subject: How To Sort Your Magic The Gathering (mtg) Cards In 5 Steps [print this page] The Problem The Problem
If you are a Magic the Gathering (MTG) player who has been playing for a bit, you've probably got a load of MTG cards that are all over the place, and as a result, it can be nearly impossible to figure out what cards you have, and also to be able to find them!
Over the last couple of years I've found a system for selling off spare Magic the Gathering cards and earning some serious cash. This article is an overview of how to effectively sort your Magic the Gathering collection so that you can fully understand and realise what potential you have in your collection.
The Process
This is a highlight of the process you need to follow to properly sort your collection so you can understand what you currently have - this will help you find cards and maximise your understanding of your collection for selling.
1. The Whole Story
This step is quite simple, but vital. Put all of your Magic the Gathering collection together in one place on a big table - a simple step. It's vital to start by having everything to hand.
2. Sort by Set
The first thing to do with your collection is to go through the collection you have in front of you and sort your cards into Set. Firstly you should go through all your cards and sort these cards into piles. Each pile should contain all cards from one Magic the Gathering set - try to keep them in chronological set order. In other words, try to make sure that your piles of cards are sorted such that the cards from the oldest sets are first, and the sets with the newest cards are last. This is probably the longest step, but the most import.
3. Sort by Block
Next group those piles of cards into their respective Blocks. A Block in Magic the Gathering is a collection of Sets, so this step should be quite easy with a list of the Magic the Gathering sets and blocks to hand.
4. Sort by Rarity
Now that you have your piles of MTG cards sorted by set and block, we shall now sort your collection by rarity.
The main reason to do this is so that you can easily find your mythic rares, rares and uncommons, these are your most sought after and precious cards.
5. Sort by Colour
The final step in the process is to sort each rarity grouping of cards by colour. So take all your mythic rares within that set, and sort them by colour. Then repeat for your rares, uncommons and finally commons. Then repeat for each set. The standard colour order for sorting your Magic the Gathering cards is:
- White - Blue - Black - Red - Green - Multicolour - Artifact - Land
Sorted - this should now leave you with a collection of Magic the Gathering cards which are nice and sorted, and easy to find anything you want.
Summary
The sorting process can be lengthy, but it is a real asset once completed. Your reward is a sorted Magic the Gathering card collection which is easy to use and find any card you want. This can be a big, especially if you decide to sell are of the cards in your MTG card collection.
