Embarking on the magical journey of Magic: The Gathering, new players often find themselves navigating a realm of endless possibilities and strategic depth. In the realm of deck construction, where every card holds the potential for tactical brilliance, the Deck Builder’s Toolkit emerges as the ideal companion for those taking their first steps into this captivating multiverse.

Offering a treasure trove of diverse cards from various sets, essential lands, and a robust storage solution, the toolkit is a gateway to creativity and exploration. This thoughtful gift not only equips new players with the fundamental tools for crafting their decks but also introduces them to the joy of strategic thinking and the boundless world of Magic: The Gathering.

The Deck Builder’s Toolkit is considered an ideal gift for new Magic: The Gathering players for several reasons:

Diverse Card Selection: The toolkit includes a variety of cards from different sets, providing new players with a diverse collection to start building their decks. This helps them explore various strategies and playstyles.

Basic Lands: It comes with a substantial number of basic lands, which are essential for constructing decks. New players often need a good supply of land, and the toolkit ensures they have a solid foundation.

Storage Box: The toolkit includes a sturdy storage box to keep cards organized. This is crucial for new players who are just beginning to accumulate cards and need a convenient way to store and transport their collection.

Deck-Building Guide: A deck-building guide is included to help new players understand the fundamentals of constructing a deck. It provides valuable insights into deck composition, mana curves, and other essential aspects of deck building.

Value for Money: The Deck Builder’s Toolkit offers good value for money compared to buying individual packs. It provides a cost-effective way for new players to acquire a substantial number of cards and essential deck-building tools.

Low Entry Barrier: For players who are just starting, the toolkit provides an accessible entry point into the world of Magic. It simplifies the process of acquiring cards and encourages experimentation with deck construction.

Educational Experience: The toolkit serves as an educational tool, guiding new players through the initial steps of deck building. It helps them grasp key concepts in a hands-on manner, fostering a deeper understanding of the game.

Room for Creativity: With a mix of cards from different sets, the toolkit allows players to explore creative deck-building possibilities. It sparks imagination and encourages them to experiment with various card combinations.

Great for Casual Play: The diverse card selection in the toolkit makes it well-suited for casual play. New players can enjoy building decks and playing with friends without the pressure of adhering to specific deck archetypes or formats.

Starter Point for Collection Building: The cards in the toolkit offer a starting point for building a more extensive collection. As players become more engaged with the game, they can use these cards as a foundation for expanding and refining their collection.

Overall, the Deck Builder’s Toolkit provides an inclusive and hands-on introduction to Magic: The Gathering, making it an ideal gift for new players who are eager to dive into the world of spellcasting and strategy.

As it is a scheduled holiday due to the celebration of the National Heroes Day (a Red date in our calendar). I decided to spend the extra rest day doing household work and laundry. Since the latter was already done last Saturday, the next task in hand is the room cleaning and arrangement. However, I am not fond of doing a sort of major cleanup as the dust can have me sneezing and activate my asthma. I still decided to have at least some kind of arrangement especially to my pile of cards that are loitering around my workstation.

I checked on the pile of cards and boxes including opened booster packs, some sleeves, and tokens and decided to have them sorted. My system is to divide them first by expansion and then followed by a sorting per color. I started with the War of the Sparks Japanese booster box and took out its contents and placed them on my bed. There were a few Rare cards left after opening the packs last time and so I just see if they are worth the money to be included to my card selling pile.  

I had a few boxes before that were labeled with the expansion name and symbol on its cover. Unfortunately, I got them disposed of when I transferred the boarding house. Here are a few tips on easy sorting your MTG card collections.

Sort at the Start – Pile them immediately by color when you open your packs like what you do doing Sealed events. I seldom do this but I highly recommend that you practice this one while you enjoy opening your booster packs.

Separate the Playables – I usually sort my cards so it would be easy for me to find them later on if they will be needed for my deck builds. While it might difficult to grade the card for its usability, you can start by basing it on the current format, for example, Standard. See how it will be useful in the current top decks or maybe a sideboard option in that matter. In that way, it will be easy to locate which box is for your future Standard components and which are not.

Arrange by Block – the Magic sets were released in the order that they will also be sorted. Arranging them by block is an easy way to know which set belongs in a particular group. This can then be followed by what I mentioned I did on each box, sorting by color and if needed by card name in alphabetical order.

Sort by Card Types – this is suggested if all your collections have already mixed up with the old expansions. It would be pretty hard to pile them by expansion and then by color. The remedy is to sort them by card types i.e. Creatures, Sorcery, Instant, Enchantment, Lands, etc.  You can have one box for each card type and make sure you label the cover.

Last but not the least is to use labeled bookmarks to separate the pile so you would know right on which side is your artifacts or multicolored cards when you open the box.

I do hope these tips helped you in organizing your collection. We are not only Magic: the Gathering but also prompt into an efficient organization as well.

Until the next post and thanks for reading.