In both cases, you don't really have to do anything special for multi-color cards. both the Mirage and Innistrad versions of Dissipate just go in the Innistrad section). Organizing by set and serial number doesn't involve shifting as many cards when you get new ones, but you might have to search slightly longer for often-reprinted cards (alternatively, move them all up to the most recent set when they get reprinted - e.g. This means you'll likely want to organize alphabetically or by set and serial number (don't do anything special for multi-color cards).Īlphabetic organization may be better if you're likely to have lots of different editions of the same card.

If you mostly use other resources, like Gatherer, to choose cards, then you can optimize for finding individual cards quickly instead. Group multicolor cards by their color combinations (and function as well) so that it's easy to see look for cards that match the colors of a deck. Here's an example of someone doing this with a very large set of cards. If you like to look at your collection for inspiration when building decks, try organizing cards by color and then by function - keep all of your blue counterspells together, keep all of your black creature removal together, group your red creatures by their mana costs so you can easily plan around a curve. In general, I think how you organize really depends on what you want to do with your cards.

Mtg card sets symbol in order