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To start with, Casual decks are what MOST MTG players are likely to have because of the HUGE amount of money you need to put into the game to stay relevant. This article actually starts in the next paragraph but after seeing it I had to say something. Casual is not where there is 'no' attempt made to have tournament 'worthy' decks. It's what people have when they can't make the incredible monetary investment to the current block in the game. There is no way most people can drop a couple hundred dollars into the game and bills, food, ect. So, please keep this in mind when you consider what a Casual deck means for whoever is running it and don't let elitist shit like the following paragraph deter you from the game. It is fun and worth whatever money you can put into so long as you enjoy it. As a Casual player I can tell you Casual games ARE competitive and intense. People have normally spent years collecting cards just to make these decks that mean so much to them. Many of us WANT to enter tournaments but have little to no money to pay for entry costs or live too far away for it to be a viable option. Don't put people down for being Casual. Don't say we're not competitive, because we are and we put more effort into our decks than some tourney junky making a deck in few damn hours. Ours take YEARS to complete. There is your effort.Also, while this article calls Casual decks 'goofy' or 'crazy' they often follow the base rules for the game. Yes, some decks are 'themed' but so is pretty much every tourney deck that comes out of just a few booster packs since your essentially just looking for what you can muscle together. This community should stop being so terribly 'class based' and move the hell on. Casual players make up just as much of the fanbase and are a product of lack of income, not lack of effort or love of the game.   - Violet Rainier.
'''Casual''' refers to ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' players who are in various ways either less experienced, enfranchised, or competitive.<ref name="Even More R&D">{{DailyRef|making-magic/even-more-words-rd-2022-01-10|Even More Words From R&D|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 10, 2022}}</ref>


P.S. I am partially sorry for interrupting your page but I have put too much effort into MY own decks to be so casually insulted. This is why the game is perceived as being run by snobs.
==Description==
Casual players play playing ''Magic'' without an attempt to enter a [[DCI]]-sanctioned [[tournament]]. Casual players, making up a significant majority of the customer base for the game, are generally more concerned about having fun than winning. Casual games are often played with [[theme deck]]s that possess a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout. [[Kitchen table]] or “cards I own” is the most popular way to play the game.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/650264472874876928/in-terms-of-popularity-or-volume-of-play-is-the|May 4, 2021}}</ref>


'''Casual''' refers to playing ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' without an attempt being made to have [[tournament]]-worthy decks or be really [[DCI|competitive]]. Casual players, making up a significant majority of the customer base for the game, are generally more concerned about having fun than winning. Casual games are often played with [[Theme deck (conceptual)|theme decks]] that possess a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout. Listed here are a number of casual [[format]]s that range from somewhat goofy to completely crazy. With a few exceptions, there are no "[[Casual Variants|official rules]]" for these formats.  
===Casual Constructed===
Casual Constructed is ''Magic'' play where the decks tend to be lower in power level, synergy, and polish.<ref name="Even More R&D"/> These decks tend not to be "[[netdeck]]s" (i.e., decks people copied from other people, usually on the internet) and are more influenced by what cards individually appealed to the deck builders. They are sometimes labeled with a format name (usually whatever format happens to include all the cards in the deck) but nowhere close to the potency of competitive decks.


As with [[DCI|sanctioned]] formats, most [[casual Variants|casual variants]] can be categorised into [[Constructed]], [[Limited]] and [[Multiplayer]] formats. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/tcg/resources/formats-casual|Casual Formats|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|not dated}}</ref> Some formatis only appear in [[Magic Online]].
===Casual formats===
Casual [[format]]s or '''variants''' are mostly invented by players. Some of them, like [[Commander (format)|Commander]], have been endorsed by [[Wizards of the Coast]] and received official rules and [[Banned|ban lists]]. Others like [[Conspiracy Draft]] were conceived by Wizards to mix up the gaming experience.
 
While some casual formats are sanctioned for [[Magic Online]], people have started playing these formats with real cards (e.g., [[Pauper]]). Like the [[DCI]]-sanctioned formats, most casual variants are [[Constructed]], [[Limited]], and [[Multiplayer]] formats.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/casual-formats-2008-08-11|Casual Formats|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 11, 2008}}</ref>


==Rules==
==Rules==
There are a few '''Casual Variants''' which are describes in the comprehensive rules:
There are a few casual variants which are described in the comprehensive rules:
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/sf/176|The Compendium of Casual Magic, Part 1|Adam Styborski|January 03, 2012}}
* {{DailyRef|serious-fun/compendium-casual-magic-part-1-2012-12-11|The Compendium of Casual Magic, Part 1|[[Adam Styborski]]|January 03, 2012}}
* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/sf/234|The Compendium of Casual Magic, Part 2|Adam Styborski|February 12, 2013}}
* {{DailyRef|serious-fun/compendium-casual-magic-part-2-2013-02-12|The Compendium of Casual Magic, Part 2|[[Adam Styborski]]|February 12, 2013}}
 
* {{DailyRef|smaking-magic/casual-play-2020-11-16|Casual Play|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 16, 2020}}
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* {{WebRef|url=https://articles.starcitygames.com/select/commander-philosophy-talking-about-casual/|title=Commander Philosophy: Talking About Casual|author=[[Sheldon Menery]]|date=December 6, 2021|publisher=[[StarCityGames]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 12 January 2022

Casual refers to Magic: The Gathering players who are in various ways either less experienced, enfranchised, or competitive.[1]

Description

Casual players play playing Magic without an attempt to enter a DCI-sanctioned tournament. Casual players, making up a significant majority of the customer base for the game, are generally more concerned about having fun than winning. Casual games are often played with theme decks that possess a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout. Kitchen table or “cards I own” is the most popular way to play the game.[2]

Casual Constructed

Casual Constructed is Magic play where the decks tend to be lower in power level, synergy, and polish.[1] These decks tend not to be "netdecks" (i.e., decks people copied from other people, usually on the internet) and are more influenced by what cards individually appealed to the deck builders. They are sometimes labeled with a format name (usually whatever format happens to include all the cards in the deck) but nowhere close to the potency of competitive decks.

Casual formats

Casual formats or variants are mostly invented by players. Some of them, like Commander, have been endorsed by Wizards of the Coast and received official rules and ban lists. Others like Conspiracy Draft were conceived by Wizards to mix up the gaming experience.

While some casual formats are sanctioned for Magic Online, people have started playing these formats with real cards (e.g., Pauper). Like the DCI-sanctioned formats, most casual variants are Constructed, Limited, and Multiplayer formats.[3]

Rules

There are a few casual variants which are described in the comprehensive rules:

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 900. General
    • 900.1. This section contains additional optional rules that can be used for certain casual game variants. It is by no means comprehensive.
    • 900.2. The casual variants detailed here use supplemental zones, rules, cards, and other game implements not used in traditional Magic games.

References

  1. ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (January 10, 2022). "Even More Words From R&D". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 4, 2021). "In terms of popularity or volume of play is the...". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  3. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 11, 2008). "Casual Formats". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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