The question of how many Base Set Unlimited Magic: The Gathering cards exist with a red text misprint is quite specific and involves understanding the printing history and known errors of the Base Set Unlimited edition.
Base Set Unlimited was the second print run of the original Magic: The Gathering Base Set, released in 1993 after the initial Limited Edition (Alpha and Beta) printings. The Unlimited edition is known for having white borders instead of black and some minor differences in card text and layout compared to Alpha and Beta.
Regarding misprints, the Base Set Unlimited is not widely documented as having a large number of cards with red text misprints. The typical printing errors from early Magic sets often involved text shifts, color misalignments, or incorrect card types, but red text misprints are not commonly cited for this set.
Red text in Magic cards usually indicates reminder text or rules text that is italicized and colored red to distinguish it from the main card text. A misprint involving red text would mean that the red text is either missing, incorrectly colored, or misplaced.
From the available authoritative sources and collector knowledge, there is no well-documented or recognized mass misprint of Base Set Unlimited cards specifically involving red text. Most known misprints from early Magic sets, including Unlimited, involve other issues such as:
– Text alignment problems
– Incorrect card types (e.g., All Hallow’s Eve printed as a Sorcery instead of an Enchantment)
– Misplaced or missing mana cost symbols
– Errors in artist credits or card names
These are documented in sets like Fallen Empires and Homelands but not specifically in Base Set Unlimited with red text misprints[1].
If a red text misprint exists, it would likely be a very rare anomaly or a printing error affecting a very small number of cards, not a widespread or officially recognized category of misprint. Collectors and experts in Magic card printing errors typically track such misprints carefully, and no major source or database lists Base Set Unlimited cards with red text misprints as a known category.
Therefore, the number of Base Set Unlimited cards with a red text misprint is effectively zero in terms of recognized, documented misprints. Any such card would be an extremely rare printing anomaly rather than a known, cataloged misprint.
If you are interested in misprints involving red text in Magic cards more generally, some later sets or promotional cards have had printing errors affecting colored text, but these are separate from the Base Set Unlimited.
In summary, there is no authoritative evidence or documentation of Base Set Unlimited cards with red text misprints existing in any significant or collectible quantity. The known misprints from that era focus on other types of printing errors.
