Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret
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Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret is a set of two preconstructed 60-card Magic: The Gathering
decks, released on September 3, 2010. Elspeth vs. Tezzeret is the sixth installment of the Duel Decks series. The tagline of the product is "Battle-hardened determination meets ruthless ambition". Each deck focuses on one of two Planeswalker
s first introduced in the Shards of Alara
expansion set: and .
The set contains two mythic rare cards and ten rare cards. The two mythic rare cards, Elspeth, Knight-Errant and Tezzeret the Seeker, are reprinted as foil mythic rares with alternative art. There are also four other cards reprinted with alternative art (Crusade, Mishra's Factory, Swords to Plowshares, and Thirst for Knowledge). All of the cards are black bordered and tournament legal in their respective formats, although Kemba's Skyguard and Contagion Clasp were not legal in any sanctioned format at the time of the box's release as these were special preview cards from Scars of Mirrodin
which had not yet been released.
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
decks, released on September 3, 2010. Elspeth vs. Tezzeret is the sixth installment of the Duel Decks series. The tagline of the product is "Battle-hardened determination meets ruthless ambition". Each deck focuses on one of two Planeswalker
Planeswalker
In the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, a planeswalker is a mage with the ability to travel to different planes of existence.-Magic: The Gathering:...
s first introduced in the Shards of Alara
Shards of Alara
Shards of Alara is an expansion set from the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. It is the 47th limited-edition expansion set for Magic and was released on October 3, 2008. On Magic Online Shards was released on October 20, 2008....
expansion set: and .
The set contains two mythic rare cards and ten rare cards. The two mythic rare cards, Elspeth, Knight-Errant and Tezzeret the Seeker, are reprinted as foil mythic rares with alternative art. There are also four other cards reprinted with alternative art (Crusade, Mishra's Factory, Swords to Plowshares, and Thirst for Knowledge). All of the cards are black bordered and tournament legal in their respective formats, although Kemba's Skyguard and Contagion Clasp were not legal in any sanctioned format at the time of the box's release as these were special preview cards from Scars of Mirrodin
Scars of Mirrodin
Scars of Mirrodin is a Magic: The Gathering expansion that was released on October 1, 2010. It is the first set of the Scars of Mirrodin block. This block will mark the return to the plane of Mirrodin. This plane was last visited in the Mirrodin block that concluded in 2004...
which had not yet been released.