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Learn to improve your MTG gameplay with these videos:The New Player's Guide To Drafting Magic The Gathering Cards https://youtu.be/fUqPxSYPfrATolarian Tutor:...
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Welcome to a comprehensive guide on building a powerful Standard deck in Magic: The Gathering! In this must-watch YouTube video, join the knowledgeable trio ...
Jim Davis, 15-year Magic pro veteran, teaches you how to build your first deck in MTG Arena. Professor Jim leads you through the three main steps of deck-bui...
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- Step One: Have A Plan
- Step Two: Decide on Your Colors
- Step Three: Do Your Research
- Step Four: Deciding Card Quantities
- Step Five: The Mana Curve
- Step Six: Playtesting
- Wrap Up
Contentious Plan| Illustration by Eric Deschamps Countless people have asked me how to build a deck during my years working at a game store. The first step to deckbuilding is always to have a plan. Odds are you already have a cool idea in mind, but no sense of direction. Deciding on your deck’s strategy will determine what cards you pick, what your...
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim| Illustration by Joseph Meehan Now that you have a game plan you can make other key decisions, like what colors will you run?If we go back to the vampire example from before, it’s clear that you'll probably be black and red given that vampires appear most in these two colors. But, wait, shouldn’t you do this before deciding ...
Compulsive Research| Illustration by Sara Winters You know your theme, your game plan, and your colors. You can now start looking into the cards themselves. You’ve probably got a few cards in mind already, but you need to really fill out the rest of your list. There are a few easy ways to research cards to add to your deck if you don’t know a lot o...
Counterbalance| Illustration by Joseph Meehan Looking at competitive decklists and seeing all sorts of different card quantities can look really strange for a lot of new players. You might ask, “if you want this card in your deck, why not just run four copies?” In many cases you're right, but let’s run through a basic example of why this probably w...
Manabarbs| Illustration by Jeff Miracola Your mana curveis one of the most important aspects of your deck. If your curve is way off what it should be then your deck will become inconsistent and you'll lose games to bad draws more often. But I suppose there’s one question I should address first…
Strixhaven Stadium| Illustration by Piotr Dura I apologize in advance for how harsh this next statement will sound, but it’s something that all Magic players should learn at some point. Whatever deck you’ve built at this point will be terrible, because the most important part of the process is playtesting.All great decks began as first drafts, then...
Finale of Devastation| Illustration by Bayard Wu Deckbuilding can be a very complicated process, but also an enjoyable one. A lot of this advice is intended to help you get better and uncover the fundamentals behind deckbuilding. There’s still so much you can learn about how to build a deck, and all you can do is keep giving it a go and have fun wh...
- Have a Deck Building Plan. Every good deck has a plan that can be described easily. Try to answer the question: “How is my deck trying to win?” Good Examples.
- Play the Correct Amount of Cards. You can play up to four copies of a single card in your deck. But how should you decide between playing two or three copies.
- Play Good Cards. Well, this one is pretty self-explanatory. If every one of your cards is good on its own, your deck just can’t be that bad. Building around synergies can be fun, but there are obvious problems with your three card combo of weak cards.
- Do NOT Play Extra Cards. Most formats (Commander excluded) allow you to play X or more cards in your deck. But beware, this is a trap! It’s impossible to build a deck of equally powerful cards.
Dec 21, 2022 · A guide for beginners on how to build your first Magic: The Gathering deck. This article contains strategies and tips to construct a competitive deck.
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Feb 2, 2016 · Maybe you want to beat your friends, maybe you want to win your local FNM or PPTQ. Today I'm going to talk about some basic guidelines of how to build a Magic deck like a pro. Maybe I can inspire you in creating your first tournament-winning deck! This weekend is Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch.
