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<blockquote data-quote="Vael" data-source="post: 9042858" data-attributes="member: 57043"><p>So ... a lot of what makes MTG an expensive hobby is the land cards, because good lands (that come into play untapped) are more expensive than lands that enter tapped. On each turn, you can play one land, and if you have to play a tapland (one of those cheaper lands that enter tapped), you have less mana to cast your spells.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]287410[/ATTACH]</p><p>So, this card, from the Elven Council deck, is a Check Land as it checks if you have a forest or island and then enters untapped. The deck also has Rejuvenating Springs, which is part of a group of lands called Battlebond lands (because that was the name of the set where the first of them was made). These are lands that are not generally put into preconstructed commander decks, that's why I say these decks have good value, because these are lands that are more expensive than other lands that are traditionally printed into decks like this.</p><p></p><p>That said ... tbh, getting all four commander decks gives you a solid out of the box experience. They are designed to be balanced against each other and you can just play those four. They're also decent if you were to take them to a regular MTG Commander game, but weaker.</p><p></p><p>I passed on these decks, but I'm planning the same for the Doctor Who set later this year, I preordered all four with the thought that they'll be left as-is as a four player game.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. Pre-release events are the most casual and generally newbie friendly magic events there are. I love prereleases, they're all about trying out a brand new set and trying out new cards. That said, they can also be overwhelming because they are Sealed or Draft, and those are what I'd call a higher skill level format and you'll be looking a pool of 60 odd cards and asked to make a useable deck out of them, which can be intimidating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vael, post: 9042858, member: 57043"] So ... a lot of what makes MTG an expensive hobby is the land cards, because good lands (that come into play untapped) are more expensive than lands that enter tapped. On each turn, you can play one land, and if you have to play a tapland (one of those cheaper lands that enter tapped), you have less mana to cast your spells. [ATTACH type="full"]287410[/ATTACH] So, this card, from the Elven Council deck, is a Check Land as it checks if you have a forest or island and then enters untapped. The deck also has Rejuvenating Springs, which is part of a group of lands called Battlebond lands (because that was the name of the set where the first of them was made). These are lands that are not generally put into preconstructed commander decks, that's why I say these decks have good value, because these are lands that are more expensive than other lands that are traditionally printed into decks like this. That said ... tbh, getting all four commander decks gives you a solid out of the box experience. They are designed to be balanced against each other and you can just play those four. They're also decent if you were to take them to a regular MTG Commander game, but weaker. I passed on these decks, but I'm planning the same for the Doctor Who set later this year, I preordered all four with the thought that they'll be left as-is as a four player game. Yes. Pre-release events are the most casual and generally newbie friendly magic events there are. I love prereleases, they're all about trying out a brand new set and trying out new cards. That said, they can also be overwhelming because they are Sealed or Draft, and those are what I'd call a higher skill level format and you'll be looking a pool of 60 odd cards and asked to make a useable deck out of them, which can be intimidating. [/QUOTE]
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