There is a difference between playing “kitchen table” Magic, and going to a qualifying tournament. Kitchen table Magic is when you are casually playing with family and friends in a non-competitive environment. Kitchen table Magic is where most players start, and is the most difficult to transition out of. Casual environments are a good place for more fun and quirky decks to develop which, more often than not, cannot hold their ground in a competitive environment. If you are playing to win, you need to be able to remove elements from the deck that are not directly winning or assisting you in winning the game. Knowing when a deck needs a card removed is an important skill in magic, and can require many play-throughs to be able to do effectively. Another problem with transitioning from a casual deck to a competitive deck is changing a deck based on the meta-game. “Meta-game” is what decks make up your play area. A card that strictly destroys an artifact may be good when all the opponents you have run artifact decks, but may be terrible in a competitive environment where no one is running an artifact deck. The important part of transitioning from casual to competitive magic is remember to still try to have fun if you can. Magic is intended to be a fun and friendly, and it is important to keep that in mind when you are building a deck. Do not force yourself to play a deck you do not like solely for the sake of winning.
Dillon Baca
mtgcompetitivemeta@gmail.com
Richardson, TX 75007.
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