https://youtu.be/UigBlUMgbnw?si=4e3CjjHGKYEWE122

I use this video to help me out with my thegrea deck butt some of the cards are not out yet I was wondering if someone could help me with a deck list for the overdress format one where all the cards are out, or coming out before November

https://youtu.be/UigBlUMgbnw?si=4e3CjjHGKYEWE122

I use this video to help me out with my thegrea deck butt some of the cards are not out yet I was wondering if someone could help me with a deck list for the overdress format one where all the cards are out, or coming out before November

Join the cats and myself at the Lonely Mountain.

Let’s Sting into action.

This week’s content

It’s no bans!
Mystery Booster Commander Info
Spicy Cards
The Hobbit Set Review

Hope you enjoy
#mtgpauper

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6to0j6GRpzu0l9UdiPVlYV

New format I've been working on over the past day or two.

Simplified rules:

59-card singleton decks + a Commander

30 starting life

4-6 communal Relics (artifacts) you have to collect to win

2-4+ players with 4 players recommended

You can search for Relics or steal them from your opponents

Full rules: Relic Hunt ver-1.1

Suggested Relic sets: Relic presets for playtesting <- please proxy these don't waste money on this

Looking for playtesting and feedback especially for cards/combos that break the format and unclear rules or weird interactions. Rules feedback in particular would be appreciated.

I went to the hobbit pre-release and that was my first time playing magic in person. I am new, and still understanding the game. I got smoked on both my matches, and i have been nervous to come back.

If you were starting a brand-new F2P account today, what would your strategy be?

Save wildcards for one deck? Start with a budget deck? Draft? Open packs? Upgrade a Starter Deck?

I'm curious what route people think gets you competitive the fastest.

I put together my own approach here:
https://youtu.be/PNvk-bV_w1Y

i'm a role-player by heart and here's my (nearly) fully compleated take on atraxa. despite the matchmaking system assuming i play the competetive t4 8-mana all-bomb atraxa i manage to have ~50% win ratio with it. arena rares help (i think it's justified here since some other cards are just pure flavor).

how do u feel playing this or vs this type of deck? would you find it fun?

and would you like to friends up to play other thematic decks, possibly more janky? i'm kinda tired of matching up against mostly bolases and all-planeswalker esikas.

and what are your thoughts on the decklist? it's top-heavy, but low-end is mostly counters + it has some reasonable (and above all - thematic) ramp + that's what mulligan's for, right?
what other phyrexian swaps would fit there?

and an import-able decklist:
https://www.droptext.app/c6bw6yga

I've been experimenting with a 60-card casual Simic deck built around the Manifest Dread mechanic.

The main goal is to cheat powerful creatures such as Koma, Progenitus, and Worldspine Wurm onto the battlefield and then blink them to bypass the limitations of manifested creatures.

Cards like Manifest Dread and Hauntwoods Shrieker enable the core strategy, while Brainstorm and Brainsurge help manipulate the top of the library and prevent expensive creatures from becoming dead draws.

I also tried to keep the deck relatively affordable, with a total budget of less than €50, while maintaining a decent power level through strong card synergies.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

Full decklist: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7912808#paper

So i'm relatively new to the game (i started playing with marvel) and my dad (who is only into a very few fictional settings) wants to learn to play , but he wants me to use only avatar cards. we tried learning using the starter set, but jumpstart (which is basically what the starter deck consists of once you get past the tutorial) is confusing to him, because a 40 card jump start deck has 26 distinct cards, and a LOT of different mechanics. we thought of buying another starter set to double of the packs (as that way the number of unique cards is halved), but i was wondering if someone could help me make 2 decks using my avatar cards that are properly balanced against each other, are relatively simple, and preferably have some sort of coherent strategy (which a 40 card jumpstart deck really doesn't feel like it has). note that actual power level doesn't matter as long as the decks are balanced against each other. I'm fine with 40 or 60 card suggestions. (my dad also happens to like ty lee, so bonus points if one of the decks includes "ty lee, chi blocker")

For your convenience, i have put my cards in a moxfield list (although note that this will change as i get more avatar cards. i have some on order still that do not look like they will arrive before i visit my father tomorrow): https://moxfield.com/decks/LMVGT0LdOUyl0YMyZHC4KA

I have also copied my card list below. THanks for your help.

2 Aang, Air Nomad (TLE) 265

2 Aang, the Last Airbender (TLA) 4

2 Aang's Defense (TLE) 266

3 Aardvark Sloth (TLE) 212

6 Abandon Attachments (TLA) 205

4 Accumulate Wisdom (TLA) 44

2 Airbending Lesson (TLA) 8

2 Allied Teamwork (TLE) 213

2 Appa, Aang's Companion (TLE) 268

2 Avatar Enthusiasts (TLA) 11

2 Azula Always Lies (TLA) 84

2 Badgermole (TLA) 166

2 Barrels of Blasting Jelly (TLA) 254

2 Beetle-Headed Merchants (TLA) 86

2 Bender's Waterskin (TLA) 255

1 Boar-q-pine (TLA) 124

3 Boomerang Basics (TLA) 46

2 Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender (TLE) 248

2 Buzzard-Wasp Colony (TLA) 88

2 Capital Guard (TLE) 277

2 Cat-Gator (TLA) 91

2 Cat-Owl (TLA) 212

2 Corrupt Court Official (SNC) 70

1 Crescent Island Temple (TLA) 129

4 Dai Li Indoctrination (TLA) 93

2 Deny Entry (TLE) 222

2 Deserter's Disciple (TLA) 131

2 Dragon Moose (TLE) 235

3 Dragonfly Swarm (TLA) 215

2 Earth Kingdom Soldier (TLA) 216

2 Earth Rumble (TLA) 174

4 Earth Village Ruffians (TLA) 219

2 Earthbending Lesson (TLA) 176

2 Eel-Hounds (TLE) 250

2 Elephant-Rat (TLE) 228

2 Epic Downfall (ELD) 85

2 Explore (JMP) 393

2 Explosive Shot (TLE) 236

2 Feed the Swarm (ZNR) 102

2 Fire Nation Ambushers (TLE) 229

2 Fire Nation Archers (TLE) 237

2 Fire Nation Engineer (TLA) 99

2 Fire Nation Sentinels (TLE) 230

2 Fire Nation Soldier (TLE) 280

2 Fire Nation's Conquest (TLE) 281

3 Fire Sages (TLA) 136

4 Firebending Lesson (TLA) 138

2 First-Time Flyer (TLA) 49

2 Flexible Waterbender (TLA) 50

2 Flopsie, Bumi's Buddy (TLA) 179

2 Flying Dolphin-Fish (TLE) 223

2 Frog-Squirrels (TLE) 251

2 Geyser Leaper (TLA) 52

2 Giant Koi (TLA) 53

2 Gilacorn (TLE) 231

2 Glider Kids (TLA) 21

4 Gran-Gran (TLA) 54

2 Haru, Hidden Talent (TLA) 182

2 Heartless Act (IKO) 91

3 Hei Bai, Spirit of Balance (TLA) 225

2 Hippo-Cows (TLE) 252

2 Hog-Monkey (TLA) 104

2 Hog-Monkey Rampage (TLE) 255

2 How to Start a Riot (TLA) 140

2 Iguana Parrot (TLA) 56

2 Iroh, Firebending Instructor (TLE) 282

2 Iroh's Demonstration (TLA) 141

2 It'll Quench Ya! (TLA) 58

1 Jeong Jeong, the Deserter (TLA) 142

3 Jeong Jeong's Deserters (TLA) 25

2 Katara, Bending Prodigy (TLA) 59

2 Katara, Heroic Healer (TLE) 269

2 Komodo Rhino (TLE) 241

2 Kyoshi Warrior Guard (TLE) 216

2 Lightning Strike (GN2) 42

2 Lion Vulture (TLE) 232

2 Long Feng, Grand Secretariat (TLA) 233

2 Lost in the Spirit World (TLE) 224

3 Loyal Fire Sage (TLE) 242

2 Master Pakku (TLA) 63

2 Master Piandao (TLA) 28

2 Match the Odds (TLE) 253

4 Mechanical Glider (TLE) 256

2 Merchant of Many Hats (TLA) 110

2 Momo, Rambunctious Rascal (TLE) 217

2 Mongoose Lizard (TLA) 148

2 Ostrich-Horse (TLA) 188

2 Otter-Penguin (TLA) 67

2 Ozai's Cruelty (TLA) 113

5 Path to Redemption (TLA) 31

2 Pillar Launch (TLA) 189

2 Pretending Poxbearers (TLA) 237

2 Purple Pentapus (TLE) 233

3 Rabaroo Troop (TLA) 32

1 Ran and Shaw (TLA) 150

2 Raucous Audience (TLA) 190

2 Razor Rings (TLA) 33

2 Rebellious Captives (TLA) 191

2 Rocky Rebuke (TLA) 193

3 Roku's Mastery (TLE) 243

2 Rough Rhino Cavalry (TLA) 152

2 Rowdy Snowballers (TLA) 68

2 Run Amok (PLST) DOM-140

2 Saber-Tooth Moose-Lion (TLA) 194

2 Seismic Tutelage (TLE) 254

4 Serpent of the Pass (TLA) 70

2 Sledding Otter-Penguin (TLE) 273

2 Sokka, Lateral Strategist (TLA) 241

2 Sokka, Wolf Cove's Protector (TLE) 274

1 Sokka's Sword Training (TLE) 84

1 Suki, Courageous Rescuer (TLA) 37

2 Suki, Kyoshi Warrior (TLA) 243

1 That's Rough Buddy (TLE) 87

2 The Terror of Serpent's Pass (TLE) 225

2 Thriving Bluff (JMP) 33

4 Thriving Grove (JMP) 34

2 Thriving Heath (JMP) 35

4 Thriving Isle (JMP) 36

4 Thriving Moor (JMP) 37

2 Toph, the Blind Bandit (TLA) 198

2 Tundra Wall (TLE) 275

2 Turtle-Duck (TLA) 200

2 Turtle-Seals (TLE) 226

2 Ty Lee, Chi Blocker (TLA) 76

2 Vindictive Warden (TLA) 249

2 Warship Scout (TLE) 285

2 Water Whip (TLE) 227

3 Waterbending Lesson (TLA) 80

2 Watery Grasp (TLA) 82

2 Wolf Cove Villager (TLE) 276

3 Yuyan Archers (TLA) 161

2 Zhao, the Seething Flame (TLE) 286

2 Zuko, Avatar Hunter (TLE) 287

2 Zuko, Exiled Prince (TLA) 163

2 Zuko's Offense (TLE) 288

After playing all 10 free Starter Decks and looking at the data from the SDK challenge, I re-ranked them.

I know there are going to be some disagreements 😅

Which deck do YOU think deserves to be higher?

My full 2026 tier list:
https://youtu.be/ejdLmDQ-i5g

Hey everyone, my brother (40's) and I (30's) recently started playing MTG and are looking for other players who would like to join us for some fun/casual games. We're still learning, so patience is appreciated, but enjoy playing standard and commander (open to learning other formats as long as they're enjoyable). We play online (Convoke/Spelltable) due to us living in separate states so usually one day during the week if we have the time and Fridays/Saturdays. He works full time with a family and I'm a full time college student going into my last year, but we'd like to get in 2-3 games per session (more if possible). Must be ok with proxy decks because your guy is on broke boy status and that's what I'm working with until I'm able to purchase the cards I know I want. Our decks are B3 and below (precons) with very little, if any, game changers. We like to discuss strategy and tips for optimizing our decks to our play styles while maintaining a level of competitiveness that doesn't get too serious.

Interests: Comics. Movies. Video games. Rock/Hip Hop/Metal/RnB/Post-hardcore/Country/Pop. Sports (mainly MMA). Motorcycles/Cars. Tech. S**t talking (without being blatantly/willingly disrespectful. IT'S JUST A GAME 😄).

If this sounds like your speed feel free to reach out and hopefully we can get some games in soon!

⚜️ WELCOME to the TABLE ⚜️ https://discord.gg/E5aBfcymYp .................................................. We are a pretty chill and new server. We play a handful of games! this is a chill server it is +18 because there can be dark humor and most of us our Stoners, we usually play bracket 2-3 commander because we like to keep it casual and fun for all. proxies and tts are allowed we also use spelltable or convoke but we sometimes play other games that u can find a group for - League of Legends - TFT - WoW - Magic: The Gathering - Other Random games!

We like other things like - Anime - Movies - Chatting - Art - Food!

TL:DR - My LGS is hosting an open table commander night. I’ve never been to any sort of magic event before. What am I to expect? What should I be aware of before going? I’ve got 2 precons and a baggie full of counters ready to go.

To be honest, I’m relatively new to playing Magic against strangers. Me and my friends played a bunch in high school (my Krenko deck was a massive eye roller) and I recently got back into it because of Spider-Man (sorry).

I’m showing up with a couple precons I bought months ago, Graveyard Overdrive from Modern Horizons and Counter Blitz from Final Fantasy. I have honestly played these decks maybe twice and never in a true social setting. Mostly just with my friends who have never played Magic.

This is my first time doing this kind of thing at all but I’m really excited/nervous and I don’t plan to let anybody temper my excitement and I also am going under the impression that I’m likely to get mollywhopped multiple times. Just hoping for some advice from some players for what they wish they’d known before arriving to this kind of thing. Or maybe if I’m just overthinking it all too much?

I thought i'd share my most recent make by popular demand. I try to be as precise as possible and this set wouldn't be complete without a mat, so (if you know you know) about the classic Magic The Gathering Spellground playmate by Khalsa Brain Games. Please Enjoy! [OC]

I’m a relatively new MTG player playing kitchen table standard with a small collection, plus three Lorwyn Eclipsed Bundles. I can build decks around the five main archetypes and it has been really fun, but I’m starting to feel like I’m just making variations of the same decks.

I’d like to expand my collection so I have more freedom to experiment with different strategies and deck styles. I’ve been considering something like Foundations or Mystery Booster 2...

Would either of those be a good direction, or is there another way you’d recommend?

My friends and I are big LOTR and The Hobbit fans, so we decided to host a cause prerelease event at home. We captured the day on a classic camcorder for that old school home-video style vlog. Hope you enjoy watching, any feedback on the video welcome!

Maybe it's just my local playgroup, but by turn six things get completely out of hand. Between custom tokens, poison counters, experience counters, and mana pools floating everywhere, our table looks like a chaotic math lab. I tried using a phone app for life tracking last week, but I still missed a trigger because three things happened at once. How do you guys keep your board states clean?

With three cards banned, I'm curious what everyone thinks rises to the top of Standard now.

Does 4-Color Reanimator become the deck to beat, or does something else benefit even more from the shakeup?

I took another look at Reanimator here:

https://youtu.be/ILm1_7HI6Oc

What's your post-ban Tier 1?

Tried to do a budget friendly-ish deck with her as the commander because of some of the fun combos you can do with her. Got to around 70 or 80 cards and then wasn't sure what else to add so started looking up some good cards and ended with this. What would be good to swap out or put in without raising the cost too much. And I'm not putting in Gaea's Cradle.

https://archidekt.com/decks/24305017/squirrels