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Re:The mathematics of Magic: the Gathering (1999) by stephengillie on Monday June 18, 2018 @05:25PM (#17341822)
My "blue bertha" decks were 40% to 45% lands. They were usually 100+ cards and consisted almost exclusively of 6+ casting cost creatures. These were only used for fun, mostly for other players to test their new decks against, never in any competition.

Having more than 35% lands leads to the very mana flooding complained about in the root comment.

Re:The mathematics of Magic: the Gathering (1999) by ufo on Monday June 18, 2018 @06:06PM (#17342001)
For a more detailed analysis on land percentages I'd refer to Frank Karsten (scroll down to the conclusion if you want just the numbers):

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-many-lands-do-y...

With 35% lands (21/60) you are likely to end up mana-screwed (not enough lands) unless you build your deck to match the low land count. For a generic rule of thumb I think it is better to recommend a bit more lands than that.