Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
- This article is about the game released in 2011. For other uses, see Duels of the Planeswalkers (disambiguation).
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 is a digital Magic game that came out June 15, 2011 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows.[1][2] It 's the sequel to Duels of the Planeswalkers (2009).
Description
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 featured:[3][4]
- New graphics [5] and music.
- The new Archenemy format, where the player and two allies (players or AI) must work together to take down a powerful Archenemy and survive the extra powers from the Archenemy's special scheme deck
- Ten new decks using cards from the latest Magic:The Gathering, including the upcoming Magic 2012 Core Set. Each deck offered 16 additional cards that could be unlocked.
- The ability to modify decks to play the way players want. They could add or remove cards from both starting cards and earned unlocked cards for each deck.[6]
- Fifteen puzzling challenge levels, with difficulties ranging from easy to hard including new Archenemy challenges.
- Three- and Four-Player Enhanced Co-op Play. For the first time, players could invite their friends to partner up with them to take on the Archenemy or play against live opponents in Two-Headed Giant competition.
Purchasers of the game received access to a coupon which could be redeemed for an alternate art Frost Titan (Steam), Grave Titan (Xbox) or Inferno Titan (PS3).[7]
Decks
Core Game Decks
- Chandra Nalaar – Unquenchable Fire [8]
- Garruk Wildspeaker – Apex Predators
- Gideon Jura – Wielding Steel
- Jace Beleren – Realm of Illusion
- Kiora Atua – Ancient Depths
- Koth – Strength of Stone
- Nissa Revane – Guardians of the Wood
- Sarkhan Vol – Dragon's Roar
- Sorin Markov – Blood Hunger
- Tezzeret – Machinations
Expansion Decks
- Ajani Goldmane – Auramancer [9]
- Liliana Vess – Grave Whispers
- Ral Zarek – Cloudburst
Deck Pack 1
- March to War [10]
- Ghoulkeeper
Deck Pack 2
- Forest's Fury [11]
- Dark Heavens
Deck Pack 3
- Beknighted
- Trinity of Elements