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{{Infobox expansion|
{{Infobox set
   set name    = [[Image:Rivals1.jpg|250px]]|
   |image = Rivals1.jpg
   symbol description = Cards used the symbol of their original expansion|
  |nosymbol = 1
   design team = |
   |symbol_description=Cards use the symbol of their original expansion.
  development team = |
   |release = June 1996  
  art director = |
   |size = 112 cards
  date_release = June 1996|
   |series = Early [[Box set]]s
   mechanics = |
   |first = Rivals Quick Start Set
  keywords = |
   |second = Introductory Two-Player Set
  size = 112|
   |third = Anthologies
   code_expansion = |
   |previous = Alliances
  development code =  |
   |next = Mirage
  block name = Early [[Box]] |
   |plane=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
   first set = Rivals Quick Start Set |
   second set = [[Introductory Two-Player Set]] |
   third set = [[Anthologies]] |
   previous set      = [[Alliances]]|
   this set          = Rivals Quick Start Set |
   next set          = [[Mirage]] |
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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''' was released in June 1996. Being the first [[box set]] in the history of ''[[Magic]]'', featuring [[preconstructed theme deck]]s and extensive game guides, it was aimed to better explain the rules of ''Magic'' than any standard rule book could.
==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.
 
A similar box set called the ''[[Introductory Two-Player Set]]'' was released later that year for the European and Japanese markets.


==Contents==
==Contents==
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The ''Rivals Quick Start Set'' contained:
The ''Rivals Quick Start Set'' contained:


* 112 standard ''[[4th Edition]]'' cards divided into 4 decks (2 x 30 and 2 x 26)
* 112 ''[[Fourth Edition]]'' ''Magic'' playing cards divided into 4 decks (2 x 30 and 2 x 26)
* 2 rules cards
* 2 rules cards
* 4 deck list cards  
* 4 deck list cards  
*2 player guides covering 2 demo games  
*2 player guides covering 2 demo games  
*1 enhanced rule book with ''4th Edition'' rules  
*1 enhanced rule book with ''Fourth Edition'' rules  
*1 mini–issue of ''[[The Duelist]]'' magazine which introduced the Magic world  
*1 mini–issue of ''[[The Duelist]]'' magazine which introduced the ''Magic'' world  
*1 consumer response card to provide feedback <br>
*1 consumer response card to provide feedback
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==Decklists==
==Decklists==
===[[Kazz]]'s First Deck===
===[[Kazz]]'s First Deck===
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==Follow-up==
==References==
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.
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A similar box set called ''[[Introductory Two-Player Set]]'' was released later that year for the European and Japanese markets.
 
[[Category:Starter decks]]
[[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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