Curated CTG data collection

History of Chinese Magic: The Gathering Sets

A chronological data-driven history of Magic sets with recorded Traditional and Simplified Chinese printings, including the earliest ZHT and ZHS sets and the growth of bilingual coverage.

80records or identities represented

A shared history of Traditional and Simplified Chinese Magic sets

This chronology treats Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese symmetrically. It shows when each script first appears in the CTG dataset, when sets begin to overlap across both scripts, and how recorded Chinese set coverage evolves over time.

ZHS

Earliest recorded Simplified Chinese set

Fifth Edition (5ED) 449 ZHT cards · 349 ZHS cards
ZHT + ZHS

Earliest recorded set in both scripts

Fifth Edition (5ED) 449 ZHT cards · 349 ZHS cards

Chinese set coverage by year

Each row counts distinct sets and recorded Chinese card printings for that release year. This makes the periods with only one recorded script and the later bilingual overlap visible without creating separate competing pages.

Year ZHT sets ZHS sets ZHT cards ZHS cards
1995 1 0 369 0
1997 5 2 1,348 565
1998 3 1 636 351
1999 5 2 1,165 529
2000 3 2 636 352
2001 4 4 989 993
2002 3 3 636 636
2003 4 4 944 947
2004 0 3 0 625
2005 0 4 0 976
2006 0 5 0 922
2007 0 4 0 1,021
2008 0 4 0 881
2009 0 4 0 768
2010 2 4 498 891
2011 4 4 843 843
2012 4 4 925 925
2013 4 4 887 887
2014 4 6 883 1,430
2015 5 7 1,013 1,603
2016 5 8 978 1,799
2017 5 7 1,009 1,506
2018 4 7 1,061 1,604
2019 5 5 1,403 1,422
2020 6 8 1,857 2,331
2021 15 15 3,532 3,588
2022 6 15 1,968 5,004
2023 0 17 0 4,203
2024 0 14 0 3,165

What the recorded timeline shows

1years with recorded ZHT sets but no ZHS sets
8years with recorded ZHS sets but no ZHT sets
20years with recorded sets in both scripts

Chronology of Chinese-language Magic sets

  1. Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)

    ZHT 外文黑边第四版

    ZHS 外文黑边第四版

    369 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  2. Visions (VIS)

    ZHT 憧憬

    167 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  3. Fifth Edition (5ED)

    ZHS 第五版

    449 Traditional Chinese card records · 349 Simplified Chinese card records

  4. Portal (POR)

    ZHS 博图

    215 Traditional Chinese card records · 216 Simplified Chinese card records

  5. Weatherlight (WTH)

     167 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  6. Tempest (TMP)

     350 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  7. Stronghold (STH)

    ZHT 天罗城塞

    143 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  8. Exodus (EXO)

    ZHT 出瑞斯记

    143 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  9. Urza's Saga (USG)

    ZHS 克撒传

    350 Traditional Chinese card records · 351 Simplified Chinese card records

  10. Urza's Legacy (ULG)

     143 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  11. Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)

    ZHS 古典第六版

    349 Traditional Chinese card records · 349 Simplified Chinese card records

  12. Portal Three Kingdoms (PTK)

    ZHS 博图三国志

    180 Traditional Chinese card records · 180 Simplified Chinese card records

  13. Urza's Destiny (UDS)

     143 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  14. Mercadian Masques (MMQ)

    ZHT 玛凯迪亚

    350 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  15. Nemesis (NEM)

     143 Traditional Chinese card records · 0 Simplified Chinese card records

  16. Prophecy (PCY)

    ZHS 预言

    143 Traditional Chinese card records · 1 Simplified Chinese card records

  17. Invasion (INV)

    ZHS 大战役

    350 Traditional Chinese card records · 351 Simplified Chinese card records

  18. Planeshift (PLS)

    ZHS 时空转移

    146 Traditional Chinese card records · 146 Simplified Chinese card records

  19. Seventh Edition (7ED)

    ZHS 第七版

    350 Traditional Chinese card records · 354 Simplified Chinese card records

  20. Apocalypse (APC)

    ZHS 启示录

    143 Traditional Chinese card records · 143 Simplified Chinese card records

  21. Odyssey (ODY)

    ZHS 奥德赛

    350 Traditional Chinese card records · 350 Simplified Chinese card records

  22. Torment (TOR)

    ZHS 绝境

    143 Traditional Chinese card records · 143 Simplified Chinese card records

  23. Judgment (JUD)

    ZHS 神谴

    143 Traditional Chinese card records · 143 Simplified Chinese card records

  24. Onslaught (ONS)

    ZHS 石破天惊

    350 Traditional Chinese card records · 350 Simplified Chinese card records

  25. Legions (LGN)

    ZHS 万马千军

    145 Traditional Chinese card records · 145 Simplified Chinese card records

  26. Scourge (SCG)

    ZHS 劫运降临

    143 Traditional Chinese card records · 143 Simplified Chinese card records

  27. Eighth Edition (8ED)

    ZHS 第八版

    350 Traditional Chinese card records · 353 Simplified Chinese card records

  28. Mirrodin (MRD)

    ZHS 秘罗地

    306 Traditional Chinese card records · 306 Simplified Chinese card records

  29. Darksteel (DST)

    ZHS 玄铁

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 165 Simplified Chinese card records

  30. Fifth Dawn (5DN)

    ZHS 五色曙光

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 165 Simplified Chinese card records

  31. Champions of Kamigawa (CHK)

    ZHS 神河群英录

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 295 Simplified Chinese card records

  32. Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK)

    ZHS 神河叛将谱

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 160 Simplified Chinese card records

  33. Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK)

    ZHS 神河任侠传

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 160 Simplified Chinese card records

  34. Ninth Edition (9ED)

    ZHS 第九版

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 350 Simplified Chinese card records

  35. Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV)

    ZHS 拉尼卡公会城

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 306 Simplified Chinese card records

  36. Guildpact (GPT)

    ZHS 十会盟

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 165 Simplified Chinese card records

  37. Dissension (DIS)

    ZHS 纷争

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 180 Simplified Chinese card records

  38. Coldsnap (CSP)

    ZHS 骤霜

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 155 Simplified Chinese card records

  39. Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB)

    ZHS 时间漩涡时间转移牌

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 121 Simplified Chinese card records

  40. Time Spiral (TSP)

    ZHS 时间漩涡

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 301 Simplified Chinese card records

  41. Planar Chaos (PLC)

    ZHS 时空混沌

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 165 Simplified Chinese card records

  42. Future Sight (FUT)

    ZHS 预知将来

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 180 Simplified Chinese card records

  43. Tenth Edition (10E)

    ZHS 第十版

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 377 Simplified Chinese card records

  44. Lorwyn (LRW)

    ZHS 洛温

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 299 Simplified Chinese card records

  45. Morningtide (MOR)

    ZHS 晨光

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 150 Simplified Chinese card records

  46. Shadowmoor (SHM)

    ZHS 暗影荒原

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 302 Simplified Chinese card records

  47. Eventide (EVE)

    ZHS 暮光

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 180 Simplified Chinese card records

  48. Shards of Alara (ALA)

    ZHS 阿拉若断片

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  49. Conflux (CON)

    ZHS 聚流

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 145 Simplified Chinese card records

  50. Alara Reborn (ARB)

    ZHS 阿拉若新生

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 145 Simplified Chinese card records

  51. Magic 2010 (M10)

    ZHS 2010核心系列

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  52. Zendikar (ZEN)

    ZHS 赞迪卡

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 229 Simplified Chinese card records

  53. Worldwake (WWK)

    ZHS 天地醒转

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 145 Simplified Chinese card records

  54. Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE)

    ZHS 奥札奇再起

    0 Traditional Chinese card records · 248 Simplified Chinese card records

  55. Magic 2011 (M11)

    ZHS 2011核心系列

    249 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  56. Scars of Mirrodin (SOM)

    ZHS 秘罗地创痕

    249 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  57. Mirrodin Besieged (MBS)

     155 Traditional Chinese card records · 155 Simplified Chinese card records

  58. New Phyrexia (NPH)

     175 Traditional Chinese card records · 175 Simplified Chinese card records

  59. Magic 2012 (M12)

     249 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  60. Innistrad (ISD)

     264 Traditional Chinese card records · 264 Simplified Chinese card records

  61. Dark Ascension (DKA)

     158 Traditional Chinese card records · 158 Simplified Chinese card records

  62. Avacyn Restored (AVR)

     244 Traditional Chinese card records · 244 Simplified Chinese card records

  63. Magic 2013 (M13)

     249 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  64. Return to Ravnica (RTR)

     274 Traditional Chinese card records · 274 Simplified Chinese card records

  65. Gatecrash (GTC)

     248 Traditional Chinese card records · 248 Simplified Chinese card records

  66. Dragon's Maze (DGM)

     141 Traditional Chinese card records · 141 Simplified Chinese card records

  67. Magic 2014 (M14)

     249 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  68. Theros (THS)

     249 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  69. Born of the Gods (BNG)

     165 Traditional Chinese card records · 165 Simplified Chinese card records

  70. Journey into Nyx (JOU)

     165 Traditional Chinese card records · 165 Simplified Chinese card records

  71. Conspiracy (CNS)

     0 Traditional Chinese card records · 210 Simplified Chinese card records

  72. Magic 2015 (M15)

     284 Traditional Chinese card records · 284 Simplified Chinese card records

  73. Khans of Tarkir (KTK)

     269 Traditional Chinese card records · 269 Simplified Chinese card records

  74. Commander 2014 (C14)

     0 Traditional Chinese card records · 337 Simplified Chinese card records

  75. Ugin's Fate (UGIN)

     26 Traditional Chinese card records · 26 Simplified Chinese card records

  76. Fate Reforged (FRF)

     185 Traditional Chinese card records · 185 Simplified Chinese card records

  77. Dragons of Tarkir (DTK)

     264 Traditional Chinese card records · 264 Simplified Chinese card records

  78. Modern Masters 2015 (MM2)

     0 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records

  79. Magic Origins (ORI)

     288 Traditional Chinese card records · 288 Simplified Chinese card records

  80. Battle for Zendikar (BFZ)

     250 Traditional Chinese card records · 249 Simplified Chinese card records