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173: 40: 1410: 342:'s fourth major attempt at a "Starter Level" set that new players could come into the game and understand. Most of its cards were reprints of cards already available (many of them from the Portal block sets). But it also contained 26 new cards, created just for the release. 381:
was only released in a series of theme decks, and has become very hard to find due to its limited print run and sales. Also adding to its appeal for experienced players and making it harder to find, each pack contained a rare
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cards were available in a fixed-deck game, randomized boosters and 5 preconstructed decks (one for each color). The starter game came with two decks, two playmats, a step-by-step play guide, and a simplified version of the
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City of Brass, which was, and in many formats still is, essential to many tournament decks. Each theme deck shipped with a CD-ROM that gave new players step by step instruction to learn the game of
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level products, the set contained bare vanilla creatures, simple sorceries, and basic lands.
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rule-book. The starter-game contained eight cards which weren't available in the boosters.
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had a short print run, and has become very difficult to find. It was replaced with
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cards, while other cards in the set were essentially reprints of
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was very unusual in that it contained identical reprints of
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Two sets of Magic: The Gathering starter-level sets
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7th Edition Starter
Portal Three Kingdoms
Mercadian Masques
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Nemesis
Prophecy
Magic: The Gathering
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