MagicSetsXML

Introduction

This XML file contains all sets (or nearly) from alpha to the latest sets released (For set i mean everything that has been released with a 3 letter code and a symbol).

Its main purpose is to be focused only on sets, and nothing else, then you can't find information about single cards, mechanics, etc. only sets details. The only card detail available is the card composition.

This file is manually updated, so there could be a delay on when a set is released and when is reported here. Along with the set information the card_logos folder contains all the symbols.

If you need to consume the xml as an API you can use this url: https://inuyasha82.github.io/MagicSetsXML/magicsymbols.xml (this is not a real API, so there are no builtin filtering features), if you want something more similar to an API, you can check my other project: https://github.com/inuyasha82/mtgrestservice and deploy it on your server (the project is based on the same xml).

Edition Item

Even if depending on the set type some of the details are different (preconstructed, normal set, commander, etc) all edition have a common set of information listed below: contains the following information:

Set exit date (month-year)
Set name (the name is reported in English, Italian and Spanish)
Image filename (available in the card_logos folder of this repository)
3 Letters set code

You can access the xml file here:

Set Name

The set name tag is wrapped inside the <names> tag, since it is reported in different languages:

<names>
	<name>English Name</name>
	<name lang="it">Italian Name</name>
	<name lang="es">Spanish Name</name>
</names>

Currently only English, Spanish and Italian names are reported. No lang attribute means English language.

Card Composition

The card compisition is wrapped around the <cards> tag. Depending on the specific sets you can find one or more of the following:

lands
common
uncommon
rare
mythic rare
oversize
other

Other is used when the cards doesn't fall into any of the categories above, or are from some specific sets (i.e. from the vault).

The xml code for this section is:

<cards>
	<common>101</common>
	<uncommon>60</uncommon>
	<rare>53</rare>
	<mythic>15</mythic>
	<lands>20</lands>
</cards>

Normal Set

For the normal set the card composition is composed by:

Number of lands
Number of commond cards
Number of uncommon cards
Number of rare cards
Number of mythics cards
Number of any special card

The xml entry for this type

<edition>
	<launch>2018-04</launch>
	<code>DOM</code>
	<image>DOM_Symbol.png</image>
	<names>
		<name>Dominaria</name>
	</names>
	<cards>
		<common>101</common>
		<uncommon>80</uncommon>
		<rare>53</rare>
		<mythic>15</mythic>
		<lands>20</lands>
	</cards>
</edition>

Preconstructed Sets

A preconstructed set has a little bit different structure, keeping all the common fields (names, code, image, launch, etc.) the card composition field is replaced by the <preconstructed> tag. Here an example of a preconstructed set:

<edition>
	<launch>2011-04</launch>
	<code> DDG </code>
	<image>DDG_symbol.png</image>
	<names>
		<name>Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons</name>
		<name lang="it">Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons</name>
	        <name lang="es">Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons</name>
	</names>
	<preconstructed decks="2" type="duel">
		<size>60</size>
	</preconstructed>
</edition>

The preconstructed tag is composed of two attributes and one child:

decks attribute is the number of decks that compose this set.
type it identify the type of preconstructed set, it can be one of: duel, commander, planechase, multiplayer. It can be left empty.
The child tag is used to identify the size of each deck in the set.

A special case is the planechase set, that has also special cards, so in that case there is also the cards tag, that has one child to indicate how many planes card are in this set. Below is an example of a planechase deck:

<edition>
	<launch>2009-09</launch>
	<code> HOP </code>
	<image>Planechase_expansion_symbol.png</image>
	<names>
		<name>Planechase (2009)</name>
	</names>
	<preconstructed decks="4" type="planechase">
		<size>60</size>
	</preconstructed>
	<cards>
		<plane>40</plane>
	</cards>
</edition>

Special tags

In some cases special tags are used to identify some properties of some particular set. To help to identify what is the type of set.

From the vault sets : for this type of set there is a special tag that is added to identify it as from the vault:

<vault />

The tag doesn't have any value or attribute. If present it identify the set as one of the "From the vault" series

Fun sets: actually there are only three fun sets, anyway to help to identify them the tag:

<fun />

is used.

Some sets are only available online, in this case the following tag is added:

<online />

Finally for sets that are designed specifically for 2hg format (the first set published in that way is battlebond), the following tag is used:

<twohg />

Contributing

Everyone is free to contribute reporting new sets, proposing new information to be added, or reporting issues with sets.

inuyasha82/MagicSetsXML