Magic: The Gathering Rarities
Prerelease Tournament Bonuses

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Prerelease tournaments are held the week prior to a new set's release. These tournaments give players a chance to play with cards neither they nor anyone else has ever seen before. (Set designers notwithstanding.) Starting with Tempest, participants in prerelease tournaments each receive a specially printed promotional card.
PRERELEASE TOURNAMENT BONUSES - STARTER LEVEL
CARD NAME ARTIST SOURCE
1 Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms Gao Jianzhang Portal Three Kingdoms Prerelease (Japan) 29 Apr 1999
2 Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms Gao Jianzhang Portal Three Kingdoms Prerelease (Singapore) 4 Jul 1999
PRERELEASE TOURNAMENT BONUSES - EXPERT LEVEL
CARD NAME   ARTIST SOURCE
1 Dirtcowl Wurm Dan Frazier Tempest Prerelease 4 Oct 1997
2 Revenant Terese Nielsen Stronghold Prerelease 21 Feb 1998
3 Monstrous Hound Dermot Power Exodus Prerelease 6 Jun 1998
4 Lightning Dragon Ron Spencer Urza's Saga Prerelease 26 Sep 1998
5 Beast of Burden Ron Spears Urza's Legacy Prerelease 6 Feb 1999
6 False Prophet Eric Peterson Urza's Destiny Prerelease 24 May 1999
7 Overtaker Clyde Caldwell Mercadian Masques Prerelease 25 Sep 1999
8 Rathi Assassin Dana Knutson Nemesis Prerelease 29 Jan 2000
9 Avatar of Hope rk post Prophecy Prerelease 27 May 2000
10 Kavu Furens (Raging Kavu) Arnie Swekel Invasion Prerelease 23 Sep 2000
11 Όπλανώμενος Φελδδαγρίφος (Questing Phelddagrif) Matt Cavotta Planeshift Prerelease 27 Jan 2001
12 फंगल्शम्ब्लर् (Fungal Shambler) Jim Nelson Apocalypse Prerelease 26 May 2001
13

 باسل ليسك —  الحجر واللسان
(Stone-Tongue Basilisk)

 Wayne England Odyssey Prerelease 22 Sep 2001
14 Воин Лакватуса (Laquatus's Champion) Greg Staples Torment Prerelease 26 Jan 2002
15

תהילה
(Glory)

 Donato Giancola Judgment Prerelease 18 May 2002
16 Silent Specter Daren Bader Onslaught Prerelease 28 Sep 2002
17   Feral Throwback   Carl Critchlow Legions Prerelease 25 Jan 2003
18         Scourge Prerelease May 2003
19         Mirrodin Prerelease 27 Sep 2003