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==Overview==
Story Mode was the original content for ''[[Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest]]''. It is where all players start out ; [[Events]] and [[Coalition]] game content is unlocked for a good way to learn new player only after they beat the mechanics first chapter of the game and earn some basic rewards to prepare for [[Events#Origins|Origins]] story using [[Nissa, Sage Animist]].
==Story Mode Levels==
Story Mode is split between has four levelspages, navigated by activating the white arrow facing to the right on the top right corner of the Origins screen, on the left side on the [[#Heroic Encounters|Heroic Encounters]] screen, and on both sides on the [[#Training|Training]] and [[#Battle for Zendikar|Battle for Zendikar]] screens. Each level has at least 4 chapters, and each chapter has up to 20 battles.
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=== 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 specially designed battles and prefabricated decks to introduce players to the new mechanics of specific [[: Template:Card Set List|Card set]]s. Many Training chapters provide as rewards [[Cards]], and in some cases [[Card pack]]s, from the corresponding card set. For players who enjoy seeing new cards, it has the advantage of allowing the player to use decks of cards that they may not even see elsewhere for quite some time, let alone own. For those seeking to avoid the increased difficulty of opponents at higher levels of card [[Mastery]], the card rewards can be added to Nissa's deck to replace cards that have high [[XP]] and are close to being Mastered.
=== Battle for Zendikar ===
== 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.
* Some Training chapters are harder; some are easier or more lucrative. An example of the latter is the [[War of the Spark]] chapter, completion of which yields five [[Gems#Vanguards|Vanguard]] cards, three of them Green, which are quite powerful early on. Since the player is not using their own Planeswalker, there is no damage done that has to be healed in the event of a loss, and the card order is not fixed for some of the hardest games, so they can potentially be attempted repeatedly. But on the other hand, for those who prefer to pick the lowest hanging fruit first, the games will forever be there to try again, until completed.
* 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.
All of the combinations, as of the 2021 [[Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]] set, are:
[[Narset of the Ancient Way]] and :
*[[Garruk, Cursed Huntsman]]
*[[Nissa of Shadowed Boughs]]
*[[Vraska, Golgari Queen]]
*[[Vraska, Relic Seeker]]
Any of the three Nicol Bolas and :
*[[Ajani, Unyielding]]
*[[Calix, Destiny's Hand]]
*[[Huatli, Radiant Champion]]
[[Sarkhan Unbroken]] and :
*[[Daxos the Returned]]
*[[Kaya, Orzhov Usurper]]
*[[Kaya, the Inexorable]]
*[[Sorin, Grim Nemesis]]
[[Tamiyo, Field Researcher]] and :
**[[Angrath, the Flame-Chained]]
**[[Sarkhan the Mad]]
**[[Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor]]
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