Adding Cards to the Deck

Now that we have a list of possible cards we need to add the cards we want to play with to the deck.

  1. First add a couple of text slots to identify the various kinds of cards that will make up the deck by selecting the Create Text Slot tool in the Deck Editor's tool palette.

    The text slot tool

  2. Click in the deck editor under the deck's title text slot to insert the new text slot.

    Inserting a new text slot

  3. The newly inserted text slot will allow you to type. Type the text "Creatures".

    Typing 'Creatures' into the text slot

  4. Create a text slot for "Supporting Spells" and "Land" in the same way.

    The new text slots

  5. Add cards to the deck. Scroll the Card Library down looking for creatures with a type of "Zombie" until you see the card named "Lord of the Undead".

    Card information for the 'Lord of the Undead'

  6. Select the card "Lord of the Undead".

    The 'Lord of the Undead' selected in the card library

  7. Click and drag the card into the deck, dropping it under the Text Slot "Creatures".

    Drag and drop of the card into the deck

  8. Select the newly added card slot in the deck by clicking on the "Lord of the Undead".

    The 'Lord of the Undead' selected in the deck

  9. Now click the increment count button (Increment command button) to add an additional copy of the "Lord of the Undead" to the deck. Then click the plus ('+') key twice to add two more copies.

    Card count for 'Lord of the Undead' is four

  10. Add other interesting zombies into your deck such as the following (using the keyboard or the increment count command button to add additional copies):

    Zombies added to the deck

  11. The Zombie deck needs some supporting spells. Add some other useful spells (such as Grave Pact, Unholy Strength, Infernal Tutor and Execute) using the same actions described in steps 5 through 9.

    Supporting spells added to the deck

  12. Now add ten swamps by selecting the Add 10 Swamps tool in the Deck Editor's basic land tool palette and clicking in the deck editor.

    The 'Add 10 Swamps' tool

    Inserting swamps using the Add 10 Swamps tool

  13. Increment the Swamp count upto 22 by repeating step 11 for another ten swamps and click the increment button for two more, just like in step 9. You have designed your first deck.

    The final Zombie deck