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==Overview==
Story Mode was the original content for ''[[Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest]]''.  It is where all players start out and is a good way to learn the mechanics of the game and earn some basic rewards to prepare for [[Events]].

Rewards are earned for the initial win, for winning once with every color, and for winning with different optional objectives.  Winning with a colorless planeswalker does not advance the "win with every color" objective.

==Story Mode Levels==
Story Mode is split between four levels.  Each level has at least 4 chapters, and each chapter has up to 16 battles.

{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Story mode level
!Set(s)
!Number of Chapters
!Total Number of Battles
|-
! [[Origins (Story)]]
| [[Origins]] {{ORI}} || 6 || 79
|-
! [[Training (Story)]]
| {{SOI}} {{KLD}} {{AKH}} {{HOU}} {{XLN}} {{RIX}} {{DOM}} {{M19}} {{GRN}} {{RNA}} {{WAR}} {{M20}} {{ELD}} {{THB}} {{IKO}} {{M21}} || 16 || 53
|-
! [[Battle for Zendikar (Story)]]
| [[Battle for Zendikar]] {{BFZ}} || 4 || 35
|-
! [[Heroic Encounters (Story)]]
| [[Origins]] {{ORI}} || 6 || 30
|}

=== Origins ===
The Origins story features battles of increasing difficulty.  In each battle, all of the opponents' cards are from the Origins set.  [[Events]] and [[Coalition]] game content is unlocked for a new player only after they beat the first chapter of the Origins story using [[Nissa, Sage Animist]].

=== Training ===
The Training story features short chapters with easy battles to introduce players to the new mechanics of specific [[Card set]]s.  Many Training chapters provide as rewards [[Cards]], and in some cases [[Card pack]]s, from the corresponding card set.

=== Battle for Zendikar ===
The Battle for Zendikar story features a tutorial (similar to Training) plus further chapters of increasing difficulty.  The enemies' cards consist of mostly BFZ cards, and some Origins cards.

=== Heroic Encounters ===
Heroic Encounters feature a set of relatively high difficulty story battles, corresponding to the five basic planeswalkers.  Each level 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.

== Strategies ==
* Early on, play to win and run through the initial rewards, as you will not have the card collections to meet all of the objectives early.
* All rewards in a single Story mode battle can be earned in two games.  To do this, you would meet the two optional objectives in addition to using a three color walker (such as [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh]]) on one run and an opposing two color walker (such as [[Huatli, Radiant Champion]]) to meet all five color objectives.
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