Author Topic: I played my first game... (Read 15582 times)

sickofpalantirs · « **on:** January 14, 2009, 04:08:16 PM »

of Magic today. It was interesting, I lost the 2nd one, but won the first one. partially because the kid who taught me brought his good deck out for the second one.

I played with a water deck both times...it was certainly a lot more easy to learn than LOTR...

Yanko Markovic · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2009, 04:35:22 PM »

heeh, hehe, water deck... hee... you mean blue, right?

sickofpalantirs · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2009, 04:40:00 PM »

whatever

FM · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2009, 04:54:33 PM »

Magic IS easier to learn, at least enough to get the first few games rolling. When you start playing better, however, is when the game gets trickier. What I like about MtG is that games tend to go fast, don't you think so?

Elf_Lvr · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:19:56 PM »

Faster than LotR, especially when you're learning. Though a pro-level Magic game gets over really quick, sometimes, eh?

Well, if SoP embraces MtG, we'll have quite the crowd, eh?

If you're artifact obsession extends into MtG, man, I'd suggest some

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Esper stuff. Hah.

FM · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:22:42 PM »

Oh yeah, that's the way to go! Sanctum Gargoyle, Esper Charm, the annoying zombie, Tydehollow Strix, Salvage Titan, good stuff, good stuff.

Yanko Markovic · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2009, 08:39:45 AM »

what's the annoying zombie?

FM · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2009, 10:15:12 AM »

I can't remember his name for the life of mine. He's a 2/2 artifact zombie from Shards of Alara, costing BW, that lets you look at their hand and remove a card as long as the zombie remains in play.

Yanko Markovic · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2009, 04:02:41 PM »

Hollowtide sculler? no, wait. TIDEHOLLOW sculler! yeeeeahh...

FM · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2009, 05:33:52 PM »

THANK YOU! It was driving me INSANE trying to remeber his name. Yeah, that's the one. Esper is really fun to play with in block!

sickofpalantirs · « **Reply #10 on:** January 16, 2009, 07:08:24 AM »

its really annoying how the cards don't link anywhere here.

I'm not planning on buying any magic, but...how many artifacts would you say there are?

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #11 on:** January 16, 2009, 08:00:28 AM »

Roughly a thousand, I'd guess.

Artifacts are very common. Like, in this last set, i'm pretty sure there were uh...probably 30 or so. And then with Mirrodin Block, everything was artifact, so...a lot more than LotR.

sickofpalantirs · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2009, 09:29:05 AM »

never mind than

Elf_Lvr · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2009, 09:36:52 AM »

Plus, if he wanted ALL of 'em, he'd have to find a Black Lotus somewhere.

TheJord · « **Reply #14 on:** January 16, 2009, 09:46:33 AM »

I could get you one for about $120

sickofpalantirs · « **Reply #15 on:** January 16, 2009, 09:48:27 AM »

I'm good

FM · « **Reply #16 on:** January 16, 2009, 10:48:10 AM »

Quote from: TheJord on January 16, 2009, 09:46:33 AM

I could get you one for about $120

SERIOUSLY? I'd want one.

Yanko Markovic · « **Reply #17 on:** January 16, 2009, 07:48:58 PM »

Quote

THANK YOU! It was driving me INSANE trying to remeber his name.

that sounded like sarcasm ¬¬...

No, really

FM · « **Reply #18 on:** January 16, 2009, 09:55:31 PM »

No, it really was. It drove me nearly insane because I couldn't access gatherer from work, and I KNEW it was one of the cards I loved the most when Alara was spoiled, and also I play it in my BW aggro, my Reveillark AND my Extended Domain Zoo, so I SHOULD remember his name.

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #19 on:** January 17, 2009, 09:41:26 AM »

Quote from: Felipe Musco on January 16, 2009, 10:48:10 AM

Quote from: TheJord on January 16, 2009, 09:46:33 AM
I could get you one for about $120

SERIOUSLY? I'd want one.

Totally! Last I knew the cheapest were like $600.

Not to mention he'd also need all the moxes though, so be ready to dish out about $3000-$4000

Aragorn_Ellessar · « **Reply #20 on:** March 25, 2009, 05:55:31 PM »

I played a couple of games. If I were to buy a starter deck from say, a local Walmart, which one should I get?

Elrohir · « **Reply #21 on:** March 25, 2009, 06:01:28 PM »

I suggest a Shadow Starter; Gandalf or Eowyn are those I prefer.

Aragorn_Ellessar · « **Reply #22 on:** March 25, 2009, 06:06:27 PM »

I meant MtG...But thanks. Unfortunately, nobody in my area sells starters anymore.

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #23 on:** March 28, 2009, 09:05:32 AM »

I would suggest that you buy 2 Naya Behemoth decks from Shards of Alara.

7 Forest
2 Jungle Shrine
3 Mountain
2 Naya Panorama
3 Plains
17 lands

1 Bull Cerodon
1 Cavern Thoctar
2 Cylian Elf
2 Druid of the Anima
1 Mosstodon
1 Naya Battlemage
2 Rakeclaw Gargantuan
1 Spearbreaker Behemoth
2 Wild Nacatl
2 Woolly Thoctar

1 Blaze
2 Giant Growth
2 Gift of the Gargantuan
1 Naturalize
2 Rampant Growth
1 Titanic Ultimatum

Then you can make it a full set of Jungle Shrine, Wild Nacatl and Woolly Thoctar, Druid of the Anima and a pair of Bull Cerodons. But I prefer Steward of Valeron over Druid of the Anima anyways. From that point, you can add a bunch of the extra cards to help it along.

Aragorn_Ellessar · « **Reply #24 on:** March 28, 2009, 09:41:03 AM »

Ok, Thanks. When did the Naya Behemoth decks come out?

FM · « **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2009, 11:43:15 AM »

Alongisde the Shards of Alara expansion. A while back, maybe 4-6 months?

Aragorn_Ellessar · « **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2009, 12:26:29 PM »

OK. THe reason I asked is because I might be able to get them at our local Walmart, but it normally doesn't carry stuff for too long in the trading card/sports cards department.

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2009, 11:31:07 PM »

It should have Shards stuff. Conflux is the only other set to come out, and they usually carry two sets at a time.

Aragorn_Ellessar · « **Reply #28 on:** March 29, 2009, 11:07:50 AM »