Here is the suggested list of the major play modes from easiest to hardest from a new-player standpoint
In most cases, this just causes nothing to happen
This is what that means in card names: 2 Wooded Foothills (GD, Onslaught) 1 Bloodstained Mire (GD, Onslaught) 1 Blood Crypt (PO, Dissension) 1 Breeding Pool (LP, Dissension) 1 Hallowed Fountain (LP, Dissension) 1 Mox Diamond (NM, From the Fault: Relics) 1 Steam Vents (GD, Guildpact) 1 Mana Crypt (NM, Judge Rewards Promos)
Ethical Use of Proxies Most casual groups are fine with proxies as long as everyone agrees
That's two for your one, and that's a multiplicative bonus that increases with each other player at the table
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