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[[Heroic Encounters]] is a [[Story]] mode Chapter featuring 30 [[PvE]] opponents. It was the first of the Story supplements, released [[Game history|soon after]] the [[Origins (Story)|Origins Story]], and before [[Training (Story)|Training]] and [[Battle for Zendikar]] encounters.

Heroic Encounters is accessed from the furthest right of the Story mode UI. It starts locked, and is unlocked by completing the Win the Game objective of every node in Chapter 1, Parts 1 and 2. Once it is unlocked, any of the games in the [[#Heroic Encounters|Heroic Encounters]] or [[#Planeswalkers Chapters|Planeswalkers Chapters]] sections can be played, in any order.

The first section of five battles introduces the five [[Origins]] [[Planeswalkers]]. Each of them is then given their own section of five battles. 

All levels, hit points, mana bonuses and abilities of the enemies are as the Origins Planeswalkers at level 50. 

All the encounters are against [[deck]]s built of mostly if not all [[Origins]] [[card]]s.

The [[Runes|Mana Rune]] rewards for winning on each node the first time are unusually high: 1760 or more. Subsequent wins give 250 Runes, also the highest of Story mode. The reward for winning with Planeswalkers of all five colors is 15 Crystals, rather than the 10 that the origins Story gives.

== Heroic Encounters ==
The first five decks are each seven Rares {{Rarity|R|35}} and three Mythics {{Rarity|M|35}}.

The stats are shown here, once, to save time and space.

=== Jace, Telepath Unbound ===
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Jace, Telepath Unbound
|Color=U
|Level=50
|Hit Points=88
|White Mana=+1
|Blue Mana=+3
|Black Mana=+1
|Red Mana=+0
|Green Mana=+0
|Ability 1=Confusion 
|Ability 1 Description=Give -4/-0 to target creature until the beginning of your next turn.
|Ability 1 Cost=6
|Ability 2=Ingenuity 
|Ability 2 Description=The last spell you cast or was Destroyed is moved to your hand and has its cost reduced by 3.
|Ability 2 Cost=12
|Ability 3=Mind Sculpt
|Ability 3 Description={{Ability|Trap}} 7: Drain 6 mana.
|Ability 3 Cost=15
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Pacifist|3|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Spell Caster|10|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Alhammarret, High Arbiter
|Disciple of the Ring
|Harbinger of the Tides
|Helm of the Gods
|Jace's Sanctum
|Rogue's Passage
|Skaab Goliath 
|Soulblade Djinn
|Talent of the Telepath
|Thopter Spy Network
}}

=== Nissa, Sage Animist ===
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Nissa, Sage Animist
|Color=G
|Level=50
|Hit Points= 98
|White Mana=+1
|Blue Mana=+0
|Black Mana=+0
|Red Mana=+1
|Green Mana=+3
|Ability 1=As [[Nissa, Sage Animist]] at level 50
|Ability 1 Description=
|Ability 1 Cost=
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Survivor|5|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Aggressive|1|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Hangarback Walker
|Helm of the Gods
|Joraga Invocation
|Mage-Ring Responder 
|Outland Colossus 
|Rogue's Passage
|Skysnare Spider
|Sword of the Animist
|The Great Aurora 
|Woodland Bellower
}}

=== Chandra, Roaring Flame ===
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Chandra, Roaring Flame
|Color=R
|Level=50
|Hit Points=82
|White Mana=+0
|Blue Mana=+0
|Black Mana=+1
|Red Mana=+3
|Green Mana=+1
|Ability 1=As [[Chandra, Roaring Flame]] at level 50
|Ability 1 Description=
|Ability 1 Cost=
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Protector|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Slow and Steady|25|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Abbot of Keral Keep
|Avaricious Dragon
|Chandra's Ignition
|Embermaw Hellion
|Exquisite Firecraft
|Helm of the Gods
|Mage-Ring Responder 
|Pyromancer's Goggles
|Rogue's Passage
|Scab-Clan Berserker 
}}

=== Liliana, Defiant Necromancer ===
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
|Color=B
|Level=50
|Hit Points=
|White Mana=+0
|Blue Mana=+1
|Black Mana=+3
|Red Mana=+1
|Green Mana=+0
|Ability 1=As [[Liliana, Defiant Necromancer]] at level 50
|Ability 1 Description=
|Ability 1 Cost=
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Resilient|8|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Artificer|9|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Alhammarret's Archive
|Dark Petition
|Demonic Pact
|Fetid Imp
|Graveblade Marauder
|Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
|Pyromancer's Goggles
|Rogue's Passage
|Shadows of the Past
|Tainted Remedy
}}

=== Gideon, Battle-Forged ===
{{Enemy Stats
|Name=Gideon, Battle-Forged
|Color=W
|Level=50
|Hit Points=104
|White Mana=+3
|Blue Mana=+1
|Black Mana=+0
|Red Mana=+0
|Green Mana=+1
|Ability 1=As [[Gideon, Battle Forged]] at level 50
|Ability 1 Description=
|Ability 1 Cost=
}}
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Defenceless|0|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Destroyer|10|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Archangel of Tithes
|Hangarback Walker
|Helm of the Gods
|Knight of the White Orchid
|Rogue's Passage
|Sigil of the Empty Throne
|Sentinel of the Eternal Watch
|Sword of the Animist
|Tragic Arrogance 
|Vryn Wingmare
}}

== Planeswalkers Chapters ==
Each level, other than the five introductory encounters, starts with the enemy getting some sort of advantage in the form of creatures and/or supports that are in play before the battle begins.

All levels, hit points, mana bonuses and abilities are as before: as the Origins Planeswalkers at level 50. 

=== Heroic — Jace ===

=== Battle 1 === 
:<small><small><small><small>Starting Support : Jace's Sanctum</small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Pacifist|3|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Comeback|88|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Bone to Ash
|Calculated Dismissal 
|Clash of Wills
|Disciple of the Ring
|Dreadwaters 
|Jace's Sanctum
|Jhessian Thief
|Negate
|Ringwarden Owl
|Soulblade Djinn 
}}

=== Battle 2 === 
:<small><small><small><small>Starting Creature: Disciple of the Ring.<br>It activates without any activated gems on the board.</small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Resilient|8|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Spell Caster|9|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Anchor to the Aether
|Day's Undoing 
|Disciple of the Ring
|Disperse 
|Displacement Wave 
|Harbinger of the Tides
|Separatist Voidmage
|Talent of the Telepath 
|Turn to Frog
|Willbreaker
}}

=== Battle 3 === 
:<small><small><small><small>Starting Creatures : Scrapskin Drake, Thunderclap Wyvern</small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Pacifist|3|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Burst|3|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Alhammarret, High Arbiter 
|Day's Undoing 
|Ringwarden Owl 
|Scrapskin Drake
|Soulblade Djinn 
|Sword of the Animist
|Talent of the Telepath 
|Thunderclap Wyvern
|Tower Geist
|Turn to Frog 
}}

=== Battle 4 === 
:<small><small><small><small>Starting Supports: Thopter Spy Network, Claustrophobia, Jayemdae Tome</small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Resilient|8|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Speed|7|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Claustrophobia 
|Jace's Sanctum
|Jayemdae Tome
|Psychic Rebuttal 
|Rogue's Passage
|Shivan Reef
|Sigil of Valor 
|Sphinx's Tutelage
|Thopter Spy Network 
|Yavimaya Coast 
}}

=== Battle 5 === 
:<small><small><small><small>Starting enemy : Hangarback Walker</small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Defenseless|0|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Destroyer|10|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Aspiring Aeronaut
|Claustrophobia 
|Day's Undoing 
|Foundry of the Consuls
|Hangarback Walker
|Harbinger of the Tides 
|Mizzium Meddler
|Talent of the Telepath 
|Thopter Spy Network 
|Whirler Rogue 
}}


== Heroic — Nissa ==
The first, third, and last battles have mutually exclusive objectives. The first can be remarkably difficult; poor starting draws can lead to a defeat in a handful of rounds.

=== Battle 1 ===
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives. It is markedly more difficult than the other battles, and requires some sort of non-targeted removal (eg [[Origins]]' Claustrophobia or Fleshbag Marauder or The Great Aurora or [[PMA]]'s Wight), to deal with the starting and potentially subsequent Gaea's Revenges.
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Gaea's Revenge<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Protector|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Sacrifice|10|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Animist's Awakening
|Evolutionary Leap
|Gaea's Revenge
|Mantle of Webs
|Nissa's Revelation 
|Outland Colossus 
|Rogue's Passage 
|Vine Snare
|Wild Instincts
|Woodland Bellower 
}}

=== Battle 2 ===
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Defenseless|0|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Commander|9|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Animist's Awakening
|Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
|Dwynen's Elite 
|Elvish Visionary 
|Joraga Invocation 
|Leaf Gilder
|Llanowar Empath
|Shaman of the Pack
|Sword of the Animist 
|Sylvan Messenger 
}}

=== Battle 3 ===
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives. 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Honored Hierarch<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Resilient|8|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Comeback|88|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Angel's Tomb
|Animist's Awakening
|Citadel Castellan 
|Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
|Dwynen's Elite
|Honored Hierarch
|Joraga Invocation
|Mantle of Webs
|Skysnare Spider 
|Vastwood Gorger
}}

=== Battle 4 ===
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Managorger Hydra
:Starting Support : Evolutionary Leap<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Survivor|5|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Slow and Steady|25|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Animist's Awakening
|Evolutionary Leap
|Evolving Wilds 
|Foundry of the Consuls 
|Gather the Pack 
|Joraga Invocation
|Managorger Hydra
|Mantle of Webs
|Nissa's Revelation 
|Titanic Growth 
}}

=== Battle 5 ===
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives. 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Skysnare Spider
:Starting Supports : Evolutionary Leap and Nissa's Pilgrimage<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Aggressive|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Artificer|8|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Alchemist's Vial 
|Conclave Naturalists 
|Evolutionary Leap
|Honored Hierarch
|Joraga Invocation
|Nissa's Pilgrimage
|Nissa's Revelation
|Reclaim 
|Skysnare Spider
|Titanic Growth
}}


== Heroic — Chandra ==
The first battle has zero creatures. It is the only one that is all spells; the rest use powerful creatures and Call of the Full Moon to make the first one a Berserker.

The second battle has mutually exclusive objectives.

=== Battle 1 ===
:<small><small><small>Starting Supports: Pyromancer's Goggles, Mage-Ring Network, Prism Ring<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Anti-Magic|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Slow and Steady|25|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Act of Treason 
|Chandra's Fury
|Chandra's Ignition 
|Exquisite Firecraft 
|Fiery Impulse 
|Lightning Javelin 
|Mage-Ring Network
|Prism Ring
|Pyromancer's Goggles
|Ravaging Blaze 
}}

=== Battle 2 === 
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives.  
:<small><small><small>Starting Creatures: Goblin Piledriver. Boggart Brute. Subterranean Scout. Starting Supports : Call of the Full Moon. Flameshadow Conjuring.<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Anti-Magic|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Spell Caster|9|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Boggart Brute
|Call of the Full Moon
|Demolish 
|Dragon Fodder 
|Flameshadow Conjuring
|Goblin Glory Chaser
|Goblin Piledriver
|Seismic Elemental 
|Subterranean Scout
|Titan's Strength 
}}

=== Battle 3 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Hangarback Walker
: Starting Supports : Pyromancer's Goggles. Call of the Full Moon<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Survivor|5|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Slow and Steady|25|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Abbot of Keral Keep
|Call of the Full Moon
|Demolish
|Foundry of the Consuls
|Hangarback Walker
|Ghirapur Gearcrafter
|Mage-Ring Network
|Pia and Kiran Nalaar
|Pyromancer's Goggles
|Thopter Engineer 
}}

=== Battle 4 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Avaricious Dragon
: Starting Supports : Call of the Full Moon. Flameshadow Conjuring<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Anti-Magic|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Artificer|8|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Avaricious Dragon
|Call of the Full Moon
|Demolish 
|Embermaw Hellion 
|Flameshadow Conjuring
|Infectious Bloodlust 
|Iroas's Champion 
|Scab-Clan Berserker 
|Sword of the Animist
|Titan's Strength 
}}

=== Battle 5 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Zendikar Incarnate<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Defenseless|0|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Burst|3|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Abbot of Keral Keep
|Avaricious Dragon
|Call of the Full Moon
|Demolish
|Exquisite Firecraft 
|Flameshadow Conjuring
|Iroas's Champion
|Jayemdae Tome
|Magmatic Insight 
|Zendikar Incarnate
}}


== Heroic — Liliana ==
The third battle has mutually exclusive objectives.

Move cheap cards to the top of hand and disable them, and keep moving less desirable ones to the bottom.

=== Battle 1 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Support : Demonic Pact<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Aggressive|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Spell Caster|9|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Dark Petition 
|Demonic Pact
|Despoiler of Souls
|Erebos's Titan
|Fetid Imp 
|Infinite Obliteration
|Nightsnare 
|Kothophed, Soul Hoarder 
|Tormented Thoughts
|Unholy Hunger 
}}

=== Battle 2 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature Despoiler of Souls :  <small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Pacifist|3|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Speed|7|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Dark Petition 
|Demonic Pact
|Despoiler of Souls
|Erebos's Titan 
|Fetid Imp
|Fleshbag Marauder 
|Graveblade Marauder 
|Possessed Skaab 
|Priest of the Blood Rite 
|Unholy Hunger
}}

=== Battle 3 === 
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives.
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Shambling Ghoul<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Protector|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Sacrifice|10|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Consecrated by Blood 
|Cruel Revival
|Dark Petition 
|Fleshbag Marauder 
|Nantuko Husk
|Possessed Skaab 
|Returned Centaur 
|Revenant we
|Shambling Ghoul
|Undead Servant 
}}

=== Battle 4 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Support : Blightcaster<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Survivor|5|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Destroyer|10|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Blightcaster
|Brawler's Plate 
|Erebos's Titan
|Fetid Imp 
|Graveblade Marauder 
|Infernal Scarring
|Pyromancer's Goggles 
|Throwing Knife
|Unholy Hunger 
|Veteran's Sidearm 
}}

=== Battle 5 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Graveblade Marauder<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Anti-Magic|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Comeback|88|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Demonic Pact
|Erebos's Titan 
|Eyeblight Assassin
|Fetid Imp 
|Gilt-Leaf Winnower 
|Gnarlroot Trapper 
|Graveblade Marauder
|Infinite Obliteration 
|Shaman of the Pack
|Unholy Hunger 
}}


== Heroic — Gideon ==

=== Battle 1 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Supports : Sigil of the Empty Throne. Starfield of Nyx<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Aggressive|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Spell Caster|9|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Brawler's Plate 
|Grasp of the Hieromancer 
|Hixus, Prison Warden
|Knightly Valor 
|Mage-Ring Network 
|Murder Investigation 
|Sigil of the Empty Throne
|Sigil of Valor 
|Starfield of Nyx 
|Suppression Bonds 
}}

=== Battle 2 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Knight of the White Orchid
: Starting Support : Grasp of the Hieromancer<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Resilient|8|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Commander|9|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Akroan Jailer
|Celestial Flare 
|Grasp of the Hieromancer
|Hixus, Prison Warden 
|Kytheon's Irregulars
|Knight of the White Orchid
|Relic Seeker
|Sentinel of the Eternal Watch 
|Suppression Bonds 
|Swift Reckoning 
}}

=== Battle 3 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Heavy Infantry
: Starting Support : Pyromancer's Goggles<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Survivor|5|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Burst|3|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Archangel of Tithes 
|Gideon's Phalanx 
|Heavy Infantry
|Knight of the White Orchid
|Kytheon's Irregulars
|Pyromancer's Goggles
|Relic Seeker
|Sentinel of the Eternal Watch
|Sword of the Animist 
|Totem-Guide Hartebeest 
}}

=== Battle 4 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : War Oracle
:Starting Supports : Alhammarret's Archive, Orbs of Warding, Rogue's Passage<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Protector|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Speed|7|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Alhammarret's Archive
|Archangel of Tithes 
|Aven Battle Priest
|Blood-Cursed Knight 
|Cleric of the Forward Order 
|Enlightened Ascetic
|Healing Hands 
|Orbs of Warding
|Rogue's Passage
|War Oracle
}}

=== Battle 5 === 
:<small><small><small>Starting Creature : Relic Seeker
:Starting Supports : Rogue's Passage x3<small></small></small></small></small>
{{Objective table header}}
{{Objective|Win||||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Aggressive|1|||{{Runes}}}}
{{Objective|Commander|9|||{{Crystals}}}}
|}
{{Deck List
|Archangel of Tithes
|Citadel Castellan
|Consul's Lieutenant 
|Iroas's Champion 
|Knight of the White Orchid
|Kytheon's Irregulars 
|Relic Seeker
|Rogue's Passage
|Stalwart Aven
|War Oracle
}}

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