The Rivals Quick Start Set was released in July 1996. Being the first box set in the history of Magic which featured preconstructed decks and extensive game guides, it was aimed to better explain the rules of Magic than any standard rule book could. It was made in the United States by Shepard Poorman, a large commercial printer located in Indianapolis, Indiana. All Rivals Quick Start Set cards have the card name, casting cost, card type, flavor text and copyright line shifted down slightly compared to standard and Alternate Fourth Edition cards. The letter spacing is different as well and they also have a speck on the back of all the cards (on the left of the green symbol). They also fluoresce differently (orangish) under a black light and have a black core glue. The Rivals Quick Start Set contains: * 112 4th Edition cards (slightly different printing)) divided into 4 decks (2 x 30 and 2 x 26) with a 1995 copyright line. 65 different illustrations. * 4 rules cards * 4 deck list cards * 2 player guides which cover 2 demo games * 1 enhanced rule book with 4th Edition rules * 1 mini-issue of the Duelist magazine which introduces the Magic world * 1 consumer response card to provide feedback The Rivals Quick Start Set was supposed to be the first on a series of Quick Start Sets. The next box, called Conquest Quick Start Set, was already announced, but the production was cancelled shortly afterwards. A similar box set called Introductory Two-Player Set was released a year later for the European and Japanese market featuring a 1996 copyright line. Nine more cards were added including an Island with a different illustration (version 2) and in some cases unique or reformatted text. KAZZ'S FIRST DECK (30 cards) ** Island Version 2 (orange / yellow sky) Island Version 3 (red sky) C Mountain Version 1 (blue skye) C Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) C Swamp Version 3 (grey tint) C Merfolk of the Pearl Trident C Ironclaw Orcs C Murk Dwellers C Mountain Version 2 (brown sky) C Island Version 1 (blue skye) C Twiddle C Lost Soul C Disintegrate C Zephyr Falcon C Unsummon C Pyrotechnics U Mountain Version 3 (green sky) C Mons's Goblin Raiders Terror C Swamp Version 2 (brown tint) C Scathe Zombies C Unsummon C Island Version 3 (red sky) C Zephyr Falcon C Disintegrate C Mountain Version 1 (blue skye) C Hill Giant C Scathe Zombies C Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) C Murk Dwellers C Island Version 1 (blue skye)C ZAKK'S FIRST DECK (30 cards) Forest Version 2 (with path) C Plains Version 2 (trees) C Plains Version 1 (no trees) C Swamp Version 2 (brown tint) C Scryb Sprites C Pearled Unicorn C Terror C Elven Riders U Alabaster Potion C Untamed Wilds U Forest Version 1 (with mushrooms) C Bog Wraith U Raise Dead C Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) C Healing Salve C Plains Version 3 (pink horizon) C Pearled Unicorn C Durkwood Boars C Forest Version 3 (with eyes in tree) C Grizzly Bears C Bog Imp C Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) C Terror C Healing Salve C Plains Version 2 (trees) C Alabaster Potion C Bog Imp C Swamp Version 2 (brown tint) C Scryb Sprites C Forest Version 2 (with path) C KAZZ'S SECOND DECK (26 cards) Swamp Version 3 (grey tint) C Swamp Version 2 (brown tint) C Cursed Land U Clockwork Beast R Orcish Artillery U Jayemdae Tome R Power Sink C Island Version 1 (blue skye) C Vampire Bats C Mountain Version 2 (brown sky) C Fireball C Mountain Version 3 (green sky) C Island Version 3 (red sky) C Battering Ram C Feedback U Energy Flux U Mountain Version 2 C Vampire Bats C Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) C Mountain Version 1 (blue skye) (brown sky) C Detonate U Orcish Oriflamme U ** Phantom Monster U Island Version 3 (red sky) C Sorceress Queen R Swamp Version 3 (grey tint) C * Power Sink C Island Version 1 (blue skye) C * Mons's Goblin Raiders C * Mountain Version 3 (green sky) C ZAKK'S SECOND DECK (26 cards) Forest Version 1 (with mushrooms) C Forest Version 3 (with eyes in tree) C Plains Version 1 (no trees) C Whirling Dervish U Wall of Bone U Warp Artifact R Circle of Protection: Red C Weakness C Mesa Pegasus C Plains Version 3 (pink horizon) C War Mammoth C Circle of Protection: Black C Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) C Elvish Archers R Dark Ritual C Rod of Ruin U Swamp Version 3 (grey tint) C Winter Blast U Forest Version 2 (with path) C * War Mammoth C Swamp Version 2 (brown tint) C * Weakness C Plains Version 2 (trees) C * Mesa Pegasus C * Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) C Glasses of U Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) C Forest Version 1 (with mushrooms) C Reverse Damage R Plains Version 1 (no trees) C * Additional cards only in the different Introductory Two-Player Sets. ** Additional cards only available in the different Introductory Two-Player Sets. ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THESE CARDS ARE IN THE INTRODUCTORY TWO-PLAYER SETS Additional cards from Kazz's second deck in Introductory Two-Player Set * Power Sink * Mons's Goblin Raiders * Mountain Version 3 (green sky) Additional cards from Zakk's second deck in Introductory Two-Player Set * Mesa Pegasus * Weakness * War Mammoth * Swamp Version 1 (blue tint) THESE CARDS ARE NOT IN THE RIVALS SET ONLY IN THE INTRODUCTORY TWO-PLAYER SETS Additional Phantom Monster from Kazz's second deck in Introductory Two-Player Set Additional Island Version 2 (orange / yellow sky) either from Kazz's first deck or Kazz's second deck in Introductory Two-Player Set. Rivals Quick Start Set product shot front and back Rivals Quick Start Set info (Typo Sheperd instead of Shepard) Rivals Quick Start Set Kazz's Guide front and back Rivals Quick Start Set Zakk's Guide front and back Rivals Quick Start Set Rule Book front and back Rivals Quick Start Set Mini-issue of the Duelist magazine front and back Rivals Quick Start Set consumer response card front and back Speck on the back of all Rivals Quick Start Set cards Hill Giant Fourth Edition Vs Hill Giant Rivals Quick Start Set Vs Hill Giant Alternate Fourth Edition Rivals Quick Start Set 11 x 11 Uncut Sheet with Support Cards. Front. Zakk's First Deck List Card close up on the back of the sheet. Raw 1/1. General Rule Card and Combat Rule Cards. Front of the sheet. Raw 3/6 and 3/7. Combat Rule Card and General Rule Cards. Back of the sheet. Raw 3/6 and 3/7. ART Kazz and Zakk Deck List card full art by Terese Nielsen. The assignment was called "Twin Wizards Duel". EXTERNAL LINKS - ALL FIXED Magic: The Gathering Quick Start(TM) Set Press Release; The MTG History Repository Quick Start Announcement Press Release; The MTG History Repository Shepard Poorman MTG Archive INTERNAL LINKS Rivals Quick Start Set Cards Introductory Two-Player Set Cards Introductory Two-Player Set Support Cards Discovery of 3rd Version of 4th Edition topic on the forum Rivals quick start set cards 1995 different? topic on the forum |
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Kazz's First Deck List Card | Terese Nielsen | Rivals Quick Start Set | 1996-07 | ||||
002 | Kazz's Second Deck List Card | Rivals Quick Start Set | 1996-07 | |||||
003 | Zakk's First Deck List Card | Terese Nielsen | Rivals Quick Start Set | 1996-07 | ||||
004 | Zakk's Second Deck List Card | Rivals Quick Start Set | 1996-07 | |||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Combat Rule Card | Rivals Quick Start Set | 1996-07 | YES | ||||
002 | General Rule Card | Rivals Quick Start Set | 1996-07 | YES | ||||