The Usual Magic: the Gathering Tournament Scene

Being in a Magic: The Gathering tournament environment feels in various ways from the player’s perspective. There are those that are competitive and want to win, and so feel to be strong pressure with the goal. Others just wanted to have fun and play the deck that they like to pilot.

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Magic: the Gathering Standard Jeskai Control Deck Gameplay

Jeskai is one of the five color combinations in the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. It consists of the colors blue, red, and white. A Jeskai deck is a deck that primarily uses cards of these three colors and is focused on spellcasting and control.

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The Best Method to Build a Magic: the Gathering Commander Deck

In the Magic: the Gathering commander format, players build 100-card decks with every card (apart from basic lands) only appearing once. The format is primarily played with four players, each with their own deck.

In creating a Magic: the Gathering Commander deck, it needs great planning and thought in coming up with an efficient decklist and strategy. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind while building an effective Commander deck:

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The Pros of Buying Magic: The Gathering Booster Packs

The decision of whether to buy Magic: The Gathering booster packs depends on your specific goals, preferences, and circumstances. I buy booster packs from live selling on Facebook, via Shopee stores and some from our local game store with mainly the purpose of updating our constructed decks with the latest new cards and also trying to hit good card pulls for our online Shopee store inventory.

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Learning the Draft Format in Magic: the Gathering

Drafting is a popular format in Magic: The Gathering that combines strategy, deck building, and card selection. It involves building a deck on the spot from a limited pool of cards. This is recommended to be able to learn the synergies and interactions of the cards in a limited set scenario and also to be applied later on in constructed formats such as Standard. Several Grand Prix events in the past and the recent Pro Tour has held this as one of the major formats of MTG gameplay.

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