Shuffling

[MisterJH]

What i do is 1 land 2 cards, then riffle BEFORE I GO

then i riffle a bunch more before the game. At the end i riffle my remaining library, then individually stick the lands in randomly through the library, and stick 2-3 cards from my GY in randomly. Then i riffle a lot and usually have solid results. Sometimes i go through and break up huge land clumps between matches too.

This process is still considerd stacking because even after riffle shuffleing theres still a way to get all the cardz back in the same order. I cant remember where I found it but I had once found a website with demos and such to teach you how to stack any deck of cards shuffle and they still be a stacked deck. Its better to not even do it at all and just riffle shuffle or blind pile shuffle.

I side shuffle and riffle shuffle from random points too, noone would call me for stacking. Mostly cuz i do my stacking before i go :p it sets me up for a more randomized draw than if i put all my lands together. Ive never had a problem with y deck not being random, i still get 5 land opening hands often enough.

[Birdbrain]

i do seven to nine rifle shuffles. i take the stack from the middle half the time, and from the top the other half. then i do that shuffle were you take half the deck and cram it into the other half of the deck. then i cut my deck into thirds, and rifle shuffle each pile together

[Silent1236]

Eh, doing all that sorting and stuff seems like an awful lot of work. I just pile shuffle when I build a deck or sideboard cards in/out, then riffle shuffle like crazy. After I build a deck, I riffle like 15-20 times and usually 3-5 times during a match.  Sorting the lands out in a specific way just doesn't seem worth it. I get boned by my lands, so be it. Better luck next time.

[Wingnut]

I like to separate my land into a separate pile and then side shuffle them into the rest of the deck. Then make about 5-6 piles one card at a time and then rifle about a dozen times. All of this of course when I first put the deck together. During and between matches I usually just rifle about a dozen times, but sometimes make piles if I'm getting mana screwed. Seems to work ok, now if I can just get my playing to be as good as my shuffling.

[Iandtormentor]

I pile shuffle (five piles) then riffle about three - four times.

[Destore117]

Noob question but what is "Riffle shuffling" ._.

[Paraluke]

Go search in YouTube...

[Arzair]

@ Coffee Vampire:  The highest level events I have been to are SCG Opens, and they don't force you to shuffle your opponent's deck.  Are there events that actually do that?  It'd have to be a special rule, as the MtG rules state you "may" cut or shuffle your opponent's deck.  Just curious.

This is never a mandatory thing, however in order to ensure that your opponents deck is actually randomized, it is best to rifle shuffle at least 5 times, then cut then present to them, sometimes I will even do a stack shuffle just to count the cards in their deck, why even start to play if they are trying to play an illegal deck... Instant win.   But I only do this at gp's or ptq's... As long as you do it quickly and efficiently, and are respectful of their cards there really shouldn't be a problem.

Now, about land stacking.... No no no no no.... Let me repeat, NO.

This is the best way to get me to say "judge"...