5 Great MTG Decks for Beginners!

Getting started playing the game of Magic the Gathering is a difficult task for new players. Constructing your first deck often stands as an obstacle, even if you learn the basic rules of play. That's why we heartily recommend pre-constructed decks for newcomers to the game! For those looking to play the Commander format, each new release also sees the release of pre-con commander decks! For those that are interested in a more traditional Magic the Gathering experience, then challenger decks are the way to go!

Challenger decks are based on actual winning deck lists from the top tournaments, they include all of the cards you need to start playing and can be played straight out of the box. This simple approach is perfect for new players, or even more experienced players that are just looking to try something a bit new or different. MTG releases a couple new challenger decks each year and even the decks from previous years can still hold up in a casual environment. Check out some of our favourite picks from past years down below!

2021 - Orzhov Auras

Stand tall! Grow a creature with a stack of auras, keep it safe with protection spells, then crush your foe with a towering attacker.

• Creature (11)
• 2 Stonecoil Serpent
• 4 Alseid of Life’s Bounty
• 4 Hateful Eidolon
• 4 Selfless Savior
• 4 Sram, Senior Edificer
• Instant (6)
• 3 Karametra’s Blessing
• Enchantment (20)
• 4 Cartouche of Solidarity
• 4 Ethereal Armor
• 4 Gryff’s Boon
• 4 Sentinel’s Eyes
• 4 All That Glitters
• Land (24)
• 7 Plains
• 4 Swamp
• 4 Caves of Koilos
• 4 Concealed Courtyard
• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 4 Apostle of Purifying Light
• 3 Dead Weight
• 3 Duress
• 3 Hushbringer
• 1 Thoughtseize

2021 - Mono Red Burn

Is it hot in here, or is it just you? Overwhelm your opponent with a swarm of creatures, then finish the job with a few well-placed lightning strikes to the face!

• Creature (24)
• 4 Bomat Courier
• 4 Soul-Scar Mage
• 4 Ghitu Lavarunner
• 4 Monastery Swiftspear
• 4 Viashino Pyromancer
• 4 Bonecrusher Giant
• Sorcery (4)
• 4 Light Up the Stage
• Instant (12)
• 4 Wild Slash
• 4 Lightning Strike
• 4 Wizard’s Lightning
• Land (20)
• 16 Mountain
• 4 Ramunap Ruins
• Sideboard (15)
• 4 Roiling Vortex
• 4 Searing Blood
• 3 Magma Spray
• 3 Goblin Chainwhirler
• 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance

2021 - Azorius Spirits

These ghosts are friendly… to you. Take to the skies with a squadron of spirits and other fliers that will bring your opponent crashing down

• Creature (31)
• 4 Spectral Sailor
• 2 Mausoleum Wanderer
• 4 Rattlechains
• 4 Supreme Phantom
• 4 Watcher of the Spheres
• 3 Shacklegeist
• 2 Remorseful Cleric
• 1 Selfless Spirit
• 1 Brazen Borrower
• 4 Empyrean Eagle
• 2 Spell Queller
• Instant (6)
• 2 Spell Pierce
• 4 Lofty Denial
• Land (23)
• 10 Island
• 7 Plains
• 4 Temple of Enlightenment
• 2 Glacial Fortress
• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Isolate
• 3 Aether Gust
• 2 Seal Away
• 2 Spell Pierce
• 2 Silkwrap
• 2 Light of Hope
• 1 Devout Decree

2022 - Mono White Aggro

• Creatures (30)
• 2 Reidane, God of the Worthy
• 4 Monk of the Open Hand
• 4 Usher of the Fallen
• 4 Codespell Cleric
• 4 Clarion Spirit
• 4 Luminarch Aspirant
• 1 Intrepid Adversary
• 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 2 Skyclave Apparition
• 3 Elite Spellbinder
• Instants (4)
• 2 Kabira Takedown
• 2 Fateful Absence
• Enchantments (3)
• 3 Paladin Class
• Lands (23)
• 3 Faceless Haven
• 20 Snow-Covered Plains
• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Loyal Warhound
• 3 Cathar Commando
• 2 Portable Hole
• 2 Maul of the Skyclaves
• 2 Selfless Samurai
• 2 Sungold Sentinel
• 2 Imperial Recovery Unit

2022 - Rakdos Vampires

• Creatures (25)
• 4 Voldaren Bloodcaster
• 1 Henrika Domnathi
• 4 Voldaren Epicure
• 4 Bloodtithe Harvester
• 2 Vampire Socialite
• 2 Florian, Voldaren Scion
• 2 Dominating Vampire
• 4 Immersturm Predator
• 2 Sokenzan Smelter
• Instants (7)
• 2 Infernal Grasp
• 1 Village Rites
• 4 Voltage Surge
• Lands (24)
• 2 Blightstep Pathway
• 3 Voldaren Estate
• 2 Den of the Bugbear
• 4 Bloodfell Caves
• 7 Swamp
• 6 Mountain
• Artifacts (4)
• 2 Mukotai Soulripper
• 2 Oni-Cult Anvil
• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Infernal Grasp
• 3 Duress
• 3 Falkenrath Forebear
• 4 Abrade
• 2 Callous Bloodmage
• 2 Anje, Maid of Dishonor

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