Category Archives: Deck Construction

Draw vs. Discard

It would be hard pressed to find a card gamer that disagrees with the idea that it is always better to have more cards in your hand than your opponent. I understand that more cards in your hand doesn’t mean … Continue reading

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The Art of Playtesting

As any avid card gamer will tell you, the key to making a strong and succesful deck is playtesting. It is very rare for a player to simply get an idea, throw together a pile of 60 (or more) cards, … Continue reading

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Nature’s Swarm

This will be the first of what I hope to be many theme deck building articles. As I said in my previous article, I will only be using cards that are within the current block and are themed around one of … Continue reading

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Having Fun Creating Theme Decks

A theme deck is a deck based around specific cards, card types, card interactions, and/or game mechanics. Some theme decks can be pretty competitive while others are just designed to be fun. I find building theme decks enjoyable because you … Continue reading

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Understanding Your Metagame

Wherever you go, regardless of what game you are playing, you will always hear players talking about the metagame. You will hear them talking about how they changed their decks to counter the metagame, or how the metagame shifted when … Continue reading

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Rise of the Twilight Dragonkin

The recent set, Twilight of the Dragons, brought us an amazing location called Twilight Citadel. On your turn, simply pay one resource and exhaust the Twilight Citadel and you’ll receive a 1/1 Twilight Dragonkin ally token. While that might not … Continue reading

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