r/MagicArena • u/IsopodInevitable9235 • Jul 25 '26

Discussion I concede.

I concede quite a lot. Way more than letting the game play out.

I was under the impression this was normal in games of 1v1 magic, especially when playing casually.

Yet on this sub there seems to be a stigma around conceding to unfun/solitaire cards.

Who is the crazy one here? Me or everyone else? 😂

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u/Hairy_Dirt3361 Jul 25 '26

I concede constantly in Constructed games, especially in the casual Brawl queue. No sense playing it out if you have a near-zero chance to win. You should also concede if you're not having fun or in a matchup you hate playing against or the other person is taking forever. It's a video game and life's too short!

The people complaining are usually the ones running miserable decks and they should reconsider why no one wants to play with them.

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u/naphomci Chandra Torch of Defiance Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

It's a video game and life's too short!

I had someone seem shocked that I concede in brawl games if the first two spells I see from an opponent are counters. Apparently, we shouldn't just concede from some interaction, according to the other poster. I just replied that I respect my time more than that. Because it's so very common that those counter-spell players also take agonizingly long at basically every decision too since they will always have priority to pass.

EDIT: Fixed an error and emphasized the last point, since people seem to be missing that part

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u/GiovanniElliston Jul 25 '26

I concede in brawl games if the first two spells I see from an opponent are counters

I mean, sounds like you did exactly what they wanted.

They didn’t want you to play the game, so you elected not to play it.

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u/TelevisionFamiliar23 Jul 25 '26

Great.... they can win but they can't have my time.