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Is MTG Final Fantasy Commander good for a first timer? (mtgzone.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Landless2029@lemmy.world to c/mtg@mtgzone.com

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So I played magic some 20 years ago and wasn't into the whole money pit thing as a kid.

I'm an adult now so I'm open to it. Ended up playing commander with some friends and had a blast coming in last place.

So now I'm casually looking around a bit for more information and landed on the FF precons. Reviews all say they're too expensive but they seem to have dropped in price.

$70 each is $280 at launch. Now it's around $180 which is $45 per deck as a bundle.

My questions:

Is this a good idea for a first timer?

How long will this last me before I'm off buying reprints to mod it? Any recommendations? (Trance apparently needs work)

What accessories do I need besides a D20 and some D6s?

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[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I had a black sliver deck when I played.

Ended up with amazing synergy that reduced cost and let me tap any creature for mana.

Ended up with something like 20 tokens. Then replicated +2/+0 increase to get them to 8/2.

I attack my buddy who I borrowed from. He was fucked. 3rd player used a instant to deal 4 damage to all creatures in play. Wiped my entire frontline.

I was shocked. 1) I didn't know you could just do that. 2) you couldn't let me come in second place??

It was a blast.