Avacyn Restored Collation

Avacyn Restored is a large set with 101 commons, 60 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares, and three variations of each standard basic land. This is the normal size for a large set of this era. Foil cards are included in booster packs with advertised odds of 1 : 67 cards. The set was printed in English in the USA and Belgium.

Avacyn Restored was sold in 15 card booster packs (which contain an additional ad card). Booster boxes have 36 packs.

US Pack Anatomy

The US printing uses sequential collation with C1/C2 common collation.

Packs are back-facing and have 10 commons followed by 3 uncommons, a rare, an ad card, and a basic land. If there is a foil card, it will appear after the land, displacing a common.

10 Commons	3 Uncommons	1 Rare	1 Ad Card	1 Land
9 Commons	3 Uncommons	1 Rare	1 Ad Card	1 Land	1 Foil

Packs are evenly split between C1 commons and C2 commons. C1 packs have 3 A cards, 1-2 B, and 5-6 C. C2 packs have 3-4 A cards, 2-4 B, and 3-4 C.

A	A	A	B	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
A	A	A	B	B	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
A	A	A	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	B	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	A	B	B	C2	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	A	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2

When a foil appears in a pack, it will displace a common card. Common foils displace A commons and only appear in C1 packs. Uncommon foils displace B commons (which can result in a pack with no B commons). Rare foils displace C2 commons.

Uncommons are printed on one sheet with each card appearing twice (and one filler). This is divided into a 66-card A run (with 33 distinct cards) and a 54-card B run (with 27 distinct cards). Packs can have either 2 A cards followed by 1 B card, or 1 A card followed by 2 B cards. Since the runs are unbalanced, 2 A cards happens 13/20 of the time.

Common Runs[1]

The A common run consists of 33 different cards each appearing twice. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The B common run consists of 22 different cards each appearing three times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The C1 common run consists of 27 different cards each appearing twice plus Scroll of Griselbrand, the short-printed common. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The C2 common run consists of 18 different cards each appearing three times plus Scroll of Griselbrand, the short-printed common. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Uncommon Runs

The A uncommon run consists of 33 different cards each appearing twice. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The B uncommon run also consists of 27 different cards each appearing twice. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Token Run

All of the marketing cards in Avacyn Restored have a token, emblem, or tip on the front face. They are printed on an 11 × 11 sheet with different items appearing different numbers of times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Token Rarity
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Emblem × 1	Demon × 2	Spirit × 2
Gatherer Tip Card × 4	Booster Draft Tip Card × 5	Deck Proportions Tip Card × 5
Defeating Planeswalkers Tip Card × 5	Limited Tip Card × 5	Undying Tip Card × 5
Using Planeswalkers Tip Card × 5	Angel × 6	Avacyn Tip Card × 6
Griselbrand Tip Card × 6	Miracle Tip Card × 7	Soulbond Tip Card × 7
Spirit × 7	Zombie × 7	Human × 16
Human × 20

[1] The common runs for US Avacyn Restored were originally posted by Medussa on the MTG Salvation forums.

A	A	A	B	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
A	A	A	B	B	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
A	A	A	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	B	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	A	B	B	C2	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	A	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2

A	A	A	B	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
A	A	A	B	B	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
A	A	A	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	B	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	A	B	B	C2	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	A	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2

A	A	A	B	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
A	A	A	B	B	C1	C1	C1	C1	C1
A	A	A	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	B	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	A	B	B	C2	C2	C2	C2
A	A	A	A	B	B	B	C2	C2	C2