The Best Gaming Cases: http://youtu.be/2Aw3j3Mj5Ls
A Guide To Playmats: http://youtu.be/0HOjmAB4WaA
What Are The Best Binders: http://youtu.be/H5IauASYWjk
The Best Card Sleeves: http://youtu.be/w-aAeIZSNWw
How To Start Playing Magic: The Gathering – A Beginner’s Guide
The following is a 6 step guide to starting Magic: The Gathering from absolute scratch. This is not a video that teaches you how to play the game, but rather guides you in your purchases and decision making so that you can go from having never played Magic: The Gathering before, to being able to attend store events and regularly play games.
Please note:
As always, this video is only meant as guidance, not absolute rules. it is one path, one method of many, but it only a suggestion.
It is designed with the goal of being able to play regularly at store events, but that may not be your own personal goal when it comes to Magic. Still, even if you are looking to achieve different things from this game, perhaps by seeing one path people can take, you
might discover new ideas that help you meet your needs.
The importance of friend or partner:
If you’ll allow me one more preamble, I’d like to stress the importance of having a friend or partner to play with. The most important thing you can do as a new player is…to play. Practice, practice, practice, and in order to do this, it helps to have a practice partner.
Going into this game with a friend or lover is a huge advantage, as you’ll always have someone to play with and learn with. I’m a major advocate of couples getting into Magic together, as it gives you both a fun and engaging activity that you can share with one another.
If you don’t know anyone who is interested in learning with you, or who already plays, don’t despair. Magic is a highly social game. Hanging out at your local game store isn’t just how you get in games, it is also how you meet people and make friends.
So where do you begin from absolute scratch?
Step 1: Buy Duels of the PlanesWalkers 2014
Step 2: Get 2 Quick Start Decks.
Step 3: Join your store’s league
Step 4: Play a Draft
Step 5: If a prerelease or launch is upcoming, attend.
Step 6: Put your first standard deck together.
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Quick start decks aren’t free where i live, but they’re 2 or 3 bucks, so it’s still rather inexpensive.
I have no store near my town how i can get Starter packs otherwise ? Sorry if i wrote somthing wrong i don’t speak english a lot.
-i dont have a girlfriend
-i dont have Friends
-i dont have Money
-i dont have a local store in my Town
How can i start to play Magic?
How do I find a store to play at
I literally force my friend to play this with me! xD
Y WAS THUS PUBLISHED IN 2014 but talks about 2015 DECKS
Are you iDubbbz?
step 7: buy a pack of dragons maze. it’s a right of passage for begginners (extra points if you do it with a friend and have a pack war).
my card shop never has them they give them out to people that played for years
Just saying 2014 is also better because garuuk in not cursed yet.
My nearest FNM is about and hour and a halfs driving away sadness
My, if I had started my mtg career like this, I would have been way better off. When I started, me and my brother bought intro packs and played against each other, after being introduced by a friend who was experienced in magic.
hi there just asking where could I get a prerelease box?
Update for Step 1: “Play Magic Duels” – they made it into a free for play game some time ago.
Your vids are getting me hyped for my first ever prerelease of ixalan
What if your store doesn’t have sample decks?
where can u get free starter decks
magic is now free on steam
How soon after teaching someone the basic game is it a good idea to introduce them to Commander?
Absolutely garbage video. My best friend explained the game to me in half of the time and corrected the narrator on numerous times. Start more basic and correct your grammer, kid.
I have a question: if I get a rookie deck, where would that fit into the plan?
Be sure to watch An Introduction to Sealed Deck Construction: https://youtu.be/1wyncg5Xhmg
Is it Worth It To Attend Prerelease: https://youtu.be/tQH6MI-46P0
What’s it like at an MTG prerelease: https://youtu.be/zG39FZgc0ik
Prepare For Prerelease: https://youtu.be/fnaBOlE8ico
I love your channel but i found my local card store to be filled with jerks when i asked about these sample decks they accused me of being a ebay scalper just wanting free hand outs also the store made me feel a bit unease i understand being a weeb and liking anime but there was some AO rated stuff just sitting on the counter i guess i will just stick with PTCGO
Buying an Origins Fat Pack. Any objections? If so, why?
I always laugh when people mention Draft. where I live it costs $51.36 just to play a six player game….
What if your a kid
I would replace Duels of the Planewalkers 2014, with Magic: Duels, just because the later is free and it has practice tutorials for pretty much every mechanic.
The closest shop to me is 27.5 MILES away.
You should consider updating this to change “Duels of the Plainswalkers 2014”, to “Magic Duels”
I do wish I saw this video before I started but still great advice!!
I went to my local card shop and they had the starter decks… for 5 dollars each, not cool
I can’t get the quick start decks. Very sad. I really do want them. But the only place I can find them is ebay and they go for about 20 bucks.
Is step 2 still ok if my LGS sells them for $6.00 each (buying all five are my needs and it will cost $30,00 which is quite frankly too expensive for me) ?
For step 5 instead of buying a prerelease kit/6 packs, can it be 3 packs and build a 30 card deck instead due to the “new” sealed system?
i bought two quickstart decks. 😛
And I’m working on getting my girl to play this with me!
Thanks for the awesome video Professor! I took your advice I downloaded Magic Duels(since its free) on steam, gave it a try and ended up really enjoying my time playing it. From there I started my hunt to locate my local gaming store and got to attend a MTG open house event. Acquired my 2 quick start decks, while I was there I got to participate in my first standard draft with 3 other people. At the end of the night I walked out with a stack of lands, tokens, commons and uncommons, 13 boosters packs, and a spin-down dice. All I spent that night was $10 on the draft and was able to walk way with more than a good start, definitely going to try to attend MTG Friday nights from now on.
His voice is so hard to listen to.
u suck @$$
what if my store is wall Mart… im in the middle of bum fucked Egypt
Helped alot!
Is it not better to buy a duel deck if you do not have such a stores ?
Got me interested as just a fun and casual thing. Thx proffeser!