- BGG rank
- BGG #18,526
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari
2012
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- 2 players
- 13+
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari
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Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari is a board game released in 2012 for 2 players and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Chris Millar and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Player Elimination, and Campaign / Battle Card Driven.
About the game
Description from the publisher: Two guilds clash beneath the streets of Ravnica. In their quest for knowledge, the Izzet League ventures down into Ravnica’s undercity. But the Golgari Swarm doesn’t welcome interlopers in their hidden realm. Is the time ripe to teach the Izzet a lesson—and harvest fresh corpses—or will the magewrights attain the answers they seek? Each card in these two decks is black-bordered and tournament-legal. They were designed to be played right out of the box, with no deckbuilding required.
Designers
Publishers
- Wizards of the Coast
Questions and answers
Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Fighting. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Player Elimination, and Campaign / Battle Card Driven. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari are: Chris Millar. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Magic: The Gathering – Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.