It’s Tuesday of Prerelease week, and that means it is time for the Prerelease primer!

First things first, rotation is something that is on every Standard player’s mind. No, M15 will not usher in the rotation. That happens with the fall set (Khans of Tarkir).

When you prerelease, you will be given a box of one of the five colors in Magic, which you probably get to choose, depending on your local store. Inside the box, you will find quite a few items. These items will allow you to prerelease successfully as well as have a blast while doing it!

The first item inside the box will be a spin-down die. You can use it in all your games and it is an excellent way to show your life to your opponents (and yourself) at all times.

The next items inside the box are five M15 booster packs. Alongside these five Booster packs is one SUPER SPECIAL AWESOME “seeded” pack. This pack will have a promo corresponding to the color of your prerelease pack (which you ARE allowed to play in your deck for the event), along with a variety of extra cards in that color. You open all these packs when it comes time to build your deck, and mash together with basic lands in any combination until you have the best possible deck. A simple guideline to make sure you have a deck that is balanced is to have 23 spells and 17 lands.

The next item of note will be an oversized Garruk, the Slayer Planeswalker Card. He is used to play with your friends, with one player taking the role of Garruk and the other using a normal deck.

As you go about your day, have fun playing with all the new cards you have. This is not a tip — having fun is mandatory. Enjoy your trading (but only after the event is over!) and have a blast.

Today’s Tournament Tip written by James Arriola