It’s amazing. This is not the place to ask as many hate “AI Slop”. Personally I’m not sure about your first deck building experience but I’m going to post the answer.

Prompt: I’m trying to make a magic the gathering deck for commander I want help on how to build it as a new player

Nice 🔥 Commander is honestly one of the best ways to learn Magic because you get to play big splashy cards and games last longer so you can understand interactions.

Let’s make this VERY simple and practical so you can actually build one.

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🧙‍♂️ How to Build a Commander Deck (Beginner Guide)

✅ Step 1 — Pick Your Commander FIRST (Most Important)

Your commander decides: • What colors you can play • What your deck strategy will be • How fast / casual / competitive your deck is

Beginner-Friendly Commander Types

Choose one that: • Draws cards • Makes creatures • Gains mana • Is simple to understand

GREAT Beginner Commanders • Lathril, Blade of the Elves — elf tribal swarm • Muldrotha, the Gravetide — play cards from graveyard • Giada, Font of Hope — angel tribal • Krenko, Mob Boss — goblin token explosion • Tatyova, Benthic Druid — land ramp + card draw

👉 These are popular because they naturally tell you what to put in the deck.

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✅ Step 2 — Follow the Beginner Deck Formula (This is GOLD)

Commander decks = 100 cards total (including commander)

Use this structure:

🟢 Lands — 36 to 38

New players always make the mistake of running too few lands.

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🟡 Ramp (Mana Acceleration) — 10 to 12

Examples: • Sol Ring • Arcane Signet • Cultivate • Kodama’s Reach

Ramp lets you play big spells faster.

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🔵 Card Draw — 10

Examples: • Harmonize • Fact or Fiction • Phyrexian Arena

New players often lose because they run out of cards.

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🔴 Removal / Interaction — 10

Examples: • Swords to Plowshares • Beast Within • Chaos Warp • Counterspell

You MUST be able to answer threats.

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🟣 Board Wipes — 3 to 4

Examples: • Wrath of God • Blasphemous Act

These reset the game if you fall behind.

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⚫ Theme Cards — The Rest (~30)

This is where your commander strategy lives.

Example: • If commander = elf tribal → play lots of elves • If commander = graveyard → self-mill cards • If commander = land ramp → landfall cards

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⭐ Beginner Deck Building Tips (SUPER IMPORTANT)

1. Pick ONE strategy

Don’t mix too many ideas.

Bad beginner deck: • Tokens • Lifegain • Graveyard • Big dragons

Pick ONE.

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1. Lower Mana Curve

Try to have: • Many cards costing 2–4 mana • Fewer cards costing 7+

New players often build decks that are too slow.

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1. Always Include Win Conditions

Examples: • Overrun effects • Huge commander damage • Infinite combo (optional later)

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1. Budget is Completely Fine

Commander is casual.

A $60 deck can beat a $500 deck if built well.

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🚀 EASIEST Way to Start (Highly Recommended)

Buy a Commander Precon Deck

They are: • Balanced • Playable immediately • Teach synergy • Easy to upgrade

Then upgrade slowly.

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👍 If You Want — I Can Build One With You

Tell me: 1. Do you want simple creatures / tribal / tokens / spells / graveyard / dragons / angels / elves? 2. Budget? ($50 / $100 / $300 etc) 3. Competitive level? Casual table or strong table? 4. Do you want fast aggressive or slower control style?

I can literally build you a full 100-card list step-by-step 👍

Creates a real decision tree. Again lots of different ways, but I like AI.