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Title: Deck Size
Post by: La_Jungla on January 20, 2013, 06:54:30 AM
Hi!
I'm new to MtG, and as such I have many questions. My first one is this: Does each player have to have the same amount of cards in their decks?
Title: Re: Deck size
Post by: Trunksthemighty on January 20, 2013, 08:12:00 AM
Nope. As long as both players have at least 60 you can have as many as you wish. Just can't have more than 4 of any card other than basic land.

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Title: Re: Deck size
Post by: MisterJH on January 20, 2013, 08:44:20 AM
Or {relentless rats}
Title: Re: Deck size
Post by: Trunksthemighty on January 20, 2013, 09:40:22 AM
Yes unless the card states otherwise :P
Title: Re: Deck size
Post by: La_Jungla on January 20, 2013, 10:41:05 AM
Thanks for the help!
Title: Re: Deck Size
Post by: Jroch314 on January 20, 2013, 01:04:10 PM
I do believe the official rule is there is no max but you have to be able to shuffle your deck without any assisstance
Title: Re: Deck Size
Post by: Coffee Vampire on January 20, 2013, 01:09:33 PM
Correct. But if someone is willing to assist you, it's totally fine. But don't go expecting it because you have to be able to do it yourself.

Also another side note: in sealed formats like draft, your deck size is a minimum of 40 cards. Otherwise same rules apply (there is no maximum, etc.)
Title: Re: Deck Size
Post by: Rass on January 20, 2013, 01:53:50 PM
Also in draft and sealed events you can have more then 4 of any card
Title: Re: Deck Size
Post by: Coffee Vampire on January 20, 2013, 04:12:03 PM
Quote from: Rass on January 20, 2013, 01:53:50 PM
Also in draft and sealed events you can have more then 4 of any card
I actually didn't know this...sure enough rule 100.2 confirms it! Very interesting. I got 3 {Augur Sprees} at the RTR prerelease...and even that was good for sealed. Think of 5 or 6! Haha
Title: Re: Deck Size
Post by: Gorzo on January 21, 2013, 02:20:39 AM
Quote from: Coffee Vampire on January 20, 2013, 04:12:03 PM
Quote from: Rass on January 20, 2013, 01:53:50 PM
Also in draft and sealed events you can have more then 4 of any card
I actually didn't know this...sure enough rule 100.2 confirms it! Very interesting. I got 3 {Augur Sprees} at the RTR prerelease...and even that was good for sealed. Think of 5 or 6! Haha

I drafted 6 unsummons once. It wasn't a very good deck but it was annoying :P the look I got a couple times playing that 5th Unsummon in a single game made it all worthwhile.
Title: Re: Deck Size
Post by: Coffee Vampire on January 21, 2013, 03:02:21 AM
Haha that's awesome.