The thing is, I'd rather not buy into an established deck, because I may not like the style of play it offers or could get bored of it quickly. I know getting a Deck Builder's Toolkit isn't as powerful as buying singles but could a deck built from it stand a fair chance?
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I'm new to Magic and have a lot of stupid questions. Thanks to everyone in advance who help answer these stupid questions.
Probably not, but it depends on what you get in the packs. I highly recommend them to players trying to learn the game, but outside of the packs, the cards are not constructed worthy, and the packs are a gamble. In my mind, it is a great casual product, but it is as casual oriented ad anything I could design
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Project Booster Fun makes it less fun to open a booster.
Buying only a deckbuilder's toolkit isn't likely to give you the opportunity to build a good deck by itself.
However, it will give you the opportunity to build several decks in different styles, and by playing those decks against each other, it could give you a better idea of the play styles you favor.
When you've found some play styles you enjoy, write out proxies for the more expensive cards you want to make those decks more competitive, and play-test with those. When you find a brew that you particularly enjoy, you need only buy the rare and mythic cards for the deck you want to build.
In other words, the toolkits are very reasonably priced for what is usually a good cross-section of common and uncommon cards. So you won't be getting a lot of cards that you'll bring to FNM, but you get the opportunity to familiarize yourself with a lot of cards without spending a ton of money, although you're generally not getting much in the way of valuable cards for your money.
If you're willing to put in the time and work alone or at a "kitchen table" with a friend or two, Deckbuilder's Toolkits can be worthwhile, but keep in mind that you'll most likely want to spend some more money on the rares and mythics that you'll likely want to finish your homebrewed deck.
I hope you find this post a little informative and helpful.
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In my experience, Standard FNM is usually a pretty casual setting. There are often individuals who take it a bit more seriously, and there can be a variety of reasons for that: some are just anal-retentive jerks, others are just competitively oriented and don't really mean any harm. But, again in my own experience, most players who go out for Standard on Friday nights are there for fun, and to both learn and help teach. Your mileage may vary fairly widely depending on the store and/or region. If you're fortunate enough to have several local game stores within a reasonable proximity, feel free to try them all out and see where you feel most comfortable. Generally if you stay focused on trying to have fun and learn the game, you'll succeed at those goals.
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They just couldn't put 7th edition into Modern because of the card borders? Seriously? Count me out.
The thing is, I'd rather not buy into an established deck, because I may not like the style of play it offers or could get bored of it quickly. I know getting a Deck Builder's Toolkit isn't as powerful as buying singles but could a deck built from it stand a fair chance?
However, it will give you the opportunity to build several decks in different styles, and by playing those decks against each other, it could give you a better idea of the play styles you favor.
When you've found some play styles you enjoy, write out proxies for the more expensive cards you want to make those decks more competitive, and play-test with those. When you find a brew that you particularly enjoy, you need only buy the rare and mythic cards for the deck you want to build.
In other words, the toolkits are very reasonably priced for what is usually a good cross-section of common and uncommon cards. So you won't be getting a lot of cards that you'll bring to FNM, but you get the opportunity to familiarize yourself with a lot of cards without spending a ton of money, although you're generally not getting much in the way of valuable cards for your money.
If you're willing to put in the time and work alone or at a "kitchen table" with a friend or two, Deckbuilder's Toolkits can be worthwhile, but keep in mind that you'll most likely want to spend some more money on the rares and mythics that you'll likely want to finish your homebrewed deck.
I hope you find this post a little informative and helpful.
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In my experience, Standard FNM is usually a pretty casual setting. There are often individuals who take it a bit more seriously, and there can be a variety of reasons for that: some are just anal-retentive jerks, others are just competitively oriented and don't really mean any harm. But, again in my own experience, most players who go out for Standard on Friday nights are there for fun, and to both learn and help teach. Your mileage may vary fairly widely depending on the store and/or region. If you're fortunate enough to have several local game stores within a reasonable proximity, feel free to try them all out and see where you feel most comfortable. Generally if you stay focused on trying to have fun and learn the game, you'll succeed at those goals.
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Grixis Delver
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**Standard**
I'll let you know if/when i go back to Standard. I hate pulling cards i can't use.
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Casual
UBPirate ArtifactsBU
If you're worried about getting locked in to a deck I'd consider either researching decks or brewing one up on tappedout.net