r/CasualMTG

Hey guys! I’ve been wanting to play Magic for a really long time, pretty much my whole life, but it’s quite an investment 😅
I know the basic rules, I know (basically) how MTG Arena works, and I understand how the app works at the beginning (completing color challenges, etc.)

My question 1 is.. how do you get started? Are there good decks that can get me playing and having fun RIGHT AWAY? A deck that I can build and play right now that works well for this moment? A good place to know them?

Question 2, How much can you actually play this game without spending? Will I ever have to worry about it? Is it worth playing and starting out in 2026?

Sorry for the basic questions, but I’d like to hear what the community has to say rather than just watching a few old tutorials. Thanks in advance ❤️

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.

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!

I’m newer to mtg it doesnt have to be budget friendly. I’m just looking for some commanders that I can play with my friends who have been playing for years and have their Cedh decks and their b2-3 edh decks. I’m also a little confused on how you rank each bracket like I know it’s a stupid question but what differentiates all the brackets completely? I just made a delina, wild mage deck with the help of my gf. Is that a good commander I just went on Archidekt and rolled the random commander.

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?

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?

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?

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?

I’ve wanted to try mtg for awhile now but it is definitely overwhelming to jump into. A friend of mine told me commander is the best casual way to play, but what all do I need other then a deck, like dice or how many, damage counters? Just trying to get an idea of what to bring with me to a local commander night. I’m also wondering if there’s any good tools or websites that I can use to help build my own commander deck, any help is greatly appreciated!

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