Return to MTG - Card Kingdom’s Rookie and Battle Decks

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WotC relies on lapsed players to phase into and back out of Magic over the years. When Dominaria came out in April plenty of old-timers rejoiced, as that is the plane where Magic spent basically the first decade of its existence. They even brought Richard Garfield back for the design team, so the nostalgia factor is pleasantly thick. And they also brought back "Core Sets" with Magic 2019, so that's another nice option to get a more basic deckbuilding experience without a lot of obtuse keywords or higher-level strategy. They have pre-con Planeswalker decks of M2019 (and Dominaria) for like $12-$15 at any WalMart in the land.

I got the Guilds of Ravnica Planeswalkwe decks- they are awful. That product segment is really odd. It’s the only way to get the Planewalkers, the decks are really more like sampler platters for their sets than coherent decks, and they aren’t as compelling an entry level product as these third party decks are or Wizards products like the duel decks or the old theme decks that at least attempted to have a cogent build.

What is waaaaaaay better, as far as Wizards products go, are the new Guild Kits. These five decks (and five more coming) span every Ravnica set. Collectors and power players will want them because there are apparently some very sought-after reprints. Casual slummers like me will want them because the decks are fun to play and feature both the old time cards as well as the latest and greatest. They are more expensive than the Battle Decks though- $19.99- and right now they are sort of hard to find.

I love how so many cards have never changed in all this time.