But because Event Tickets only have value in-game and US Dollars have value everywhere, in reality it is possible to purchase items on MTGO for less than their equivalent value in event tickets by using US currency instead.
Hence they would rather pay 4. Sometimes demand is so skewed you can even sell a pack for more than 4 tickets! If you value dollars the same as event tickets, this is one way to exploit the inefficiency of the MTGO economy.
One way I personally have been able to leverage arbitrage in the past is with preconstructed items for sale in MTGO Storefront. One could actually buy the item, sell the contents, convert the cards to tickets, and the ticket surplus was so high that even selling tickets back for US Dollars you could still come out ahead.
Do this enough times though and you drive down the margin by flooding the market with supply. While this deck is no longer for sale, watch for other market inefficiencies like this that you can leverage.
The cards you open are worth actual money! At least some of them are. However, timing alone can either bolster the value of your openings or depreciate them based on the simple market rules of supply and demand. At its most basic, look at the value of a new set when its first released. What this means for us is that your Week 1 Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh could be sold for 20 tickets, but today you can only get about 7 tickets for it.
It is certainly possible to play decks on the lower end of the price spectrum that are still tier 1, underscoring the importance of picking the right format before you spend money.
Choosing a deck can be one of the most important factors in determining not only how competitive you can be in a format, but also how much fun you have.
If you're not sure which deck to choose, the best advice is to select a deck that you find fun and that fits your play style. This is especially true if your intent is to avoid events with an entry fee. Your deck selection comes down to two primary questions: 1 Will you be paying money to enter into events? And 2 What is your budget? A word of caution about playing in these areas: like all things on the internet, the anonymity people have online causes you to run into very rude people frequently — anything from people who will concede a match the instant they see an island played, to people complaining about every play you make or worse.
The best approach to playing free matches on MTGO is to find like-minded individuals you can duel with; admittedly, MTGO does not make this easy, and so it can take a lot of effort. However, if you are on a very tight budget, it is an extremely worthwhile use of your time for your long-term enjoyment of the game.
PREs are an excellent opportunity for those on very tight budgets to play in competitive events and win prizes. The best bet to find them is via Gatherling. Most formats have a wide array of top tier decks that can satisfy many play styles. However, sometimes a sacrifice needs to be made in either fun or competitiveness.
This is up to each individual to decide which is more important, but as competitiveness decreases, so should the amount of money spent on tournaments. However, the budget available is the most important factor as it is likely the hardest to change. First, narrow down a selection of decks in your desired format that fit your budget. Then pick either the most fun or competitive from that pool depending on what is decided to be most important.
Deck selection doesn't need to be made in a vacuum though. Since so many formats are supported on Magic Online, one can simply switch to a cheaper format. That way, it is possible to satisfy the other two factors competitiveness and entertainment value with a smaller investment, then work up to the more expensive formats as more money in your budget is available, or you manage to earn prizes.
What if there was a way to build a tier 1 deck of any playstyle that is cheap? The common answer to these questions is building a budget version of popular decks. Often, switching out a few of the more expensive cards can massively bring down the cost of a deck. The issue with this approach is that it significantly affects the competitiveness of the deck, as well as potentially the amount of enjoyment with the deck since the expensive cards are often key pieces to the viability of the archetype.
Building budget versions of existing decks is perfectly acceptable, you just need to be wary of the potential hype of purely budget decks and be sure to make informed decisions, especially before joining tournaments with entry fees.
While you still need to understand the competitiveness of the deck and be wary of joining events with entry fees , this approach can avoid some of the same issues you face when trying to make existing archetypes budget decks; namely, removing key pieces of a deck that make it do what it is supposed to do.
Other content creators who have made playing Magic on a budget their focus include, but are not limited to:. Strictly Better MtG : The team behind this YouTube channel has a combined 30 years of experience playing Magic, and covers news, and set reviews, along with deck techs highlighting their budget brews. Tolarian Community College : While the Professor is widely known for his product reviews, he has also made a number of videos featuring affordable decks that can be played in all formats, from Standard, to Modern, and even Legacy.
There is one final trick you can use to satisfy your budget, competitiveness and enjoyment: simply change your perspective. In this sense, it is like renting Magic Online product contingent on buying and selling properly. Some people even do this for profit, but that is significantly more difficult and can require speculation.
This approach to budget is outside the scope of this article, and as noted above in the establishing your budget section, the best approach for most players is to use the residual value of your collection as a bonus rather than something factored into your budget. How many Event Tickets do you want to purchase? Purchase with. Credit Card. Insert your MTGO username. Close Send SMS. Redirecting to Paypal. We use Paypal to secure our transactions.
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