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you can use any copy of the card as long as the card's been reprinted in a current Standard block.

so yes, you could use your Alpha brigade in this case.

[QUOTE=Seras]you can use any copy of the card as long as the card's been reprinted in a current Standard block.

so yes, you could use your Alpha brigade in this case.[/QUOTE]


It has to be played in sleeves though because alpha cards are different than all other sets. They're a tiny bit smaller and if you're only playing a handful of alpha cards with the rest of them being newer, you're technically playing with marked cards.

Also, if you're playing with any older prints of cards that have been reprinted in the latest sets, or even if you're playing in an eternal format with cards that have not been reprinted in a long while, it is good to check the errata for that card (found at magiccards.info).

A lot of cards have changed over the years, with their rules wording being updated or changed entirely, or even card types being modified. An easy example would be D'Avenant Archer, who's original printing in Legends showed it's card type as a "Summon Soldier". Viewing the errata on magiccards.info reveals that the card's types have been modified to "Creature - Human Soldier Archer"

If you're attending a tournament with cards that have been errata'd as such, it's always good to print out the errata, just to have a reference on hand. In casual settings, though, I always tell my opponents to look it up if they don't believe me. (But that falls to the philosophical debate of who's responsibility it is to keep up-to-date with card rulings and erratas. You very well might want to have the information handy then too. I don't, just because that'd be way too much printing for me!)

If you're playing with older cards its a good idea to use sleeves. The older core sets had white borders instead of black, and when the cards are stacked and not sleeved, you can tell which cards have the white border.

Thanks for the input. I don't have any Alpha cards, but I get the jist of the thread.

I also notice the text has been changed on some cards (even the casting cost...just cant think of it right now)...I assume that the latest text only would be accepted as legal.

I know of cards whose creature types and even rarity have changed, but I'm not familiar with any cards that have been reprinted under the same name with a different casting cost...

There's a card in alpha that was reprinted in Beta with a different mana cost. Don't remember what it was though.

[QUOTE=NightLoki]There's a card in alpha that was reprinted in Beta with a different mana cost. Don't remember what it was though.[/QUOTE]

All my years of playing magic, and I never knew this. Interesting. I'll have to look this up later.

[QUOTE=NightLoki]There's a card in alpha that was reprinted in Beta with a different mana cost. Don't remember what it was though.[/QUOTE]

Orcish Oriflamme and Orcish Artillery were both mistakenly printed in Alpha costing 1R. They were corrected (along with several other mistakes) in Beta.

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/arcana/38