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	'''Note:''' This page covers the '''original numbered Virtual Sets''' released by the [[Players Committee]] from '''2002 through the September 2009 Block reorganization'''. It is '''not''' the same packaging as the later [[:Category:Virtual Legacy sets\|Virtual Block]] hubs on this wiki, and it is '''not''' the post-2014 [[:Category:Current Virtual sets\|Current Virtual]] pool. For a full era map see [[History of the Players Committee]], [[Formats]], and [[Rulebooks]].		'''Note:''' '''Virtual Original''' era (2002–2009). This page covers the '''original numbered Virtual Sets''' released by the [[Players Committee]] from '''2002 through the September 2009 Block reorganization'''. It is '''not''' the same packaging as the later [[:Category:Virtual Legacy sets\|Virtual Block]] hubs on this wiki, and it is '''not''' the post-2014 [[:Category:Current Virtual sets\|Current Virtual]] pool. For a full era map see [[History of the Players Committee]], [[Formats]], and [[Rulebooks]].

	The '''Virtual Sets (2002-2009)''' (also called '''pre-reorg Virtual Sets''') were printable PDF game-text slips that players sleeved over Decipher cards. Contemporary announcements described them as a pilot program to revive underused cards and strengthen storyline play. Early slips used a '''modifier / framing style that is very different''' from how the same virtual lineage was later presented after the '''2009 Block reorg''' (and different again from '''current Virtual''' slanted-ring sets after the '''2014 Reset''').		The '''Virtual Sets (2002-2009)''' (also called '''pre-reorg Virtual Sets''') were printable PDF game-text slips that players sleeved over Decipher cards. Contemporary announcements described them as a pilot program to revive underused cards and strengthen storyline play. Early slips used a '''modifier / framing style that is very different''' from how the same virtual lineage was later presented after the '''2009 Block reorg''' (and different again from '''current Virtual''' slanted-ring sets after the '''2014 Reset''').

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'''Note:''' This page covers the '''original numbered Virtual Sets''' released by the [[Players Committee]] from '''2002 through the September 2009 Block reorganization'''. It is '''not''' the same packaging as the later [[:Category:Virtual Legacy sets|Virtual Block]] hubs on this wiki, and it is '''not''' the post-2014 [[:Category:Current Virtual sets|Current Virtual]] pool. For a full era map see [[History of the Players Committee]], [[Formats]], and [[Rulebooks]].

The '''Virtual Sets (2002-2009)''' (also called '''pre-reorg Virtual Sets''') were printable PDF game-text slips that players sleeved over Decipher cards. Contemporary announcements described them as a pilot program to revive underused cards and strengthen storyline play. Early slips used a '''modifier / framing style that is very different''' from how the same virtual lineage was later presented after the '''2009 Block reorg''' (and different again from '''current Virtual''' slanted-ring sets after the '''2014 Reset''').

This wiki does '''not''' yet publish a card-by-card comparison of old Virtual modifiers versus Block-era or current Virtual printings. A later wiki slice is planned for that work. Until then, treat original PDFs, Block packaging, and current Virtual as '''versioned layers''' — do not collapse them into a single "Standard" view.

== How early Virtual worked (2002 framing) ==

Per Decipher / Players Committee material from early 2002:

* Virtual cards were distributed as '''PDF slips''' to print and insert in opaque sleeves with the matching Decipher card.<ref name="tfn2002">[https://theforce.net/ccg/story/Players_Committee_Announces_the_First_Virtual_Card_Set_68946.asp Player's Committee Announces the First Virtual Card Set], TheForce.Net, 12 February 2002 (citing Game Players Network)</ref><ref name="decivs1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020610072829/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/playerscommittee/virtualcardset1.html Virtual Card Set #1 is Away!], decipher.com (Wayback, 10 June 2002 snapshot; dated 5 March 2002)</ref>
* Virtual versions were marked with '''(V)''' in rulings, articles, and deck lists.<ref name="decivs1" />
* Players could include both the original Decipher text and the (V) version in a deck, but could not switch a card either way once a tournament began.<ref name="decivs1" />
* An early official slip PDF survives as [https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf] (Wayback, 13 August 2005 snapshot of decipher.com). A closely related file is also archived as [https://web.archive.org/web/20070117223920/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf] (Wayback, 17 January 2007).<ref name="vc1pdf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf], decipher.com virtual cardlists (Wayback)</ref><ref name="vc1apdf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070117223920/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf], decipher.com (Wayback)</ref>

'''Presentation gap (honest):''' those early PDF slips show compact replacement game-text boxes for specific Premiere cards. After September 2009, the Players Committee reorganized Legacy Virtual material into '''Virtual Blocks''' (and later published [[Virtual Shields]] as its own Legacy hub on this wiki). Post-2014 '''Current Virtual''' sets again use different set icons, numbering, and legal pools. Titles, frames, legality, and which cards remain in the pool can differ across those eras — including through '''errata''' and cards being '''dropped''' from the legal pool. Documented change-by-change diffs belong in a later page; this overview only flags that the layers are not identical.

== Launch chronology (sourced) ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Milestone
! Date (as sourced)
! Notes
! Source
|-
| First Virtual Set announced (TFN / GPN)
| 12 February 2002
| Target community release '''4 March 2002'''; preview week 25 February–1 March 2002; cadence "every 3 to 4 months"; Virtual Set #2 targeted '''6 May 2002'''
| <ref name="tfn2002" />
|-
| Virtual Card Set #1 announcement on decipher.com
| 5 March 2002 (page date)
| Twelve cards (six Light / six Dark), all from [[Premiere]]; PDF sleeve method; (V) marking
| <ref name="decivs1" />
|-
| Virtual Set #1 tournament-legal
| '''Saturday, 9 March 2002'''
| Sanctioned tournaments required to allow the cards to remain sanctioned
| <ref name="decivs1" />
|-
| Decipher product / backing gift to the Players Committee (GPN headline)
| 29 April 2002
| Contemporary news index also tracks virtual-card and tournament coverage
| <ref name="gpn2002">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020610202816/http://www.gameplayersnetwork.com/card/games.asp?gm=starwars Game Players Network — Star Wars CCG index], Wayback 10 June 2002</ref>
|-
| Virtual Set #2 coverage on GPN
| 24 May 2002 (headline date)
| Describes a second, more ambitious set of "virtualized" Premiere texts after the success of the first set (headline/summary on the archived index; full article body not fully recovered here)
| <ref name="gpn2002" />
|-
| Players Committee / Advocate program announcement on decipher.com
| Early PC transition era (archived June 2002)
| Decipher announces first Star Wars Player Advocates and outlines turning support over to the Players Committee; mentions a forthcoming virtual-card pool timetable
| <ref name="pc1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020611042314/http://decipher.com/starwars/playerscommittee1.html The Star Wars Players' Committee], decipher.com (Wayback, 11 June 2002)</ref>
|}

== Pre-reorg set index (VS1–18 + Premium) ==

'''Primary archive list:''' the Players Committee ''Virtual Slips / Files'' library groups '''Legacy Virtual Sets (2002-2009)''' as Virtual Sets 1–17 (plus an oversized Set 17 file), separate from '''Legacy Virtual Blocks (2009–2014)''' and from post-Reset current sets.<ref name="slips">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Virtual Slips / Files], starwarsccg.org (Players Committee resource page; headings "Legacy Virtual Sets (2002-2009)" and "Legacy Virtual Blocks (2009-2014)")</ref>

'''Secondary name list:''' a fan chronology (star-wars.pl) records English set subtitles for VS1–18 and inserts '''Premium Set 1: Defensive Shields''' between VS11 and VS12; it also lists an unpublished VS19. Those '''names are useful labels''' but are '''not''' Decipher press releases; dates on that page are incomplete. Where this wiki lacks a primary dated announcement, the Date column says ''not yet sourced here'' rather than guessing.<ref name="plsets">[https://star-wars.pl/Tekst/1963,Star_Wars_CCG_Virtual_Sets.html Star Wars CCG - Virtual Sets], star-wars.pl (fan chronology; secondary)</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Name (secondary / PC label) !! Best-sourced date !! Notes
|-
| Virtual Set 1 || Legacy (secondary name); PC "Virtual Set 1" || Legal '''9 March 2002'''; community release targeted 4 March 2002 || 12 Premiere (V) slips per decipher.com announcement; see also [[#How early Virtual worked (2002 framing)|early framing]] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf]
|-
| Virtual Set 2 || Our Most Desperate Hour (secondary) || Targeted '''6 May 2002''' (TFN announce); GPN headline '''24 May 2002''' || Early second set; exact card count/legal day not copied here without a full primary article body
|-
| Virtual Set 3 || Revolution (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' || Name from secondary list; PC slips library lists Set 3 under Legacy Virtual Sets
|-
| Virtual Set 4 || Battle of Hoth (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 5 || A Dark Time (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 6 || A City in the Clouds (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 7 || Shadows of the Empire (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 8 || Jabba's Court (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 9 || Sanctuary Moon (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 10 || Fourth Anthology (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 11 || A Gathering Storm (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| '''Premium Set 1''' || '''Defensive Shields''' (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' (chronologically between VS11 and VS12 on the secondary list) || Defensive Shields later appear as their own Legacy hub on this wiki ([[Virtual Shields]]); do not assume Premium Set 1 == current [[Virtual Set D]]
|-
| Virtual Set 12 || Magistrates & Martyrs (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 13 || Remote Outpost (secondary; fan note: first set changing some original card names) || ''not yet sourced here'' || Fan claim about renamed cards is noted as '''unverified on this page''' until a primary slip/announce is cited
|-
| Virtual Set 14 || Armed & Operational (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 15 || Galactic Frontier (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 16 || Revenge of the Sith (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' ||
|-
| Virtual Set 17 || The Force Unleashed (secondary; fan note: first with new illustrations) || ''not yet sourced here'' || PC slips library also lists an oversized Set 17 file
|-
| Virtual Set 18 || Fifth Anthology (secondary) || ''not yet sourced here'' || Listed on the secondary chronology; '''not''' called out by name on the PC slips heading snippet cited above (which stops at Set 17) — treat VS18 inclusion as '''needs primary confirmation'''
|-
| Virtual Set 19 || Galaxy at War (secondary; marked unpublished) || — || Secondary list only; no claim of release on this wiki
|}

== After September 2009: Blocks (not a silent rename) ==

Around '''September 2009''' the Players Committee reorganized Legacy Virtual material into '''Virtual Blocks''' (Block 1 onward), which this wiki hubs as [[Virtual Block 1]] … [[Virtual Block 9]] plus [[Virtual Shields]]. The PC slips library explicitly separates '''Legacy Virtual Sets (2002-2009)''' from '''Legacy Virtual Blocks (2009–2014)'''.<ref name="slips" />

That means:

* '''Old Virtual Set PDFs / modifier slips''' remain historical printings.
* '''Block packaging''' is a later organizational and presentational layer for the pre-Reset pool.
* '''Current Virtual''' (from [[Virtual Set 0]] / the '''24 September 2014''' Reset onward on this wiki's Main Page) is a third era for tournament Standard play.

Cards could be '''errata'd''' or '''dropped''' from the legal pool between eras. [[Formats]] distinguishes '''Legacy''' (pre-Reset virtual pool) from '''Standard''' (post-Reset). Rules documents likewise version by era: Decipher core books, [[Players Committee Advanced Rulebook 2.0|Advanced Rulebook 2.0]] (Legacy Virtual-era), and the current [[Players Committee Advanced Rulebook]] (2023).

== See also ==

* [[History of the Players Committee]]
* [[Virtual Block 1]] … [[Virtual Block 9]], [[Virtual Shields]] — post-reorg Legacy hubs
* [[:Category:Virtual Legacy sets]]
* [[:Category:Current Virtual sets]] — post-2014 Reset
* [[Formats]] — Standard vs Legacy
* [[Rulebooks]] — Decipher / Legacy Virtual AR 2.0 / current AR bands
* [[Mission]] — card type introduced in Legacy Virtual-era AR 2.0
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Virtual Slips / Files] at starwarsccg.org

== Sources ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf] (Wayback) — '''cite this early slip PDF''' for original Virtual Set 1 modifier framing
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070117223920/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf] (Wayback)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020610072829/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/playerscommittee/virtualcardset1.html Virtual Card Set #1 is Away!] (Wayback)
* [https://theforce.net/ccg/story/Players_Committee_Announces_the_First_Virtual_Card_Set_68946.asp TFN first-set announce] (12 February 2002)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020610202816/http://www.gameplayersnetwork.com/card/games.asp?gm=starwars GPN Star Wars index] (Wayback, 10 June 2002)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020611042314/http://decipher.com/starwars/playerscommittee1.html Players' Committee announcement] (Wayback)
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ PC Virtual Slips / Files] (Legacy Sets vs Blocks headings)
* [https://star-wars.pl/Tekst/1963,Star_Wars_CCG_Virtual_Sets.html star-wars.pl Virtual Sets chronology] (secondary names)

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	The '''Virtual Sets (2002-2009)''' (also called '''pre-reorg Virtual Sets''') were printable PDF game-text slips that players sleeved over Decipher cards. Contemporary announcements described them as a pilot program to revive underused cards and strengthen storyline play. Early slips used a '''modifier / framing style that is very different''' from how the same virtual lineage was later presented after the '''2009 Block reorg''' (and different again from '''current Virtual''' slanted-ring sets after the '''2014 Reset''').		The '''Virtual Sets (2002-2009)''' (also called '''pre-reorg Virtual Sets''') were printable PDF game-text slips that players sleeved over Decipher cards. Contemporary announcements described them as a pilot program to revive underused cards and strengthen storyline play. Early slips used a '''modifier / framing style that is very different''' from how the same virtual lineage was later presented after the '''2009 Block reorg''' (and different again from '''current Virtual''' slanted-ring sets after the '''2014 Reset''').

	This wiki does '''not''' yet publish a card-by-card comparison of old Virtual modifiers versus Block-era or current Virtual printings. A later wiki slice is planned for that work. Until then, treat original PDFs, Block packaging, and current Virtual as '''versioned layers''' — do not collapse them into a single "Standard" view.		This wiki does '''not''' yet publish a card-by-card comparison of old Virtual modifiers versus Block-era or current Virtual printings. A later wiki slice is planned for that work. Until then, treat original PDFs, Block packaging, and current Virtual as '''versioned layers''' - do not collapse them into a single "Standard" view.

	== How early Virtual worked (2002 framing) ==		== How early Virtual worked (2002 framing) ==
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	* An early official slip PDF survives as [https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf] (Wayback, 13 August 2005 snapshot of decipher.com). The CDN host for day-to-day citation is [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf] (VirtualCards1.pdf is '''403''' on that CDN). Wayback also has VirtualCards1a.pdf and the early VirtualCards1.pdf framing file.<ref name="vc1pdf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf], decipher.com virtual cardlists (Wayback)</ref><ref name="vc1apdf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070117223920/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf], decipher.com (Wayback)</ref>		* An early official slip PDF survives as [https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf] (Wayback, 13 August 2005 snapshot of decipher.com). The CDN host for day-to-day citation is [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf] (VirtualCards1.pdf is '''403''' on that CDN). Wayback also has VirtualCards1a.pdf and the early VirtualCards1.pdf framing file.<ref name="vc1pdf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf], decipher.com virtual cardlists (Wayback)</ref><ref name="vc1apdf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070117223920/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf], decipher.com (Wayback)</ref>

	'''Presentation gap (honest):''' those early PDF slips show compact replacement game-text boxes for specific Premiere cards. After September 2009, the Players Committee reorganized Legacy Virtual material into '''Virtual Blocks''' (and later published [[Virtual Shields]] as its own Legacy hub on this wiki). Post-2014 '''Current Virtual''' sets again use different set icons, numbering, and legal pools. Titles, frames, legality, and which cards remain in the pool can differ across those eras — including through '''errata''' and cards being '''dropped''' from the legal pool. Documented change-by-change diffs belong in a later page; this overview only flags that the layers are not identical.		'''Presentation gap (honest):''' those early PDF slips show compact replacement game-text boxes for specific Premiere cards. After September 2009, the Players Committee reorganized Legacy Virtual material into '''Virtual Blocks''' (and later published [[Virtual Shields]] as its own Legacy hub on this wiki). Post-2014 '''Current Virtual''' sets again use different set icons, numbering, and legal pools. Titles, frames, legality, and which cards remain in the pool can differ across those eras - including through '''errata''' and cards being '''dropped''' from the legal pool. Documented change-by-change diffs belong in a later page; this overview only flags that the layers are not identical.

	== Launch chronology (sourced) ==		== Launch chronology (sourced) ==
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	\| First Virtual Set announced (TFN / GPN)		\| First Virtual Set announced (TFN / GPN)
	\| 12 February 2002		\| 12 February 2002
	\| Target community release '''4 March 2002'''; preview week 25 ~~February–1~~ March 2002; cadence "every 3 to 4 months"; Virtual Set #2 targeted '''6 May 2002'''		\| Target community release '''4 March 2002'''; preview week 25 February-1 March 2002; cadence "every 3 to 4 months"; Virtual Set #2 targeted '''6 May 2002'''
	\| <ref name="tfn2002" />		\| <ref name="tfn2002" />
	\|-		\|-
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	\| 29 April 2002		\| 29 April 2002
	\| Contemporary news index also tracks virtual-card and tournament coverage		\| Contemporary news index also tracks virtual-card and tournament coverage
	\| <ref name="gpn2002">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020610202816/http://www.gameplayersnetwork.com/card/games.asp?gm=starwars Game Players Network — Star Wars CCG index], Wayback 10 June 2002</ref>		\| <ref name="gpn2002">[https://web.archive.org/web/20020610202816/http://www.gameplayersnetwork.com/card/games.asp?gm=starwars Game Players Network - Star Wars CCG index], Wayback 10 June 2002</ref>
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	\| Virtual Set #2 coverage on GPN		\| Virtual Set #2 coverage on GPN
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	\| 2 \|\| Our Most Desperate Hour (Icon Guide); PDF "Virtual Set #2" \|\| '''Legal 1 June 2002'''; Regional '''8 June 2002''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards2.pdf VirtualCards2.pdf] banner: not legal for tournament play until June 1, 2002; Legal for Regional Saturday June 8th		\| 2 \|\| Our Most Desperate Hour (Icon Guide); PDF "Virtual Set #2" \|\| '''Legal 1 June 2002'''; Regional '''8 June 2002''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards2.pdf VirtualCards2.pdf] banner: not legal for tournament play until June 1, 2002; Legal for Regional Saturday June 8th
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3 \|\| Revolution; PDF "Virtual Set #3" \|\| '''Legal immediately 20 September 2002''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards3.pdf VirtualCards3.pdf]; period TFN/DecipherCon coverage		\| 3 \|\| Revolution; PDF "Virtual Set #3" \|\| '''Legal immediately 20 September 2002''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards3.pdf VirtualCards3.pdf]; HTML archive downloadable '''22 Sep 2002''' (does not override 20 Sep legal banner); period TFN/DecipherCon coverage
	\|-		\|-
	\| 4 \|\| Battle Of Hoth; PDF "Virtual Set #4" \|\| '''Legal 5 February 2003''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards4.pdf VirtualCards4.pdf]		\| 4 \|\| Battle Of Hoth; PDF "Virtual Set #4" \|\| '''Legal 5 February 2003''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards4.pdf VirtualCards4.pdf]
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	\| 5 \|\| A Dark Time; PDF "Virtual Set #5" \|\| ~'''June 2003''' (CreationDate 11 Jun 2003; no legal banner on slip) \|\| '''med''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards5.pdf VirtualCards5.pdf]		\| 5 \|\| A Dark Time; PDF "Virtual Set #5" \|\| ~'''June 2003''' (CreationDate 11 Jun 2003; no legal banner on slip) \|\| '''med''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards5.pdf VirtualCards5.pdf]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 6 \|\| City In The Clouds; PDF "Virtual Set #6" \|\| late 2003 / early 2004 (CreationDate '''12 Jan 2004''') \|\| '''low-med''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards6.pdf VirtualCards6.pdf]		\| 6 \|\| City In The Clouds; PDF "Virtual Set #6" \|\| late 2003 / early 2004 (CreationDate '''12 Jan 2004'''); CardVault by '''27 Mar 2004''' \|\| '''low-med''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards6.pdf VirtualCards6.pdf]; HTML bound does not invent a legal-day banner
	\|-		\|-
	\| 7 \|\| Shadows Of The Empire \|\| Official text as of '''4 December 2006''' \|\| '''med''' (line); '''low''' as first-ship \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards7.pdf VirtualCards7.pdf]. '''Caveat:''' Dec 2006 official-text / Redux-style packaging is '''not proven''' first ship for Sets 7-11.		\| 7 \|\| Shadows Of The Empire \|\| Official text as of '''4 December 2006''' \|\| '''med''' (line); '''low''' as first-ship \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards7.pdf VirtualCards7.pdf]. '''Caveat:''' Dec 2006 official-text / Redux-style packaging is '''not proven''' first ship for Sets 7-11.
	\|-		\|-
	\| 8 \|\| Jabba's Court \|\| Official text as of '''4 December 2006''' \|\| same V7-11 caveat \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards8.pdf VirtualCards8.pdf]		\| 8 \|\| Jabba's Court \|\| Official text as of '''4 December 2006''' (PDF stamp); CardVault by '''12 Dec 2004''' \|\| same V7-11 caveat \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards8.pdf VirtualCards8.pdf]; HTML CardVault date shows public presence before Dec 2006 stamp
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	\| 9 \|\| Sanctuary Moon \|\| Official text as of '''4 December 2006''' \|\| same V7-11 caveat \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards9.pdf VirtualCards9.pdf]		\| 9 \|\| Sanctuary Moon \|\| Official text as of '''4 December 2006''' \|\| same V7-11 caveat \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards9.pdf VirtualCards9.pdf]
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	\| 11 \|\| Gathering Storm \|\| Official text as of '''4 December 2006''' \|\| same V7-11 caveat \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards11.pdf VirtualCards11.pdf]		\| 11 \|\| Gathering Storm \|\| Official text as of '''4 December 2006''' \|\| same V7-11 caveat \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards11.pdf VirtualCards11.pdf]
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	\| Premium \|\| Defensive Shields ("Virtual Set: Defensive Shields" on Icon Guide) \|\| legal day ''not yet sourced here'' \|\| '''med''' name; '''low''' date \|\| Icon Guide;<ref name="iconguide" /> later [[Virtual Shields]]. Not current [[Virtual Set D]].		\| Premium \|\| Defensive Shields ("Virtual Set: Defensive Shields" on Icon Guide) \|\| legal day ''not yet sourced here'' \|\| '''med''' name; '''low''' date \|\| Icon Guide;<ref name="iconguide" /> listed among Virtual Sets on star-wars.pl then reorganized into Blocks;<ref name="plsets" /> later [[Virtual Shields]]. Not current [[Virtual Set D]].
	\|-		\|-
	\| 12 \|\| Martyrs & Magistrates \|\| Official text as of '''9 January 2007''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards12.pdf VirtualCards12.pdf]		\| 12 \|\| Martyrs & Magistrates \|\| Official text as of '''9 January 2007''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards12.pdf VirtualCards12.pdf]
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	\| 15 \|\| Galactic Frontier \|\| Official text as of '''21 March 2008''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards15.pdf VirtualCards15.pdf]		\| 15 \|\| Galactic Frontier \|\| Official text as of '''21 March 2008''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards15.pdf VirtualCards15.pdf]
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	\| 16 \|\| Revenge Of The Sith \|\| Official text as of '''15 August 2008''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards16.pdf VirtualCards16.pdf]		\| 16 \|\| Revenge Of The Sith \|\| Official text as of '''15 August 2008'''; Icon Guide '''7 Aug 2008''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards16.pdf VirtualCards16.pdf]
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	\| 17 \|\| The Force Unleashed \|\| Official text as of '''6 February 2009''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards17.pdf VirtualCards17.pdf]		\| 17 \|\| The Force Unleashed \|\| Official text as of '''6 February 2009'''; HTML out by '''18 Apr 2009''' \|\| '''high''' \|\| [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards17.pdf VirtualCards17.pdf]
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	\| 18 \|\| Fifth Anthology (planned) \|\| ~~Planned~~ '''July 2009''' (secondary); '''no VirtualCards18.pdf''' on res CDN \|\| '''med''' plan; '''none''' legal day \|\| star-wars.pl ~~preview chronology~~;<ref name="plsets" /> Block PDFs count "previous '''18''' virtual sets"<ref name="blockreorg" />		\| 18 \|\| Fifth Anthology (planned) \|\| Preview '''8 June 2009'''; planned '''July 2009''' (secondary); '''no VirtualCards18.pdf''' on res CDN \|\| '''med''' plan; '''none''' legal day \|\| [https://star-wars.pl/Tekst/1963,Star_Wars_CCG_Virtual_Sets.html star-wars.pl];<ref name="plsets" /> Block PDFs count "previous '''18''' virtual sets"<ref name="blockreorg" />
	\|}		\|}

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	* [[History of the Players Committee]]		* [[History of the Players Committee]]
	* [[Virtual Block 1]] … [[Virtual Block 9]], [[Virtual Shields]] — post-reorg Legacy hubs		* [[Virtual Block 1]] ... [[Virtual Block 9]], [[Virtual Shields]] - post-reorg Legacy hubs
	* [[:Category:Virtual Legacy sets]]		* [[:Category:Virtual Legacy sets]]
	* [[:Category:Current Virtual sets]] — post-2014 Reset		* [[:Category:Current Virtual sets]] - post-2014 Reset
	* [[Formats]] — Standard vs Legacy		* [[Formats]] - Standard vs Legacy
	* [[Rulebooks]] — Decipher / Legacy Virtual AR 2.0 / current AR bands		* [[Rulebooks]] - Decipher / Legacy Virtual AR 2.0 / current AR bands
	* [[Mission]] — card type introduced in Legacy Virtual-era AR 2.0		* [[Mission]] - card type introduced in Legacy Virtual-era AR 2.0
	* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Virtual Slips / Files] at starwarsccg.org		* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Virtual Slips / Files] at starwarsccg.org

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	* [http://karcianki.pl/files/sw/Icon%20Guide.pdf Icon Guide.pdf]		* [http://karcianki.pl/files/sw/Icon%20Guide.pdf Icon Guide.pdf]

	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf] (Wayback) — '''cite this early slip PDF''' for original Virtual Set 1 modifier framing		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050813215254/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1.pdf VirtualCards1.pdf] (Wayback) - '''cite this early slip PDF''' for original Virtual Set 1 modifier framing
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070117223920/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf] (Wayback)		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070117223920/http://decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/virtual/VirtualCards1a.pdf VirtualCards1a.pdf] (Wayback)
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020610072829/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/playerscommittee/virtualcardset1.html Virtual Card Set #1 is Away!] (Wayback)		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020610072829/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/playerscommittee/virtualcardset1.html Virtual Card Set #1 is Away!] (Wayback)