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''Magic Duels'' is free to download and free to play. The game focuses on bringing in newcomers to ''Magic''. Most of the learning comes through situational tips as you play.<ref>[http://news.xbox.com/2015/03/games-magic-duels-origins-bring-free-to-play-card-game-action-to-xbox-one ID@Xbox Spotlight: Magic Duels: Origins Bring Free-to-Play Card Game Action to Xbox One]</ref> As you play the game, you earn [[gold]] which you trade in for [[booster pack]]s. If you want to get cards quicker, you can also buy gold, but all gameplay content is earnable just by playing. | ''Magic Duels'' is free to download and free to play. The game focuses on bringing in newcomers to ''Magic''. Most of the learning comes through situational tips as you play.<ref>[http://news.xbox.com/2015/03/games-magic-duels-origins-bring-free-to-play-card-game-action-to-xbox-one ID@Xbox Spotlight: Magic Duels: Origins Bring Free-to-Play Card Game Action to Xbox One]</ref> As you play the game, you earn [[gold]] which you trade in for [[booster pack]]s. If you want to get cards quicker, you can also buy gold, but all gameplay content is earnable just by playing. <ref>{{NewRef|magic-digital/changes-are-here-coin-phrase-2016-03-02|Changes Are Here, to Coin a Phrase|[[Matt Tabak]] and [[Drew Nolosco]]|March 2, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:54, 3 March 2016
Magic Duels is a digital free-to-play Magic game that was first released in July, 2015 on Xbox One, iOS, and PC via Steam, with PlayStation 4 joining later in the year. It is the successor to, and evolution of, the Duels of the Planeswalkers series.[1][2] Unlike the Duels of the Planeswalkers-series, which were unconnected annual releases, Magic Duels doesn't get replaced each year. Lead designer is Drew Nolosco.
Description
Magic Duels is free to download and free to play. The game focuses on bringing in newcomers to Magic. Most of the learning comes through situational tips as you play.[3] As you play the game, you earn gold which you trade in for booster packs. If you want to get cards quicker, you can also buy gold, but all gameplay content is earnable just by playing. [4]
Editions
Magic Duels launched with the new storyline featured in the Magic Origins set and Magic Origins boosters available in the store. It will continue to expand with regular downloadable content that reflects the latest sets. Four times a year, Magic: The Gathering releases a block booster set; two sets per block, two blocks a year. Four times a year, those block booster sets will push down to Magic Duels as a huge card content update. All your cards stay in your cardpool and all the boosters of earlier sets will be kept available in the shop.
- Magic Duels: Origins (July 2015). Players experience the origin stories of five iconic Planeswalkers through immersive gameplay.[5][6]
- Magic Duels: Battle for Zendikar (November / December 2015). Return to the wild plane of Zendikar where the monstrous Eldrazi threaten the entire world with destruction. The plane’s inhabitants, and even the land itself, stand united to oppose them. Answer the call and join the Battle for Zendikar! The update features over 150 new cards to collect, a new story campaign, and fixes for platform specific issues. [7]
- Magic Duels: Oath of the Gatewatch (April 2016). Instead of the Oath of the Gatewatch update being available in January, the release was suspended until April. [8]
Features
- Full Deck Builder;
- Deck Wizard — a step-by-step assistant which make building popular deck archetypes quick and easy;
- First-ever playable Planeswalker cards;
- Solo Battle mode featuring virtually endless AI opponents;
- Expanded multiplayer options, including Two-Headed Giant mode;
- Quest system with new individual and community challenges every week;
- Limitless Free-to-Play with 100% earnable content;
- All-new Skill Quest tutorial system.