2 essential MTG decks for beginners are discounted

Magic: The Gathering’s Universes Beyond crossovers are contentious within the game’s community, but there’s no denying that they’ve brought in a lot of fresh players. If your friends are already playing, though, it can be tough to work out where to begin. Thankfully, a couple of options make it a little easier to get into the 33-year-old game, and they’re seeing discounts at Amazon right now.

[Ed. note: Prices taken at time of publish.]

The Avatar Beginner Box

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While Magic: The Gathering Arena is an excellent place to start learning to play the game digitally, there are a couple of Beginner Box products available (with another arriving with the Marvel set in June). The Foundations one is getting trickier to find, but if you’re happy to learn the long-running TCG through the lens of Avatar: The Last Airbender, then the Avatar Beginner Box is a great place to start.

It includes two mini decks to learn to play as you pit Aang and Zuko against each other in a guided tutorial game, and then a bunch of themed decks to swap in as you try different color combinations. It’s currently seeing a 23% discount at Amazon, bringing it down to $26.99 from its list price of $34.99.

Buy from Amazon ($26.99)

The Foundations Starter Collection

Next up, the Foundations Starter Collection is a sort of next step on your Magic journey. Wizards said it wanted it to feel like inheriting a shoebox of cards to use for deck building, and to that end, it contains a whopping 387 cards. It doesn’t include anything particularly valuable, but there are three Play Boosters included, too, and between all of those composite pieces, you can easily start building a deck with the guidance included inside.

If you want to learn the Commander format, it’s a decent place to start, too, with enough cards to start building a 100-card setup and some format staples like Arcane Signet. The box is seeing a $5 discount right now, meaning you can grab one for $54.71.

Buy from Amazon ($54.71)