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Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is a strategic collectible card game where players use customized decks featuring creatures, spells, and abilities to reduce opponents’ life totals to zero. It combines fantasy themes with tactical gameplay, resource management, and deck-building. Published by Wizards of the Coast, it remains an influential trading card game over three decades after its initial release in 1993

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Magic: The Gathering
Main Genre
Fantasy
Release Date
August 5, 1993
Created by
Richard Garfield
Character(s)
Jace Beleren, Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess, Garruk Wildspeaker, Nissa Revane, Ajani Goldmane, Nicol Bolas, Teferi, Gideon Jura, Sorin Markov, Ral Zarek
Video Game(s)
Magic: The Gathering, Magic the Gathering Commander, Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds, Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers, Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013, Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014, Magic: The Gathering Arena

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Magic: The Gathering Is Previewing Final Fantasy At PAX East, And I Know One Character Who Will Appear
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Magic: The Gathering is previewing the Final Fantasy set at PAX East, and I have a good idea of at least one character we'll see spoiled.

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Promotional art for Magic The Gathering's Everyone's Invited Secret Lair
Magic: The Gathering's Secret Lair Proves Universes Within Isn't Dead Yet
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Magic: The Gathering sent out some preview cards for its Secret Lair Commander deck, and they revealed the return of Universes Within.

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MTG Best Commander Decks
Magic: The Gathering - 20 Best Commander Decks To Guarantee A Win
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Discover the best Commander decks to ensure a win in Magic: The Gathering, whether it be through combo, durdle, or more creative options!

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Jace from Magic The Gathering next to Wes Gardner's Forest card art
Magic: The Gathering's Lands Didn't Bother Me For 10 Years, But One TCG Changed That
Gaming

A lot of players have problems with Magic: The Gathering's land system. It never bothered me much until I played a newer TCG with a creative angle.

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Art of Zurgo Stormrender from Magic The Gathering by Lie Setiawan
Magic: The Gathering: 10 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Cards Worth The Most Money
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Magic: The Gathering's latest set, Tarkir: Dragonstorm, will officially be released this week, but we already know which cards are most valuable.

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Final Fantasy's Newest Magic: The Gathering Preview Shows How The Game Will Manage To Include So Many Characters
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Magic: The Gathering's latest Final Fantasy card preview showed how the game will manage to include so many party from the original games.

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Jeskai and Temur characters from Magic The Gathering's Tarkir Dragonstorm set
All 10 MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm Draft Archetypes, Explained
Gaming

Magic: The Gathering's Tarkir: Dragonstorm set starts its prerelease events this weekend, so you'll want to know the Draft archetypes to build around.

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Deadpool next to Magic The Gathering's new Deadpool Secret Lair
Magic: The Gathering's New Deadpool Secret Lair Is Appropriately Meta
Gaming

Magic: The Gathering just announced a new Deadpool Secret Lair, and it perfectly captures Marvel's Merc with a Mouth and his meta sense of humor.

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Eshki, Temur's Roar card next to Temur Roar Commander deck from Magic The Gathering
How To Upgrade Magic: The Gathering's Temur Roar Commander Deck
Gaming

Magic: The Gathering's latest set, Tarkir Dragonstorm, includes five new Commander decks, and I've made some simple upgrades to the Temur Roar deck.

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One Magic The Gathering Tarkir: Dragonstorm Preview Has Me Hopeful For A Possible New Universes Beyond Set
Gaming

Tarkir: Dragonstorm has a lot of interesting previews, but I'm most excited about one that could signal a future Universes Beyond crossover set.

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A character in art from Magic The Gathering's Tarkir Dragonstorm set over an image of Sultai Ascendancy card art from Khans of Tarkir
Magic: The Gathering's Latest Tarkir: Dragonstorm Previews Reveal A Correction 11 Years In The Making
Gaming

Magic: The Gathering's recent crop of Tarkir: Dragonstorm previews gave us an important correction to a mistake from the original 2014 Tarkir set.

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A character from Tarkir Dragonstorm next to an image of Jace from Magic The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering Tarkir Dragonstorm Is Revitalizing My Favorite Card Type, And I Couldn't Be Happier
Gaming

Previews for the Magic: The Gathering set, Tarkir: Dragonstorm, have revealed powerful new additions to my favorite type of card.

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Ugin, Eye of the Storm art by Joshua Raphael from Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering Tarkir: Dragonstorm - Release Date, Pricing, Sets, & Cards Info
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Magic: The Gathering's set, Tarkir: Dragonstorm, will be released soon, and it will take us back to one of Magic's most exciting locations.

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Magic The Gathering Final Fantasy booster box with a pack next to it
A New Final Fantasy Card Reawakens A Classic Magic: The Gathering Debate
Gaming

Magic: The Gathering's latest Final Fantasy preview showed off a new character. While the card looks fun, it has caused some buzz due to its ability.

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Magic: The Gathering's Latest Final Fantasy 6 Spoiler Mirrors One Of The Game's Biggest Moments
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A recent spoiler for a new Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy card shows the set understands its source material by recreating a famous FF6 moment.

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A character from Magic The Gathering's Tarkir Dragonstorm set next to key art for its Spongebob set
Magic: The Gathering's Set Could Solve Its Story Problems, But It Might Be Too Late
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Magic: The Gathering's Tarkir: Dragonstorm set looks promising after several gimmicky set themes, but it might be too late to save the IP.

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Jace from Magic The Gathering next to a screenshot from SpongeBob being used on the new Magic cards
Magic: The Gathering's SpongeBob Cards Are Everything I Feared Universes Beyond Would Be
Gaming

Recent previews for Magic: The Gathering's SpongeBob SquarePants cards show a major decline in quality compared to previous Universes Beyond sets.

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Terra from Final Fantasy next to an image of her MTG card
I've Played Final Fantasy 6, & Terra's Magic: The Gathering Card Doesn't Make Sense
Gaming

After playing Final Fantasy 6, I'm struggling to understand why Magic: The Gathering made this mechanical decision for Terra's Commander deck card.

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MHW characters next to MTG Cards
After Playing Monster Hunter Wilds, I'm Convinced We Absolutely Need A Magic: The Gathering Collaboration
Monster Hunter Wilds

From exciting monsters to unique mechanics, the Monster Hunter franchise has everything it needs for a worthwhile Magic: The Gathering collaboration.

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The tenth doctor from Doctor Who, Ezio from Assassin's Creed, and a person in power armor from Fallout from the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond series.
MTG's New Universes Beyond Change Completes The Game's Total Transformation
Gaming

Magic: The Gathering’s Universes Beyond series has undergone a major change that finally brings it in line with the mainline game.

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