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Author Topic: Is there a MTG lexicon somewhere?  (Read 1089 times)

Tsivihcra

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Is there a MTG lexicon somewhere?
« on: March 23, 2021, 01:42:52 pm »
As a relatively new player, I am often confused by the general verbiage and terms used by long time players. Is there a lexicon somewhere? I hear something like "jank" or "ramp" and often get confused.

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Re: Is there a MTG lexicon somewhere?
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2021, 01:58:12 pm »
Jank is basically cards that don't normally see play in decks but then someone finds a use for such cards. Ramp is ways to get ahead of your opponents mostly by putting extra lands into play or by placing mana rocks into play.
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Re: Is there a MTG lexicon somewhere?
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2021, 02:09:29 pm »
As a relatively new player, I am often confused by the general verbiage and terms used by long time players. Is there a lexicon somewhere? I hear something like "jank" or "ramp" and often get confused.

https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Magic_slang

Usually I just search DuckDuckGo for the term I don't recognize + "MTGWiki" and get enlightening results.

Tsivihcra

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Re: Is there a MTG lexicon somewhere?
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2021, 03:20:48 pm »
Jank is basically cards that don't normally see play in decks but then someone finds a use for such cards. Ramp is ways to get ahead of your opponents mostly by putting extra lands into play or by placing mana rocks into play.
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Re: Is there a MTG lexicon somewhere?
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2021, 03:21:18 pm »
As a relatively new player, I am often confused by the general verbiage and terms used by long time players. Is there a lexicon somewhere? I hear something like "jank" or "ramp" and often get confused.

https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Magic_slang

Usually I just search DuckDuckGo for the term I don't recognize + "MTGWiki" and get enlightening results.
Most helpful. I'm bookmarking it now.

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Re: Is there a MTG lexicon somewhere?
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2021, 09:39:28 am »
If you play commander, there is also a helpful wiki here :
https://edhwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

It is less complete than mtgfandom in terms of general vocabulary, but covers deck archetypes, colors and deckbuilding terms (such as ramp) really well.

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Re: Is there a MTG lexicon somewhere?
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2021, 11:28:25 am »
If you play commander, there is also a helpful wiki here :
https://edhwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

It is less complete than mtgfandom in terms of general vocabulary, but covers deck archetypes, colors and deckbuilding terms (such as ramp) really well.
Thank you, bookmarked! I played my first game of commander late last year when someone bought me the Symbiotic Swarm deck. Now, it's about the only format I play.