@Mcslapdash yes, Magic is one of the more complicated games out there, and the starter materials aren't always very helpful. The best way to learn is to play a few games with a friend who knows how to play, and have them teach you. In lieu of that, you could consider Magic: the Gathering Arena, the computer game version of Magic. It's a surprisingly effective way to learn how the game is played, and it's free (including some starter decks) unless you decide to buy more cards. Arena walks new players through basically everything, and what's more, it also automates a lot of the little details so you don't have to figure everything out before you can see how it works in action.

Whatever you choose, I hope you find a game you like! Good luck!

@RethinkJeff Haha, that'll teach me to skip the mana base when I'm looking at brews. I should have known as soon as I saw First Day, though.

Be sure to post again when you've settled on an initial decklist; I would love to hear about how it plays!

@RethinkJeff I like it! I assume the goal is to drop one Grist and then mill out another and exile it with the Cauldron, making all your creatures into little planeswalkers that can then activate their +1 ability to swarm out even more creatures. Is that about the long and the short of it?

If so, have you thought about Consider (or other Surveil effects) in place of some of the scry-draw cards? Or am I totally off base here?

Also, always love to see Dragon's Rage Channeler in a deck like this. Great choice!