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Dragon & Quill
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
Sharing some 'Magic', thoughts and lessons about everything nerdy. If you want to learn at a more casual pace along with us, you should definitely subscribe and stick around! There will also be stories, tutorials, and analyses about Dungeons & Dragons, as well as board games! Sometimes, we even summon a furry dragon called Tristan.
Cyril (he) is a Dungeon Master who has homebrewed a whole world and is also working on his own TTRPG whenever he finds time.
Cora (she) is a D&D player and board game enthusiast, currently developing a board game universe (maybe we'll cover that as well!).
Of course, they both play Magic.
Sit back, relax, and dive into a cozy world of everything nerdy.
Cyril (he) is a Dungeon Master who has homebrewed a whole world and is also working on his own TTRPG whenever he finds time.
Cora (she) is a D&D player and board game enthusiast, currently developing a board game universe (maybe we'll cover that as well!).
Of course, they both play Magic.
Sit back, relax, and dive into a cozy world of everything nerdy.
MTG Commander Deckbuilding Made Easy: Tools & Tips for Beginners
Creating a Commander deck can feel overwhelming, especially when starting in this popular Magic: The Gathering format. In this video, we’ll walk you through an easy and fun approach to building your very own Commander deck. From choosing your commander to organizing cards and utilizing tools like Moxfield, Dragon Shield, MTG CSV Helper and EDHRec, we’ve got you covered!
We kick things off by discussing the pros and cons of preconstructed decks (precons) and how they compare to building a custom deck from scratch. Along the way, we share practical tips for deck construction, how to use helpful apps and tools, and the value of playtesting to refine your strategy. This video isn't about telling you how many instants or basic lands belong in a Commander deck, it's about talking about our experiences and learnings about the format and making it a lot more approachable to newer players in the Commander format.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Video:
How to pick the right commander for your playstyle.
Tools to scan, organize, and analyze your card collection.
A beginner-friendly process to construct a Commander deck.
Key insights on power levels and optimizing your deck for casual fun.
Whether you’re just starting your Commander journey or looking for tips to improve, this video offers plenty of actionable advice and relatable moments.
📋 Links to Tools Mentioned in the Video:
Dragon Shield App (Web): mtg.dragonshield.com/
Moxfield: moxfield.com/
EDHRec: edhrec.com/
MTG CSV Helper (by Stepkie): stepkie.github.io/MtgCsvHelper/
EDH Power Level (this system will be outdated soon!): edhpowerlevel.com/
Let us know in the comments how you build your decks or share your favorite tips-we’d love to learn from you too!
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - About Precons
04:39 - Preparing Your Collection for Easy Access
08:32 - Choosing a Commander
10:23 - Constructing a Deck (Assisted Approach)
15:02 - Playtesting
16:20 - Power Levels and Your Table
18:18 - Constructing Your Own Deck (Unassisted Approach)
25:02 - Copying From Others vs Building Yourself
26:22 - Assembling Your Cards
28:58 - Final Thoughts
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#mtg #magicthegathering
We kick things off by discussing the pros and cons of preconstructed decks (precons) and how they compare to building a custom deck from scratch. Along the way, we share practical tips for deck construction, how to use helpful apps and tools, and the value of playtesting to refine your strategy. This video isn't about telling you how many instants or basic lands belong in a Commander deck, it's about talking about our experiences and learnings about the format and making it a lot more approachable to newer players in the Commander format.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Video:
How to pick the right commander for your playstyle.
Tools to scan, organize, and analyze your card collection.
A beginner-friendly process to construct a Commander deck.
Key insights on power levels and optimizing your deck for casual fun.
Whether you’re just starting your Commander journey or looking for tips to improve, this video offers plenty of actionable advice and relatable moments.
📋 Links to Tools Mentioned in the Video:
Dragon Shield App (Web): mtg.dragonshield.com/
Moxfield: moxfield.com/
EDHRec: edhrec.com/
MTG CSV Helper (by Stepkie): stepkie.github.io/MtgCsvHelper/
EDH Power Level (this system will be outdated soon!): edhpowerlevel.com/
Let us know in the comments how you build your decks or share your favorite tips-we’d love to learn from you too!
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - About Precons
04:39 - Preparing Your Collection for Easy Access
08:32 - Choosing a Commander
10:23 - Constructing a Deck (Assisted Approach)
15:02 - Playtesting
16:20 - Power Levels and Your Table
18:18 - Constructing Your Own Deck (Unassisted Approach)
25:02 - Copying From Others vs Building Yourself
26:22 - Assembling Your Cards
28:58 - Final Thoughts
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SOCIALS:
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@dragonandquill
Instagram: _dragonandquill
#mtg #magicthegathering
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Organizing 40'000 Magic: The Gathering Cards: A Collector's Journey
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We're both relatively new to Magic: The Gathering and recently took on the ambitious challenge of merging two massive collections of over 40,000 cards. In this video, we share our entire journey-how we dealt with the chaos, applied effective sorting methods, and found the right tools to make organizing all those cards a lot easier. If you’re currently in the process of sorting your own collecti...
We're curious: How do you come up with ideas for Commander decks and how do you build them?
Love this style of presentqtion. Good stuff!
Thank you for your kind words! Glad you've enjoyed it! ✨️
A good trick to avoid having to move a lot of cards when you miss a spot in the binder is to check every now and then if the last card of the page is multiple of 9
That's actually a very good idea, thank you! ✨️
Those 1/1 human tokens shouldn't have been on my board if they didn't wanna get eaten by a cat demon
Yeah, how dare those weak little human tokens! 😈
Im currently scanning my collection using manabox which is VERY efficient with minimal version editing (correcting the set or card#) about half done at about 17,000 scans and im putting little cute cat stickers on the top corner of boxes that are already scanned...i organize by set for now but once im fully scanned ill sort them in a more useful way...I only want a digital inventory so its easier to see what I have to deckbuild or trade because there is no way I can remember what I have at this point, its outta control 😂
We've also heard good things about Manabox and it's been around for a while now. With their longer and more frequent ads, we wouldn't advise to scan a huge collection with Dragon Shield anymore unless you pay for it. We're very curious about your new way of organizing your collection, so keep us up to date! There'll be a video that explains why this method makes a lot of sense for use in the way we use it. 😊 Thank you so much for sharing and have fun with your collection and deckbuilding! ✨️
Hope you get to enjoy your collection and gameplay for a long time to come ! 🤘🦁🤘
My collection is (when I don't coll3ct the whol3 set) in binders by Colour first, tyen Creatur3, Enchantm3nts, asorce4y and Instant ant those again sub catagorised by l3gendary, Reserved list, Full Art, Foil .... This I only do for the rares and GOOD uncommons. The rest go (colour ... bla bla) into longboxes PER SET ! That works for me , but the zipper binders (though tyere is allways a fault in any syst3m) do have the disadvantage that you cannpt add in pages later... Have a great weekend. 🤗
We definitely will, thank you! ✨️
Thanks for sharing your method! In the end you just have to be able to find the right cards and know where you put them. We just happened to find this system to work for us, great you found yours! Longboxes is essentially the same we do with drawers, but it's definitely more wallet-friendly. 😅 We now started to sell some cards of sets er just have to much of - so bulk actually. It'll give us some space to play around with eventually. Have a great weekend too! 💛
@DragonandQuill I am curious ... from wich set "onward" are you collecting? I am in and out since 94 revised and last set I collected in full was bloomburrow, need only the 4 of 12 Guilded ones for the Master Set, 🤨 PRICEY .......am also working on Full Foil + Non Foil Unfinity, 8th. Edition, Mercadian Masques, wich is quite far. From the 3 part Urza Block I "Only" need the Gaea's Cradle Foil Promo 😒 from completing the Master sets of those 😝, and for the rest a "Land Lover" , Arabian Nights have a BIG fondness for, Bazaar of Bagdad is the missing one ..... 🙄😬 , Dark complete, Legends ... just a few, way too big of a set . The Antiquity's like halfway , in cards that is .... 🤣😅😆😁 so in fact all over the place enjoying the art and game. If intersted I have a channel showing some of it. 😁
Great insights thanks! Working on organizing my collection myself.
Thank you, glad to hear that we could provide some assistance. 😊 How are you going to organize yours? Have lots of fun and enjoy the process!
I like this couple mtg content. Instant like and sub. Hopefully one day my girlfriend will try mtg if I keep watching these videos 😂😅😢
Oh wow, thank you so much! It really means a lot to us. 💛 We wanted to create something more casual and authentic, great you like it! Hahaha, well what worked with her was opening booster packs together. Sometimes people should just try and they will learn to like certain aspects of things they never thought they would. 😊 She should definitely give it a shot! But, already understanding and supporting each others hobbies and interests is a good start! Good luck! ✨️
Attacker gets advantage, because: As a defender, you have to cast giant growth before the attacker assigns damage.
Yes, definitely a shift of power towards the attacker. We actually like it, since it encourages attacking a bit more! 🙂↕️
As an attacker. Do you have to say how damage will be split before damage resolves or do you say that untiö the very end after all instants and everythinr are cast ?
With the new rule you assign damage and then damage is dealt immediately. If the defender or you want to cast spells, you have to do so before damage is assigned. So you attack, blockers are declared (last chance to cast spells), then damage is assigned (split as you called it) and damage happens immediately.
Gotcha thanks!
Deathtouch just got a huuuge buff
You could already split damage from deathtouch creatures since 1 damage was considered lethal for damage assignment. Stone-Tongue Basilisk is happy to be back to how it used to work though.
So the " damage assignment order is gone " really .
You could say that, yeah. Or it is now just "damage assignment" and the defender has to do stuff before that. Sooo... attacking is encouraged more. Less order, more chaos! 🙂↕️
Thanks for this informative explanation. Ive just stared regularly playing in the last month, and these have been great.
Thank you, it means a lot to us! ✨️ Also check in on the comment section of these as many have more in depth explanations from viewers that help a lot. 🙂↕️ Have fun and enjoy the hobby! 🎉
Weird, but at least you can still save your creatures
you need to play your protection spell before damage because its the only time you can do it. if opponent says 3 damage there and 3 damage then the damage happens and you dont have time to respond to those damages. its go to the damage and it happens right away so you kind of cant save your creatures
Indeed. In certain scenarios you can save a creature by giving it protection for example, but as the defender you won't have as much leverage anymore. We like it, as it gives attackers more power and thus speeds up gameplay especially with EDH being the most popular format right now and these games normally taking a while. 😅
@Burden82 Can u please make a video about this bc you are the only one to explain it CLEARLY out of all the videos I've seen in the comments people still don't know wtf is going on with damage assignment and instants.
Decklist? :O
Of course we forgot about that! 😅 Here it is: www.moxfield.com/decks/Kir5vl91c0Wchw25PQ-Cyw Have fun and enjoy bleeding them dry, darling! 👋🏻
So true 😂
The cat is so cute💞
He is, but don't tell him that... 😅
@@DragonandQuill ¿does he get mad? , this cat is suspicious 😂
Hi! I dont want to
Hey there! You don't want to what exactly? 😅
My inner Monk wants the same kind of organization 😍
Then let your inner monk roam free and organize your cards! 🤣 It's worth it, we promise!
What rule changed that? Used to be Mana lasted until the end of turn after Discard...
We are not that experienced to know when this could have been changed but the rule is here: 500.4. When a step or phase ends, any unused mana left in a player’s mana pool empties. This turn-based action doesn’t use the stack. But yeah, we looked the same way you did. 😅But there is a reason cards like Leyline Tyrant say 'You don't lose unspent red mana as steps and phases end'.
There's a slight technicallity to your word choice here. You're word choice is right enough 99% if the time, but here's an edge case where it can be wrong. If multiple creatures block a creature with deathtouch. You can assign more than 1 damage to any of those creatures to spare certain ones. Any damage over 1 is excess damage and would be lost, but if they had a creature they wanted dead because it was bad for them, like Abyssal Persecutor, or they had death triggers thay were bad for you, like many devils, then you might would be okay with not killing all blockers. Example: you attack with a 6/6 deathtouch creature, and you attack an opponent. They have 3 1/1 devils that say, "when this creature dies deal 1 damage to any target." You opponent puts all 3 devils in front of you 6/6 to block it. Your creature with take 3 damage from combat damage. If you assign 1 damage to each devil then they will all die and your opponent can have all of their death triggers target your creature to deal the remaining 3 damage and kill it. However if you split the 6 damage between 2 of the devils, and left the 3rd alive, then they could only deal 5 damage to your creature. Meaning you killed 2 of their creatures and kept yours, and you're able to attack with it again. This example does not work if the creature has trample though. Since eny excess damage will be carried over to the creatures behind it, and eventually to the Planeswalker, Battle, or Player.
Thank you very much for your time and thorough explanation! ✨️ We hope it helps other who see it! We have to shorten certain topics because shorts are... shorts. 🩳 We cover the first 'technicality' in the double blocking video where we state that you have to deal 'at least lethal damage'. So indeed, the assignment of damage is up to the attacking player. Trample will be a different video like this one is. 🙂↕️ But we explained a more complex case in the comments already. Just too many exceptions. 🤣
Actually you get to choose damage distribution as the attacker even when you have trample so you can always choose to "overkill" a creature it's just that your opponent gets to decide in what sequence you get blocked and in order to assign damage to any creature you have to assign lethal damage to that creature before replacement effects e.g. damage prevention. So yea you can always just assign all your damage to one target if you need an attack for whatever reason
I think the largest frazzle we had in a game was when someone was going to swing with a double strike, trample, deathtouch, 16/16 creature. It was blocked by a creature that was protected from the color of the attacking creature. At that point I just completely zoned out, they could look the rules up themselves, I wasn't in said combat anyway.
Oh wow, that surely is a more complex one. 😅 Had to look it up myself, to be honest. Apparently the 16/16 has to assign what would be lethal damage to the blocking creature with protection during first strike and also normal combat damage step, exceeding damage goes face in both instances, without the blocking creature with protection dying. So if the blocking creature is a 3/3, 13 go through during first strike combat damage step, and another 13 during normal combat damage step for a total of 26 damage going face. *takes notes* 📝🙂↕️
@DragonandQuill TH-cam seems to have eaten my first attempt at this comment, so sorry if this ends up being a duplicate. Protection doesn't change the criteria for "lethal damage." Lethal damage being "any amount of damage that is enough to kill a creature" and deathtouch makes all damage "lethal damage." I'm sure you know what lethal damage and deathtouch are, but for anyone who doesn't, I've included the definitions. So the 16/16 with double strike, trample, and deathtouch attacks. A 3/3 with protection from some aspect of that creature blocks. During the first strike portion of damage, the attacker assigns damage to the 3/3. All damage dealt to it is lethal, and excess is carried over with trample. Then protection says, "All damage dealt to this creature is prevented." Then the normal damage step happens, and it's a repeat of the previous since the 3/3 took no damage with the exception that the 3/3 now does 3 damage to the 16/16. So, in both damage steps, the attacker can assign 1 damage and trample over with 15. There is one edge case here that I'm unsure of. The attacker can assign more than 1 damage to the 3/3 as I mentioned in another comment, but I don't know if the protection stops excess damage assigned to that 3/3 from tampling over or not. For example, if the 16/16 assigned 3 damage to the 3/3. Since the 16/16 has deathtouch, 1 damage is enough to kill the 3/3, but the 3/3 has protection, and that prevents damage. So my question is, does "excess damage" get calculated before or after damage is prevented with protection. Like previously, this is a niche issue where 99.99% of the time, you'll want as much damage to trample over as possible and you won't want to assign 3 damage to the 3/3 because you only need to assign 1.
Thank you so much for writing this essay once more! That is a very understandable and perfect explanation of what's happening! Even though this constellation is very rare, it is great to know and understand the game a little bit better every day. So thank you for your time and effort! ✨️
Again also worth mentioning to avoid confusion all permanents technically have summoning sickness it just only affects creatures. For example if you have an artifact that can turn into a creature if you play that artifact then turn it into a creature all on the same turn it would not be able to attack/activate tap abilities(tho you could just tap them prior to turning them into a creature, but then why are you turning them into a creature). The same is true for enchantments, lands, planeswalkers and battles
Very important detail, thanks a lot for pointing it out! 👍🏻
@@DragonandQuill mtg arena puts a black see through fog for summoning sickness, its really good for learning the mechanics
Exactly. That's also why most effects that turn target land into a creature temporarily will also give haste. They didn't always, but then you had people accidentally animating the land they just played since it was indistinguishable from the rest of their lands, so Wizards decided that wasn't something they wanted to deal with.
Also worth mentioning most people don't realize that because of the specific wording of trample if you have say a 10/10 with trample and deathtouch that gets blocked by 5 creatures you'll assign a minimum of 1 damage to each of those creatures killing all of them and still having 5 damage left over to go face.
Indeed, thank you for covering trample as well! ✨️ The only difference between the double block in the video and your example is excess damage going face - which is trample. 🙂↕️
Although a creature needs to be untapped to block, which I think is where some new players mistakenly believe that means it also taps when blocking.
Yeah, it is weird and might be a reason. We couldn't say why we did it when we started playing. I suppose it felt only natural because attacking creatures tap (unless vigilant) so you'd tap as well to indicate blocking. 🤔 Was probably the biggest eye-opener back then... 😅
thats 2700 packs so fearly new to the magic seems streched
It is a lot, indeed. We should have clarified we're fairly new to PLAYING Magic. 😅 We've been collecting for many years but in our bubble nobody was playing or stopped eventually... Luckily, that changed now!
I thought it only damages the second one if it has trample
If two or more blockers ar declared against your attacking creature, you assign damage equal to its power - even to multiple blocking creatures. Trample in this case would matter only if excess damage is dealt (more than lethal damage to the blocking creatures), then you deal the excess damage to the defending player. 👍🏻
It's also good to know that if a creature has both trample and deathtouch, it can assign one damage to the creatures and trample through with the remaining
Indeed! We'll cover that in our 'deathtouch' video today actually! 😄
@@DragonandQuill also make note this goes over protection and indestructible as well, which some people seem to not know.
@@Nilmur2 Death touch does NOT destroy indestructible
We've collected cards over many many years. Mostly displays and precons later on to get some Commander staples. Unfortunately, nobody in our bubble played Magic for quite a long time. Luckily, that changed now! It doesn't matter how many cards you've got but if you already have just one display of a set, it's such a pleasure to have it all sorted and putting decks together is just plain sailing. How did you organize your cards and why does it work for you? Let us know!
Fun fact, you can overassign damage, leaving creatures further "back" in blocking order unharmed. This can be useful for killing the Devil tokens made by Tibalt planeswalkers and avoiding giving your opponent too many death triggers
Very useful advice, indeed! ✨️
I wonder if there will be a new tiny bones that can steal the abilities of planeswalkers.That would be kind of crazy
That would be really funny! 🙂↕️ If the bundle art depicts a planeswalk, it could also very well be that Tinybones is a Planeswalker now... 🤩
To be honest, that block isn't worth the trade unless that 2 damage would kill you
Well spotted! Yes, the block isn't ideal but it was also just for demonstration. 😊
Narci interesting choice hope you let us know how it goes!
It works really well! ✨️ But I have not enough sagas in the deck and can rely on other ways to win. Maybe gonna change that und put more sagas in... 🤔 Here's the deck: www.moxfield.com/decks/3Ir9ZffMLkW8r47zlvvnUA
Can we see the full decklist?! Looking to make an Astarion deck myself
You're absolutely right! We'll showcase it properly again soon and share some thoughts about it as well. Here's the link for the decklist: www.moxfield.com/decks/Kir5vl91c0Wchw25PQ-Cyw Have fun building!
@@DragonandQuillProbably a mistake but I couldn't view the deck with the link you posted
Respect😂