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The card Rocket Launcher was printed in Antiquities (the second expansion ever)

I remember buying this and playing with my brother. I didn't know how to play then and it was really cool. Now I wish that I still had all my original things...

Strange that they put the art for a completely different angel on the deck box. I think oftentimes the most useful things in these old starter boxes are the basic lands. Bought a portal 3 kingdoms starter product many years back and the basic lands are really nice in that set. They're white border, too, so you can psyche some people out with them. I don't mind guns in some magic settings. I think there were certainly some guns in Capenna, or there should have been if not, given that they have working automobiles in the set. I think Kaladesh may have had some kinds of firearms but aether related rather than gunpowder related, and Ixalan has a lot of cannons, which are really just big guns. Wouldn't be surprised if they have some in Duskmorne. But I heard that they were actively omitted from Thunder Junction, which is a strange thing to think about, given the cowboy nature of the set. They will of course be in several Universes Beyond products as well, like Warhammer and Fallout.

Good memories, I started around Homelands myself and was so lucky to still find some Revised and 4th in shops.

I started playing magic with Ice Age, Mirage, and Tempest blocks, but I do fondly remember the first Portal set (liked the quirky terminology, and it helped me learn some of the other key features of magic better. plus it had some sleeper cards that turned out to be quite powerful, which may have not been intended for an introductory type set).

Portal 3K

Show the backs and I'll tell you! 😂

I had already been playing Magic for a couple years when this product came out. I can't remember how now, but a friend of mine somehow got a bunch of these and gave them away to a bunch of his friends (including me). At the time, I remember wondering why they were trying to teach new players the game, but used different terminology for half of the rules... Very nostalgic to see this opened. Thanks!

People might get confused with your video title since there is a product called starter collection.

The very first MTG product that got my money lol

Portal is still quite popular for its alternate cards though, even the basic lands (actually been selling/trading away quite a few the last two weeks).

This is basically what Konami did with the 2-Player Starter set in Yu-Gi-Oh, except 25 years later. Why did they do it 25 years after Wizards made this flop? Because they're insanely stupid.

That’s where I started

I have a complete set of portal including the cards with alternate text. There is a lot of nostalgia here for me, I forgot the outer box that held the two smaller decks.

The best way to get new players is to have somebody actively willing to mentor them at the card shop/game store, and to start them off with a simple, straightforward preconstructed deck with really good cards. I started my son on the Fire & Lightning precon (with a few card swaps to improve deck consistency), and the fact that it is just relentless burn and beats to the face that can just "oops, I win" against virtually any other deck makes it a lot of fun for new players. It has lots of great cards, too - Grim Lavamancer, Lightning Bolt/Chain Lightning, Figure of Destiny, etc. All in foil, too. The main weakness of monored decks are the fact that you often play out your hand and go into topdeck mode, which often allows your opponent to stabilize and recover, so swapping in more card advantage (The One Ring/Palantír of Orthanc/Browbeat), and search/deck manipulation (Magma Jet/Sensei's Divining Top) helps avoid this. The key focus should be on ingraining the turn structure, and how to make good play choices by teaching the concepts of mana curve, card advantage, and identifying win conditions. Portal was notoriously bad with a lot of overcosted and underpowered cards that weren't even sanctioned format legal until 2005.

I'm 51 years old, I have several cards of this set and I use the words deck or library :) the booster price was 2,95$

But portal was great and did teach a lot of new players the basics and got them playing.... it remembered fondly with anyone I've ralked to about it for ages

where did you get that playmat?

this was my 1st tournament event

They weren’t legal. I remember going to buy some portal and was actively discouraged from buying it because I couldn’t use the cards. What a stupid idea.

It didn't completely fail! I got this starter from my nephew way back in the day and I'm still an active player 😊

I am as old as this release. I feel old now.

Because magic wasn't that hard to learn lol

buyed some but it was meh

I learned how to play from Portal!

I very like this set! <3

Dm me that promo code? lol

This set just got released when I started getting into Magic. Makes me nostalgic seeing fresh packs being opened. Nice video!

Great video and content in general! One recommendation from my side is to zoom out a bit, since the cards and hands are too big and I think that a little zoom-out will help to make a picture more pleasant-looking.

Good unpacking. Probably, Alabaster leech is in top of worst mtg cards of all time.

Nice video

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Thanks for this cool video 😁, all that’s left to do is advertise it

Thank you for the video and unpacking cards of new MTG set. I already said in TG about Waltz of Rage and how it helped me. Foil Rescuer is looking great and have a good market price 👍

Great video 👍 Lands are most expensive part of the MTG 😂

Thank you It’s so cute to see old cards 😊 My friend and I had a 6th edition starter pack for 2 players, with rulebook and guide how to play.

Max, Thank you for another great unpacking video. Can you add a price of cards in video. I think it’ll be a good thing for others. Cause restless cottage is 5$, up the beanstalk is 2.50$, rhystic study is 70$ 😮😅 You’re so lucky 🍀 Cheers

Ох сколько воспоминаний нахлынул при виде знакомых карт из шестёрки. Спасибо большое за распаковку!