![]() I’ll explain my decisions about how I designed MTG Deck Builder. Making an app like MDB instead of a to-do list app would also help my JavaScript knowledge grow, because MDB has extra functionalities I’d need to learn how to program that a basic to-do list wouldn’t have. Even for people who know nothing about Magic: The Gathering, they can still look at the cards’ pretty pictures that the app shows. Instead, I decided to make an app that ultimately became MDB, which is at least more interesting to use than a to-do list app. There are already so many to-do list apps that I could make an app that lists all to-do list apps. Once I had decided to start educating myself on Vue.js, I browsed through a bunch of online tutorials on it, and I noticed most of them taught how to make an app that makes to-do lists. The reason I created MTG Deck Builder-“ MDB” as I’ll abbreviate the name here-was primarily for my sake of learning and dabbling with Vue.js, which is a JavaScript framework that the app has been built on. (It took me a while to make just the manual! Sometimes I wonder if writing it was even worth my time, especially because I think I’ve made the app easy enough to use that having the manual might be superfluous.) Why I Made This Need help? Be sure to check the user manual, available directly in the app. Tip for newbies: If you don’t know of any Magic cards but you want to try adding one to a deck, enter the code “ #random” as the name in the card adder, and that’ll put in a randomly chosen card. Fiddle around with the card-sorting options.Open one of the pre-made decks and edit its contents.If you’re unsure what to try in the app, I suggest these things: The app is free and there’s no installation or registration process, so go ahead and take a look at it now. ![]() Explore the AppĪlthough I could describe every little detail of MTG Deck Builder, experiencing it for yourself is best. That’s where my app, MTG Deck Builder by Iristorm Design, comes in. With so many possible deck strategies out of so many cards to pick from, wouldn’t it be great to have something that aids players in the deck-building process? The activity of customizing a deck of cards that’s designed to play in a way that’s strong, efficient, or even clever is a major part of Magic. The game remains very popular not only in its traditional cardboard form, but also in its newer digital forms such as MTG Arena. Since the release of the original Magic card set back in 1993 by its company Wizards of the Coast, there are more than 20,000 unique Magic cards in total so far, and additional unique cards continue to be printed today. Certain cards can work well in synergy with certain other cards, resulting in more potent effects. Usually, each player’s deck contains 60 cards that have been strategically selected from the player’s larger collection of cards. Magic is a collectible card game in which players take on the roles of powerful sorcerers known as “planeswalkers” who cast various magical spells to defeat their opponents.Ī spell’s effect is described on a Magic card, and the cards are drawn from the players’ own shuffled decks. (If you’re already familiar with it, you can skip over to this article’s next section.) A deck of Magic cards. (Click to view this screenshot in a larger size.)īefore I explain how my app works, you should first know the gist of Magic: The Gathering, also called MTG or Magic for short. A screenshot of a deck page on MTG Deck Builder. Note that some of the screenshots in this article show older versions of the app that may look slightly different from the current version, but look similar enough to still keep those screenshots employed here. I designed and developed this app myself, which runs on specialized web technologies including Vue.js and the Scryfall API. MTG Deck Builder by Iristorm Design is a web app for creating and managing card lists for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.
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