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==Cards==
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==Overview==
In a game of Magic The Gathering: Puzzle Quest, decks are made up of unlimited copies of a selection of 10 cards.  Mana is needed to play cards, and is generated by matching gems on the board.  New sets of cards are continuously released.  Cards come in three types: Creature, Spell, and Support.
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[[Card|Cards]] are the heart and soul of ''Magic: the Gathering - Puzzle Quest''.
  
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Players form [[Deck|Decks]] out of cards they own to take into a gameGames are won or lost based on the cards played. Cards are played by paying [[Mana]], which is gained by matching gems on the gem board.
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! style="text-align: left;" | {{nowrap|[[File:Creature-Icon.png|{{{size|x24px}}}]] Creature}}
 
| Creature cards enter play in one of your three available creature slots.  Creatures have Power (attack strength) and Toughness (health).  Creatures automatically attack each turn after they come into playPlaying the same creature card again Reinforces an existing creature (adds to its Power and Toughness).
 
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! style="text-align: left;" | {{nowrap|[[File:Spell-Icon.png|{{{size|x24px}}}]] Spell}}
 
| Spell cards perform a one-off effect, such as drawing more cards, healing, doing damage, or interfering with the opponent's hand of cards.
 
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! style="text-align: left;" | {{nowrap|[[File:Support-Icon.png|{{{size|x24px}}}]] Support}}
 
| Support cards enter play as a support gem on the gem board, and have an ongoing effect on the game.  Support cards in play have a shield value which decreases by one each time the support gem is matched.  If the shield value reaches zero, the support is destroyed.
 
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Cards usually have a color, and sometimes more than one.  Each '''[[Planeswalkers|Planeswalker]]''' has affinity for one or more colors, and their decks may contain only cards of those colors, or colorless cards.
 
  
Cards often have [[Abilities#Card_Keyword_Abilities|keyworded]] or [[Abilities#Card_Icon_Abilities|icon-based]] abilities.  A full list of these with descriptions can be found on the '''[[Abilities]]''' page.
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Cards are acquired from [[Card packs]].  New cards are continually released in Card sets.
 
 
==Pack types==
 
Cards may be obtained by opening packs.  Different types of packs may be purchased using in-game currency, or gained as rewards in '''[[Events]]'''.  A free pack can also be claimed at regular intervals.
 
 
 
Each card has a rarity of either Common ([[File:rarity-C.png|x18px|Common]]), Uncommon ([[File:rarity-U.png|x18px|Uncommon]]), Rare ([[File:rarity-R.png|x18px|Rare]]), Mythic ([[File:rarity-M.png|x18px|Mythic]]), or Masterpiece ([[File:rarity-MP.png|x18px|Masterpiece]])Progressively rarer cards are less likely to drop from packs.  Drop rates are set by the publisher and may change at any time.  Typical drop rates for each rarity in the different pack types are listed below.
 
 
 
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! colspan="4" | Standard pack types
 
! colspan="5" | {{nowrap | Drops per 100 cards (typical)}}
 
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! Pack type
 
! {{nowrap | # cards}}
 
! Cost
 
! Notes
 
! C [[File:rarity-C.png|x20px|Common]]
 
! U [[File:rarity-U.png|x20px|Uncommon]]
 
! R [[File:rarity-R.png|x20px|Rare]]
 
! M [[File:rarity-M.png|x20px|Mythic]]
 
! MP [[File:rarity-MP.png|x20px|Masterpiece]]
 
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| Booster Pack || 5 || {{Crystals|60}} || Five random cards
 
| rowspan="3" | 55
 
| rowspan="3" | 39
 
| rowspan="3" | 5
 
| rowspan="3" | 1.4
 
| rowspan="3" | 0.1
 
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| Super Pack || 15 || {{Crystals|150}} || 3 Booster packs
 
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| Premium Pack || 26 || {{Crystals|300}} || 5 Booster Packs plus a random rare
 
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| Free Pack || 3 || - || Three random cards with poor drop rates
 
| 82 || 15 || 2 || 0.1 || -
 
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| rowspan="2" | Elite Pack
 
| rowspan="2" | 1
 
| {{Jewels|400}} || A single non-dupe Mythic or better
 
| - || - || - || 70 || 30
 
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| {{Jewels|100}} || A single Rare or better
 
| - || - || 75 || 22 || 3
 
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! colspan="4" | Unusual or obsolete pack types
 
! colspan="5" | {{nowrap | Drops per 100 cards (typical)}}
 
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! Pack type
 
! {{nowrap | # cards}}
 
! Cost
 
! Notes
 
! C [[File:rarity-C.png|x20px|Common]]
 
! U [[File:rarity-U.png|x20px|Uncommon]]
 
! R [[File:rarity-R.png|x20px|Rare]]
 
! M [[File:rarity-M.png|x20px|Mythic]]
 
! MP [[File:rarity-MP.png|x20px|Masterpiece]]
 
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| Basic Booster || 3 || - || Three random cards with poor drop rates (awarded in some events)
 
| 73 || 23 || 3.6 || 0.4 || 0.02
 
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| Free Pack || 1 || - || (Obsolete, replaced by 3-card Free Pack) One random card with poor drop rates
 
| 83 || 15 || 2 || 0.1 || -
 
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| Fat Pack || 20 || {{Crystals|200}} || 4 Booster packs ''(Obsolete, replaced by Super Pack)''
 
| rowspan="2" | 54
 
| rowspan="2" | 41
 
| rowspan="2" | 4
 
| rowspan="2" | 1
 
| rowspan="2" | -
 
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| Big Box || 71 || {{Crystals|600}} || 14 Booster packs plus a random rare or mythic  ''(Obsolete, replaced by Premium Pack)''
 
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==Card sets==
 
==Card sets==

Revision as of 12:08, 6 January 2019

Overview

Cards are the heart and soul of Magic: the Gathering - Puzzle Quest.

Players form Decks out of cards they own to take into a game. Games are won or lost based on the cards played. Cards are played by paying Mana, which is gained by matching gems on the gem board.

Cards are acquired from Card packs. New cards are continually released in Card sets.

Card sets

Standard sets

Cards in these sets may be used in Standard Format or Legacy Format Events.

Legacy sets

Cards in these sets may only be used in Legacy Format Events.