How to make a Magic deck | Magic Arcanum

[@Capojutsu]

This was super cool bro. I love how you take time to tell some story or lore about each card as you were choosing them. I am going to recommend this video.

[@bradleypruitt841]

Definitely can't wait to build a deck with this as a guide. Really into deck building vids. This helps, thank you for this

[@NStripleseven]

This has 666 likes

[@vinnybeanie9019]

Wow 696 likes

[@Rukalin]

I mean the 3 Llanowar Elves are pretty obvious. One's power, one's toughness, one makes mana.

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) ok this made me laugh

[@senorangelrubio]

Best comment ever!

[@davidhassan7824]

I have never needed something so much and didn't know it existed.......thank you

[@lelgazelle]

I had not even noticed until now that there are three elves on that card.

[@sengoku_fin]

Does that mean that the old Llanowar "elves" were the toughest, since one elf did all of that? The second oldest elves clearly had one warrior for the 1/1 and one mystic for mana. Elvish Mystic clearly is the survivor of this duo that just learned to fend for himself (therefore being as powerful as the og Llanowar). Now we have a trio of scrubs who each know the basics of one aspect :D

[@chaosmastermind]

One really really important tip is how to judge the power level of cards relative to their mana cost. A good rule of thumb to go by is for every 1 mana you spend, you should get at least 2 points of stats (1 power and 1 toughness). So when you looke at a 3 mana 2/2 grey ogre, you will immediately realize that it is overpriced by 1 mana, and therefore bad. Shifting the numbers from one side to the other is basically fine up to a point too. For example, a 2/4 is just a shifted 3/3, which is worth 3 mana, and so is a 4/2, and a 1/5 or a 5/1. It's also important to know that anything with 3 or less toughness is considered especially weak because it is easy to kill with a lightning bolt effect, and anything with 2 or less attack is considered particularly weak because it does barely any damage. The last and most important thing to know is that you should almost never settle for these "fair" costed cards and treat them as the bare minimum for making decks. Almost every deck uses cards that are far more powerful and far cheaper than they should be. Also, you should pick cards that have powerful effects instead of "vanilla" cards with just bare stats as a general rule, unless they are 2 or 3 mana cheaper than normal. A fair cost for damage is basically mana equal to the damage +1 (like banefire) unless you are doing 1, 2, or 3 damage. Since that is considered a small effect for the price of one full card, it is usually discounted down to 2 or even 1 mana depending on the set. A fair cost for healing is mana equal to the amountof healing +1 (like stream of life) unless you are healing for 3 or less which usually costs 1. Though healing is usually seen as worth less than damage, and has since been adjusted to about 2 points of healing per 1 point of mana. (roughly like Sanguiine Sacrament). Also any card that draws a card to replace itself should get higher priority (all else being equal) since drawing cards is super valuable. (the more the better, within reason). You can create your own rating system based on experience, but that is a good place to start. With this, you should be able to tell the obvious that a 1 mana 2/2 is way way better than a 4 mana 3/3. I hope that was helpful to someone.

[@chaosmastermind]

@@redfox5109 Well, keep in mind.. it's just my opinion.

[@redfox5109]

@@chaosmastermind yes, but its still helpful to an armature like me nonetheless

[@johnwillyard9857]

A note about cards that draw. If you find yourself playing that card just to draw a single card you should probably replace it because instead of paying that mana and cycling it you could already have that card you drew or a better card.

[@jacoblindsey6888]

This was really helpful, thanks! I'm brand new to the game

[@PenguinOverlord4555]

Very good advice, thank you!

[@dravencallisto]

For any new player's out there, this is actually a really good starting point. Any deck needs testing, obviously, but this is a good place to start and tweak from.

[@traviscurtin5659]

But I don't have multiple copies of cards like he's talking about. Am I supposed to buy some specific set to have this?

[@dravencallisto]

@@traviscurtin5659 if they're cheap or staples, purchase them when it's reasonable. You want your deck to have be consistent enough, but as powerful as possible. Starting off with playsets for the cards is a good place to start. Not saying to buy a full set of Vraska's Contempt, but maybe see if you can get away with a cheaper removal spell like Cast Down first. There are quite a few guides on buying cards if you do a quick google search, unfortunately I cant list all that information here, since there is so much of it and so many theories and methods on buying cards, especially on a budget.

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Travis, I put a link to the final deck list in the description. It will take you to TCGplayer.com where you can buy all these cards individually. The whole deck is actually pretty cheap if you ignore the sideboard, which I just used to list the optional cards I talked about in the video. Let me know if you have any other questions, and thanks for watching!

[@made6039]

@@tcgplayercom I've been playing for years, but always suck at deckbuilding from scratch! This will make it so much easier for me! :D

[@Spades20XX]

I really wanna hear the story about Nicol Bolas getting his spark

[@genericperson8354]

SilverSpades Absolutely!

[@mattflash14]

same here

[@someguyplayin6704]

SilverSpades they already (kinda) did it. He got his spark in the M19 story,which they did like 7-9 videos on

[@kyoken8691]

Nicol bolas got so jealous of Ugin, that it traumatized him and caused his spark to ignite.

[@kennethblakeiii9596]

Yes please.

[@sirreginalddoc3117]

I'd love it if you did a follow up video on this specific deck, talking about the tweaking you would make, the importance of having a mana curve and the sacrifices you would make accordingly. Then coupled, the two vids would be an amazing intro series to get anyone started. This vid was super helpful.

[@jacoblindsey6888]

@Jordan Rodrigues I'm literally brand new to this and this was some great information. Thanks!

[@JesusGarcia-jh8zd]

I have a strong opinion, and that opinion is that this is a good starting point for newer players. This is a simple deck that benefits from the straight-forward strategy of elves. tis good, tis good.

[@captainkarnage9874]

Love how you guys do this for free, while Star City charges a monthly fee.

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Yeah what's up with THAT?

[@bendd6371]

This is one of, if not the most helpful tip for deck building I have ever heard. Keep up the great content👍

[@camyron]

That venser spark theft story sounds really cool

[@malsirian0880]

I realize the video is 3 yrs old and this comment will never get seen but thanks so much for this video! As an old guy who’s new to magic I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. You don’t tell us HOW to build a deck but how to THINK about constructing one. It’s great! Gotta see if y’all have more like this on the channel, lore vids are an added bonus. Easiest sub ever!

[@hopinggirl1722]

a little less than 4 years later this video still holds up super well and is something i watched in full even after having played the game half of my life. definitely would recommend.

[@Fr0stbite1801]

Out of all the deck building videos I've seen, this one is easily the most succinct and easy to understand. And you get some lore and card history in here too! Now this is a beginner's guide.

[@wingnutt8922]

The community needs MORE of videos just like this! Easy to follow, pleasent to listen to, plus, the explanation of the MTG jargon is very good! TCGPlayer, DO MORE OF THESE!!!!!

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) brb, showing this comment to my manager

[@wingnutt8922]

TCGplayer do it! These videos are an investment!! This is the kind of content I would love to create, but I lack the video editing chops! These types of videos that combine lore, jargon explanation, and teach basic Magic principles just don't exist and I don't know why! This is good stuff, friend! Keep doing what you're doing ❤️

[@Jaeger460]

The issue I find a lot of people, including myself, have with magic deck building when coming from other TCG's, is the goal of the decks in the individual games. I personally started playing TCG's with yugioh, and i still play now semi-competitively, and the way deck building works in yugioh is vastly different. Instead of having multiple win conditions, it is usually multiple ways to get to the same win condition, so the goal with deck building in yugioh is to maximise the consistency of one specific line of play, or one specific combo starter, which you will almost always be able to use. Magic, on the other hand, requires a more varied amount of things to be thought about in order to play your deck, as you need to think about mana curve as well. The problem with this is, in my case, I literally ignored mana curve and didnt think about it. I just focused on what I wanted the deck to do and ignored how I was going to get to that point. This video really helps outline a lot of areas that need to be focused on, and is really well done

[@bsmakoro]

Ryan, you made the process of making a deck, not only simpler, but I had fun listening. Don't change a thing, you are doing great.

[@elijahmain7801]

I've been confused on how to build a deck for so long (1 year) and I'm grateful I found this video, thank you:)

[@berndb3141]

Hey Ryan, I'm a player who started in the 90's, took a long break and is back at it since 2017. I did not know the rule of nine to date and your explanation was really helpfull. Thanks!

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) That's great to hear. Welcome back to the game!

[@PBruno-cm3qh]

This was exactly what I was looking for after coming back to MTG 25 years later. Excellent format tying the card mechanics to the Lore and how to build a deck. Even something as simple as explaining why a card is referred to as a Lord has me feeling more invested and excited to be back. Great job! Looking forward to exploring and recommending the channel.

[@anthonyglover310]

This is one of the best how to's in deck building I've seen.

[@tylerlarkey4610]

My favorite land count is 22. It's right between 20 & 24 so it just feels like the right amount of lands.

[@lipok76]

This might be one of the best MTG learning video i have seen to date .... thank you very much :)

[@aravs48]

I've been playing Magic casually now for 5 years and nobody else elver told me this! Super useful thanks!

[@matthewknudson2443]

Thank you, I have only ever gotten decks pre built. This will help me when I get a good look at a white, black and red vampire tribal

[@felixfaster]

I like your personality in these videos; very friendly and not taking anything too serious.

[@donschellenberg6625]

Been playing Magic since Revised Edition and I have to say that your video explanation for putting together your first 60-card deck is Outstanding! The 'Rule of 9' is an Awesome way to approach deck building. Great video and advice!

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Thanks!

[@hgsqu33zy]

Storytelling with cards thats amazing, im new to magic by the way. ive been playing for 2days

[@tjcrooms]

Really great tips, for beginners and even some that have been playing magic for a long while. Whenever I build a deck I always think what do I want my deck to do and how I want it to play, that usually helps me.

[@plaguesofmaya314]

I just recently got a buddy hooked on magic. And today I invited him over to have a deck build off so I could see where his skill level is so far, and he hit me with this rule of nine. He put a pretty decent deck together for a beginner, and after several matches I tore his deck apart and showed him where he went wrong and helped him fix it up and it's silky smooth now.

[@vyggdrasil1631]

This is a super elegant solution to newer players being overwhelmed by having to choose a lot of different cards. However, I believe a lot of players might screw their mana curve a little too easily (More expensive mana costs generally lead to cooler cards players might want to include). To solve this, as a rule of thumb, have every card you chose that costs 3 or less be a 4-of; cards that cost 4 or 5 be a 3-of; and for cards that cost 6 or more just run 2 copies at most.

[@Awsomeman328]

One of my favorite discoveries when it came to figuring out how many lands you want in your 60 card deck was taking the average CMC of all your non land cards, usually it will be around 4, then taking that result and adding 20 to it. This way if your most expensive cards are like 3-4 mana and your average CMC is like 2, you cut down to 22 lands and replace them with some more gas. Or if you have a low mana curve of just ramp until CMC 5 and say 18+ cards cost 6+ mana, bringing your avarage CMC up to 5 or 6, you might want to cut a few non land cards and replace them so you have 25 or 26 lands respectively. To use this formula for other deck sizes (say 40 card limited or 100 (99) card commander), devote 1/3, or 33% of your deck to just lands and follow the same steps as before. And for the times where you are getting an average CMC that is not a whole number (basically instead of a 4.0 you're getting a 4.2 or 3.7, etc) you should try to round to the nearest whole number to the best of your ability, usually rounding up a 4.5 to a five, but rounding down from a 4.49. Of course, this doesn't cover any special strategies where you may not want to follow this advice so closely, like in a "Lands Matter" deck, you may run up to 40% or maybe even 45% lands in your deck. But that is why my advice (and this video) is only a starting point for deck building meant for those looking for help and/or advice.

[@septavytakacringe157]

Honestly this is the best video on magic deck building. This video actually answers peoples questions.

[@Infernoblade1010]

Great starting template! One of the most fun parts is adjusting your deck after testing to find the best possible setup.

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) I agree. It's like a chef adjusting their recipe to get the flavor absolutely perfect.

[@brittanynguyen3794]

I got a consuming aberration. I mostly focused on getting consuming aberration using draw cards, and use cheep spells to spam consuming aberration’s ability. I also use other mill cards as a secondary ace as backup. It’s ok in my friend group.

[@jay_cadiramen]

This is a fantastic video - I really like the mix of lore and cards abilities explained, combined with strategy for using the cards in play. As a returning MtG player (I last played 25 years, with first edition... really regretting giving all those cards away when I stopped playing..!) videos like this are what I'm super interested in. Please keep them coming!

[@BaldurtheImpious]

If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have learned how to build my own decks. It's been 5 years. I've spent way too much money on the game. My favorite part of magic is the brewing, and im so grateful you taught me how.

[@DMac1234ist]

This actually helped heaps, thank you for making this one. I run a black white deck which mainly focuses on making heaps of zombies and angels, divine visitation and open the graves work as a stupidly fun combo, especially with Leonin something something who adds two 1/1 tokens attacking when he attacks. If I have Leonin and Divine visitation in my hand I always keep it.

[@sirix500111]

I would be careful with that. Having two peices too an insane combo like that is great, but not at the expense of dieing before you can play them.

[@Stickfigure414]

This video is absolutely fantastic and I truly wish we all had more like this. I loved the charisma of the guy in the video and these tips are so simple and useful they help me dial myself back in a bit when I'm deck building so I don't go overboard on anything

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Hey thanks for watching, glad you liked it! - Guy in the video

[@vbkllr]

hands down the best new magic series of the year. excited to see where you take it next!

[@Caedynna]

This is a fantastic tip! And I would love to hear more about Nicky B. getting his spark back from Venser. Sounds super interesting!

[@joshwi4193]

This is insanely helpful - I often suffer from analysis paralysis when deckbuilding, so breaking it like this is great. Excellent work!

[@MurphaLurph13]

I just used this method to rebuild a fun deck that had always been janky and troublesome, and now its so much better and more consistent. Thanks for the tips!

[@corymullins8740]

This was so awesome!!! Thanks for posting this! Have been building decks out of my rather large collection for a year or two and never knew of the rule of 9!

[@KyleMaxwell]

Best simple introduction to this topic I've yet seen. I really want to build my own and not just netdeck all the time.

[@ericwaraujo]

Ryan, I love how you bring out the fun aspect of magic. Just fun. (I learned from a friend that lives abroad, so my only option to play is at an LGS. So I had to go into the competitive side of things or sit and watch people play and leave feeling like an idiot. I love how you keep the fun of magic alive. Wish I could play with you and like minded people. We're out there folks!)

[@asteros6387]

Another tip, a good card to put in your deck is usually either something that can trade resources for others efficiently, or something that's cheap, fits into your deck's theme well, synergizes well, and does a lot of things.

[@isaacgraff8288]

My wife's first deck I helped her build. She really loved a mono-white Knights deck I built and wanted to do something similar. We noticed that we had a lot of black and white warriors. She thought it'd be fun so we ran with it. We started finding things that played well with black, white and Warriors. The biggest mistake... she asked if she could have a card from my Knights deck. I said that if I had over 60 cards, sure why not.... I had 61. The card was Dolmen Gate. Bit of an older card but wait till you hear what it does. It is an artifact that says "Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to attacking creatures you control". So as long as she is aggressive with her warriors, they do not die. I had multiple Knight Exemplars so... I am a shield and she is a spear. It works pretty well.

[@hellobillyjacks]

This is simply fantastic, what a great way to approach a homebrew...wish I found this sooner! Thank you

[@DarthDionius]

The other best tip: ask other players for their advice at your local FNM. They may not always be right, and you may not always agree with them, but if you can find someone cool who's willing to talk you through it all, and who knows more about deck building than you do and respects the theme you're going for, having someone to bounce ideas off and learn from is a huge bonus. So find your local FNM, go there with your deck and talk to people.

[@amywoodward7194]

I recommend this video so much!! I'm completely new, only played with my friend's deck about 6 times, I wanted to try my hand at making a deck against someone who's been playing ALOT longer than me. The tips are legit simple and easy to follow as well as a good basic starting point for someone as new to this as me lol. I won against his best deck 3 (to his 0) times once I figured out what I like so thank you so much for making this and putting it into simple terms.

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) You're welcome, Amy! Welcome to the game!

[@Ampalosss13]

Hello from a small island in Greece! We have a small community of around ten mtg players, and we use to call a creature who gives +1/+1 to fellow kin, a captain! Thanks for the great videos!!

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Thanks for watching!

[@Dwaynegerous]

I don't feel so overwhelmed anymore when building a deck ^^. Wish I got this advice sooner. BIG eye opener! Thank you for this, I'm going to stick around for the lore as well. 10/10

[@dinosaurya]

Great job, what I would recomend is go to a friendly local MTG store and ask for a prefab deck, it would be easier to play with. And then ask if you can change it with another color or sinergy, and experiment, because you may buy a deck made for a specific type of gameplay without knowing it could work or not against different decks.

[@jimmyjaylinssen3902]

This is the first video that I have watched from you, but I am already liking your charisma!

[@FlackooPretty]

This is the type of content we need in this community! Great stuff!

[@jessstiller3080]

This is so usefull. I have many friends who just got into magic and i think this could help them alot. Keep up the good work.

[@splashymothtv9952]

Great video. I was listening along while sorting out my arena starter cards. That's what I used to build my first deck.

[@fatbeard8072]

Dude, thanks for these video's and the lore story time. I have been playing magic since the late 90's and at times I get into it and out of it again. Due to life issues, money, time, moving(so no friends around). Recently went to a Amptgaurd Clan Wars and played EDH(Commander) and I had to borrow a deck. It was fun to the point I was feeling the ADDICTION again and then so I thought to slowly get my self back into it. Found this channel and it is helping me understand the whole Nicole Bolas story and get caught up on the lore. I hope Throne of Eldrain(e) will be awesome with a whole new story set up that I can start fresh. Again, thank you!

[@flatline9737]

i wish i knew this tip when i started playing magic, what nice way to introduce new players to the game, i'll certainly tell this to people who wanna play the game, but have a really hard time picking their choice of cards. great work!

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Thanks!

[@mikemcconeghy4658]

First time I've heard rule of 9s. I like the idea. Now to look through my cards and think about what would work well together.

[@pablo-jg7lg]

I've been playing for years but this video and more accurately this entire channel has helped me so much!

[@thrilliod147]

love this video...i've been playing MTG since the early 90s and there was still stuff in here to learn. Rule of 9 is a huge help for newer players which seem to be coming thru Arena. thank you!

[@leofowler5182]

This show is great and helped me a ton. I've been playing magic for 5 years and I've never been very good at building decks. Thx!

[@jcayala4252]

Great video. I wish this was around when I first started. I appreciate how you interweave the lore into the deck creation. Quality work my man. Your love of the game resonates through this video.

[@kriskepron5941]

I don't sub to anything on KZbin, but i honestly appreciate this.

[@nooneknows3520]

I follow this rule so often. It made my decks able to hold their own in any format

[@silva29]

Thank you for this. As a returning player this was a good refresher. I appreciate the effort you put into your videos. Keep the videos coming! :)

[@adriannagarza4741]

Definitely want to hear the Bolas story!

[@East_TX_LCR]

This was the best how to make a magic deck video I've ever seen. Will be bookmarking to show new players at my FNM

[@sandoga]

So I started playing physical MTG a week or so ago... immediately got hooked.. was looking at buying some booster packs, ended up buying some Amonkhet boosters... pulled a Masterpiece Force of Will. I was hooked before.. but this just made it even better!

[@autusticrat]

My decks have always tried to do more than they need to. I run 3 or two copies of a ton of cards but the deck isn't consistant. I didn't realize this until I took your advice on decimating and actually tried it out. Things feel SOO much smoother now.

[@amosbirb2616]

“Pro” tip: if you want to play Eldest Reborn in a W/B deck, I’d recommend Tragic Poet from Dominaria. You can tap it and sacrifice it to retrieve an enchantment from your graveyard. It’s a 1/1 for W, and it has some decent synergy with Eldest Reborn. Also, if you are a little short on money and can’t get a decent enough fetch spell, I’d also recommend Final Parting, it’s 3BB at sorcery speed, and you grab two spells. One goes into your hand and the other into your graveyard. If you grab a good creature or other spell and put it into your hand and put an enchantment into the graveyard, you can use Tragic Poet to put it into your hand as well, so it basically lets you get an enchantment and one other spell for the cost of sacrificing a 1/1 creature and paying 3BB. Decent enchantment based synergy for those on a budget.

[@marknelson5240]

I appreciate this is an old video but must still be nice to see feedback - this was so helpful from a beginners point of view - I watched a few other videos and managed to make up a half decent red only deck but have been really struggling to make a mixed deck focusing on control simply because there are sooooo many cards to choose from - this 9 step method makes it so much easier! Thanks guys! I will be subscribing 😉

[@nerdpopeking]

Long time player here, always looking for tips, stats, ratios.. data! This is great data, and I would love more straight data on 60 card construction.

[@onewholeegg]

Hey thanks always for the great content! I'd love to see a quick synopsis of Kamigawa's story. The more I look back the cooler it seems to see the idea of a white-aligned villain and the black-aligned heroes

[@MrZeyami]

Huh, didn't know about Umezawa defeating old Nic. That makes Jitte being the best damn equipment ever made very appropriate.

[@gatesofnocturne3700]

Different Umezawa. May be an ancestor.

[@lechoslawthegamer8457]

Seriously man...I started play mtg 12-13 years ago. Then I got screwed by my "friend" and lost all of my cards. Now, I return and boy...a lot has change on mtg. What I want to say...after those 11 minutes I have learned more than for the last 12 years. A helluva work here and thanks. Although I live in eastern Europe so I really must save money to order smth from you guys...but hey...it doesn't matter as long I got what I want to buy (which is not that obvious here in Poland). So...keep up the good work, thanks for some nice informations (like those about lords or llanowar elVES), sorry for my english and see you 'round

[@marcussnoerr7061]

Please Please do more more of this. Instant sub here. Even if its just random Idea's or running down what is strong in the meta. The combination of knowlegde and lore was really awesome and inspirering!

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) So glad you liked it, and I will definitely do more of these if they continue to be popular. Thanks for watching!

[@BenziTrain]

Excellent video! Loved the trivia and stories behind the cards. Great starting point breakdown of deck building as well!

[@zendikarisparkmage2938]

My Mono-Red Goblins deck follows the Rule of 10, using only 20 lands, since all of the goblins are cheap and aggressive (and can be sacrificed to Skirk Prospector if I really need more mana). Even when I switch to the strategy that runs Siege-Gang Commander and Goblin Trashmaster, I keep the land count down by also adding Goblin Warchief and by using Skirk Prospector's ability when needed. I could fine-tune the deck, like you suggest, by making small changes here and there, but I only play occasionally and casually, so sticking to the Rule of 10 for this deck works fine for me.

[@rolandbraj5904]

I found your videos yesterday but I didnt regret it because I love the lores and this video is insanely helpful in every aspect. I can rethink my dinos deck why it was a failure. I want to hear the story about Nicol Bolas

[@Holacalaca]

I mostly built my decks out of existing prebuilts of Arena (wich is my only way to play rn) but this is an amazing tip for starting for scratch and something I'll probably use immediatly to improve my decks!

[@alexramsay3798]

Can you do a lore video about the third time I played at an FNM and made a pauper pirates deck and Goblin Trailblazer absolutely ran the show and is now my favourite card? I think that's the real story people want to hear. Great video :)

[@samuelirwin4880]

Loved this video! Maybe we could get a video on building decks for nonstandard/casual gametypes like commander as well?

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Added to the list!

[@quinn7715]

I love the deck builder guid videos! I wish you would make more! Please make more!!!

[@UwU_Zaku]

I’ve been binge watching your videos for the last week. I’ve been playing and reading MTG for years but getting the stories in a bite size form has been great to catch up! Any chance my favorite “perfect” society of Phyrexia can get a lore video?

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Added to the list. Thanks for watching!

[@mirimiri98]

MORE ABOUT THE PAST OF NICOL BOLAS WOULD BE AWESOME!!! ~~~ Now i finished watching the video, its really cool that you made an entire one to teach basics like this, i will share it

[@baldinghero3107]

Can u make a vid about "how to shuffel". I need a way to shuffel so i don´t get land screwed all the time.

[@osanneart9318]

if you get land screwed all the time, you might want to look into the amount of land you have in your deck. If you still think it's the shuffling: I usually divide my deck into four or five piles and I shuffle these piles individually, and then carefully push the piles into each other. When you have one deck again, repeat this process. if you divide into piles one by one card, you know for sure there are no cards sticking together during shuffling, which might cause your land screw.

[@bryankinney8957]

Shuffle at least 7 times before dealing your hand. This will assure your deck will be completely randomized and you most likely wont get mana screwed. Also have 40% of the deck lands.

[@troys50]

This is likely a fault with your intergame shuffling. A lot of people, once they finish a game, are either eager to get into another one and don't shuffle well, or they're tired and ready to call it quits and DONT shuffle, causing the next time they shuffle to be lackluster. Take the time between games to shuffle a deck. They say the minimum required times to thoroughly shuffle a deck is 57 times. That's 57 pickups, then tossing a few cards here and there. Obviously the best way, though, is to pileshuffle. Seperate your cards into piles (I do 4 x 2) and then interweave, followed by a quick shuffle or two.

[@malign3158]

I’d love to see a game played with this deck on the channel!

[@benbeitchman8611]

The problem for me is always that I have too many cards lol. I've been playing magic for about three years now, and when I'm building new decks, I always have trouble trying to figure out what I want. But awesome video! Really helped my brother build his first.

[@rosedoesntknow1853]

I've been playing magic for a little over a year now, and I'm stuck in a rut for deck building. I was normally good, but for some reason, my decks recently have been pretty janky. Thanks for the advice, I'll get building right now!^^

[@thecomfycompie3415]

Not played since origins and this really helped me get back into it! Thanks!

[@AnagrammaMerk]

One of my biggest learning moments in mtg was when I began to think of win conditions for the first time.Because to that point I only thought about synergy most of the time but not how this synergy would win me the game.

[@Token5150]

I love magic lore and I've been playing for 10 years but i haven't heard about Venser having his spark taken by Trogdor. My first real set was Scars of Mirroden so i would have thought I knew most about it. I would love to hear it

[@salvadordali6995]

I m waiting for that story to come, same for any other because well you make a great job doing them!

[@bernstgunnar5553]

Great video, i'm new to magic and i find it hard to build a deck. But im definetely going to use the rule of nine!! Thank you for the video

[@oafkad]

This video was beautiful. Thank you. I've been brewing for a long time (about 15 years) but it still daunts me sometimes. I'll start doing this as the jumping off point I think.

[@diodiando3877]

Dude flipping amazing video. You should make a vid for advice on making certain decks.

[@blazenjestergames4025]

Ah Toss in a 15 card side board add in Vraska from Ix and some more removal like plummet plucking a angel with that feels really good or smacking an arc light or rekindling with a Contempt is real good feeling the deck you built does have a good premise and base it’s simple for a newer player yet also it is also casual enough to carry into FNM or Showdown just to toss cardboard.

[@miniaturemiddleearth7376]

Just started magic and this is extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@tcgplayercom]

(Ryan) Glad to hear it, and welcome to the game!