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Help with Magic The Gathering Card Decks?
I want to buy a deck of magic cards. I know there are different colors to choose from. Is one color deck known for being the best? Is one color deck good/bad against another color deck? Also, can some one explain how getting cards from booster packs figured into to modifying a big color deck that you buy?
There really isn’t a best color in the game of magic. Every color has unique strengths and weaknesses, as well as a certain philosophy of play.
In competition, every year new cards are added to the legal choices for play with the release of new sets, and old cards move out and into more casual or inclusive formats of play. This means that the landscape is ever changing in most competitive formats, and is part of what makes magic fun and exciting to play year after year. It also helps to keep all the colors balanced, and ensures that no color reigns for too long as undisputed champ.
For more information about the magic colors there is a section on the wizards of the coast web site called the magic color wheel. It puts the colors in a circular star shaped pattern that shows which ones share certain traits, and which colors have opposing philosphies. However, all colors will have compatible traits with other colors. So while mixing allies may maximize a certain style of play, mixing an opposing color can often bolster your weaknesses and can be equally effective.
Most players tend to gravitate towards a specific style of play, and thus they find the best success using the color(s) that promotes that style. For example, both red and green tend to be more aggresive in nature, using large creatures known as “fatties” or direct damage spells like fireball and lightning bolt, to deal with opponents. White and blue on the other hand tend to take a different approch by using smaller specialized creatures and and lots of cards that disrupt and alter the opponents tactics. Black magic tends to be all inclusive with the ability to do almsot everything in the game, but often at a greater cost than the other colors, sometimes incuring a willng loss of hit points. This, emphasises its self destructive power hungery style. It also holds the most power over death, allowing the greatest use of cards that have been used or lost in your graveyard.
Once you decide on the color that’s right for you, try buying a theme deck that uses it. Most are now about 40 cards and come with a 15 card booster pack. The 40 card deck is preconstructed with a specific style of play in mind. You may want to add or remove cards as you modify it and create your own personal style. A typical deck is ususally about 60 cards with close to 20 lands, 20 creatures, and 20 other spells, though these numbers can be quite fluid depending on your style of play and color choice. Most boosters come with about 3 cards of each color in them including 1 rare card. Some may fit right into your deck, others may slowly build new decks of different colors, and some could be used to trade for specofic things you really want to add. As your collection grows so will your options.
Finally if you want to learn more about what makes a competitive magic deck, Wikipedia has a great link about the 3 major styles of play in that most competitive decks model themselves after. Oddly enough, every color combonation has the potential to follow any of them. Some players even find success mixing two styles or playing a hodgepogde deck that uses all three. Finding what works best for you is all part of the challenge and the fun.
Hope that helps,
Greg
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