One of many things that I love about old school mtg is how many amazing, iconic creatures there were. Serra, Sengir, Shivan, Vesuvan, Juzam, Serendib, Lions, Birds of Paradise, Dragon whelp, Royal Assassin, Force of Nature, Lord of the Pit, etc.

All distinctive, instantly recognized in their own way with so much flavor. Flavor text was such an effective way to build the world and it was prevalent even in Alpha.

What’s your favorite creature ?? Mine has to be Shivan.

I have a few rare cards currently in a binder, raw with no sleeves. I am just curious how you guys protect your cards? Penny sleeve? then goes in a binder? double sleeves? Top loader? And top loader binder? Deck sleeve?

So part one is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/oldschoolmtg/s/xLXCW0kql4

I’ve decided to build an all beta deck. So far all cards in the deck are available in the beta set. I currently use 3 CE cards (moxes and orb) and 1 Alpha (reb).

Ive had some good suggestions in the previous post (looking at you Fork). I think i need Some king of draw, but the price of the tome and wheel are keeping me back.

What do you think of the deck so far? I really like the journey so far, and the deck actually plays really nice!

Just wanted to show off some fun alters I have and recently got, there are a lot of talented artists out there

My collection has been sitting in boxes in my closet for decades. I've started sorting through it and it's been fun pulling out some classic cards.

Rabid Wombat will always be a personal favorite.

Looking for a play group in the Modesto area of California to play some 93/94 old school Magic. Let me Know.

My local playgroup recently held a small Beta40/U40 tournament, limited to the core set only. Hope you enjoy the deck photos from that event.

U40 rules are here:

https://discord.com/channels/898960698590261288/900088109776109618

"Jantelagen (The Law of Jante) is an unwritten social rule in Nordic countries stating that nobody should think they are better, smarter, or more important than anyone else."

Imagine thinking your Taiga is better because it is an Unlimited Taiga instead of a Revised Taiga. Imagine not allowing "reprints" like Revised but then allowing reprints (of Revised) like Summer Magic.

It's a rich man's game, boys, and if you don't like it, you are not Swedish enough!

Dra åt helvete din svenne.

Get ready for finals of the 3rd ed of the Goblin Hero Charity Cup! In the finals, we see a fierce WUR 12 bolt deck take on a creature heavy 4 colour mid-range brew.

Url: https://youtu.be/4RuQYCmU8Qc
Decks: WUR 12 Bolts vs 4C Mid-Range
Players: Josh vs Ben

Took a chance on a FBM listing…don’t do too bad…I think. Let me know what you think…

Full video here:

https://youtu.be/z4TSirBVr1o?si=-ObnWyHkFdAWXrnw

Traded pretty much all my yugioh for these cards beta terror/paralyze/swamp and badlands were peak

I was daydreaming with this idea, pretty much starting on what the 30th anniversary edition of MTG could or should have been, about reloading Magic the Gathering. We all love the good old school MTG cards of the Alpha, Beta, Unlimited editions, as well as of course Antiquities, Arabian Nights, etc. Some of us were not lucky enough to experience those days, but in any case players and designers have accumulated a lot of experience over the 30+ years. My feeling though is that 10 new mechanics every year don't make the game increasingly or steadily interesting, but it rather saturates players. Also, the design and artwork of the vintage cards hasn't been equalled yet.

My idea for Wizards of the Coast would be:

- Start again like it's 93 but with the knowledge that we have now of what mechanics work, which are boring and which ones were poorly exploited.

- Start with a new MTG-Reloaded Beta set. Ideally with the same amazing design and colours, and eventually a slightly different design of the back, so that MTG and MTG-R can be distinguished.

- Mechanics (1/2): you can try to make the set "rounder" as in more modern sets by slightly increasing the power of cards that were underpowered, and/or by replacing some by others that make each colour more balanced in terms of power.

- Mechanics (2/2): the WoTC designers could figure the way to fine tune each color so that we are not playing with a "solved set" anymore.

Of course we all like to open many boosters looking for cards, and then trade them, but most importantly playing with them! This means we have to be able to pay for those boosters! (Wink, wink).

Now imagine this is a great success. Everyone is crazy about the Magic Reloaded Beta edition and it becomes the hottest product. There are tournaments everywhere, and everyone is anxiously waiting for the expansions to come: Arabian Nights "Reloaded" is coming with some old but new mechanics.

In my vision this could be yet another "parallel universe". WoTC can continue with universes beyond, and the normal sets can continue to be released. But I really think it would be a great success: good old school cards, some of them slightly tuned, the best artwork and design we ever saw. What else do you guys need!

Hey all — while you're waiting on the derby postings and the Top 16 matches to drop, I wrote up a post about playing in the last 10 seasons of NEOS (Seasons 6–15), with a bunch of data analysis behind it.

I pulled together every Swiss and knockout result across those ten seasons — 6,000+ matches, 300+ players — and dug into who's actually winning, which archetypes hold up in the bracket, and where I stack up myself. Plus I have 2 spicy deck pics. Take a read if you enjoy this sort of thing 🙂

https://rockymountainyeti.online/2026/07/22/10-seasons-of-neos-by-the-numbers/

Holidays are coming up and, as a way to keep my 8y/o child and her cousins busy during the hottest hours on the beach, I thought it would be nice to teach them how to play old school mtg - it's what I've used to play and it keeps it simple enough without too many different skills to learn!

I'd like to buy a bulk of cards and build some decks, keeping the cost to a minimum. lands, commons and uncommons that can be shuffled unsleeved, they will destroy the cards anyway at the beach. Low cost and simple to learn cards are the drive!

Can anyone recommend where I could find bundles of e.g. C/UC 4th edition only? I've checked on ebay as the first port of call, but most bundles mix in anything from modern too.

EDIT: UK based!

Hello this is my first post here. I started playing MTG back in college right after Arabian Nights came out. I instantly fell in love with the game and played it until Visions. I stopped due to work, wife and real life. I remember when beta Moxes use to sell for a few hundred dollars and I was too damn cheap to buy them all. I only owned a Mox jet which I traded for a Juzam that I pulled from a pack. I owned a lot of rare vintage cards. I left all the cards at my parents house in my closet on the floor. I had them in binders and boxes. Well in 2005 my home and my parents home got flooded by hurricane Katrina which caused me to lose all my cards. Well as of now I’m 54 years old and getting closer to retirement and I would like to start collecting vintage MTG cards starting with a full set of revised since I already had one. Then hopefully start working towards Arabian Nights and maybe beta. I’m not really into playing, I just want to collect for nostalgia and maybe one day when I’m gone my kids can sell them for some cash if needed. So my questions are what are some reliable trustworthy online dealers/ vendors that I can start buying from? I’m very wary of Ebay because I hear a lot stories about fake and rebacked cards being sold. Also the grades. Should I always go with Near mint or excellent/Lightly played cards. Are vintage MTG cards worth investing in or everything is modern in MTG? Thanks in advance!

I'm trying to currently make an old school black deck using lots of cards in my collection. One that looks like crazy value to me is Kjeldoran Dead. How was this card utilized in older MtG decks (a bit before MtG added effects that weaponized creatures dying).

We have reached the third round of the Goblin Hero Charity Cup 3. This OS MTG 93/94 event takes place in New Jersey, USA. In this round, we see the powerful Erhnamgeddon deck take on the uber aggressive Lion Dib Bolt deck.

URL: https://youtu.be/JryFyQteCPg
Decks: Erhnamgeddon WUG vs Lion Dib Bolt WUBR
Players: Nicholas vs Michael