I am trying to use MTG to teach some ESL (english second language) middle school students English. They're advanced compared to the other kids in their ESL class, so I need something simple for them. I used to play the game from 2008-2017 but I left my collection of cards back in my parents' house, very far away.
I haven't played the game aside from a couple matches on Arena last year, and I noticed that the sets have become waaaay more complex and there are multiple variants of each product from each set. Half of the sets being UB makes them even more expensive and complicated for a new player who doesn't speak English as a native language.
let me get to the point: what is the best set that is readily available with the most BASIC creatures? Core sets like m10 and m12 were perfect for my purposes, but they've been done away with for some reason.
Do shops still get sent starter decks from WOTC? I need some basics lands, creatures that are mostly vanilla with a couple keywords and some spells akin to LAva axe, Divination, doom blade, rampant growth, etc. There are a couple shops in the big city a few hours away and I heard they take ship out orders, but I still need to check them out in person. But their websites seem to only have the latest sets back to bloomburrow
>>96406718
Lorwyn is perpetually stuck in a summer afternoon. Elves are only dicks on Lorwyn. During the "Aurora", lorwyn becomes shadowmoor and every race flips into a dark, ugly inversion of itself. Shadowmoor also has more "ugly" fantasy creatures like Ouphes, Gwyllions, Bogles, and that weird half donkey thing. idk if they're explained in the books but you can imagine shadowmoor as more dark fantasy with a Jim Henson look.
Look through the card gallery for lorwyn and morningtide, take in the art and flavor text. then do the same for shadowmoor and eventide and you'll notice the difference.
