Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed

Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed is the 17th set in the Duel Decks series. It was released on February 26, 2016.
== Description ==
The two decks represent humans and their allies fighting dark forces over control of the plane of Innistrad. They contain six preview cards for Shadows over Innistrad: <c>Topplegeist</c>, <c>Eerie Interlude</c>, <c>Pore Over the Pages</c>, <c>Tooth Collector</c>, (alternate art), and <c>Compelling Deterrence</c>.
Three older cards receive new artwork: , , and .
The Duel Decks include a Magic “learn to play” guide, a strategy insert, a spindown life counter and 5 tokens each.
== Background ==
Holy Warriors Unite Against the Unquiet Dead.
A divine mission has once again united the Humans, Spirits, and Angels of Innistrad. Together, these protectors will stand against the shadows, fighting for humanity's salvation. Evil rules the night. Shambling hordes of the dead roam free, their cemetery gates in ruins, as powerful Demons soar overhead. The fate of the living remains shrouded in darkness. Will you defend hope or snuff it out?
== Decklists ==
=== Blessed ===
<deck title="Blessed">
Creature (25)
1 Cathedral Sanctifier
1 Champion of the Parish
1 Doomed Traveler
1 Nephalia Smuggler
1 Moorland Inquisitor
1 Thraben Heretic
2 Elder Cathar
1 Village Bell-Ringer
1 Captain of the Mists
1 Tandem Lookout
1 Chapel Geist
1 Emancipation Angel
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Slayer of the Wicked
1 Tower Geist
1 Mist Raven
1 Spectral Gateguards
1 Gryff Vanguard
1 Dearly Departed
1 Goldnight Redeemer
1 Voice of the Provinces
2 Topplegeist
Sorcery (4)
2 Gather the Townsfolk
1 Increasing Devotion
1 Pore Over the Pages
Instant (4)
1 Momentary Blink
2 Rebuke
1 Eerie Interlude
Artifact (2)
1 Sharpened Pitchfork
1 Butcher's Cleaver
Enchantment (1)
1 Bonds of Faith
Land (24)
1 Seraph Sanctuary
4 Tranquil Cove
12 Plains
7 Island
</deck>
The rares in this deck are <c>Geist of Saint Traft</c> (mythic), <c>Champion of the Parish</c>, <c>Captain of the Mists</c>, <c>Dearly Departed</c>, <c>Increasing Devotion</c>, and <c>Eerie Interlude</c>.
The tokens are:
* 1/1 Human creature for <c>Gather the Townsfolk</c>, <c>Increasing Devotion</c> and <c>Voice of the Provinces</c> (4x)
* 4/4 Angel creature with flying for <c>Geist of Saint Traft</c>
=== Cursed ===
<deck title="Cursed">
Creature (24)
1 Diregraf Ghoul
1 Gravecrawler
2 Butcher Ghoul
3 Screeching Skaab
1 Unbreathing Horde
1 Scrapskin Drake
2 Ghoulraiser
2 Stitched Drake
2 Diregraf Captain
1 Abattoir Ghoul
1 Driver of the Dead
1 Falkenrath Noble
1 Makeshift Mauler
1 Havengul Runebinder
1 Relentless Skaabs
1 Harvester of Souls
1 Tooth Collector
1 Mindwrack Demon
Sorcery (6)
1 Appetite for Brains
1 Sever the Bloodline
1 Barter in Blood
1 Dread Return
2 Moan of the Unhallowed
Instant (5)
1 Human Frailty
1 Victim of Night
1 Tribute to Hunger
1 Forbidden Alchemy 
1 Compelling Deterrence
Artifact (1)
1 Cobbled Wings
Land (24)
4 Dismal Backwater
12 Swamp
8 Island
</deck>
The rares in this deck are <c>Mindwrack Demon</c> (mythic), <c>Gravecrawler</c>, <c>Unbreathing Horde</c>, <c>Havengul Runebinder</c>, <c>Harvester of Souls</c>, and <c>Sever the Bloodline</c>.
The tokens are:
* 1/1 Spirit creature with flying for <c>Doomed Traveler</c> (actually for the other deck)
* 1/1 Human (also for the other deck)
* 2/2 Zombie creatures for <c>Moan of the Unhallowed</c> and <c>Havengul Runebinder</c> (3x)
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