You definitely should no buy booster packs. I think they have had pre-built commander decks in the store, but I'm not sure if they still do. I don't have access to the game right now to check.
Even if they don't have pre-built decks for sale, there's a large online commerce in selling singles. You can buy them from a store's website and then trade in-game to pick up your purchase. You can pay with paypal (often for a slight discount) or event tickets. If you use event tickets, you need to buy the tickets from the MTGO store before hand and make them tradable. Then, when you open a trade with the store's (usually) automated system, they will pick the tickets and you pick your cards.
Note that online cards are much cheaper than for paper. Most online rares cost pennies. Many mythics are less than $1.
PM me if you'd like online seller recommendations. There are a couple that I've been using for years.
Thanks for the info. I ended up using tickets to buy about $35 worth of cards from mtgtraderbots, they were easy enough. I guess it's not worth opening any packs?
As far as commander decks go, they had like 5 pre-built decks, none of the other ones though, none of the new 2016 decks.
Unrelated question (if you know): I see you can use a freeform duel to use whatever card you want. Is it possible to have a freeform Commmander battle?
What is "freeform Commander"? Freeform is any deck you want, including one with 40 Lightning Bolts. However, I'm a bad reference for tips about playing constructed. I haven't done that in years, just limited now.
The trick is finding another like-minded player who want to play against whatever deck you built. If Commander is your passion, try to find a Clan or other group of people with the same interests. Buddy them to help identify when they are online.
I'm sorry. Basically I wanted to know if it was possible to use a Commmander deck with no restrictions or bans, like a freeform battle.
No way to have it be a 'commander' game. So you wouldn't have the ability to cast your commander, but you could do a 99 card highlander freeform.
They stopped selling the pre-made commander decks as they were not really purchased--only vendors really bought them. If you want recent commander cards, they are in the treasure chests or purchased from a bot.
Even if they don't have pre-built decks for sale, there's a large online commerce in selling singles. You can buy them from a store's website and then trade in-game to pick up your purchase. You can pay with paypal (often for a slight discount) or event tickets. If you use event tickets, you need to buy the tickets from the MTGO store before hand and make them tradable. Then, when you open a trade with the store's (usually) automated system, they will pick the tickets and you pick your cards.
Note that online cards are much cheaper than for paper. Most online rares cost pennies. Many mythics are less than $1.
PM me if you'd like online seller recommendations. There are a couple that I've been using for years.
As far as commander decks go, they had like 5 pre-built decks, none of the other ones though, none of the new 2016 decks.
Unrelated question (if you know): I see you can use a freeform duel to use whatever card you want. Is it possible to have a freeform Commmander battle?
The trick is finding another like-minded player who want to play against whatever deck you built. If Commander is your passion, try to find a Clan or other group of people with the same interests. Buddy them to help identify when they are online.
They stopped selling the pre-made commander decks as they were not really purchased--only vendors really bought them. If you want recent commander cards, they are in the treasure chests or purchased from a bot.
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