IRA Welcome Deck
First Print December 2018
Printed in December 2018, the IRA Welcome Deck is the very first deck produced by Legend Story Studios. The Flesh and Blood Trading Card Game is a hero-centric game play. Each player chooses a hero with unique abilities and play style, making certain hero cards and their associated equipment especially desirable for collectors.
There are only 12 unique cards in the set that make up a 32-card deck, meaning some of the cards are duplicates. There are no rarity or specialty cards. rainbow foil, or cold foil cards in this original deck.
IRA Welcome Deck: First of the First
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Out of Print
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First FaB deck printed
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Only 45,000 decks printed
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32 cards in a sealed deck
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12 unique cards in the deck
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No rarity or specialty cards indicated
Not all IRA Welcome Decks are the same! Experienced collectors focus on First Editions / First Prints, and they are more limited. This deck is in its fifth print run and a sixth print run is projected:
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First Print / Dec 2018 / English / 45,000 decks
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Second Print / Dec 2020 / English / 56,000 decks
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Third Print / Oct 2021 / English / 100,000 decks
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Fourth Print / June 2022 / English / 66,000 decks
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Fifth Print / July 2023 / English / still in print
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Sixth Print / TBA
Note that the Fourth print is also available in French, German, Italian and Spanish with 66,000 decks printed in each language.
In the first IRA Welcome Deck (2018) we are introduced to IRA Crimson Haze, a Ninja Hero. This deck was presented to local game stores (LGSs) free of charge, encouraging new players to begin learning the basics of Flesh and Blood Trading Card Game (FaB TCG). There are only 12 unique cards in the set that make up a 32-card deck, meaning some of the cards are duplicates.
IRA, Crimson Haze, the face of the first Flesh and Blood Welcome Deck is the hero many players began their FaB journey with. She is a "young" hero. The first edition card did not have this identifier along the bottom of the card indicating only that she is a Hero - Ninja. The second edition deck introduced the "young" identifier, and the footer wording became Ninja Hero - Young.
IRA, Crimson Haze has ascended to Living Legend Status!
Not all cards featuring IRA, Crimson Haze are the same and a keen eye is important. IRA, Crimson Haze cards are also part of other decks, with different features and embellishments.
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CRU046 Crucible of War / First Edition Standard
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CRU046 Crucible of War / First Edition Rainbow Foil
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CRU046 Crucible of War / Unlimited (lower value)
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1HP089 History Pack 1 (2022) / White Label Border
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TCC077 Round the Table (2023) / Raibow Foil
IRA's equipment/weapon card in this first deck is a sword card called Edge of Autumn and is a Ninja Weapon.
The IRA Welcome Deck December 2018 version of Edge of Autumn has gold embellishments on the card frame, something that has become reserved for legendary equipment and weapons. Future printings of this card have a different, less ornate frame.
Features such as this allow for the first edition card to become more valuable over time - especially to the collector with extensive knowledge of the uniqueness and rarity.
Not all cards called Edge of Autumn are the same and a keen eye is important. Edge of Autumn cards are also part of other decks, with different features and embellishments.
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CRU0050 Crucible of War / First Edition Standard
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CRU0050 Crucible of War / First Edition Cold Foil
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CRU0050 Crucible of War / Unlimited (very low value)
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1HP090 History Pack 1 (2022) / White Label Border
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TCC078 Round the Table (2023) / Cold Foil
