Welcome to Magic Duels Wikia's Decklists Tutorial!
This page will show you, how to create your own deck on the wiki and add it to our Decklist page.
Setting editor to Source
For this procedure we strongly recommend using Source Editor. Editing with Visual Editor will cause random errors with the template. This can be adjusted in the preferences of your profile. Log in, go to "My Preferences" and click on the "Editing" tab (see screenshot).
The tutorial is also written for editing on PC. Editing on another platform may be different.
If you have any problems or questions, please, feel free to post in the Forum or contact an admin. We're always glad to lend you a helping hand!
Setting up your Deck
This step will show you, how to create a page containing the data for your deck.
Preparation
Before you start editing, make sure you have a list of all the cards you want to add to your deck. So, take notes! A piece of paper or a simple text file will do just fine.
All cards available in Magic Duels can be found on our Cardlist.
Go Source!
Setting editor to Source
For this procedure we strongly recommend using Source Editor. Editing with Visual Editor will cause random errors with the template. This can be adjusted in the preferences of your profile.
So before you continue, log in, go to "My Preferences" and click on the "Editing" tab (see screenshot). Make sure Source Editor is set as your preferred editor and hit the "Save" button at the end of the page. This can save you lots of trouble and time.
Creating the Page
Input field
Correctly filled in deck name
On the decklists page use the input field to give your deck a name.
Rename Decks/Deck name, but leave the Decks/ in.
- Example:
Decks/Mono-Red Burn Deck
Then click on "Create deck page". This will open a new page, where you can add your cards.
Editing the Deck Page
New deckpage without any changes
Filled in deckpage ready for publishing
Add the cards to your deck by overwriting the cardname lines, i.e.
1 cardname
becomes
4 Goblin Arsonist
Continue until you have inserted all the cards from your list. Each card is a new line. Don't change the other lines or it won't work!
Note: Be careful to use the correct cardnames! So, please spellcheck before you finish. If you are not sure, what the exact (case sensitive) cardname is, you can look it up in our cardlist.
Additional Content (optional)
Deckpage with additional info
Below the actual deck you can see this line:
~~~~
It automatically leaves your username and date of creation.
Here you can add more stuff: A description, deck idea, how to play the deck or a link to your userpage, so viewers can contact you. Even pictures or videos can be added. Be creative! If you think it's important, put it in!
Publishing
Preview and Publishing panel
If you think you're done with adding all necessary info, you can preview the page by clicking on the Preview button on the right. Check, if everything looks good and you haven't forgotten anything important!
Once you're happy with everything, type in an edit summary (i.e. "created new deck") and hit the Publish button.
Adding your Deck to the Decklist
Now that you've set up your deck, make sure that others can find it!
Editing the Decklists page
The Almighty Edit Button!
Go to the Decklists page and click on "Edit".
Scroll down until you find this line:
<!-- Add your deck info above here! -->
Note: If you're submitting a deck, that exclusively consists of cards from the Starter Box 
, make sure to go to the correct section. It can be found at the very end of the page.
Copy this text and paste it in:
{{DecklistRow
|link=Your_deckname
|strategy=Type
|colors={{W}}{{U}}{{B}}{{G}}{{R}}{{C}}
|sets={{DC}}{{ORIC}}{{BFZC}}{{OGWC}}{{SOIC}}{{EMNC}}{{KLDC}}{{AERC}}{{AKHC}}
|author=Your_name
|desc=Deck_description
|name=Your_deckname}}
Comparison blank and filled decklist info
Now start replacing some data:
- Instead of
Your_decknameinsert the name of your deck,
i.e.White Blue Starter Deck - Choose a
Type: Aggro, Control or Midrange. - Delete unneeded
colors:
Color Symbol Code White 
{{W}} Blue {{U}} Black {{B}} Red {{R}} Green {{G}} Colorless {{C}}
- Delete redundant
sets:
Set Symbol Code Starter {{DC}} Origins {{ORIC}} Battle for Zendikar {{BFZC}} Oath of the Gatewatch {{OGWC}} Shadows over Innistrad {{SOIC}} Eldritch Moon {{EMNC}} Kaladesh {{KLDC}} Aether Revolt {{AERC}} Amonkhet {{AKHC}}
- Insert your name instead of
Your_name. - Fill in a short description (
desc). - Insert an alternative deckname (optional,
name). If you don't need it, just copy in your deck name.
Publishing
Preview and Publishing panel
If you think you're done with adding all necessary info, you can preview the page by clicking on the Preview button on the right. Check, if everything looks good and you haven't forgotten anything important!
Once you're happy with everything, type in an edit summary (i.e. "created new deck") and hit the Publish button.
Enjoy!
Well done!
Now that it's online, you can show it off to others. Make a post about it on the forum's Deck Building Board. Maybe there's someone playing a similar deck and has an idea how you can make your awsome deck even better! Or tell us how to play your deck properly. What are the keycards? Did you use it to grind the AI or did you reach Rank 40 this season with this deck?
Have fun discussing and thanks for contributing!