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Topic: My cousion want to...
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CoupDeGrace
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posted January 09, 2010 11:28 PM
      
play back MTG ever since he quit 2 years ago. Since he is a causual player, i not sure which one is better for him..=Main Point=
1)Type 1?
2)Type 2?
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1)Structure deck?
2)Buy booster box and form a deck out of it?
3)Get some singles ?
Which one is better idea since he is quite budget. Thanks guys.
My opinion : I have seen couple of players buying a booster box and couple of single(rares card mostly) to form a deck and play with it.
[Edited 1 times, lastly by CoupDeGrace on January 09, 2010]
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Myysterio
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posted January 10, 2010 12:17 AM
  
Can't really budget magic unless you play casual. Standard decks are going to run you $100+ and type 1 decks will run you significantly more. If that is you want to be competitive. If you want to just play and do not care about winning, you can get a Type 2 preconstruct for $12.
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Mr.C
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posted January 10, 2010 12:26 AM
You have a crapload of cards. Just build him something in the format he wants to play (not saying to give him jund, but give him something decent and cheap like mono red), and have him maybe buy some collections locally. Edit: At least that's what I would do.
[Edited 1 times, lastly by Mr.C on January 10, 2010]
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CoupDeGrace
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posted January 10, 2010 04:03 AM
So T1 or T2, which one better?
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mchainmail
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posted January 10, 2010 05:10 AM
T2 unless you have a big T1 / T1.5 community in the area.
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CoupDeGrace
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posted January 10, 2010 05:30 AM
Actually i recommand him T1/T1.5 due to pricing. T2's price will fluctuate.. Anyway, i agree with u cause so far the place which i go to, most people play T2.
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Michael French
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posted January 10, 2010 05:52 AM
EDH. Lone him some cards. You can make a very powerful
mono green deck with only a few midrange rares and expensive uncommons that you only need one of each. (Rofellos, Crucible of Worlds, Sensei's Divining Top, Eternal Witness, Tooth and Nail, Sol Ring, Beacon of Creation, Earth Craft, Life from the Loam) My only pricey cards are Gaea's Cradle, Fetches and Wasteland. --Michael
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stacker
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posted January 10, 2010 06:54 AM
is there a big t2 community? are there weekly standards? will he be active? if yes then go play t2, it's more fun to play with a more active format and if he trades well then money isn't an issue
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keywacat
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posted January 10, 2010 03:02 PM
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Heresy19
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posted January 10, 2010 03:59 PM
quote:
Originally posted by keywacat:
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LOL!
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mm1983
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posted January 11, 2010 04:49 AM
$20-50 should get him started on something type 2 legal, especially if there is a big type 2 community. Start with Alara block. Tri lands, Terminates, Blightnings, Rhox War Monk, Woolly Thoctar, Charms, Sprouting Thrinax, and Bloodbraid Elf and Path to Exile depending on budget.
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Celeborn006
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posted January 13, 2010 07:26 AM
I can do a quick breakdown:Casual multiplayer deck that wins:
$20-30 Casual standard deck (not gunna win many events):
$30-50 will need to be changed yearly Competitive standard deck (can win events):
$125-$300 will need to be changed yearly Competitive Extended deck
125-300 will need to be changed but possibly not that frequently. Competitive legacy deck:
200-400 Will be consistently viable. Vintage:
umm don't bother with this format... Drafting:
$12-15 an event Basically if he wants to win tournaments he is going to have to make an investment. If he's just looking to play with some friends you can ask an experienced magic player and we could probably come up with a decklist that can be easily purchased for less then $30. I mean I managed to win some FNM's with a $20 standard deck a while back but lets be realistic the current standard format forces u to spend money. the decks either require expensive bombs or expensive manafixing, and often both.
[Edited 3 times, lastly by Celeborn006 on January 13, 2010]
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yukizora
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posted January 13, 2010 08:36 AM
I'd say he should start with legacy if there is enough players around.
It's a format which is not going to be boring beacuse there are a lot of different competitive decks around, and you can get started for "cheap" I'd say. Also keep in mind that my pricing is for buying the deck on motl in bulk, and the price might be a bit lower than what you'll pay for it, I don't count all the commons like seething song or daze.
Here are a few ideas to start:Burn is about 30$ (If you really want to be budget, and I don't play Grim Lavamancers in it, but if you want to, go for it).
Merfolk is about 250$
Belcher is about 180$
Dragon Stompy is about 200$
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OGB
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posted January 13, 2010 09:36 AM
quote:
Originally posted by yukizora:
I'd say he should start with legacy if there is enough players around.
It's a format which is not going to be boring beacuse there are a lot of different competitive decks around, and you can get started for "cheap" I'd say. Also keep in mind that my pricing is for buying the deck on motl in bulk, and the price might be a bit lower than what you'll pay for it, I don't count all the commons like seething song or daze.
Here are a few ideas to start:Burn is about 30$ (If you really want to be budget, and I don't play Grim Lavamancers in it, but if you want to, go for it).
Merfolk is about 250$
Belcher is about 180$
Dragon Stompy is about 200$
The Belcher price seems pretty low to me. If you're starting with 4 LED, 4 Chrome Mox, a Bayou, and a Taiga, you're at $205 per the MOTL average price guide. And these cards are only going up.
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TimeBeing
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posted January 13, 2010 03:36 PM
if he is casual EDH multi player.I'd buy some of the good structured decks, Angels vs Daemons, (combined them for the start of a decent W/B EDH deck) Slivers (good EDh starting point too) or wait for the Phyrexia vs. The Coalition, and pick that up for Retail or less.
Then buy a bunch of .25c Singles to fill it out to play they way you want it too.
EDH is also great since trading for the random stuff you put in it is easy since most people will have the stuff, and are wiling to let go of it.
[Edited 3 times, lastly by TimeBeing on January 14, 2010]
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