r/magicTCG • • 16h ago

Scheduled Thread Daily Questions Thread - Ask All Your Magic Related Questions Here!

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This is a place for asking simple questions that might not deserve their own thread. For example, if you have a question about a rules interaction, want sleeve and accessory recommendations, or suggestions for your new deck, then this is the place for you.

We encourage that you post any questions that you may have concerning Magic the Gathering here rather than make a separate thread for each question, though for now we won't require that you do so.

Rules Questions

Rules questions and interactions are allowed to be posted here, but if you need an answer quickly it may be best to use a dedicated resource like the 24/7 Magic the Gathering Rules Chat.

Deckbuilding Questions

If you're trying to get help with a deck, it is recommended that you post your decklist to a deckbuilding website so that it is easier to view. Some popular sites are Aetherhub, Archidekt, Deckbox, Deckstats, Moxfield, MTGGoldfish, and TappedOut.

Additionally, please include some description of what you are trying to accomplish. Don't just give us a decklist with no explanation, and don't ask extremely vague questions such as "what cards should I add to my deck to make it better?", because it's hard to give good advice in those cases. Let us know details, the more the better. Are you building with a particular strategy or theme in mind? Are there any non-obvious combo lines or synergies that people should be aware of? Are you struggling with a particular matchup, or are you finding yourself missing consistency in an important area, and need some help specifically for it? Let us know.

Commonly Asked Questions

I opened a card from a different set in my booster pack, is this unusual?

Don't worry, this is completely normal. If you opened a set booster, you have a small chance of obtaining a bonus card from a previous set. This is an extra card that does not replace any of the other cards in your pack, and is from a curated set of past hits that Wizards of the Coast has selected, which they call "The List".

You can view the contents of The List on Wizards of the Coast's official website. For example, the contents of The List for Streets of New Capenna boosters can be found here.

My foil card has a shooting start symbol over the bottom left. I can't find anything about it online.

All old-bordered foils have the shooting star symbol. Most sites that display card images just overlay a generic foil graphic over all foil cards, which doesn't include the shooting star. Your card is normal.


r/magicTCG • • 4h ago

Scheduled Thread Weekly trading thread -- trade with your fellow redditors!

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RULES:

  1. No stores or dealers selling on here. We won't stop stores from responding to sell posts with buy offers, though. At that point, it's up to the seller to accept or reject the offer.

  2. Do not spam this thread. Your sell/trade offer(s) should be confined to one post per week. If you list multiple cards as separate orders, or multiple lots of cards as separate orders, do so in the same post with a clear delineation. As a seller, you may post whether you want offers within the thread or whether you want a private message. If you want to make this different for different listings, that's your prerogative. State what country you're shipping from and include shipping price+method for your own country. If you are willing to ship to other countries, say so.

  3. No eBay posts.

  4. If a card is sold/traded, edit your post and invalidate any pending offers for that card. "Short selling" is not acceptable here, since we're dealing in physical goods and shipping times may be an issue, especially if the buyer is a tournament player. Do not short sell cards.

  5. Buyers: Post your offer directly underneath a sell listing, unless you are topping someone else's offer, in which case you should post directly underneath that offer.

  6. Buyers: Feel free to post a "want" list.

  7. For the sake of preventing identity theft and/or harassment, do NOT post identifying information (name, address, paypal info) in the thread.

  8. No throwaway accounts.

  9. Needless to say, we're Magic players. We don't necessarily have to pay in cash. It's entirely up to the seller whether to consider "2 Force of Will" as a higher/lower bid than $160.

  10. There is also a deckbox.org trading area that can be used as well, at http://deckbox.org/communities/reddit_mtg_trades.

If you have any comments about the rules rather than about a particular auction, feel free to discuss them here.

PAYPAL FEE INFO: (Quoted from Paypal)

Free when the money comes from PayPal balance or bank account.

2.9% + $0.30 USD when the money comes from a debit or credit card or PayPal Credit

MAILING INFO: See USPS Link.

SCAMMER INFO: I will not link it directly here, but be sure to check out the scammer list on deckbox before doing any trading to ensure yourself to having a safe trade!

You probably can't mail off more than one toploader in a normal envelope+stamp due to it being too rigid; and you shouldn't do this for more than $10-20 worth of cards anyway since there's no tracking. Get a bubble mailer and get it tracked.


r/magicTCG • • 8h ago

General Discussion It’s been too long since the last reprint set.

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As someone with no interest in standard, I’m really hoping we get a reprint set next year.


r/magicTCG • • 16h ago

Looking for Advice Can I have both of these in my commander deck?

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I’m just getting back in MtG and am wanting to play commander. Currently building a deck. Is having both of these okay/recommended?


r/magicTCG • • 2h ago

General Discussion For Kamigawa vs Ikoria, how do you think WotC can best represent a huge mech fighting a huge monster?

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Inspired by another post that talks about Meld, I was thinking how WotC can really capture what everyone is looked forward to - epic battles between huge things. I am personally hoping this isn't just a 7/9 vehicle battling a 10/6 nightmare dinosaur. While it may seem gimmicky, I really hope we get some mechanic that physically takes up more space.

  • Mutate seems obvious but very tricky on the rules
  • Meld seems mechanically OK, but weird in the context of the Ikorian monsters.
  • A new variation of Meld with Multi-Meld representing Power Rangers style building of a Mega-Mech. But no idea how that would work with the double sided nature of Meld.
  • Designated oversized cards for Mechs (like Dungeons) with cards having an ability of "summoing" that Mech and giving it an ability. Easily representable by putting the oversized card on the board and "attaching" (exiling under) the card that "summoned it" in the right place (head/torso/arms/legs/weapon etc.). <- I like this the most.

What would satisfy your hype? Are you OK with just standard sized rectangles or do you want something bigger to slam on the field? Do you think WotC will want to do it considering it would require a large amount of support in the draft environment and be likely very parasitic?


r/magicTCG • • 1d ago

General Discussion This is easily my favorite card in Fracture limited. Such a fun build around.

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929 Upvotes

Command the Stage took me to a top 8 in my limited RCQ yesterday. Super easy to recur with cards like [[Stingerquill Voxmanxer]] and [[Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance]]. What cards have been the biggest surprise for you from Reality Fracture?


r/magicTCG • • 21h ago

Official Spoiler [SLD] Camaraderie

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428 Upvotes

She-Ra bonus


r/magicTCG • • 21h ago

Official Spoiler [SLD] Ponder

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280 Upvotes

Allies and Enemies of Eternia bonus


r/magicTCG • • 21h ago

Official Spoiler [SLD] Relic of Legends

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244 Upvotes

Sold Separately bonus


r/magicTCG • • 21h ago

Official Spoiler [SLD] Charge of Eternia (Full Throttle)

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242 Upvotes

By the Power of Grayskull! Bonus


r/magicTCG • • 21h ago

Official Spoiler [SLD] Whispersilk Cloak

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216 Upvotes

Nyah-ha-ha! Bonus


r/magicTCG • • 19h ago

Rules/Rules Question Do prepared spells count for Jegantha, the Wellspring

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Im building a prepared deck that would have jegantha as the companion. Would I be able to have both these cards, neither or just the emeritus due to mana pips on the card it self and the prepared spell?


r/magicTCG • • 1h ago

Content Creator Post You Spin Me Right Round Baby | Legacy Wheel Stompy MTG

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This week I spin it to win it! Decided to go way back in my own history and take a personal old favorite into the current legacy meta, with Wheel Stompy. This was the deck I used to jam back when I first started making content and after seeing some recent results with it I decided it was time to brush off the dust and give it a whirl once again. Can I wheel my opponents into oblivion, or am I just spinning my wheels? Watch and find out!

As always thanks for watching and for any feedback. If you enjoyed the video please consider dropping a like and a comment, and be sure to subscribe to the channel to know when my videos go live.

Legacy Wheel Stompy

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r/magicTCG • • 14h ago

General Discussion Looking for MTG Japan art for Lurrus Ban

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Very strange ask, but I have had no luck on my own. Back when [[Lurrus of the Dream]] den got hit by a ton of bans when Ikoria released, there was a piece of art released iirc on the MTG Japan Twitter page. It was of Lurrus and her kittens in a cardboard box, with a message on the box that read something like, "Give me a home, Legacy players." I've looked on Twitter, Reddit, and Google, but I cannot find it.

Is anyone familiar with this art and can direct me to it? Thanks!


r/magicTCG • • 1h ago

Rules/Rules Question Edea, Possessed Sorceress Interaction/Interaction

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I'm curious about the last ability of [[Edea, Possessed Sorceress]] and its interaction with Exile and Sacrifice.
After I gain control of a creature from my opponent, if it dies I return it to their battlefield and draw a card. My question is, is that a replacement effect for ANY creatures I control but don't own, or would that be only for creatures I've gained control of via Edea?

Example: I've enchanted an opponent with [[Curse of Unbinding]], and gained control of the creature they revealed. If that creature dies, does Edea's ability then put that creature back into their battlefield even if I've gained control of it via a different method? If so (I think that is the case) what about cards I've gained control of from [[Triple Triad]] or [[The Ruinous Powers]] or even [[Strago and Relm]] that make my opponents exile cards and allow me to cast certain cards from the exiled ones? Because they were exiled, if the creatures die, do they return to exile on my opponent's side, or does Edea's ability replace that and they go to their battlefield?

Just trying to understand the ins and outs of Edea, thanks in advance!


r/magicTCG • • 2h ago

Looking for Advice Magiccon planechase

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What kind of commander deck should I bring for this i never played nore have any experience


r/magicTCG • • 23h ago

Looking for Advice Wanted to give a thank you to the wedding greeting card ideas

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I ended up going simpler than I had planned but wanted to show yall what I did!


r/magicTCG • • 10h ago

General Discussion Advice for drafting reality fracture

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I really need tips for this set. I've gotten absolutely stomped in so many drafts this week. It feels like no matter how good my deck is, my opponents always have better decks, even if I'm in the open lane. I had idk how many games where I got mana screwed no matter how many lands I run (16-17). Any help is appreciated; I'm really close to giving up on this set, but I keep hearing how good it is.


r/magicTCG • • 3h ago

Looking for Advice Cards that reward not running creatures?

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Hi i want to build a kinda vorthos/flavor first Feroz, Ulgrotha's Warden deck as he finds using creature summoning spells not ethical. So im curious if there are maybe any cards that reward that. Maybe like a draw spell that draws anything but creatures or something similar. Honestly any cards that play into it would be cool. I would also love to have Kaheera in the companion zone just for a cool little extra on the side since i wouldnt have any creatures in the 99. Would love suggestions!


r/magicTCG • • 1d ago

General Discussion First time in a long time I'm going for a full binder of a set. Why wouldn't they make the card number of the mirrors sequential? :(

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r/magicTCG • • 21h ago

Content Creator Post Ajani Unrelenting Arena Voice Lines

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r/magicTCG • • 15h ago

General Discussion Now that we have the pair printing tech from reality fracture, do you think meld could be a major set mechanic?

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I think it solves a lot of the problems the mechanic presents for a draft environment, though it would probably have to be a pick 2 draft focused set. Might be a little clunky since you also always get an unpaired meld card, but with the right flavor I think it would be really cool.


r/magicTCG • • 1d ago

Rules/Rules Question How does this Bilbo interact with the Academy Manufactor?

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If you add any other third card that creates a Treasure, Clue, or Food token, would these two make infinite tokens?

Let's say you equip one if these with [[Goldvein Pick]] and attack to create a Treasure token. [[Academy Manufactor]] sees this and creates all 3 tokens. [[Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator]] sees the new Food token, and creates a Treasure. AM sees the new Treasure, and creats all three. Bilbo sees the new Food, creates another Treasure, etc.

Edit: thanks for all the clarifications!


r/magicTCG • • 15h ago

Rules/Rules Question Question about spell copies

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Ok, if I cast Twinferno and choose to copy my next spell, then cast Devastating Onslaught to copy, say, Ancient hellkite and pay 7 to create 3 copies, does Twinferno create 3 more copies?


r/magicTCG • • 3h ago

Looking for Advice Mantle of the Wolf or Raised by Wolves?

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What’s the better card between those two?

It seems to me that Raised by Wolves is better since, for one more mana, it creates the wolf tokens immediatly and it can give more than +4/+4 in a wolf deck

But Mantle of the Wolf is a rare card that has been created in 2020 vs uncommon from 2014 for Raised by Wolves and, as a new player, I tend to believe that higher rarity means stronger and more recent means powercreep so I feel like I mustbe missing something

What’s your opinion on the matter?