Magic: The Gathering,GO TEAM MS!

[Oman]

So want to play magic. Falling in love with Card games at the moment. I just hate a lot of the people that play it. I played Friday Night Magic once and the people there were all the worst kind of nerd sterotypes. Not much space, and everyone was fat and smelly or 12 and obnoxious.

EDIT: NOT THAT I AM NOT FAT AND OBNOXIOUS BUT I TRY NOT TO BE.

[Thestatusquo]

Like any community you have to find the right part of it. There certainly are parts of the magic community that are as you describe. You can find the parts that aren't, though. Like MS vs. EpicMafia

[Anatole Kuragin]

So want to play magic. Falling in love with Card games at the moment. I just hate a lot of the people that play it. I played Friday Night Magic once and the people there were all the worst kind of nerd sterotypes. Not much space, and everyone was fat and smelly or 12 and obnoxious.

EDIT: NOT THAT I AM NOT FAT AND OBNOXIOUS BUT I TRY NOT TO BE.

I've only been to one FNM and I had two cool opponents and one fat, ponytail'd virgin type who, before I played his netdecked devotion to black (which was the most played deck at the time) he said something like, "huh huh I feel bad for you for having to play against this deck bro huhuhuhuh" or some variation of it three times during the match. I'll go back one day when I can afford a few decent cards and exact my revenge.

[bv310]

There's always douchebags, just some of them who are more visible than others

If you want to play the game, but don't want to deal with the dickbags who play, there's the Duels of the Planeswalkers series on Steam/Android, and Magic Online. I play on MTGO almost exclusively right now, because I'm living in the absolute middle of nowhere, and it's the methadone to my cardboard heroin addiction.

[InflatablePie]

I won't complain about Magic Online because others here probably have more experience with that.

Oman, if you have Steam I'll gladly buy you Duels of the Planeswalkers - I've heard 2015 is kind of iffy but it

is

the latest iteration, so it might be better to grab that. I have the shittiest laptop and like $100 in steam credit that I can't use effectively.

I'll be bringing some Magic stuff to the Commune for that February thing as well.

[Oman]

I appreciate that Pie, I have Duels 2014, and it's pretty good. (EDIT: For clarity, I appreciate it, but I won't take you up on your offer!)

I also don't think I'll be floating a lot of cash next year to get into an expensive hobby if Magic is what Shea led me to believe.

[Anatole Kuragin]

It depends on what format you're getting into. You can spend less than $100 on a deck that can consistently beat people at most FNMs in a standard tourney.

If you don't want to do that or dont know how much time you'll have to devote to it, you can just do drafts for $10-15 a pop and try to build a deck if you get good draws from those then fill in the spaces.

[bv310]

The deck I posted at the bottom of the last page would cost about $150ish to put together, and most of that is held up in Flooded Strand/Temple of Enlightenment. Strands aren't thoroughly needed either, though they help the deck a TON.

Edit: It's also a deck that one of the Pros took to the Pro Tour last weekend. It's definitely good enough for FNM/Standard Dailies online.

[Anatole Kuragin]

Phyrexian Revoker as a mainboard is kind of exciting.

[diginova]

You can also have some friends put together a cube. Cube drafting is amazing, and once you build it there's no additional cost.
I went together with 7 other friends and we spent $25 each and we put together a cube that so far has been drafted maybe 50 times.

[bv310]

Phyrexian Revoker as a mainboard is kind of exciting.

It's weird, but it's really good against all the planeswalkers in the format. Definitely sucks against Siege Rhino.dec

[Anatole Kuragin]

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/15-10-14 ... -standard/

Can you guys provide some advice on this deck I'm building?

[bv310]

Cut the Blinding Flare for more Stoke the Flames/Lightning Strike. Flare isn't really a great card unless you're already ahead on board, and more removal would have the same effect.

[Anatole Kuragin]

Alright, I'll try that out.

[Thestatusquo]

Cut the red.

[Anatole Kuragin]

Alright, I'll try that out.

[Sudo_Nym]

I have the deep suspicion that any deck not playing Treasure Cruise or Dig Through Time is wrong.

[Natirasha]

In standard? No. But in Modern? I can 100% believe that.

[Thestatusquo]

I have the deep suspicion that any deck not playing Treasure Cruise or Dig Through Time is wrong.

*or courser of kruphix/sylvan caryatid

I agree with the above statement.

[chamber]

Dig through time is really really good. I'm less sold on treasure cruise. The effect seems weaker, and its a sorcery instead of an instant. The huge upside is that you can get it down to costing U instead of UU, but I don't think that's a thing in standard?

[bv310]

In standard? No. But in Modern? I can 100% believe that.

Speaking as a Melira Pod player, Treasure Cruise is the card I least want to see right now. The thing's just insanely good, to the point that I'm wondering what I can run that'll actually shut it down without being dead 90% of the time.

[Natirasha]

I really wish there was a deck that could get away with running 4x maindeck RIP. Where is my Stasis Field or Helm of Obedience, Wizards???

[bv310]

I think you could pull it off in that jank Sphere of Safety + Sigil of the Empty Throne deck that Shanba loves.

[hasdgfas]

This was a good read: http://www.gatheringmagic.com/adrienner ... evolution/

[Klazam]

Wow