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'''Sample decks''', '''samplers''', or '''demogame packs''' are [[deck]]s given away as a free product to advertise ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. They are handed out at conventions and distributed to stores to potential new players. Since 2013, sample decks are also used at the yearly [[Magic Celebration]] event. Since 2016, they have been advertised as '''welcome decks'''.
'''Samplers''' are [[deck]]s or [[booster pack]]s given away as a free product to advertise ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. They are handed out at conventions and distributed to stores to potential new players. Starting in 2013, sample decks were also used at the yearly [[Magic Celebration]] event. Since 2016, they had been advertised as '''welcome decks''' and '''welcome boosters'''.
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==Portal==
 
==Starter products==
===Portal===
''[[Portal]]'' Demogame boosters contained 24 cards. In these boosters, six cards were printed with either flavor or reminder text different than their [[booster pack]] counterparts.  Those cards are: <c>Armored Pegasus</c>, <c>Bull Hippo</c>, <c>Cloud Pirates</c>, <c>Feral Shadow</c>, <c>Snapping Drake</c>, and <c>Storm Crow</c>.
''[[Portal]]'' Demogame boosters contained 24 cards. In these boosters, six cards were printed with either flavor or reminder text different than their [[booster pack]] counterparts.  Those cards are: <c>Armored Pegasus</c>, <c>Bull Hippo</c>, <c>Cloud Pirates</c>, <c>Feral Shadow</c>, <c>Snapping Drake</c>, and <c>Storm Crow</c>.
==Portal Second Age==
''[[Portal Second Age]]'' Demogame boosters contained 24 cards and a tip card.
==Starter 1999==
''[[Starter 1999|Starter]]'' Demogame boosters contained 24 cards, including 8 cards from the [[Starter 1999/Starter game box|''Starter'' Game Box]] that weren't available in regular boosters. Also included were a tip card, a rebate card, and an instruction sheet. Everything two players needed to play their first ''Magic'' game.
* <c>Eager Cadet</c>
* <c>Goblin Hero</c>
* <c>Merfolk of the Pearl Trident</c>
* <c>Mons's Goblin Raiders</c>
* <c>Royal Falcon</c>
* <c>Scathe Zombies</c>
* <c>Sea Eagle</c>
* <c>Willow Elf</c>


==Starter 2000==
===Portal Second Age===
The ''[[Starter 2000]]'' set came with both 24-card Demogame boosters and 10-card sampler packs.
''[[Portal Second Age]]'' Demo game boosters contained 24 cards and a tip card (same cards in every pack).
Cards in the sampler are:
* <c>Armored Pegasus</c>
* <c>Forest</c>
* <c>Island</c>
* <c>Merfolk of the Pearl Trident</c>
* <c>Mountain</c>
* <c>Plains</c>
* <c>Python</c>
* <c>Spined Wurm</c>
* <c>Stone Rain</c>
* <c>Swamp</c>


==Seventh Edition==
===Starter 1999===
Each ''[[Seventh Edition]]'' 10-card sampler contains:
''[[Starter 1999|Starter]]'' Demo game boosters contained 24 cards, including 8 cards from the [[Starter 1999/Starter game box|''Starter'' Game Box]] that weren't available in regular boosters. Also included were a tip card, a rebate card, and an instruction sheet. Everything two players needed to play their first ''Magic'' game.
* <c>Plains</c>
*<c>Bull Hippo</c>
* <c>Razorfoot Griffin</c>
*<c>Eager Cadet</c>{{ref|time|†}}
* <c>Island</c>
*<c>Giant Octopus</c>
* <c>Coral Merfolk</c>
*<c>Goblin Hero</c>{{ref|time|†}}
* <c>Swamp</c>
*<c>Grizzly Bears</c>
* <c>Scathe Zombies</c>
*<c>Knight Errant</c>
* <c>Mountain</c>
*<c>Merfolk of the Pearl Trident</c>{{ref|time|†}}
* <c>Spitting Earth</c>
*<c>Mons's Goblin Raiders</c>{{ref|time|†}}
* <c>Forest</c>
*<c>Moon Sprite</c>
* <c>Gorilla Chieftain</c>
*<c>Ogre Warrior</c>
*<c>Royal Falcon</c>{{ref|time|†}}
*<c>Scathe Zombies</c>{{ref|time|†}}
*<c>Sea Eagle</c>{{ref|time|†}}
*<c>Willow Elf</c>{{ref|time|†}}
*<c>Wind Drake</c>
*2 <c>Plains</c>
*2 <c>Mountain</c>
*3 <c>Island</c>
*3 <c>Forest</c>


==Eighth Edition==
:{{note|game box|†}} Game Box card
''[[Eighth Edition]]'' set came with both 24-card Demogame boosters and 10-card sampler packs.


==Ninth Edition==
===Starter 2000===
''[[Ninth Edition]]'' set came with both 24-card Demogame boosters and 10-card sampler packs.
The ''[[Starter 2000]]'' set came with both 24-card Demo game boosters and 10-card sampler packs.
 
The cards in the sampler are:
==Tenth Edition==
*<c>Armored Pegasus</c>
''[[Tenth Edition]]'' was the first [[core set]] that came with 10 [[preconstructed theme deck]]s with just thirty [[basic lands]], [[commons]] and [[uncommons]].
*<c>Forest</c>
{{Main|10th Edition/Sample decks}}
*<c>Island</c>
 
*<c>Merfolk of the Pearl Trident</c>
==Magic 2011 until Magic Origins==
*<c>Mountain</c>
From ''[[Magic 2011]]'' on, each core set came with the preconstructed decks first seen in ''Tenth Edition''. <ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/my-favorite-things-about-magic-2011-2010-07-09|My Favorite Things About ''Magic 2011''|[[Tom LaPille]], [[Latest Developments]]|July 09, 2010}}</ref> Initially there were ten decklists and from ''[[Magic 2013]]'' onwards five. They mostly contain cards from the relevant core set, although there might be a few cards sprinkled in from recent [[block]]s <ref>{{NewRef|magic-2012-sample-decks-2011-06-13|''Magic 2012'' Sample Decks|[[Monty Ashley]]|June 13, 2011}}</ref>.
*<c>Plains</c>
{{Main|Magic 2011/Sample decks}}
*<c>Python</c>
{{Main|Magic 2012/Sample decks}}
*<c>Spined Wurm</c>
{{Main|Magic 2013/Sample decks}}
*<c>Stone Rain</c>
{{Main|Magic 2014/Sample decks}}
*<c>Swamp</c>
{{Main|Magic 2015/Sample decks}}
{{Main|Magic Origins/Sample decks}}
 
==Welcome decks==
In June 2016, five monocolored 30-card ready-to-play decks became available as free sample decks at [[Wizards Play Network]] locations around the world.<Ref>[http://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/magic-welcome-decks#sthash.q4IInYuL.dpuf Magic Welcome Decks]</ref> These are also available in [[Booster Battle Pack]]s. Welcome decks are distributed for free by Wizards of the Coast, so that [[LGS|game stores]] can give them away to new or potential ''Magic'' players.<ref>{{NewRef|feature/know-your-audience-2018-01-18|Know Your Audience|[[Gavin Verhey]]|January 18, 2018}}</ref> The Welcome decks are renewed each year.


Other than featuring cards from recent blocks, each welcome deck also contained a selected range of reprinted cards from older sets. Those cards had unique expansion symbols and code, and were considered to be part of the set that is simultaneously released in terms of [[Standard]]'s [[rotation]].
==Core sets==
===Seventh Edition===
Each ''[[Seventh Edition]]'' 10-card sampler contained:
*<c>Plains</c>
*<c>Razorfoot Griffin</c>
*<c>Island</c>
*<c>Coral Merfolk</c>
*<c>Swamp</c>
*<c>Scathe Zombies</c>
*<c>Mountain</c>
*<c>Spitting Earth</c>
*<c>Forest</c>
*<c>Gorilla Chieftain</c>


{{Main|Welcome Deck 2016/Welcome decks}}
===Eighth Edition===
{{Main|Welcome Deck 2017/Welcome decks}}
''[[Eighth Edition]]'' came with both 24-card Demogame boosters and 10-card sampler packs.


Going forward in the [[Three-and-One Model]], the welcome decks gained a stronger integration with the revamped [[core set]], [[planeswalker deck]]s and the [[Deck Builder's Toolkit]], allowing for an easier transition between the products.<ref name="Metamorphosis 2.0">{{NewRef |making-magic/metamorphosis-2-0-2017-06-12|Metamorphosis 2.0|[[Mark Rosewater]]|2017 June 12}}</ref> They now had the same expansion symbol as the core set, and were numbered in the same system. Note that, due to the changed naming convention, there is no Welcome Deck 2018.
===Ninth Edition===
''[[Ninth Edition]]'' came with both 24-card Demogame boosters and 10-card sampler packs.
*[[Ninth Edition/Demo Game]]


These Welcome Decks are traditionally one color and tend to reduce the number of concepts to learn within any one deck. Each Welcome Deck has one rare, almost always a [[creature]], which is meant for players to see a bigger, flavorful, and more powerful card. These Welcome Decks are especially designed to be a good "first thing players see."<ref name="Getting to the Core">{{NewRef|making-magic/getting-core-2018-06-18|Getting to the Core|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 18, 2018}}</ref>
===Tenth Edition===
''[[Tenth Edition]]'' was the first [[core set]] that came with 10 [[preconstructed theme deck]]s with just thirty [[basic land]]s, [[common]]s and [[uncommon]]s.
*{{subpage|Sample decks|Tenth Edition}}


{{Main|Core Set 2019/Welcome decks}}
===Magic 2011 until Magic Origins===
From ''[[Magic 2011]]'' on, each core set came with the preconstructed decks first seen in ''Tenth Edition''.<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/my-favorite-things-about-magic-2011-2010-07-09|My Favorite Things About ''Magic 2011''|[[Tom LaPille]], [[Latest Developments]]|July 09, 2010}}</ref> Initially there were ten decklists and from ''[[Magic 2013]]'' onwards five. They mostly contain cards from the relevant core set, although there might be a few cards sprinkled in from previous [[block]]s.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-2012-sample-decks-2011-06-13|''Magic 2012'' Sample Decks|[[Monty Ashley]]|June 13, 2011}}</ref>
*{{subpage|Sample decks|Magic 2011}}
*{{subpage|Sample decks|Magic 2012}}
*{{subpage|Sample decks|Magic 2013}}
*{{subpage|Sample decks|Magic 2014}}
*{{subpage|Sample decks|Magic 2015}}
*{{subpage|Sample decks|Magic Origins}}


==Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013==
==Duels of the Planeswalkers==
With each copy of ''[[Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013]]'' a six card sampler (or "promo pack") could be obtained by redeeming a unique code on the official Wizards Duels of the Planeswalkers site. Five cards were random ''[[Magic 2013]]'', the sixth was an [[Alternate Art]] promo card (dependant on which system the game was purchased).<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/duels-planeswalkers-2013-promos-2012-06-14|''Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013'' Promos|[[Monty Ashley]]|June 14, 2012}}</ref>
===Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013===
With each copy of ''[[Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013]]'', a six-card sampler (or "promo pack") could be obtained by redeeming a unique code on the official Wizards Duels of the Planeswalkers site. Five cards were random ''[[Magic 2013]]'', and the sixth was an [[Alternate Art]] promo card (dependent on which system the game was purchased).<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/duels-planeswalkers-2013-promos-2012-06-14|''Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013'' Promos|[[Monty Ashley]]|June 14, 2012}}</ref>
*Steam: <c>Serra Avatar</c>
*Steam: <c>Serra Avatar</c>
*Playstation 3: <c>Primordial Hydra</c>
*PlayStation 3: <c>Primordial Hydra</c>
*Xbox 360: <c>Vampire Nocturnus</c>
*Xbox 360: <c>Vampire Nocturnus</c>


==Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014==
===Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014===
The six-card promo packs for ''[[Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014]]'' contained:
The six-card promo packs for ''[[Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014]]'' contained:
*Steam, iPad and Android: <c>Scavenging Ooze</c>
*Steam, iPad and Android: <c>Scavenging Ooze</c>
*Playstation 3: <c>Bonescythe Sliver</c>
*PlayStation 3: <c>Bonescythe Sliver</c>
*Xbox 360: <c>Ogre Battledriver</c>
*Xbox 360: <c>Ogre Battledriver</c>


==Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015==
===Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015===
The six-card promo packs for ''[[Magic 2015/Duels of the Planeswalkers|Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015]]'' contained:  
The six-card promo packs for ''[[Magic 2015/Duels of the Planeswalkers|Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015]]'' contained:  
* Xbox 360 or Xbox One: <c>Soul of Ravnica</c> <ref>{{NewRef|arcana/promo-packs-2014-06-12|''Magic 2015 — Duels of the Planeswalkers'' Promo Packs|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|June 12, 2014}}</ref>
*Xbox 360 or Xbox One: <c>Soul of Ravnica</c> <ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/promo-packs-2014-06-12|''Magic 2015 — Duels of the Planeswalkers'' Promo Packs|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|June 12, 2014}}</ref>
* All of the other available platforms: <c>Soul of Zendikar</c>
*All of the other available platforms: <c>Soul of Zendikar</c>
 
==Welcome decks==
In June 2016, five monocolored 30-card ready-to-play decks became available as free sample decks at [[Wizards Play Network]] locations around the world.<ref>[http://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/magic-welcome-decks#sthash.q4IInYuL.dpuf Magic Welcome Decks]</ref> These were also available in [[Booster Battle Pack]]s. Welcome decks are distributed for free by Wizards of the Coast, so that [[LGS|game stores]] can give them away to new or potential ''Magic'' players.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/know-your-audience-2018-01-18|Know Your Audience|[[Gavin Verhey]]|January 18, 2018}}</ref> The Welcome decks are renewed each year.
 
Other than featuring cards from recent blocks, each welcome deck also contained a selected range of reprinted cards from older sets. Those cards had unique expansion symbols and code, and were considered to be part of the set that is simultaneously released in terms of [[Standard]]'s [[rotation]].
 
*{{subpage|Welcome decks|Welcome Deck 2016}}
*{{subpage|Welcome decks|Welcome Deck 2017}}
 
Going forward in the [[Three-and-One Model]], the welcome decks gained a stronger integration with the revamped [[core set]], [[planeswalker deck]]s, and the [[Deck Builder's Toolkit]], allowing for an easier transition between the products.<ref name="Metamorphosis 2.0">{{DailyRef|making-magic/metamorphosis-2-0-2017-06-12|Metamorphosis 2.0|[[Mark Rosewater]]|2017 June 12}}</ref> They now had the same expansion symbol as the core set, and were numbered in the same system. Note that, due to the changed naming convention, there is no Welcome Deck 2018.
 
These Welcome Decks are traditionally one color and tend to reduce the number of concepts to learn within any one deck. Each Welcome Deck has one rare, almost always a [[creature]], which is meant for players to see a bigger, more flavorful, and more powerful card. These Welcome Decks are specially designed to be a good "first thing players see."<ref name="Getting to the Core">{{DailyRef|making-magic/getting-core-2018-06-18|Getting to the Core|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 18, 2018}}</ref>
 
*{{subpage|Welcome decks|Core Set 2019}}
*{{subpage|Welcome decks|Core Set 2020}}
 
The revamped Welcome Decks were considered a success and in 2019 were announced to be continued in the foreseeable future.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/state-product-design-2018-2019-02-05|State of Product Design 2018|[[Gavin Verhey]]|February 5, 2019}}</ref> However, they were replaced by [[#Welcome boosters|Welcome boosters]] in 2020.<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><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/reimagined-new-player-experience-start-finish|title=The Reimagined New Player Experience, From Start To Finish|author=[[WPN]]|date=June 10, 2020|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref> In [[2024]], the made a return.<ref name="DSK Dates & Details">{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/news/dates-and-details-for-duskmourn-house-of-horror|title=Dates & Details for ''Duskmourn: House of Horror''|author=[[WPN]]|date=June 28, 2024|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref>
 
*{{subpage|Welcome decks|Duskmourn: House of Horror}}
 
==Welcome boosters==
Welcome Boosters were introduced for ''[[Core Set 2021]]''. Each Welcome Booster for a particular set is the same and contains a sample of [[legendary|legendaries]], [[planeswalker]]s, [[showcase]] cards, and more. They also have double-sided helper cards that contain tips on how to get started, find stores, and learn a lot more about the game.<ref name="Core 2021"/><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/wpn-promo-usage-and-policies|title=WPN Promo Usage and Policies|author=[[WPN]]|date=September 9, 2021|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref> Initially, Welcome boosters were refreshed with each new Standard set to keep the cards relevant. During the COVID-19 crisis, production was put on hold. With ''[[March of the Machine]]'', Welcome Boosters received an evergreen refresh, meaning they were no longer updated with every Standard set.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/introducing-welcome-boosters-coming-m21|title=Introducing Welcome Boosters, Coming With M21|author=[[WPN]]|date=June 4, 2020|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://wpn.wizards.com/en/news/dates-and-details-for-march-of-the-machine|title=Dates & Details for March of the Machine|author=[[WPN]]|date=February 20, 2023|publisher=[[Wizards Play Network]]}}</ref> After that, they slowly seemed to have been phased out.
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Core Set 2021}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Zendikar Rising}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Innistrad: Midnight Hunt}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Innistrad: Crimson Vow}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Streets of New Capenna}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Dominaria United}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|Phyrexia: All Will Be One}}
*{{subpage|Welcome booster|March of the Machine}}
 
==Collector Booster Sample Pack==
The ''[[Streets of New Capenna]]'' Commander deck introduced "Collector Booster Sample Packs", featuring two cards from among what you can discover in a ''Streets of New Capenna'' [[Collector Booster]].<ref>{{DailyRef|news/first-look-streets-new-capenna-where-family-means-business-2022-03-03|A First Look at Streets of Ne Capenna: Where Family Means Business|[[Adam Styborski]]|March 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{YouTubeRef|WRPjFkOjmIA|Streets of New Capenna Prebeat|channel=[[Weekly MTG]]|date=March 4, 2022}}</ref>
*A foil common or uncommon
*A rare or mythic with a [[Booster Fun]] treatment.
 
After that, the Sample Packs became a regular feature of Commander deks.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:POR Sampler.jpg|''Portal'' demogame
File:POR Sampler.jpg|''Portal'' demogame
File:PO2 Sampler.jpg|''Portal Second Age'' demogame
File:PO2 Sampler.jpg|''Portal Second Age'' demo game
File:PO2 Sampler Dutch.jpeg|''Portal Second Age'' demogame (Dutch)
File:PO2 Sampler Dutch.jpeg|''Portal Second Age'' demo game (Dutch)
File:S99 Sampler.jpg|''Starter'' 1999 demogame
File:S99 Sampler.jpg|''Starter'' 1999 demo game
File:S00 Sampler.jpg|''Starter 2000'' demogame
File:S00 Sampler.jpg|''Starter 2000'' demo game
File:S00 Sampler 2.jpg|''Starter 2000'' sampler
File:S00 Sampler 2.jpg|''Starter 2000'' sampler
File:7ED Sampler.jpg|''Seventh Edition'' sampler
File:7ED Sampler.jpg|''Seventh Edition'' sampler
File:8ED Sampler 2.jpg|''Eighth Edition'' demogame
File:8ED Sampler.jpg|''Eighth Edition'' demo game
File:8ED Sampler.jpg|''Eighth Edition'' sampler
File:9ED Demogame booster.jpg|''Ninth Edition'' demo game
File:9ED Demogame booster.jpg|''Nineth Edition'' demogame
File:9ED Sampler.jpg|''Ninth Edition'' sampler
File:9ED Sampler.jpg|''Ninth Edition'' sampler
File:M13 PS3 Sampler.jpg|''Magic 2013'' Play Station 3 sampler
File:M13 PS3 Sampler.jpg|''Magic 2013'' Play Station 3 sampler
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File:M15 Xbox sampler.jpg|''Magic 2015'' Xbox sampler
File:M15 Xbox sampler.jpg|''Magic 2015'' Xbox sampler
File:M15 Platforms sampler.jpg|''Magic 2015'' sampler for other platforms
File:M15 Platforms sampler.jpg|''Magic 2015'' sampler for other platforms
File:SNC Collector Booster Sample Pack.jpg|SNC Collector Booster Sample Pack
File:MOM Welcome Booster.png|MOM placeholder Welcome Booster
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Sample decks| ]]
{{Boosters}}
[[Category:Samplers| ]]

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Samplers are decks or booster packs given away as a free product to advertise Magic: The Gathering. They are handed out at conventions and distributed to stores to potential new players. Starting in 2013, sample decks were also used at the yearly Magic Celebration event. Since 2016, they had been advertised as welcome decks and welcome boosters.

Starter products

Portal

Portal Demogame boosters contained 24 cards. In these boosters, six cards were printed with either flavor or reminder text different than their booster pack counterparts. Those cards are: Armored Pegasus, Bull Hippo, Cloud Pirates, Feral Shadow, Snapping Drake, and Storm Crow.

Portal Second Age

Portal Second Age Demo game boosters contained 24 cards and a tip card (same cards in every pack).

Starter 1999

Starter Demo game boosters contained 24 cards, including 8 cards from the Starter Game Box that weren't available in regular boosters. Also included were a tip card, a rebate card, and an instruction sheet. Everything two players needed to play their first Magic game.

^† Game Box card

Starter 2000

The Starter 2000 set came with both 24-card Demo game boosters and 10-card sampler packs. The cards in the sampler are:

Core sets

Seventh Edition

Each Seventh Edition 10-card sampler contained:

Eighth Edition

Eighth Edition came with both 24-card Demogame boosters and 10-card sampler packs.

Ninth Edition

Ninth Edition came with both 24-card Demogame boosters and 10-card sampler packs.

Tenth Edition

Tenth Edition was the first core set that came with 10 preconstructed theme decks with just thirty basic lands, commons and uncommons.

Magic 2011 until Magic Origins

From Magic 2011 on, each core set came with the preconstructed decks first seen in Tenth Edition.[1] Initially there were ten decklists and from Magic 2013 onwards five. They mostly contain cards from the relevant core set, although there might be a few cards sprinkled in from previous blocks.[2]

Duels of the Planeswalkers

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

With each copy of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013, a six-card sampler (or "promo pack") could be obtained by redeeming a unique code on the official Wizards Duels of the Planeswalkers site. Five cards were random Magic 2013, and the sixth was an Alternate Art promo card (dependent on which system the game was purchased).[3]

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014

The six-card promo packs for Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 contained:

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015

The six-card promo packs for Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 contained:

Welcome decks

In June 2016, five monocolored 30-card ready-to-play decks became available as free sample decks at Wizards Play Network locations around the world.[5] These were also available in Booster Battle Packs. Welcome decks are distributed for free by Wizards of the Coast, so that game stores can give them away to new or potential Magic players.[6] The Welcome decks are renewed each year.

Other than featuring cards from recent blocks, each welcome deck also contained a selected range of reprinted cards from older sets. Those cards had unique expansion symbols and code, and were considered to be part of the set that is simultaneously released in terms of Standard's rotation.

Going forward in the Three-and-One Model, the welcome decks gained a stronger integration with the revamped core set, planeswalker decks, and the Deck Builder's Toolkit, allowing for an easier transition between the products.[7] They now had the same expansion symbol as the core set, and were numbered in the same system. Note that, due to the changed naming convention, there is no Welcome Deck 2018.

These Welcome Decks are traditionally one color and tend to reduce the number of concepts to learn within any one deck. Each Welcome Deck has one rare, almost always a creature, which is meant for players to see a bigger, more flavorful, and more powerful card. These Welcome Decks are specially designed to be a good "first thing players see."[8]

The revamped Welcome Decks were considered a success and in 2019 were announced to be continued in the foreseeable future.[9] However, they were replaced by Welcome boosters in 2020.[10][11] In 2024, the made a return.[12]

Welcome boosters

Welcome Boosters were introduced for Core Set 2021. Each Welcome Booster for a particular set is the same and contains a sample of legendaries, planeswalkers, showcase cards, and more. They also have double-sided helper cards that contain tips on how to get started, find stores, and learn a lot more about the game.[10][13] Initially, Welcome boosters were refreshed with each new Standard set to keep the cards relevant. During the COVID-19 crisis, production was put on hold. With March of the Machine, Welcome Boosters received an evergreen refresh, meaning they were no longer updated with every Standard set.[14][15] After that, they slowly seemed to have been phased out.

Collector Booster Sample Pack

The Streets of New Capenna Commander deck introduced "Collector Booster Sample Packs", featuring two cards from among what you can discover in a Streets of New Capenna Collector Booster.[16][17]

  • A foil common or uncommon
  • A rare or mythic with a Booster Fun treatment.

After that, the Sample Packs became a regular feature of Commander deks.

Gallery

  • Portal demogame

    Portal demogame

  • Portal Second Age demo game

    Portal Second Age demo game

  • Portal Second Age demo game (Dutch)

    Portal Second Age demo game (Dutch)

  • Starter 1999 demo game

    Starter 1999 demo game

  • Starter 2000 demo game

    Starter 2000 demo game

  • Starter 2000 sampler

    Starter 2000 sampler

  • Seventh Edition sampler

    Seventh Edition sampler

  • Eighth Edition demo game

    Eighth Edition demo game

  • Ninth Edition demo game

    Ninth Edition demo game

  • Ninth Edition sampler

    Ninth Edition sampler

  • Magic 2013 Play Station 3 sampler

    Magic 2013 Play Station 3 sampler

  • Magic 2013 Xbox sampler

    Magic 2013 Xbox sampler

  • Magic 2013 Steam sampler

    Magic 2013 Steam sampler

  • Magic 2014 Play Station 3 sampler

    Magic 2014 Play Station 3 sampler

  • Magic 2014 Xbox sampler

    Magic 2014 Xbox sampler

  • Magic 2014 Steam sampler

    Magic 2014 Steam sampler

  • Magic 2014 Android sampler

    Magic 2014 Android sampler

  • Magic 2014 iPad sampler

    Magic 2014 iPad sampler

  • Magic 2015 Xbox sampler

    Magic 2015 Xbox sampler

  • Magic 2015 sampler for other platforms

    Magic 2015 sampler for other platforms

  • SNC Collector Booster Sample Pack

    SNC Collector Booster Sample Pack

  • MOM placeholder Welcome Booster

    MOM placeholder Welcome Booster

References

  1. ↑ Tom LaPille, Latest Developments (July 09, 2010). "My Favorite Things About Magic 2011". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Monty Ashley (June 13, 2011). "Magic 2012 Sample Decks". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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