each box of starters included 36 rares vs the 32 of a booster box.) In Battle of Helm's Deep and Ents of Fangorn, Decipher did away with the random rares and instead included 3 predetermined rares, with the idea being to make sure that included rares went according to the theme of the starter deck (predetermined rares also saved printing costs, as it allowed the entire deck to come from one print sheet instead of two.) Fixed rares annoyed players, as it removed the incentive for veterans to purchase the decks, and it drastically reduced the value of the 6 rares affected in each set
Collector Booster packs vary heavily by set
Heres an example: After Stage Two, things can get tricky
With Azami out, you can tap any of your Wizard creatures to draw a card, which is exceptionally straightforward and very easy to have spiral out of control
Unlike Cruise, Reveler isn't quite as unconditionally busted, forcing you to pitch your hand and not treating Thought Scours as Dark Rituals
I decided it would be exciting enough for the enfranchised players that we should do it, so all the creatures in the cycle became Lhurgoyfs and I linked their names together with "-vore," the Latin suffix for "to devour" (for example, a carnivore eats meat)
