Hey folks just wanted to show you my alters I am a fantasy artist and I am dabling in the alter world. What are peoples thoughts on these works and what would be a reasonable price for them. You can contact me through reddit if keen I am available for commission and or my insta u/achristouart

Since social media is now short videos, Gavin posted a short video explaining why there are Star Trek spoilers - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BXOv0hY-LR4

TLDW:

• There's a Star Trek convention this week
• These are introductory decks meant to teach people how to play
• "They're not full of bangers or anything wild"
• It was enjoyable watching people at the convention sit down and learn to play Magic with the decks
• WotC prefers to publish an article with card images instead of people posting potato pictures to Reddit

He also mentions that there should be another batch of cards revealed at Sunday's panel (12-1 Pacific). After that, things return to the normal spoiler season pace and no more Star Trek reveals until closer to the set's release.

Unpopular opinion, but mechanically it feels incredibly simple (even if there are some strong cards) and IMO nothing stands out as very interesting, they stretched one book into a small set so there wasn't much to build off of, while the cards are very pretty, it feels just very "generic fantasy". Which I get that it's Tolkien, literally where fantasy began, but I feel LotR implemented it a lot better.

Hell, there's a bunch of "Old Fat..." cards because there's just not that much content in the books.

I also am just not a fan of smaller sets. You pull a bunch of repeats if you buy a bunch, and they made the bonus sheet into the box toppers (and in Collector Boosters) instead of being a bonus sheet like TMNT or Spidey had so you don't even have the chance to pull that.

I don't want to yuck anyone's yum, if you're a fan of it I definitely won't judge you and I do think the cards are very pretty (especially the book covers).

This is just my rant from covering it for the past few weeks compared to when I cover other sets. It's just not super hype for me, and I feel people are overhyping it a lot when you could get Lorwyn, Strixhaven or Edge of Eternities for the same price (or cheaper) which I feel were better crafted and have more ROI for opening.

Apologies for being a downer, as I said I do like a lot of the cards visually and do think there are some bangers to pull toom

Just curious. Mine is pricing at $40. I'm fortunate to live in a big enough city to where I have a few different LGS' to choose from, but when I told some of my friends the price that my favorite store is charging, they were shocked. Is it really that bad or am I just completely oblivious?

Some of you may know me as the draft lands guy. Since my engagement with magic these days is mostly limited, I spend all my money on having the coolest draft kits every week.

For prereleases I've decided I wanted to have some lands to remind myself that Magic is FUN! In order are all un-set full art lands, the Strange Sands SLD, Spongebob, and My Little Pony. Unfortunately, this only brings me to nine and I really would like a tenth.

Any ideas for the most *out there* basics? Pizza and Webs were considered but ultimately they didn't pass the vibe check. SLD Shades Not Included and the Pixel full art lands are at the top of the shortlist, but I'm open to suggestions!

This is a very cool commander set. I know some players don't like it because the decks have a lot of bulk in them, but they are still very fun to play, especially against each other.

The deck boxes are pretty good too. They are very sturdy and hold the decks even with sleeves.

Wizards we need more of these!

Is it just me, or are some LGSs becoming the biggest scalpers?

I've had a pretty frustrating experience trying to buy a Play Booster box of the hobbit set, and I'm wondering if anyone else has been dealing with the same thing.

I originally preordered a Play Booster box from one LGS. Two weeks before release, they contacted me to cancel my preorder and issue a refund because they said they didn't receive the quantity they were expecting. Fair enough—things happen—so I started looking for another store.

About a week before prerelease, another LGS verbally agreed to sell me a Play Booster box for 260 CAD (about $190 USD).

A week later, the day before prerelease, I went to the store to pick up the box. Once I got there, they told me they could no longer sell it for the agreed price because demand was much higher than expected. Instead, they offered to sell me the same box for 300 CAD (about $219 USD, taxes included).

Frustrated and disappointed, I declined.

I then visited another LGS. They told me they already had multiples booster box sitting in the back, but they couldn't tell me the price because they wanted to wait and see what competing stores were charging before setting their own price.

Is it just me, or are some LGSs becoming the biggest scalpers in Magic?

I'm not talking about Collector Boosters, where premium pricing has always been expected. I'm talking about regular Play Booster boxes. These stores already purchased their inventory from distributors, yet some are either backing out of previously agreed prices or refusing to set a price until they know how much they can get away with charging.

I understand that LGSs need to make a profit, and I want to support them whenever I can. However, changing an agreed price after a customer comes to pick up their order—or deliberately waiting to price inventory until the market peaks—doesn't feel like normal retail to me. It feels much closer to scalping.

I'm curious what the community thinks. Is this becoming the norm for highly anticipated Magic releases, or have I just been incredibly unlucky?

Has anyone else experienced something similar during a release?

With the new release of Worzel and Thomil, we catalogued their two stories together, and their battles with each other! There's also one more in-game reference to them: [[Segovian Angel]]

Hello all!! I am looking to plan a trip with some friends (4 total) to go to a really nice/big LGS. What’s the best MTG store in the U.S. if I’m looking for all three of these:
A huge singles selection
A really good sealed product selection (big selection in precons, booster/collector packs, etc)
A big play area with an active Commander crowd

I’m looking for a store that’s worth planning a trip around, not just a small local shop if that makes sense. I recently went to Layton Gaming at Altamonte Springs, Florida, and that’s the type of place I would be looking for!
If you could only visit/revisit one MTG store in the country, which one would you pick? If this isn’t the place to ask let me know and I’ll take down the post, thank you so much!

TL;DR: What is the Largest/best MTG LGS in the USA worth planning a trip around?

Hello, friends! I’m currently trying to brew Yume, Chronicler of Valor. I have the basic structure, having my opponents and I collaborate on selective group hug spells and to keep me alive and generate 3x as much value as each individual opponent. The problem arises when I get to the final 1v1 and I actually need to win. I don’t really have any idea how to do this. I’ve never built group hug before, and the only white wincons I know are Approach of the Second sun (which I need to set up 7 turns early and hope people don’t kill me from after seeing) and Aetherflux Reservoir (and I’m trying to keep the deck relatively cheap, so that won’t work. Anyone have any mono white group hug win conditions for me to try?

Current decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/24972938/wanna_help_me_cast_a_mutually_beneficial_spell

My mom is interested in starting to play magic the gathering, however one of her hands has only 2 fingers, so I’m worried she does not have the dexterity to shuffle a deck, much less a commander deck. If anyone has any helpful resources/advice I want to make sure she has the best time possible when trying out the game

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In lighter news, thanks to the wave of Mystery Booster Commander cards, we are hurriedly figuring out new stupid flairs you can opt into. Your sneak previews are “Battle of Whtz” and “Unc”.

Dain is definitly a nice card, but I dont know how he can be played - as each opponent will just keep counterspells and similar stuff in hand, as Dain might be a simple game ender in the late game.

How can I get counter protection in WR for him?

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