The Training Story level teaches new mechanics introduced to the game with each card set since Shadows over Innistrad.
It is broken up into one chapter per card set. Each chapter has a varying number of battles. In each battle, the player uses a provided Planeswalker with pre-built deck against a level 1 opponent. From the beginning, these were almost always level 1 versions of Planeswalkers from the associated set.
The series begins, on the sets that game developer Hibernum brought out, with opponents based on cards, as with the Origins Story battles. Developer Oktagon briefly went back to this during the XLN and RIX Training, and even had the player play a card avatar in the M19 training, but otherwise, from DOM onward, the enemies are as the players: L1 Planeswalkers from the associated set.
Players looking for a fast Story game to farm for objectives could do worse than Ixalan (XLN) #3, with its 20 HP opponent and their own 6/5 creature already on the board. Extra swaps are everywhere, but PMA #1 is easy to remember.
Battles
Chapter
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Set
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Battles
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Mechanics explained
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Battle 1 |
Battle 2 |
Battle 3 |
Battle 4 |
Battle 5 |
Battle 6
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Training - SOI |
Shadows over Innistrad |
4
|
Transform |
Investigate |
Delirium |
Madness
|
Training - KLD |
Kaladesh |
4
|
Energize, Overload |
Crew, Fabricate |
- |
-
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Training - AKH |
Amonkhet |
4
|
Embalm |
Exert |
Cycle |
-
|
Training - HOU |
Hour of Devastation |
3
|
Eternalize, Aftermath |
Afflict |
-
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Training - XLN |
Ixalan |
4
|
Enrage, Tribal |
Treasure |
Explore |
Raid
|
Training - RIX |
Rivals of Ixalan |
1
|
Ascend
|
Training - DOM |
Dominaria |
2
|
Saga, Historic |
Leader
|
Training - M19 |
Core Set 2019 |
1
|
Flash , Stored Mana
|
Training - GRN |
Guilds of Ravnica |
6
|
Mentor |
Convoke |
Surveil |
Undergrowth |
Jump-start |
Split Card
|
Training - RNA |
Ravnica Allegiance |
5
|
Afterlife |
Riot |
Spectacle |
Addendum |
Adapt
|
Training - WAR |
War of the Spark |
3
|
Vanguard , Partner |
Proliferate |
Amass
|
Training - M20 |
Core Set 2020 |
2
|
Overflow |
Protection from Color
|
Training - ELD |
Throne of Eldraine |
5
|
Adamant |
Resourceful |
Adventure |
Mill |
Food
|
Training - THB |
Theros Beyond Death |
4
|
Heroic, Enchanted |
Ferocious, Anticipation |
Buried , Escape , Graveyard Gem |
Constellation, Devotion
|
Training - IKO |
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths |
3
|
Basic Evergreen |
Companion |
Mutate , Mutation
|
Training - M21 |
Core Set 2021 |
2
|
Bravery , Prowess |
Morbid, Renewal
|
Training - ZNR |
Zendikar Rising |
3
|
Equip , Party |
Kicker , Wizardry |
Landforming
|
Training - PMA |
Puzzle Masters |
7
|
Ignite , Mana Field |
Corrupt , Unearth |
|
|
Crystallize, Automate , Lotus Field
|
Training - KHM |
Kaldheim |
3
|
Snow |
Foretell , Foretold |
Boast , Herald
|
Training - STX |
Strixhaven |
4
|
Magecraft , Ward |
Enhance , Enhanced |
Learn , Lesson |
Invoke , Invoked
|
Training - AFR |
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms |
4
|
Dungeon , Dungeon Spoils , Venture |
Roll a D20 |
Hired |
Pack Tactics
|
Training - MID |
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt |
5
|
Daybound , Dayshift |
Nightbound |
Coven |
Decayed , Imminent Death |
Disturb
|
Training - NEO |
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty |
4 |
Ninjutsu |
Pilot |
Reconfigure |
Channel , Modified
|
Training - SNC |
Streets of New Capenna |
5 |
Shield Counter |
Alliance , Connive |
Casualty |
Blitz |
Hideaway , Hidden
|
Training - SNC
In Battle 3, Sacrificing a creature is
mandatory, not optional. Replacing a creature is mandatory.
Training - NEO
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Training - VOW
Innistrad: Crimson Vow
Training - PMA
Puzzle Masters
- When PMA was first released, its training was listed after ZNR; KHM followed it.
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Abilities
|
|
Rewards
|
|
Planeswalker
|
|
Enemy
|
1 |
Ignite Mana Field |
|
Demolish |
|
Jace, Telepath Unbound |
|
Chandra, Ignited
|
2 |
Corrupt Unearth |
|
Necromantic Summons |
|
Liliana, Master of Death |
|
Jace, Telepath Unbound
|
3 |
Enlist Assemble |
|
Healing Hands |
|
Ajani, Invigorate Leadership |
|
Jace, Telepath Unbound
|
4 |
Seed Leyline |
|
Gather the Pack |
|
Nissa, Vital Energy |
|
Jace, Telepath Unbound
|
5 |
Deny |
|
|
|
Teferi, Chronoclast |
|
Chandra, Roaring Flame
|
6 |
Denied |
|
|
|
Jace, Telepath Unbound |
|
Chandra, Ignited
|
7 |
Restrain |
|
Anchor to the Aether |
|
Teferi, Chronoclast |
|
Chandra, Roaring Flame
|
8 |
Crystalize |
|
Runed Servitor |
|
Karn, Reflective Silver |
|
Ajani, Invigorate Leadership
|
9 |
Automate Lotus Field |
|
Veteran's Sidearm |
|
Karn, Reflective Silver |
|
Ajani, Invigorate Leadership
|
Training - MID
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
Has been bugged. Must replace
a specific disturbed creature
before it attacks
to avoid soft lock
Training - AFR
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
Training - STX
Strixhaven
Training - KHM
Kaldheim
Training - ZNR
Zendikar Rising
Training - M21
Core Set 2021
Training - IKO
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
Training - THB
Theros Beyond Death
Training - ELD
Throne of Eldraine
Training - M20
Core Set 2020
Training - WAR
War of the Spark
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Abilities
|
|
Rewards
|
|
Planeswalker
|
|
Enemy
|
1 |
|
|
Arlinn, Voice of the Pack |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Angrath, Captain of Chaos |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
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Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
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Nahiri, Storm of Stone |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
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Vraska, Swarm's Eminence |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Grateful Apparition |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Callous Dismissal |
|
|
|
|
Training - RNA
Ravnica Allegiance
Training - GRN
Guilds of Ravnica
|
Abilities
|
|
Rewards
|
|
Planeswalker
|
|
Enemy
|
1 |
|
|
Barging Sergeant |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Loxodon Restorer |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
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Barrier of Bones |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
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Rhizome Lurcher |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Maximize Altitude |
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
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Integrity |
|
|
|
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Training - M19
Core Set 2019
Training - DOM
Dominaria
Training - RIX
Rivals of Ixalan
Training - XLN
Ixalan
Training - HOU
Hour of Devastation
Training - AKH
Amonkhet
Note: Cast Out
Training - KLD
Kaladesh
Training - SOI
Shadows over Innistrad