Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth

Template:Expansion Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth is the ninth set in the Duel Decks series. It was released on March 30, 2012 and contains two pre-constructed theme decks. The MSRP is $19.99.

Contents

Venser vs. Koth contains two 60-card decks consisting of reprints from throughout Magic’s history, and two new emblem cards, one for each Planeswalker's last ability.

Storyline

Venser vs. Koth is based on the novel The Quest for Karn, which tells the story of the Scars of Mirrodin block.

The Planeswalker Koth, from the metal plane of Mirrodin, sought help when his world darkened. He traveled to Dominaria to enlist allies and met fellow Planeswalker Venser.

When Venser recognized the threat to Koth's world was none other than Phyrexia, he knew that the only hope for Mirrodin was to find its maker. But that would mean forsaking its people in the meantime.

Koth would rather die than turn his back on his fellow Mirrans. But Venser all but knew they would die anyway if they failed to reach Karn, his former mentor and creator of Mirrodin.

Two Planeswalkers, one goal, very different methods. Recreate the struggle to lead the way to Mirrodin’s salvation.

Alternate art

In this Duel Deck, there are two foil mythic rare cards with alternate art:

• Venser, the Sojourner
• Koth of the Hammer

There are five other cards with alternate artwork:

• Plated Geopede (the pack contains two of these)
• Chartooth Cougar
• Anger (depicting Koth)
• Preordain (depicting Venser, the pack contains two of these)
• Path to Exile

It also includes two new emblem cards, one for each planeswalker's last ability.

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Box Artwork

Deck lists

Venser

Evade and Shimmer

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Lands (24)

1 Azorius Chancery

1 Flood Plain

1 New Benalia

2 Sejiri Refuge

1 Soaring Seacliff

7 Plains

11 Island

Creatures (23)

1 Whitemane Lion

1 Augury Owl

1 Coral Fighters

1 Minamo Sightbender

1 Mistmeadow Witch

2 Scroll Thief

1 Neurok Invisimancer

2 Slith Strider

1 Sky Spirit

1 Wall of Denial

1 Galepowder Mage

1 Kor Cartographer

1 Clone

1 Cryptic Annelid

1 Primal Plasma

1 Sawtooth Loon

1 Cache Raiders

1 Windreaver

1 Jedit's Dragoons

1 Sunblast Angel

1 Sphinx of Uthuun

Other Spells (12)

1 Path to Exile

2 Preordain

1 Sigil of Sleep

1 Revoke Existence

1 Angelic Shield

1 Oblivion Ring

1 Safe Passage

1 Steel of the Godhead

1 Vanish into Memory

2 Overrule

Planeswalker (1)

1 Venser, the Sojourner

The rares in the Venser deck are Clone, Galepowder Mage, Sphinx of Uthuun, Sunblast Angel, Windreaver, and Venser, the Sojouner.

Koth

Erupt and Overwhelm

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Lands (25)

25 Mountain

Creatures (21)

2 Plated Geopede

1 Pygmy Pyrosaur

2 Pilgrim's Eye

1 Aether Membrane

2 Fiery Hellhound

1 Vulshok Sorcerer

1 Anger

1 Cosi's Ravager

1 Vulshok Berserker

1 Bloodfire Kavu

1 Stone Giant

1 Geyser Glider

1 Lithophage

1 Torchling

1 Chartooth Cougar

1 Earth Servant

1 Greater Stone Spirit

1 Bloodfire Colossus

Other Spells (13)

2 Wayfarer's Bauble

1 Armillary Sphere

1 Journeyer's Kite

1 Vulshok Morningstar

1 Searing Blaze

1 Vulshok Battlegear

1 Downhill Charge

2 Seismic Strike

1 Spire Barrage

1 Jaws of Stone

1 Volley of Boulders

Planeswalker (1)

1 Koth of the Hammer

The rares in the Koth deck are Bloodfire Colossus, Lithophage, Torchling, Journeyer's Kite, Volley of Boulders, and Koth of the Hammer.

External links

• "Magic Arcana" (Thursday, August 18, 2011). "Announcing Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
• Mark Gottlieb (Monday, March 26, 2012). "Duel or die". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.