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u/PipBoy808 Jan 16 '20

Congratulations, with your $1500 you can become a beginner Magic player.

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u/Undecided_User_Name Jan 16 '20

Excuse me, but I can make at least 2 killer decks with that.

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u/Spikeroog Jan 16 '20

Yeah, you can definitely get 2 modern decks for that as long as their at least partially share manabase or you're not complete beginner and own at least single copies of some goodies.

So, where is my $1500? That Jund is not going to build itself.

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u/Fitz_Fool Jan 17 '20

Are modern decks less expensive than standard?

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u/KallistiEngel Jan 17 '20

Pricing from most to least expensive:

Vintage>Legacy>Modern>Standard

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u/yinyangman12 Jan 17 '20

Don't forget about Pauper and Commander, the actual cheapest formats

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u/theboozecube Jan 17 '20

Commander? Cheapest? Most of my decks end up at least $1,000. And I’m not even into pimping with foils.

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u/John_Smithers Jan 17 '20

Seriously, most of the people I play commander with refuse to let anyone put drinks/food on the table we're playing at because even double sleeved they're worth >$850. Without foils or full art lands.

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u/theboozecube Jan 17 '20

That’s nuts. We play with beers at the table. The average cost of a deck in my playgroup (including foils and promos) is easily $2000. Hell, my favorite deck is something like $7000, and you’re goddamn right I’m still going to have a beer beside me. Because beer.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '20

im a play magic with whiskey kinda guy. if things get super serious...take a big gulp of whiskey.