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Like last year's 2015 Duels of the Planeswalkers, Magic Duels seems to be suffering from a serious case of "One step forward, two steps back".

Wizards has taken the brave new step of making the yearly Duels installment into a free-to-play service, that they've promised to continually update. The cost for this, however, is a punishingly slow unlock structure, that is made even more frustrating because of the low power levels they stick you with at the beginning.

As an example of how slow you can expect to unlock things in this game: I've spent 4 hours and have earned enough in-game currency to purchase 3 packs, i.e. 18 cards.

The Story mode is an attempt to fill in some of the back story of the various Planeswalkers, but it is generally an exercise in frustration. You are forced to use deliberately underpowered decks against competent AI with access to far better cards than you, which translates to you praying heavily on RNG for a chance to progress. I hope you enjoy trying to use Lilian's Black Cats to fend off an army of opposing Angels.

All in all, there is very little to recommend for this. I understand that Wizards is reluctant to sacrifice the profitability of their existing Magic Online and paper card game platforms, but Magic Duels is hardly going to put a dent in the online CCG space that Hearthstone dominates.

Duels of the Planeswalkers finally gets deckbuilding, but at what cost? Slow, unresponsive UI, a starting experience that is frustrating because you are forced into playing with mediocre cards for hours, and a shockingly overt pay-to-win structure where lots of good cards are locked behind Premium Boosters that you can only buy with real money. Lack of puzzles is also a large disappointment for me.

All in all, I would recommend staying away from this, even as someone who enjoys Magic regularly and has been buying the Duels of the Planeswalkers series annually.