Might have some money in there
So my friends recommended me magic, i never played it (i was full pokemon tcg player) but i found older cards from my uncle. I watched some videos and build my first deck of 60 cars (24 lands, 12 creatures, 24 spells) but my friend told me there is high chance of non-compability of cards from newer era. Most of these cards are from 93 - 2003. Can someone help me understand this compability? Can i play with these cards in 60v60 decks?
Might have some money in there
Bros got a psychatoag, hell yeah
looks cool, maybe will try later
Yes, you can play with these for casual kitchen table magic. You only have to worry about formats if you play at an event at a store.
thank you very much!
No such thing as "non-compatibility" in magic: the gathering. Any card can be played with any other card (in casual play---competitive play has some restrictions you probably don't need to worry about). Whether a given pair of cards *should* be played together (like, strategically speaking) is a different question : \^ ) Have fun!
yeah this gotta be the hardest thing, gonna be trail and error but thats where fun is, thanks a lot
They are quite old, yes. That said, if you are going to play kitchen magic who cares? Only downside I can see is that powercreep is a thing and many of those cards will fall behind more modern ones. Also, as you have some stuff in there I can see, pay no heed to offers nor feel pressure to sell them (if someone insists I think the mods will be more than glad to help)
wont ever sell these, these are my uncles collection and AS collector i would understand his pain if i sold these even if he gifted me all, thanks for answering!
Get some Dragon shields from a local game store. Dual matte or similiar in standard size to protect your cards.
So there are a few main "formats" of playing magic that affect which cards are allowed so that people can play decks against each other with the same expectations on how powerful a deck is. Most of these are by the time period that certain sets of cards are from. For example, Vintage (the most powerful and expensive format) has every set legal. Standard, on the other hand, only includes cards from the last 3 years. I think what your friend was trying to get at was that it might be difficult to find people to play with, because these cards (being from 23+ years ago) aren't legal in standard, aren't powerful enough for vintage/legacy/modern etc, and if they \*do\* fit into one format, it'll probably be too specific to rely on actually finding someone with a deck in this format in person. I'd recommend either getting enough cards to make a commander deck - which is the easiest to find people to play with - or buying cards that are playable in a 60 card format like standard or pauper. Good luck!
thanks a lot! im thinking of buying some newer cards becouse it looks more interesting than pokemon tcg
You can play whatever you can lay your hands on. In terms of \_formats\_, you might not have a deck that maps up to a known format. But eh, so what? Anyway, formats: \* Standard: 60 constructed format using cards from sets from only the last few years. \* Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage: 60 card formats encompassing greater and greater eras of sets of cards \* Pauper: 60 card formats encompassing, play whatever you want, as long as the card is ‘common’, that is the expansion symbol is black-and-white. Very old sets didn’t have expansion symbols, and when they first came out they also didn’t indicate rarity. \* Limited: 40 card format where you buy cards right at the shop before you play, and either assemble a Sealed deck, or you Draft the cards from the packs opened collectively by your pod. \* Commander: 100 card singleton format, where a legendary creature of your choice also starts in your hand. \* Premodern: 60 card singleton format, with cards exclusively from older sets. \* Forgetful Fish: A format where you play against another person with a known, 80 card deck, where the only creature is \[\[Dandân\]\]. Good luck!
thank you! those look like a lot formats, love to try them all in future
You might be able to play a format called Premodern and do decent. The format is centered around sets from 4th edition -Scourge and if you need any help understanding lmk
thank you, ill look something up and if i still domy understand ill let u know
Please play with sleeves.
Just an FYI OP, since I haven't seen anyone else in the thread explain it clearly:
Based on the time range you gave in the post, some of those cards could be worth A LOT of money.
I'm not saying you should sell them, but it may be worth A) buying sleeves to protect them and B) scanning them with an app like Manabox to find out their value.
Even if you don't do that, two types of cards to be aware of: are worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars each depending on the condition and specific set. The Power 9 are the most expensive cards in the game. Even the cheapest printings of those at heavily played quality are worth over a grand. There are many other cards from that era that could be worth 3-4 digits. Cards from alpha are especially expensive, even the basic lands (the cheapest and most common cards in the game, so common most stores give them away for free at events) from alpha typically start at ~$10 each.
will look into that, thanks for commenting
Looks like you got gifted a good starting point for premodern.
Definitely look up values on these cards. That [[Cabal Ritual]], if NM, is around $14. If you're looking to get started, then offloading some of the older one-off copies will help fund a plan.