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The '''[[Portal]] 2 Player Starter Set''' was a [[starter-level]] set released in 1997. It was part of [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s first major attempt at a set catering tot prospective and newer players. It was designed to provide them a format with simpler rules than a [[core set]] or an [[expansion]] set. It was released in several languages. A Gift Box edition featured additonal content.  
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[[File:POR Starter Set.jpg|thumb|right|''Portal'' Starter Set]]
The '''''Portal'' 2-Player Starter Set''' was a ''[[Magic]]'' [[starter-level]] [[box set]] released in 1997, as part of the ''[[Portal]]'' product range.  
 
==Description==
This [[2-Player Starter Set]] was part of [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s first major attempt at a set catering to prospective and newer players. It was designed to provide them a format with simpler rules than a [[core set]] or an [[expansion]] set. It was released in several languages. A Gift Box edition featured additional content.  


==Contents==
==Contents==
* Two 35 Card preconstructed decks
* Two 35 Card preconstructed decks
* 2 [[Playmat]]s
* 2 [[Playmat]]s (paper)
* A Play Guide to walk you through the sample game using the decks
* A Play Guide to walk you through the sample game using the decks
* A Rule Book
* A Rule Book
* A checklist of all the cards in the Portal set
* 1 ''Portal'' [[booster pack]]  
* 2 ''Portal'' [[booster pack]]s (Gift Box only)
 
* 2 score-keeping beads (Gift Box only)
===Gift Box===
The Gift Box is actually a bigger box that packages the regular box product with additional content.
* 1 extra ''Portal'' booster pack
* 2 score-keeping beads
* A checklist of all the cards in the ''Portal'' set


==Decklists==
==Decklists==
[[File:POR Starter Set.jpg|right|''Portal Starter Set]]
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<d title="Preconstructed deck 1">
<d title="Preconstructed deck 1">
Lands
Creatures
6 Plains
6 Mountains
3 Forests
 
Spells
1 Defiant Stand
1 Devoted Hero
1 Devoted Hero
1 Armored Pegasus
1 Armored Pegasus
1 Regal Unicorn
1 Regal Unicorn
1 Sacred Nectar
1 Spotted Griffin
1 Spotted Griffin
1 Venerable Monk
1 Venerable Monk
1 Warrioir's Charge
1 Anaconda
1 Anaconda
1 Gorilla Warrior
1 Gorilla Warrior
1 Grizzly Bears
1 Grizzly Bears
1 Untamed Wilds
1 Blaze
1 Fire Imp
1 Fire Imp
1 Hill Giant
1 Hill Giant
1 Hulking Goblin
1 Hulking Goblin
1 Lava Axe
1 Lizard Warrior
1 Lizard Warrior
1 Raging Goblin
1 Raging Goblin
1 Volcanic hammer
</d>


Sorceries
1 Defiant Stand
1 Sacred Nectar
1 Warrior's Charge
1 Untamed Wilds
1 Blaze
1 Lava Axe
1 Volcanic Hammer


<d title="Preconstructed deck 2">
Lands
Lands
6 Swamp
6 Plains
6 Island
6 Mountain
3 Forest  
3 Forest


Spells
</d>
<d title="Preconstructed deck 2">
Creatures
1 Craven Knight
1 Craven Knight
1 Feral Shadow
1 Feral Shadow
1 Grave Digger
1 Gravedigger
1 Hand of Death
1 Mind Rot
1 Muck Rats
1 Muck Rats
1 Skeletal Crocodile
1 Skeletal Crocodile
1 Vampiric Touch
1 Cloak of Feathers
1 Command of Unsummoning
1 Coral Eel
1 Coral Eel
1 Ingenious Thief
1 Ingenious Thief
1 Snapping Drake
1 Snapping Drake
1 Storm Crow
1 Storm Crow
1 Elite Cat Warrior
1 Panther Warriors
1 Rowan Treefolk
Sorceries
1 Hand of Death
1 Mind Rot
1 Vampiric Touch
1 Cloak of Feathers
1 Command of Unsummoning
1 Time Ebb
1 Time Ebb
1 Touch of Brilliance
1 Touch of Brilliance
1 Elite Cat Warrior
1 Monstrous Growth
1 Monstrous Growth
1 Panther Warriors
 
1 Rowan Treefolk
Lands
6 Swamp
6 Island
3 Forest
</d>
</d>
{{flexbox-footer}}


==Variant printings==
==Variant printings==
Seven of the cards from these boxed sets were printed with either flavor or reminder text different than their booster pack counterparts. Those cards are: <c>Anaconda</c>, <c>Blaze</c>, <c>Elite Cat Warrior</c>, <c>Hand of Death</c>, <c>Monstrous Growth</c>, <c>Raging Goblin</c>, and <c>Warrior's Charge</c>.  
Seven of the cards from these boxed sets were printed with either flavor or reminder text different than their booster pack counterparts. Those cards are: <c>Anaconda</c>, <c>Blaze</c>, <c>Elite Cat Warrior</c>, <c>Hand of Death</c>, <c>Monstrous Growth</c>, <c>Raging Goblin</c>, and <c>Warrior's Charge</c>.
[[Category:Starter-level Magic sets]][[Category:Theme decks]]
 
{{Starter-level set theme decks| decks}}

Latest revision as of 04:55, 24 October 2020

Portal/2-Player Starter Set
 
 
 
Portal Starter Set

The Portal 2-Player Starter Set was a Magic starter-level box set released in 1997, as part of the Portal product range.

Description

This 2-Player Starter Set was part of Wizards of the Coast's first major attempt at a set catering to prospective and newer players. It was designed to provide them a format with simpler rules than a core set or an expansion set. It was released in several languages. A Gift Box edition featured additional content.

Contents

  • Two 35 Card preconstructed decks
  • 2 Playmats (paper)
  • A Play Guide to walk you through the sample game using the decks
  • A Rule Book
  • 1 Portal booster pack

Gift Box

The Gift Box is actually a bigger box that packages the regular box product with additional content.

  • 1 extra Portal booster pack
  • 2 score-keeping beads
  • A checklist of all the cards in the Portal set

Decklists

Variant printings

Seven of the cards from these boxed sets were printed with either flavor or reminder text different than their booster pack counterparts. Those cards are: Anaconda, Blaze, Elite Cat Warrior, Hand of Death, Monstrous Growth, Raging Goblin, and Warrior's Charge.