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The ''[[Core Set 2021]] Magic'' '''''Arena Starter Kit''''' is a [[2-Player Starter Set]] for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' that will be released on July 3, 2020.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/magic-arena-starter-kit|title=Magic Arena Starter Kit|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref>  
The ''[[Core Set 2021]] Magic'' '''''Arena Starter Kit''''' is a [[2-Player Starter Set]] for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' that was released on July 3, 2020.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/magic-arena-starter-kit|title=Magic Arena Starter Kit|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref>  
==Description==
==Description==
The Arena Starter Kit (in previous editions knows as the [[Spellslinger Starter Kit]]) is a learn-to-play product aimed at new players, including instructional materials that guide two players through their first game. It will be sold in local game stores and mass market stores. The two face cards are given the [[foil]] treatment.
The Arena Starter Kit (in previous editions known as the [[Starter Kit|Spellslinger Starter Kit]]) is a learn-to-play product aimed at new players, including instructional materials that guide two players through their first game. It is sold in local game stores and mass market stores for about $8,--. The two face cards are given the [[foil]] treatment. The decks feature cards from ''[[Core Set 2021]]'', ''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'', ''[[Theros Beyond Death]]'' and ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]''.


The Spellslinger Kits were designed to teach the game with inserts, but [[Wizards of the Coast]] learned that sending brand-new players to the [[MTG Arena]] tutorial was a much better experience for them, and this product leans into that fact.<ref name="Core 2021">{{DailyRef|news/core-set-2021-product-overview-2020-06-05|Core Set 2021 Product Overview|Ari Zirulnik|June 4, 2020}}</ref> The package contains a 16-page reference rulebook and two fold-out tuck boxes for the decks. Finally, you get an MTG Arena code card, good for digital copies of both decks, that can be used twice—once for you, and once for a friend you'd like to play with.
The Spellslinger Kits were designed to teach the game with inserts, but [[Wizards of the Coast]] learned that sending brand-new players to the [[MTG Arena]] tutorial was a much better experience for them, and this product leans into that fact.<ref name="Core 2021">{{DailyRef|news/core-set-2021-product-overview-2020-06-05|Core Set 2021 Product Overview|Ari Zirulnik|June 4, 2020}}</ref> The package contains a 16-page reference rulebook and two fold-out tuck boxes for the decks. Finally, you get an MTG Arena code card, good for digital copies of both decks, that can be used twice—once for you, and once for a friend you'd like to play with.
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===Contents===
===Contents===
*2 60-card [[Preconstructed theme deck|preconstructed deck]]s
*2 60-card [[Preconstructed theme deck|preconstructed deck]]s, including a foil card each
*2 Quick-start guides
*2 First game walk-through cards
*2 First game walk-through cards
*1 [[Rules]] and world-of-''Magic'' booklet
*1 [[Rules]] and world-of-''Magic'' booklet
*2 [[Spindown life counter]]s
*2 [[Spindown life counter]]s
*1 [[MTG Arena]] code card (unlocks both decks for 2 players, only available in the Amazon version)
*1 Referral to the [[MTG Arena]] tutorial.
*1 [[MTG Arena code card]] (unlocks both decks for 2 players, only available in the Amazon version)


===Purpose===
===Purpose===
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===Versions===
===Versions===
There are two versions of the Starter Kits (the Demo Decks used in-store as part of the new player experience kit, and a version sold through [[Wikipedia:Amazon (company)|Amazon]]).<ref>{{DailyRef|news/promo-and-product-shipping-delays-2020-06-04|Promo And Product Shipping Delays|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 4, 2020}}</ref> The only difference is that the Amazon-version includes a code for the decks in of MTG Arena, while the in-store version does not. In addition, the in-store Arena Starter Kit Demo Decks may vary globally — some regions receive different decks.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/sneak-peek-marketing-kits-m21-jumpstart-more|title=Sneak Peek: Marketing Kits for M21, Jumpstart, More|author=[[WPN]]|date=June 18, 2020|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref>
[[File:M21 Starter Kit 2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Alternate version]]
There are two versions of the Starter Kits (the Demo Decks used in-store as part of the new player experience kit, and a version sold through [[Wikipedia:Amazon (company)|Amazon]]).<ref>{{DailyRef|news/promo-and-product-shipping-delays-2020-06-04|Promo And Product Shipping Delays|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 4, 2020}}</ref> The differences are that the Amazon-version includes a code for the decks in of MTG Arena, while the in-store version does not, also the Amazon-version includes a second <c>Ironscale Hydra</c> and <c>Demon of Loathing</c> (both regular and foil) in lieu of <c>Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose</c> and <c>Kogla, the Titan Ape</c>. In addition, the in-store Arena Starter Kit Demo Decks may vary globally — some regions receive different decks.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/sneak-peek-marketing-kits-m21-jumpstart-more|title=Sneak Peek: Marketing Kits for M21, Jumpstart, More|author=[[WPN]]|date=June 18, 2020|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref>


==Decklists==
==Decklists==
TBA
===Mono Black<ref>{{YouTubeRef|p7zLRoSui2Q|2020 Magic The Gathering Arena STARTER KIT|date=July 2, 2020|channel=Bad Boy Gaming}}</ref>===
<d title="Mono Black">
Creatures
2 Serrated Scorpion
3 Fetid Imp
4 Walking Corpse
3 Gloom Pangolin
3 Lost Legion
2 Skeleton Archer
2 Blood Glutton
1 Underworld Sentinel
2 Goremand
1 Demon of Loathing
 
Instants
3 Grasp of Darkness
3 Unlikely Aid
2 Finishing Blow
 
Sorceries
1 Peer into the Abyss
 
Enchantments
1 Demonic Embrace
 
Lands
27 Swamp
</d>
 
;Foil face card
*<c>Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose</c>
 
;Additional rares
*<c>Demon of Loathing</c>
*<c>Demonic Embrace</c>
*<c>Peer into the Abyss</c>
*<c>Underworld Sentinel</c>
 
===Mono Green<ref>{{YouTubeRef|p7zLRoSui2Q|2020 Magic The Gathering Arena STARTER KIT|date=July 2, 2020|channel=Bad Boy Gaming}}</ref>===
<d title="Mono Green">
Creatures
3 Almighty Brushwagg
2 Humble Naturalist
2 Snarespinner
3 Hyrax Tower Scout
3 Llanowar Visionary
1 Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig
3 Bristling Boar
1 Ironscale Hydra
2 Colossal Dreadmaw
2 Honey Mammoth
1 Treeshaker Chimera
 
Spells
2 Plummet
3 Ram Through
4 Titanic Growth
 
Enchantments
1 Colossification
 
Lands
27 Forest
</d>
 
;Foil face card
*<c>Kogla, the Titan Ape</c>
;Additional rares
*<c>Colossification</c>
*<c>Ironscale Hydra</c>
*<c>Treeshaker Chimera</c>
*<c>Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig</c>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:17, 19 August 2021

Core Set 2021/Arena Starter Kit
 
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Not to be confused with 2021 Arena Starter Kit.

The Core Set 2021 Magic Arena Starter Kit is a 2-Player Starter Set for Magic: The Gathering that was released on July 3, 2020.[1]

Description

The Arena Starter Kit (in previous editions known as the Spellslinger Starter Kit) is a learn-to-play product aimed at new players, including instructional materials that guide two players through their first game. It is sold in local game stores and mass market stores for about $8,--. The two face cards are given the foil treatment. The decks feature cards from Core Set 2021, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, Theros Beyond Death and Throne of Eldraine.

The Spellslinger Kits were designed to teach the game with inserts, but Wizards of the Coast learned that sending brand-new players to the MTG Arena tutorial was a much better experience for them, and this product leans into that fact.[2] The package contains a 16-page reference rulebook and two fold-out tuck boxes for the decks. Finally, you get an MTG Arena code card, good for digital copies of both decks, that can be used twice—once for you, and once for a friend you'd like to play with.

Arena Starter Kits have been carefully developed using up-to-date research about what aspects of Magic are most likely to appeal to a new player.[3] They offer a more compelling first play experience than Welcome Decks while remaining simple enough for a new player to understand. Where Welcome Decks focused on simplicity, Arena Starter Kits show off more of what makes Magic the deepest strategy card game there is — interesting synergies and juicy combos that are satisfying to pull off — and start diving into how customizable and complex your decks can become.

Contents

Purpose

WPN shops receive five Arena Starter Kits in the new player experience kit alongside their Welcome Boosters (some regions will receive different demo decks based on Arena availability). These five Starter Kits were originally meant to be in-store decks, reused and not given away to players.[4] However, sales were later allowed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once a new player has played their first game with the demo deck, they may be reward with a Welcome Booster. The player who brought them along may be awarded with the Bring-a-Friend promo.

Versions

Alternate version

There are two versions of the Starter Kits (the Demo Decks used in-store as part of the new player experience kit, and a version sold through Amazon).[5] The differences are that the Amazon-version includes a code for the decks in of MTG Arena, while the in-store version does not, also the Amazon-version includes a second Ironscale Hydra and Demon of Loathing (both regular and foil) in lieu of Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and Kogla, the Titan Ape. In addition, the in-store Arena Starter Kit Demo Decks may vary globally — some regions receive different decks.[6]

Decklists

Mono Black[7]

Mono Black

Creatures (23)

2 Serrated Scorpion

3 Fetid Imp

4 Walking Corpse

3 Gloom Pangolin

3 Lost Legion

2 Skeleton Archer

2 Blood Glutton

1 Underworld Sentinel

2 Goremand

1 Demon of Loathing

Instants (8)

3 Grasp of Darkness

3 Unlikely Aid

2 Finishing Blow

Sorceries (1)

1 Peer into the Abyss

Enchantments (1)

1 Demonic Embrace

Lands (27)

27 Swamp

Foil face card
Additional rares

Mono Green[8]

Mono Green

Creatures (23)

3 Almighty Brushwagg

2 Humble Naturalist

2 Snarespinner

3 Hyrax Tower Scout

3 Llanowar Visionary

1 Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig

3 Bristling Boar

1 Ironscale Hydra

2 Colossal Dreadmaw

2 Honey Mammoth

1 Treeshaker Chimera

Spells (9)

2 Plummet

3 Ram Through

4 Titanic Growth

Enchantments (1)

1 Colossification

Lands (27)

27 Forest

Foil face card
Additional rares

References

  1. ↑ Magic Arena Starter Kit. Wizards Play Network.
  2. ↑ Ari Zirulnik (June 4, 2020). "Core Set 2021 Product Overview". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ WPN (June 10, 2020). "The Reimagined New Player Experience, From Start To Finish". Wizards Play Network.
  4. ↑ WPN (June 4, 2020). "Introducing Welcome Boosters, Coming With M21". Wizards Play Network.
  5. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 4, 2020). "Promo And Product Shipping Delays". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ WPN (June 18, 2020). "Sneak Peek: Marketing Kits for M21, Jumpstart, More". Wizards Play Network.
  7. ↑ 2020 Magic The Gathering Arena STARTER KIT (Video). Bad Boy Gaming. YouTube (July 2, 2020).
  8. ↑ 2020 Magic The Gathering Arena STARTER KIT (Video). Bad Boy Gaming. YouTube (July 2, 2020).
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