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The '''Rivals Quick Start Set''' was released in July 1996. Being the first box set in the history of Magic which featured preconstructed decks and extensive game guides, it was aimed to better explain the rules of Magic than any standard rule book could.
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  |image = Rivals1.jpg
  |nosymbol = 1
  |symbol_description=Cards use the symbol of their original expansion.
  |release = June 1996
  |size = 112 cards
  |series = Early [[Box set]]s
  |first = Rivals Quick Start Set
  |second = Introductory Two-Player Set
  |third = Anthologies
  |previous = Alliances
  |next = Mirage
  |plane=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
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The '''Rivals Quick Start Set''' was released in the United States in June 1996.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magiclibrarities.net/1199-rarities-rivals-quick-start-set-cards-english-cards-index.html|title=Rivals Quick Start Set Cards|publisher=[[Magic Librarities]]}}</ref> It was the first [[box set]] in the history of ''[[Magic]]''.


The Rivals Quick Start Set contains:
==Description==
The ''Rivals Quick Start Set'' aimed to better explain the rules of ''Magic'' than any standard rule book could do. It featured four small [[preconstructed theme deck]]s and extensive game guides. The four decks could later be combined in two larger decks. The set was printed in the United States by Shepard Poorman. This [[2-Player Starter Set]] was supposed to be the first of a series of three Quick Start Sets. The next box, called ''Conquest Quick Start Set'', was already announced, but the production was cancelled shortly afterwards.


*112 standard [[4th Edition]] cards divided into 4 decks (2 x 30 and 2 x 26)
A similar box set called the ''[[Introductory Two-Player Set]]'' was released later that year for the European and Japanese markets.
*8 decklist and instruction support cards
*2 player guides which cover 2 demo games
*1 enhanced rule book with 4th Edition rules
*1 mini–issue of the Duelist magazine which introduces the Magic world
*1 consumer response card to provide feedback


The Rivals Quick Start Set was supposed to be the first on a series of Quick Start Sets. The next box, called Conquest Quick Start Set, was already announced, but the production was cancelled shortly afterwards.
==Contents==
The ''Rivals Quick Start Set'' contained:


A similar box set called Introductory Two-Player Set was released a year later for the European and Japanese market.
* 112 ''[[Fourth Edition]]'' ''Magic'' playing cards divided into 4 decks (2 x 30 and 2 x 26)
* 2 rules cards
* 4 deck list cards
*2 player guides covering 2 demo games
*1 enhanced rule book with ''Fourth Edition'' rules
*1 mini–issue of ''[[The Duelist]]'' magazine which introduced the ''Magic'' world
*1 consumer response card to provide feedback


[[Category:Expansions and sets]]{{sets}}
==Decklists==
===[[Kazz]]'s First Deck===
<d title="Kazz's First Deck">
Lands
4 Island
4 Mountain
4 Swamp
 
Creatures
2 Murk Dwellers
2 Scathe Zombies
2 Zephyr Falcon
1 Hill Giant
1 Ironclaw Orcs
1 Lost Soul
1 Merfolk of the Pearl Trident
1 Mons's Goblin Raiders
 
Instants
2 Unsummon
1 Terror
1 Twiddle
 
Sorceries
2 Disintegrate
1 Pyrotechnics
</d>
 
===Kazz's Second Deck===
<d title="Kazz's Second Deck">
Lands
4 Island
4 Mountain
4 Swamp
 
Creatures
2 Vampire Bats
1 Orcish Artillery
1 Sorceress Queen
 
Artifacts
1 Battering Ram
1 Clockwork Beast
1 Jayemdae Tome
 
Instants
1 Power Sink
 
Sorceries
1 Detonate
1 Fireball
 
Enchantments
1 Cursed Land
1 Energy Flux
1 Feedback
1 Orcish Oriflamme
</d>
 
===[[Zakk]]'s First Deck===
<d title="Zakk's First Deck">
Lands
4 Forest
4 Plains
4 Swamp
 
Creatures
2 Bog Imp
2 Scryb Sprites
1 Bog Wraith
1 Durkwood Boars
1 Elven Riders
1 Grizzly Bears
2 Pearled Unicorn
 
Instants
2 Alabaster Potion
2 Healing Salve
2 Terror
 
Sorceries
1 Raise Dead
1 Untamed Wilds
</d>
 
===Zakk's Second Deck===
<d title="Zakk's Second Deck">
Lands
4 Forest
4 Plains
4 Swamp
 
Creatures
1 Elvish Archers
1 Mesa Pegasus
1 Wall of Bone
1 War Mammoth
1 Whirling Dervish
 
Artifacts
1 Glasses of Urza
1 Rod of Ruin
 
Instants
1 Reverse Damage
 
Interrupts
1 Dark Ritual
 
Sorceries
1 Winter Blast
 
Enchantments
1 Circle of Protection: Black
1 Circle of Protection: Red
1 Warp Artifact
1 Weakness
</d>
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Starter decks]]

Latest revision as of 03:05, 28 September 2020

Rivals Quick Start Set
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Set Information
Set symbol This set has no own expansion symbol.
Symbol description Cards use the symbol of their original expansion.
Release date June 1996
Plane Dominaria
Set size 112 cards
Early Box sets
Rivals Quick Start Set Introductory Two-Player Set Anthologies
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Alliances Rivals Quick Start Set Mirage
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The Rivals Quick Start Set was released in the United States in June 1996.[1] It was the first box set in the history of Magic.

Description

The Rivals Quick Start Set aimed to better explain the rules of Magic than any standard rule book could do. It featured four small preconstructed theme decks and extensive game guides. The four decks could later be combined in two larger decks. The set was printed in the United States by Shepard Poorman. This 2-Player Starter Set was supposed to be the first of a series of three Quick Start Sets. The next box, called Conquest Quick Start Set, was already announced, but the production was cancelled shortly afterwards.

A similar box set called the Introductory Two-Player Set was released later that year for the European and Japanese markets.

Contents

The Rivals Quick Start Set contained:

  • 112 Fourth Edition Magic playing cards divided into 4 decks (2 x 30 and 2 x 26)
  • 2 rules cards
  • 4 deck list cards
  • 2 player guides covering 2 demo games
  • 1 enhanced rule book with Fourth Edition rules
  • 1 mini–issue of The Duelist magazine which introduced the Magic world
  • 1 consumer response card to provide feedback

Decklists

Kazz's First Deck

Kazz's First Deck

Lands (12)

4 Island

4 Mountain

4 Swamp

Creatures (11)

2 Murk Dwellers

2 Scathe Zombies

2 Zephyr Falcon

1 Hill Giant

1 Ironclaw Orcs

1 Lost Soul

1 Merfolk of the Pearl Trident

1 Mons's Goblin Raiders

Instants (4)

2 Unsummon

1 Terror

1 Twiddle

Sorceries (3)

2 Disintegrate

1 Pyrotechnics

Kazz's Second Deck

Kazz's Second Deck

Lands (12)

4 Island

4 Mountain

4 Swamp

Creatures (4)

2 Vampire Bats

1 Orcish Artillery

1 Sorceress Queen

Artifacts (3)

1 Battering Ram

1 Clockwork Beast

1 Jayemdae Tome

Instants (1)

1 Power Sink

Sorceries (2)

1 Detonate

1 Fireball

Enchantments (4)

1 Cursed Land

1 Energy Flux

1 Feedback

1 Orcish Oriflamme

Zakk's First Deck

Zakk's First Deck

Lands (12)

4 Forest

4 Plains

4 Swamp

Creatures (10)

2 Bog Imp

2 Scryb Sprites

1 Bog Wraith

1 Durkwood Boars

1 Elven Riders

1 Grizzly Bears

2 Pearled Unicorn

Instants (6)

2 Alabaster Potion

2 Healing Salve

2 Terror

Sorceries (2)

1 Raise Dead

1 Untamed Wilds

Zakk's Second Deck

Zakk's Second Deck

Lands (12)

4 Forest

4 Plains

4 Swamp

Creatures (5)

1 Elvish Archers

1 Mesa Pegasus

1 Wall of Bone

1 War Mammoth

1 Whirling Dervish

Artifacts (2)

1 Glasses of Urza

1 Rod of Ruin

Instants (1)

1 Reverse Damage

Interrupts (1)

1 Dark Ritual

Sorceries (1)

1 Winter Blast

Enchantments (4)

1 Circle of Protection: Black

1 Circle of Protection: Red

1 Warp Artifact

1 Weakness

References

  1. ↑ Rivals Quick Start Set Cards. Magic Librarities.
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