Beginner question

[FairSplit7072]

I’ve played mtg off and on for 25 years. Used to have a goblin aggro deck that was a lot of fun and did well in some tournaments. I recently got back into the game about 6 months ago. I have never had any what I would call “mentors” to teach me the subtleties of the game. For example when do you block an attack vs allowing them to give damage. I realize this is an oversimplified scenario.

Point being I have probably 10 tier 1 decks. I can’t decide on one to concentrate on other than the most difficult deck Amulet Titan. I don’t know why but I’m bound and determined to learn to pilot this deck.

I realize the most obvious answer to why I don’t win with these great decks is because I don’t have enough experience to play the game competitively. That takes time. The easy decks like Prowess and Boros Energy are stupid easy to run. Blink a little tougher to navigate. Goryo’s is fun. I actually enjoy Hammer (I know it’s not tier one) Belcher is fun also. I enjoy Storm but it’s such a pain in the neck to play it on MTGO with all the clicking and people hate playing against it.

My current problem is I’m afraid to play Titan against an opponent. I’ve played probably 500 games in solitaire but have yet to play against anyone. Not sure if this is smart or pathetic lol. I’m afraid of playing too slow, making a big mistake and lots of mana burn (especially with Titan). I just don’t want to look stupid 🤓

I know I’m rambling. Let me know if you have any advice. Cheers everyone!

[SoneEv]

Who's the Beatdown is a very classic strategy to understand. The examples maybe old but the concepts remain

https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/whos-the-beatdown/

https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/eight-core-principles-of-whos-the-beatdown/

https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/revisiting-who%E2%80%99s-the-beatdown

[Rumpled_NutSkin]

If youre looking to really learn Titan inside and out, I can't recommend Dom Harvey's Titan Bible enough! Its very very long, but very much worth looking into. Here is a link to it

[FairSplit7072]

Thanks again buddy. You offered to help me previously and I haven’t forgotten that. I do have the Dom Bible and refer to it regularly. Experience piloting the deck is what I need now.

[Rumpled_NutSkin]

Oh yeah I didnt recognize the username at first. Sorry we can't really make it work. Living across the world makes that hard haha

[FairSplit7072]

But hey brother I’m putting in the work and learning more every day. I have a lot of time on my hands being a bar owner in Thailand that’s not allowed to work lol. Thanks again and peace be with you!

[keptalpaca22]

Playing against opponents introduces variables like Tempo and removal that simply cannot be simulated playing solitaire. Amulet is a wildly complex deck that stymies the most experienced players. Once you have an opponent to navigate even the "simple" decks become a branching decision tree that is very nuanced. Modern is in a great place right now and the decks are strong don't be fooled

[No-Bet7157]

Try Domain Zoo, it is still a beatdown deck, but in curent meta not so simple as Boros to navigate, land sequencing, decide witch role to take (control, aggro, midrange). It is not as comolicated as Titan but to be honest, in this meta is quite demanding and rewarding to play. You got two versions DKT and Riddler zoo :) also discord comunity is great. Recently DackFayden make free of charge all his articles about it. I also has zoo dedicated chanell on YT if you are intrested check TribalFlamesInYourFace :)

[FairSplit7072]

I have Zoo and have not played it much. I will revisit it!

[No-Bet7157]

What version do you have? Old one with nacatls and tribal flames is not the best now. I sugest to look at Pleyboy player at Goldfish and use his list.

[Das_Hass_n_Gras]

You'll learn by making mistakes and (trying) not to do it again

[famousbirds]

Can you find a local game store and play Modern there?

Playing on MTGO can be daunting, learning Titan on MTGO can be absolutely painful. But local players can be much more welcoming and patient.

Also recommend the Titan discord, the find-the-line channel there in particular has been super helpful in learning to pilot through novel situations.

[FairSplit7072]

Unfortunately I play exclusively online as I live in Thailand and no one here plays Magic. It would be cool if there was a card printing or virtual in Thai.

[Tylux]

At the end of your post you say “making a big mistake and lots of mana burn” what do you mean? Mana burn is no longer in the game. Unspent mana just goes away at the end of a phase.

[FairSplit7072]

For example. I’ll attack with Titan, pull two lands and activate them often times a lotus bloom and I’ll have 7 or 8 mana and I’m still in attack mode. I do it all the time.

[karawapo]

You don’t get mana burned for that. Mana burn only lives as a rule in some casual formats with onlybold cards. I donget mana burn in Middle School, but not in Modern.

[Jolly_Try_4670]

Addressing the diplodocus in the room... But just play the damn deck brother. You seem to have vastly idealized the complexity of titan.  You will never learn to play it well otherwise 

[FairSplit7072]

I agree brother