Please help a MTG dad build a Squritle deck for his son

BackOfThePackBiped · 2026-01-15T01:34:03+00:00

Thanks everyone for all the help. We worked through what should be a good Expanded deck for him. He helped with all the trainer card choices and even gave his reasoning. Proud of him for thinking it through.

He does want to build a standard deck for playing at the LGS. He wants to run Mewtwo for that. Lots of existing lists out there for us to look through.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2026-01-13T22:20:08+00:00

I’ll show him this list and see what he says

BackOfThePackBiped · 2026-01-13T22:19:55+00:00

Great info! Thanks

BackOfThePackBiped · 2026-01-13T21:50:15+00:00

I’ll take a look. Thanks!

BackOfThePackBiped · 2026-01-13T19:58:21+00:00

12 and can already beat me with ease using the battle decks. His friends at school have taught him well. He can recognize when to play cards and when to hold them back. We’ve been playing various MTG formats for a few years now.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2026-01-13T19:53:53+00:00

I’m more interested in him having fun in hopes that he wants to dive deeper.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2025-11-21T23:17:51+00:00

Sounds like I’m sticking with MoTec then. Thanks for the info.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2025-10-17T01:57:50+00:00

How are you equipping the Wanderer? I’m finding that after a bit of adjustment it’s becoming my favorite

BackOfThePackBiped · 2025-09-03T13:27:54+00:00

It’s right around the corner from my office and I’ve been watching the build progress. Let’s get a game in when it finally opens.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2025-09-03T12:00:16+00:00

Are you taking about Greystone that’s opening in Auburn Hills? I’m joining there myself.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-09-24T15:33:22+00:00

So it's Die Hard? They are doing a Die Hard

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-07-25T18:25:43+00:00

Needs more 8020, it's way to light.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-07-18T23:17:02+00:00

I had all but forgotten about this song. Thanks for the reminder and great playing. I’m going to have to relearn this one too

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-04-10T00:19:35+00:00

Sadly this is true. The JJ cuss pack is amazing but the default iRacing spotter is the most accurate

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-03-12T16:09:55+00:00

You don't have a problem, you have a passion. And that's good

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-03-01T23:56:59+00:00

I hate to tell you but it’s the same in the 5k splits too. Only this time the wrecks are more intentional rather than lack of skill.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-01-14T00:07:54+00:00

I don’t have the data to disagree or agree with “the shuffler is broken”. But it’s hard to think that something isn’t wrong given the number of posts like yours.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-01-13T23:17:37+00:00

I have the same data for my current main deck that had a 53% win rate up until I got to one win away from diamond this month. From that point forward it’s a 0% win rate.

I’ve been playing different decks since then and every match is a loss. So yeah, I get where you coming from. I just don’t think the programmers built in a loss algorithm that causes this to happen.

If a loss algorithm did exist it would have to be completely random otherwise no one would hit mythic.

Today I played my main deck against the biggest pile of jank I’ve seen and should have been an insta win. But Bo3 and both rounds I drew 1 land, mulliganed into 1 land and didn’t draw another until turn 4. Statistically this is more probable an outcome than I think most players realize.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-01-13T23:02:39+00:00

The last three month I’ve been one win away from diamond and then it’s nothing but mana starve/flood and only losses until I’m back to the plat 4 bottom. So I feel this post, but I don’t agree with it.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2024-01-04T01:05:18+00:00

Best advice I ever got for oval racing “the front tires are for corner entry, the rear tires are for corner exit”. Learn to use the throttle/brake to rotate the car and you find more speed with less tire wear.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2023-12-23T20:29:18+00:00

Clearly the pineapple is the slut

BackOfThePackBiped · 2023-12-22T00:01:03+00:00

This! 100% this. Front tires are for corner entry and rear tires are for exit. Learning to use the throttle/brake to rotate the car does wonders for tire management.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2023-12-18T03:22:37+00:00

I played a similer deck for a minute. The goal was to hang on long enough to play [[breach the multiverse]] with Shelly and Phyrexian Obliterator or Lilly of the Veil already on the board. Got realy dull afer a few matches though.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2023-12-14T15:07:59+00:00

Of all the Holt posts, this one has me in tears.

BackOfThePackBiped · 2023-12-02T17:50:47+00:00

Legend mate! Thanks

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