Editing Spellfire (section)

==Editions==
The first release had a selection of 400 cards, which included cards based on the [[Forgotten Realms]], [[Dark Sun]], and [[Greyhawk]] settings.<ref name="Pyramid9"/> The basic set was packaged as a double deck (55 cards per deck), with three different levels of rarity (Common, Uncommon, and Rare), and [[booster packs]] were also sold which contained 25 more cards that were not available in the basic set.<ref name="Pyramid9"/>

The second edition [[Booster pack|starter pack]] fixed some misprints and replaced 20 first edition cards with 20 different chase cards. The artwork for the new chase cards consisted mostly of photos with fantasy-related artifacts or people in costume. The rest of this set remained identical to the first edition. The ''[[Ravenloft]]'', ''[[Dragonlance]]'', and ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' booster series were released soon after the second edition. These were well received by players.

The third edition starter made some significant changes by adding powers to cards that previously had none, without changing the names and artwork.  There were also significant rules corrections and updates. The ''Artifacts'', ''Powers'', ''[[Underdark]]'', ''Runes & Ruins'',<ref name="Duelist10">{{cite magazine|title=Reports on trading card games|last=Varney|first=Allen|volume=3|issue=2|magazine=The Duelist|pages=8–9|date=May 1996}}</ref> and ''[[Birthright (campaign setting)|Birthright]]'' booster series added many new dimensions to the game.

The fourth edition came in a red and black double-pack, and featured 520 cards pulled from each expansion set as well as the mainline set, with more than 200 new designs.<ref name="Arcane11"/> Some cards that were not updated for the 3rd edition were changed with this release.<ref name="Arcane11"/> The red box in this twin-deck pack included a 55-card deck that can be played as-is, while the black box included a set of revised rules and a booster pack of 12 cards from the ''Draconomicon'' expansion.<ref name="Arcane11"/> By the time the fourth edition starter pack made its debut, the future of TSR was uncertain, leading to production problems. Three more booster series, ''Draconomicon'', ''Nightstalkers'', and ''Dungeons'', were released. Though they all sold out immediately, these sets were produced in small quantities. Shortly thereafter, Wizards of the Coast bought out TSR.

Before it was discontinued, ''Spellfire'' was released in six languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, and French) and four editions, as well as having eleven expansions or "booster sets". Several years after Wizards of the Coast acquired TSR, they announced that they would be re-releasing ''Spellfire'', but the project was canceled.

{| class="wikitable"
!Set!!Release date!!Cards!!Packaging!!Special features
|-
|1st Edition||June 1994|| || ||First AD&D champions
|-
|Ravenloft||August 1994|| || ||Rule Cards, Limbo, Power Activation
|-
|2nd Edition||August 1994|| || ||20 rares replaced from 1st Edition
|-
|Dragonlance||September 1994|| || ||Racial definitions, swimmers, earthwalkers
|-
|Forgotten Realms||November 1994|| || ||
|-
|Artifacts||May 1995|| || 16-card booster packs<ref name="Inquest">{{cite magazine|title=On the shelves|issue=1|magazine=[[InQuest Gamer|InQuest]]|publisher=[[Wizard Entertainment]]|pages=13–15|date=May 1995}}</ref>{{rp|13}} ||Darksun-oriented
|-
|Powers||September 1995|| || ||Avatar champion
|-
|3rd Edition||October 1995|| || ||20 additional rares replaced from 2nd Edition
|-
|The Underdark<ref name="Duelist9">{{cite magazine|title=Reports on trading card games|last=Varney|first=Allen|volume=3|issue=1|magazine=The Duelist|pages=19–21|date=February 1996}}</ref>{{rp|20}}||December 1995|| || ||Attack-oriented
|-
|Runes & Ruins<ref name="Duelist9" />{{rp|20}}||February 1996|| || 12-card booster packs<ref name="Duelist10" />{{rp|9}} ||Unarmed combat cards
|-
|Birthright||May 1996|| || ||Regents and blood abilities
|-
|4th Edition||July 1996|| 500 || 55-card starter decks<ref name="Furbeck">{{cite magazine|title=On the shelves|last=Furbeck|first=Matt|issue=15|magazine=[[InQuest Gamer|InQuest]]|publisher=Wizard Entertainment|pages=22|date=July 1996}}</ref><br />12-card booster packs<ref name="Furbeck" /> ||Strengthened previous key cards
|-
|Draconomicon||July 1996|| 100, plus 25 chase cards || 12-card booster packs<ref name="Furbeck" /> ||Dragon-oriented
|-
|Nightstalkers||September 1996|| 125 || 12-card booster packs<ref name="Duelist-13">{{cite magazine|title=Game news & updates|magazine=The Duelist|issue=13|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|page=74|date=October 1996}}</ref> ||Undead-oriented
|-
|Dungeons||October 1997|| 100, plus 25 chase cards || 12-card booster packs<ref name="Duelist-16">{{cite magazine|title=Game news & updates|magazine=[[The Duelist (magazine)|The Duelist]]|issue=16|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|page=76|date=April 1997}}</ref> ||Dungeon card
|}