Introducing Lists: Track More Than Sets

If you’re a collector, you already know that “completing a set” only tells part of the story.

Sure, you might want to finish Dominaria United. But you probably also care about the Reserved List. Or the original Dual Lands. Or maybe you’re chasing down every Elder Dragon ever printed. These aren’t sets—they’re collections that matter to you for reasons that have nothing to do with release dates.

That’s what Lists are for.

What Lists Actually Do

A List is a curated collection of cards organized around a theme. The Reserved List. Power 9. Original Dual Lands. Elder Dragons. Cards grouped by what they represent, not when they were printed.

When you target a list, Icarian tracks your progress automatically. You see what you own, what you’re missing, and what it would cost to pick up the rest.

The progress updates as your collection changes. Add a Volcanic Island to your collection, and your Dual Lands completion ticks up. No manual tracking, no spreadsheets.

Finding What You’re Missing

The detail view for each list shows you exactly where you stand. Owned cards, missing cards, total value, minimum cost to complete.

That last number, minimum cost to complete, is the one I find most useful. It calculates the cheapest available printing for each card you’re missing and gives you a real number. Not “someday I’ll finish the Reserved List” but “here’s what it would actually cost.”

You can filter to show only missing cards, which turns the list into a shopping list. Combined with price alerts, you can watch for deals on the specific cards you need.

Lists That Update Themselves

Some lists are rule-based, meaning they automatically include any card matching specific criteria.

The Reserved List is a good example. Rather than manually maintaining a list of 572 cards, the system just says “include every card where Reserved List = true.” When Wizards hypothetically adds a card to the Reserved List (they won’t, but you get the idea), it would appear automatically.

This matters more for lists like “Elder Dragons” or “Every goblin card ever made” which are categories where new cards get added with every set release. The list stays current without anyone having to remember to update it.

Suggest Lists You Want to See

We can’t anticipate every collection people care about. Maybe you’re tracking Slivers, or original pack arts, or every card illustrated by Rebecca Guay.

So there’s a suggestion system. Tell us what list you want to track, and if it makes sense for the broader community, we’ll add it. Sometimes that requires writing some code for the rules but… so does everything else on this site.

We will review every suggestion. Good ones get added. Niche ones might not make the cut for the public list, but they help us understand what collectors actually care about and maybe there is a better way for us to help you reach your goals.

The Collections That Define You

Sets are arbitrary. They’re organized by when Wizards released them, not by what matters to you as a collector.

Lists let you track the collections that actually mean something. The Reserved List cards you’re slowly accumulating. The Dual Lands you’ve been chasing for years. The obscure tribe you’ve decided to collect every member of.

Your collection tells a story. Lists help you see it.

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