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One way to help mitigate this.

If you have an iPhone, install iMTG.

If you have an Android phone, install MTG Familiar.

These apps can look up the TCG price of just about any card. MTG Familiar even has a side-by-side trade window where you can enter both peoples' trade offers and compare TCGmid values of each pile.

I really like MTGFamiliar for all that. It works great, has the whole gatherer database offline (without images), rules, timers, counters etc.

This > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gelakinetic.mtgfam&amp;hl=en < Is ace.

Life counter. Trades (needs internet for prices). Gatherer. Track your wishlist. Save your DCI number. Rules. And more. It's really good.

edit: More to the point, its search engine is as robust as Gatherer's; but ridiculously fast since it has everything on the device and doesn't need to make a round trip over the internet.

My go-to for rules checking is the MTG Familiar app. It has the rules broken down into nice categories and also has a search feature so you can search for keywords.

Edit: damn autocorrect

If you have an Android phone, get this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gelakinetic.mtgfam

Aside from life counters and the like, it also has the full rules as well as a search function to look up any card, by any information about it. You can then get any rulings from any official judge about any interactions with that card.

I know you explicitly asked for "not an app", but something like MTG Familiar has so many functions, that I think that maybe the storage price you pay is worth it ...

I can't help with concrete websites, 'though, Sorry.

If he has an Android phone, MtG Familiar is super useful as well. It's free (with no ads), and has tons of features. The only thing it's missing for me is some kind of collection manager, but it's not a huge deal since I have Magic Assistant on my PC

If you have data, download the MTG Familiar app. There is a Trade function there that accumulates the TCG value (you can choose low/mid/high) of the trade on both sides. Super helpful when doing trades on the fly at your LGS or anywhere with data reception.

I've personally used the Toronto MTG fb group and have had a good experience. There is a list there of reputable traders that you can use as a basis for fair trades (though it might be full and not as well updated on newer members). The Toronto community is pretty tight-knit so it's really in our (their) best interests to not be a dick. You have all the time in the world to negotiate fair trades if someone contacts you about your cards.

Otherwise, Pucatrade is a neat online service that has its own proprietary card value index to make it harder for you to get lopsided deals. It is a bit more susceptible to market manipulation but it might be your best bet. TCC has a great intro to Pucatrade here. Basically you search up people who want your cards and send it to them. Once received, they give you their points and you can use those points to request cards you want. People will then send you cards for your points (that you send them once you receive your wants).

I use MTG Familiar on my phone. It has a substantial search function and if I find a card effect that I like I usually just take the phrase and plug it into its "card text" function in addition to any other filters I want and see what it dumps out.

Here are the full databases from scryfall and here's an app that let's you search for cards offline. There's really no need for you to maintain your own database, especially if you don't know anything about programming. Other people have already done the work for you and since it's literally their job to do that, they probably did it better than we can do as well.

Mtg familiar is an offline database for your phone. It includes rulings, a deck builder and a bunch of other features.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gelakinetic.mtgfam&amp;hl=en_CA

As for apps: MTG Familiar is the one to have on Android. It has a fully offline card database including search by legality in a given format.

I mean the save thing is always to just check the oracle wording (pro tip: install MTG Familiar on your (Android) phone to always have access to card search and oracle text (as well as rules reference and many other things) even without network connectivity.

mtgfamiliar lets you create trades and will show you the total value on both sides. I don't think it supports changing the set during trading though so if there's a big variance between two printings you won't get accurate results.

Those devices ARE pretty slick. I've thought about getting one myself for FNM or other 1v1 play. When playing with a larger group, I've been using MTG Familiar for Android which is pretty great and I highly recommend for quick searches, prices, trades, ect.

May I make some app suggestions re: MTG apps?

OK I will:

MTG familiar is a fantastic app for searching, reading, valuing, and trading cards. It is ad-free. It has an all-around approach, trying to be your one stop magic app. All functionality is adequate, though I don't like it for life totals.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gelakinetic.mtgfam

I use another ad-free app for casual life totals, called untap:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.repomedia.untap

For tournament life totals, even at the FNM level, consider going old school and using pen/paper. It's easier to show a judge if you have a discrepancy with your opponent.

Sorry for giving unrequested advice. Don't use AV stuff on android.

The mtg familiar app is the best that ive come across. It does almost everything an mtg app should do, including checking prices.

If you use Android you may wish to try MTG Familiar. It's not just an offline database, it's got indexed comprehensive rules, a life counter, and more. And it's completely free with no ads or microtransactions!

If you have an android phone, the MTG Familiar app has this. It is in the MoJhoSto section. Give it a CMC and it will give a random creature. No idea if it is on Apple.

MTG Familiar

yes, this is unfortunate. You might want to try the new deck-addition to MTG Familiar maybe. It doesn't do all that fancy stats and I don't use it for that reason but it allows for cards from different editions and even foils.

You can always check the prize on the web because the real money value is a thing most people will agree to trade based on. (Magic*KartenM*arkt) is probably the best for europe, no idea, what it is for america).

Another possibility is using MTG Familiar. It has a trade option where you can add cards for two people and it will fetch the prices via mobile data. (You can vary the prize setting but it always uses the same site. I think it is an american site).

I don't know what iMTG is. The app I use is MTG Familiar.

Eternal Masters is now in MTG Familiar. Force an update from the menu if you want it immediately!

As the maintainer for MTG Familiar, these are the details I care about. Thanks!

I use MTG Familiar, it does both + more

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gelakinetic.mtgfam&amp;hl=en

Yeah, although IMO this app is pretty terrible at anything but the random card widget.

MTG Familiar is hands down the best all around Magic app. It has everything you need except for a deck builder and is even open source.

Decked Builder is the best for deck building and keeping lists up to date although as a long time user I've got a love/hate relationship with it. But, it's King Turd of Crap Mountain.

Forge for Android is the best for deck testing. The computer AI is really bad but I'm sure it's pretty hard to teach a program to play Magic. It's still nice to goldfish in an environment that enforces the rules.

MTG Familiar

https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Default.aspx

Apparently there's also something about a cell phone app? Not sure if it's out yet.

Personally I use MTGFamiliar on my phone.

MTG Familiar , best app,IMO

I use an app on my android called "mtg familiar". It has a great search functionality. And is updated as cards are spoiled.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gelakinetic.mtgfam

My bad, I misinterpreted what was being said lol here(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gelakinetic.mtgfam) you go

MTG Familiar is a very nice app that I use.

Welcome to cardboard crack! As everyone is stating you have many options to play. My suggestions below.

• Download magicduels on your choice of machine. Play all the tutorials and run through story mode. Tutorials will walk you though mechanics, define all the terminology, and greatly help you understand the basics of the game. Once you run through all of the above you can either play vs AI with the cards you have unlocked or other people. They have premade decks where the computer sets up everything for you or you can go on your own and create your own. You can make up to 30 decks I believe before having to delete one. The game does not give you full access to all cards, but a good majority. You also receive coins for wins to put towards opening boosters or other items. You can spend money here, but I prefer to only spend money on paper cards. your choice.

• Look to see what shops are near you here. You can then use this list and look them up on Facebook or their actual website. If on facebook, click the events on the left pane to see if that shops posts their weekly activities. It took me a bit to find a good shop. If you let them know you are brand new and wanting to get into the game they should be very helpful. Go into a few stores and start talking to the employees and maybe some players if they are not in a game. Some people are really nice and might even let you use one of their spare decks to join them in their casual game.

• Go to Friday Night Magic (FNM) after you know the basics. If you are in a big city you may be paying the full $15 to play, but I have played at stores who draft for as little as $6 and currently paying $10 at my new store. Let the owner know this is your first draft and they will likely assign someone to assist you. If they don't, let the table know this is your first draft and they will walk you through the etiquette and the basics. If you are in a good store, almost everyone will be super nice and understanding. If you get a lot of grief id look elsewhere if there are option. Draft is a super fun way to play, as it only costs you the entry fee and you walk away with cards and if you place store credit to buy cards when you know what you want to build.

• Buying a duel deck to play with a friend would be a good way to have competitive fun without spending a lot of money. These decks are made to battle one another so anyone can win. When you start building your own this can be very lopsided depending on how much someone else has dumped into the game or their strategy compared to yours. I would recommend buying as much as you can from your local store to support the business even though you will be sending a little more vs online. Example duel deck

• MTGO is expensive and you don't actually have physical cards. I know a lot of people like this option, but this is not for me at the moment. If your store is charging the $15 to draft then maybe this would be comparable, but I didn't like not having the physical cards personally. MTGO also has top notch players for the most part. If you are not winning the majority of the game in your local store you will probably not do well here. If you strictly play the free aspect it can be fun, but will not be competitive without putting money into the game. One upside is if this is the route you go, cards I believe are cheaper since this is digital vs physical card. When you are on websites like MTGoldfish they will show you the average price in paper and online. You can also get a game going anytime you want vs waiting for your store to host its weekly events. So this will be a decision on how you proceed here.

• Formats. This is a huge decision and usually want to get a feel for the game and decide how far you want to dive in. There are a ton of options so it will be good to know the basics of what they mean and when you speak with your local store to find out what they play there. As I suggested, playing in FNM you will be collecting cards for almost all formats. Standard is consistently rotating and you are using cards from the newest sets. If you only play in drafts you can probably manage a competitive deck for small change to add a few extra cards to play in tournaments. Modern allows all sets from 8th edition to current to create a deck. Once you build a modern deck you can review the newest set released and see if any of the new cards will help your current deck. If you are not creating a ton of new decks, once you have the base deck it does not cost a lot to upgrade it usually. Stepping back further is Legacy which adds older sets before 8th edition above. Last is vintage which has a smaller ban list of cards compared to Legacy. Legacy and vintage are the most expensive formats as the cards have greatly increased in price since they came out. It's an awesome format and you have little to worry about as far as cards being banned, but depending on what you want to build be prepared to spend a lot of money. There are cheap decks you can build here too such as a mono burn and have a good change of placing, but be prepared for decks that are worth over a couple of thousand dollars. You can see all the sets here

• Supplies. You are spending money on cards and should probably protect them. There are a ton of options and opinions here so no solid straight answer. I would recommend a playmat, sleeves, and at least a cardboard box to start. Your option if you want to buy dice now or just use pencil and paper. I personally always sleeve cards when I draft as it makes for easier shuffling and also not wanting to accidentally damage a potential card worth money. The playmat helps maneuver the cards and keeps random spills or sticky tables from potentially damaging your stuff. There are a lot of YouTube videos, but I personally feel Tolarian Community College would be a great start when looking at information on supplies. I relied heavily on these videos when I got back into the game after a long hiatus.

• Websites.

  TCGPlayer is the standard go to for prices when trading with people. They also have good articles and information on decks being used in tournaments. You can also buy items from them, but as stated above please support your local business as much as possible so they stay in business.

  ChannelFireball I use this a lot for videos on the standard format. You can find someone you like and then follow them on YouTube. Also good to know you are following someone who knows what they are talking about vs a random person just talking and potentially giving you bad information.

  Deckbox is a nice site if you want to catalog your cards and also allowing you to create deck lists you want to build. You can then review to see how far off you are and roughly the money you need to spend to complete the deck. This is really handy imo.

  Card Kingdom They will also sometimes have the supplies your local store may not carry or stock.

  Star City Games they put on tournaments and also good resource for information.

  Android app - MTG Familiar (free) is handy. It allows you to look up cards, life counter, trade list, round timer if playing in tournament or FNM, and also really handy is the judge corner. It will break down the rules by subject if you need them on the go and you don't have your computer with you.

  IOS - Mise Eyes. I don't own IOS so only going off my buddy who is heavy into the game, but he uses this app.

This is by no means a complete list, but should help you get started outside of your basic google searches. I hope this helps some as I just realized how long it took to respond to this post :D

• MTG Familiar has everything you need (card database, price lookup, rules database, timer, life counter, ...).
• Decked Drafter is useful for testing sealed/drafts.
• Decked Builder is the constructed equivalent.

And it's been asked before. Twice, recently.

Look over this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gelakinetic.mtgfam

This is one of the best apps on my phone altogether. I use nearly every feature on this device.

You don't need dice nor counters, but they are helpful for showing counters on things and life totals. However, you can just use a piece of paper and a pen for showing these things.

For finding out what cards are good, looking up card price is USUALLY a good starting point. You can do that here. If you trade and are worried about getting cheated, look up all the prices of the cards being traded to make sure it's close to fair. If you have a smartphone, I recommend this app as it does lots of things for you like tracking life, looking up cards, or trade prices.

You will probably be face rolled at FNM, depending on how competitive the standard meta is there. Most card shops have a large mtg following and I've found most people to be extremely helpful to new players. I talk about it a bit later, but I would recommend drafting as a way to play on a more even footing (this is called a limited format (versus a constructed one, like standard)).

Sleeves are great, I'm so used to them that I really dislike playing without them now. I recommend dragon shields. You don't need a mat, but lots of people enjoy them.

Expanding your collection depends on what you want to do for mtg, if you want to be really competitive, buying singles for specific decks is the best bet. If you are just looking to play and have more relaxed time, fuck it, buy some packs. I'd recommend doing some drafts as a way to get a better understanding of the game and what entails a good card while getting to play some quality magic on an equal setting and expanding your collection. Your LGS (local game store) should run some of these events.

Welcome to the game, the first few months of learning the game was some of the most fun times I've ever had. If you have any other questions, fire away. Good luck!

Also on MTG Familiar

Battlebond is also now in MTG Familiar. You can update from the menu if it hasn't auto-updated yet.

The RIX patch is up for MTG Familiar too!