Due to the nature of the game direction taken with Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015, it is more difficult to have a distinct strategy for each achievement. Cards are randomized, save for the starter decks at the beginning. This makes it much harder to pick certain decks for certain achievements--especially because Magic 2015 achievements often require you to use specific cards to do so.

Unlike its predecessors, Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 is completely based on opening booster packs for cards. With the exception of the single premium booster you get at the beginning of the game and the small booster containing your in-game Magic 2015 prerelease promo card (e.g. Phytotitan, Siege Dragon), each booster pack mimics those you get in real life.

For each plane, there is a fixed number of cards you can get from that plane. You can find a guide for which cards are found where on Steam as well. For any pack, you will get a rare, three uncommons, and the rest commons.

You get one booster pack for beating any opponent in the campaign. Defeating the final boss on each plane will grant you a larger booster pack that contains extra rares as well.


When deckbuilding, note that Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 puts a limit on the number of each card you can use. Each deck may have 4 of any single common, 3 of any uncommon, 2 of any rare, and only a single copy of a mythic rare. This is to decrease redundancy in deck-building and normalize deck quality outside of luck.


Under Single Player, there is an option for Practice Duel. This tool is invaluable for unlocking achievements because it allows you to pit any of your decks against another custom made one (played by the AI). If you use this tool, you can "rig" the duels so that the achievements are easier to unlock. For example, since the decks don't actually require the right color mana to save, you can make a deck with only Mountains and green cards they can't cast. Just make sure to keep any cards that can harm you at a minimum. Have fun!

These achievements cannot be missed because they are a part of the main campaign.

These achievements are hard to miss because they are related to building decks--the main new feature and focus of Magic 2015.

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Magic 2015 has two multiplayer achievements. One that is ridiculously easy to get--and one not so much. But there's nothing to it: just win matches.

These achievements are not specific to certain cards, but often require you to have a build-around-me style of deck to unlock.

The interesting thing about Magic 2015 titles and personas is that they all share criteria with an achievement. This is fairly boring, but it should make completion easier.




The following 17 personas are unlocked by default.




The remaining 10 personas should be unlocked as you complete achievements.

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