About r/magicTCG
A diverse community of players devoted to Magic: the Gathering, a trading card game ("TCG") produced by Wizards of the Coast and originally designed by Richard Garfield. Join us discussing news, tournaments, gameplay, deckbuilding, strategy, lore, fan art, and more.
The community at a glance
r/magicTCG is a Subreddit for Board Gamers with roughly 1.0M members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Board Games topic page.
Roughly 96K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Annoying, Hate, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Ideas. Product recommendations often mention the best izzet deck in standard, best cbb, and suggestions on the best set to draft.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 38K members
- 2014: 35K members
- 2015: 32K members
- 2016: 32K members
- 2017: 47K members
- 2021: 275K members
- 2022: 98K members
- 2023: 124K members
- 2024: 86K members
- 2025: 126K members
- 2026: 69K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 9K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 12K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 7K members
- Apr: 9K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 8K members
- Aug: 8K members
- Sep: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests5 posts in the past month
- Which of these commander decks are best for beginners?
- Is There a Way to Sequence These Cards Like I Want?
- I’ve never played Magic before in my life and I want to learn and build a deck to surprise my friends during their next Commander night
#15Advice RequestsWhich of these commander decks are best for beginners? · Is There a Way to Sequence These Cards Like I Want? · I’ve never played Magic before in my life and I want to learn and build a deck to surprise my friends during their next Commander night - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- Suggestion needed - art that sells the idea of catastrophic impact?
- What would you put in a “Welcome to Magic” kit for a new player?
#22IdeasSuggestion needed - art that sells the idea of catastrophic impact? · What would you put in a “Welcome to Magic” kit for a new player? - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Is there a way to restore cards
- Best place to buy singles in all of NY state
#32Solution RequestsIs there a way to restore cards · Best place to buy singles in all of NY state - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Meme
- Why Aren’t Consuming Tide and Slash the Ranks Played More? Especially since they’re pretty cheap
#42Pain & AngerMeme · Why Aren’t Consuming Tide and Slash the Ranks Played More? Especially since they’re pretty cheap
Topics
- Annoying14 posts in the past month#114Annoying
- Hate14 posts in the past month#214Hate
- Struggling12 posts in the past month#312Struggling
- Commander12 posts in the past month#412Commander
- Worst9 posts in the past month#59Worst
Flair
- General Discussion67 posts in the past month
- My company is literally paying me to play magic
- It’s back! 2345 card deck returns to the LGS.
- My memories of Andriy's Card Shop, destroyed by Russian rockets
#167General DiscussionMy company is literally paying me to play magic · It’s back! 2345 card deck returns to the LGS. · My memories of Andriy's Card Shop, destroyed by Russian rockets - Official Spoiler45 posts in the past month
- [SLZ] Copper Tablet
- FRA Preview - Perfected Theory
- [SLZ] Eternity Vessel
#245Official Spoiler[SLZ] Copper Tablet · FRA Preview - Perfected Theory · [SLZ] Eternity Vessel - Art Showcase - Physical Alter15 posts in the past month
- Copper Tablet Proxy of Copper Tablet [Zeta]
- Hand painted a Shawshank Redemption Escape Tunnel.
- Voja, Jaws of the Conclave featuring the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess cover art in acrylics. [NFS]
#315Art Showcase - Physical AlterCopper Tablet Proxy of Copper Tablet [Zeta] · Hand painted a Shawshank Redemption Escape Tunnel. · Voja, Jaws of the Conclave featuring the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess cover art in acrylics. [NFS] - Humour12 posts in the past month
- Meme
- Cute Commanders - Cardboard Crack
- This price graph for Felidar Guardian has a cat in it
#412HumourMeme · Cute Commanders - Cardboard Crack · This price graph for Felidar Guardian has a cat in it - Content Creator Post10 posts in the past month
- How 'Magic: The Gathering' creates transgender community -NPR
- Power 9 Miniature Set (Handcrafted)
- Canadian Highlander Fall 2026 Points Update
#510Content Creator PostHow 'Magic: The Gathering' creates transgender community -NPR · Power 9 Miniature Set (Handcrafted) · Canadian Highlander Fall 2026 Points Update
Product recommendations
- the best izzet deck in standard3 posts in the past month
- The Best Izzet Deck in Standard
- The best izzet deck in standard
- The best izzet deck in standard
#13the best izzet deck in standardThe Best Izzet Deck in Standard · The best izzet deck in standard · The best izzet deck in standard - best cbb2 posts in the past month
- Best CBB for the price?
- Best CBB for the price?
#22best cbbBest CBB for the price? · Best CBB for the price? - suggestions on the best set to draft2 posts in the past month
- Suggestions on the best set to draft
- Suggestions on the best set to draft
#32suggestions on the best set to draftSuggestions on the best set to draft · Suggestions on the best set to draft - best garage sale!2 posts in the past month
- Best garage sale!
- Best garage sale!
#42best garage sale!Best garage sale! · Best garage sale! - what's everyone's best recent pulls? i'll start2 posts in the past month
- What's everyone's best recent pulls? I'll start
- What's everyone's best recent pulls? I'll start
#52what's everyone's best recent pulls? i'll startWhat's everyone's best recent pulls? I'll start · What's everyone's best recent pulls? I'll start
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/magicTCG for?
- Best for Board Gamers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/magicTCG free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/magicTCG have?
- Roughly 1.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/magicTCG on?
- r/magicTCG runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/magicTCG cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/magicTCG is organized under Board Gamers.
- How do I join r/magicTCG?
- You can join r/magicTCG by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Board Games communities like?
- Communities for board game lovers covering classics to modern strategy games. Reddit has one of the largest communities for general discussion and recommendations, with Discord servers for specific games and 3D printing miniatures for tabletop play.
Monthly Stats
- 12
- Views /mo (-37%)
- 12
- Visitors /mo (-29%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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