This is why I hate it when new people want to dive into edh immediately. I have the goblins vs merfolk duel deck specifically to teach people but they’re like “nah I have a deck” so I teach the basics best I can but also have to teach timing and the stack and also combos and synergy. Had to explain to a guy that hardened scales didn’t double static boosts.
Also evaluating an edh board requires a ton of knowledge and experience. I was at a table with some friends, 1 experienced and 2 brand new to edh. Experienced friend was in UG and was potentially combing next turn. I blew my good stuff to one shot him and the other guys were like “why you bully him.” So I’m like OK I won’t. Next game he slaps the table and they’re like “why you no stop him.” 🤷🤷🤷
I had a friend that did this to my wife when we were trying to teach her.
Preconstructed decks are the way to go when teaching someone MTG. This dude decided that the best introduction was explaining how the stack worked….
Suffice to say she never touched the game again.
This is why I hate it when new people want to dive into edh immediately. I have the goblins vs merfolk duel deck specifically to teach people but they’re like “nah I have a deck” so I teach the basics best I can but also have to teach timing and the stack and also combos and synergy. Had to explain to a guy that hardened scales didn’t double static boosts.
Also evaluating an edh board requires a ton of knowledge and experience. I was at a table with some friends, 1 experienced and 2 brand new to edh. Experienced friend was in UG and was potentially combing next turn. I blew my good stuff to one shot him and the other guys were like “why you bully him.” So I’m like OK I won’t. Next game he slaps the table and they’re like “why you no stop him.” 🤷🤷🤷