Hi all! I used to play Magic quite a bit in middle school and high school, starting around 4th and 5th edition times and playing off and on through Invasion, Planeshift, and 7th Edition. I had my deck box stolen in high school and while I got most of my cards back, my three main decks were pretty much dismantled. I was pretty demoralized and didn't want to invest to rebuild and keep playing, so the cards went in a box in my closet until about 3 months ago.
Flash forward and my friend, who is brand new to Magic, has a couple friends that are very familiar with the game, and invited me to a friendly draft game at his place. It was my first Magic experience in 14 years and it brought back fond memories in addition to reminding me how addictively fun the game is. In the past few months, I have since assembled three Modern legal decks (mono black discard, B/W tokens, and mono red deck wins) in addition to a mono black devotion Standard deck.
The game has changed and evolved so much, with synergies and abilities aplenty. Lots to learn lots to take in. So far, I have competed in two small local tournaments, a draft and a sealed. I went 3-1 in the draft and very nearly 4-1 in the sealed, but time ran out at 4-2 life and myself preparing for the kill next turn...
Playing again has reminded me how much I love this game and how much I want to keep playing. I have a good chunk of friends who play and what looks like a pretty strong community here in San Diego. Looking forward to lots of great games ahead!
Flash forward and my friend, who is brand new to Magic, has a couple friends that are very familiar with the game, and invited me to a friendly draft game at his place. It was my first Magic experience in 14 years and it brought back fond memories in addition to reminding me how addictively fun the game is. In the past few months, I have since assembled three Modern legal decks (mono black discard, B/W tokens, and mono red deck wins) in addition to a mono black devotion Standard deck.
The game has changed and evolved so much, with synergies and abilities aplenty. Lots to learn lots to take in. So far, I have competed in two small local tournaments, a draft and a sealed. I went 3-1 in the draft and very nearly 4-1 in the sealed, but time ran out at 4-2 life and myself preparing for the kill next turn...
Playing again has reminded me how much I love this game and how much I want to keep playing. I have a good chunk of friends who play and what looks like a pretty strong community here in San Diego. Looking forward to lots of great games ahead!
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Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate