Introductory Two-Player Set

The Introductory Two-Player Set was a Magic box set released at the end of 1996 (exact date unknown), as the European and Asian adaptation of the US Rivals Quick Start Set.
==Description==
This 2-Player Starter Set was released in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. The Japanese edition slightly differs in design and contents. The English version is also available with Dutch rules. Furthermore, there are two different editions, the regular box set and the Gift Box with additional contents. All the Introductory Two-Player Sets were printed in Belgium by Carta Mundi. The cards look similar to Fourth Edition cards, but feature a 1996 copyright date and in some cases reformatted rules text.
==Contents==
The Introductory Two-Player Set contained:
* 120 cards divided into 4 decks (4 x 30)
* 10 advertisement and instruction support cards (including a Mirage Advertisement Card).
* 2 player guides which cover 1 demo game (Kazz's Guide and Zakk's Guide)
** 1 errata sheet to correct page 3 in both player guides (standard edition only)
===Gift Box===
The Gift Box edition featured additional content. 
* 1 enhanced rule book with Fourth Edition rules
* 2 Homelands boosters of the appropriate language (Fourth Edition boosters for the Japanese version)
* 1 cloth bag containing 30 glass beads for representation of counters and tokens
==Decklists==
Decklist are the same as in the Rivals Quick Start Set, except adding four cards to each second deck (the only new card being <c>Phantom Monster</c>).
===Kazz's Deck===
<d title="Kazz's Deck">
Lands
9 Mountain
8 Island
8 Swamp
Creatures
2 Mons's Goblin Raiders
2 Murk Dwellers
2 Scathe Zombies
2 Vampire Bats
2 Zephyr Falcon
1 Hill Giant
1 Ironclaw Orcs
1 Lost Soul
1 Merfolk of the Pearl Trident
1 Orcish Artillery
1 Phantom Monster
1 Sorceress Queen
Artifacts
1 Battering Ram
1 Clockwork Beast
1 Jayemdae Tome
Instants
2 Power Sink
2 Unsummon
1 Terror
1 Twiddle
Sorceries
2 Disintegrate
1 Detonate
1 Fireball
1 Pyrotechnics
Enchantments
1 Cursed Land
1 Energy Flux
1 Feedback
1 Orcish Oriflamme
</d>
The additional cards compared to the Rivals Quick Start Set were: 1 , 1 , 1 and 1 . One of the s was replaced with a different illustration.
===Zakk's Deck===
<d title="Zakk's Deck">
Lands
9 Swamp
8 Forest
8 Plains
Creatures
2 Bog Imp
2 Mesa Pegasus
2 Scryb Sprites
2 War Mammoth
1 Bog Wraith
1 Durkwood Boars
1 Elven Riders
1 Elvish Archers
1 Grizzly Bears
2 Pearled Unicorn
1 Wall of Bone
1 Whirling Dervish
Artifacts
1 Glasses of Urza
1 Rod of Ruin
Interrupts
1 Dark Ritual
Instants
1 Reverse Damage
2 Alabaster Potion
2 Healing Salve
2 Terror
Sorceries
1 Raise Dead
1 Untamed Wilds
1 Winter Blast
Enchantments
2 Weakness
1 Circle of Protection: Black
1 Circle of Protection: Red
1 Warp Artifact
</d>
The additional cards compared to the Rivals Quick Start Set were: 1 , 1 , 1 , and 1 .
==References==
Category:Starter decks