How Do I Pick A Different Deck?

[swagen2167]

Title says it all. Every game I play I get the same green and white deck but I see on my decks tab that I actually own tons of decks. How do I pick a different one?

FYI, long time paper magic player since 1994. First time playing online and I'm kind of lost. Any help will be greatly appreciated as well as any tips you might give me regarding all these points and things I'm supposedly winning. Have no idea what to do with any of this stuff including how to get additional cards without having to buy them. After spending a good 30 grand on paper magic, I really don't want to go down that rabbit hole again.

[Malvastor]

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Kurt Angle's Neck a écrit :

Read this: link[mtgaassistant.net]

Thanks. At that link, I read the following:

Gold
Gold is the primary (there is one other) in-game currency for Arena. With gold, you can purchase booster packs, gain entry to events, and participate in drafts. Gold can be acquired through daily wins, completing quests, and event rewards.

How do i purchase booster packs with Gold? I don't see any option to do so. What am I missing?

** EDIT ** Okay, figured it out but the note on top in the store says can only be used for historic formats. Does that mean I can't use these cards to play standard? If not, how do I go about getting better cards to play standard?

There's a ribbon at the top of the store page with a bunch of symbols, those are for the different sets available. By default it's set to the most recent set, which is Pioneer Masters. If you click on the symbols for the other sets you'll see options for buying those packs instead; the most recent will be on the left and as you move right they get older, so the first few will still be available in Standard (but there should be a warning when you reach the ones that aren't).

[swagen2167]

Malvastor a écrit :

swagen2167 a écrit :

Thanks. At that link, I read the following:

Gold
Gold is the primary (there is one other) in-game currency for Arena. With gold, you can purchase booster packs, gain entry to events, and participate in drafts. Gold can be acquired through daily wins, completing quests, and event rewards.

How do i purchase booster packs with Gold? I don't see any option to do so. What am I missing?

** EDIT ** Okay, figured it out but the note on top in the store says can only be used for historic formats. Does that mean I can't use these cards to play standard? If not, how do I go about getting better cards to play standard?

There's a ribbon at the top of the store page with a bunch of symbols, those are for the different sets available. By default it's set to the most recent set, which is Pioneer Masters. If you click on the symbols for the other sets you'll see options for buying those packs instead; the most recent will be on the left and as you move right they get older, so the first few will still be available in Standard (but there should be a warning when you reach the ones that aren't).

Thanks. I decided to give "Jump In" a shot as one article suggested that it was a good place for a beginner to start if they want to get rewards quicker. The field seems to be pretty level as I've won a little over half my matches so this should do well for me.

[Gryfn]

BTW, you only need to complete the main quest (which does not require wins) + 4 wins to get enough gold for a pack per day. I don't recommend doing more than 4 or 5 wins per day to prevent burnout. The daily rewards are heavily front-loaded anyway.

[swagen2167]

Gryfn a écrit :

BTW, you only need to complete the main quest (which does not require wins) + 4 wins to get enough gold for a pack per day. I don't recommend doing more than 4 or 5 wins per day to prevent burnout. The daily rewards are heavily front-loaded anyway.

Is that 4 wins in Standard or any formats combined?

[Malvastor]

swagen2167 a écrit :

Gryfn a écrit :

BTW, you only need to complete the main quest (which does not require wins) + 4 wins to get enough gold for a pack per day. I don't recommend doing more than 4 or 5 wins per day to prevent burnout. The daily rewards are heavily front-loaded anyway.

Is that 4 wins in Standard or any formats combined?

Any format.

[swagen2167]

Okay, I am starting to get a feel for this system. Here's my question.

I just completed today's quest, kill 15 creatures. Great. I got 500 gold for it.

What is my best use of this gold? I realize 500 gold isn't going to get me anything significant so obviously I'm going to have to keep completing the daily quests and building up my gold reserves. So, when I get to like 100,000 gold. What should I do with it? What's my best bang for the buck? My ultimate goal is to get better cards so I can make better decks.

What do you suggest? I am open to any and all ideas.

[Malvastor]

swagen2167 a écrit :

Okay, I am starting to get a feel for this system. Here's my question.

I just completed today's quest, kill 15 creatures. Great. I got 500 gold for it.

What is my best use of this gold? I realize 500 gold isn't going to get me anything significant so obviously I'm going to have to keep completing the daily quests and building up my gold reserves. So, when I get to like 100,000 gold. What should I do with it? What's my best bang for the buck? My ultimate goal is to get better cards so I can make better decks.

What do you suggest? I am open to any and all ideas.

Well, for one I definitely don't recommend trying to save up 100K gold at a rate of ~100 per day; if you want to simulate grinding poverty there's always real life.

Usually I play until I can afford a quick draft (5000 gold, so a week at most) and then do that and see what I can get out of it. You get to keep the cards you draft, and if you win a good number of matches you get some gems. Doing this can earn you enough gems to buy the mastery pass, which (depending on the level you reach before it ends) gives you a bunch of packs and some guaranteed mythic cards.

[swagen2167]

Malvastor a écrit :

swagen2167 a écrit :

Okay, I am starting to get a feel for this system. Here's my question.

I just completed today's quest, kill 15 creatures. Great. I got 500 gold for it.

What is my best use of this gold? I realize 500 gold isn't going to get me anything significant so obviously I'm going to have to keep completing the daily quests and building up my gold reserves. So, when I get to like 100,000 gold. What should I do with it? What's my best bang for the buck? My ultimate goal is to get better cards so I can make better decks.

What do you suggest? I am open to any and all ideas.

Well, for one I definitely don't recommend trying to save up 100K gold at a rate of ~100 per day; if you want to simulate grinding poverty there's always real life.

Usually I play until I can afford a quick draft (5000 gold, so a week at most) and then do that and see what I can get out of it. You get to keep the cards you draft, and if you win a good number of matches you get some gems. Doing this can earn you enough gems to buy the mastery pass, which (depending on the level you reach before it ends) gives you a bunch of packs and some guaranteed mythic cards.

Okay, so the cards that I draft and keep, can I put them in the Standard decks that I'm using to improve them?

[Gryfn]

If you draft from a Standard set, then those cards can be put into a Standard deck.

If you don't like to draft, then you can just get a pack from the most recent Standard set (or from a set that is still legal in Standard) and it will contribute towards a free golden pack (buying 10 eligible packs will give you a free golden pack). This pack will contain rare/mythic cards that are Standard legal.
https://draftsim.com/golden-pack-mtg-arena/

The Untapped.gg site has useful meta information for various formats like bo1 Standard, bo3 Standard, etc. Some of the filters are locked behind a paywall, but there is some free info too.
https://mtga.untapped.gg/meta/tier-list?rank=PLATINUM_TO_PLATINUM

[Malvastor]

swagen2167 a écrit :

Malvastor a écrit :

Well, for one I definitely don't recommend trying to save up 100K gold at a rate of ~100 per day; if you want to simulate grinding poverty there's always real life.

Usually I play until I can afford a quick draft (5000 gold, so a week at most) and then do that and see what I can get out of it. You get to keep the cards you draft, and if you win a good number of matches you get some gems. Doing this can earn you enough gems to buy the mastery pass, which (depending on the level you reach before it ends) gives you a bunch of packs and some guaranteed mythic cards.

Okay, so the cards that I draft and keep, can I put them in the Standard decks that I'm using to improve them?

Yes, the drafted cards (as well as any you open in packs) will show up in your collection and you can add them to whatever deck you want (within format limits).

[swagen2167]

Okay, I just won a standard match and it looks like I won a card as one of my rewards. Where do I go to see the cards that I've won? All I see is a section that says "My Decks". Also, when it says edit deck, how do I do that? Where do I get the cards that I want to use in place of whatever card is already there? Again, not seeing where my cards are.

[Malvastor]

swagen2167 a écrit :

Okay, I just won a standard match and it looks like I won a card as one of my rewards. Where do I go to see the cards that I've won? All I see is a section that says "My Decks".

You should see a button marked "Collection", where you can look at the cards you've amassed.

swagen2167 a écrit :

Also, when it says edit deck, how do I do that? Where do I get the cards that I want to use in place of whatever card is already there? Again, not seeing where my cards are.

When you hit Edit Deck are you not getting a screen showing a bunch of eligible cards, with a list on the right showing the cards currently in the deck?

[swagen2167]

Malvastor a écrit :

swagen2167 a écrit :

Okay, I just won a standard match and it looks like I won a card as one of my rewards. Where do I go to see the cards that I've won? All I see is a section that says "My Decks".

You should see a button marked "Collection", where you can look at the cards you've amassed.

swagen2167 a écrit :

Also, when it says edit deck, how do I do that? Where do I get the cards that I want to use in place of whatever card is already there? Again, not seeing where my cards are.

When you hit Edit Deck are you not getting a screen showing a bunch of eligible cards, with a list on the right showing the cards currently in the deck?

I found my collection. Okay, how do I know which of these cards are NOT Standard legal? Certainly "Silence" and "Unsummon" can't be Standard legal. And since I'm not familiar with current Standard, other than the cards I recognize from my playing days, I have no idea which of these cards I can put in my decks. So how do you tell what's Standard legal?

[Malvastor]

swagen2167 a écrit :

Malvastor a écrit :

You should see a button marked "Collection", where you can look at the cards you've amassed.



When you hit Edit Deck are you not getting a screen showing a bunch of eligible cards, with a list on the right showing the cards currently in the deck?

I found my collection. Okay, how do I know which of these cards are NOT Standard legal? Certainly "Silence" and "Unsummon" can't be Standard legal. And since I'm not familiar with current Standard, other than the cards I recognize from my playing days, I have no idea which of these cards I can put in my decks. So how do you tell what's Standard legal?

When you make a deck you can set the format you're trying to make it in. That should limit the cards you see to the ones available in that format.

That said Unsummon is in Standard right now.

[swagen2167]

Okay, I see the cards on the left. The must be the ones that are Standard legal. So "Rest In Peace" is Standard legal? How is that even possible? With all the graveyard shenanigans going on in this format, that card is broken as hell.

Anyway, I think I'm good now. I have quite a collection. I'm not even sure how that happened. I've only won maybe 10 matches in the few days I've been playing.