Heroic Encounters is a Story mode Chapter featuring 30 PvE opponents. It was the first of the Story supplements, released soon after the Origins Story, and before Training and Battle for Zendikar encounters.
Heroic Encounters is accessed from the furthest right of the Story mode UI. It starts locked, and is unlocked by completing the Win the Game objective of every node in Chapter 1, Parts 1 and 2. Once it is unlocked, any of the games in the Heroic Encounters or Planeswalkers Chapters sections can be played, in any order.
The first section of five battles introduces the five Origins Planeswalkers. Each of them is then given their own section of five battles.
All levels, hit points, mana bonuses and abilities of the enemies are as the Origins Planeswalkers at level 50.
All the encounters are against decks built of mostly if not all Origins cards.
The Mana Rune rewards for winning on each node the first time are unusually high: 1760 or more. Subsequent wins give 250 Runes, also the highest of Story mode. The reward for winning with Planeswalkers of all five colors is 15 Crystals, rather than the 10 that the origins Story gives.
Heroic Encounters
The first five decks are each seven Rares 
and three Mythics 
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The stats are shown here, once, to save time and space.
Jace, Telepath Unbound
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Jace, Telepath Unbound
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| Level
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HP
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| 50
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88
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+1
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+3
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+1
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+0
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+0
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+0
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| Abilities
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Effect
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| Confusion
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6
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Give -4/-0 to target creature until the beginning of your next turn.
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| Ingenuity
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12
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The last spell you cast or was Destroyed is moved to your hand and has its cost reduced by 3.
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| Mind Sculpt
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15
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Trap 7: Drain 6 mana.
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| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Pacifist:
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Kill 3 or less enemy creatures during a single fight.
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| Spell Caster:
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Cast 10 or more spells during a single fight.
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Nissa, Sage Animist
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Nissa, Sage Animist
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| Level
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HP
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| 50
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98
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+1
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+0
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+0
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+1
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+3
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+0
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| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Survivor:
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Win the fight with 5 or less HP remaining.
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| Aggressive:
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Cast 1 or less supports during a single fight.
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Chandra, Roaring Flame
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Chandra, Roaring Flame
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| Level
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HP
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| 50
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82
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+0
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+0
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+1
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+3
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+1
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+0
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| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Protector:
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Have 1 or fewer creatures you control destroyed or exiled during a fight.
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| Slow and Steady:
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Win the fight in 25 or more rounds.
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Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
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Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
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| Level
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HP
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| 50
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+0
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+1
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+3
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+1
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+0
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+0
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| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Resilient:
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Take 8 or less damage during a single fight.
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| Artificer:
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Cast 9 or more supports during a single fight.
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Gideon, Battle-Forged
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Gideon, Battle-Forged
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| Level
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HP
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| 50
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104
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+3
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+1
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+0
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+0
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+1
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+0
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| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Defenceless:
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Defenceless 0
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| Destroyer:
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Destroy 10 or more creatures during a single fight.
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Planeswalkers Chapters
Each level, other than the five introductory encounters, 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.
All levels, hit points, mana bonuses and abilities are as before: as the Origins Planeswalkers at level 50.
Heroic — Jace
Battle 1
- Starting Support : Jace's Sanctum
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Pacifist:
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Kill 3 or less enemy creatures during a single fight.
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| Comeback:
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Take 88 or more damage during a single fight.
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Battle 2
- Starting Creature: Disciple of the Ring.
It activates without any activated gems on the board.
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Resilient:
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Take 8 or less damage during a single fight.
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| Spell Caster:
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Cast 9 or more spells during a single fight.
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Battle 3
- Starting Creatures : Scrapskin Drake, Thunderclap Wyvern
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Pacifist:
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Kill 3 or less enemy creatures during a single fight.
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| Burst:
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Cast 3 or less creatures during a single fight.
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Battle 4
- Starting Supports: Thopter Spy Network, Claustrophobia, Jayemdae Tome
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Resilient:
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Take 8 or less damage during a single fight.
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| Speed:
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Win the fight within 7 rounds.
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Battle 5
- Starting enemy : Hangarback Walker
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Destroyer:
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Destroy 10 or more creatures during a single fight.
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Heroic — Nissa
The first, third, and last battles have mutually exclusive objectives. The first can be remarkably difficult; poor starting draws can lead to a defeat in a handful of rounds.
Battle 1
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives. It is markedly more difficult than the other battles, and requires some sort of non-targeted removal (eg Origins' Claustrophobia or Fleshbag Marauder or The Great Aurora or PMA's Wight), to deal with the starting and potentially subsequent Gaea's Revenges.
- Starting Creature : Gaea's Revenge
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Protector:
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Have 1 or fewer creatures you control destroyed or exiled during a fight.
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| Sacrifice:
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Have 10 or more creatures you control destroyed or exiled during a fight.
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Battle 2
- Starting Creature : Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Commander:
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Summon 9 or more creatures within a single fight.
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Battle 3
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives.
- Starting Creature : Honored Hierarch
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Resilient:
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Take 8 or less damage during a single fight.
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| Comeback:
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Take 88 or more damage during a single fight.
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Battle 4
- Starting Creature : Managorger Hydra
- Starting Support : Evolutionary Leap
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Survivor:
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Win the fight with 5 or less HP remaining.
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| Slow and Steady:
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Win the fight in 25 or more rounds.
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Battle 5
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives.
- Starting Creature : Skysnare Spider
- Starting Supports : Evolutionary Leap and Nissa's Pilgrimage
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Aggressive:
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Cast 1 or less supports during a single fight.
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| Artificer:
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Cast 8 or more supports during a single fight.
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Heroic — Chandra
The first battle has zero creatures. It is the only one that is all spells; the rest use powerful creatures and Call of the Full Moon to make the first one a Berserker.
The second battle has mutually exclusive objectives.
Battle 1
- Starting Supports: Pyromancer's Goggles, Mage-Ring Network, Prism Ring
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Anti-Magic:
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Cast 1 or less spells during a single fight.
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| Slow and Steady:
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Win the fight in 25 or more rounds.
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Battle 2
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives.
- Starting Creatures: Goblin Piledriver. Boggart Brute. Subterranean Scout. Starting Supports : Call of the Full Moon. Flameshadow Conjuring.
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Anti-Magic:
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Cast 1 or less spells during a single fight.
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| Spell Caster:
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Cast 9 or more spells during a single fight.
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Battle 3
- Starting Creature : Hangarback Walker
- Starting Supports : Pyromancer's Goggles. Call of the Full Moon
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Survivor:
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Win the fight with 5 or less HP remaining.
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| Slow and Steady:
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Win the fight in 25 or more rounds.
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Battle 4
- Starting Creature : Avaricious Dragon
- Starting Supports : Call of the Full Moon. Flameshadow Conjuring
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Anti-Magic:
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Cast 1 or less spells during a single fight.
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| Artificer:
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Cast 8 or more supports during a single fight.
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Battle 5
- Starting Creature : Zendikar Incarnate
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Burst:
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Cast 3 or less creatures during a single fight.
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Heroic — Liliana
The third battle has mutually exclusive objectives.
Move cheap cards to the top of hand and disable them, and keep moving less desirable ones to the bottom.
Battle 1
- Starting Support : Demonic Pact
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Aggressive:
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Cast 1 or less supports during a single fight.
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| Spell Caster:
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Cast 9 or more spells during a single fight.
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Battle 2
- Starting Creature Despoiler of Souls :
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Pacifist:
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Kill 3 or less enemy creatures during a single fight.
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| Speed:
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Win the fight within 7 rounds.
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Battle 3
Must be played twice to complete both secondary objectives.
- Starting Creature : Shambling Ghoul
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Protector:
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Have 1 or fewer creatures you control destroyed or exiled during a fight.
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| Sacrifice:
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Have 10 or more creatures you control destroyed or exiled during a fight.
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Battle 4
- Starting Support : Blightcaster
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Survivor:
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Win the fight with 5 or less HP remaining.
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| Destroyer:
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Destroy 10 or more creatures during a single fight.
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Battle 5
- Starting Creature : Graveblade Marauder
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Anti-Magic:
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Cast 1 or less spells during a single fight.
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| Comeback:
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Take 88 or more damage during a single fight.
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Heroic — Gideon
Battle 1
- Starting Supports : Sigil of the Empty Throne. Starfield of Nyx
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Aggressive:
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Cast 1 or less supports during a single fight.
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| Spell Caster:
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Cast 9 or more spells during a single fight.
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Battle 2
- Starting Creature : Knight of the White Orchid
- Starting Support : Grasp of the Hieromancer
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Resilient:
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Take 8 or less damage during a single fight.
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| Commander:
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Summon 9 or more creatures within a single fight.
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Battle 3
- Starting Creature : Heavy Infantry
- Starting Support : Pyromancer's Goggles
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Survivor:
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Win the fight with 5 or less HP remaining.
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| Burst:
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Cast 3 or less creatures during a single fight.
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Battle 4
- Starting Creature : War Oracle
- Starting Supports : Alhammarret's Archive, Orbs of Warding, Rogue's Passage
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Protector:
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Have 1 or fewer creatures you control destroyed or exiled during a fight.
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| Speed:
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Win the fight within 7 rounds.
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Battle 5
- Starting Creature : Relic Seeker
- Starting Supports : Rogue's Passage x3
| Objectives
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Reward
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| Win the fight!
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Win the fight against your opponent.
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| Aggressive:
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Cast 1 or less supports during a single fight.
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| Commander:
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Summon 9 or more creatures within a single fight.
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