Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Because Regular Magic Wasn't Confusing Enough for New Players

Everyone remembers their first time. That awkward moment where you accidentally challenged them to a duel with a deck you built using cards selected completely at random?

Yeah, that was basically learning Magic: The Gathering. Worry no more, lovebirds, because Wizards of the Coast is here to hold your hand (and maybe explain what mana is) with their latest product: Foundations!

This isn't your average booster pack collection. Foundations is like Magic: The Gathering for people who think Ikea furniture instructions are a breeze. We're talking pre-shuffled decks, color-coded learning packets, and enough hand-holding to make a Kardashian jealous.

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	Name: Llanowar Elves Color: Green Cost: G Card Type: Creature — Elf Druid Card Text:{T}: Add {G}. The elves of the Llanowar forest have defended it for generations. It is their sacred duty to keep outside influences from corrupting their ancestral home. Pow/Tgh: 1/1 Rarity: C Artist: Kev Walker Card Number: 227 Set Name: Foundations

But wait, there's more! Once you've graduated from Magic Kindergarten with the Beginner Box (200 cards, enough to build a decent paper fort!), you can move on to the Starter Collection - a whopping 350 cards! That's like a whole semester's worth of flashcards in Magic speak. The best part? These cards won't be shuffled into the ever-changing vortex of Standard legality for, get this, at least five years. Imagine, a Magic set that stays relevant longer than a Kardashian marriage!

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Name: Nine-Lives Familiar Color: Black Cost: 1BB Card Type: Creature — Cat Card Text:This creature enters with eight revival counters on it if you cast it. When this creature dies, if it had a revival counter on it, return it to the battlefield with one fewer revival counter on it at the beginning of the next end step. Curiosity stopped keeping score. Pow/Tgh: 1/1 Rarity: R Artist: Xabi Gaztelua Card Number: 385 Set Name: Foundations

So, what are you waiting for? Ditch computer games, grab your bestie, and get ready for a magical adventure (that comes complete with an instruction manual). Just try not to cry when your opponent drops an Eldrazi on the table. Because hey, at least you'll know what it is now, right?

• Prerelease Weekend November 8-10, 2024
• Paper release date November 15, 2024

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