So we’ve played a little MTGA online so we’re a little comfortable with the game but have no idea how to get into physical cards.
We’re interested in having mainly only LoTR ones but weren’t sure what to buy at the store.
Online it looks like there’s starters and boosters but what would be the best way to get like a lot of LoTR mainly cards?
Thanks!
I’d start off with a couple intro decks. They are balanced to play against each other. Then as you guys get not comfortable you can buy boosters or you can go online and pick up specific cards.
Jumpstart is the product for you! It’s designed to help beginners get right into the game and try out a variety of play styles. Each Jumpstart pack contains half of a deck, lands and all. So you each open two packs, shuffle your cards together, and start playing.
There’s even a LotR Jumpstart edition, though the packs are a little more expensive than generic Jumpstart.
if you’re doing jumpstart i’d stick to the jumpstart 2020 and 2022 editions, not the set releases. the cards are better, there’s more variety in the themes they offer, and it feels more cohesive than the stuff like jumpstart: lotr or jumpstart: brother’s war
Yeah, the intro pack has two pre constructed decks that I’ve heard are fun to play with. My first purchase of magic in 10 years was the Frodo Commander deck. But I got that because the comic store near our house has regular commander deck play on Thursdays. If your want just a bunch of cards the Draft boosters are good, but the Set Boosters have a better chance for rares and other cards worth a good bit. I’ve been buying set boosters.
If you can find the Lotr Bundle once it’s back on stock, I’d get that. It’s $60 but comes with 4 promo foils, a lot of Land cards, and 8 set boosters.
If you want an easy way to play, the Jumpstart boosters are super easy! Just buy 2 and it’s an automatic 40 card deck. She gets 2 packs and you now have 2 decks and can play right away!
Card Kingdom has premade standard decks (60 cards) that are cheap and designed to help new players learn the game.
The first purchase I made was a commander deck. It’s relatively inexpensive and has enough unique cards to get a good sense of what the different play styles are. We eventually mixed and matched to create a variety of decks out of those cards.
You could also buy a box of draft boosters. This is what we tend to do now when new sets are released. It’s fun to open the packs and have a draft night before using the cards to make a bumch of new decks.
