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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 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.  
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==
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===Gift Box===
===Gift Box===
The Gift Box is actually a bigger box that packages the regular box product with additional content.
* 1 extra ''Portal'' booster pack  
* 1 extra ''Portal'' booster pack  
* 2 score-keeping beads
* 2 score-keeping beads
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==Decklists==
==Decklists==
[[File:POR Starter Set.jpg|right|''Portal Starter Set]]
[[File:POR Starter Set.jpg|right|''Portal Starter Set]]
===Preconstructed deck 1===
<d title="Preconstructed deck 1">
<d title="Preconstructed deck 1">
Lands
Lands
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3 Forest
3 Forest


Spells
Creatures
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 Warrior'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
Sorceries
1 Defiant Stand
1 Sacred Nectar
1 Warrior's Charge
1 Untamed Wilds
1 Blaze
1 Lava Axe
1 Volcanic Hammer
1 Volcanic Hammer
</d>
</d>


 
===Preconstructed deck 2===
<d title="Preconstructed deck 2">
<d title="Preconstructed deck 2">
Lands
Lands
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3 Forest  
3 Forest  


Spells
Creatures
1 Craven Knight
1 Craven Knight
1 Feral Shadow
1 Feral Shadow
1 Gravedigger
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
</d>
</d>



Revision as of 03:43, 1 August 2020

Portal/2-Player 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

Portal Starter Set
Portal Starter Set

Preconstructed deck 1

Preconstructed deck 1

Preconstructed deck 2

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.