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The Barrow-Downs => The Multiverse => Azorius Guild => Topic started by: MR. Lurtzy on May 11, 2008, 07:50:04 PM
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Are you required to have mana in your deck?
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Anyone?
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Mana is what you get from mana sources, so you're asking wether or not you HAVE to have Lands in your deck, right? ;)
The answer is no, you don't have to, but it's awfully hard playing without them, unless you're playing Vintage. So, a short rundown on Lands and deckbuilding:
- Lands DO count against the maximum cards for a given deck;
- Lands ARE subject to the Rule of 4, except Basic Lands (there are 10 types of those), which you can have in any amount in a given deck;
- You CAN have Lands in a sideboard;
- A deck should USUALLY run about 22-24 lands in Extended and Standard, and although there ARE exceptions to this, they should be few;
- A Limited deck should run 17-18 lands, although I've seen them ranging from 15-18 with reasonable success.
So, any more questions? ;)
PS: Went through a Field Test, "judging" the Shadowmoor Pre-Release, around 70 people. So, well, it seems I'm sharp on rules questions, so fire away! :D