Midrange?

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Posted on July 12, 2015, 8:24 p.m. by Nikko.Bvron

Im new to mtg and I'm building a Modern red/black midrange deck, for every creature i have, should i have a playset of 4 since most of the creatures are cheap to cast

NoPantsParade says... #2

No. And for what format?

July 12, 2015 8:27 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #3

Not necessarily.

When considering how many copies of a card to include in your deck, you need to account for the cards cost, difficulty of casting, how often you want to When considering how many copies of a card to include in your deck, you need to account for the cards cost, difficulty of casting, how often you want to draw the card, and what other cards are competing for the card's spot in your turn.

For example, a Modern America Control deck might include 4x Snapcaster Mage because it's a critical support card for the deck's control suite, but only 1x Vendilion Clique because it's a useful control spell that costs more to cast and doesn't have indispensable impact but can sometimes provide an advantage.

July 12, 2015 8:29 p.m.