I just received my first deck yesterday, and I think I'm gonna like it. Though I've honestly never heard of it except for Spoony talking about it. Is it underground or just not as popular as Yu-Gi-Oh cards and whatnot in America? Aside from that, I just wanna know if you like it.
Any Magic players out there?
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I like it, but once you realize how terrible you are compared to the pros, it's not quite as fun.
It is hilarious to get an awesome collection of stuff in play.
For example:
Darksteel Forge: All artifacts are invincible.
Platinum Angel: You can't lose the game, and no one can win it. (Also an artifact creature)
Broodstar: (My favorite, personally) In this deck, with all of the aforementioned cards in play,
Broodstar is nigh invincible, because it feeds of of all your invincible artfacts.
I gotta find that deck sometime...
It is hilarious to get an awesome collection of stuff in play.
For example:
Darksteel Forge: All artifacts are invincible.
Platinum Angel: You can't lose the game, and no one can win it. (Also an artifact creature)
Broodstar: (My favorite, personally) In this deck, with all of the aforementioned cards in play,
Broodstar is nigh invincible, because it feeds of of all your invincible artfacts.
I gotta find that deck sometime...
I'm still trying to learn the rules, seems complicated but relatively simple to get the hang of, I just need someone to verse so I can actually use what I'm reading I take it. Or am I wrong and it's like Pokemon in complexity?
It is in no way, shape or form "Underground"...
The people who play it all just seem to fit into that "anti-social geek/nerd" stereotype that everyone else avoids like the plague... but once you're in, if you have a few friends to play with, the game is a blast.
Just beware of going to tournaments and expecting to win if you didn't shell out the big bucks to completely overhaul your deck. Seriously, some of the people i play against brag about how many hundreds of dollars they spent to get into bigger tournaments...
also, as a side note, my friends and i call Yu-gi-oh "magic lite"...
The people who play it all just seem to fit into that "anti-social geek/nerd" stereotype that everyone else avoids like the plague... but once you're in, if you have a few friends to play with, the game is a blast.
Just beware of going to tournaments and expecting to win if you didn't shell out the big bucks to completely overhaul your deck. Seriously, some of the people i play against brag about how many hundreds of dollars they spent to get into bigger tournaments...
also, as a side note, my friends and i call Yu-gi-oh "magic lite"...
Dude, it's better than Yu-Gi-Oh! because it held the test of time longer. Yu-Gi-Oh! is slowly fading away.
If you want to cast a spell from your hand, you'll need mana. You can get mana from the lands by 'tapping' it from their source. (one of the game mechanics of Magic is when you activate or trigger something, you need to turn the card sideways, like Defence mode in Yu-Gi-Oh! or an illness in Pokémon, this is referred as 'tapping')
The mana cost will always be on the card (with some exceptions, there are always exceptions) and the kind of mana you need is also on it. The five kinds of mana are: White(W), Blue(U), Black(B), Red(R) and Green(G). You can get these kinds of mana from Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains and Forests respectively. Land cards should also be in your deck. the right kind of Land balance in a deck of 60 cards is about 20-25 of Lands. (Yu-Gi-Oh! uses 40 cards, I forgot how many Pokémon uses.)
When a card shows a grey circle with a number, that counts as a mana cost, although it doesn't matter what kind of mana it is. When it shows a symbol, that's the kind of mana you need to pay for it, too. When a card gives you colorless mana, you can only use it for the costs that don't require special colors of mana.
Do you need to know more?
It's a tad bit different from Pokémon. Pokémon has 'benches' and 'energy'. Magic: The Gathering just has your spellbook (deck) your memory (hand) and the field (table).RyanKaufman said:
If you want to cast a spell from your hand, you'll need mana. You can get mana from the lands by 'tapping' it from their source. (one of the game mechanics of Magic is when you activate or trigger something, you need to turn the card sideways, like Defence mode in Yu-Gi-Oh! or an illness in Pokémon, this is referred as 'tapping')
The mana cost will always be on the card (with some exceptions, there are always exceptions) and the kind of mana you need is also on it. The five kinds of mana are: White(W), Blue(U), Black(B), Red(R) and Green(G). You can get these kinds of mana from Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains and Forests respectively. Land cards should also be in your deck. the right kind of Land balance in a deck of 60 cards is about 20-25 of Lands. (Yu-Gi-Oh! uses 40 cards, I forgot how many Pokémon uses.)
When a card shows a grey circle with a number, that counts as a mana cost, although it doesn't matter what kind of mana it is. When it shows a symbol, that's the kind of mana you need to pay for it, too. When a card gives you colorless mana, you can only use it for the costs that don't require special colors of mana.
Do you need to know more?
My vampire deck could counter that easily. I would steal away your creatures with my Captivating vampire, or just sacrifice them with my Butcher of Malakir. Of course only if I have all those creatures at hand, and my Reasembling Skeletons. And of course Infect that can slaughter you in 3 turns.smearyllama said:
But still magic is in no way underground at my school. It's played everyday in every break.
Thanks for the info everyone. I can tell I'm going to like this game, even if I can't battle anyone because the illustrations are rather captivating to say the least. When compared with any other Card game I've played anyway. I used to play WoW also so I might ask a few of my WoW'y friends if they play.
I play it. Actually downloaded DotP on X-Box Dead...er, Live. Also got that Sliver deck they recently released.
I have an unholy fuck-load of Magic cards...can't play the game, not by a longshot - the rules are far too confusing for a poor sap like myself. I really like some of the art, though, that's where it really comes through.
I like it a lot. I don't love all of the mechanics, but it's a ton of fun with the right people. Mono-blue ftw. 
Used to play it... Also used to play LOTR CCG, but after a while you realize that you're never gonna beat those guys who dish out five times your salary for cards and spend nights perfecting their one-turn murder combos. It's just this massive problem with collectible card games that led me to settle with non-collectibles (Munchkin all the way!) and give away most of my card collection.
I love Magic, though I've only played it online.
One thing that threw me for a loop is that in modern competitive play, only cards from the last couple of expansions are allowed (i.e. Standard play). If you wanna play with any ole cards, especially the ones you saw that made you fall in love with the game, stick to Classic matches. Anything goes in those games.
Also, Magic is far more balanced than Yu-gi-oh (not that I don't like that game too).
One thing that threw me for a loop is that in modern competitive play, only cards from the last couple of expansions are allowed (i.e. Standard play). If you wanna play with any ole cards, especially the ones you saw that made you fall in love with the game, stick to Classic matches. Anything goes in those games.
Also, Magic is far more balanced than Yu-gi-oh (not that I don't like that game too).
I do as well. And what do you mean underground? It's the first tcg on the market, and it's still going strong. There are milions of players world wide, and dozens of large scale contests all over the world held by wizards of the coast. (also, lots of tournaments held by various sites and online stores) And all these events have cash prizes. Hell, there are people that make a living playing magic, and they've been doing it for years. It's certainly NOT underground.
Played it long, long ago... as a high school student with a little bit of extra cash now and again. Couldn't say for sure the year I started (right around the time The Dark expansion set came out, if memory serves), but I kicked the habit in 1999 after I graduated... still have a whole bunch of cards, and I occasionally break out one of my archaic decks to play against a friend's archaic deck... but I have in no way kept up with the times.
Love that game. It's got depth, complexity, strategy (depending on what type of deck you're piloting), and it's so variegated and expansive; if you've got a good group of friends to play it with it's a blast. I've never played it competitively just because at that level it gets really cutthroat and decidedly unfun. Not to mention outrageously expensive.
Currently taking a break from it right now (not at all interested in a return to Mirrodin), but I've been collecting and playing since '94.
If you're trying to expand your collection and playgroup, try splitting a booster box between yourself and a few friends and having a booster draft. It's a lot of fun, especially with newer players as it puts everyone on a level playing field.
Currently taking a break from it right now (not at all interested in a return to Mirrodin), but I've been collecting and playing since '94.
If you're trying to expand your collection and playgroup, try splitting a booster box between yourself and a few friends and having a booster draft. It's a lot of fun, especially with newer players as it puts everyone on a level playing field.
Also, if you're searching for something, use "Gatherer." It's a database of every released card. http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Default.aspx
My black deck is pack full of:
a)Instants that kill... well anything
b) cheep one manna throwdown creatures and
c) bad ass seven/seven demons which I sacrifice the throwdown cards to.
After that I have a few helpful (and devious) cards like bad moon and measure of wickedness(easily the riskiest and most rewarding card I know).
So yeah I like magic. It's great to compete with your friends. Just watch that loading ready run episode of magic and do that. But don't break the budget rule. a healthy budget should be about twenty dollars.
Inside of this budget anything goes.
here's the loading ready run video i mentioned.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/2449-Its-Magic
a)Instants that kill... well anything
b) cheep one manna throwdown creatures and
c) bad ass seven/seven demons which I sacrifice the throwdown cards to.
After that I have a few helpful (and devious) cards like bad moon and measure of wickedness(easily the riskiest and most rewarding card I know).
So yeah I like magic. It's great to compete with your friends. Just watch that loading ready run episode of magic and do that. But don't break the budget rule. a healthy budget should be about twenty dollars.
Inside of this budget anything goes.
here's the loading ready run video i mentioned.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/2449-Its-Magic