I have two girls, ages nine and seven. Would like to teach them MTG with decks that have simple mechanics, fun and well balanced. Does any one have any suggestions?
Obviously most of the established archetypes are established because they offer lots of strategic flexibility and outs to everything.
That said, Goblins and MBC can both be built and played as straightforward, main-phase-only faceroll decks. Their matchup, however, famously hinges on using Goblin Sledder/Mogg Raider to dodge Corrupt/Tendrils of Corruption.
Affinity has lots of math and color-matching but forgives your mistakes with a billion extra draws.
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Oh, you think the losers' bracket is your ally, but you merely adopted the scrub tier. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t 4-0 an FNM until I was already a man; by then, it was nothing to me but an extra pack to sell for store credit!
Putting together a few Standard Pauper decks might be a great way to introduce them to Magic. And the cards will be very easy to get a hold of. Various deck types are viable right now including White Weenie, Mono-Red, Mill, and several mid-range strategies. PDCmagic.com runs weekly events and logs the decks on the site. Check out their database here.
That said, Goblins and MBC can both be built and played as straightforward, main-phase-only faceroll decks. Their matchup, however, famously hinges on using Goblin Sledder/Mogg Raider to dodge Corrupt/Tendrils of Corruption.
Affinity has lots of math and color-matching but forgives your mistakes with a billion extra draws.