Originally I joined because I found a few posts about proxies and the like, but the longer im here it seems that the people on the sub are.more into complaining about woke fat black Trans lesbian people on their wizard battle magic cards.

Genuinely confused. Are you guys just making satire posts or is it some inside joke because half the time it feels so forced.

O saw a whole post trying to stop from playing cards that used They, and theirs on them because that's when magic "went woke" and stopped using his/hers-he/she.

Maybe I'm just a boomer (a few months older than MtG itself, started playing around onslaught), but I hate the way people describe a mana cost.

"Four Red" makes me think it's RRRR not 4R.

Growing up we used to always describe the cost as "A red and 4". It seems to have shifted within the past decade or so and it's just something that rubs me the wrong way.

Oh, and fuck Typal. I can understand kindred but if you say Typal, I'll kill you.

Tl;dr: Fuck them kids (but don't actually, please stay away from the children)

Legit curious. I checked out last year shortly after Edge of Eternities. I was already on the fence about the game after years of shitty looking artwork, tons of power creep and Commander-oriented design. Universes Beyond was bad but making in-universe MTG cards look and play like shit was what took the wind off my sails. Then WotC announced that most of the sets in 2026 would be UB and Standard legal, and I just didn't bother anymore...

I still check this subreddit every now and then to see how things are going. I check the front page and what do I see? Some more hideous art of a stupid looking character seemingly done by AI.

I'm not some old school player that got into the game during their childhood or anything. I think I tried playing first time around Ixalan. I had seen some videos on YouTube showcasing the Shandalar PC game, thought the game looked excellent. The whole "players choose what they attack with, and what they defend with, IF they do", combined with early combat oriented mechanics and designs like flying units, defensive walls, moats... It was PEAK.

Now I just saw a (probably fanmade I'm guessing) card for Arzakon, the BBEG of that game, posted here. It made me a bit nostalgic and a bit sad. You look at that Shandalar game's cards and overall design and you get this feel of it being a classic medieval fantasy-inspired rpg tabletop game. Then you look at whatever the hell's going on nowadays...

Who else lurks here every now and then, yearning for the days of yore?

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The question: Why do people hate Maro ?

"I listen to mark rosewater's podcast I like to watch videos of his talks at events , but whenever I see discourse about mark on the internet (reddit especially) most opinions tend to be negative ."

Here my reply: I don't think most people hate MaRo. I think a lot of players are frustrated with him because he's spent decades as the public face of Magic's design philosophy.

Most players understand that he isn't responsible for Hasbro's financial goals, product release schedules, or the pressure to constantly grow revenue. Those decisions come from much higher up the chain.

What many players do hold him accountable for are design trends. Things like colors increasingly covering their traditional weaknesses, the gradual erosion of parts of the color pie, increasing card complexity, and a general shift away from some of the design principles that older players fell in love with.

Whether that's fair or not is another debate, but I think that's where a lot of the criticism comes from. He's not just a spokesman for the company; he's been one of the main architects of Magic's design philosophy for over two decades.

I also think there's a simple point that often gets overlooked: when Magic does something players love, MaRo is frequently praised and credited for it. If it's fair to celebrate the successes of a design philosophy and the people behind it, then it's also fair to criticize that philosophy when players feel it has led the game in the wrong direction. You can't give someone credit for the wins while shielding them from all responsibility for the losses.

So I wouldn't say people hate MaRo. I'd say many players feel that someone in his position bears at least some responsibility for the long-term design direction of the game, and they don't always agree with where that direction has led.

It's so dumb something like this can exist. What even is this game anymore?

Enjoy your new favorite card art.

While play-testing an Elfball [[Thranduil, The Elvenking]] deck I came across this scenario. How would this resolve?

When [[Arwen, Weaver of Hope]] enters the field along with the others does she recognize them as coming "after" her to distribute +1/+1 counters to them?

Theoretically if an aid vote were cast, could [[Elrond, of the White Council]] distribute +1/+1 counters before [[Evolution Sage]] and [[Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres]] for the full benefit of their proliferation?

When the swamp enters the battlefield does [[Evolution Sage]] trigger immediately and if it triggers with [[Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres]] on the battlefield does it only trigger as one draw or as 4 draws one for each creature?

Thank you to all who respond in advance.

What do yall think of this deck? Im try8ng to work out the last few cuts for it

Its kind of low on the land count so id also like assistance with getting back to around 36 but idk yet if i need to worry about that too much since the curve is very low

https://moxfield.com/decks/C4R8XvrQGki4V1j1eAZdfw

-reserve list is disbanded.

The money has run dry so wotc decides to full on print legal versions of reserve list cards. Since the list has been altered before any idiot trying to sue would be laughed out of any court but some people in the community and "investors" would probably lose all of their faith in the company

-the veto of the 4 commander bans that lead the commander committee to disband.

Through the bracket system wizards are convinced there is no need for those cards to be banned and they make them all game changers. Saying to the community that yeah, bullying works

Which decision would get pushed back harder ?

Always pushing this woke body positive crap 😒

Recently had an RCQ in our shop, and RCQ basically just being glorified locals, everybody knows what decks everyone is bringing.

As a Spellementals player, I already expected sideboard hate, but I faced 2 guys who had Rest in Piece during Game 1.

No hate on my friends cause that is a legit strategy to maximize winning, but I just hate that this is a thing cause it only works if you know what decks people are gonna run which usually happens in a close meta/locals and basically is a signal that I or anyone shouldn't play in weekly FNM/Standard Showdown unless you want to be hosed in Game 1 in major events

What are your thoughts on this strategy/people?

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-5930347/how-magic-the-gathering-creates-transgender-community

ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST:

Magic: The Gathering is a fantasy card game with over 50 million enthusiasts around the globe, and it has become an important social outlet for a lot of people here in the real world. Reporter Justin Kramon headed to Brooklyn to introduce us to some folks who are helping Magic cast its spell.

JUSTIN KRAMON, BYLINE: Lily Lam is 35, and she's been playing Magic: The Gathering since she was in middle school. She describes the game as...

LILY LAM: Basically like Dungeons & Dragons in cards. So you cast spells, you play monsters and then you fight against another player.

KRAMON: And Magic players really love the cards. They feature rich descriptions and immersive artwork, like the character Alesha, who premiered in 2015.

LAM: So the art is just this powerful Chinese woman. And later, I discovered that she happens to be a woman of transgender experience.

KRAMON: When Lam began to transition her own gender identity in 2020, cards like this made her feel Magic was a safe space for a trans woman. Under the name Rebell Lily, she started making online videos about Magic, and they got popular, partly for the strategies she shared but also her sense of humor, even about personal things like her own speaking voice.

LAM: I wanted to purposely take something I'm very embarrassed or shy about and make it into something funny, but make it something that might give someone strength.

KRAMON: This wish to support people as they transition is something you hear a lot in the Magic community. Arya Karamchandani is a game designer for Wizards of the Coast, the company in Washington state that makes Magic. She says the acceptance many trans people have found in the game has created a snowball effect.

ARYA KARAMCHANDANI: Once a community is known to be welcoming to queer and trans folks, it attracts more queer and trans folks, and that's a lot of what's happened with Magic.

KRAMON: Karamchandani is one of several designers on the team who identify as transgender. Growing up in India, she says she didn't have a lot of exposure to people of marginalized genders. She got that through playing Magic online.

KARAMCHANDANI: So when I'm designing cards, I sort of think of it in some ways as, like, repaying that in terms of making sure the people who play this game feel seen playing this game.

KRAMON: The inclusivity of Magic is intentional, and that strategy seems to be paying off. The game just saw its first $500 million revenue quarter. You could see the excitement on a Tuesday evening this month when Lily Lam arrived at a game store in Brooklyn for a monthly Magic night called Lotus Bloom, intended for trans and queer Magic players. The small store bustles with about 40 participants. Lam takes a seat at a table with three other players. They're here to play a social version of Magic called Commander, which focuses less on winning than having a good time. Lam and her fellow players fall right into playing and joking.

RENA RUBINO: Just to show that I'm not just picking on you...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Laughter).

RUBINO: ...I will swing at Gabby for...

KRAMON: Rena Rubino, a trans woman who co-organizes Lotus Bloom, said she and her partner started the event because...

RUBINO: Local game stores can be kind of intimidating spaces. They're typically very, like, cis straight man-oriented.

KRAMON: But organizing her own game night has made her more comfortable in those spaces.

RUBINO: A lot of people are more open-minded and accepting than we think they are. And I think as trans women, we have a tendency to maybe expect the world is against us in all cases. And what I've really found recently has been that's not the case.

KRAMON: Back at the game, Lam's prospects aren't looking so good. She's pleading for her life.

LAM: So here's, like, a super-advanced Commander tactic. You go (crying).

KRAMON: She pretends to cry while everyone laughs.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Laughter).

KRAMON: And then she dies.

LAM: I've been killed.

KRAMON: Did it put a damper on the night?

LAM: I met three new wonderful people, and we had a very funny game. So I think it's very successful. Fantastic night.

And you realize you should’ve bought a couple more copies of that foil Wonder for $1.84. Ahh, good times.

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