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. On the Hive Index it ranks #10 in the Board Games communities list.
Roughly 97K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Annoying, Hate, and Commander. 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: 75K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 8K members
- Oct: 452 members
Topics
- Annoying14 posts in the past month#114Annoying
- Hate14 posts in the past month#214Hate
- Commander12 posts in the past month#312Commander
- Struggling11 posts in the past month#411Struggling
- Worst9 posts in the past month#59Worst
Flair
- General Discussion27 posts in the past month
- What are your guys’s favorite shock land arts?
- Ghalta + Traxos + Tetsuko is MY SECRET SAUCE in limited
- Anyone know whose signature this is? Certainly not Douglas Schuler from what I can find
#127General DiscussionWhat are your guys’s favorite shock land arts? · Ghalta + Traxos + Tetsuko is MY SECRET SAUCE in limited · Anyone know whose signature this is? Certainly not Douglas Schuler from what I can find - Looking for Advice18 posts in the past month
- Good cards to use with Loot, the Anomaly
- Cheapest place to get something personally slabbed?
- MTG wedding card ideas
#218Looking for AdviceGood cards to use with Loot, the Anomaly · Cheapest place to get something personally slabbed? · MTG wedding card ideas - Humour11 posts in the past month
- Report: Legendary Creatures Printed in 2026 Outnumber Registered U.S. Voters
- SpongeBob and Sarah are both Jodah, does that mean….
- Real Life People Tribal Will Soon be a Reality
#311HumourReport: Legendary Creatures Printed in 2026 Outnumber Registered U.S. Voters · SpongeBob and Sarah are both Jodah, does that mean…. · Real Life People Tribal Will Soon be a Reality - Official Spoiler8 posts in the past month
- [SLD] Secret Lair x Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Through the Labyrinth
- [SLD] Peace, Love, & Treefolk
- [SLD] Artist Series: Veronique Meignaud
#48Official Spoiler[SLD] Secret Lair x Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Through the Labyrinth · [SLD] Peace, Love, & Treefolk · [SLD] Artist Series: Veronique Meignaud - Rules/Rules Question8 posts in the past month
- Brenard Interaction With Assimilation Aegis
- Codie copying Exsanguinate?
- If I control a players turn, can I cast a spell and make them lose due to damage taken from the spell?
#58Rules/Rules QuestionBrenard Interaction With Assimilation Aegis · Codie copying Exsanguinate? · If I control a players turn, can I cast a spell and make them lose due to damage taken from the spell?
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
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- 19
- Visitors /mo (+58%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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