Magic: the Gathering for a new guy?

[Dimitri13]

Re: Magic: the Gathering for a new guy?

Was quite successful in Standard/Extended for quite a while. 250 card deck in most cases.

Yes I was just pointing out that in protectors, there's no way that it's a comfortably shuffled deck.

@OP: mtgsalvation was a great community back in the day (when I played about 5 years ago, not sure how it is now), but give it a look.

[esupin]

Re: Magic: the Gathering for a new guy?

Yeah, except that they were in standard with a block that was BUILT around 3-color decks.

Get rid of the obelisks and the shrines and the fetches, and 3-color ain't so hot anymore.

Which is why I said they're not viable post-rotation. I'm not disagreeing with you on that point.

You can also dl Magic Workstation, which will allow you to create and test your deck with other players online without buying the actual cards http://www.magicworkstation.com/

[igotrhythm]

Re: Magic: the Gathering for a new guy?

Oh, so it's YVD for Magic.

The basic rule that Magic adheres to more so than any other TCG I can think of is as follows: Anything and everything can be responded to with the right spell or ability (unless it's split second, in which case you're boned). Thus, it's rarely in your best interest to tap all of your land past the early game. By the same token, this is not a game where you can snooze through a smart opponent's turn and hope to win.

I've only played in an official tournament once in 2005 (a booster draft...forget the set, but it had Shimian Specter in it) and got my ass handed to me, after which I pretty much forswore the game. I still remember that my first deck I built myself was a green/white centered around Armadillo Cloak. In modern parlance, it's a 1GW creature enchantment that gives +2/+2, trample and lifelink.

More than anything else, this was the game that prompted me to come up with the line "I know how to play, I just don't know how to win."

[rsr2]

Re: Magic: the Gathering for a new guy?

What I did when I first played is to buy a Pre-Constructed deck. They are like $10-$12. Once you get that, you play it as much as possible. You can add cards as you go but the main thing to remember when building a deck is even though cards like Platinum Angel, Eternity Vessel. etc. may seem amazing, they actually cost way to much.

Also looking up decks online is great too. I remember when I was playing a really bad deck for my local Friday Night Magic and I actually had the lowest DCI rating (A tournament rating website that keeps track of game wins and losses and gives a rating based on performance) in Michigan for the longest time. Until one day I looked up a white Kithkin deck. I built it and I won a lot more games and rose my rating pretty high.

But the best was I can say to get better is to play a lot. Find a color that you enjoy and stick with it for a little bit until you start understanding other color combonations. I have been playing for competitively for 6 years and it is the best decision I made was to continue to play. Even though cards are expensive, it's still really fun and maybe I will see you at a Grand Prix or a Starcitygames tournament.

Also what Esupin said, MagicWorksation is amazing when it comes to deck building and playing online. It is a great tool to figure out what are the top decks in the format and how they play so you can have a better understanding what your opponent plays when you sit down for a tournament.

Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions about Magic.

[MrMagic5239]

Re: Magic: the Gathering for a new guy?

My name is Magic, I'm the new guy.













Just kidding.