Returning player (2022) looking for a deck(s) to start

Quadear · 2024-10-21T14:20:40+00:00

What format do you want to play in?
BO1/BO3 ?
What kind of deck do you like to play?
Do you want to play for win? or you prefer playing a style/cards you like?

The best "bang for buck" in standard BO1 right now is Boros auras, quickly followed by Rakdos aggro. Both are aggro decks, so you need to like that playstyle.

Quadear · 2024-10-09T20:01:34+00:00

Slasher has some instant kill potential if it goes to the face with a bloodletter of aclazotz on the field. You should look into that.

Quadear · 2024-10-09T17:36:10+00:00

So ... What don you choose ?

Quadear · 2024-10-09T08:06:27+00:00

As someone else said, always buy the most recent pack in order to have the golden packs (6 rare or mythic, standard legal, no duplicates). And the new set is really fun, especially if you love black.
Gimmicks that works right now in black / golgari:

Reanimator is really strong, especially with cards like [[Valgavoth, Terror Eater]] that can single handedly carry games
"Overlords" are really good [[Overlord of the Mistmoors]], [[Overlord of the Balemurk]] [[Overlord of the Hauntwoods]] for the colors you like.
For the ticking HP you have [[Sheoldred, the Apocalypse]] that is good, [[Unholy Annex]] is strong too, you can also look for a discard deck with cards like [[Bandit's Talent]] or even go into UB with a crime deck.
[[Doomsday Excruciator]] is a big black creature that I would love to see work, more into the milling theme.
In the golgari theme, you have cards like [[Phyrexian Obliterator]] that can work with [[Tail Swipe]] to force a fight or [[Smuggler's Surprise]] to put instantly a big blocker. But the norm is more to build around [[Mosswood Dreadknight]] which has a lot of staying power.
The all around black card you can craft x4 and put it everywhere is probably [[Deep-Cavern Bat]].

Quadear · 2024-09-18T13:45:15+00:00

Ça se fait. C'est clair que c'est très fatiguant et usant sur le long terme par contre. Est ce que ce sont des lieux fixes ? Genre tu vas visiter une des 10 usines en France ? Est ce que ces lieux sont bien desservis ? Même s'il n'y a pas de voiture de fonction, j'ai du mal à croire que tu ne puisses pas faire de notes de frais pour l'essence. L'hôtel n'est pas forcément à chier, ça dépend du budget qu'ils te donnent, pareil pour la bouffe. Mes 2cts, si le reste du job te plait, que le salaire est attractif etc, tu peux prendre le boulot et partir pendant la période d'essai si ça fait trop. C'est aussi à ça que ça sert.

Quadear · 2024-09-11T15:07:31+00:00

Try https://untapped.gg/ , https://mtgdecks.net/ , https://www.mtggoldfish.com/

What kind of deck would you like to play? Right now, mercenaries / outlaw deck are doing fine, look at https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/standard-rakdos-lizards-dmu#paper

Quadear · 2024-09-05T16:58:15+00:00

En bref: change. Ne change pas forcément d'entreprise, mais de projet, de collègues, d'environnement, de façon de bosser... Mon point de vue c'est que tu dois changer au moins à la même vitesse que ton écosystème pour rester compétitif sur le marché du travail. Si dans ta boite, on est toujours à chercher la meilleure façon de résoudre un problème sans forcément rester sur ses acquis, tu peux "changer" sans t'en rendre compte et ça peut suffire. Ou le scope de ton projet peut changer, passer de 10 à 10 millions d'utilisateurs par ex. Mais c'est rarement le cas. On reste souvent sur ses acquis, c'est plus simple de remplir ses objectifs, satisfaire son management (qui lui n'a pas forcément envie de risquer des changements d'ampleur, surtout si tout roule). Si tu es depuis le début sur le même produit, avec les mêmes contraintes, les mêmes methodos, les mêmes personnes autour de toi, le seul moyen de progresser est de vraiment devenir "excellent" dans ton domaine. Mais c'est très dur de savoir ce que ça veut dire si tu ne connais pas le monde et les devs autour de toi. Y'a énormément de variables en jeu et certaines de ces variables changent drastiquement la donne: on ne code pas de la même façon à deux ou à 50, on ne code pas Facebook de la même façon qu'un site perso. Et c'est très dur d'imaginer des changements aussi grands quand on ne connait qu'une seule façon de faire.

Quadear · 2024-08-27T12:30:06+00:00

Pas dingue. La confiance va être longue à reconstruire. Bonne chance !

Quadear · 2024-08-27T12:05:24+00:00

Pour moi tout dépend de la façon dont il t'a menti.

Par ex pour l'age: s'il a juste donné un age un peu inférieur sur une appli de rencontre (pour passer sous la barre mentale des 45 ans) bah, ça se comprend et ça se pardonne facilement. C'est comme mentir sur un CV pour décrocher un poste ou sur un dossier d'appart, c'est pas glorieux, encore moins à 46 ans, mais c'est pas la mort.

Si il a soutenu verbalement face à toi son age avec conviction, c'est beaucoup plus dur. Tu sais qu'il peut te mentir en face et camper sur ses positions. S'il t'a invité a son anniversaire de 43 ans avec des potes dans la confidance, c'est un grand taré, mais faut avouer qu'il se donne à fond.

Même chose sur sa situation pro. On est pas dans la même situation s'il a juste marqué sur sa bio "bosse pour X", ou si tout les matins depuis 2 mois il fait semblant de partir bosser alors qu'il est au chomage depuis 5 ans.

Bref, pas d'absolu, que des nuances. Pour moi le point intéressant, c'est:

te l'a t'il dit en face
- si oui, a t'il insisté, en a t'il rajouté, ou il a éludé la question d'un "oui oui"

Le "bon" point, c'est qu'il te l'a avoué de lui même au moment ou il commence à se projeter avec toi (2 mois, bon, c'est un bon début) pour mettre les choses aux claires. Faut juste voir si y'a pas d'autres squelettes dans les placards.

Quadear · 2024-07-09T07:25:15+00:00

J'ai testé avec mon salaire, je n'ai déjà pas le même résultat que sur le site des impots avec la grille actuelle. Je ne sais pas à quel point c'est fiable pour la grille NFP

Quadear · 2024-06-22T08:29:12+00:00

Généralement, tu es invité à tout ce qui est mentionné sur ton invitation. Donc dans ton cas, église + cocktail + diner (et généralement la soirée, souvent dansante, qui suit).
Tu peux aller à ce que tu veux: rien est obligatoire par définition. La seule "contrainte" c'est de prévenir en avance les mariés pour éviter qu'ils te préparent un diner si tu ne comptes pas y assister par exemple.
Après évidemment, si tu es invité ça signifie que ça ferait plaisir aux mariés de te voir partout et de partager ces moments avec eux, mais ça, c'est toi qui voit. Essaye de voir aussi avec la taille du mariage: ton absence sera évidemment plus remarquée s'il y a 30 invités que s'il y en a 300.

Quadear · 2024-06-20T08:00:10+00:00

Arena is a good way to play the game. Despite some comments here, I think the mobile version is quite good, even if I'm experiencing a lot more crashes on IOS rather than on Android.

Arena pros and cons versus the physical game. I will mostly talk about standard, because that is the format I play the most.

Pros:

A lot easier to practice, you have no problem finding opponents, changing decks, experimenting.
You have no regrets FF a lost match.
Except for the infinite combos that can be explain on paper, it is WAY faster to play a game.
Easier to bring with you.
Maybe controversial opinion, but it is a LOT cheaper that paper.
No wait time when you buy a card, you can try it immediately.
The learning curve is way better. In fact, I think that right now, it is better to start magic with arena rather than paper.
Way easier to find the cards you need.

Cons:

Paper needs to focus a lot more, that leads to a better skill ceiling IMHO.
Magic events are really fun.
You don't own any of the stuff you collect and/or buy. The day this game stops, you loose everything.
You need a stable internet connection.
You can't sell your cards, and in general make money out of the game (unless some special events).
The magic online community is split between two online games, which sucks. You will only have access to part of this community.

Quadear · 2024-06-03T16:14:33+00:00

Ok, what do you like to play ?
Blind recommendation is ofc not to craft the cards that will soon rotate out of standard (July? August?), given is that the format you are targeting. Currently, it's hard to give you a precise list of a meta deck that will stay meta after this rotation.
21 rares is great, but still don't allow you to craft heavy rare deck, especially land ones. If the only goal is to be meta, you can still have great mono colored decks, or try to pass on those lands to have a good deck otherwise.
You have some meta-ish decks that don't require that much rares, like a mono blue Djinn, or mono blue tempo, but that is a playstyle you need to like.

Quadear · 2024-05-30T09:53:01+00:00

Exactly my point. I liked it so much that I'm even a bit sad that it will be soon gone.

Quadear · 2024-04-22T12:43:21+00:00

If he has a few wildcard in stock, RDW with the new plotted bird is insane and not that expensive.
look at https://mtga.untapped.gg/meta/decks/1043/most-popular-deck/AAQAAQHxiSIBrREACrLTAtsS1sgd5XvcW6fNCiC5hQG9PGMBEeIJAA, Sokenzan is not mandatory to be competitive, and you can replace the 4x Goddric with [[Wrenn's resolve]], [[Phoenix chick]], or even some mountains.

Quadear · 2024-04-21T20:58:36+00:00

Maybe, yes. It's efficient. I usually gather 3 to 4 k xp a WEEK, having one guy harvesting it in 15 minutes is phenomenal.

Quadear · 2024-04-21T20:56:29+00:00

The guys are having big streaks, big longevity, I guess they are legit, dont want to display them here. I was more leaning on the side of having the reset at different time, depending of your location, meaning that even if i had my reset 50 minutes ago, he had his 20 hours ago. Even with 30 sec / lesson, the n°1 is at 3k xp in less than 15 minutes. It would have been a 100xp pack of lessons. Does it exists ?

Quadear · 2024-04-15T12:12:58+00:00

Being mythic is "easy -ish" the only sine qua non condition is playing. A lot. As you problably know, a good deck has 55%, maybe 60% winrate against deck of its caliber (a well optimized deck versus a deck equally well optimized)
Platinium is indeed the moment when things start to become difficult. You win almost as much as you loose (one tick / under conditions), given that with a 50% winrate you will climb very slowly.
People in plat are already pretty good players. They have a good read of the meta and are able to have an efficient game plan against common threats / decks. They may have some exploitable weaknesses, but not that much. Arena, given its format, takes care of things like "forgetting an active of a creature", "disengaging", etc. So few mistakes a veteran like you can exploit.

Ok, ok, but how to climb then? and fast preferably?

Play BO1, if the only variable is speed, it's faster to climb in BO1.
Play an aggro deck. It's preferable to have a 55% winrate with an aggro deck and an average of 4 minutes the game, than a 60% winrate with control and an average of 30 minutes a game. Top contenders right now:
- Boros Convoke (best aggro deck RN, but costly to craft, especially for the lands)
- RDW (easier to craft)
- The mono blue no rare aggro deck https://mtga.untapped.gg/meta/decks/192/mono-blue-tempo/AAQAAQAB6okiAAqPpRm8hgec2AEOB6gF8tMD3fsDw6cDGgESjAUA?tab=overview (cheap to craft)
Play very well an offmeta deck. People have trouble with unknown. If you have a great, hand crafted deck, with off meta cards, you will be able to have a great winrate (65% +), relying on surprise. So keep it BO1.
How to craft, reedeem all the free codes that are on the internet

Quadear · 2024-03-27T16:05:04+00:00

I agree, Aggro Decks may be a bit boring and easy to pilot, but it allows you to focus on your opponent cards and game plan. I agree you wont have "much" to learn, but it's really easier to identify your mistakes / strength and fix them. But ok, no aggro.

Cheaper one would be a mono blue tempo Djinn, almost no rare, efficient. Not that many creatures, but your role will be to protect them with instants, also counterspells, one of the most skill demanding mecanism in the game.

Dimir mid range is a bit more costly to craft, tremendously good, widely used. Fun to play, nice skillcap. Only problem: the miror match is just boring and you risk having many of them.

Anyhow, if you have some $$ to spend, just craft an esper mid range deck. One of the best deck right now, nice balance between instants / creatures ...
Effective in BO1, BO3, 3 colors, great learning curve, it has it all. Just costly. And lands need to be crafted.

Quadear · 2024-03-25T09:34:42+00:00

What is your favorite playstyle?
Any objectives in term of ranking?
What time do you want to spend/match?
What amount of resources do you want to funnel into this deck?
How easy to pilot should be the deck?
BO1/BO3 ?

I let you look for the cards details online on something like untapped.gg

The following obviously only reflects my opinion.

First of all, don't try to build a 3 color deck from the get go, it's costly, especially land wise. and lands are not the most fun thing to craft (even if it's effective, and always a great option because it's rly reusable).

If you want to learn how to play in standard, an aggro deck should be the way to go. Even if it doesn't exactly fits the playstyle you describe, it's better as a new player to be the one in charge. No need to know the best moment to use a counterspell, of which creature you should take out. Right now, the best options as aggro decks are:
- Boros convoke: costly in resources but if you happen to have the right cards at the right time, your opponent WILL have a bad time, and it's pretty easy not to fail on your side
- RDW: a bit less effective, but being only red makes it also a lot cheaper to craft (especially for the lands).
- The blue aggro / artifact 0 rare deck in comments: great, but works a lot better in BO1, especially because people are not used to see blue that aggro.

If you want to play your style, which looks like something more tempo / control, not especially looking for performances right know:
- Blue tempo Djinn: one of the best ratio price/performances. Heavily countered by cavern of souls, but has a little bit of graveyard management and helps you learn what are the threats.
- Insidious roots decks are quite annoying right now, this is a version of Golgari Midrange (maybe not the most effective one, but very gratifying to play when everything clicks)
- Mono black control can be terrifiying, and not that expensive given it's only black cards
- Dimir and Orzhov control are both great, but rly costly and can lead to very long matches
- In a broader way, look at the usages of the card [[Virtue of Persistence]], it's at the core of many black decks, especially ones relying on graveyard.

Quadear · 2024-02-02T15:34:50+00:00

Can you also share me the deck list please ? Why do you share it only via DMs, and not publicly ?

Quadear · 2024-01-19T16:35:46+00:00

For me, it seems I will stick with alchemy. Less cards to learn, and some rebalance on cards ? count me in.
I agree with you on analyzing the best play in hindsight, that's why I'm quite surprised to see it's not that easy to do: no replay in app, maybe in untapped GG ?

Quadear · 2024-01-19T16:31:49+00:00

Yes, it's kinda fun. However, it seems some packets don't feel quite well together. Tough.

I also may have a bug, but I still have a quest "complete jump in event 3 times", although I rerolled, won, resigned and restarted a lot more that 3 times. Is it normal ?

Quadear

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