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If they're new to the game I would get them a 1 or 2 player starter. If they have a bunch of friends already into the game then the 1p starter is fine as it covers tokens for just them, but if they're the first of their group to get into the game I would go with a 2p starter that way they can always play games with their own stuff/introduce new people to the game, etc. (you can find 2p starters on sale often for $20, which is a great value)

A couple extra decks is always fun. 4-6 (total) to start is a sweet spot to get some variability in what you're playing. I think getting a display for a new player is actually a mistake because it makes you want to jump around too much from deck to deck. A lot of fun (and skill growth) in this game comes from getting a lot of reps in with decks to really understand the intricacies of the game. With 4-6 total you have enough for variability among your collection but you can focus on a few to get really good at and then keep 2-3 sealed to crack open and have the same discovery experience again later on.

Once they decide they're into the game, I would go with component upgrades:

1 - I would highly recommend picking them up some sleeves. Dragon Shield Mattes are the best I think. I go with Clears to show off the unique back, but they come in a bunch of colors (and only opaque sleeves are legal for OP). I am generally not a "sleever" for my various board games and card games, but since each deck is unique, if you damage a single card, the deck is trashed. If they subscribe to only focusing on a couple of active decks, you'd only need a few boxes and they can swap the decks as they rotate new ones in.

2 - Being able to keep a few decks on you means you can jam some games in the random spare moments you get with friends, so I would go with a nice deck box if I had to prioritize a single upgrade.

• I carry this Xenoskin 120 in my day to day bag because it's small and can carry my tokens and the 3 sleeved decks I am actively playing at the moment.
  
• This Xenoskin 200 is the same version but holds 6 sleeved decks and tokens for multiple players
  
• I use these dividers to separate decks for easy removal
  
  Depending on how light they want to go, both are great options (Gamegenic just recently launched KF branded deck boxes too, they're pretty nice from what I can tell, but have a stupid non remove-able divider in the token tray)
  
  3 - Nice tokens have great table presence. If you're budget conscious I would start with upgrading the keys only. There are various options out there (start with Etsy). I picked up these metal keys and cannot speak highly enough about them, but they seem to be sold out at the moment (maybe keep an eye out or message the seller)
  
  Team Covenant's Aember is cool in that they're procedurally generated so each set is 100% unique. The rest of their token options are pretty pricey and since the core token set only comes with damage and stuns, it's hard to recommend. You can buy separate packs for power/armor/ward/enrage, but that would push the whole set to $89 for a single player set.
  
  There are a bunch of options on Etsy. I have some friends who have sets from DayDreamGaming, which are nice. They're larger than I preferred though and not double sided so there are a LOT of tokens (so not the best portable option). But they are not too expensive, and quality is great (new Ward and Enrage tokens are fantastic).

1. SAS rating is a good place to start, but it doesn't tell you everything. You really need to play a deck to get a good grasp on it's strength and how it plays, and there's a lot of synergies that any rating system will miss. It's a good rough guide though.
   
2. Yes.
   
3. I use a Hoard plus deckboxes to store my main decks, and an Ultimate Guard Arkhive to store the other ones. The Hoard plus boxes are great because they fit 4 decks each, and you can get them pretty cheap on ebay. I use Burger Tokens for my tokens.
   
4. Once you know you like the game, I'd say buy a display (12 decks), and play with each deck at least 5 times to get a feel for it. Once you know what houses/style of deck you want, then you can look on ebay/facebook groups for specific decks that fit your style. I also came from magic, I have ~17 decks that I like, and 10 more that I'm looking to sell.

Dunno where you are, but I recently took a punt on these from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01CYZCAWE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

500 sleves for < £20 and they are great quality and feel great. I don't double sleeve my cards and I love the clear sleeves as they let you see the archon art. They feel good in the hand and, honestly, I can't tell the difference between these and the Dragon shield sleeves I used originally.

I'd suggest buying the two player starter.

This : https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Flight-Games-KeyForge-Two-Player/dp/B07RJTMTG7/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=keyforge&qid=1563544427&s=gateway&sr=8-8

Or get it from your local store, or from coolstuff or whatever you want.

It will have all the tokens and accessories needed to play the game. It will also have two procedurally generated decks. That is enough to start playing. The decks are usually like $10 in a FLGS so you're getting two of those and tokens for $5 which isn't a bad deal for $25. They go on sale occasionally which makes it better.

Then, from there I'd suggest getting 2 decks from Call of the Archons (red -- the first set. the second set is blue) (https://www.amazon.com/FFG-Key-Forge-Call-Archons/dp/B07G5QTBLV/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=keyforge&qid=1563544626&s=gateway&sr=8-4). At that point you'd have 4 decks and that is plenty of replayability. You could play in local tournaments, or get new decks at sealed events, or just play casually with friends. And with 4 decks you can play like 6 different combinations of matchups so you should be set for a while.

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And the decks are comprised of 7 houses which are different factions that have different strategies and abilities. Each individual deck will have 3 of those 7 houses in it. Then each house that is in a deck will have 12 cards of that house. There are commons you'll see often across decks, uncommons less so, and rares you'll see.. rarely. You may have multiples of a card, or all unique singles. The procedural generation system will pair certain cards together that rely on each other to work, but overall the way a deck plays will be dependent on the combination of cards that you are presented with.

Some decks have great synergy between cards across houses -- those are usually the stronger ones. But for the most part decks are more or less around the same center of the bell curve in power level.

But again, I'd suggest the 2 player starter because you aren't going to get all the tokens and cards you need for less than $5 unless you use stuff you already have.

There are some good points already made so I'll touch on what might be a good purchase to start.

Generally, Call of the Archons (first set) is a more straight forward play style. Less keywords. More on card Aember bonus. It's what I try to teach new players with. You can find display boxes (12 decks) of COTA for $50 on amazon. That plus a Worlds Collide starter set will give you 14 unique decks, 2 players worth of tokens/keys, and 2 paper play mats for $75.

Welcome to the game!

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https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Flight-Games-FFG-KeyForge/dp/B07G5M55NY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2LKHKOPED8HFD&keywords=keyforge+call+of+the+archons+display&qid=1574987497&sprefix=keyforge+call%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-2

I've never tried that, but it does not look like that box would fit sleeved decks.. and if you are looking for storage for decks that you simply don't play then I would look at getting team-bags. They can fit an unsleeved KF deck pretty well and you get 100 bags for like 5 bucks.. and they are resealable, which was great because I brought my box of deck rejects to my local game store to let some of the magic players play with them and was able to reuse the team-bag.


Team Bag

I sleeve my favorite 10 decks. I use the burger tokens perfect fit sleeve boxes to store them, and 11 of those can fit in a single Arkhive. So 10 decks, plus a box for extra sleeves in case any of mine break while at an event. The rest of my decks go into the burger tokens perfect fit unsleeve boxes and are stored in my 400 count BCW card storage boxes which fits 12 of them.

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BCW card storage - https://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/146007

Arkhive - https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guard-Arkhive-XenoSkin-Card/dp/B01M3R4TVI

Burger Tokens - https://burgertokens.com/products/perfect-fit-keyforge-deckboxes?variant=21689594544217

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076DTR1N3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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You can get a 50 pack of bubble mailers on amazon. These perfectly fit one deck in the original box. Ship via USPS first class for $3.50-4! Profit.

Edit:50 not $50 😂

I like the idea of having all my decks together with a storage solution like that. It's looking like I'll have at least half a dozen after splitting a display with a friend of mine plus any that I pick up from sealed tournaments. Do you know if there is anything sort of foam insert block product out there that I could use to fill the extra space in that box until my collection become sufficiently large to not fall over in the box?

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EDIT: Think I found a winner - https://www.amazon.com/20-Pack-Trading-Card-Monster-Pads/dp/B00FGL43QA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1539797548&sr=8-2

I was using the superhive and it’s a great product, but it was too squared off. Found this one that accomplishes the same thing better. Room for 2 mats, 14 sleeved decks in burger token boxes, and a small zippered token bag. Also has a removable shoulder strap.

Black Dex Protection Carrying Case Card Deck Storage Box

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SVHKD3H/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FZAuDbXJCZDJV

I love these, I might pick up something like this, in order to stick them on plastic to make them more durable though. I’m not a fan of burger tokens or the cardboard tokens that come in the starter set, so aside from spending out the wazoo buying antique keys and amber beads on Etsy this is awesome and should only be like $10.

Bought a card quiver during last year’s Black Friday sale and I’m so glad I did. Not for every budget, but a great purchase.

https://www.amazon.com/Quiver-Carrying-Exterior-Dividers-Compatible/dp/B00XYC3MNI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549408785&sr=8-1-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Quiver+Time&psc=1

I recently got this Ultra Pro case. https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Pro-Gaming-Case-Trim/dp/B0009F3DQ4/ref=pd_ybh_a_26?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=T0DAY40DZ4ZJBR56Y3RA

It'll store plenty of decks and I have all of the tokens separated into zen bin trays. I also have my decks separated into Root themed dice bags, which are adorable. I'll need cases at some point but want ones with nice art to make each deck stand out a bit. Same with sleeves, I just haven't had luck with either.

hi, I'm not a game holder, but reading the size information, I can suggest or the double deck, if you want to keep more deck (I will say around 4 decks, with sleeves) Ultimate Guard 160 Plus Twin Deck... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P9FJYJ4?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

or this is my favorite one

Ultimate Guard UGD010759 Sidewinder 100+ Standard Size Xenoskin, Blue https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071LM1CSW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_T.FNBb7RBSKYH

for a couple of decks

I'm personally not a fan of how the 2 parts of the deck box slide into each other. I prefer the Ultimate Guard Flip'n'Tray boxes because they still have the tray, and the magnets on the boxes are very strong. You aren't going to be spilling anything. Plus you can get the 200 count box, and it will hold 6 sleeved decks.

Or if you want to just go straight to Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G5M55NY

I've been in the camp of Ultra Pro Deck Boxes - the cheap $1-2 ones to hold 2 decks, but I recently discovered that these index card boxes at Dollar Tree can carry up to 3 decks with room for dice and tokens. Example - I need to get a couple more but my local store is out.

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Alternatively, Ultra Pro makes these cases. I can't speak to the quality of them now, but I still have one that I bought 12 years ago when I was playing Magic that still holds up.

Right now, Amazon has some booster boxes (12 decks) of the first set listed at $38.67. I would wager that stock will not last very long. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G5M55NY