Wizards of the Coast showed off the two half decks that the Foundations Beginner Box uses to teach Magic: The Gathering to new players. Available November 15th, 2024 the Foundations Beginner Box will use Jumpstart style half decks to mix and match classic Magic archetypes from across it’s history:
Welcome to Magic: The Gathering, a collectible card game that weaves deep strategy, gorgeous art, fantastical stories, and a thriving fan community all together into a card game experience like no other.
Foundations is the quintessential Magic set where you can meet Magic’s most popular characters, raise zombies or cats, and strategically command armies or ancient power. Foundations covers Magic’s greatest hits across its storied history and is the perfect way to start, return to, or continue your Magic card collection.
The Foundations Beginner Box is the best way to learn how to play and includes all essentials for your first game of Magic: The Gathering.
Classic vampire cards from across Magic’s history
Vengeful Bloodwitch is a new card (?) and two more classic vampires
The Foundations Beginner Box looks like a great place to begin your Magic: The Gathering journey as the guided learn to play experience is the most detailed way to learn the game yet:
Foundations Beginner Box Contents:
⦁ GUIDED LEARN-TO-PLAY EXPERIENCE—Start by playing a tutorial game with two 20-card decks (Cats and Vampires), each with a step-by-step guide booklet that will walk you through your first five turns.
⦁ SHUFFLE & PLAY WITH THEMED DECKS—Once you’ve learned the basics, grab two themed Jumpstart packets each, shuffle them together to create 40-card decks and let the Magic begin; with eight themed packets, you can mix and match themes and colors to find which playstyle you like best.
⦁ EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PLAY—This Beginner Box includes everything you and a friend need to play, including two playmats that will show you where to place your cards, two spindowns to track your life totals, and a rules reference booklet to answer any questions you have along the way.
Classic cat cards from across Magic’s history
New cat cards in the Foundations box?
There’s more to discover inside the box as this is just a preview of the two learn-to-play decks. I am curious to see what other classic archetypes Wizards has included.
Chris began tabletop gaming in college and quickly fell into the addictive world of cardboard. Beginning with D&D and Catan he became an enthusiast of all things gaming; analog or digital. Chris, now a relapsed MtG player, loves connecting with people via gaming through RPGs, board games, and video games. A particular favorite is testing friendships through social deduction games.
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