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==Overview==
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'''Story Mode''' is a set of battles against pre-constructed enemy decks which teach the [[Abilities|game mechanics]] introduced with most [[set]]s, provide challenges (especially for new players), and give [[resources]] and [[card]] rewards.  Story Mode content is always available in ''[[Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest]]''.
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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 new player only after they beat the first chapter of the [[#Origins|Origins]] story using [[Nissa, Sage Animist]].  
 
  
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The [[#Training|Training]] section should be given a high priority; it is designed to teach players the mechanics of the game and it earns card rewards which are needed for [[Events]] and later sections of the Origins Story games. The Training section can be accessed by activating the white arrow facing to the right on the top right corner of the Story screen.
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Beating the first chapter of the [[#Origins|Origins]] story using [[Nissa, Sage Animist]] unlocks [[Events]] and [[Coalition]] game content.
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[[Resources]] are given as rewards for each game played in Story mode. In addition to the [[Runes]] awarded for every game played (more for winning, naturally), Runes are earned for defeating each enemy player and for winning while completing the first optional objective.  [[Crystals]] are given after winning once with every color, and for completing the second optional objective. Winning with a colorless [[Planeswalkers]] does not advance the "win with every color" objective, but multiple-color Planeswalkers give a win for both, or all three of, their colors.
 
  
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Although the player is matched against pre-constructed enemy decks in Story mode, just as in the [[PvE]] games in the [[Events]] mode, games played and won here do not count towards [[Objectives]] that tally PvE plays and wins.
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Story Mode was the only content available when the game was originally released in 2015.
  
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==Story Mode Levels==
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== Rewards ==
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Story Mode has four pages, 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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[[Resources]] are given as rewards for each game played in Story mode.  In addition to the [[Runes]] awarded for every game played (more for winning, naturally), Runes are earned for winning while completing the first optional objective.  [[Crystals]] are earned by completing the second optional objective, and afterwards, by winning the same battle once with Planeswalkers of every color.  Winning with colorless [[Planeswalkers]] does not advance the "win with every color" objective, but multiple-color Planeswalkers give a win for all of their colors.
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Even though Story Mode battles are functionally equivalent to [[PvE]] battles, Story Mode is not considered a PvE event, and so games won do not count towards [[Quest journal|Quests]] that tally PvE wins.
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== Story Mode Levels ==
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Story Mode has four levels, navigated via the arrows facing right and left at the top of the Story Mode screen. Each level has at least 4 chapters, and each chapter has up to 20 battles.
  
 
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=== Origins ===
 
=== Origins ===
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The Origins story features battles of increasing difficulty.  In each battle, all of the opponents' cards are from the Origins set.
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:''Main article: [[Origins (Story)]]''
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The Origins story features battles of increasing difficulty.  In each battle, all of the opponents' cards are from the [[Origins]] set. This is where new accounts begin.
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All four [[Objectives]] give [[Resources]] as [[#Rewards|Rewards]]. Winning earns mana runes and opens up the next battle for play - this objective is unlisted. Winning a given battle once with a Planeswalker of each of the five colors earns 10 Mana Crystals. A third objective, the second listed, earns mana runes, and the final objective earns 15 Mana Crystals.
  
 
=== Training ===
 
=== Training ===
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The Training story features short chapters with 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.
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:''Main article: [[Training (Story)]]''
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The Training story features short chapters with specially designed battles to introduce players to the new mechanics of specific [[Cards|Card sets]].  The player is given pre-fabricated decks in these battles, including cards that they may not own or see elsewhere for quite some time.
  
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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.  
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Many Training chapters provide cards as rewards, and in some cases [[Card pack]]s, from the corresponding card set.  Like all new cards, these are helpful for players to improve their [[Deck|Decks]] and manage their [[Mastery]] level.
  
 
=== Battle for Zendikar ===
 
=== Battle for Zendikar ===
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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.
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The [[Battle for Zendikar (Story)|Battle for Zendikar story]] features a tutorial (similar to Training) plus further chapters of increasing difficulty.  The enemies' [[deck]]s in the tutorial consist of mostly [[BFZ]] and some [[Origins]] cards, unlike in the Chapters, which are only BfZ cards.
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Battle for Zendikar gives the most crystals of any of the Story sections: 20 for winning a battle with Planeswalkers of all five colors.
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* [[BFZ - Learn the Basics|Learn the Basics]]
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* [[Battle for Zendikar - Chapter 1]]
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* [[Battle for Zendikar - Chapter 2]]
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* [[Battle for Zendikar - Chapter 3]]
  
 
=== Heroic Encounters ===
 
=== Heroic Encounters ===
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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.
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:''Main article: [[Heroic Encounters]]''
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Heroic Encounters feature a set of relatively high difficulty story battles, corresponding to the five Origins planeswalkers.   
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Heroic Encounters starts locked, and is unlocked by completing the Win the Game objective of every node in Chapter 1, Parts 1 and 2.
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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.
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The [[Runes|Mana Rune]] rewards for winning the game and completing objectives are unusually high: 1760 or more. Subsequent win Rune rewards are also the highest of Story mode, at 250. Heroic Encounters gives 15 Crystals for winning a battle with Planeswalkers of all five colors.
  
 
== Strategies ==
 
== 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.
 
* 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.
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* 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.
 
  
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* 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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* The [[#Training|Training]] section should be given a high priority; it is designed to teach players the mechanics of the game and it earns card rewards which are needed for [[Events]] and later sections of the Origins Story games.
  
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All of the combinations, as of the 2021 [[Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]] set, are:
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* 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 {{Ability|Vanguard}} cards, three of them Green, which are quite powerful early on.
  
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[[Narset of the Ancient Way]] and :
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* 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.
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*[[Garruk, Cursed Huntsman]]
 
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*[[Nissa of Shadowed Boughs]]
 
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*[[Vraska, Golgari Queen]]
 
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*[[Vraska, Relic Seeker]]
 
  
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Any of the three Nicol Bolas and :
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=== 5 colors in 2 games ===
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*[[Ajani, Unyielding]]
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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 planeswalker (such as [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh]]) in a first game, and another two or three color planeswalker (such as [[Huatli, Radiant Champion]] or [[Tamiyo, Field Researcher]]) in a second game to meet all five color objectives.
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*[[Calix, Destiny's Hand]]
 
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*[[Huatli, Radiant Champion]]
 
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[[Sarkhan Unbroken]] and :
 
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*[[Daxos the Returned]]
 
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*[[Kaya, Orzhov Usurper]]
 
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*[[Kaya, the Inexorable]]
 
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*[[Sorin, Grim Nemesis]]
 
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[[Tamiyo, Field Researcher]] and :
 
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**[[Angrath, the Flame-Chained]]
 
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**[[Sarkhan the Mad]]
 
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**[[Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor]]
 
  
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As of the [[Dominaria United]] set, all of the two-planeswalker combinations which cover all 5 colors are:
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! colspan="2" | First planeswalker
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! colspan="2" | Second planeswalker
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| rowspan="2"  | {{Color Icons|WUB}}
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| rowspan="2"  | [[Dakkon, Shadow Slayer]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|GR}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Arlinn, the Pack's Hope]], [[Domri, Chaos Bringer]], [[Samut, the Tested]], or [[Wrenn and Six]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|URG}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Sarkhan Unbroken]]
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| style="border-right:0px"  | {{Color Icons|WUR}}
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| style="border-left:0px"  | [[Narset of the Ancient Way]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|BG}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Garruk, Cursed Huntsman]], [[Nissa of Shadowed Boughs]], [[Vraska, Golgari Queen]], or [[Vraska, Relic Seeker]]
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| rowspan="3" | {{Color Icons|WUG}}
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| rowspan="3" | [[Tamiyo, Field Researcher]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|BR}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Angrath, the Flame-Chained]], [[Ob Nixilis, the Adversary]], [[Sarkhan the Mad]], or [[Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|WBR}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Dihada, Binder of Wills]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|UBR}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh]], [[Nicol Bolas, the Ravager]], or [[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God]]
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| rowspan="2" | {{Color Icons|WBR}}
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| rowspan="2" | [[Dihada, Binder of Wills]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|UG}}
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[[Kasmina, Enigma Sage]], [[Kiora, Master of the Depths]], [[Nissa, Steward of the Elements]], [[Oko, Thief of Crowns]] a
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or [[Tamiyo, Compleated Sage]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|WUG}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Tamiyo, Field Researcher]]
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| rowspan="2" | {{Color Icons|UBR}}
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| rowspan="2" | [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh]], [[Nicol Bolas, the Ravager]], or [[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|WG}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Ajani, Unyielding]], [[Calix, Destiny's Hand]], or [[Huatli, Radiant Champion]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|WUG}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Tamiyo, Field Researcher]]
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| rowspan="3" | {{Color Icons|URG}}
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| rowspan="3" | [[Sarkhan Unbroken]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|WB}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Daxos the Returned]], [[Kaya, Orzhov Usurper]], [[Kaya, the Inexorable]], [[Kaya, Geist Hunter]], or [[Sorin, Grim Nemesis]]
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| style="border-right:0px"  | {{Color Icons|WUB}}
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| style="border-left:0px"  | [[Dakkon, Shadow Slayer]]
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| style="border-right:0px" | {{Color Icons|WBR}}
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| style="border-left:0px" | [[Dihada, Binder of Wills]]
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|}
  
 
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Story Mode is a set of battles against pre-constructed enemy decks which teach the game mechanics introduced with most sets, provide challenges (especially for new players), and give resources and card rewards. Story Mode content is always available in Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest.

Beating the first chapter of the Origins story using Nissa, Sage Animist unlocks Events and Coalition game content.

Story Mode was the only content available when the game was originally released in 2015.

Rewards

Resources are given as rewards for each game played in Story mode. In addition to the Runes awarded for every game played (more for winning, naturally), Runes are earned for winning while completing the first optional objective. Crystals are earned by completing the second optional objective, and afterwards, by winning the same battle once with Planeswalkers of every color. Winning with colorless Planeswalkers does not advance the "win with every color" objective, but multiple-color Planeswalkers give a win for all of their colors.

Even though Story Mode battles are functionally equivalent to PvE battles, Story Mode is not considered a PvE event, and so games won do not count towards Quests that tally PvE wins.

Story Mode Levels

Story Mode has four levels, navigated via the arrows facing right and left at the top of the Story Mode screen. Each level has at least 4 chapters, and each chapter has up to 20 battles.

Story mode level Set(s) Number of Chapters Total Number of Battles
Origins (Story) Origins Origins 6 79
Training (Story) Shadows over Innistrad Kaladesh Amonkhet Hour of Devastation Ixalan Rivals of Ixalan Dominaria Core Set 2019 Guilds of Ravnica Ravnica Allegiance War of the Spark Core Set 2020 Throne of Eldraine Theros Beyond Death Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Core Set 2021 Zendikar Rising Puzzle Masters Kaldheim Strixhaven Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Innistrad: Midnight Hunt 22 73
Battle for Zendikar (Story) Battle for Zendikar Battle for Zendikar 4 35
Heroic Encounters (Story) Origins Origins 6 30

Origins

Main article: Origins (Story)

The Origins story features battles of increasing difficulty. In each battle, all of the opponents' cards are from the Origins set. This is where new accounts begin.

All four Objectives give Resources as Rewards. Winning earns mana runes and opens up the next battle for play - this objective is unlisted. Winning a given battle once with a Planeswalker of each of the five colors earns 10 Mana Crystals. A third objective, the second listed, earns mana runes, and the final objective earns 15 Mana Crystals.

Training

Main article: Training (Story)

The Training story features short chapters with specially designed battles to introduce players to the new mechanics of specific Card sets. The player is given pre-fabricated decks in these battles, including cards that they may not own or see elsewhere for quite some time.

Many Training chapters provide cards as rewards, and in some cases Card packs, from the corresponding card set. Like all new cards, these are helpful for players to improve their Decks and manage their Mastery level.

Battle for Zendikar

The Battle for Zendikar story features a tutorial (similar to Training) plus further chapters of increasing difficulty. The enemies' decks in the tutorial consist of mostly BFZ and some Origins cards, unlike in the Chapters, which are only BfZ cards.

Battle for Zendikar gives the most crystals of any of the Story sections: 20 for winning a battle with Planeswalkers of all five colors.

Heroic Encounters

Main article: Heroic Encounters

Heroic Encounters feature a set of relatively high difficulty story battles, corresponding to the five Origins planeswalkers.

Heroic Encounters starts locked, and is unlocked by completing the Win the Game objective of every node in Chapter 1, Parts 1 and 2.

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.

The Mana Rune rewards for winning the game and completing objectives are unusually high: 1760 or more. Subsequent win Rune rewards are also the highest of Story mode, at 250. Heroic Encounters gives 15 Crystals for winning a battle with Planeswalkers of all five colors.

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.
  • The Training section should be given a high priority; it is designed to teach players the mechanics of the game and it earns card rewards which are needed for Events and later sections of the Origins Story games.
  • 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 Vanguard 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.

5 colors in 2 games

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 planeswalker (such as Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh) in a first game, and another two or three color planeswalker (such as Huatli, Radiant Champion or Tamiyo, Field Researcher) in a second game to meet all five color objectives.

As of the Dominaria United set, all of the two-planeswalker combinations which cover all 5 colors are:

First planeswalker Second planeswalker
WhiteBlueBlack Dakkon, Shadow Slayer GreenRed Arlinn, the Pack's Hope, Domri, Chaos Bringer, Samut, the Tested, or Wrenn and Six
BlueRedGreen Sarkhan Unbroken
WhiteBlueRed Narset of the Ancient Way BlackGreen Garruk, Cursed Huntsman, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Vraska, Golgari Queen, or Vraska, Relic Seeker
WhiteBlueGreen Tamiyo, Field Researcher BlackRed Angrath, the Flame-Chained, Ob Nixilis, the Adversary, Sarkhan the Mad, or Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor
WhiteBlackRed Dihada, Binder of Wills
BlueBlackRed Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager, or Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
WhiteBlackRed Dihada, Binder of Wills BlueGreen

Kasmina, Enigma Sage, Kiora, Master of the Depths, Nissa, Steward of the Elements, Oko, Thief of Crowns a or Tamiyo, Compleated Sage

WhiteBlueGreen Tamiyo, Field Researcher
BlueBlackRed Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager, or Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God WhiteGreen Ajani, Unyielding, Calix, Destiny's Hand, or Huatli, Radiant Champion
WhiteBlueGreen Tamiyo, Field Researcher
BlueRedGreen Sarkhan Unbroken WhiteBlack Daxos the Returned, Kaya, Orzhov Usurper, Kaya, the Inexorable, Kaya, Geist Hunter, or Sorin, Grim Nemesis
WhiteBlueBlack Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
WhiteBlackRed Dihada, Binder of Wills
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