balance or rules tweaks) in a black bordered set?</p>

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What playtest or silver-bordered cards were eventually tweaked and printed in black border?
Kyle Pollard
# What playtest or silver-bordered cards were eventually tweaked and printed in black border?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-13)

The playtest card [Boneyard Aberration](https://scryfall.com/card/j21/14/boneyard-aberration) is being printed digitally in Jumpstart Horizons. It's a digital-only black bordered equivalent to the playtest card [Bone Rattler](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bone%20Rattler) with some minor rebalancing.

Similarly, the silver-bordered [Giant Fan](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Giant%20Fan) was later reprinted in black border as [Power Conduit](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Power%20Conduit) with some minor rules tweaking and rebalancing.

What other playtest cards from the Mystery Booster set or silver-bordered cards from the Unsets were later printed (possibly with balance or rules tweaks) in a black bordered set?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-08-13. Score: 7

[The Cheese Stands Alone](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Cheese%20Stands%20Alone) → [Barren Glory](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Barren%20Glory)

[Hungry Hungry Heifer](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hungry%20Hungry%20Heifer) ≈ [Chisei, Heart of Oceans](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Chisei%2C%20Heart%20of%20Oceans)

[Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rocket-Powered%20Turbo%20Slug) ≈ [Pact cycle](https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%22next+upkeep%22+o%3A%22.+If+you+don%27t%2C+you+lose+the+game.%22)

[The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast® Customer Service](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Ultimate%20Nightmare%20of%20Wizards%20of%20the%20Coast%C2%AE%20Customer%20Service) ≈ [Comet Storm](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Comet%20Storm)

[Krark's Other Thumb](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Krark%27s%20Other%20Thumb) ≈ [Barbarian Class](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Barbarian%20Class), [Pixie Guide](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pixie%20Guide)

[Assquatch](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Assquatch) ≈ [Coercive Recruiter](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Coercive%20Recruiter)

[Super-Duper Death Ray](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Super-Duper%20Death%20Ray) → [Flame Spill](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Flame%20Spill)

[Enchantmentize](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Enchantmentize) → [One with the Stars](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=One%20with%20the%20Stars)

[B.F.M.](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=B.F.M.) (Big Furry Monster) ≈ [Meld mechanic](https://scryfall.com/search?q=layout:meld)

[Host/Augment](https://scryfall.com/search?q=layout:host+or+layout:augment) ≈ [Mutate](https://scryfall.com/search?q=kw:mutate)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I'm not sure I would count the last one, as the +1.5/+1.5 lord boost is as least as important to the card as the threaten trigger, and Recruiter doesn't have that  
> **username_0**: @username_2 I agree with that assessment - to steal a symbol from math, maybe we could use the ⫊ symbol to show that a subset of the card is approximately equal to it?  
> **username_2**: @toroid maybe, but in this case it feels misleading, because the equal portion was entirely black border legal when printed, and the part that was left out was the silverbordered component  
> **username_0**: @username_2 Ah, I agree with that  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-08-14. Score: 1

There are probably quite a few more that I can't think of right now, so I've marked this as a Community Wiki answer.

* [\_\_\_\_\_](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74252) → [Spy Kit](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=416836)
* [Angelic Rocket](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439528) → [Meteor Golem](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=532597)

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Angelic Rocket to Meteor Golem doesn't really fit here. It's mechanically similar, but all of the parts that are the same already existed in black border at the time Angelic Rocket was printed, just not with that exact wording. The only silver bordered part of Angelic Rocket was the host/augment mechanic, and Meteor Golem doesn't have that.  
> **username_3**: The asker did not specify that they were looking  for new mechanics- just balance or rules tweaks. @toroid - what do you think please?  

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