Scryfall tracks the appearance of card’s bounding frame programmatically with the frame and frame_effects columns.
Frames
The frame column tracks the edition of the card frame used for the re/print in question. The overall Magic frame has gone though several major revisions in the game’s lifetime.
| Frame | Description |
|---|---|
1993 |
The original Magic card frame, starting from Limited Edition Alpha. |
1997 |
The updated classic frame starting from Mirage block |
2003 |
The “modern” Magic card frame, introduced in Eighth Edition and Mirrodin block. |
2015 |
The holofoil-stamp Magic card frame, introduced in Magic 2015. |
future |
The frame used on cards from the future |
Frame Effects
The frame_effects column 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 |
|---|---|
legendary |
The cards have a legendary crown |
miracle |
The miracle frame effect |
nyxtouched |
The Nyx-touched frame effect |
draft |
The draft-matters frame effect |
devoid |
The Devoid frame effect |
tombstone |
The Odyssey tombstone mark |
colorshifted |
A colorshifted frame |
inverted |
The FNM-style inverted frame |
sunmoondfc |
The sun and moon transform marks |
compasslanddfc |
The compass and land transform marks |
originpwdfc |
The Origins and planeswalker transform marks |
mooneldrazidfc |
The moon and Eldrazi transform marks |
waxingandwaningmoondfc |
The waxing and waning crescent moon transform marks |
showcase |
A custom Showcase frame |
extendedart |
An extended art frame |
companion |
The cards have a companion frame |
etched |
The cards have an etched foil treatment |
snow |
The cards have the snowy frame effect |
lesson |
The cards have the Lesson frame effect |