MTG From the Vault: Every Set in the Collector Series

From the Vault was a series of ten small Magic: The Gathering collector sets, released from 2008 to 2017. Each box held about fifteen well-known cards reprinted in a premium foil, built around one theme such as dragons, angels or double-faced cards. Wizards of the Coast no longer makes them, so they are now bought sealed by collectors.

What a From the Vault set was

A From the Vault set was a themed collection of reprinted cards, all in a foil finish made only for the series. Wizards described From the Vault: Lore as “a collection of fifteen memorable cards (and one token)” in a premium foil made only for From the Vault, sold at local game stores. Fifteen cards was the usual count; Gatherer lists twenty for From the Vault: Twenty.

The cards were picked for fame rather than for one deck. From the Vault: Dragons, the first set, gathered dragons from across Magic’s history, including Shivan Dragon, Nicol Bolas, Kokusho, the Evening Star and Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind.

Every From the Vault set, in order

Wizards’ head designer Mark Rosewater lists ten From the Vault products. The years and card counts below come from Wizards’ Gatherer card database.

The Transform count comes from Wizards’ announcement, which says “fifteen of the most notable double-faced cards from Magic’s history are reprinted in premium foil.”

Sealed From the Vault sets

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When From the Vault ended

From the Vault ended after Transform in 2017. Rosewater, writing on Wizards’ site in 2024, put it plainly: “There were ten From the Vault products,” and listed them from Dragons to Transform. Transform, released in 2017, is the last name on that list.

Wizards has kept making reprint-focused products in other lines. The Masters sets reprint popular cards in booster packs, covered in what the MTG Masters sets are, and Secret Lair sells small drops of reprints with new art, covered in what Secret Lair is.

Who buys a sealed From the Vault set now

A sealed From the Vault set is a collector’s item. The appeal is the complete themed set in its original box, with the series’ own foil, from a product line that has ended. Players who only want one card for a deck usually look for that card on its own rather than the whole set, since every card in the box is a reprint of something printed before.

Before buying a sealed set from a reseller:

• Check the full set name. Ten sets share the “From the Vault” name, and the theme word is what tells them apart.
• Ask for clear photos of the sealed box from more than one side.
• Buy from sellers with strong feedback, and treat listings that only show cards as singles, not the sealed set.

From the Vault as a gift

From the Vault suits a collector who already owns a lot of Magic and likes the history of the game. The Dragons and Angels sets are easy to explain to someone who does not play, because the theme is in the name. For a gift aimed at playing rather than collecting, a Commander deck or a Bundle is a better match; more ideas are in gifts for Magic players. Every current product type is compared in which Magic product to buy.