Magic: The Gathering Foundations is the set designed to still make sense in ten years' time — a permanent core of cards that stays legal in Standard far longer than a normal release, built to teach the game properly.

The Starter Collection is the best single box to hand someone who has never played. It gives two people everything they need to sit down and play a real game of Magic on the same evening, then keep building from there.

Highlights
Everything two players need to start
Ready-to-play decks plus boosters to expand
Rules reference and deckbuilding guidance included
The clearest entry point into Magic there has ever been