Magic 2015: All Achievements, Titles, and Personas

A in-depth guide to all achievements, personas, and titles in Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015. From the writer of the definitive 2014 guide. Enjoy!

Foreword

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.

Unlocking Cards & Practice Duels

Unlocking Cards

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.

A Note on Deckbuilding

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.

Practice Duels

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!

Campaign Unlocks

Campaign Achievements

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

Name	Criteria	Also Unlocks
Apt Pupil	Complete the tutorial.	"The Beginner"
Angel's Champion	Defeat the Innistrad boss.
Necropolis Now	Defeat the Theros boss.
Mental Magic	Defeat the Ravnica boss.
Tomb Raider	Defeat the Shandalar boss.
Hedron Collector	Defeat the Zendikar boss.
Savior of Shandalar	Defeat the final boss.	Persona & "The Savior"
Veteran Explorer	Defeat all Explore nodes.	"The Explorer"

Gameplay Achievements

Deck Building

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

Picture	Name / Criteria	Unlocks
	Spellbook Crafter Build a new deck.	Persona
	It Must Be Mine Collect every card from the main campaign. You can view your progress in Player Status.	"The Hoarder"

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Multiplayer Achievements

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.

Picture	Name / Criteria	Unlocks
	Deft Duelist Win a mutliplayer duel.
	Battle Mastery Win 100 multiplayer duels. This will take some time.	Persona "The Champion"

Strategy / Conditional Win Achievements

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

Picture	Name / Criteria	Unlocks
	Death from Above Deal 20 damage to a single opponent in a single duel using creatures with flying.	Persona
	Second Life Gain 20 life in a single duel. Using Nylea's Disciple and a Green Devotion deck, you can rack up the life total very quickly. If you are able to get Nylea's Disciple to ten devotion in one shot, you will get the Devout Disciple achievement as well.	Persona
	Five-Creature Discount Cast a spell without paying any mana for it. The best way to do this achievement is with any spell with Convoke. Gather enough creatures such that your Convoke will pay for the entirety of the spell. Triplicate Spirits (Zendikar C) is good with Seraph of the Masses and Mentor of the Meek for a few other achievements too.
	Not Again Cast the same spell five times in a single duel Since the game doesn't have a lot of recursion, using Void Snare (Shandalar C), Voyage's End (Theros C), or Quickling (Shandalar U) you can repeatedly bounce your own creatures back to your hand. Cast one of them five times.
	Spellstorm Cast five spells in a single turn. Construct a mono-colored deck with all spells that cost 1 mana to cast. Wait until you've dropped five lands and cast five spells in one turn. Easy!	"The Spellslinger"
	Hat Trick Control a creature with three Auras attached to it.
	Rampant Growth Have seven lands on the battlefield before the end of your fourth turn. This requires a bit of luck since DOTP 15 is lacking in good ramp. Cultivate (Theros U) and Elvish Pioneer (Zendikar C) are mandatory. To help grab some lands to play, you might consider Satyr Wayfinder (Theros C) and Elvish Visionary (Shandalar C) too.
	Insult to Injury Sacrifice a creature you don't own. The easiest way is to use Act of Treason (Ravnica C) on a creature that already has a sacrifice effect. If it doesn't, Bloodflow Connoisseur (Innistrad C) or Corpse Blockade (Ravnica C) can help.
	Grateful Dead Win a duel with twenty or more cards in your Graveyard. Anything works here, really. Just so long as you can survive until your graveyard is full. The Innistrad campaign's "Cursed Existence" starts out with Curse of the Bloody Tome, which is very helpful for this achievement. "The Cryptkeeper" [/tr] Ingenuity Win a duel without an opponent losing life. Mill! If you're looking for a tricky way to do this, explore Innistrad until you find the Laboratory Maniac encounter. Coax the Maniacs out and remove them right when the opponent is about the draw the last card. Remember not to deal any damage though! Persona "The Mastermind" [/table]

Card-Specific Achievements

Picture	Name / Criteria	Unlocks
	Angelbane Destroy an opponent’s Angel using Shadowborn Demon. Shadowborn Demon is a mythic rare that can be obtained in Shandalar. Your best bet is to play against Avacyn, who has a flock of Emancipation Angels ready to die for you.	Persona
	Defensive Line Deal 20 damage with Vent Sentinel in a single duel. Vent Sentinel is a common that can be obtained in Zendikar. There's not much to this one other than a long, grindy game. Choose an opponent that doesn't like to pay life a whole lot or else you'll end up killing them before you get the achievement.	Persona
	Divine Choice Control a 20/20 Seraph of the Masses. Seraph of the Masses is an uncommon that can be obtained in Innistrad. Your best bet to do this is by running small White creatures. Some cards that may help in this strategy are Raise the Alarm (Shandalar C), Triplicate Spirits (Zendikar C) Brimaz (Theros M), or Krenko's Command (Ravnica C).
	Inherit the Earth Draw three cards with Mentor of the Meek in a single turn. Mentor of the Meek is a rare that can be obtained in Innistrad. Since Mentor takes {1} to activate per creature, you will need to amass a good amount of mana before going for the achievement. Your best bet is to grab Triplicate Spirits (Zendikar C), since its Convoke cost can alleviate the cost and it makes three creatures that can trigger Mentor's ability.	"The Mentor"
	Out of the Gutter Deal 10 noncombat damage to opponents with a single Guttersnipe in a single duel. Guttersnipe is an uncommon that can be obtained in Ravnica OR the Blue/Red Starter Deck. There's not much to this achievement other than keeping your Guttersnipe alive and casting five instants or sorceries over the course of the duel.	Persona
	Pincer Movement Put twenty cards into graveyards with Hedron Crab in a single duel. Hedron Crab is an uncommon that can be obtained in Zendikar. With this, seven lands must enter the battlefield under your control while you control Hedron Crab. While it's tempting to run Green ramp, the long grind also works and lends itself to a mill win that will get you the Ingenuity achievement as well.	Persona
	Why Did It Have to be Snakes? Pay only two green mana to activate the monstrosity ability of Nemesis of Mortals. Nemesis of Mortals is an uncommon that can be obtained in Theros. You must have seven creatures in your graveyard before you activate its monstrosity cost. Any deck works.[/i]	"The Nemesis"
	Devout Disciple Have a devotion to green of 10 or more when Nylea’s Disciple enters the battlefield. Nylea's Disciple is an uncommon that can be obtained in Theros. Any Green cards work here, but Arbor Colossus {Theros R), Nemesis of Mortals (Theros U), Pelakka Wurm (Zendikar U), and Terra Stomper (Zendikar R) are all good suggestions for high devotion creatures. If you gain 20 life or more while doing this achievement, you will also unlock Second Life.

Titles / Personas

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.

Titles

Title	Details	Achievement
Beginner	Finish the tutorial.	Apt Pupil
Champion	Win 100 multiplayer duels.	Battle Mastery
Savior	Defeat the final boss.	Savior of Shandalar
Explorer	Defeat all Explore nodes. 8/3/2014 CONFIRMED BUGGED. WILL NOT UNLOCK.	Veteran Explorer
Nemesis	Use only GG to activate the monstrosity ability of Nemesis of Mortals.	Why Did It Have to be Snakes?
Mentor	Draw three cards in a single turn with Mentor of the Meek.	Battle Mastery
Hoarder	Collect all cards from the main campaign.	It Must Be Mine
Mastermind	Win a duel without an opponent losing life.	Ingenuity
Spellslinger	Cast five spells in a single turn.	Spellstorm
Cryptkeeper	Win a duel with twenty or more creature cards in your graveyard.	Grateful Dead

Personas

The following 17 personas are unlocked by default.




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

Picture	Details	Achievement
	Build a new deck.	Spellbook Crafter
	Win 100 multiplayer duels.	Battle Mastery
	Defeat the final boss.	Savior of Shandalar
	Deal 20 damage with Vent Sentinel in a single duel.	Defensive Line
	Put twenty cards into graveyards with Hedron Crab in a single duel.	Pincer Movement
	Destroy an opponent’s Angel using Shadowborn Demon.	Angelbane
	Deal 10 noncombat damage to opponents with a single Guttersnipe in a single duel.	Out of the Gutter
	Deal 20 damage to a single opponent in a single duel using creatures with flying.	Death from Above
	Gain 20 life in a single duel.	Second Life
	Win a duel without an opponent losing life.	Ingenuity

Conclusion

Thanks for reading this guide for Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers. I hope it was somewhat helpful. Feel free to leave questions and comments.

Don't forget to rate this guide!

[XCT3]

Fly My Pretties (Act of Treason in Steam) is not listed. Have 10 Thopter tokens.

[Stan]

Excellent guide. Have award.

[AlphaJuliet]

Hey there, sister! I really appreciate the time and energy you put into creating this guide. You obviously had to document it very well in order to figure how to get everything unlocked yourself, but you certainly weren't obligated to share the fruits of your labors, so again I say thanks! I am actually going to attempt to get all achievements for:
[ Magic - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 (PC Format via Steam) ].
That's actually really amazing! I have never tried to get all the achievements in a game before now, but thanks to all your hard work, I'm going to be able to complete this game 100%! That Rocks!
Thanks,
RareJuliet

[Dr.Doom]

how do i find out which plane i have not completed?

[Tactical Fleshlight]

@night|Semmel: Guide hasn't been updated for many months. Will change it now.

[#night|Semmel]

Veteran Explorer did unlock fine for me. Note that you have to defeat the bosses from all explore nodes to get this achievement.

[AA2]

Just tossin it out there that Veteran Explorer did unlock correctly for me, though I am unfamiliar with what the issue was to begin with.

[hiltaro]

Thanks for this very useful guide! I'm having a problem with the "It must be mine archievement": I've unlocked it playing in steam offline mode and now it does not appear in the achievements even after syncing. What could I do? Is that another bug?

[Tactical Fleshlight]

Thanks

[thor_naadoh]

Thanks for this guide - especially helpful because of that bug note on the Explorer Achievement. However, there are two littel mistakes:
(1: Nemesis) You need 7 creatures in your graveyard as you activate Nemesis of Mortals
(2: Angelbane) Shadowborn Demon is Mythic, not just Rare.