Modern/Competitive magic in general

[Ekann1]

Ok, so I have about 2 months to learn to play modern and really competitive magic in general. It may not be a great idea, but I've decided to go to a GP near me. Never played in one, or much modern before. :P

Any tips related to any of the things I mentioned would be appreciated. Especially stuff about GPs and things to remember so I don't accidentally break rules.

[Silent1236]

If you don't have any of the modern staples, then get ready to spend a ton of money :P

[fj76ts4]

protip: get real familiar with every single trigger in your deck because missing them has consequences ranging from warnings and up

[rarehuntertay]

what deck are you playing? that why we can give you hints on match-ups...

[Rass]

From my understanding is to get a group and practice practice practice. Get a lot of basics and proxy away the recent top and tier 1 decks.

[imthelolrus]

I hate I say it but to get "good" at a deck, familiar with modern, and play at that level will take more than two months. IMO just go to have some fun and don't expect too much :) modern is a very open format even I haven't played enough matches against some of the decks in the format.

[Mattao19]

If you don't have any of the modern staples, then get ready to spend a ton of money :P

Not really true you can make a solid Modern deck for cheap (RDW)

Thenagain be prepared lol

One thing to make sure of is that {U} all play 2 mana counter spells {Mana Leak} and {Remand} so always be prepared for that!!

Also remember if a Control deck has 4 mana and 3 are {U} sources you better expect a {Cryptic Command}

My best recommendation is look at mtgtop8.com and look at all the top tier decks just so you can see the strategies. Then from there see what you can go to beat them :P

[Ekann1]

I hate I say it but to get "good" at a deck, familiar with modern, and play at that level will take more than two months. IMO just go to have some fun and don't expect too much :) modern is a very open format even I haven't played enough matches against some of the decks in the format.

I expect to lose. :P But the reason I'm going is for fun.

[Ekann1]

protip: get real familiar with every single trigger in your deck because missing them has consequences ranging from warnings and up

Yep, I'm playing RW Norin Soul Sisters Thingy, so triggers should be important....

[imthelolrus]

If you don't have any of the modern staples, then get ready to spend a ton of money :P

My best recommendation is look at mtgtop8.com and look at all the top tier decks just so you can see the strategies. Then from there see what you can go to beat them :P

Or he could just look at my tier 1 decks list.

Looking at lists =/= playing against those lists. There are countless lines of plays and interactions that experience playing your deck against those lists are needed for a majority of decks.

You'll definitely have fun! Hope it inspires you to keep playing and practicing, I love modern :) but I think everyone knows that at this point lol 😜

[Ekann1]

I just want to try out a more competitive event and see if I like it, or if I should just stick to drafting and EDH and the occasional standard deck. :)

Thanks for the suggestions, +1s for everyone :)

[Ekann1]

From my understanding is to get a group and practice practice practice. Get a lot of basics and proxy away the recent top and tier 1 decks.

I don't really have a group or the time for that :(

...which is probably a big problem for me.

[Mattao19]

From my understanding is to get a group and practice practice practice. Get a lot of basics and proxy away the recent top and tier 1 decks.

I don't really have a group or the time for that :(

...which is probably a big problem for me.

Play on untap.in it's free and lots of fun!!

[Ekann1]

I do, but you can't really choose the matchup to test against.

[Mattao19]

I do, but you can't really choose the matchup to test against.

Ill be on later tn of you want me to just net deck top tier decks and play you :P