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Post by
MyTie
Would something like
this
be where I should start?
Post by
Monday
My wife wants to get into it for the art. I want to get into it because I like strategy games. Is there a deck out there that has fantastic art, featuring women? I'm thinking angels, or fairies or something... she likes unicorns and butterflies too... and candy dewdrop mornings... and puppies.
Like Funden said, clerics, but there also the Kitsune, which were fox people and there's angels and stuff too. I have an angel deck. Lots of really cool stuff there.
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/10e/35.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/zen/13.jpg
Damn, I want an angel deck now. That's always been a thing of mine.
Post by
gnomerdon
i awnt to play magic the gathering but i dont know where to start.
i want to build a deck worth 30 dollars that could compete, and win local tournaments. what's the best deck. what's the best element. which deck excels the most?
Post by
chaosultimamage
i awnt to play magic the gathering but i dont know where to start.
i want to build a deck worth 30 dollars that could compete, and win local tournaments. what's the best deck. what's the best element. which deck excels the most?
You're not going to win tournaments with a $30 deck nowadays. You can build an okay, fun deck for that, but nothing competitive.
@Funden - the problem with Angel decks is the mana curve is insane. Half of my deck costs 6+ mana. The other half is Cloudpost, Thran Foundry, Cloud Key, Quicksilver Amulet, and other stuff to play them for less.
Post by
Monday
Well, I'll do it for the art! And stack lots of mana >.> To be honest, M:TG has some really amazing artwork.
Honestly, I build my decks because I like them. I
will
try to make it so that I can win, but I may throw in cards that I might not use too much because I just like them. Angels are one of those things that I love, along with vampires, dwarves, clockwork/steampunk and Nordic stuff (and checker patterns. Now I want to draw a checkered angel, dammit).
Post by
chaosultimamage
Yes, I love the MtG art. Also, flavor text :D
"The enemy has been destroyed, sir...so have the forest, the city, your palace, your dog..."
Post by
Monday
I need to go track down some of my favorite flavor text. There were some good ones, mostly about goblins.
Here's what's probably my favorite: "Some have said there is no subtlety to destruction. You know what? They're dead"
Post by
Heckler
Sizzle
:
"Of course you should fight fire with fire. You should fight everything with fire."
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Post by
Milayu
Would something like
this
be where I should start?
For two players, it's not bad. There are also what are called fat packs, which is a large amount of boosters from a particular set and a good set of land.
Post by
chaosultimamage
Sizzle
:
"Of course you should fight fire with fire. You should fight everything with fire."
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Haha, yep, another great one. Most of the best ones are from red cards.
Post by
MyTie
I remember seeing Magic cards in Fred Meyers, about a year ago. I called over there to see if they had any. An elderly sounding woman named Betty answered the phone. Here's about how the phone conversation went:
Betty: Thank you for calling Fred Meyers, this is Betty. How can I help you?
Me: I'm looking for Magic: The Gathering Trading Card Game.
Betty: You are looking for what now?
Me: Magic: The Gathering. It is a card game.
Betty: It's a game?
Me: Yes, it is a trading card game.
Betty: Is it like Yahtzee?
Me: No.
Betty: Are they like playing cards more than Yahtzee?
Me: Yes.
Betty: I'll go take a look.
- a few minutes pass-
Betty: What age group is the game for?
Me: It's an adult game.
Betty: We don't carry adult or pornographic material at Fred Meyers.
Me: It's not an adult game like that. It is a game for adults.
Betty: Oh, I didn't know they had that.
Me: You don't play games?
Betty: No.
Me: Is there a nerd there I can talk to?
Betty: A what?
Me: Nevermind. Thanks for your help Betty.
Betty: Have a good day.
Post by
gnomerdon
I might head over to Wal Mart and buy a starter deck. Those any good?
Post by
MyTie
I tried calling Wal Mart, also. After three tries I discovered that my local Walmart DOES have the cards, but they couldn't tell me anything else cause they are too busy.
Post by
Heckler
I think all towns have the obligatory small hobby/nerd/table-top shop. Mine looks like a sports-card shop from the front (in fact, it's called "Who's on First Sports Memorabilia", but inside is table after table of 12-year-olds playing Yu-Gi-Oh) -- you might want to look for something like that. Odds are they'll have a more thorough selection, proper pricing, and the guy behind the counter will probably know what he's talking about.
Personally, I'd suggest the "Fat Pack" -- last time I bought one was like 4 years back, but assuming they're still the same, it's a nice 'starter' set. It comes with enough cards (including land) for two people to play, and some goodies (a nice box, artsy card divider things depicting the block's main characters, a 20-sided die since you can never have enough of those, a rule book, and my favorite part, a novel telling the set's story).
I'll do a little research and see if this is still what's included.
Edit
: Here's what I was talking about. Looks like they no longer include the novel (or maybe these sets just don't have an associated novel), and you get a "Spindown life counter" instead of a 20-sided die.
MTG Core Set 2012 Fat Pack
Similar "fat packs" exist for other expansions, but I think this is the most recent one. A "core set" is a set of cards that contains cards from old expansions designed to be a stand-alone well-balanced set, so this is probably a good choice for a new player.
Edit2
: I found some conflicting information about how much land comes in a fat pack (80 would be good for 2 people, 40 might not be enough). But, the M12 core set also has five pre-built decks which would work well for a new player,
check out this link
for M12 products and prices. Pre-built decks are fully playable, include one booster, and are really cheap on this site (9 bucks).
Post by
MyTie
The local store here is called "His Junk, Her Treasures". It looks like a junk store in the middle of a trailer park. I've driven by it before, and it looks like an absolute dump. I called in and they have everything I need for way cheap.
Post by
Heckler
lol, yes the one here is a dump as well -- I suspect that's normal. Also the odor of the near-max-occupancy quantity of 12 year old kids is almost unbearable; beware. See above edit for fat pack info.
Post by
chaosultimamage
I spent about $100 preordering some stuff from the new set today. I was surprised to find so much cool stuff in it, considering I hate the entire premise of the set (ie. overdone vampire / werewolf theme).
I wasn't even really sure if they still did the Fat Packs, but I guess they do. That would be good for a start too. I tried seeing if they did the Starter Packs the same way anymore, but I couldn't find anything. They do sell a few new varieties of theme decks and stuff like these -
Duel Deck
http://www.mtgfanatic.com/store/ViewItem.aspx?I=MTG-BS-000017
They have stuff like that at my local Wal-Mart for like $30 and it comes with 2 full decks, both with some pretty nice stuff.
Post by
Heckler
I downloaded MTGO today and I've been playing the "free mode" for the last hour. It's pretty fun =D
Post by
Monday
Sizzle
:
"Of course you should fight fire with fire. You should fight everything with fire."
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Haha, yep, another great one. Most of the best ones are from red cards.
Hell, most of the best ones are from Jaya.
Post by
chaosultimamage
I downloaded MTGO today and I've been playing the "free mode" for the last hour. It's pretty fun =D
There's a free mode? I've been playing it so long, I really don't even know what all you can do if you don't already have the cards.
Feel free to add me on there, just 'chaosultimamage' as usual.
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