Brahma
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Palum
what Suineg set it to
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I haven't played in a long time so not sure what has come out recently or will be in stock, but get a couple precons that have themes you like and just learn to play first. Also depending what stores you go to they may have all sorts of older ones still in stock that speak to you.
Generally colors are aligned this way:
White: buff/protection/healing
Blue: counters/tricks/spells
Red: burn/attack creatures
Green: tokens/big creatures/creature buffs
Black: sacrifice/power/discard/mill
So commanders color palette dictates sorta what themes they use above. So Red/Green will likely be something along the lines of aggressive creatures and burn/growth spells.
Precons are meant to be generally straightforward and a good way to learn the basics of the game, so while there are all sorts of crazy off-color effects and way more nuance, you get a feel just by reading the tin what the deck is good for.
IMO a good FLGS is worth finding so I would drive around or find one and patronize them if the opportunity exists.
Brahma
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Chris
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It's not a good time to fully jump in, the game is in late stage woke cash grab territory right now.
Ask the guys you work with what the power level of their decks is and limit yourself to one similar power deck to play with them and limit your financial liability for now.
Like are they using a store bought deck, something they made themselves from boosters, something reasonably priced they copied from the internet or max power cards?
Just buy what you need.
Also get a vibe for the kinds of decks they play. Are they having long games attacking with creatures, or comboing out in a few turns? Do they get to play their cards or is there a lot of counterspells and kill cards?
You don't want to show up with a weak deck and get crushed, or destroy them with a powerful/unfun deck and ruin their fun.
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OneofOne
Silver Baronet of the Realm
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Funnily enough I just bought many of those vampire cards for one of my own commander decks. $250 is certainly on the high side for that and you're really just paying (a lot) for the convenience of someone already having all the cards in one place.
If I may suggest some purchase options. The first has 4 commander decks, at least 2 of which are good, and one is a vampire deck. The second link is to another recent set of 4 commander decks. They're so so, but it's a really good price for all 4 and lets you try different things. Third set is another 4 commander decks from a recent set, on a plane with sentient animals (mostly bats, rabbits, rats, raccoons, etc) in case that's not your thing. Fun decks though.
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If I may suggest some purchase options. The first has 4 commander decks, at least 2 of which are good, and one is a vampire deck. The second link is to another recent set of 4 commander decks. They're so so, but it's a really good price for all 4 and lets you try different things. Third set is another 4 commander decks from a recent set, on a plane with sentient animals (mostly bats, rabbits, rats, raccoons, etc) in case that's not your thing. Fun decks though.
MTG The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (Set of 4) Commander Decks
Sealed Set of 4 commander decks - one of each In The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, your players will face an adventure like never before, discovering long-lost ruins, ancient civilizations alive and well, and fan-favorite creatures running rampant. Dig into the heart of Ixalan with a piece of...
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MtG Murders at Karlov Manor: Commander Deck Display (4 Decks) | Card Games | Miniature Market
Includes 4 unique Commande Decks.
Bloomburrow Commander Deck Bundle [Set of 4]
In Bloomburrow, the Valley is threatened by elemental forces raging out of control, and salvation falls on the shoulders of its smallest protectors. Players will put their best paws forward, fighting alongside mice, frogs, bats, birds, and myriad other critters to restore the balance of...
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Brahma
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I grabbed Lord of the Rings commander deck (Just to have it) , and a zombie deck which I think I will like.
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Zombies - The Scarab God - Commander Deck
Ready to play, 100 card, EDH (Commander) deck. How the deck works: Use Scarab God to exile cards in your opponents graveyards & make infinite Zombies. During upkeep scry X & opponents lose X life where X is the number of Zombies you control. Scarab God is nearly un-killable, avoid the commander...
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I haven't played in a long time. Forgot the expansion but I think it was the goofy Godzilla shit. No clue what it's like now.
Did have fun playing against some buddies just making absurd gimmick decks and having a couple glasses of whiskey on discord.
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Dont forget that the unranked play matchmaking will almost always put you against a mirror matchup or the perfect counter to your deck. Ranked is a bit better but there's definitely shuffler shenanigans.
Burren
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Ranked is rigged as well. That's all I play. Went Mythic in January and now I have over an 80% loss ratio playing with the same decks against the same decks (the meta hasn't changed because the new set is hot garbage and no one uses it).
No legit way I'm losing 80% of the time.
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Mist
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Arena is rigged in your favor, in that in bo1 games it tries to give you the better of two phantom opening hands, which usually means you can cut a land in in aggro decks that don't need to consistently hit a 4th land drop.
Other than that, you think it's just rigged against you personally? Sounds like some flat earth shit.
Other than that, you think it's just rigged against you personally? Sounds like some flat earth shit.
Burren
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No dummy, its rigged against everyone after a certain number of consecutive games.
Mist
REEEEeyore
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that's fucking hilarious lol
it would be literally impossible to ladder grind
i've been top 50 mythic many seasons in limited and constructed
what probably happens is that after a win streak in low brackets, your MMR goes much higher than your actual rating so you play against other people in a similar situation and/or people who are just plain higher ranked than you.
The grind really doesn't even start until you hit high plat/low diamond. And once you start win-streaking enough to advance consistently through Diamond, you're really playing against Mythic-level players regardless of what their current rating shows. All those other ranks are chaff.
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Burren
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Urlithani
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The 4 commander decks are each based on a game. There's a deck for 6, 7, 10, and 14. Even if i didn't play Magic, it's gonna be an amazing nostalgia ride to see FFVI go from pixels and Amano art to an art gallery of the game. Terra on the box art looks absolutely stunning.
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