(Part 3) Top products from r/magicTCG

This is a large box to store up to 4000 cards, it saves on cost and keeps your whole collection together, but it will get heavy.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K41E7E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_LEO3BbSNMHCWD

This is a set of boxes with a little less storage room but it accommodate separate collections for you and son, and allow for a lands pool to share. Plus they are far lighter individually when they get full, rather than moving 4000 cards at once.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MWJQ7X6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_mEO3BbBNT9Z75

They are also available direct from BCW shop in larger quantities and generally for a better price.

Also get binder(s) for rares and foils, much safer way to store cards with some market value or the potential to gain value in the future. Don't worry about doing separate binders for sets, if you have rares enough to fill a binder, maybe it's time to build another deck.

I keep most cards that I buy, even if you exceed a play set, if you are a casual player there is no reason to dispose of them, [[Llanowar Elves]] is super common, but they are also the most dependable green ramp card, if you have them why give them away or get a penny per ten at your LGS when you could just keep the two dozen you'll eventually amass?

Lastly, I have played all four of the C18 decks at least a couple of times each and they are all pretty decent, that in mind I would recommend either [[Aminatou, the Fateshifter]] Subjective Reality or the [[Saheeli, the Gifted]] Exquisite Invention deck. They are fun and niche style decks, not that the other two don't have their merits but they are pretty popular concepts for decks, Bantchantress is a common archetype in commander and it is powerful and popular which means upgrades are expensive. The last one being largely lands focused means that your largest avenue of upgrades is literally the most aggressively priced card type, lands, this doesn't make it bad just, again, expensive to upgrade. Now a lot of people have varying things to say about C18 decks but the big thing I can say that is incontrovertible is that Exquisite Invention and Subjective Reality have the most opportunities for upgrades that simply make them the best choice as a starter deck. Artifacts are printed every set, this will mean always having room to grow and relatively easy access to cheap in theme cards if you choose red blue. The other deck I feel is more customizable at a reasonable price point, considering GRN had great Dimir (U/B) cards and the surveil mechanic that feeds solidly into the theme, and the next set will give Azorius (W/B) and Orzhov (W/B) a turn to present their best which is generally really solid, the white blue black deck is also a really solid option. I hope this is detailed enough to help inform a decision, and too much so that it is annoying or long-winded.

Sorry I'm late, but I also run a small club, so I wanted to give my 2 cents.

I've tried a few things, but my current set up seems to be working fairly well. At the end of each meeting, the players get to role a number of 'prize dice' according to how well they did. Then from what they roll, they pick the 1 they want. This way everyone gets something, and there is still an incentive to win, but even the worst player has a chance at the best prize.

The prizes I currently have are :

• 2 Rares (These are just bulk rares. I put 2 of a color in a sleeve of that color. This allows the winner to have some say in the cards they want. This is the most common roll at any odd number.)
  
  
• Boosters (If you roll a 20!)
  
  
• Deck boxes (If you roll an 18!)
  
  
• Various gaming dice. I picked up one of these and split it up into individual d20s or other combos.
  
  
• d20 Spindowns I got on sale over the holidays
  
  
• Some foreign language cards in packs of 3
  
  
• 'Pick-a-Mythic' (This is the most popular usually. Its just a small binder filled with junk Mythics and I flip to a page and they have to pick 1 card.)

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.

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.

ABSOLUTELY watch all that, but if you don't have the time I'll give you the highlights.

For a regular deck box, Legion and Ultimate Guard make great boxes that tend to fit more than their reported value.

If you want to get fancy, any of the Ultimate Guard Flip'n'Tray or Monolith boxes are awesome. Also the Ultra Pro Satin Tower, pretty much the same as the Monolith.

If you need something as cheap as possible while also holding all your stuff (like d20s and d6s), the Ultra Pro Pro-Dual box will hold a full 75 card deck in one compartment and a Chessex 36ct d6 box and some d20s in the other.

Other than that I like the Ultimate Guard Deck'n'Tray, It holds a deck like the boxes with a tray for counters and dice.

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

Dragonshields, matte black with perfect fit sleeves (that load from the top). Load card into sleeve upside down, then put into Dragonshield right-side up.

Then, Ultimate Guard Sidewinder 80+. Five of these fit perfectly into the Ultimate Guard Superhive 550+.

Chessex dice are great for the dice tray. Now, the dice tray in the Superhive is a little awkward, and dice fall out easily or it jams sometimes while trying to pull it out or put it back. So I use a spice bag to hold the dice (also helps make sure they don't just fall everywhere when pulling the tray out, etc.)

And, of course, my two favorite playmats fit in the Superhive as well.

Silhouette Printable Clear Sticker Paper is what I use, for $5.69. You can get it for $4.63 as an add-on item if your order is at least $25 without them (so if you have to buy something else, you get this cheaper). I've only done this twice, and the first time I was using a Staples brand of thin window decal paper. This stuff is thicker, and the colors seem to print better on it, so I'm sticking with this.

Just be sure to get some varnish, otherwise the ink will smudge with your fingers due to moisture/body heat, even after it dries. Personally, I use Krylon brand varnish with a "Silk" finish - it's a mix between matte and gloss...so it's not too shiny, not too matte. I think it looks especially neat on foils, so that people aren't going to mistake them for REAL cards, but it offers a neat effect when double sleeved in my cube.

Let me know how it works out, or if you need any help. I've got about a week's worth of troubleshooting and practice, and getting better, lol. 100 foils done so far!

Not the same one (another person linked you to that) but I will say this other, similar case has been great for me.

Stack-On DCOG-10 Deluxe Deep Cup Parts Storage Organizer with 10 Removable Cups https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EHY9RA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gp5IxbDFWF1EQ

It's incredibly sturdy and can fit even large EDH decks plus tokens in a single cup. I use it for holding all my duel decks as well, and the wide cups are great for general storage (mana station, tokens, dice) or for holding oversized cards for planechase or archenemy.

I've got about six of those cases and they are fantastic.

I can't find the original reddit post, but another user basically inspired me. You make the proxies in photoshop, nice and high res. Then you print them onto clear sticker paper like this. Afterwards you have to blank a foil with acetone (lots of videos on youtube about this) and simply cut out the proxy and stick it on!

I use a crystal clear coat finish on top of the sticker sheet though just because the ink sort of sticks on top of the plastic. Makes it look better in sleeves and protects it from fingerprints/smudging.

Some good general gifts are:

Playmats: https://www.ultrapro.com/product_list.php?cPath=74_152&filter_id=&sort=2a&filter=inprint&osCsid=rip0n37n083bugo7kkqe6vi014

Card sleeves: https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Shield-Matte-Protective-Sleeves/dp/B00WX57O7M

Deck boxes: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=deck+box+mtg&ref=is_s

Gift cards to popular stores/marketplaces: https://shop.tcgplayer.com/giftcard

Everybody can use those regardless of what cards they use so they're pretty safe gifts that will still get used.

If you ask him what his favorite cards or artists are, you might be able to get him a playmat, an art print or even a signed card from his favorite artist. eBay is a pretty good place to find signed cards.

Welcome! And don't worry, even the most jaded of us started out just like you at one point.

Dice help immensely, I recommend some d6's. Something like this works well: https://www.amazon.com/Chessex-Opaque-Black-Dice-Block/dp/B0011WOEQ2/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_21_bs_lp_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1WHWZN9EHFF733R9F03S
Or if you have any other dice those work. For -1 counters I like d4s if you have any, the different shape keeps them separate from the d6s

For travelling, any small cloth bag works for carrying the dice.

I recommend sleeves - at this point I hate shuffling unsleeved cards. As /u/dig_dude recommended see Tolarian Community College for recommendations. See that channel for deck boxes also

For score keeping, I like these sorts of things (forgive me, I know they ahve a name but really can't remember it): https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Electronic-Graphics-Handwriting-Children/dp/B01H936O8W/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1494641058&sr=1-13&keywords=electronic+pad+and+pen
but normal pad and paper work just as well

Most importantly, relax, have fun, ask questions, get advice, and when in doubt, ask a judge!

Yep. I have one of these, but a Stack-On brand (green containers instead of yellow) and I love it. The decks don't bounce around any more than most other storage. Just put the decks in sleeves, which you should be doing anyway.

Here's the direct amazon link for anyone who'e interested: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EHY9RA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s03

EDIT: I will say, one criticism I have of these is that each container comes with two larger, double-sized containers that could technically fit two decks, but they can tend to be merged into themselves since there's nothing separating them. I for a while used one of the ultra pro dividers to go in-between the decks. Over the course of a year, though, I have ultimately bought THREE of these things, which gives me enough single containers to fully fill 2 Stack-Ons. A bit of an investment but I love it now. And, before anyone asks, I contacted the company who makes these directly to see if I could just buy individual containers but they said they do not sell them separately.

Anyway, I now have two stack ons full of only the smaller individual boxes that, between the two of them, can hold 12 decks each. I'm at 17 and counting!

yeah, i guess my post wasn't that informative. I am moving around about 7 modern decks and 7 sideboards. I don't have enough of the cards i need to run 7 different decks so i use deck lists and a two fat pack boxes to make decks and sb when i go play. I just wanted something that can hold BULK but wont ware and will protect 5,000 $ in cards.

I want something like the dragon shield long deck boxes, but a little stronger and about double the space.

Thank you!

http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Shield-Storage-Compartments-Black/dp/B00DJ4N4H0/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1416720123&sr=8-18&keywords=card+storage+box Something a little better than this with 2-3 times the storage.

That's why it's best to invest in another tool and make it super easy for your customer to open their cards. These are just big enough for toploaders to slide into, they are self-adhesive, and they're easy to open. Most LGS should also have them for far less than $4 as well. My LGS sells them for $2.29, right next to the top loaders and penny sleeves.

What budget are you considering? You can build fairly cohesive and decent commander decks for ~$20. Is the $80 total out of the price range?

There is Game Night which is 5 decks meant to be played out of the box against each other, kinda treating it as if it was a board game. It's $35-$40.

Card Kingdom does a bunch of budget stuff. If you like drafting they have a $100 Starter Cube which lets you draft over and over with it.

They also have Battle Decks which are $10 decks that are all roughly designed to be played against each other, and might be your best option (especially if you want to be able to pick what decks to play and expand it with new decks).

They also have Sparring Decks which are similar but are brawl decks instead (which is a format a bit more conducive to multiplayer). A bunch of these cards will rotate soon so you might want to wait to see if they release new ones with Eldraine's release, but if it's just between friends you can also expand the rules of brawl to be non-rotating (you'll follow along with "historic"'s legality).

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.

Definitely Alara Unbroken.

Also the planeswalker novels are all pretty good (Jace, Tezzeret, Chandra). Tezzeret's (Test of Metal) is the best but you should read Jace's (Agents of Artifice) first.

I hear this book has a ton of the back story for the majority of Magic lore.

These comics are awesome and free to read.

You could probably waste hours on the wiki.

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Magic-Gathering-Lizz-Baldwin/dp/0786911786
I believe this is exactly what you’re looking for. A bit pricey sorry to say but it IS OFFICIAL and the only one they did until they brought them back recently. The planeswalker guides (I think I used to have the Alara one) had some pretty good art in it if I remember correctly. They were pretty much worldbuilding and style guides. Also official.

dice aren't that big you don't really need them. you can use other stuff but dice are super convienent. I would get them a bunch of smallish d6s in a color they like. Something like these

Binders are a lot of unnecessary "walls", for little useable space. Get yourself a few long boxes (that specific auction is super expensive though, but it's the first result).

I have one box filled with EDH stuff, already double sleeved, and 2 more filled with set of playable in penny sleeves. Organize as you want, but on a limited collection, I find Color/CCM to work fine.

I think MTG is a game that will creep and occupy as much space as you give it, so I actively go against it by periodically going through my collection, and assessing whether or not I'l ever play X/Y card, so a lot of "playable" I don't keep. Stuff like Doom blade. It's great, but Modern and EDH have better removal. I'm never using a Doom blade in a deck. So I don't keep then. Same for let's say Smother. Great card, but I only kept one copy to Tiny leaders.

If you have your decks in different colored sleeves (or in smaller deck boxes, like these), you can just carry them in one of the white cardboard boxes that most people store cards in. My LGS sells them for $3 each and I imagine you could fit more than 10 decks in one. They look like this, but this one might be better for you.

You could instead get the Khans of Tarkir holiday box, but I wouldn't recommend it since the quality of the cardboard is pretty low.

I have also seen people use this zippered gaming case to transport cards; one of the reviews says that it can hold 10 deck boxes.

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

Thanks, I'm using Ultra Pro Team Bags - they've been used 7-8 times at this point, and they're still good for plenty more uses before being replaced. A pack of 100 should hopefully last me a year, maybe longer.

The Game Night collection is perfect is perfect for a group your size starting out: https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Gathering-Night-Players-Accessories/dp/B07H9KB51J

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.

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.

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.

If you're look for some plastic baggies for cards, you can get something called "team bag". something like from ultra pro. They are also good for shipping cards.

https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Poly-Team-Bags/dp/B00095NR1K/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1538678698&sr=8-5&keywords=team+bag

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.

Magic: Game Night is one of the best tools I've found for that kind of thing. And since getting it I've actually used it to introduce 7 people to the game, leading to a really smooth onboarding process.

EDIT: After reading some of your comments below, it seems to be geared towards your situation in particular with a group of 5.

Here is where you can buy the whole book where that comic comes from, all fully illustrated showing the back story on several staple planeswalkers. Great book, I've read it over a lot myself.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EHY9RA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

great for sleeved edh decks

I really wish Wizards would print more stuff like this. It included a large portion of the Rath Cycle Style Guide as well as full-page, full-color card art. AFAIK, they only ever did it for the Rath Cycle block.

Godsend is already available (it got released early). http://www.amazon.com/Theros-Godsend-Part-Jenna-Helland-ebook/dp/B00FUZNL7O/

sounds like those could be what we call "penny sleeves" too. And not actual playing sleeves.

• Not what you play with.
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Soft-Sleeves-8-Inches/dp/B00CV859XC
  
  
• you play with these
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Shield-Matte-Protective-Sleeves/dp/B00WX57O7M/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1501691248&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=dragon+sheidlds

I think you might be talking about team bags, but they fit closer to 20, maybe 30 cards at a time.

Dragon Shield makes a 4-compartment box that might fit your needs, it claims to hold 300+ sleeved cards, though I've not used one myself.


See here and here.


Tolarian Community College reviewed the deck box last month.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016CWIEMK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479568898&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=ultimate+guard

• sturdy
  
  
• looks good
  
  
• holds up to 200 double sleeved cards
  
  
• is reasonably priced
  

Most players tend to use something similar to these:
http://www.amazon.com/Chessex-Opaque-White-Black-Block/dp/B000RZN604/ref=sr_1_5?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1420740176&sr=1-5&keywords=dice

The block has 36 dice, which is a good amount. they're fairly easy to read and place on the cards.

This box has two sides, each that fit about 150. Each side has an optional separator in the middle, that can be removed.

I use one of these. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004EHY9RA/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?qid=1415166815&sr=8-15&pi=SX200_QL40

It works really well for me.

of the game? It's in most stores and Amazon. I bought it yesterday at Target. https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Game-Night-Gathering-Accessories/dp/B07H9KB51J/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543210220&sr=8-1&keywords=game+night+mtg

I just watched the Tolarian Academy review videos on deckboxes today. The guy didn't specify whether or not these held double sleeved commander deck, but he did say the 4 compartment boxes will hold 2 double sleeved commander decks. Those might be worth looking in to.

http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Shield-Storage-Compartments-Black/dp/B00DJ4N4H0

Piles wrapped with some elastic bands is my go-to solution. Then put them in a shoe box. Alternatively you could order some of these:

https://www.amazon.com/BCW-Super-Monster-Storage-5000/dp/B004FH8WOU

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1560251409/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1501032893&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Magic%3A+The+Gathering+--+Official+Encyclopedia&dpPl=1&dpID=51R09GTGFDL&ref=plSrch

That's the version I own. They might be slightly different even though they appear to be the same book, so I figured I'd be sure to find my exact copy.

Edit: it appears the version you listed was a reissue from 1999, so it probably does have some differences.

Smallish notepad, pen. Make a T chart. You (your team) on one side, opponent (their team) on the other. Start at 20 life (teams for 2hg start at 30).each time something happens to a life total, cross out the old one and write the new one.

You'll also wanna invest in some of these. Any LGS worth calling an LGS should have some.

No, but if you're interested in The Brother's War, it's available as an ebook. I highly recommend it.

Amazon has this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0786911786/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1383255921&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

I'm planning on printing these on transparent sticky paper, like this https://www.amazon.com/Silhouette-Printable-Clear-Sticker-Paper/dp/B00B9Q9QY0

Then putting them on foils with faces peeled off from rubbing alcohol. The depth will be similar, and if they're too thick you can always take an exacto knife and cut the back off of the card and sleeve them.

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.

IT'S TEN DOLLARS.

Pony up the cash if you want to read it.

Never run out of Dice again. I got the chessex equivalent and I have so many dice I now keep 2 full dice bags, and a smaller one that just holds my spindowns and d6 cube. The Wizdice one is a lot less random and you get more matching sets than the chessex though (proven multiple times).

I use a couple of these guys for everything less than a dollar, anything more goes in a couple binders:

https://www.amazon.com/BCW-Super-Monster-Storage-5000/dp/B004FH8WOU

https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Gathering-Night-Players-Accessories/dp/B07H9KB51J

^ this is the one I'm talking about

According to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C91KLV8 the publication date was March of this year.

Ultimate Guard Flip n Tray

Ultimate Guard 200 Card Twin Flip N Tray Xenoskin Deck Case, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016CWIEMK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_85yBDb4Z4AME1

http://www.amazon.com/Random-Polyhedral-Dice-Multiple-Wiz/dp/B009R6J8RY/ref=pd_sbs_t_1

All the dice you could need. Generally comes with at least a few complete sets, fairly basic colors.

Also some storyline is in this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Path-Planeswalker-Gathering-Graphic-Anthology/dp/0786953675/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419662978&sr=1-1&keywords=path+of+a+planeswalker

https://www.amazon.com/Card-Twin-Flip-Xenoskin-Black/dp/B016CWIEMK

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WX57O7M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Silhouette-Printable-Clear-Sticker-Paper/dp/B00B9Q9QY0

These are the two that I have:
http://www.amazon.com/Ravnica-Cycle-Book-ebook/dp/B0036S49K0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369277336&sr=8-1&keywords=ravnica%2C+city+of+guild+book
http://www.amazon.com/Lorwyn-Cycle-Magic-Gathering-Novel/dp/0786942924/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1369277354&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=lorwyn+book

I had this one for a couple years until this bad boy came out

Hmm, I haven't thought about it in a long time, but I think that I have this one around somewhere:

Magic the Gathering: Official Encyclopedia

"Every existing Magic card" as of 1996. I wonder if I can still find that around the house somewhere.

If you don't need it to be portable, get a 5000 Count storage box or 2.

https://www.amazon.com/Ct-800-Card-Storage-Gaming/dp/B00MWJQ7X6?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1

> I'm wondering how I should organize, store, and use my cards.

For me, I went with BCW boxes for commons and uncommons, sorted by set, then color. UltraPro page protectors for 3 ring binder for my rares, foils, and mythics.

The Professor has a video on how to store your M:tG cards.

Are you talking about the ones that come in Fat Packs? I ask because these used to be a thing.

http://www.amazon.com/BCW-FULL-LID-Monster-Storage/dp/B004FH8WOU/ref=sr_1_6?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1367367488&sr=1-6

Put dividers by set, then rarity, then color.

I bought a couple of D20s and one of these and I’ve never needed more dice than that.

For dice rolls that matter, I use GameScience dice. For counters, I have a block of mini Chessex d6's. For life totals, pen and paper.

https://www.amazon.com/Silhouette-Printable-Clear-Sticker-Paper/dp/B00B9Q9QY0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1493324794&sr=8-2&keywords=clear+sticker+paper

I used an HP ENVY 4520 printer.

The Thran
The Brothers' War
Planeswalker
Time Streams
Bloodlines

The Gathering Dark
The Eternal Ice
The Shattered Alliance

Amazon has a kindle version of Brother's War for 5 USD. Same for all of the Artifacts Cycle books, all at 5 USD. The paper novels vary wildly in price. The Onimbus books probably the cheapest way, totaling ~100 USD (these versions also are not available as kindle books via Amazon).

The web comic collection? Read them online - or pick them up on ebay/amazon - they were kind of a dud in Comic circles and MTG circles. (No promo card usually spells the death of any MTG Comic - its the only reason any one bought any of the IDW ones... trust me.)

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/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009R6J8RY#

100+ dice from Wiz Dice. I got 17 complete sets d20-d4 with only 1 "bad" die, it was a percentile die that the numbers weren't stamped deep enough. Tons of dice.