First or Second

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

When you are playing Magic do you prefer to go first and get a time advantage or second and card advantage?

[Iandtormentor]

When you are playing Magic do you prefer to go first and get a time advantage or second and card advantage?

first. As much as possible.

[Vampyvyrus]

First. The first to play advantage outweighs the card advantage. I started going first when I was running a mana ramp land destruction deck and its stuck ever since

[imthelolrus]

First!

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Me too! I was just wondering if there was anyone who chooses second, so I can see the reasoning and/or if any deck types benefit form going second.

[Rass]

 {Gemstone Caverns}

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

{Gemstone Caverns}

Lol, I don't know...you usually have to choose first or second before you look at your hand so that's a really risky card. Does it get played (i don't know much about eternal formats)?

[Quisequise]

I love going first. Nothing better than a t1 {temple garden} into an {elvish mystic} then getting a t2  {Seller of Songbirds}

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Never run {Seller of Birds}

[imthelolrus]

Me too! I was just wondering if there was anyone who chooses second, so I can see the reasoning and/or if any deck types benefit form going second.

In slower limited environments going second can have more benefits. I think this was the case during RoE but idk correct me if I'm wrong

[Kaleo42]

I only consider going second in sealed because drawing extra cards can make all the difference in that format.

[Thetrufflehunter]

First for any deck besides my esper control. Unsummoning their elvish mystic t1 is really fun

[PapaBudz]

First.

[Anoobass]

Depends, in my playgroup we have the "gentlemans mulligan" in which u get a free mulligan to redraw 7.  If I still don't have the perfect land count but don't want to go to 6, I may go second.  But I'd say 90% of the time or greater 1st

[ihasfrozen]

I always want to go first in legacy (unless I was playing manaless dredge of course).