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Jun 17 2009

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Magic the Gathering deck make-up?

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1. adminon 17 Jun 2009 at 12:13 am 1
   An optimized deck should be exactly 60-cards. This allows you to maximize the consistency of the deck.

   Going by best practices, a 60-card deck should include 18 – 24 land, 18 – 22 creatures and 18 – 22 other spells (sorceries, instants and enchantments). This is just a basic template and does not need to be followed exactly, but when you are first starting out, if your goal is to be competitive, then it is wise to build using these guidelines.

   In most cases, you should play four copies of each spell. Again, this helps maximize the consistency of the deck.

   Obviously, it is ok to stray away from these general best practices, but when your learning the game, you will learn more quickly and become competitive faster if you follow them.

2. adminon 17 Jun 2009 at 12:13 am 2
   1. Play 60 cards. Or 61 if you really have to. I guarantees you the best mix of land, little dudes, and powerful spells.
   2. Working off of a 60-card model, you should have 12-16 little guys (1 and 2-mana creatures) in a green deck. Then about 8-10 mid-range guys (3-5 mana). Then put in 5 to 7 bombs (like Krosan Cloudscraper). I would recommend 23 lands. Finally, include some support spells for destroying enchantments, artifacts, etc. and boosting your guys' power (like Naturalize and Giant Growth, respectively).
   3. The theory behind my recommendations: Having a smaller number of cards guarantees more consistency with your deck. Knowing that you have a better chance of drawing any given card is a strategic advantage. Furthermore, having a reliable number of each kind of creature or spell will guarantee that you have a significant play every turn while you are developing your position on the board. If you don't develop your position well, you can be overrun by more powerful creatures or effects. For example, if you played a Llanowar Elves your first turn and then had no plays for 3 turns while you built up mana for a 5-cost creature, you could get totally overrun by a 3/3 Elephant token or a horde of Goblins that multiplies every turn. Having creatures with progressively higher mana costs, however, guarantees that you will ramp up in power and synergy as the turns go by. Having a limited number of big bomb creatures guarantees that you don't have an opening hand full of them. During your first 6-8 turns, they are useless to you anyway.
   4. Good luck!
3. adminon 17 Jun 2009 at 12:13 am 3
   I've always believed in keeping the deck as close to 60 as possible. Look at each card and ask yourself – 'why do I have THIS card in the deck'? Is it in there because you like it? Or because it fits your deck theme? Every card should either fit or support your deck theme. If it doesn't fit or support the theme, get rid of it. Don't play a card just because you like it. It'll water down your theme and weaken the deck overall. Also, you don't have to play 4 of each card either. Especially with the fatties, it's better to have 1 or 2 cards of 3 or 4 different fatties than 4 copies of the same creature. It'll give you a lot more flexibility & it'll make it harder for your oppenent to defend against your attacks. Try to use some middle casting cost creatures & less low casting cost ones. You should have a few 'transition' creatures from the weaker ones to the big guys. Whatever you decide to do, be sure to keep the deck theme in mind.

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