The Duskmourn: House of Horror Welcome Decks are five monocolored thirty-card ready-to-play sample decks.[1] The decks were rolled out to WPN stores over the year 2024.
Description[]
The Welcome decks consist of basic lands, commons, 4 uncommons and 1 rare. They are provided for free to newcomers in a pack that contains two of these decks and instructions.
These 30-card decks can be provided by an LGS to new players during Open House events or for walk-in demos. There are two decks in each box; one in an indicated color, and the other a random one of the five mana colors in Magic. After the demo experience, the new player can take home their deck free-of-charge to continue their Magic journey. Designed as a tool for new player acquisition, the decks also include a peek at some Booster Fun cards (with 2 Booster Fun cards in each deck), plus a way to play against a friend or mentor until they get the hang of the rules.[2]
Similar to Jumpstart packs, a player can pick any two Welcome Decks, shuffle them together, and instantly have a 60-card deck to play with. Players are encouraged to use the mix-and-match gameplay as a mechanically simple way to demonstrate color combinations and variety in deck strategy.
The Welcome Decks are not Standard-legal and do not add cards to format they are not already legal in. Instead they contain a wide array of cards from across Magic's history meant to showcase everything the game has to offer. The cards range from 2013's Gatecrash up to 2024's Murders at Karlov Manor. All cards are "pick ups" from their original data files, with a planeswalker symbol in the lower left corner (similar to cards from the list). There are no Duskmourn: House of Horror cards in the Welcome Decks.
The expansion code internally used by Wizards of the Coast for these decks is WD2.[3]
Decklists[]
White deck[]
Creature (13)
Land (13)
13 Plains
The rares in this deck are Linden, the Steadfast Queen and Odric, Lunarch Marshal.
The Booster fun cards are:
- Canyon Jerboa (Travel Poster Showcase)
- Serra Angel (Retro frame)
Blue deck[]
The rares in this deck are Cyclone Summoner and Gadwick, the Wizened.
The Booster fun cards are:
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (Multiverse Showcase)
- Quicksilver Fisher (Ichor Showcase)
Black deck[]
Creature (12)
Land (13)
13 Swamp
The rares in this deck are Disciple of Bolas and Vraan, Executioner Thane.
The Booster fun cards are:
- Dreadwurm (Travel Poster Showcase)
- Inkrise Infiltrator (Ninja Showcase)
Red deck[]
The rares in this deck are Demanding Dragon and Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner.
The Booster fun cards are:
- Chandra's Magmutt (Signature Spellbook frame)
- Kolaghan Warmonger (Aftermath Showcase)
Green deck[]
The rares in this deck are Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma and Treeshaker Chimera.
The Booster fun cards are:
- Canopy Baloth (Travel Poster Showcase)
- Dawnhart Rejuvenator (Eternal Night Showcase)
References[]
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 31, 2024). "Welcome Decks Return to Your Local Game Store in 2024". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ WPN (June 28, 2024). "Dates & Details for Duskmourn: House of Horror". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ WD2_Cardlist_09032024 (pdf)