Magic: The Gathering Foundations/Starter Collection

The Magic: The Gathering Foundations Starter Collection is a fixed supplemental card set of 387 cards designed for beginning players. The Starter Collection retails for $59.99.
==Description==
Once players have mastered the Foundations Beginner Box, they can move on to the Starter Collection. This collection helps beginning players expand on the themes and techniques they’ve already discovered in the Beginner Box. With this set Magic players learn about combos, color hosers, hand attack, disruption and multicolor.
The Foundations Starter Collection is available in the English language only.
===Contents===
 
*387 regular cards
**Includes 26 traditional foil cards
*90 Basic lands
**Of those, 10 are full-art basic lands.
*14 double-sided tokens
*3 Magic: The Gathering Foundations Play Boosters
*12-page "How to Build Your Deck" booklet
*2 reference cards
*1 Click Wheel life counter
*storage box
===Foundations Commander===
Three Foundations cards are included in the Starter Collection to support Commander gameplay. These are not legal in Standard. , , and each feature the FDC expansion code, and a unique expansion symbol () to separate them from the rest of the Collection.
==Magic: The Gathering Arena==
Cards from the Starter Collection will be available on Magic: The Gathering Arena alongside cards from the main set and Beginner Box. Unlike the main set, the Starter Collection is not available for purchase on the client and the cards can only be obtained by crafting wildcards. The cards do not appear in Magic: The Gathering Foundations packs or Limited events. In the initial set announcement, was listed as becoming available on Arena in the Foundations card image gallery. This was subsequently clarified as a mistake and the card would not be added to the client for crafting.
===Magic Online===
The Starter Collection is not available for purchase on Magic Online. Players who purchase the Account Upgrade Kit will receive one copy of each reprinted card from the Foundations Starter Collection – 103 cards in all – in addition to the Kit's regular contents.
==Collection contents==
===White===
<d title="White">
Creatures
2 Ajani's Pridemate
1 Angel of Finality
1 Angel of Vitality
1 Archway Angel
1 Ballyrush Banneret
1 Cat Collector
1 Charming Prince
1 Crusader of Odric
1 Dawnwing Marshal
1 Felidar Cub
4 Hinterland Sanctifier
1 Inspiring Overseer
1 Knight of Grace
1 Linden, the Steadfast Queen
1 Lyra Dawnbringer
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Regal Caracal
1 Resolute Reinforcements
1 Savannah Lions
1 Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw
1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
Instants
1 Disenchant
1 Divine Resilience
1 Joust Through
1 Make a Stand
1 Stroke of Midnight
1 Valorous Stance
Sorceries
1 Devout Decree
1 Fumigate
1 Release the Dogs
Enchantments
1 Angelic Destiny
1 Felidar Retreat
2 Stasis Snare
1 Twinblade Blessing
</d>
, , and are in traditional foil. One copy of has borderless art.
===Blue===
<d title="Blue">
Creatures
1 Arcanis the Omnipotent
2 Brineborn Cutthroat
1 Clinquant Skymage
1 Fog Bank
1 Gateway Sneak
1 Harbinger of the Tides
1 Micromancer
1 Mocking Sprite
2 Mischievous Mystic
1 Shipwreck Dowser
2 Spectral Sailor
1 Sphinx of the Final Word
1 Tempest Djinn
1 Tolarian Terror
1 Voracious Greatshark
Instants
1 Dive Down
1 Essence Scatter
1 Faebloom Trick
1 Flashfreeze
1 Into the Roil
1 Mystical Teachings
1 Negate
4 Opt
1 Refute
2 Think Twice
1 Unsummon
Sorceries
1 Chart a Course
1 Finale of Revelation
1 Rite of Replication
1 River's Rebuke
Enchantments
1 Confiscate
1 Dictate of Kruphix
1 Witness Protection
</d>
, , and are in traditional foil. has borderless art.
===Black===
<d title="Black">
Creatures
1 Arbiter of Woe
1 Desecration Demon
1 Driver of the Dead
1 Kalastria Highborn
1 Knight of Malice
1 Gatekeeper of Malakir
2 Infestation Sage
1 Marauding Blight-Priest
1 Massacre Wurm
1 Midnight Reaper
1 Myojin of Night's Reach
1 Nullpriest of Oblivion
1 Pulse Tracker
1 Stromkirk Bloodthief
1 Suspicious Shambler
1 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Vengeful Bloodwitch
1 Vile Entomber
Instants
2 Hero's Downfall
1 Moment of Craving
1 Tribute to Hunger
1 Undying Malice
Sorceries
1 Deathmark
1 Dread Summons
1 Duress
1 Exsanguinate
1 Feed the Swarm
1 Sanguine Indulgence
1 Seeker's Folly
1 Zombify
Enchantments
1 Demonic Pact
1 Midnight Snack
1 Vampiric Rites
Artifacts
1 Wishclaw Talisman
</d>
, , and are in traditional foil. has borderless art.
===Red===
<d title="Red">
Creatures
1 Ball Lightning
2 Crackling Cyclops
1 Dragon Mage
1 Dragonmaster Outcast
1 Fanatical Firebrand
1 Giant Cindermaw
2 Ghitu Lavarunner
1 Guttersnipe
2 Heartfire Immolator
1 Hoarding Dragon
1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
1 Mindsparker
1 Ravenous Giant
1 Redcap Gutter-Dweller
1 Stromkirk Noble
1 Strongbox Raider
1 Taurean Mauler
1 Viashino Pyromancer
Instants
1 Abrade
1 Bolt Bend
4 Burst Lightning
1 Hidetsugu's Second Rite
1 Thrill of Possibility
Sorceries
1 Crash Through
2 Dragon Fodder
1 Goblin Negotiation
1 Harmless Offering
1 Obliterating Bolt
1 Seismic Rupture
Enchantments
1 Gratuitous Violence
1 Impact Tremors
</d>
, , and are in traditional foil. has borderless art.
===Green===
<d title="Green">
Creatures
2 Dwynen's Elite
1 Elvish Regrower
1 Fierce Empath
1 Fynn, the Fangbearer
1 Gigantosaurus
1 Gnarlback Rhino
1 Heroes' Bane
2 Imperious Perfect
4 Llanowar Elves
1 Mold Adder
1 Pelakka Wurm
1 Predator Ooze
1 Quakestrider Ceratops
1 Rampaging Baloths
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Springbloom Druid
1 Surrak, the Hunt Caller
1 Thornweald Archer
1 Venom Connoisseur
1 Vizier of the Menagerie
1 Wildborn Preserver
1 Wildwood Scourge
Instants
1 Bite Down
1 Broken Wings
1 Giant Growth
1 Snakeskin Veil
Sorceries
1 Bushwhack
2 Circuitous Route
1 Overrun
1 Primal Might
Enchantments
1 Garruk's Uprising
1 Ordeal of Nylea
1 Primeval Bounty
</d>
Both copies of are in traditional foil. is a traditional foil, full-art card. has borderless art.
===Multicolor===
<d title="Multicolor">
Creatures
1 Aurelia, the Warleader
1 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
1 Consuming Aberration
1 Cloudblazer
1 Dreadwing Scavenger
1 Drogskol Reaver
1 Dryad Militant
1 Empyrean Eagle
1 Enigma Drake
1 Fiendish Panda
1 Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
1 Halana and Alena, Partners
1 Immersturm Predator
1 Ovika, Enigma Goliath
1 Perforating Artist
1 Prime Speaker Zegana
1 Ruby, Daring Tracker
1 Savage Ventmaw
1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
1 Trygon Predator
1 Wardens of the Cycle
1 Wilt-Leaf Liege
Instants
1 Boros Charm
1 Mortify
1 Teach by Example
Sorceries
1 Deadly Brew
1 Heroic Reinforcements
1 Maelstrom Pulse
Enchantments
1 Unflinching Courage
</d>
 and are in traditional foil.
===Colorless===
<d title="Artifacts & Lands">
Creatures
1 Adaptive Automaton
1 Burnished Hart
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Diamond Mare
1 Gate Colossus
1 Ramos, Dragon Engine
1 Meteor Golem
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Three Tree Mascot
Artifacts
1 Arcane Signet
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Cultivator's Caravan
1 Expedition Map
1 Feldon's Cane
1 Fireshrieker
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Hedron Archive
1 Heraldic Banner
1 Mazemind Tome
1 Pyromancer's Goggles
1 Ravenous Amulet
1 Sol Ring
1 Sorcerous Spyglass
1 Soul-Guide Lantern
1 Swiftfoot Boots
Lands
1 Maze's End
1 Crawling Barrens
1 Temple of Abandon
1 Temple of Deceit
1 Temple of Enlightenment
1 Temple of Epiphany
1 Temple of Malady
1 Temple of Malice
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Temple of Plenty
1 Temple of Silence
1 Temple of Triumph
2 Bloodfell Caves
2 Blossoming Sands
2 Dismal Backwater
2 Evolving Wilds
2 Jungle Hollow
1 Rogue's Passage
2 Rugged Highlands
2 Scoured Barrens
2 Swiftwater Cliffs
2 Thornwood Falls
2 Tranquil Cove
2 Wind-Scarred Crag
1 Azorius Guildgate
1 Boros Guildgate
1 Cryptic Caves
1 Demolition Field
1 Dimir Guildgate
1 Golgari Guildgate
1 Gruul Guildgate
1 Izzet Guildgate
1 Orzhov Guildgate
1 Rakdos Guildgate
1 Selesnya Guildgate
1 Simic Guildgate
1 Command Tower
</d>
, , and are in traditional foil and have the FDC set code.
, , , , and are in traditional foil. has borderless art.
==Tokens==
There are 8 tokens included in the Starter Collection that are not found in Foundations Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. 
# 1/1 Cat creature with lifelink for <c>Regal Caracal</c>.
# 2/2 Cat Beast creature for <c>Felidar Retreat</c>.
# 1/1 Dog creature for <c>Release the Dogs</c>.
# 1/1 Rat creature with “This creature can’t block.” for <c>Redcap Gutter-Dweller</c>.
# 1/1 Phyrexian Goblin creature for <c>Ovika, Enigma Goliath</c>.
# 3/3 Beast creature, for <c>Primeval Bounty</c>.
# 4/4 Beast creature, for <c>Rampaging Baloths</c>.
# Copy for <c>Rite of Replication</c>. 
The double-sided tokens included in the collection are:. 
*2× 1/1 Soldier creature // 1/1 Faerie creature with flying
*2× 1/1 Cat creature with lifelink // 1/1 Phyrexian Goblin creature 
*1× 2/2 Cat Beast creature // ?
*1× 1/1 Dog creature // 3/3 Beast creature 
*1× 1/1 Dog creature // 4/4 Beast creature
*1× 1/1 Insect creature with flying // ?
*2× 2/2 Zombie creature // 1/1 Goblin creature
*2× 1/1 Elf Warrior creature // 1/1 Rat creature with “This creature can’t block.”
*1× Copy // 1/1 Human creature 
*1× ?
==Cycles==
Cycle name 	 	 	 	 	
Mythic Rare Creatures 	 	 	 	 	
Mythic Rare Creatures 	Five mythic rare monocolored creatures. 	Five mythic rare monocolored creatures. 	Five mythic rare monocolored creatures. 	Five mythic rare monocolored creatures. 	Five mythic rare monocolored creatures.
Mythic Rare Noncreatures	 	 	 	 	
Mythic Rare Noncreatures	Five mythic rare noncreatures that have a monocolored color identity. 	Five mythic rare noncreatures that have a monocolored color identity. 	Five mythic rare noncreatures that have a monocolored color identity. 	Five mythic rare noncreatures that have a monocolored color identity. 	Five mythic rare noncreatures that have a monocolored color identity.
Enemy Color Hosers 	() 	() 	() 	() 	()
Enemy Color Hosers 	Five uncommon cards that punish opponents for playing the respective enemy colors.	Five uncommon cards that punish opponents for playing the respective enemy colors.	Five uncommon cards that punish opponents for playing the respective enemy colors.	Five uncommon cards that punish opponents for playing the respective enemy colors.	Five uncommon cards that punish opponents for playing the respective enemy colors.
===Double cycles===
Cycle name	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Temples 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Temples 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana. 	Ten rare taplands that enter tapped, let their controller scry 1, and can be tapped for two different colors of mana.
Gainlands 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gainlands 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana. 	Ten common taplands that enter tapped, gain the controller one life, and can tap for two different colors of mana.
Guildgates	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Guildgates	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.	Ten common taplands with the Gate subtype that enter the battlefield tapped and can tap for two different colors of mana.
===Pairs===
Mirrored Pairs	Mirrored Pairs	Description
 	 	Knights with a mana cost of M, power/toughness of 2/2, first strike, and hexproof from the other's color. They allude to the classic pair and from Alpha.
==Notable cards==
* is reprinted as a textless card.
==Gallery==
File:FDN Starter Collection contents.jpg|Contents of the Collection.
File:FDC expansion symbol.jpg|Expansion symbol for the three Commander cards.
==References==
Category:Starter-level Magic sets