Big Deck Encounter
Players around one shared deck, each holding a hand, with a graveyard beside the deck.

Pull out the BIG DECK

One deck. Infinite mana. Play Magic in 10 minutes.

Big Deck Encounter is a shared-deck Magic format: no deckbuilding, no mana screw, games in 30–45 minutes. New players and veterans at the same table.

One deck. Infinite mana. No mercy.

  • • One shared deck.
  • • Infinite mana.
  • • One spell per turn.
  • • The Four NOs: no search, no X spells, no infinite loops, no duplicates.
Build your Big Deck

From the table

Jayemdae Tome, Searing Wind and Counterspelltapped Dragon Mage beside Cerebral Vortexcards from across the table above Sway of the StarsCadaver Imp, Blazing Hellhound, Thieving Magpie, Slice in Twain, Inheritancea ten-card spread including Terminate and Gravedigger

From @BDEgameowners

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Big Decks are already out in the wild.

Coffee shops and breweries across the US, each with a QR code back to this site.

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