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u/october_5 · 7 pointsr/magicTCG

I'm relatively new to the game as well but wanted to play for a very long time. Some buddies at work finally taught me how to play and I have been totally sucked in. As a new player I can go through a few of the items that helped me.

For deck building: learn about the rule of nine. Just google "Magic rule of nine" and you'll find plenty of articles. The basic idea of it is if one card is good enough to have in your deck, it's probably good enough to have four of it. With that in mind and as a beginner deck builder, try to find nine card types (creature spells, instant spells, enchaments, relics, etc.) that you feel work well together, add 24 lands, and voila, you have a 60 card deck.

I know this is an over-simplification, please go easy on me vets, I'm still starting out and so far, the rule has worked out well for me.

For getting more cards: I learned a lot here in terms of what was a waste of money and what wasn't. I do a lot of eBay buying and found some very decent deals on cards. For instance, I was able to get three packs of the dragon's maze pre-release guild promos (two guild specific "booster" packs and four regular booster packs) for $7 each (six packs of cards for $7 when paying retail for them would have cost me at least $20-$24).

Fat packs: I feel these are a waste unless you can get them discounted. At MSRP of $39.99 for nine packs, you could have just bought 10 booster packs at $4.00 each for the same price. The deck boxes are flimsy cardboard and not worth it (in my opinion) and the cheap die they include can be found just about anywhere (a generic 20-sided die will do you just fine).

Pack deals on eBay: To increase my collection I bought several packs of the "4x of every common/uncommon" sets. These sets are just what they advertise, four of every common and uncommon card in a release set. I got mine for around $25-$30. Most of the cards in them are bad (they're mostly commons after all), but not every common is a bad card; Wojek Halberdiers comes to mind as a good common card. If you just want to increase your collection for cheap, I was extremely satisfied with what I got.

Deck builder's toolkit: Can be decent for starters. You don't get great cards in them but you do get around 100 lands (I think) for deck building and a variety of booster packs, so I feel it is a solid investment.

Buying booster boxes: Buying them at MSRP is a tough sell, you could almost just buy 36 of individual boosters for the same price. Depending on the set, if you can find a set for around $90 dollars, it could be a good value as that takes the price down to around $2.50 per pack.

Buying individual boosters: Let's face it, cracking a pack is fun but a gamble. If you are just going to buy a bunch of boosters anyway, you might as well buy a box for as cheap as you can find it to knock the price per pack down and save yourself some money. That being said, each pack has a chance at giving you something nice (I pulled an Archangel of Thune out of one of three booster packs I bought from Walmart yesterday).

Learning to play:

Drafting: I just got the nerve to try and break away from the kitchen tablet to attend a draft at my newer local games store on Saturday. However the one day I showed up is the day no one else did, so I can't speak to how well something like that goes for a new player, but people seem to suggest it a lot as an activity that is friendlier for newer people, although this is going to depend largely on the people in the draft. You can find a booster simulator here if you want to give drafting a try to see what it would be like in a real draft: Link

As I mentioned before, I am only about two months into playing the game so far and I can tell you I made all the beginner mistakes in deck building. I was advised by my friends to keep my decks to 60 cards and I came to the table with 87 (more cards just means I need to add more land right?). I built my win conditions on a card I only had one of in my deck and I certainly didn't have a secondary or tertiary condition for winning in mind. The best way to learn is to find some people to play with and play with them. Let them know you are new and just learning.

Supplies:
Nice deck boxes: Link

Cheaper deck boxes: Link

Card sleeves to keep your cards protected: Link

Nice pages to put your cards in binders: Link

Cheap but large 5" binders: Link

Example of common/uncommon set: Link

Boros event deck I purchased: Link


And lastly a deck I built that has been working reasonably well for me. I only present this as a possibility for you as you can find all kinds of decks that will work better and be cheaper, but hell, this is what I am using, so maybe you will find it helpful.


Boros R/W

Lands:

10 Mountains

10 Plains

4 Boros Guild Gates


Creatures:

Boros Elite - 4

Legion Loyalist - 4

Wojek Halberdiers - 3

Firefist Striker - 4

Guttersnipe - 4

Tajic, Blade of the Legion - 1

Firemane Avenger - 3

Arachangel of Thune - 1

Aurelia, the Warleader - 1


Spells:

Boros Charm - 4

Warleader's Helix - 3

Arrows of Justice - 4


Some things of note: The cards that cost money are: Legion Loyalist, Archangel of Thune and Aurelia, the Warleader, everything else can probably be gotten cheap. I was lucky as I pulled the Archangel of Thune out of a 2014 booster pack yesterday and just put it in (subbed out 1 Firemane Avenger) and I got the Auerlia out of the boros specific pack I got on ebay. I purchased three of the Loyalists for around $2.50 each as I already had one. If you wanted, you could easily find replacements for these cards and still maintain the basic idea of the deck (I haven't priced all of this out but I would think this deck could be put together for under $50 without too much trouble).

Playing it: I play the deck as an aggro deck, attacking early if my opponent doesn't have defenders, and then waiting for my Battalion mechanic to kick in when they do. Attack early with the Legion loyalist before your opponent's defenses are up. Keep adding soldiers to the field and using the battalion mechanic to boost them up in power (Boros Elite) get past their blockers (Firefist Striker) or just fly over them (Firemane Avenger). Use the Arrows and Warleader's Helix's to remove blockers from the field and trample them with an army of soldiers. The Boros charms are one of the most valuable cards in the deck. They can add damage by attacking your opponent directly or giving a hard hitting creature double-strike (Give Tajic double-strike when his battalion mechanic is up) or use it defensively by making your army indestructible for a short time (useful for opponents trying to off your third solider to prevent your battalion mechanic from kicking in).

Another high damage maneuver in the deck is use the Guttersnipes to add burn. If you are able to get two guttersnipes on the field and then follow the next turn with two Boros Charms or Warleader's Helix, you can do some serious hurt (Boros Charm for 4, each Guttersnipe does 2 more for a total of 8 damage from a single charm).

I have some other decks but I won't bother posting them as I doubt they would be very helpful to you; as I said, you can do easy searches and find cheap decks that do more: maybe this one or this one. Keep in mind, what you buy and build depends on the format you plan to play. If you are playing standard/draft/limited etc. you are going to be limited in what you can choose from. If you are going to play modern, I heard it isn't cheap to be competitive. I wouldn't try legacy as a beginner.


All I have for now. As I said, as a fellow new player who started out by buying a 2013 Core deck builder's toolkit on Amazon I think I have some idea of how you feel. Hopefully something of the above will be helpful to you.

u/ben827 · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

The KMC Hyper Mat (Matte) Premiums are probably the less opaque of the KMC brand sleeves. They have a different back texture in comparison to the KMC Hyper Mats (Mattes), but the plastic on the front is slightly more glossy, which slightly clouds viewing (you can still see your card perfectly clear, but it doesn't quite let the foils "pop"). It's super minor, but if you're going for the backs not showing, the different texture does help. I think they come in colors other than black, but you have to look around (Amazon is my reference point). Ask your LGS for them.


You're making a good decision by choosing KMCs, that's for sure. The Premiums also have a great shuffle feel if that helps.

Edit: I should have referenced you to the Professor for further details on the Premiums. As they say, it's never too late.


Also should have said this earlier (and my spelling was bad too...that's what happens when I reddit before my AM coffee), but I use these sleeves and have never had an issue with seeing the backs of cards with them. I believe they are the Premiums, but I could be wrong. They have the gloss and texture, so I'm assuming they're Premiums. If they have the same type of plastic in white as they do in black, you shouldn't have an issue with seeing your cards. I use KMCs for everything and they work wonderfully with my double faced cards. I'd recommend them to anyone. My buddy who uses Dragon Shields shuffled with my cards and couldn't stop for a solid hour (I have weird friends). He couldn't believe how they can pull off double sleeving so well and how nicely they shuffled. So there's that upside plus the visibility. Judges seem to like them.

u/DarkTarconis · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Others have pointed out what singles you should buy and why, and I agree with them. But to answer the question you actually asked (what sealed product to get) I would recommend a couple things.

First you mentioned being interested in planeswalkers, so the obvious place to start is the Kaladesh Nissa deck. You are guaranteed the foil nissa, and even though the card is pretty mediocre at least you can say you have one! It also has a few decent cards for the strategy you are looking to play.

Other than that I would say your next best bet for sealed product is one of the duel decks, since you say you like green and ramp strategies I would recommend either Kiora vs Elsepth or Zendikar vs Eldrazi they both have some powerful ramp spells and big creatures to play that should work well in your deck. Edit: I didn't mention it initially but feel that for completeness sake I should. Duel deck Nissa vs Ob Nixilis also guarantees you a mono green planeswaker, but the deck has much less focus on ramping out big creatures, so I thought the others would be better overall. Still you might find it to your liking.

Note that I just grabbed those links from Amazon for simplicity, you should shop around and see if you can find them for a better price or at a local store. Hope that helps!

u/Ayyeg · 1 pointr/magicTCG

If you have some friends that play already, just build a deck for whatever format they play! They'll probably play either standard, (Only recent sets, 2 sets rotate out every 6 months. Check here for whats in it right now) Modern, (Only sets from 8th edition onward. Look at a card from 8th edition then one from 7th, if it look like it's from 8th edition it's probably legal) just Casual/No format, (you can use whatever) or EDH/Commander. (Kinda complicated, ask your friends or look it up)

If you don't have any friends that play, but you can talk one into trying it, grab either two deck builder's toolkits, or a duel deck. Deck builder's toolkits are nifty little things to build a casual deck on your own, but you actually have to build them. Duel decks are preconstructed decks that are usually a decent bit more complicated than the decks you'll build with a deck builder's toolkit, but you don't have to build them. I'd personally go for a toolkit but both are good options.

And if you don't have any friends that'll play with you (or even if you do, this'll help with the rules) download Magic Duels to get the hang of the game. Once you feel you know what you're doing, grab a deck (either by building one from your own ideas, copying a proven one, (saffronolive's decks are generally solid without breaking the bank) or a combination of the two) head down to your Local Game Store, (LGS for short, here's where to find one) play in a Friday Night Magic (FNM) and make some friends!

u/Whyther · 4 pointsr/magicTCG

I just finished the Theros e-book and I was about to make post a synospis/review anyways! First off, I enjoyed the book a whole lot and heartily recommend that anyone with $1.99 to spare Buy the E-Book from Amazon, especially if you are interested in learning the specifics of the stories of Elspeth, Xenagos, Daxos of Meletis, and Polukranos. I was personally disappointed with The Secretist e-book for the Return to Ravnica block, but I believe Godsend is shaping up to show that e-books can really shine as a method to deliver Magic's lore.

That said, spoilers from the e-book Theros: Godsend Part 1 below. Again, the e-book is cheap and small and well-written, so I do recommend people with even a little more than passing interest buy it and read it themselves.

The book starts following Lydia, a young Meletian mother who has left her polis and taken her sickly son Daxos to be cured by an oracle of Athreos in the distant blasted wasteland ruled by Erebos. She realizes too late that she has been tricked. Her son is not ill at all; rather he is an oracle, someone with the gift to speak for and with the Gods. Athreos attempts to claim him for his own use, but Lydia gives her life in exchange for Daxos's freedom.

After helplessly waiting under a tree for days, Daxos meets a young Elspeth, who has only recently begun planeswalking. The two share a need for food and water, and Elspeth helps Daxos up a mountain and to a clean spring. Daxos can see the sky of Nyx above, even during the day, and sees a bloody and gruesome duel between Heliod, who fancies himself the head of the pantheon, and Purphoros, who has forged a sword capable of damaging the fabric of Nyx itself.

Purphoros slices out Polukranos from the constellation's resting place in the night sky, and the hydra falls to the Earth, becoming corporeal. Heliod and Nylea work together to imprison it, and Kruphix, god of Time and Horizons and the oldest of the gods, punishes Purphoros by limiting his memory and cognition. Purphoros drops the nyx-bane sword and it lands on the mountaintop where Elspeth and Daxos rest. Heliod appears before Daxos, searching for the weapon, but frightens the young Elspeth, who grabs it and planeswalks away.

Years later, Elspeth has returned to Theros after fleeing Mirrodin, now New Phyrexia. She still carries the sword from all those years ago. She seeks a place to rest; a home that is incorruptible, and she believes that the Gods may make Theros a prime candidate for that. She works as a mercenary near Akros, and makes trips to visit various temples, although she has put off seeing Heliod's.

Meanwhile, Xenagos, under the title 'King Stranger' (I remember hearing that that is a rough translation of what the word 'Xenagos' means in Greek) rules over the Satyrs and misguided humans of the Skola Valley, who spend their days relaxing and their nights in bacchanalia. Xenagos has ignited his spark and is disdainful of the gods; he openly resents and mocks them, to the shock and fear of his subjects. From a poet he hears that Polukranos has begun to stir from the caves that Heliod and Nylea sealed it in, and Xenagos prepares a plan.

Heliod notices that something is awry. His vision, which should be omnipresent, is lacking and faltering (likely due to Xenagos's scheming). He consorts with Thassa about this, but the two mostly end up bickering and fail to find a solution. He blames Purphoros, but Thassa reminds him that ever since their previous bout, Kruphix has forbidden all gods from fighting each other, lest he enact a Silence that banishes them to Nyx.

Visiting an oracle of Phenax and seeking guidance, Elspeth allows the mindreading priest to discover her planeswalking abilities and the fact that she holds the lost sword. This fact quickly finds its way back to Phenax, who shares it with Thassa. Thassa then communes with Purphoros, who in his addled state was unable to catch Xenagos stealing his golem and crafting partner, Petrios. When Thassa arrives Purphoros constructs a metallic chimera that can seek out the sword. Thassa enters it and then launches away to find Elspeth.

Elspeth, at the advice of the oracle of Phenax, finally decides to visit the temple of Heliod. She begins to pray just as Thassa arrives, and Thassa's attempt to grab the sword is interrupted by the arrival of Heliod himself. He believes Elspeth to be a thief (and he's technically right about that) and attacks her with blisteringly hot rays. Elspeth uses her planeswalking power to cast a reflective spell that protects her however, and that inspires Heliod. He takes her blade, naming it Godsend, and transforms it into a spear before giving it back to her. He then asks her to travel to Meletis, to become his champion and meet with his oracle.

His oracle who happens to be our good friend Daxos. Although he was chosen by Heliod as an oracle, Daxos has the unique ability to speak with all of the gods, including Nylea, with whom he appears to have started a bit of a romance with. Daxos, with his god-sight, sees that Polukranos is freeing himself, and warns Nylea of this, before he is addressed by Heliod to set out and meet Elspeth on the road between Akros and Meletis.

Nylea seeks out Polukranos and finds evidence of magical intervention. Although Polukranos was awoken by the return of Elspeth's blade, it appears he has been baited into lumbering towards the polis of Meletis. She tracks the source of this magic and it leads her to Skola Valley. There she confronts Xenagos and eventually attacks him, revokes her protection of the valley and leaving it a rotting, lifeless husk, before leaving. Xenagos is unfazed, almost happy that he has insulted a god in person, and begins using his magic to regrow the valley undeterred.

Elspeth returns to Akros only to find that foreigners are being rushed out of the city as it prepares for war against a massing minotaur horde. She is given a job escorting a teenage daughter of an Akroan estate in a caravan from Akros to Meletis and sets out immediately. After a few days of travel and alternating friction and friendship between Elspeth and the girl, named Nikka, the caravan is attacked by servants of Erebos. Escaping, Nikka and Elspeth make it to the see on a small boat.

At this point arguments and fighting between the gods have reached a fever-pitch. Heliod and Purphoros blame each other for the empty spots in their vision, and Heliod wrestles with Thassa to maintain protection over Elspeth and the sword. Oceans boils, forests quiver and shake, and storms throw lighting bolt after lightning bolt into poleis. Thassa conjures an enormous wave which reaches up from the see to grab the spear Godsend from Elspeth. After she is overwhelmed by water, the Sun's Champion nearly gives up hope and drops the spear.

That is when Kruphix intervenes. He pauses time and makes good on his promise to suspend the pantheon in Nyx. Nylea desperately tries to stop him, to warn her siblings of the true danger to the world that Xenagos poses, but fails and is restricted to Nyx like all the other gods.

Elspeth and Daxos meet each other on the steppes outside of Meletis and instantly recognize each other. Their touching reunion is unfortunately ruined when Polukranos appears however, and Elspeth sends Nikka to Meletis to warn the guards. After an arduous and deadly battle, which only Daxos and Elspeth survive, Elspeth ultimately defeats Polukranos, and limps with Daxos back to Meletis.

I really enjoyed this story and hope that part two keeps up the great quality. Their are a few typographical, grammatical, and formatting errors here and there, but nothing too worrisome and overall I enjoyed the writing a whole lot. I left out plenty of details though so I recommend one last time that everyone drop the two dollars on the e-book from Amazon.

u/bubbafry · 11 pointsr/magicTCG

I bet he will find several thousand more dollars worth of cards in there. He should invest in some sleeves and card holders in order to protect his cards. I prefer to double sleeve, then put it in a magic card binder (NOT a regular 3 ring binder) or in a top loaders.

KMC Perfect Fit sleeves

https://www.amazon.com/KMC-Barrier-PERFECT-packs-Total/dp/B00T3Z72Q8

KMC Hyper Matte Playing Sleeves

https://www.amazon.com/KMC-Hyper-Matte-Sleeves-Sheets/dp/B00VCQXQAW

Rigid Top Loaders

https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Regular-TOPLOADERS-Standard/dp/B01G1GRLSA

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You take the card and (carefully) put the card upside down into the Perfect Fit sleeves. The card should fit snugly in there. Then you put the card into the Playing Sleeve with the opening of the Perfect Fit sleeve at the bottom. Then put the whole thing into a top loader.

So Card -> Perfect Fit sleeve -> Playing Sleeve -> Top Loader

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Good luck!.. And no more bend testing for all that is holy, lol.

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Edit to add: if they are in extremely good condition (like they look perfect straight out of the pack), it may be best to avoid the Perfect Fit because you can cause very small nicks in the corners if you're not careful putting them in which can affect their grade, but if they look like the Black Lotus you have there, then it's probably not a huge concern.

u/kodemage · 9 pointsr/magicTCG

So, here's all the details on how people store Magic cards meant to be played, with links.

The gold standard for the number of Magic cards to store is 75 or 100 double sleeved cards. As long as your container can store this many cards in one section it will be at least useful to the owner. Additionally, no one really likes storing their cards flat like your current box. Cards are much, much easier to retrieve from the container if stored edge on (top or sides exposed as opposed to your front or back, look at the pictures below).

The Boulder deck box by Ultimate guard holds exactly the preferred number of cards, down to sub millimeter tolerance. 100 cards and 75 cards

Ultra pro makes a pretty ubiquitous soft plastic box for 75 cards and 100 cards which does offer a little more wiggle room.

Ultimate guard makes nearly identical boxes. 75 cards, 100 cards.

They call their 75 card boxes 80 card boxes but that's referring to single sleeving and even single sleevers tend to appreciate the extra space for a few ancillary cards like tokens.

Also, we do not double sleeve with penny sleeves but inverted(open end at bottom of card) perfect^1 fit^2 sleeves and with regular^1 sleeves^2 over that.

https://www.tolariancommunitycollege.com/how-to-double-sleeve-your-magic-the-gathering-cards-and-why-mtg/

Being able to hold cards is great but there is also some benefit to being able to hold a whole deck box. The Arkhive is a popular example. It holds snugly 5 x 75 card boulders and 4 x 100 card boulders. It also holds soft plastic boxes but less precisely.

When storing dice they are stored separately from cards. Ultra Pro, Ultimate Guard

u/RollingStart22 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Welcome to magic! If you are playing between friends only, then Khans of Tarkir is a good box to pick up because it has lots of fun powerful cards and good value with fetchlands being worth $$$. For starting decks the Kiora vs Elspeth duel decks is one of the better balanced to play against each other: https://www.amazon.com/ELSPETH-vs-KIORA-Magic-Gathering/dp/B00RYT2DF0/

If however you are playing with strangers at a store under the 'standard' format and rules, then next week you can pick up a box of Kaladesh which is the newest set and some Chandra or Nissa starter deck: https://www.amazon.com/Planeswalker-Kaladesh-Magic-Gathering-Chandra/dp/B01LVUUIG8/

u/VILLIAMZATNER · 1 pointr/magicTCG

If you'd like to play together shoot for a duel deck. It comes with two decks meant to be played against each other, they're a great way to test the waters. They are, for all intents and purposes, geared towards beginning players.


I recommend the Elspeth vs Kiora pack. It's decently balanced and and the set mechanics aren't overwhelming. Plus the decks come with Planeswalkers which is a nice way to introduce that mechanic, too.


If you have any questions shoot me a PM and I'll be happy to answer. I started playing last August with my friends who've been playing for ~13 years and it quickly became my favorite hobby.

u/cwhiii · -1 pointsr/magicTCG

Amazon has bulk (1,000) cheapo cards for under $15. You won't find anything super impressive in them, but they will give you all kinds of stuff with different types of rules to learn about. That's how my brother and I got started. http://www.amazon.com/1000-Bulk-Magic-Gathering-Cards/dp/B0028QC50C

These don't have any land, which you will also need, but that's just a few more bucks, http://www.amazon.com/300-Assorted-Magic-Gathering-Basic/dp/B002JAOJJ2 (300 pack) ~$6.

Right about $20 total.

It'll probably be tough to build any themed decks, but it'll let you play around on the cheap(ish) with lots of options.

A lot better than a single pre-built deck, in my opinion. And it will cost about the same.

Another benefit of going this path is it'll let you have decks in each color so you can see what you like. Also, you'll have decks enough to play with friends, even if they aren't willing to buy into it.

u/WheatGerm42 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Do you have any friends that play? You can try bulking up a collection to get you started with something like this: http://www.amazon.com/1000-Bulk-Magic-Gathering-Cards/dp/B0028QC50C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382153940&sr=8-2&keywords=1000+mtg+cards
It's completely worth getting into. Super fun, great community.

Also, once you get the idea of the game down, find a local game store (LGS) near you and ask them if they do events.

u/Decasshern · 1 pointr/magicTCG

The modern event deck is a pretty solid deal seeing as its pretty easy to find it for $50. It's a fun deck that can be made better for pretty cheap (minus fetches/thoughtsiezes).

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Gathering-2014-MODERN-Event/dp/B00IR2W4WA

u/catanthill · 4 pointsr/magicTCG

You can always find your local game store that is hosting the Shadows over Innistrad prerelease this April 2nd and 3rd and preregister. Like a Yu-gi-oh prerelease, you get 6 packs of cards from the upcoming set and make a deck of 40 cards to play against other newbies and veterans. You and your friend can even participate in the two-headed giant event which is similar to double dueling from Yu-Gi-Oh except you share one life total. They will release a Shadows Over Innistrad prerelease primer in the upcoming weeks which will list how to build a deck and what to expect. Here is a prerelease primer from the most recent set. It's pretty helpful since the tips on building a deck is still relevant. If you guys don't know mechanics, I'd suggest playing the most recent [duel deck] (http://www.amazon.com/MTG-Magic-Gathering-Pre-Order-February/dp/B018DDZICA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457596721&sr=8-1&keywords=blessed+vs+cursed). The decks are balanced against each other and even contains cards from the upcoming prelease, Shadows over Innistrad. You guys can also get the most recent deck builder's toolkit and build 40 card decks to practice for the prerelease since it also contains some cards in the competitive scene except for the Journey of Nyx booster pack.

u/amahumahaba · 1 pointr/magicTCG

https://www.amazon.com/KMC-Barrier-PERFECT-packs-Total/dp/B00T3Z72Q8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1527696059&sr=8-2&keywords=perfect+fit


This is likely the best price you are going to get on Perfect fits. Its about what you are going to pay for 4 packs of perfect fits at a store.

As for sleeves, i would be using dragonshield matte sleeves or kmc hypermatte sleeves.

The best price on dragonshield sleeves is going to be at starcity games open events at about 8$ per box of 100. But you can get them for 10-11 at local game stores in the likely situation that you aren't particularly close to an open.

u/BlurryPeople · 5 pointsr/magicTCG

> Completely mucking up MTG's lore (and D&D's, I assume)...

You mean like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Guildmasters-Guide-Ravnica/dp/0786966599/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ravnica+D%26D&qid=1561995505&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Meanwhile, how would it "muck up" MtG's lore?

Having a plane that happened to also have iconic D&D stuff wouldn't effect the main MtG storyline any more than both games having dragons, goblins, elves, and so on. I don't think anyone's making the case that we start adaping Raveloft and Dragonlance to MtG sets...but there's be absolutely nothing wrong with a plane that happened to be populated by Beholders, Gelatinous Cubes, Mindflayers and so on.

D&D would be perfect to adapt, as it's not like it's disparate worlds are necessarily interconnected anyways, which is why you can have something like a Ravnica D&D set in the first place.

Seriously...if you're going to bring up an objection, immediately, to the "god I hope not" level, I'd really like to know what you're so afraid of.

u/Nsongster · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Something cool like a custom playmat or a lot of card sleeves. Art prints are nice too, and maybe he'd like some sealed product (a Fat Pack or booster box, for example)

A specific recommendation would be the leather Ultra-Pro deckboxes, they're very nice and hold up to 100 cards in case he plays EDH. It comes in 5 colors http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Magic-Gathering-Magnetic/dp/B004I694KO White, Green, Blue, Red, and Black. Find out what his favorite color is, or what color his main deck is.

u/ArcumDangSon · 32 pointsr/magicTCG
u/Myst132 · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

I've got one of these deck boxes and I love it! Some cool playmat would be good too, like this one. Personally I'd rather not just get a card, because those are everywhere. The playmats and deckboxes or even sleeves are where it's at. Maybe even a print of a card?

Although, as everyone else is saying, packs are cool too because of the surprise factor. I'd suggest a combination of one of the above along with a pack or two if possible.

u/mrdevereaux5 · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

I use an Ultra Pro 9-pocket binder, the one with a plastic cover and not the leather one. I love this binder because the cover is sturdy, even when I accidently left it on a very hot power adapter and the cover was still okay. The pockets are side loading so it is better for a trade binder, not to call out people but it is harder to take out the cards without someone noticing. The backing on the pages are black so it makes the cards look nicer. However, the black backing are not acid-free so you still want to use sleeves for the cards in there. Lastly, the four pocket binders tend to put a bend in the cards on the spine when you fill it up, which can pose a problem to your cards.

Here is a very helpful video I watched before deciding on a binder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5IauASYWjk

Here is my binder:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-UP82600-Pro-Binder-Black/dp/B004T2CBD4/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1397693590&sr=8-14&keywords=ultra+pro+9-pocket

Channel Fireball is having a good sale right now, here is the link for the supplies section:
http://store.channelfireball.com/2014_spring_sale_supplies

u/chives177 · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

Here’s a good article summary of the whole magic story with some suggestions of where to start reading.

My personal suggestion: The Thran. Kindle edition is $4.99. Read it last year and it’s a really good story. Great villain and classic character, [[Yawgmoth, Thran Physician]].

For a more recent suggestion: the ebook from the latest set Throne of Eldraine. I’m admittedly not finished, but I’ve enjoyed it so far.

And for a small taste, one of my favorite MTG short stories: Sacrifice.

Also check out /r/mtgvorthos!

Edit: great post of resources

u/Nastier_Nate · 22 pointsr/magicTCG

If they really were stolen, I hope they get back to their owner soon.

Just an FYI, though, that those cards aren't exceptionally valuable. The Kiora and Elspeth are most likely from the Elspeth vs Kiora Duel Deck, which currently retails for $16.75 on Amazon.

The gold-border Gaea's Cradle isn't tournament legal, so it's worth very little compared to the real thing. It's from a series of commemorative decks from the 1999 World Championship. All of the cards in those decks had the players' autographs printed on the face of the cards (even the basic lands), so there isn't any sentimentality tied up in that signature. The whole deck as a collector's piece might go for a little over $100 on eBay, but I doubt much more.

If you can find the owner, awesome. If not, don't beat yourself up over it. The finder may even be telling the truth about them being in a rubbish pile if someone was quitting the game. Cheers.

u/fudgebug · 1 pointr/magicTCG

I've been moving away from BCW cardboard boxes to these: Card Box 1000. I really like them and they're in between the BCWs and really high end stuff like Aaron Cain custom storage. A similar option that some people like is this one: Stack 'n' Safe Deck Box (480 Cards). Also, /U/professorSTAFF just did a review of some nice options by DEX Protection: https://youtu.be/q8uVQmPU334

u/pvddr · 8 pointsr/magicTCG

The best MTG novel by a lot in my opinion is "Arena", by William R. Forstchen

https://www.amazon.com/Arena-Magic-Gathering-No-1/dp/0061054240

It's not about any Magic set, but it's set in the MTG World. It's one of my favorite books, I must've read it over ten times.

If you're looking specifically for the set novels, I haven't read a whole lot of them but of the ones I did read my favorite was the Ravnica cycle.

u/ExpandYourMind808 · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

If you want to get a lot of cards for cheap than I suggest Amazon. There are tons of singles as well as huge bulk buys like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0028QC50C/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418523546&sr=8-1

You are not guaranteed great cards with bulk buys but you can get a collection going. Personally I buy singles to get the perfect deck for my play style though.

u/mtd14 · 8 pointsr/magicTCG

If you're looking to play casually with friends, Duel Decks or Clash Packs are the way to go. They come with two good 60 card decks, and they're fun to play with. The plus side is it is two decks, so you can switch up which one you feel like playing and/or lend the second to a friend that forgot theirs. Also, they are set up so you can upgrade them over time. I recommend Elspeth vs Kiora for $17 on Amazon.

If you're playing competitive standard (if you don't know if you are, ask your friends) then an Event Deck is the way to go. The most recent one is $29 on Amazon, but I thought MSRP is $25 so you may be able to find it at that price at a local shop. Get the Battle For Zendikar event deck because it's most recent so it's still Standard Legal.

u/HardCorwen · 7 pointsr/magicTCG

You should start with the book called "The Thran". I'ts honestly a wonderful starting point that explains where a lot of things originated. And if you played in the Dominaria set recently, it explains a lot of stuff from there! This card in fact is a definite reference to it.

The Thran Book

u/SoneEv · 7 pointsr/magicTCG

You can buy Perfect Fit sleeves in bulk

KMC 100 Card Barrier PERFECT SIZE (10 packs/Total 1000) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T3Z72Q8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_kJhcBb2QT96E3

u/SmashPortal · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

I use the classic KMC perfect size inner sleeves. They hold the card very snug, so they fit in most normal sleeves.

They're generally sold for about $5.99 for 100 sleeves, but I've gotten deals on Amazon for buying bulk.

Actually, I use the perfect size sleeves for a lot of single-sleeving, since they're so tight to the card and are completely translucent on both sides. All of my trade foils are inside them to prevent scratching, and to act as an inner sleeve in the binder page pockets.

u/Dwman113 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

I am definitely getting him some new packs but would something like this also be helpful? Just to fill out his decks and extra cards he can give to drives?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028QC50C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A24YO9R9T4AVDQ&psc=1

u/everial · 12 pointsr/magicTCG

It's a totally cheesy revenge plot, but the original Arena makes me smile every time and includes a fun, ground-level view of how magic warps a society. Completely standalone; quick read.

https://www.amazon.com/Arena-Magic-Gathering-No-1/dp/0061054240

u/Manath · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

Awesome. :) I did make all the binder covers myself; I'm surprised that they're not an official product, too.

My binder art (Photoshop files): https://www.dropbox.com/l/u3kR9BKSu29abmYtpOsJ4b

The actual binders: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A6V0JO/

The sleeve pages I use: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00095M5DQ/

u/Jables237 · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

They would be a cheap gift imo. They are only a few bucks. If you want a good gift box try one of these.

u/johnjust · 3 pointsr/magicTCG
  1. KMC does sell clear Hyper Mattes.

  2. There are some unfun Planes, but probably only 4-5 at the most. You can find 6 to remove probably, but it leaves you with no extras. In the end, it's unfortunate to have to buy 3, but at least you have extras (which can also be used for Archenemy or oversized Commander cards). In fact, you can get a 2-pack from Amazon for around the same price as one single pack (which is weird), so you might just want to get 2 of those. As mentioned, there is an oversized deck box for holding them as well.

  3. Not really - you'd be better off carrying the 4 decks in a fat pack/deck builder's toolkit box.

  4. Probably not - again, you'd be better off carrying the 4 decks in a fat pack/deck builder's toolkit box.

  5. I'd save the box, as using it with sleeved cards/deck boxes (other than the provided slide boxes) wasn't really the intended purpose. The box itself is so thin (in depth) that I don't think even removing the plastic inner piece would allow it to fit regular deck boxes inside. Moreover, a box that size won't fit into a bag easily, whereas a fat pack box and the oversized deck box will fit almost anywhere (allowing you to preserve the original box for display/something else).

    Edit: Additionally, the Planar die that comes with the set is about 2x the size of a normal Planar die, so even finding a place for that is hard. I carry around a set of Chessex dice - the plastic case has some extra room for a normal Planar die if you have one of those sitting around (you basically put the d4, d6, d8 and Planar die at the bottom, then the d20/d10 next and the d12/d10 on top of that - should be an almost perfect fit). Or, you could always use a regular d6 and use 1/6 for Chaos/Planeswalk, respectively.

    Edit 2 - Forgot about the Planechase tokens... they're double-sided, so grab a pack of penny sleeves for those - that way, they're protected and still easy to use on both sides. You should have enough room left in the fat pack/deck builder's toolkit box for them along with the 4 double-sleeved decks.
u/BakedGoods · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

For the first time ever (I believe), Wizards recently released an MTG adventure book based on the DnD ruleset set within Ravnica. Not exactly the plane you're looking for, but everything's provided for you guys to jump into an RPG system/setting.

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https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Guildmasters-Guide-Ravnica/dp/0786966599

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What this book does (taken from an Amazon review):
- Explains the world of Ravnica and its backstory; especially dives into the backstory for the races, places, and guilds of Ravnica. This is 80% of the book.
- Provides gameplay details for the races of Ravnica.
- Provides 2 new subclass options (Cleric: Order Domain & Druid: Circle of Spores).
- Provides gameplay details for the guilds of Ravnica (treated as backgrounds).
- Provides lots of information about how to craft a D&D adventure within Ravnica.
- Provides some Ravnica inspired treasure/magic items.
- Provides stat blocks for the creatures/people of Ravnica.

u/mirhagk · 1 pointr/magicTCG

For all my double sleeved permanent decks I use Dragon Shield Mattes with KMC perfect sizes. Dragon shields are relatively cheap and good quality and KMCs are on amazon for ~$4/100

For my draft sleeves I use ultimate guard katanas. They are lovely sleeves with amazing shuffling feel but they are harder to get/more expensive. Since my draft sleeves are the one pair of sleeves I use more than any other I shell out a bit more for them.

u/pandorasboxxxy · -4 pointsr/magicTCG

I've been putting mine in binders, but most of my cards are since Magic 2015 and my husband and I have opened at least a booster box of each set except the last one. I use these pocket pages that have worked so far pretty good, putting up to 8 of each card in and then putting the rest (mostly commons and a few uncommons) in a separate box to give away or try to bulk sell eventually. which I assume is probably what you were given. I use a binder for each set and go in number order.

If they are all commons, I would probably not bother much sorting them. if you really wanted to, I would probably use those boxes posted and sort them first by set, and then by number (the number order also goes first by color, and then alphabetically.)

u/theteuth · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Yeah I wasn't really planning on getting rid of them. My brother and I recently started playing. I have a few hundred cards already from a while ago but he has none and has been using mine. This is just to give him a solid base of cards and add to my collection a bit. We will trade between the 2 of us, but that's about it. And like you said, it's only 16 bucks so it won't break my bank account. Here's the amazon page

u/Bryanfisto · 1 pointr/magicTCG

I sleeve all of the tokens my deck uses to protect the surface (for cosmetic and consistency reasons, not because I care about a <$0.01 "card"). I use KMC "perfect fits" because they're cheap in bulk, fit snug to the card, and make the surface more slippery for moving the cards around.

u/idgelee · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Binders

Ultra Pro 9 pocket 3 ring binder sleeves

Ultra Pro 4 pocket 3 ring binder sleeves

Honestly card organization can be as cheap or expensive as you want, but these are what I've spent a majority of my money on in the last year 6 boxes of the 100 per box 9 up sleeves, 2 of the 25 per box 4 up sleeves and no less than 20 binders. Finally finished card organization project I started two years ago. Just need to print the cover pages/spine inserts.

Best belated birthday present to myself/husband ever!

u/whisperingsage · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

The actual books of course you have to buy, but the short stories are usually on the mtg story page for free.

In 2005-6 original Ravnica had a three book cycle named after the sets: Ravnica, Guildpact, and Dissention. In 2012-13 Return to Ravnica had a three book series called the Secretist Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, and Dragon's Maze. For this set there will be a War of the Spark book, and some time in June or so there will be a series of short stories that probably will be released on the MTG site.

There's also a Story section to their site that has short stories for each one of the recent blocks. The most recent stories are at the top, and if you scroll down you can open stories for previous blocks back to at least Tarkir.

u/imbolcnight · 1 pointr/magicTCG

They are releasing a D&D 5th Edition sourcebook. If you preorder the D&D book on Amazon now, you get 40% off, though I always encourage buying locally instead.

Now looking at your username, is this just guerrilla marketing, dropping a hint that'll get a bunch of people to recommend the book.

u/Manadyne · 6 pointsr/magicTCG

If you like the art, consider the official [Kaladesh Art Book] (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Magic-Gathering-Kaladesh/dp/1421590506). Also encourages Wizards to continue making them if they sell well.

u/X0nerater · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

So, I'm going to how deep do you want to go into the lore?

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If you want to go from the beginning, this is the first book. Note that the formatting of the books changes drastically around Time Spiral, and after that , most of the lore isn't in actual book format anymore.

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If you have a question about something in particular, you might even be better looking at the wiki stuff for a summary, and then it'z easier to really dig into it from there. That's usually enough for getting a quick idea of what's going on, especially from like Invasion forward.

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Additionally, if you go to the wizards website, they have some good stuff. I'm not up to date on it anymore, but they used to host comics about the new walkers. They regularly post things (is it still weekly? I couldn't keep up between school and the website format changing a couple times) and keep a loose archive. I think you have to follow this more aggressively, but some of them are absolute gems.

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It's not everything, but should be enough to get started.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/magicTCG

what kind of deck boxes do you use? that product holds 6 of these and 3 of these at once. 9 decks is kind of a lot to carry around in one case. Good luck finding something that will carry more.

u/Eldrummer · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Well any shop really just search for modern event deck, its a golden box, you could find it on ebay and amazon for sure. Ask your local store they might have it in stock as well. http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Gathering-2014-MODERN-Event/dp/B00IR2W4WA

u/DontReload · 1 pointr/magicTCG

I'm pretty fond of these clear plastic Ultra Pro 2 Piece. It's pretty sturdy and I feel like if my bag got wet the cards would be safe (wet not under water). I also like being a able to see the commander inside.

Another option I have personally purchased is the Ultra Pro 100+. I like these less but they still do just fine getting tossed around in a bag.

A lot of people really like the Ultra Pro Satin Tower it's very sturdy and has dice storage built in. I think they seem a little clunky but most people love them. They're probably the most "premium" deck box without getting something hand made.

Lastly there are these Ultra Pro Mana Deckboxes that I'd say are good to avoid. The magnetic clasp is far too weak and I've seen people's deck dump in their bag because it didn't hold. I suppose it's personal preference but I think the fake leather looks tacky and makes the box too big. At $15 these boxes are shit.

u/traceurling · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Sorry I'm a little confused, are you offering the KMC Hyper Matte Black or the KMC Perfect Fit, I'd trade for either but I'm more interested in the Hyper Mattes.

u/troy_destroy · 6 pointsr/magicTCG

These are some good inexpensive options.

Ultimate Guard Stack n Safe: hold 6 decks sleeved and has nice dividers
Stack 'n' Safe Deck Box (480 Cards) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BBYEAZ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gZcjzb6PP7TVY

KMC card barrier: has a better latch than the Ultimate Guard but the dividers aren't as good.
Card Box 1000 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007N7P8K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_P2cjzbKP8XM8B

u/GotTheClapCantFap · 1 pointr/magicTCG

http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Magic-Gathering-Magnetic/dp/B004I694KO

i have 3 of these and they fit my dragon shielded edh decks just fine, even with my emblems and tokens (in sleeves)

are you sure that you are talking about the same boxes?

u/vaqari · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Shards of Alara lore is in the novel Alara Unbroken

Return to Ravnica has a trio of novellas: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, and Dragon's Maze. There's also the Planeswalkers' Guide, and some scattered short stories floating around somewhere.

Original Ravnica has a trio of novels: Ravnica, Guildpact, and Dissension.

u/nobodi64 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Magic lore is a little bit all over the place.

There's a bunch of novels for olders sets like the whole Weatherlight saga or old Ravnica, the comic books staring Dack Fayden (supposedly greatest thieve in the multiverse), the recent set trailers, the planeswalker web comics, the flavor column "Uncharted Realms" and probably a bunch of other stuff i am not aware of.

For Theros in particular there's the ebooks, Godsend Part 1 & Part 2 (which are... fine.) and the more recent Uncharted Realms articles.

u/LordGrac · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Copying this from an earlier, similar post:

Here you go.

Of these, the following on available for e-book:

  • Moons of Mirrodin, Darksteel Eye, The Fifth Dawn

  • Outlaw, Heretic, Guardian

  • Ravnica, Guildpact, Dissension

  • Alara Unbroken

  • Zendikar

  • Scars of Mirrodin

  • Agents of Artifice, Test of Metal, The Purifying Fire

    In addition to the Secretist books.

    Prior to Alara, each set had a matching novel, so each set had a triology. They never sold well, so Wizards eventually condensed them into single books for each set, but also added in single books for the new generation planeswalkers (the ones we have now). The Secretist is a revival of the book series, since no book was published for Innistrad, but using a different format: one short novella for each set, which should all together add up to a whole novel, similar to the Alara-era books but with a more encompassing feel. They're using it as a test.

    You can also find the Artifact Cycle collections in physical copies, which are very worth the read and extra cash.

    The Zendikar, Scars, and Innistrad stories happened mostly via a now-happened abandoned-by-Wizards medium, webcomic. You can find the relevant stories here.
u/aura0fdeath · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

One other option is to buy pre-constructed decks. I know the Kiora deck in Elspeth vs Kiora (which can still be found for ~$20 at https://www.amazon.com/ELSPETH-vs-KIORA-Magic-Gathering/dp/B00RYT2DF0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473595349&sr=8-1&keywords=elspeth+vs+kiora) is green and blue, and might give you a base to start off from. It also includes a white deck that you can play against and stuff too. If your'e looking for cards that are in the standard format, it would be better to buy singles and look up deck lists online

u/ychigo · 4 pointsr/magicTCG

Pretty good, but after shipping it still comes out to about $6 per pack, while you can get 5 for about $4.5 a pack and with fast shipping with Amazon if you have prime: https://www.amazon.com/KMC-Hyper-Matte-Sleeves-Sheets/dp/B00VCQXQAW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494958836&sr=8-1&keywords=kmc+hyper+matte

u/chansigrilian · 1 pointr/magicTCG

first i think you are referring to binders, if this is the case would advise against any 3 ring style regardless of manufacturer, the rings can (will eventually) leave an impression on some of the cards.

the binder i use for storage (have ~20 of these) is this:

https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-9-Pocket-Black-PRO-Binder/dp/B004T2CBD4

hope this helps, good luck!

u/Kaoimhin95 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

We actually got two of MTG Origins Deck Builder's Toolkits since it was the cheapest we could find, and we don't have a lot of money xD

u/apex87 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

They just recently released all the old novels in ebook format through Amazon Kindle. They aren't organized the best, but here's a link to The Thran https://www.amazon.com/Thran-Magic-Gathering-ebook/dp/B07BNVL4RV/ref=nodl_

This thread should be helpful: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/86q1m4/old_mtg_novels_coming_to_kindle/

u/truffruff · 5 pointsr/magicTCG

Don't take this as an insult but you haven't tried Amazon or Google? They are the biggest e-retailers. A super quick search for it make me found these links. If you don't want to support big corporations there's always ebooks.com

u/willowsonthespot · 4 pointsr/magicTCG

There are 2 books that are a great start to the book series artifact cycle 1 and artifact cycle 2. They are the first 5 books in the whole series. The first one is the Thran and the brothers war. The second one is Planswalker, time stream, and bloodlines. They are a good read if you can find them for cheap.

u/_SEV8 · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

We've reached the halfway point in Django Wexler's The Gathering Storm, with chapters 7 through 10 leading us up to the (failed) guild summit before War of the Spark. We even get back to listener questions, so thanks again to all our fans who ask those!

00:39 – The Wildered Quest Blurb
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Throne-Eldraine-Wildered-Kate-Elliott-ebook/dp/B07VP1PQ81
01:57 – Listener Question: Elder Dragons Older than the Thran?
03:23 – Listener Question: How Many Pre-Mending Planeswalkers Still Around?
07:23 – Listener Question: Could Dack Have Saved Himself with the Immortal Sun?
10:39 – The Gathering Storm Chapter 7
Link: https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=671981442a09c23d267bd602b&id=f04ef0245f
19:16 – The Gathering Storm Chapter 8
Link: https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=671981442a09c23d267bd602b&id=77411a7f11
32:19 – The Gathering Storm Chapter 9
Link: https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=671981442a09c23d267bd602b&id=fd2c659d7a
37:04 – The Gathering Storm Chapter 10
Link: https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=671981442a09c23d267bd602b&id=331efd73d0
46:57 – Final Thoughts

u/josandercock · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

Ultra pro sell these six compartment deck boxes with enough room for 6 decks I believe. I can’t remember what they’re called but they’re a clear acrylic material and relatively cheap. I’ll try to find them online.

So it’s ultimate guard that sell the 6 compartment boxes: 6 deck box

And ultra pro sell these 4 compartment boxes: 4 deck box

u/ownageboard · 1 pointr/magicTCG

This is what you want. I got this, and I can't be happier. Just sleeve them up before you put the cards in. I used Ultra Pro Sleeves but penny sleeves work just as well!

u/null_vector · 1 pointr/magicTCG

I do this but it's a product of reading the early MTG books like Arena and the greensleeves trilogy

u/DarthDadaD20 · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

Ultra Pro Magic the Gathering: MTG Mana Magnetic Flip Box are by far my favorite: http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Magic-Gathering-Magnetic/dp/B004I694KO

u/Nempatriarch · 53 pointsr/magicTCG

I would recommend you to read The Thran but the basics of it is that he was a human that turned into one of the main antagonists in the history of mtg, and he was the lord of the plane of Phyrexia, a plane where it's dwellers were "compleated" into perfection (meaning replacing their organs with metal and such)

u/xanivar · 5 pointsr/magicTCG

I started out with one binder that had anything over a dollar in it, organized by color. As I kept collecting, it became more irritating to go by price alone. ("Aww shucks this card is only worth 98cents, I guess it goes in the box, not the binder")

I eventually said screw it and bought a chunk of these and these

I made one album for each color, one for artifact & lands and 1 for multi-colored and "special" cards (promos, collectors ed etc). I have one separate album for Standard only cards, since that seems to be the most sought after type at my LGS.

Each album (including the Standard) are grouped by set, starting with the most recent. I include all rares and mythics (yes, even Vizzerdrix :P) and good/valuable uncommons and commons. I'm much happier doing it this way as opposed to setting a price barrier.

Honestly, just put whatever you want in there. If you are making the album solely for trading purposes, just load it up with things you feel others would want.

u/vatechguy · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

I like the duel deck boxes - UltraPro makes a generic version of it.

(Take the actual deck boxes out of it and it fits the oversized sleeved planechase cards.)

u/Lilgodzilla6 · 2 pointsr/magicTCG

This should work. https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Magic-Planechase-Oversized/dp/B008KJ8XVQ

As well as this https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Oversized-Black-Decks/dp/B0041EV4GK

The worst case is you buy the cheaper one and you're out a few bucks. I would recommend however, checking around your LGS to see if they have any options there that they could let you try out or use to see if you like it.

u/Akamesama · 8 pointsr/magicTCG

Barnes and Noble does not carry them in store. They would be sourcing them from the same online sellers, the same as other sites like Amazon. The books are quite old now so that makes sense.

Definitely start with The Brother's War. You can read the original or pick it up in the Onmibus along with it's prequel The Thran.

Here are all the books, in chronological order (also my recommended order, other than saving The Thran for very last):


The Thran (Or Artifacts: cycle 1 Omnibus)

The Brother's War (Or Artifacts: cycle 1 Omnibus)

Planeswalker (Or Artifacts: cycle 2 Omnibus)

Time Streams (Or Artifacts: cycle 2 Omnibus)

Bloodlines (Or Artifacts: cycle 2 Omnibus)

Rath and Storm

Mercadian Masques

Nemesis

Prophecy

Invasion

Planeshift

Apocalypse

u/Hell_Tutor · 1 pointr/magicTCG

meanwhile, copies of the thran are being sold for 45 dollars on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Thran-Magic-Gathering-ebook/dp/B07BNVL4RV

u/ButtPoltergeist · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

Start with Uncharted Realms. Bite-sized stories, free and online. Ctrl+F to “Fire Logic”, the first of the Magic Origins stories and what I’d consider the start of the Bolas Arc that War of the Spark ended. And keep an eye out on The Wildered Quest, the story for the next set!

u/kintexu2 · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

No matter where you go, you won't get much for them. 1000 count boxes go for less than 20 on amazon (and that says it has rares and occasional mythics) and ebay. so you might get 20-25 bucks if you're lucky. If you throw it on ebay with the bidding started low I expect you would get someone to finish it around 15-20 most likely.

EDIT: places like starcitygames also buy bulk, but I do not know the rates.

u/TheWishMaster0 · 8 pointsr/magicTCG

The Thran is not available for kindle, unfortunately. It is however in the Artifacts cycle omnibus, which I highly recommend. It has the story of the thran and then the story of Urza Vs the Phyrexians.

http://www.amazon.com/Artifacts-Cycle-Magic-Gathering-Omnibus/dp/0786953055

http://www.amazon.com/Artifacts-Cycle-II-Gathering-Omnibus/dp/0786953063/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=15M4GBD41KKZJWQTVT90

u/Falterfire · 9 pointsr/magicTCG

You can buy Part 1 for $2 from Amazon.

You can expect Part 2 in 2035. Or, more likely, whenever it actually relases but we don't know the actual release date yet.

u/dreamex · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

You can buy these in stacks from most collectible stores or amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-9-Pocket-Trading-Pages/dp/B00095M5DQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1394132416&sr=8-5&keywords=9+pocket+binder
Might be able to find them at target or walmart, not sure though as I've never looked there.

u/GrooGrux · 7 pointsr/magicTCG

I think everyone should start with Arena. It is one of my favorite books of all time. A very good read. And if I am not mistaken, it is the first magic book. It really captures how someone goes from being a simple wizard to becoming a planeswalker. It is really a story about how it all starts. Also, it captures the true feel of how playing magic in the early days felt. When things were as simple as summoning a Giant Spider and having is Fireballed, or using a psyonic blast to finish off an opponents drudge skeleton because you know he is out of mana. Mana is limited and the battles are very exciting because they are simple, but chaotic, and the story is very Monte Cristo.


http://www.amazon.com/Arena-Magic-The-Gathering-No/dp/0061054240/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1345667581&sr=8-9&keywords=arena

u/-Planeswalker- · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Don't forget the official "Guilds of Ravnica" D&D content

Ravnica D&D Manual

u/LoLReiver · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

http://www.amazon.com/Arena-Magic-The-Gathering-No/dp/0061054240

This is the first Magic the Gathering book. Published in 1994. It contains planeswalkers.

The first Magic set not set on Dominaria was Arabian Nights which was set on the plane of Rabiah. It was the games first expansion ever - printed in 1993 a mere 4 months after Alpha was released (and the same month Unlimited was released). It didn't even contain any of the traditional Dominarian characters.

They neither needed planeswalkers to tell stories on other worlds nor did they invent planeswalkers to do that.

u/its_Tsyn · 5 pointsr/magicTCG

I think they already fused those cosmologies when they released the MTG DnD supplements. https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Guildmasters-Guide-Ravnica/dp/0786966599

u/SamTheHexagon · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Just to clarify, you know they printed official 5e rules for Magic stuff, right?

u/alandaband · 5 pointsr/magicTCG

It's not coming out until January, but check out the Kaladesh artbook: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Magic-Gathering-Kaladesh/dp/1421590506.

You can also find information on the plane here.

u/leebenningfield · 1 pointr/magicTCG

I was planning on buying some of these, and a bunch of these in the appropriate colors. Basically the same as the Duel Deck boxes, without the matching designs.

u/relikter · 1 pointr/magicTCG

This also works as a deck box for the oversized cards.

u/TheBr0wn · 1 pointr/magicTCG

One of the new Commander decks a deck box and maybe a Pop figure that matches the commanders color.

u/thedarkhaze · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

Ultra Pro does have a higher quality line the magnetic flip box but you are paying quite a bit more for it.

u/MrGreyMan · 1 pointr/magicTCG

We don't know anything more than what was said in the trailer.

There should be more information about it coming out with Dragon's Maze: The Secretist.

u/Brawler_1337 · 7 pointsr/magicTCG

This thing can hold a sleeved planar deck if you take out the insert. I'm not sure how many it can hold, though. I have a 40-card planar deck, and it fits in with plenty of room to put in the cards I didn't include unsleeved. Don't know if it will fit 86 sleeves cards.

Also, if you want to get a little more bang for your buck, you might be able to find a Duel Deck Box combo pack on discount. The outer box is essentially the oversized deck box.

u/WindexChugger · 1 pointr/magicTCG

Here is what I've been buying, first for my cube then later for random decks. 400 KMC Hyper Mattes for ~$20 is hard to beat. People say that KMC quality has dropped, but I haven't noticed with these.

u/GessKalDan · 8 pointsr/magicTCG

I know it's really hard to use Google and type The Thran ebook but here you go.

The Thran (Magic: The Gathering: The Thran) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BNVL4RV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_0LMrDb6ZNGZ62

u/reaper527 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

for my decks, i typically use art sleeves such as these. since art sleeves have a tendency to be hard to get the same sleeves a year or two down the road, this means i'll pick up an extra pack when i'm making a deck so if sleeves tear on me, i'll be covered.

as such, this means i have plenty of extra sleeves that i can throw in binders. i'll throw my cards in a perfect fit, then throw that in one of my art sleeves, and put that in my side load binder.

u/MettaWorldWarTwo · 1 pointr/magicTCG

I looked at that type which is this box with art. I don't like Ultra Pro plastic boxes so I went with the type of box I don't mind assuming I can do some arts and crafts on it. That box will work though.

u/barrinmw · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

First off, get the two Artificat books, it is a collection of the stories from Urza's Saga.

Book 1

Which covers the Thran who were 3000 years before Urza and the growing up of Urza until he becomes a planeswalker.

and

Book 2

Which covers Urza as he travels the multiverse, realizes the threat that the Phyrexians really are, and starts his defense against them on Dominaria.

Then, read the Ice Age trilogy by Jeff Grubb.

Ice Age Cycle

Which covers what happens during the Ice Age on dominaria while Urza is away on his exploration. There are a lot more stories out there, but these should really grab you into the awesomeness that the story used to be.

u/SweetLobsterBabies · 6 pointsr/magicTCG

Looking at getting this and this

EDIT: Why downvote me, tell me what is wrong with them? I'm clueless and asking for help

Edit2 thanks everyone you rock

u/WarKittens28 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

The history they share is all covered in the Return to Ravnica block story. That's all covered in the Secretist eBook. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Those stories detail how Jace became the living Guildpact, which is really the biggest plot detail that has lasting impact from those books.

u/gort32 · 1 pointr/magicTCG

The very first Magic novel had some very nicely-detailed descriptions of two mages locked in combat.

u/DRUMS11 · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

I suspect that these are trading card storage boxes, and/or box from an Magic Origins Deck Builder's Toolkit, and/or Magic Origins Fat Pack (these are now renamed "<name of set> Bundle") box.

u/Kav3li · 1 pointr/magicTCG

KMC Hyper Matte Sleeves Black ×5 Sets (5 Packs/total 400 Sheets) ( Japan Import ) Made in Japan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VCQXQAW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_kNEJAbKM27CSB

I’ve been ordering these kmc hyper mats from amazon for a year now every time I start to run low. So far no splits.

u/Goatburgler · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

You can kill two birds with one stone and get the Elspeth vs. Kiora duel deck, which comes with arguably one of the most powerful planeswalkers printed in the last few years (Elspeth). I'm not sure how balanced the decks are against each other.

u/Skithiryx · 3 pointsr/magicTCG

She returned to Theros, killed a hydra, got recruited by Heliod to help him, had a full adventure with Ajani showing up at one point, killed the newest god in the pantheon, and then was killed by her patron Heliod because he was afraid of a mortal with the power to kill a god.

The Theros story is told in the e-books Godsend and Journey Into Nyx. Here's some amazon links.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FUZNL7O/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JNPF4JA/

u/x1a4 · 5 pointsr/magicTCG

Avoid C and D-ring binders - if you're not careful, you can easily damage the cards in the column nearest the rings. You might be careful, but others that look through it won't always be.

Use side-loading pages - it makes it harder to steal from you and are much less likely to have cards slide out and get damaged while the binder is in your bag or whatever.

I use these for any binder I take with me to tournaments (I admittedly use a d-ring at home for staples that are not for trade). If you use one of these, sleeve cards that go into the pockets as the waffled pages can leave marks on the backs of cards.