Out of Planechase Anthology's entire 86-card haul, exactly six cards are genuinely new to the box, never having appeared in either 2009's Planechase or Planechase 2012.
Those six are all Plane cards: Celestine Reef, Horizon Boughs, Mirrored Depths, Stairs to Infinity, Tazeem, and Tember City, and they are the closest thing this reprint-heavy set has to an exclusive chase list.
For collectors specifically completing a full Anthology plane set, or anyone chasing the only cards this box actually debuted, these six carry a distinct significance the other 72 planes don't share.
This guide walks through what makes these six planes exclusive, why they exist, and what to know if you are specifically hunting them down.
Planechase Anthology's core mission was consolidating everything from two earlier products into one box, but Wizards used the release as an opportunity to add a small amount of genuinely new material too.
Rather than new 60-card decks, that new content took the form of six additional Plane cards, expanding the total plane pool from 72 (40 from 2009, 32 from 2012) to a full 78.
These six are frequently referred to as promotional planes because they were bundled directly into the Anthology box itself rather than being sold as part of either core Planechase product's original lineup.
Functionally, they play exactly like any other plane in the box; the promotional label is about their release history and exclusivity, not about how they function during a game.
Since these six cards cannot be pulled from any other Magic product, a collector specifically trying to own every card unique to Planechase Anthology only needs to track these six, not the other 72 reprinted planes.
That makes them a natural, self-contained mini-checklist for anyone who wants to say they own everything genuinely exclusive to this particular 2016 release.
There is no mechanical pattern that separates these six from the rest of the pool; they cover a similarly wide range of effect types and power levels as the other 72 planes.
Their significance is entirely about exclusivity and release history rather than raw in-game power, which is worth knowing before assuming a promotional plane is automatically stronger.
Since these six are functionally normal Plane cards, there is no reason to force all six into a single planar deck just because they share exclusive status.
Evaluate each one on its own merits the same way you would any other plane in Anthology's 78-card pool, and only include the ones that genuinely fit your group's preferred play style.
Collectors who track sets card-by-card treat these six as the true completion checklist for Planechase Anthology, since the other 72 planes already exist in an earlier, separately trackable product.
A spreadsheet or checklist app noting only these six against your current collection is a faster way to confirm completion status than cross-referencing all 86 cards individually. That short, self-contained list is also a good gauge of how close you are to owning everything genuinely unique to this specific release, without needing to track the far larger reprinted portion of the box.
Since Planechase Anthology is confirmed out of print, singles of these six promo planes only circulate through the secondary market now rather than fresh retail stock.
Buying a full sealed box remains the most reliable way to guarantee all six at once, since individual promo plane singles can be harder to track down consistently than the more commonly available reprinted planes. A magnetic card holder is worth reserving for whichever one you land first.
Celestine Reef, Horizon Boughs, Mirrored Depths, Stairs to Infinity, Tazeem, and Tember City.
No, they are exclusive to Planechase Anthology and never appeared in an earlier Planechase product.
Not inherently; their significance is exclusivity, not raw power.
A sealed Planechase Anthology box guarantees all six, since it is confirmed out of print at retail.
These six planes are the only genuinely exclusive cards in the entire box, which makes them worth tracking specifically if you are chasing a complete Anthology set. Keep singles organized in a binder as you collect them.
Whether you complete the set from a sealed box or piece it together from singles, these six are the real checklist for this release.
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