I am very new to Magic. I drafted Khans of Tarkir last week with some buddies and I'm hooked. I'm a control type player in other card games (yugioh, hearthstone). I want to buy a box and draft with some friends and also would like to make a control deck eventually. I'm leaning toward blue/black control and was wondering what sets you guys would suggest that would both be fun to draft with and also contain solid control cards that I'd be able to use when I start developing a deck. Any contribution/insight would be greatly appreciated
Fun to draft and contain solid control cards, I also presume there is a third requirement of the box not being ridiculously expensive. Here is my list, and hopefully other people will give their inputs as well.
1. Khans of Tarkir
2. Theros
3. Gatecrash
4. Return to Ravnica
Given you've posted this in the Modern Community subforum, I'm assuming that you're interested in (eventually) building a Modern-legal deck. If you don't know what that means, then let us know, and we'll help direct you to a different part of the forum.
Modern is a non-rotating format, so when you ultimately build a deck, the cards are (probably) going to come from a variety of different sets. No matter what box you buy to draft, you won't be able to acquire a bunch of useful cards for a Modern control deck.
The most efficient way to build a Modern deck is to take the money that you would have otherwise spent on the box, and spend it on the singles that you need.
If you still want to buy the box, you should be drafting Khans of Tarkir. It does have some importantcards that could slide into a UB control deck, but more importantly, it has lotsandlotsoftradefodder for the Modern format. In addition, the EBV (expected box value) is the highest in Standard at the time of my posting this.
Playing millions of cards every turn... Slowly and systematically obliterating any chance my opponent has of winning... Clicking the multitude of locking mechanisms into place... Not even trying to win myself until turn 10+ once I have nigh absolute control... Watching my opponent desperately trying to navigate the labyrinthine prison that I've constructed... Seeing the light of hope fade and ultimately extinguished in an excruciatingly slow manner... THAT'S fun Magic.
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Near Mint: The same as Slightly Played, but we threw some Altoids in the box we stored it in to cover up the scent of dead mice. Slightly Played: The base condition for all MTG cards. This card looks OK, but there’s one minor annoying ding in it that will always irritate and distract you whenever you draw it. Moderately Played: This card looks like it survived the Tet Offensive tucked inside the waistband of GI underwear. It may smell like it, too. Heavily Played: This card looks like the remains of Mohammed Atta’s passport after 9/11. It may be playable if you double-sleeve it to stop the chunks from falling out. The condition formerly known as "Washing Machine Grade" Damaged: This card is the unfortunate victim of a Mirrorweave/March of the Machines/Chaos Confetti/Mindslaver combo.
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I am very new to Magic. I drafted Khans of Tarkir last week with some buddies and I'm hooked. I'm a control type player in other card games (yugioh, hearthstone). I want to buy a box and draft with some friends and also would like to make a control deck eventually. I'm leaning toward blue/black control and was wondering what sets you guys would suggest that would both be fun to draft with and also contain solid control cards that I'd be able to use when I start developing a deck. Any contribution/insight would be greatly appreciated
1. Khans of Tarkir
2. Theros
3. Gatecrash
4. Return to Ravnica
Modern is a non-rotating format, so when you ultimately build a deck, the cards are (probably) going to come from a variety of different sets. No matter what box you buy to draft, you won't be able to acquire a bunch of useful cards for a Modern control deck.
The most efficient way to build a Modern deck is to take the money that you would have otherwise spent on the box, and spend it on the singles that you need.
If you still want to buy the box, you should be drafting Khans of Tarkir. It does have some important cards that could slide into a UB control deck, but more importantly, it has lots and lots of trade fodder for the Modern format. In addition, the EBV (expected box value) is the highest in Standard at the time of my posting this.
Hope that helps!
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