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That makes sense.  I don't know how I missed that difference.

Thanks for the post.  Someone else pointed out a different wording difference in another thread.  Sebi and company are aware of the issue.

The rules text in the current database came from an initial load some time back.  Sebi was not aware that the rules text could change.  I believe he is working on a way to re-import the most recent rules text.

I'm not sure if that will happen in the forthcoming release.  I'll let Sebi or Laura chime in as to when this should be addressed.

Thanks, again, for posting.

When on the deck page, just click the Import button/link at the top.  It will present a screen area for adding cards just like the one in the main inventory area.  There's no need to check them in your inventory to add them to your deck (unless that's how you prefer to do it).

Port it to Windows Phone, price it at $3, and I will buy it.

Sebi is working on an update to the trade interface.  Better filtering for trading partners and specific cards is part of the next release (due in the next few weeks, unless things have changed).

I do like the checkbox idea.  I'm not sure if he can work it in for this one, but I do think it is a worthwhile idea.  Check the boxes, and then click "Add to new trade" or something similar. It would be great.

I think sub-forums are a good idea, but some thought should be give to which sub-categories.

Ideas:
Deckbuilding Basics (the Meta game, deck types, synergies, combos, land quantities)
EDH
Standard
Modern
Extended
Vintage
Legacy
Casual ("The Kitchen Table"?)

Maybe some additional sticky topics on the meta game? Heck, I don't know a lot about it. Perhaps that would fit under "Deckbuilding Basics" (added above).

Alternate sub-categories could include:
Basics (Beginners)
Pimp my Deck (Fine-tuning forum)
Combo Corner (Card A + Card B = You Lose)
Tribal

What kind of feedback are you seeking?

To help out the members of this community, consider these topics:

• What's your overall strategy or win condition? Bring out a big baddie, or mill them dry? Let us know how you envision things playing out.

• If you have specific cards in your build that you want to keep or build around, tell us why, or what you had in mind.

• What kind of help do you want? Ideas to make it faster? Help against a specific kind of deck?

• What format will you be playing--Standard, Modern, Vintage Legacy? Or are you just planning to play casually with no format rules or banned cards?

• Do you want cards limited to those in your inventory, or are you open to acquiring other cards?

• If open to acquiring some cards, do you have a maximum spend in mind? $25? $50? $100? The sky's the limit?

All of this will really help us know how to help you.

No worries.  I didn't present that tidbit to make anyone feel bad.  I just used it as an example--some haven't developed that encyclopedic knowledge yet.

How about this? What if we put together a template with the details we'd like to see in each deckbuilding post? We could sticky it to the top of the forum and  people will be able to use it when putting together their posts.

I understand your perspective.  I was a zero budget player for many years.  That said, you have 15 pages of artifacts in your inventory, so I believe you have much room to tweak this one as you go along.

Right off the bat, there are a few in your inventory I'd consider working in.  Memnite is the first that comes to mind. It looks like you have three. As zero cost one-drops that buff anything with affinity for artifacts, they are a great T1 play.  Thinking of other zero-drops, Darksteel Relic comes to mind, and you have that, too. Spidersilk Net can help you if up against fliers, and Tormod's Crypt exiles your opponent's graveyard. Both are also zero-drops.

You also have a large variety of Myrs.  Look them over.  Some of the most annoying decks I've played against have used Myrs that mutually benefit all other Myrs.

I would absolutely drop Akroma's Vengeance, especially since you are running artifact heavy.  It will wipe out all of your artifacts in addition to those your opponent controls.  Austere Command is a bit better, but still risky, as you must choose two abilities.

I like Qumulox. With the number of artifacts you'll be playing, it should come out fairly early.  Being cheap (avg. $0.22 as of this writing), I'm guessing you could trade to get two or three without much trouble.  If using Deckbox, the most you'd be out is postage, but if you have friends with large collections, they may have some lying around.

One of the things that the most consistent decks have in common is that they tend to have fewer unique cards (they run multiple copies of everything). You've done that with many of your creatures, but most of the rest of your cards are one-offs. I'd go through them to see if you can substitute in multiples for some of those one-offs.

Aside from that, I'll pass on the only other deck-building tip to which I've latched on: 1) figure out your primary strategy or theme, 2) figure out how to support or attain that strategy, and 3) work to address any obvious weaknesses.

For example:
1) I want to overrun my opponent with tons of tokens.
2) Add cards that buff token creatures (e.g., Intangible Virtue), or increase the number of tokens I can play (e.g., Parallel Lives, cards with the Populate mechanic).
3)Weaknesses
a) My tokens are generally weak and are wiped out by global -1/-1 effects. I can run Intangible Virtue, but should also look for something that enables me to destroy enchantments.
b) I have no protection from fliers. I need to sideboard some fliers, or look for some spells that remove flying, burn directly, or give my creatures reach.
c) It may take many, many turns to get enough tokens, so I need to slow down my opponent. Sphere of Safety could work nicely, since my opponent will need to pay for each creature to swing. Blue spells like Blustersqualland Downpourcould be useful, too, to tap my opponent's creatures.

Happy deck-building! Be sure to let us know when you have things tweaked, and how it plays when you get to that stage.

EDITS: typos, spellings

While it sounds simple, I believe it would require quite a bit. You likely pay different amounts each time you get a card. Then, when trading, if you acquire a card as part of a larger trade, if the trade is not exactly 1:1 on value, you'd need to calculate the cost of that card coming in from your trade.

On the back end, there would be much more storage required by the folks at Deckbox (potentially, every card having a unique entry--though not all would likely go to that level of detail). Storage may be cheap, but hosted storage is not necessarily so, especially for a free (ad-supported) service.

If you have multiple copies of a card that you purchased at different times, when it comes time to trade, do you want to look at each individual cost, or some average of them all?

I keep track of my overall spend in my personal accounting software (e.g., MS Money, Quicken, Mint). I just create a category for Hobbies: MtG. Then I know how much I've spent in a given year, and I can compare that against the value of my collection (and how much it changed during the past 12 months).

I'm not suggesting it is impossible, or that Sebi will nix the idea, but am just the type of person who often sees beyond the immediate request, and thinks of the long-term impact.

Cheers!