Nassif saw something different, I'm assuming more of a "good stuff" concept, but I consider it reasonably well established that the idea turned out to be ill-conceived
Your deck is built around a single legendary creature (the "commander," which can be cast multiple times), and can use only cards within that creature's color idenity
WELCOME TO THE GATHERINGMagic: The Gathering is a collectible card game that weaves deep strategy, gorgeous art, fantastical stories, and a thriving fan community all together into a card game experience like no other GUIDED LEARN-TO-PLAY EXPERIENCEStart by playing a tutorial game with two 20-card decks (Cats and Vampires), each with a step-by-step guide booklet that will walk you through your first five turns SHUFFLE & PLAY WITH THEMED DECKSOnce youve learned the basics, grab 2 themed Jumpstart packets each, shuffle them together to create 40-card decks and let the Magic begin
They dont have a coherent set of mechanics or abilities associated with them, but they do tend to be either hard to remove in some way or somehow disruptive or both
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