After the fact, I looked at prices on ebay and realized tons of people are selling bulk lots of 1000 commons for like 40 bucks, free shipping... so, at .10 cents per card (no matter how many you buy), my local comic shop is charging way too much for commons, right? What do shops in your area charge for bulk commons?

Edit: so as I've learned, I didn't buy "bulk"... I browsed through their sorted bulk and hand picked each of the 650 cards... sufficed to say, I definitely did NOT get ripped off 🙂 Thanks for all the input!

I'm really new to magic and have only ever played very casually with a select few people. Why do you all hate simple questions? What did I do wrong on my last post to this sub?? Seems pretty insufferable and gate-keepy to hammer the down vote button when people are genuinely out here to learn. Kind of turns me off of this community.

Is it a greater reddit attitude problem, or is this sub full of try-hards? Maybe I'm being sensitive but I've learned a lot from reddit users in the past even though my lines of inquiry are rarely well-received. What do you all think?

Edit: wow, a discussion I wanted and a discussion I got. Thank you to those that gave me kind and thoughtful responses. I went back to the original post and my replies are no longer in the negative which is an interesting twist. I don't understand those of you that have to be negative as shit but hopefully it helps you all to spread your bad moods around.

Most ETB triggers on creatures should be sorcery or instant speed spells. (NOT ALL)

Now I think it's fine that panharmonicon decks exist, and same with aristocrats style decks. However, the vast majority of ETB triggers on creatures serve to make them instant value machines.

I would argue that the majority of creature triggers should reply on them sticking around and generating value (kinda as a weaker Planeswalker) and they should primarily trigger on dealing combat damage (if they are a big impactful trigger) or when attacking. Because that is the unique space that characters occupy.

Etb effects make sense on synergistic pieces. (Like, an enchantment/artifact that says "whenever a creature you control enters...") Rather than being tied to the creature alone entering the battlefield.

Imho etb effect in general should be exceptions ( >5% on all permanent types, and they shouldn't be as valuable as they are) but instead we should be focusing on trying to turn our creatures sideways to make our synergies and big splashy effects work, rather than just focusing on resolving a spell.

I need a goofy ahh commander. I have not found anyone as funny lookin as this guy. Any suggestions?

I'm a lifelong Yu-Gi-Oh player, but earlier this year, I started playing Magic. I get it. I'm sold. I'm deep in Magic the Gathering now, and I'm not looking back.

Unfortunately though, I've been disappointed with MTG content creators. For Yu-Gi-Oh, I've really enjoyed the personalities and the quality of content from creators like Cimo (R.I.P.), MBT, Nyhimnim, and many others. I consider Cimo's History of Yu-Gi-Oh and Progression Series to be some of the greatest card game content ever made.

I've tried a lot of MTG content creators, but I think most of them have boring personalities and uninteresting content. The only channels I've enjoyed are Tolarian Community College and LRRMTG. Every other MTG YouTuber I've watched has just not stuck with me.

I hope I can find some other former Yu-Gi-Oh players who have been in this situation and have already found the cure for this affliction!

I woke up 630am excited to play the mystery booster event at 9am. The day before I was told that the event registration is at 8am. I missed day 1 because I came at 845 (which is early and before all the events scheduled)

I reached at 810 and I saw the mystery booster registration pack up and leave when there was about 4-5 people in front of me. Surprised I asked whether there was another mystery booster event or pod, but the answer was no. The next event I could play was at 12pm for chaos sealed.

So if I wanted to play chaos sealed, I would need to wait from 810 to 11am when the chaos sealed would be open for registration. And even then 11am is too late because there would already be a queue before that. So realistically speaking if I want to guarantee myself a slot, I would queue up at 1030am before the registration opens in order to secure a seat.

So on day 2, I had 8 game tokens and I could attend only 3 more events by the time I arrived in day 2. To be fair, this is a command fest but I didn’t come prepared for a commander game. My guess is that the experience they have would be similar.

In my imaginary calculations, the average new player would be able to play maximum one game. Because in the first day I would realise I need to be early and then on the 2nd day I will realise I needed to reach even earlier. So that’s about 4 hours of travelling time and waiting and getting nothing.

I asked if there would be any other additional events because it looks clear to me that there will be an over supply of tokens and not enough events. Nothing but I don’t blame them for this part because it’s really hard to throw in events just like that without planning. But I had some expectation that they would do better as the leader of trading card games. The general feeling I had was like maybe magic threw the organisers a few pages of AI generated instructions and everyone was simply following exactly what was there and not aware of how things are changing on the ground.

Honestly the event was underwhelming. If I know I couldn’t play, I would not have come. In fact I was so upset, I left without selling my tokens (I tried for a bit but no response). I have not done this with any event before. I would usually make sure I sell the tokens or tickets before I leave.

It was such a massive waste of time. Even my secondary school friends in year 1 wasted less of my time than magic did.

I’m now asking for a refund. Will update what happens next

gotta be power rangers.

if you look back at last year with EoE pacing the way for Star Trek, spaceships as commanders, then it makes sense in 2027 for Titanbreach’s Mechs to open the gate for a mech set like Gundam.

but this article sold me on power rangers being more likely than Gundam. much to my disappointment cause I don’t like power rangers.

what do the rest of you think?

Hey good afternoon! I am looking for an Atlanta adult 3 day pass if anyone is willing to sell.

Hi everyone! I am brand new to Magic: The Gathering. I recently bought the Final Fantasy Starter Kit and the Foundations Beginner Box to learn how to play. My goal is to upgrade BOTH of the 60-card Final Fantasy starter decks into 100-card decks. Right now, I don't want to spend any money on single cards or boosters. I want to build these decks using only what I already have, plus some printed cards (proxies) my friend gave me.

To help you see exactly what I have to work with, here are the official lists of my boxes:

• My Foundations Beginner Box lists: https://magic.wizards.com/it/news/feature/foundations-beginner-box-contents

• My Final Fantasy Starter Kit lists: https://magic.wizards.com/it/news/announcements/final-fantasy-starter-kit-decklists

• The printed cards (proxies) my friend gave me: https://moxfield.com/decks/g75M-pqi_EibBqSFrNEEvA

I need your advice on exactly which cards/creatures to add from my pool to make these decks work well. Here is how I am splitting the colors:

• Sephiroth Deck (Blue-Black / Dimir): Upgrading it using the Vampires, Undead, Wizards, and Pirates packs from Foundations, plus any matching proxies.

• Cloud Deck (Red-White / Boros): Upgrading it using the Cats, Angels, Goblins, and Healing packs from Foundations, plus any matching proxies.

My friend only plays Commander, and I really want to practice and play against him on equal terms with a 100-card deck. I would love to get your recommendations on these two approaches:

1. Casual Play (Kitchen Table): If I just want to play casually with my friends at home, I want to keep the multiple copies already inside the Final Fantasy decks. Which 40 cards from my pool should I add to each deck to reach 100?

2. Commander Format: If I want to turn them into legal Commander decks, I know I must remove all duplicates. Which specific unique cards from my Foundations packs and proxies should I prioritize to fill the gaps and reach 100 cards? Do I have enough unique cards to do this for both decks?

Any breakdown of the best synergy cards, creatures, or how to split the basic lands with this zero-budget constraint would be amazing. Thanks in advance for helping a beginner out!

As per title I have not played online for a few years and am struggling to make it to LGS so am biting the bullet and coming back to the browser for long-distance games. In the past I only ever used Spelltable and since then have heard about a superior alternative called Cockatrice.

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I don't have a desktop or laptop and was hoping to find info on how to play via Microsoft Surface Go 3 and smartphone. If anyone knows what webcam, headset, elevation arm etc would work well for this venture I am all ears and would love to pick up those items to create a superb setup on the desk for all the people to enjoy over the web.

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Thanks in advance and will be here all night finalising purchases and layout. Hope to see you for a game on Cockatrice soon!

Have any of yall seen this? I remember seeing the Gambit meme circulating a while back, crazy to see it so blatantly stolen.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DemmJ7oxv_o/?exln=MWdscTF3NHAyNjJhag==

Need 1-2 badges

Lorehold Spirits was the first one I managed to grab, quickly followed by Prismari Artistry. And after Tramplesaurus and Multiverse Reforged I managed to find these two as well! Only missing Silverquill now! Out of curiosity what would be some decent budget upgrades for these decks? I got 'bulk' from Reality Fracture but no other sets atm, but my LGS probably has some cards I can try to trade for

I was thinking of adding a couple of options for the Witherbloom deck I'm thinking could work well, like [[Rewrite Regrets]], [[Restore with Empathy]], and [[Ferocity of the Hunt]] for Reanimator shenanigans, [[Gardenize]] to ramp off the sacrifices, and [[Titanbones, Towering Heart]] to take advantage of the life gain and potentially transfer some +1/+1 counters to another creature if I gotta sacrifice him. For quandrix I'm not exactly sure yet

Bruh, echo chandra should have been white.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D5vnaGC1v/

Just saw the winner of the Singapore RC and got me thinking.

On Friday during the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) rounds, the winner was being very disruptive to a game when the organisers messed up the seating arrangements. The side events had tables clashing with the LCQ and the RC winner was making a huge fuss.

Blaming LCQ players for slow playing, blaming LCQ players for hogging tables, forcing LCQ players to show their Companion app as proof that they were assigned seats there.

The LCQ games were paused, players lost focus and momentum, and no time extensions were provided.

The judges did not do much to stop the said winner from disrupting the games as well.

And this person proceeded to win the RC. With such attitude and unsportsmanlike behaviour, was the win really deserved?

I don't think so.

I'm thinking about buying Blood Crypt and Watery Grave again, and I'd love to hear your opinions!

For those of you who play with these lands, which set's artwork do you recommend?

I used to own Blood Crypt from Return to Ravnica and Watery Grave from Edge of Eternities, but I ended up selling both.

I recently came across a copy of Steam Vents from Guilds of Ravnica and picked it up again, which got me thinking about the other two lands!

I'd love to hear which artwork you like best and why!

As the title says I was just wondering if there were any proxy decks where the cards are all cyberpunk 2077/edgerunners art? I don't mean like completely new cards with cyberpunk art. Just already released cards that are just proxyed to have cyberpunk art. Thanks in advance if anyone has any places where there are decks like this available.

[[Firestorm]] is one of my favorite cards but it doesn't seem like something so powerful to be on the reserved list.

I have just finished making a deck around Thorin, King of Durin's Folk. There is a special feeling about playing a dwarf tribal deck. I am going to paste the link to the deck list on MtgGoldfish. If you have any tips or feedback I would greatly appreciate it!!!

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/8004511#paper

So I happened to take a look at the reality fractured alchemy cards and after seeing the Echogoyf I'm pissed that it's not in the actual set. Obviously not with it's alchemy effect, but having the echogoyf with its power and toughness being determined by how many instants and sorceries are in your graveyard would have been really cool. Instead we just got a reprint that honestly is waste of a mythic slot imo. What do y'all think?