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Magic: The Gathering

Created by Richard Garfield, Magic: The Gathering is a card game introduced in 1993. Each player uses a deck of printed or virtual cards through the Internet-based Magic: The Gathering Online, MTG Arena, or other third-party programs.

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Best life link magic cards?

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There are two things you might see in magic which are related: lifelink and "When this creature deals damage, you gain that much life." They both do exactly the same thing, with one difference. A creature can only have lifelink once. Lets say you have a creature with lifelink and you put the enchantment "lifelink" on it. Nothing happens. However, if you attach an enchantment that says, "When this creature deals damage, you gain that much life", then you'll gain life from the creature's lifelink AND the enchantment effect.

As far as figuring out how much life you gain: your creature deals damage equal to it's power. If your killing a 1/1 with a 10/10, you still do 10 damage, and gain 10 life. If your killing a player who has 1 life, you still gain life equal to your creature's power. If the damage is prevented, then you don't gain life. If your creature has double strike, picture it as two distinct strikes. The first one deals damage, and if it doesn't kill the creature, then your second one hits. In other words, if you have a 10/10 with double strike and lifelink being blocked by a 1/1, you gain 10 life, not 20, because the second strike never deals damage.

What are Magic The Gathering creatures?

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A creature is a permanent that can (usually, but not always) attack or defend against attacks from other creatures. Underneath the picture there will be a short description of what exactly that card is, and it should say whether its a creature or not.

You can also usually identify a creature card by looking at the lower right corner. Two numbers separated by a slash (such as: 6/6 or 12/7) will indicate a creature.

What two colors are good for magic the gathering?

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Depends on your playing style...

mono color

aggro

black ( suicide )

red ( Goblins , red deck wins /burn )

control

blue (counter/top)

combo

green ( elves)

blue (menfolks )

multicolor

aggro ( with some control)

blue - green - ( white or black )

control

blue - black

combo

blue - black artifact

black -red ( storm )

Do you have to be 13 to play magic the gathering?

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No, all that is required is good reading comprehension skills

Profesional tournaments however may be age restricted, but that has nothing to do with playing for fun with friends or at home.

The box/packs do say '13+' this is likely do to a few things; the aforementioned reading comprehension level, but also the arithmetic involved would make it less enjoyable for younger audiences. It should also be mentioned that there is a darker aspect to the 'flavor' of the game that might not be suitable for some audiences.

Where do they sell magic the gathering cards in Charlotte NC?

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Wal-mart, target, and k-marts all sell MTG booster packs. Most comic and table top game stores will sell magic booster packs, singles, and limited run products.

Can two creatures block one attacking creature in magic the gathering?

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The defending player declares two creatures to block one attacker. The attacking player then orders the blockers, this decides which is damaged first, before the damage is then dealt.

So a 3/3 and a 4/4 block an attacking 4/7. The attacking player orders the blockers, he can put the 3/3 first, 4/4 second. When damage is dealt, it will deal 3 damage to the first ('lethal damage'), and 1 to the second, and receive 7 damage in return. The 3/3 and the 4/7 will therefore be destroyed.

What are some games similar to Magic the Gathering?

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"Solforge" (designed by MTG pro Brian Kibler)

-"Hearthstone"

-"Spectromancer" (designed by MTG lead designer Richard Garfield")

What stores sell magic the gathering in NYC?

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Target and Wal-mart are good stores to find standard MTG packs most places. Most comic and table-top games shops will sale singles and packs, the best way to find a store is to simply google 'MTG NYC'.

What is rampage ability in magic?

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Rampage is a triggered ability on creatures and is written as Rampage followed by a number (E.g. Rampage 2).

When a creature with rampage is blocked it, gets +X/+X until the end of turn for each creature that blocked it beyond the first one, where X is the value written after rampage.

E.g. If a creature with Rampage 2 was blocked by a single creature, it would gain no bonus to its power and toughness; if it was blocked by two creatures it would get +2/+2 until end of turn; if it was blocked by three creatures it would get +4/+4 until end of turn, etc.

How many cards can you draw after turn in magic the gathering?

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At the beginning of the game each player draws 7 cards

Where can you find magic the gathering cards in Kuwait?

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Well,some time you could rehab mall in Hawally, just in Thursday and Friday.

What does deathtouch mean in magic the gathering?

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Deathtouch is a static ability, like trample or flying, that reads, "When this creature deals damage to another creature, destroy the creature that was dealt damage."

For example, if you have a 1/1 creature with deathtouch blocking an 8/8 creature, then your creature will deal 1 damage to the attacking creature, and vice versa. Your creature will die because it was dealt enough damage to kill it, but your opponent's creature will die as well. This ability also works when you are attacking or using an ability that deals damage to a creature, such as Pestilence Demon.

Do you attack the player or creature in magic the gathering?

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Attacks may be declared against players, or Planeswalkers. Attacks may not be declared against other creatures.

Some creatures or cards have "do x to deal x damage" (i.e. tap to deal one damage to target creature or player). This is different from attacking and you should not confuse the two.

Is playing a creature a spell in magic cards?

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They are Creature Permanents while on the battlefield, Creature Spells while being cast on the stack, and Creature Cards at any other time. So when a player pays the mana cost on a creature card, putting it on the stack, it is now a spell and can be countered by anything that counters spells. After the spell resolves, it is just simply a Creature Permanent.

What does x damage mean?

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At the bottom of each creature card, there are two numbers. The first is the power and the second is the toughness. Power is the amount the creature can deal and toughness is the amount they can take before they are sent to the graveyard. If a creature on your side attacks your opponent, and he has no creatures out, he takes the direct damage. This amount is taken from their life which is usually around 20. If you and you opponent have creatures out, they will face off. A 2/2 would destroy a 1/1 and the 1/1 would be sent to the graveyard. The opponent would not take any damage but would lose his creature. Trample is a static ability that allows the creature to run over the creature and hit your opponent. if a 6/6 with trample attacked a 4/2, it would deal 4 damage to the owner However, a 3/5 could fight a 4/4 the entire game.

There are also cards that directly damage players, for example Lightning Bolt deals 3 directly to a player or creature.

In magic is activating an enchantment a spell?

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All cards, while not on the stack or the battlefield, are considered "Cards". All cards that are on the stack are considered "Spells". All cards that are on the battlefield are considered "Permanents".

When you cast your enchantment card, it goes on to the stack as an enchantment spell, and will then resolve to become an enchantment permanent.

What does the stack in Magic the Gathering mean?

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In Magic the Gathering, the 'stack' is the imaginary area where spells and abilities go when they are cast/played, and are waiting to resolve.

So say one player casts a Lightning Bolt, targeting one of his opponent's creatures. He pays the mana cost and the spell goes on the 'stack'. The opponent however to save his creature, responds to this by casting 'Giant Growth' on that same creature. The stack goes by 'LIFO' order - last in, first out. It means that the latest object to go on the stack, will be the first to resolve. So Giant Growth will resolve first, and then Lightning Bolt. But say if Player A had some kind of counterspell, he could place that on the stack above Giant Growth to counter it and remove it from the stack, meaning ultimately the creature will die to Lightning Bolt.

Tapping permanents to generate mana (be they land or anything else that can do it), a 'mana ability', does not use the stack, it is uninterruptable so can't generally be countered. Morphing, flipping a face-down Morph creature face-up, also does not use the stack, so a Morph cannot be quickly dispatched once the intention to flip is known.

The stack can be interrupted as it resolves. Imagine a stack with objects A, B and C on it. When C resolves, either player might feel the need to play something else, so this will become object D on the stack above A and B, and will resolve before them.

What does enchantment - auras mean in magic the gathering?

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Aura is a subtype of enchantments and dictates that enchantment is placed on whatever is defined in the rules text of that card; for example if the card said 'Enchant creature' it would come into play enchanting whichever target creature was declared when it was cast.

Creatures are not the only thing that can be enchanted, certain cards enchant lands, artifacts and even players, there is even an oddball aura that enchants a card in your graveyard.

If the target of that aura is removed before the spell resolves, the aura has no legal targets to enchant and will 'fizzle', if the aura's target is removed after it has been enchanted, the aura is destroyed as well as a state based effect.

In Magic The Gathering are lands spells?

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No, lands do not go on the stack, cannot be countered and do not count as spells in any way.

Where is magic the gathering sold in UAE?

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Magic The Gathering Tactics can be downloaded directly from the website and doesn't require a purchase. However, you'll need to buy the packs in order to create powerful decks

Can planeswalkers attack?

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It depends on the card and the circumstances, but in many cases yes. Planeswalkers are always very good.

What is the most powerful Magic the Gathering card?

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There is not just one most powerful card. Throughout the magic years there have been 9 cards that surface as the most powerful and the most feared. They were all printed in Alpha and I really Really hate them (just because I dont have them)

the Power 9 are:

Mox Jet

Mox Sapphire

Mox Ruby

Mox Emerald

Mox Pearl

Black Lotus

Ancestral Recall

Time Twister

Time Walk

These cards are worth hundreds of dollars a piece

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The 'power nine' are notably more powerful then nearly anything that came after. However the card 'Black Lotus' is generally considered to be the most powerful.

Where can you play Magic The Gathering online for free?

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3 places, 3 programs, all free and downloadable.

MTG Apprentice. Worlds most Basic MTG online program.

There is a program to edit the card library to start your own TCG or add cards.

Magic Workstation

There are a number of forums that use MWS to run tournaments, official and casual. The free version does contain banner ads and there is a 5 second wait before the application starts. But you can play free online and all the sets are downloadable and usable. It is alos compatible with a number of other TCG's.

Lackey CCG

You can make your own card games with images and setup program download updates for your game.

The program can even download MTG for free and several other favorite card games such as Pokemon, Star Wars, Wheel of Time, Megaman, Duel Masters, and many more.

You can also download Magic Online for free at the Wizard's of the Coast official website (wizards.com). But you will only be able to play with pre-constructed deck unless you buy online cards (which cost real money).

Once you purchase an account ($10), you are able to play with whatever cards you own for free as long as you like. You can at any time purchase more cards to play with, but you are never charged a fee for playing.

How many cards in magic the gathering?

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As of the date I am writing this, 11210 different magic cards have been printed, with different meaning "having a different name". Using the following Gatherer search can give you a more up to date number: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&cmc=+>=[0]

How many booster packs are there in magic the gathering?

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There are booster packs for each set/expansion released.

Each year, there is a new core set and three expansion sets released, so at least 4 new types of booster packs would be released.