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Origins booster box contains 36 packs of 15 cards each. Magic Origins will be the 17th and last core set for MTG. It will be grouped as a two-set block with Dragons of Tarkir for the purposes of Standard rotation under the new regime.[1] It will be released on July 17, 2015. This set is strongly integrated with its digital counterpart Magic Duels: Origins. Magic Origins was announced February 8th, 2015 during Pro Tour Fate Reforged. [2] The set contains 272 cards, which is 3 more than the current default for large sets (101 Commons, 80 Uncommons, 55 Rares, 16 Mythic Rares, 20 Basic Land). An additional 15 cards appear in the sample decks. As a first since Alpha, this Core Set features two new mechanics. R&D considers Magic Origins not to be the "last core set", but a "new beginning" relating to the start of the Two-Block Paradigm and a new treatment of the storyline. The latter involves telling coherent, in-depth stories about the characters and carrying those out over story arcs across multiple sets. To enable this storytelling, there are more new cards in this set than in previous Core Sets. More than ever, Magic Origins is strongly integrated with its digital counterpart, Magic Duels. We see the main characters depicted before and after their planeswalker's spark ignites. The design of the cards and mechanics mirrors this for the players, as a kind of "leveling up" to their full potential. This is achieved by double-faced cards with one side featuring a legendary creature, and the other side featuring its planeswalker incarnation. Magic Origins is sold in booster packs, Intro packs, a fat pack, a clash pack and the Magic Origins Deck Builder's Toolkit. [8] The boosters feature art work from the five planeswalker cards. Prerelease events will be held on July 11–12, 2015, Launch Weekend will be July 17–19, 2015 and Game Day will be held on August 8–9, 2015. |
