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I already own a couple decks which me and my GF play with when we find our selves looking for something to do.

I got into MTG by playing it on my PC a few years ago and recently got into the TCG.

Ive been looking on how I can purchase a Goblin deck but other than Ebay I cant find any.

Would anyone help me on how to purchase a well priced goblin deck.

Thanks and good day.

Don't. You'll be financially much better off if you stop there and stick playing with you're SO. I played magic for a few years, tried competitively and the cost of cards is crazy. So I went casual, and have not found another casual MTG gamer, ever. They might say they're casual, but I've found that even the most "casual" gamer with the latest cards trounces some of my best decks from a few years ago, and I can often lose in two or three turns against newer competitive decks, no matter what I bring from my collection (which is thousands of cards!). for the last six or so months I haven't even looked at a magic deck as it's just depressing how much I've spent in the past for cards that are for all intents and purposes worthless.

Hmm, I really like goblin decks, whether its competitive or not makes no difference to me, aslong as It has some sort of chance.

Im just unsure on were I can go to purchase this.

Troll Trader is pretty good I think, a few of my mates who play magic use it a lot.


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In fact they've got a deck builder tool, just paste your deck into the box and it'll search the store for you:

http://www.trolltradercards.com/products/multi_search

Trouble is I dont know anything about MTG decks, so I wouldnt know where to start(Other than lands)

I was hoping there would be some sort of pre built deck.

Google "goblin deck" or "goblin budget deck" or something along those lines. There should be plenty of published decks that you can take some from, or copy entirely.

I used to trawl the magic database, it has a really good search feature where you can choose types, colours and key words. Have a nose at that and search for goblins, pick the ones you like and have a go at building a deck, some people in my gaming club print cards out to try out some decks, its tolerated as long as its only a few cards.

Alphabet, if you're just getting into magic there are a few things you should know. There are several different formats of play and each have their own set of rules for how you build your decks. Basically what each format boils down to is, "What cards are you allowed to use in your deck?"

As a caveat, to be competitive you will have to spend a fair bit of money.

As for the formats, Standard Legal incorporates the two most recent blocks of Magic cards and the current annual published cards. This is probably the most common type of MTG played, and you can only use the newest cards to build your decks. The pros to this format are that it is exciting, constantly novel, competitive, and fun. You're always making new decks to incorporate the next release of cards and participating in drafts and such is a great way to learn the game and improve your skill. The cons are that it is somewhat expensive to play, even casually. You have to buy new cards relatively frequently which you do either by getting them online or buying boosters. I moved away from Standard Legal because I liked drafts and buying boosters but I would wind up with so many cards I didn't need, and I'm pretty unorganized and hated having to perpetually sort stuff. You also really have to know the next release of cards and understand how they will affect the current game. It requires a fair commitment. Lastly, building a theme deck in Standard is very difficult. Depending on what has been released, there may not be sufficient cards for your theme. For this reason, I would recommend that you do not play Standard if you want to build a goblin deck.

The other main formats are block, extended, modern, vintage, and legacy.

Block, you can only use cards from one particular block (ex. Theros, Return to Ravnica, Innistrad, Scars of Mirrodin...etc).
Extended, you can use all the cards from the current blocks and anything from the past 4 years or so.

Modern is anything from 8th edition forward.

Vintage is any cards every published and Legacy is the same thing with certain restrictions.

I will go ahead and tell you that if you want to play Modern, or especially Vintage and Legacy, you will be obliterated by people who have invested thousands of dollars into decks that are designed to win in like 2 turns. It is very expensive to build decks in these categories.

In my own humble opinion, I think that if you want to build a theme deck you should probably look at either a Modern or Extended format. This will give you a big enough pool of cards to draw from but still won't throw you in the deep end.

Lastly, I might suggest you look at playing EDH (Commander) format. It's a pretty fun way to play MTG and a great way to build theme decks. You run a deck of 100 cards (each has to be unique except for basic lands) and it has to be made up of the colors of one legendary creature which you use as your general. I have a friend who has a Pure Red goblin Commander deck with Krenko Mob Boss as his general and it is both fun to play and quite competitive. He built it on a modest budget.

Good luck!

if you are interested in just playing casually with a gf and other friends from time to time .... look into commander ...

i played for a few years at the FNM level (which is still considered casual, intro into the competitive scene) and not to long ago i thought about the amount of money that i had spent playing even at just that level ... if i had put that money into another hobbies i would have about 3k points in 2 or 3 40k armies.

since then i have switched back to just gathering up cards for a few decks for me to play from time to time.

goblins are one of my favorite tribes in the MTG world ... so i have a few decks put together..

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/krenko-aggro-1/ my mono red goblin commander deck

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/wort-boggart-auntie-edh-27-10-12-1/ my red / black goblin commander deck

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/starting-goblin-deck/ and then my legacy goblin deck.

i am working on a more casual goblin deck as well just using what i have on hand.

the above decks were built over time .. with me trading locally, and using online sites like pucatrade to gather up the cards i wanted for them ... (i traded off a lot of the stuff i had from playing FNM standard to get them) ...

just find a theme or idea that you like and build from there ... i have a few other decks together as well (burn deck, rat token deck, squirrel token deck) ...

Thanks for all the help and information I didn't really have any clue about the different ways of playing. But I guess its how they get there money, by making you buy new cards if you want to play. Thanks for the goblin decks also, ill most likely just copy paste that into something and see if I can get it. Again thanks to everyone who replied

 Alphabet wrote:
Thanks for all the help and information I didn't really have any clue about the different ways of playing. But I guess its how they get there money, by making you buy new cards if you want to play. Thanks for the goblin decks also, ill most likely just copy paste that into something and see if I can get it. Again thanks to everyone who replied

here is another good guide for just casual goblins ...

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=277470

one thing to keep in mind ... for every 25+$ goblin or other card .. there is a 1$ card that can do almost the same thing ... just maybe not as fast, or as often. and that is the main thing that separates a competitive deck from a casual / fun deck.

 Hereticdave wrote:
Don't. You'll be financially much better off if you stop there and stick playing with you're SO. I played magic for a few years, tried competitively and the cost of cards is crazy. So I went casual, and have not found another casual MTG gamer, ever. They might say they're casual, but I've found that even the most "casual" gamer with the latest cards trounces some of my best decks from a few years ago, and I can often lose in two or three turns against newer competitive decks, no matter what I bring from my collection (which is thousands of cards!). for the last six or so months I haven't even looked at a magic deck as it's just depressing how much I've spent in the past for cards that are for all intents and purposes worthless.

Have you tried EDH? It exists pretty much specifically for players like yourself. Its a great game for casual MtG players, which do actually exist believe it or not, though they can be hard to find =/

There are more casual MTG players then pro or grinders (semi-pro if you will) ... but most of them are just playing at their house or a friends and others rarely know they play.

I have been playing a goblin deck for fun for a few months now. The deck usually wins 50-60% of the time, and even when you lose it is fun to blow up your own goblins The deck was purchased by buying the cards as singles, but I only spent around $35-40 for the deck (I have extra cards not currently in the deck). The most expensive cards are probably the Legion Loyalist, but you could do without them. I hope this gives you a starting point for your deck. The group I play with doesn't care about formats so keep that in mind, because we play for the enjoyment of the game. The goal of the deck is to produce large numbers of goblins, and overwhelm the opponent with small amount of damage. Once the Quest of the Goblin Lord is completed, the goblins can become very scary very fast. Once your hand is almost empty, play Reforge the Soul to obtain a new hand, and continue to place pressure on your opponent. Plus, Searing Spears, Goblin Strike, Goblin Grenade, and Burn at the Stake can be used to burn creatures and/or peck at your opponent's life total.

21 Mountains

Creatures

2 Guttersnipe
2 Arms Dealer
4 Goblin Arsonist
2 Hellrider
3 Foundry Street Denizen
2 Mogg Flunkies
2 Goblin Goon
2 Goblin Chieftain
2 Krenko, Mob Boss
2 Legion Loyalist

Spells

4 Searing Spear
4 Goblin Grenade
4 Krenko Command
2 Reforge the Soul
2 Quest for the Goblin Lord
2 Goblin Strike
1 Burn at the Stake

If you don't mind that it isn't type 2, I have a goblin deck that shouldn't be too expensive to make, as everything is OOP.
3 Skirk Firemarshals (rare)
2 Siegegang Commanders (rare)
4 lightning bolts
4 mogg fanatics
4 mogg maniacs
4 mogg raiders
19 mountains
4 mudbutton torch runners
2 goblin warchiefs (uncommon)
1 goblin recruiter (uncommon)
4 goblin arsonists
2 bogart shenanigans
4 goblin warcry's
4 goblins that sac a goblin for an additional land that turn
4 goblin grenades

there might be a few things I'm missing, but the cheap stuff does early damage and paves the way for the firemarshal who blows up, kills the mogg maniac, who deals an additional 10 points of damage to your opponent. It's tons of fun, wins more than it loses, and isn't very expensive. Should cost you about $10-20, depending on where you get the cards from. It's at the upper end of casual, and can beat some tourney decks. It's 65 cards in total, if my numbers here are correct.